07.135
Core and Pancharatra: Ashwatthama rebukes Duryodhana for suspecting him and his father. Then he takes on the fears Dhrustadyumna and gains an upper hand.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
दुर्योधनेनैवमुक्तो द्रौणिराहवदुर्मदः। प्रत्युवाच महाबाहो यथा वदसि कौरव ॥७-१३५-१॥
duryodhanenaivamukto drauṇirāhavadurmadaḥ। pratyuvāca mahābāho yathā vadāsi kaurava ॥7-135-1॥
[दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; एव (eva) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; आह (āha) - said; वदुर्मदः (vadurmadaḥ) - arrogant; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; यथा (yathā) - as; वदसि (vadāsi) - you say; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava;]
(Addressed thus by Duryodhana, Drona's son, arrogant, replied, "O mighty-armed one, as you say, Kaurava.")
Drona's son, arrogant and addressed by Duryodhana, replied, "O mighty-armed one, as you say, Kaurava."
प्रिया हि पाण्डवा नित्यं मम चापि पितुश्च मे। तथैवावां प्रियौ तेषां न तु युद्धे कुरूद्वह ॥ शक्तितस्तात युध्यामस्त्यक्त्वा प्राणानभीतवत् ॥७-१३५-२॥
priyā hi pāṇḍavā nityaṃ mama cāpi pituśca me। tathaivāvāṃ priyau teṣāṃ na tu yuddhe kurūdvaha ॥ śaktitastāta yudhyāmastyaktvā prāṇānabhītavat ॥7-135-2॥
[प्रिया (priyā) - dear; हि (hi) - indeed; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; मम (mama) - my; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; आवाम् (āvām) - we both; प्रियौ (priyau) - dear; तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O scion of Kuru; शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - to the best of ability; तात (tāta) - dear; युध्यामः (yudhyāmaḥ) - we fight; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly;]
(The Pandavas are indeed dear to me and to my father always. Similarly, we both are dear to them, but not in battle, O scion of Kuru. We fight to the best of our ability, dear, having abandoned our lives fearlessly.)
The Pandavas are always dear to me and my father. Similarly, we are dear to them, but not in battle, O Kuru leader. We fight to the best of our ability, dear, having abandoned our lives without fear.
अहं कर्णश्च शल्यश्च कृपो हार्दिक्य एव च। निमेषात्पाण्डवीं सेनां क्षपयेम नृपोत्तम ॥७-१३५-३॥
ahaṁ karṇaśca śalyaśca kṛpo hārdikya eva ca। nimeṣātpāṇḍavīṁ senāṁ kṣapayema nṛpottama ॥7-135-3॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; च (ca) - and; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; च (ca) - and; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in a moment; पाण्डवीं (pāṇḍavīm) - of the Pāṇḍavas; सेनाम् (senām) - army; क्षपयेम (kṣapayema) - we can destroy; नृपोत्तम (nṛpottama) - O best of kings;]
(I, Karṇa, Śalya, Kṛpa, and Hārdikya indeed, O best of kings, can destroy the army of the Pāṇḍavas in a moment.)
I, along with Karṇa, Śalya, Kṛpa, and Hārdikya, can annihilate the Pāṇḍava army in an instant, O greatest of kings.
ते चापि कौरवीं सेनां निमेषार्धात्कुरूद्वह। क्षपयेयुर्महाबाहो न स्याम यदि संयुगे ॥७-१३५-४॥
te cāpi kauravīṃ senāṃ nimeṣārdhātkurūdvaha। kṣapayeyurmahābāho na syāma yadi saṃyuge ॥7-135-4॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कौरवीं (kauravīm) - of the Kauravas; सेनां (senām) - army; निमेषार्धात् (nimeṣārdhāt) - in half a blink of an eye; कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O descendant of Kuru; क्षपयेयुः (kṣapayeyuḥ) - could destroy; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; न (na) - not; स्याम (syāma) - would be; यदि (yadi) - if; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(They also, O descendant of Kuru, could destroy the army of the Kauravas in half a blink of an eye, O mighty-armed one, if we were not in battle.)
They too, O descendant of Kuru, could annihilate the Kaurava army in an instant, O mighty-armed one, if we were not engaged in battle.
युध्यतां पाण्डवाञ्शक्त्या तेषां चास्मान्युयुत्सताम्। तेजस्तु तेज आसाद्य प्रशमं याति भारत ॥७-१३५-५॥
yudhyatāṃ pāṇḍavāñśaktyā teṣāṃ cāsmānyuyutsatām। tejastu teja āsādya praśamaṃ yāti bhārata ॥7-135-5॥
[युध्यतां (yudhyatāṃ) - of those fighting; पाण्डवाञ्शक्त्या (pāṇḍavāñśaktyā) - with the strength of the Pandavas; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; च (ca) - and; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; युयुत्सताम् (yuyutsatām) - those desiring to fight; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; तु (tu) - but; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained; प्रशमं (praśamam) - peace; याति (yāti) - goes; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Of those fighting with the strength of the Pandavas and those desiring to fight us, brilliance, having attained brilliance, goes to peace, O Bharata.)
The brilliance of those fighting with the strength of the Pandavas and those desiring to fight us ultimately leads to peace, O Bharata.
अशक्या तरसा जेतुं पाण्डवानामनीकिनी। जीवत्सु पाण्डुपुत्रेषु तद्धि सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥७-१३५-६॥
aśakyā tarasā jetuṃ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinī। jīvatsu pāṇḍuputreṣu taddhi satyaṃ bravīmi te ॥7-135-6॥
[अशक्या (aśakyā) - impossible; तरसा (tarasā) - by force; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army; जीवत्सु (jīvatsu) - while living; पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - among the sons of Pandu; तत् (tat) - that; हि (hi) - indeed; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(It is impossible to conquer the army of the Pandavas by force while the sons of Pandu are alive. Indeed, I speak this truth to you.)
"It is indeed impossible to conquer the army of the Pandavas by force as long as the sons of Pandu are alive. This is the truth I tell you."
आत्मार्थं युध्यमानास्ते समर्थाः पाण्डुनन्दनाः। किमर्थं तव सैन्यानि न हनिष्यन्ति भारत ॥७-१३५-७॥
ātmārthaṃ yudhyamānāste samarthāḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ। kimarthaṃ tava sainyāni na haniṣyanti bhārata ॥7-135-7॥
[आत्मार्थम् (ātmārtham) - for own purpose; युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting; ते (te) - they; समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable; पाण्डुनन्दनाः (pāṇḍunandanāḥ) - sons of Pandu; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; न (na) - not; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will kill; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(For their own purpose, they, the capable sons of Pandu, are fighting. Why will your armies not kill, O Bharata?)
The capable sons of Pandu are fighting for their own purpose. Why would your armies not kill, O Bharata?
त्वं हि लुब्धतमो राजन्निकृतिज्ञश्च कौरव। सर्वातिशङ्की मानी च ततोऽस्मानतिशङ्कसे ॥७-१३५-८॥
tvaṁ hi lubdhatamo rājannikṛtijñaśca kaurava। sarvātiśaṅkī mānī ca tato'smānatiśaṅkase ॥7-135-8॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; लुब्धतमः (lubdhatamaḥ) - most greedy; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निकृतिज्ञः (nikṛtijñaḥ) - deceitful; च (ca) - and; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; सर्वातिशङ्की (sarvātiśaṅkī) - suspicious of everyone; मानी (mānī) - proud; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; अतिशङ्कसे (atiśaṅkase) - you suspect;]
(You indeed are the most greedy, O king, deceitful and Kaurava, suspicious of everyone, proud, and therefore you suspect us.)
"O King Kaurava, you are indeed the greediest and most deceitful, suspicious of everyone and proud, and therefore you suspect us."
अहं तु यत्नमास्थाय त्वदर्थे त्यक्तजीवितः। एष गच्छामि सङ्ग्रामं त्वत्कृते कुरुनन्दन ॥७-१३५-९॥
ahaṁ tu yatnam āsthāya tvadarthe tyaktajīvitaḥ। eṣa gacchāmi saṅgrāmaṁ tvatkṛte kurunandana ॥7-135-9॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; तु (tu) - but; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having undertaken; त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake; त्यक्तजीवितः (tyaktajīvitaḥ) - having renounced life; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - to battle; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for you; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O joy of the Kurus;]
(I, having undertaken effort for your sake and having renounced life, go to battle for you, O joy of the Kurus.)
I am making every effort for your sake, having given up my life. I am going to the battle for you, O joy of the Kurus.
योत्स्येऽहं शत्रुभिः सार्धं जेष्यामि च वरान्वरान्। पाञ्चालैः सह योत्स्यामि सोमकैः केकयैस्तथा ॥ पाण्डवेयैश्च सङ्ग्रामे त्वत्प्रियार्थमरिंदम ॥७-१३५-१०॥
yotsye'haṁ śatrubhiḥ sārdhaṁ jeṣyāmi ca varānvarān। pāñcālaiḥ saha yotsyāmi somakaiḥ kekayaistathā ॥ pāṇḍaveyaiśca saṅgrāme tvatpriyārthamariṁdama ॥7-135-10॥
[योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; अहं (ahaṁ) - I; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - with enemies; सार्धं (sārdhaṁ) - together; जेष्यामि (jeṣyāmi) - I will conquer; च (ca) - and; वरान् (varān) - excellent ones; वरान् (varān) - excellent ones; पाञ्चालैः (pāñcālaiḥ) - with the Pāñcālas; सह (saha) - together; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight; सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - with the Somakas; केकयैः (kekayaiḥ) - with the Kekayas; तथा (tathā) - also; पाण्डवेयैः (pāṇḍaveyaiḥ) - with the sons of Pandu; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रियार्थम् (priyārtham) - for the sake of pleasing; अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(I will fight with enemies together and will conquer excellent ones. Together with the Pāñcālas, I will fight with the Somakas and the Kekayas. Also, with the sons of Pandu in battle for your sake, O subduer of enemies.)
I will engage in battle with the enemies and conquer the best of them. Alongside the Pāñcālas, I will fight with the Somakas and the Kekayas, and also with the sons of Pandu, all for your sake, O subduer of enemies.
अद्य मद्बाणनिर्दग्धाः पाञ्चालाः सोमकास्तथा। सिंहेनेवार्दिता गावो विद्रविष्यन्ति सर्वतः ॥७-१३५-११॥
adya madbāṇanirdagdhāḥ pāñcālāḥ somakāstathā। siṃhenevārdhitā gāvo vidraviṣyanti sarvataḥ ॥7-135-11॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; मद्बाणनिर्दग्धाः (madbāṇanirdagdhāḥ) - burned by my arrows; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - Somakas; तथा (tathā) - and; सिंहेन (siṃhena) - by a lion; इव (iva) - like; आर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - afflicted; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; विद्रविष्यन्ति (vidraviṣyanti) - will flee; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - in all directions;]
(Today, the Panchalas and Somakas, burned by my arrows, like cows afflicted by a lion, will flee in all directions.)
Today, the Panchalas and Somakas, scorched by my arrows, will scatter everywhere like cows chased by a lion.
अद्य धर्मसुतो राजा दृष्ट्वा मम पराक्रमम्। अश्वत्थाममयं लोकं मंस्यते सह सोमकैः ॥७-१३५-१२॥
adya dharmasuto rājā dṛṣṭvā mama parākramam। aśvatthāmamayaṃ lokaṃ maṃsyate saha somakaiḥ ॥7-135-12॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; धर्मसुतः (dharmasutaḥ) - son of Dharma; राजा (rājā) - king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मम (mama) - my; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; अश्वत्थामम् (aśvatthāmam) - Ashwatthama; अयम् (ayam) - this; लोकम् (lokam) - world; मंस्यते (maṃsyate) - will consider; सह (saha) - with; सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - Somakas;]
(Today, the son of Dharma, the king, having seen my valor, will consider Ashwatthama as this world along with the Somakas.)
Today, King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, upon witnessing my valor, will regard Ashwatthama as the world itself, along with the Somakas.
आगमिष्यति निर्वेदं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। दृष्ट्वा विनिहतान्सङ्ख्ये पाञ्चालान्सोमकैः सह ॥७-१३५-१३॥
āgamiṣyati nirvedaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। dṛṣṭvā vinihatānsankhye pāñcālānsomakaiḥ saha ॥7-135-13॥
[आगमिष्यति (āgamiṣyati) - will attain; निर्वेदं (nirvedaṃ) - dispassion; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - son of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विनिहतान् (vinihatān) - slain; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - with Somakas; सह (saha) - together;]
(The son of Dharma, Yudhishthira, will attain dispassion, having seen the Panchalas and Somakas slain in battle.)
Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, will become dispassionate after witnessing the slaughter of the Panchalas and Somakas in the battle.
ये मां युद्धेऽभियोत्स्यन्ति तान्हनिष्यामि भारत। न हि ते वीर मुच्येरन्मद्बाह्वन्तरमागताः ॥७-१३५-१४॥
ye māṁ yuddhe'bhiyotsyanti tān haniṣyāmi bhārata। na hi te vīra mucyeran madbāhvantaramāgatāḥ ॥7-135-14॥
[ये (ye) - those who; माम् (mām) - me; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; अभियोत्स्यन्ति (abhiyotsyanti) - will challenge; तान् (tān) - them; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will slay; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - they; वीर (vīra) - heroes; मुच्येरन् (mucyeran) - will escape; मद् (mad) - my; बाहु (bāhu) - arms; अन्तरम् (antaram) - within; आगताः (āgatāḥ) - having come;]
(Those who will challenge me in battle, I will slay them, O Bharata. Indeed, those heroes will not escape having come within my arms.)
"O Bharata, those who dare to challenge me in battle, I shall slay them. Indeed, once they come within the reach of my arms, those heroes will not escape."
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुः पुत्रं दुर्योधनं तव। अभ्यवर्तत युद्धाय द्रावयन्सर्वधन्विनः ॥ चिकीर्षुस्तव पुत्राणां प्रियं प्राणभृतां वरः ॥७-१३५-१५॥
evamuktvā mahābāhuḥ putraṃ duryodhanaṃ tava। abhyavartata yuddhāya drāvayansarvadhanvinaḥ ॥ cikīrṣustava putrāṇāṃ priyaṃ prāṇabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥7-135-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; द्रावयन् (drāvayan) - driving away; सर्वधन्विनः (sarvadhanvinaḥ) - all archers; चिकीर्षुः (cikīrṣuḥ) - desiring to do; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Thus, having spoken, the mighty-armed advanced your son Duryodhana for battle, driving away all archers, desiring to do what is dear to your sons, the best of living beings.)
Thus, having spoken, the mighty-armed warrior advanced your son Duryodhana to the battlefield, driving away all the archers, with the intent to fulfill the wishes of your sons, the best among living beings.
ततोऽब्रवीत्सकैकेयान्पाञ्चालान्गौतमीसुतः। प्रहरध्वमितः सर्वे मम गात्रे महारथाः ॥ स्थिरीभूताश्च युध्यध्वं दर्शयन्तोऽस्त्रलाघवम् ॥७-१३५-१६॥
tato'bravītsakaikeyānpāñcālāngautamīsutaḥ। praharadhvamitaḥ sarve mama gātre mahārathāḥ ॥ sthirībhūtāśca yudhyadhvaṃ darśayanto'stralāghavam ॥7-135-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सकैकेयान् (sakaikeyān) - with the Kaikeyas; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; गौतमीसुतः (gautamīsutaḥ) - son of Gautami; प्रहरध्वम् (praharadhvam) - attack; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मम (mama) - my; गात्रे (gātre) - body; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; स्थिरीभूताः (sthirībhūtāḥ) - steadfast; च (ca) - and; युध्यध्वम् (yudhyadhvam) - fight; दर्शयन्तः (darśayantaḥ) - showing; अस्त्रलाघवम् (astralāghavam) - skill in weapons;]
(Then the son of Gautami said to the Kaikeyas and the Panchalas: "Attack from here, all you great warriors, on my body. Be steadfast and fight, showing your skill in weapons.")
Then the son of Gautami addressed the Kaikeyas and the Panchalas, urging them to attack from that position, all the great warriors, upon his body. He encouraged them to remain steadfast and demonstrate their skill in weaponry.
एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वे शस्त्रवृष्टिमपातयन्। द्रौणिं प्रति महाराज जलं जलधरा इव ॥७-१३५-१७॥
evamuktāstu te sarve śastravṛṣṭimapātayan। drauṇiṃ prati mahārāja jalaṃ jaladharā iva ॥7-135-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - having been addressed; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; वृष्टिम् (vṛṣṭim) - rain; अपातयन् (apātayan) - caused to fall; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - at Aśvatthāmā; प्रति (prati) - towards; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; जलम् (jalam) - water; जलधराः (jaladharāḥ) - clouds; इव (iva) - like;]
(Thus addressed, all of them caused a rain of weapons to fall at Aśvatthāmā, O great king, like clouds release water.)
Having been addressed in this manner, all the warriors unleashed a torrent of weapons upon Aśvatthāmā, resembling clouds pouring down rain, O great king.
तान्निहत्य शरान्द्रौणिर्दश वीरानपोथयत्। प्रमुखे पाण्डुपुत्राणां धृष्टद्युम्नस्य चाभिभो ॥७-१३५-१८॥
tānnihatya śarāndrauṇirdaśa vīrānapothayat। pramukhe pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cābhibho ॥7-135-18॥
[तान् (tān) - them; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; दश (daśa) - ten; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; अपोथयत् (apothayat) - crushed; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front of; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the Pandavas; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord;]
(Having killed them with arrows, Drona's son crushed ten heroes in front of the Pandavas and Dhrishtadyumna, O lord.)
Drona's son, having slain them with arrows, crushed ten heroes before the Pandavas and Dhrishtadyumna, O lord.
ते हन्यमानाः समरे पाञ्चालाः सृञ्जयास्तथा। परित्यज्य रणे द्रौणिं व्यद्रवन्त दिशो दश ॥७-१३५-१९॥
te hanyamānāḥ samare pāñcālāḥ sṛñjayāstathā। parityajya raṇe drauṇiṃ vyadravanta diśo daśa ॥7-135-19॥
[ते (te) - they; हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Srinjayas; तथा (tathā) - also; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; रणे (raṇe) - in the battlefield; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; व्यद्रवन्त (vyadravanta) - fled; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]
(They, being killed in battle, the Panchalas and the Srinjayas, also abandoning Drona's son in the battlefield, fled in ten directions.)
The Panchalas and the Srinjayas, being slaughtered in the battle, abandoned Drona's son and fled in all directions.
तान्दृष्ट्वा द्रवतः शूरान्पाञ्चालान्सहसोमकान्। धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज द्रौणिमभ्यद्रवद्युधि ॥७-१३५-२०॥
tāndṛṣṭvā dravataḥ śūrānpāñcālānsahasomakān। dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja drauṇimabhyadravadyudhi ॥7-135-20॥
[तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; सह (saha) - with; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Having seen them fleeing, the heroic Panchalas and Somakas, Dhrishtadyumna, O great king, attacked Drona's son in battle.)
Upon seeing the heroic Panchalas and Somakas fleeing, Dhrishtadyumna, O great king, charged at Drona's son in the battle.
ततः काञ्चनचित्राणां सजलाम्बुदनादिनाम्। वृतः शतेन शूराणां रथानामनिवर्तिनाम् ॥७-१३५-२१॥
tataḥ kāñcanacitrāṇāṃ sajalāmbudanādinām। vṛtaḥ śatena śūrāṇāṃ rathānāmanivartinām ॥7-135-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; काञ्चनचित्राणाम् (kāñcanacitrāṇām) - of golden-colored; सजलाम्बुदनादिनाम् (sajalāmbudanādinām) - resembling the sound of water-laden clouds; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of heroes; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - that do not retreat;]
(Then, surrounded by a hundred chariots of heroes, golden-colored and resembling the sound of water-laden clouds, that do not retreat.)
Then, he was surrounded by a hundred chariots of brave warriors, all golden and echoing like thunderous rain clouds, unwavering in their advance.
पुत्रः पाञ्चालराजस्य धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः। द्रौणिमित्यब्रवीद्वाक्यं दृष्ट्वा योधान्निपातितान् ॥७-१३५-२२॥
putraḥ pāñcālarājasya dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ। drauṇimityabravīdvākyaṃ dṛṣṭvā yodhānnipātitān ॥7-135-22॥
[पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Panchala; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - to Drona's son; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; निपातितान् (nipātitān) - fallen;]
(The son of the king of Panchala, Dhrishtadyumna, a great chariot-warrior, said these words to Drona's son, seeing the fallen warriors.)
Dhrishtadyumna, the son of the king of Panchala and a great chariot-warrior, addressed Drona's son with these words upon seeing the fallen warriors.
आचार्यपुत्र दुर्बुद्धे किमन्यैर्निहतैस्तव। समागच्छ मया सार्धं यदि शूरोऽसि संयुगे ॥ अहं त्वां निहनिष्यामि तिष्ठेदानीं ममाग्रतः ॥७-१३५-२३॥
ācāryaputra durbuddhe kimanyairnihatāistava। samāgaccha mayā sārdhaṁ yadi śūro'si saṁyuge ॥ ahaṁ tvāṁ nihaniṣyāmi tiṣṭhedānīṁ mamāgrataḥ ॥7-135-23॥
[आचार्यपुत्र (ācāryaputra) - son of the teacher; दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - evil-minded; किम् (kim) - why; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; निहतैः (nihatāiḥ) - killed; तव (tava) - your; समागच्छ (samāgaccha) - come; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; यदि (yadi) - if; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; असि (asi) - you are; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - will kill; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; मम (mama) - before me; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front;]
(Son of the teacher, evil-minded, why by others killed your? Come with me together if heroic you are in battle. I you will kill, stand now before me in front.)
"Son of the teacher, evil-minded one, why do you let others kill for you? Come and face me if you are truly heroic in battle. I will kill you; stand now before me."
ततस्तमाचार्यसुतं धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रतापवान्। मर्मभिद्भिः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्जघान भरतर्षभ ॥७-१३५-२४॥
tatastamācāryasutaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pratāpavān। marmabhidbhiḥ śaraistīkṣṇairjaghāna bharatarṣabha ॥7-135-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - him; आचार्यसुतम् (ācāryasutam) - the teacher's son; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful; मर्मभिद्भिः (marmabhidbhiḥ) - piercing; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Then Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the powerful, killed him, the teacher's son, with sharp, piercing arrows, O best of the Bharatas.)
Then the powerful Dhṛṣṭadyumna killed the teacher's son with sharp arrows, O best of the Bharatas.
ते तु पङ्क्तीकृता द्रौणिं शरा विविशुराशुगाः। रुक्मपुङ्खाः प्रसन्नाग्राः सर्वकायावदारणाः ॥ मध्वर्थिन इवोद्दामा भ्रमराः पुष्पितं द्रुमम् ॥७-१३५-२५॥
te tu paṅktīkṛtā drauṇiṃ śarā viviśurāśugāḥ। rukmapuṅkhāḥ prasannāgrāḥ sarvakāyāvadāraṇāḥ ॥ madhvarthina ivoddāmā bhramarāḥ puṣpitaṃ drumam ॥7-135-25॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; पङ्क्तीकृता (paṅktīkṛtā) - arranged in a line; द्रौणिं (drauṇiṃ) - at Drona's son; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered; आशुगाः (āśugāḥ) - swift; रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - with golden shafts; प्रसन्नाग्राः (prasannāgrāḥ) - with sharp points; सर्वकायावदारणाः (sarvakāyāvadāraṇāḥ) - piercing through the entire body; मध्वर्थिनः (madhvarthinaḥ) - honey-seekers; इव (iva) - like; उद्दामाः (uddāmāḥ) - unrestrained; भ्रमराः (bhramarāḥ) - bees; पुष्पितं (puṣpitaṃ) - blossoming; द्रुमम् (drumam) - tree;]
(But they, arranged in a line, the swift arrows with golden shafts and sharp points, entered Drona's son, piercing through the entire body, like unrestrained bees seeking honey enter a blossoming tree.)
The swift arrows, arranged in a line, pierced through Drona's son entirely, much like unrestrained bees seeking honey enter a blossoming tree.
सोऽतिविद्धो भृशं क्रुद्धः पदाक्रान्त इवोरगः। मानी द्रौणिरसम्भ्रान्तो बाणपाणिरभाषत ॥७-१३५-२६॥
so'tividdho bhṛśaṃ kruddhaḥ padākrānta ivoragaḥ। mānī drauṇirasambhrānto bāṇapāṇirabhāṣata ॥7-135-26॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - deeply pierced; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पदाक्रान्तः (padākrāntaḥ) - trampled; इव (iva) - like; उरगः (uragaḥ) - a serpent; मानी (mānī) - proud; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; बाणपाणिः (bāṇapāṇiḥ) - with arrow in hand; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(He, deeply pierced and greatly angry, like a trampled serpent, the proud Drona's son, unperturbed and with arrow in hand, spoke.)
Deeply wounded and furious, like a serpent trampled underfoot, the proud Ashwatthama, son of Drona, remained calm and spoke with an arrow in his hand.
धृष्टद्युम्न स्थिरो भूत्वा मुहूर्तं प्रतिपालय। यावत्त्वां निशितैर्बाणैः प्रेषयामि यमक्षयम् ॥७-१३५-२७॥
dhṛṣṭadyumna sthiro bhūtvā muhūrtaṃ pratipālaya। yāvattvāṃ niśitairbāṇaiḥ preṣayāmi yamakṣayam ॥7-135-27॥
[धृष्टद्युम्न (dhṛṣṭadyumna) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; प्रतिपालय (pratipālaya) - wait; यावत् (yāvat) - until; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; प्रेषयामि (preṣayāmi) - I send; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, having become steady, wait for a moment until I send you to the abode of Yama with sharp arrows.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, stand firm and wait for a moment until I send you to the realm of Yama with my sharp arrows.
द्रौणिरेवमथाभाष्य पार्षतं परवीरहा। छादयामास बाणौघैः समन्ताल्लघुहस्तवत् ॥७-१३५-२८॥
drauṇirevamathābhāṣya pārṣataṃ paravīrahā। chādayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ samantāllaghuhastavat ॥7-135-28॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; एवम् (evam) - thus; अथ (atha) - then; आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - the son of Prishata; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - the destroyer of enemy heroes; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with a multitude of arrows; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; लघुहस्तवत् (laghuhastavat) - like one with light hands;]
(Drona's son, having thus addressed the son of Prishata, the destroyer of enemy heroes, covered him with a multitude of arrows from all sides, like one with light hands.)
Drona's son, after addressing the son of Prishata, who was a formidable warrior, skillfully enveloped him with a barrage of arrows from every direction, as if he had nimble hands.
स छाद्यमानः समरे द्रौणिना युद्धदुर्मदः। द्रौणिं पाञ्चालतनयो वाग्भिरातर्जयत्तदा ॥७-१३५-२९॥
sa chādyamānaḥ samare drauṇinā yuddhadurmadaḥ। drauṇiṃ pāñcālatanayo vāgbhirātarjayattadā ॥7-135-29॥
[स (sa) - he; छाद्यमानः (chādyamānaḥ) - being covered; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Drona's son; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - arrogant in battle; द्रौणिं (drauṇiṃ) - Drona's son; पाञ्चालतनयः (pāñcālatanayaḥ) - son of Panchala; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; आतर्जयत् (ātarjayat) - threatened; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He, being covered in battle by Drona's son, arrogant in battle, threatened Drona's son with words, then.)
The son of Panchala, though being overwhelmed in battle by Drona's son, arrogantly threatened him with words at that time.
न जानीषे प्रतिज्ञां मे विप्रोत्पत्तिं तथैव च। द्रोणं हत्वा किल मया हन्तव्यस्त्वं सुदुर्मते ॥ ततस्त्वाहं न हन्म्यद्य द्रोणे जीवति संयुगे ॥७-१३५-३०॥
na jānīṣe pratijñāṃ me viprotpattiṃ tathaiva ca। droṇaṃ hatvā kila mayā hantavyastvaṃ sudurmate ॥ tatastvāhaṃ na hanmyadya droṇe jīvati saṃyuge ॥7-135-30॥
[न (na) - not; जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - vow; मे (me) - my; विप्र (vipra) - Brahmin; उत्पत्तिं (utpattiṃ) - origin; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; च (ca) - and; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; किल (kila) - indeed; मया (mayā) - by me; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सुदुर्मते (sudurmate) - wicked-minded; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वा (tvā) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; हन्मि (hanmi) - kill; अद्य (adya) - today; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; जीवति (jīvati) - living; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(You do not know my vow and the origin of the Brahmin. Indeed, having killed Drona, you, wicked-minded, are to be killed by me. Therefore, I will not kill you today while Drona is living in battle.)
You are unaware of my vow and the origin of the Brahmin. Indeed, after killing Drona, you, with your wicked mind, are destined to be killed by me. Therefore, I will not kill you today as long as Drona is alive in the battle.
इमां तु रजनीं प्राप्तामप्रभातां सुदुर्मते। निहत्य पितरं तेऽद्य ततस्त्वामपि संयुगे ॥ नेष्यामि मृत्युलोकायेत्येवं मे मनसि स्थितम् ॥७-१३५-३१॥
imāṃ tu rajanīṃ prāptāmaprabhātāṃ sudurmate। nihatya pitaraṃ te'dya tatastvāmapi saṃyuge ॥ neṣyāmi mṛtyulokāyetyevaṃ me manasi sthitam ॥7-135-31॥
[इमां (imām) - this; तु (tu) - but; रजनीं (rajanīm) - night; प्राप्ताम् (prāptām) - arrived; अप्रभातां (aprabhātām) - unawakened; सुदुर्मते (sudurmate) - O wicked-minded; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; ते (te) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अपि (api) - also; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; नेष्यामि (neṣyāmi) - I will send; मृत्युलोकाय (mṛtyulokāya) - to the world of the dead; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - so; मे (me) - my; मनसि (manasi) - in mind; स्थितम् (sthitam) - is resolved;]
(This night has arrived unawakened, O wicked-minded one. Having slain your father today, then you also in battle, I will send to the world of the dead. Thus, it is resolved in my mind.)
This night has come without dawn, O wicked-minded one. Today, after killing your father, I will also send you to the world of the dead in battle. This is my firm resolve.
यस्ते पार्थेषु विद्वेषो या भक्तिः कौरवेषु च। तां दर्शय स्थिरो भूत्वा न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे ॥७-१३५-३२॥
yaste pārtheṣu vidveṣo yā bhaktiḥ kauraveṣu ca। tāṃ darśaya sthiro bhūtvā na me jīvanvimokṣyase ॥7-135-32॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; ते (te) - your; पार्थेषु (pārtheṣu) - among the sons of Pṛthā; विद्वेषः (vidveṣaḥ) - hatred; या (yā) - which; भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion; कौरवेषु (kauraveṣu) - among the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; ताम् (tām) - that; दर्शय (darśaya) - show; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; जीवन् (jīvan) - alive; विमोक्ष्यसे (vimokṣyase) - you will be released;]
(Whoever among the sons of Pṛthā you hate, and whichever devotion you have among the Kauravas, show that, being steady, you will not be released alive by me.)
Show your hatred towards the sons of Pṛthā and your devotion to the Kauravas, and remain steady, for you will not be released alive by me.
यो हि ब्राह्मण्यमुत्सृज्य क्षत्रधर्मरतो द्विजः। स वध्यः सर्वलोकस्य यथा त्वं पुरुषाधम ॥७-१३५-३३॥
yo hi brāhmaṇyamutṣṛjya kṣatradharmarato dvijaḥ। sa vadhyaḥ sarvalokasya yathā tvaṃ puruṣādhama ॥7-135-33॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - Brahminhood; उत्सृज्य (utṣṛjya) - abandoning; क्षत्रधर्मरतः (kṣatradharmarataḥ) - engaged in Kshatriya duties; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin; सः (saḥ) - he; वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - deserving death; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people; यथा (yathā) - just as; त्वम् (tvam) - you; पुरुषाधम (puruṣādhama) - worst among men;]
(Who indeed, abandoning Brahminhood, engages in Kshatriya duties, that Brahmin is deserving of death by all people, just as you, worst among men.)
A Brahmin who forsakes his Brahminhood and engages in the duties of a Kshatriya is deserving of death by all people, just as you are, the worst among men.
इत्युक्तः परुषं वाक्यं पार्षतेन द्विजोत्तमः। क्रोधमाहारयत्तीव्रं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥७-१३५-३४॥
ityuktaḥ paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ pārṣatena dvijottamaḥ। krodhamāhārayattīvraṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥7-135-34॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; परुषं (paruṣam) - harsh; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; पार्षतेन (pārṣatena) - by Pārṣata; द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - the best of the twice-born; क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger; आहारयत् (āhārayat) - brought forth; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Thus spoken harsh words by Pārṣata, the best of the twice-born, brought forth intense anger, and said, "Stay, stay.")
Upon hearing these harsh words from Pārṣata, the revered sage became intensely angry and commanded, "Stay, stay."
निर्दहन्निव चक्षुर्भ्यां पार्षतं सोऽभ्यवैक्षत। छादयामास च शरैर्निःश्वसन्पन्नगो यथा ॥७-१३५-३५॥
nirdahanniva cakṣurbhyāṃ pārṣataṃ so'bhyaivaikṣata। chādayāmāsa ca śarairniḥśvasanpannago yathā ॥7-135-35॥
[निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - burning; इव (iva) - as if; चक्षुर्भ्याम् (cakṣurbhyām) - with eyes; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Pārṣata; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्यवैक्षत (abhyaivaikṣata) - looked at; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; च (ca) - and; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - breathing heavily; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(He looked at Pārṣata with eyes as if burning, and covered him with arrows, breathing heavily like a serpent.)
He gazed at Pārṣata with eyes that seemed to burn, and enveloped him in arrows, breathing heavily like a serpent.
स छाद्यमानः समरे द्रौणिना राजसत्तम। सर्वपाञ्चालसेनाभिः संवृतो रथसत्तमः ॥७-१३५-३६॥
sa chādyamānaḥ samare drauṇinā rājasattama। sarvapāñcālasenābhiḥ saṃvṛto rathasattamaḥ ॥7-135-36॥
[स (sa) - he; छाद्यमानः (chādyamānaḥ) - being covered; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Drona's son; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings; सर्वपाञ्चालसेनाभिः (sarvapāñcālasenābhiḥ) - by all the Panchala forces; संवृतः (saṃvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; रथसत्तमः (rathasattamaḥ) - O best of charioteers;]
(He, being covered in battle by Drona's son, O best of kings, was surrounded by all the Panchala forces, O best of charioteers.)
In the battle, he was covered by Drona's son and surrounded by all the Panchala forces, O best of kings and charioteers.
नाकम्पत महाबाहुः स्वधैर्यं समुपाश्रितः। सायकांश्चैव विविधानश्वत्थाम्नि मुमोच ह ॥७-१३५-३७॥
nākampata mahābāhuḥ svadhairyaṃ samupāśritaḥ। sāyakāṃścaiva vividhānaśvatthāmni mumoca ha ॥7-135-37॥
[नाकम्पत (nākampata) - did not tremble; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; स्वधैर्यं (svadhairyaṃ) - own courage; समुपाश्रितः (samupāśritaḥ) - having taken refuge; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - at Ashvatthaman; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(The mighty-armed did not tremble, having taken refuge in his own courage. He indeed released various arrows at Ashvatthaman.)
The mighty-armed warrior, relying on his own courage, did not waver. He released a variety of arrows at Ashvatthaman.
तौ पुनः संन्यवर्तेतां प्राणद्यूतपरे रणे। निवारयन्तौ बाणौघैः परस्परममर्षिणौ ॥ उत्सृजन्तौ महेष्वासौ शरवृष्टीः समन्ततः ॥७-१३५-३८॥
tau punaḥ saṃnyavartetāṃ prāṇadyūtapare raṇe। nivārayantau bāṇaughaiḥ parasparamamarṣiṇau ॥ utsṛjantau maheṣvāsau śaravṛṣṭīḥ samantataḥ ॥7-135-38॥
[तौ (tau) - they two; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; संन्यवर्तेतां (saṃnyavartetāṃ) - turned back; प्राणद्यूतपरे (prāṇadyūtapare) - intent on the game of life; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; निवारयन्तौ (nivārayantau) - restraining; बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; अमर्षिणौ (amarṣiṇau) - intolerant; उत्सृजन्तौ (utsṛjantau) - discharging; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; शरवृष्टीः (śaravṛṣṭīḥ) - arrow showers; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(They two, intent on the game of life, turned back again in battle, restraining each other with showers of arrows, intolerant, discharging arrow showers all around, great archers.)
The two warriors, once more engaged in the deadly game of battle, turned back, restraining each other with torrents of arrows, intolerant of one another, as they released showers of arrows in every direction, being great archers.
द्रौणिपार्षतयोर्युद्धं घोररूपं भयानकम्। दृष्ट्वा सम्पूजयामासुः सिद्धचारणवातिकाः ॥७-१३५-३९॥
drauṇipārṣatayoryuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam। dṛṣṭvā sampūjayāmāsuḥ siddhacāraṇavātikāḥ ॥7-135-39॥
[द्रौणि (drauṇi) - of Drona's son; पार्षतयोः (pārṣatayoḥ) - and of the son of Prishata; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; घोररूपं (ghorarūpaṃ) - terrible form; भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightening; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सम्पूजयामासुः (sampūjayāmāsuḥ) - they praised; सिद्ध (siddha) - siddhas; चारण (cāraṇa) - charanas; वातिकाः (vātikāḥ) - and vatikas;]
(Having seen the terrible and frightening battle between Drona's son and the son of Prishata, the siddhas, charanas, and vatikas praised.)
Upon witnessing the dreadful and fearsome battle between Ashwatthama, the son of Drona, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, the celestial beings, including siddhas, charanas, and vatikas, offered their praises.
शरौघैः पूरयन्तौ तावाकाशं प्रदिशस्तथा। अलक्ष्यौ समयुध्येतां महत्कृत्वा शरैस्तमः ॥७-१३५-४०॥
śaraughaiḥ pūrayantau tāv ākāśaṃ pradiśas tathā। alakṣyau samayudhyetāṃ mahat kṛtvā śarais tamaḥ ॥7-135-40॥
[शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; पूरयन्तौ (pūrayantau) - filling; तौ (tāv) - those two; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky; प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - the directions; तथा (tathā) - thus; अलक्ष्यौ (alakṣyau) - invisible; समयुध्येताम् (samayudhyetām) - fought together; महत् (mahat) - great; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness;]
(With showers of arrows, those two filled the sky and the directions. Thus, invisible, they fought together, having made great darkness with arrows.)
With showers of arrows, those two warriors filled the sky and all directions, rendering themselves invisible as they engaged in battle, creating an immense darkness with their arrows.
नृत्यमानाविव रणे मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकौ। परस्परवधे यत्तौ परस्परजयैषिणौ ॥७-१३५-४१॥
nṛtyamānāv iva raṇe maṇḍalīkṛtakārmukau। parasparavadhe yattau parasparajayaiṣiṇau ॥7-135-41॥
[नृत्यमानौ (nṛtyamānau) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मण्डलीकृत (maṇḍalīkṛta) - circularly drawn; कार्मुकौ (kārmukau) - bows; परस्पर (paraspara) - each other; वधे (vadhe) - to kill; यत् (yat) - who; तौ (tau) - they; परस्पर (paraspara) - each other; जय (jaya) - victory; ऐषिणौ (aiṣiṇau) - desiring;]
(As if dancing in battle, with bows drawn in a circle, they were intent on killing each other, desiring victory over one another.)
The two warriors, as if dancing in the battlefield with their bows drawn in a circle, were eager to kill each other, each desiring victory over the other.
अयुध्येतां महाबाहू चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च। सम्पूज्यमानौ समरे योधमुख्यैः सहस्रशः ॥७-१३५-४२॥
ayudhyetāṃ mahābāhū citraṃ laghu ca suṣṭhu ca। sampūjyamānau samare yodhamukhyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥7-135-42॥
[अयुध्येतां (ayudhyetāṃ) - fought; महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderfully; लघु (laghu) - light; च (ca) - and; सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - well; च (ca) - and; सम्पूज्यमानौ (sampūjyamānau) - being honored; समरे (samare) - in battle; योधमुख्यैः (yodhamukhyaiḥ) - by chief warriors; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(The mighty-armed fought wonderfully, lightly, and well. Being honored in battle by chief warriors by thousands.)
The mighty-armed warriors fought with great skill and agility, being honored by thousands of chief warriors in battle.
तौ प्रयुद्धौ रणे दृष्ट्वा वने वन्यौ गजाविव। उभयोः सेनयोर्हर्षस्तुमुलः समपद्यत ॥७-१३५-४३॥
tau prayuddhau raṇe dṛṣṭvā vane vanyau gajāviva। ubhayoḥ senayorharṣastumulaḥ samapadyata ॥7-135-43॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; प्रयुद्धौ (prayuddhau) - fought; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; वने (vane) - in the forest; वन्यौ (vanyau) - wild; गजौ (gajau) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - arose;]
(Those two, having fought in battle, were seen in the forest like wild elephants. The joy of both armies arose tumultuously.)
Upon seeing those two fight in the forest like wild elephants, both armies were filled with tumultuous joy.
सिंहनादरवाश्चासन्दध्मुः शङ्खांश्च मारिष। वादित्राण्यभ्यवाद्यन्त शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥७-१३५-४४॥
siṃhanādaravāścāsandadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃśca māriṣa। vāditrāṇyabhyavādyanta śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥7-135-44॥
[सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नाद (nāda) - roar; रवाः (ravāḥ) - sounds; च (ca) - and; असन् (asan) - were; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one; वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; अभ्यवाद्यन्त (abhyavādyanta) - were played; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(The sounds of lion roars were there, and conches were blown, O gentle one. Musical instruments were played by hundreds and then by thousands.)
The sounds of lion roars echoed, and conches were blown, O gentle one. Musical instruments played in hundreds and then in thousands, creating a grand symphony.
तस्मिंस्तु तुमुले युद्धे भीरूणां भयवर्धने। मुहूर्तमिव तद्युद्धं समरूपं तदाभवत् ॥७-१३५-४५॥
tasmiṁstu tumule yuddhe bhīrūṇāṁ bhayavardhane। muhūrtamiva tadyuddhaṁ samarūpaṁ tadābhavat ॥7-135-45॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; तुमुले (tumule) - fierce; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; भीरूणां (bhīrūṇāṁ) - of the fearful; भयवर्धने (bhayavardhane) - increasing fear; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; इव (iva) - as if; तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; समरूपम् (samarūpam) - equally matched; तदा (tadā) - then; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(In that fierce battle, increasing the fear of the fearful, for a moment, that battle seemed equally matched.)
In that tumultuous battle, which heightened the fear of the timid, for a brief moment, the battle appeared evenly matched.
ततो द्रौणिर्महाराज पार्षतस्य महात्मनः। ध्वजं धनुस्तथा छत्रमुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥ सूतमश्वांश्च चतुरो निहत्याभ्यद्रवद्रणे ॥७-१३५-४६॥
tato drauṇirmahārāja pārṣatasya mahātmanaḥ। dhvajaṃ dhanustathā chatramubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī ॥ sūtamaśvāṃśca caturo nihatvābhyadravadraṇe ॥7-135-46॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Pṛṣata; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; ध्वजं (dhvajaṃ) - the flag; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow; तथा (tathā) - and; छत्रम् (chatram) - the umbrella; उभौ (ubhau) - both; च (ca) - and; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - the charioteer; सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; च (ca) - and; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed towards; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Then Aśvatthāmā, O great king, having killed the flag, bow, umbrella, both the charioteer and the horses of the great-souled son of Pṛṣata, rushed towards in battle.)
Then Aśvatthāmā, O great king, destroyed the flag, bow, umbrella, and both the charioteer and horses of the noble son of Pṛṣata, and charged into the battle.
पाञ्चालांश्चैव तान्सर्वान्बाणैः संनतपर्वभिः। व्यद्रावयदमेयात्मा शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥७-१३५-४७॥
pāñcālāṁścaiva tānsarvānbāṇaiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। vyadrāvayadameyātmā śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥7-135-47॥
[पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints; व्यद्रावयत् (vyadrāvayat) - dispersed; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - the immeasurable soul; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(The immeasurable soul dispersed all the Panchalas with arrows having curved joints, by hundreds and then by thousands.)
The immeasurable soul scattered all the Panchalas with his arrows, which had curved joints, in hundreds and thousands.
ततः प्रविव्यथे सेना पाण्डवी भरतर्षभ। दृष्ट्वा द्रौणेर्महत्कर्म वासवस्येव संयुगे ॥७-१३५-४८॥
tataḥ pravivyathe senā pāṇḍavī bharatarṣabha। dṛṣṭvā drauṇermahatkarma vāsavasyeva saṃyuge ॥7-135-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रविव्यथे (pravivyathe) - was agitated; सेना (senā) - army; पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - of the Pandavas; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; द्रौणेर् (drauṇer) - of Drona's son; महत् (mahat) - great; कर्म (karma) - deed; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra; इव (iva) - like; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Then the army of the Pandavas, O best of the Bharatas, was agitated, seeing the great deed of Drona's son, like that of Indra in battle.)
Then, O best of the Bharatas, the Pandava army was thrown into confusion upon witnessing the mighty feat of Drona's son, akin to that of Indra in battle.
शतेन च शतं हत्वा पाञ्चालानां महारथः। त्रिभिश्च निशितैर्बाणैर्हत्वा त्रीन्वै महारथान् ॥७-१३५-४९॥
śatena ca śataṃ hatvā pāñcālānāṃ mahārathaḥ। tribhiśca niśitairbāṇairhatvā trīnvai mahārathān ॥7-135-49॥
[शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; च (ca) - and; शतं (śataṃ) - a hundred; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; च (ca) - and; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; वै (vai) - indeed; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great chariot-warriors;]
(With a hundred, having killed a hundred of the Pāñcālas, the great chariot-warrior; and with three sharp arrows, having killed three great chariot-warriors indeed.)
The great chariot-warrior killed a hundred of the Pāñcālas with a hundred (arrows), and with three sharp arrows, he indeed killed three great chariot-warriors.
द्रौणिर्द्रुपदपुत्रस्य फल्गुनस्य च पश्यतः। नाशयामास पाञ्चालान्भूयिष्ठं ये व्यवस्थिताः ॥७-१३५-५०॥
drauṇirdrupadaputrasya phalgunasya ca paśyataḥ। nāśayāmāsa pāñcālānbhūyiṣṭhaṃ ye vyavasthitāḥ ॥7-135-50॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; द्रुपदपुत्रस्य (drupadaputrasya) - of the son of Drupada; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna; च (ca) - and; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching; नाशयामास (nāśayāmāsa) - destroyed; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas; भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly; ये (ye) - who; व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - were positioned;]
(Aśvatthāmā destroyed the Pāñcālas, who were mostly positioned, while the son of Drupada and Arjuna were watching.)
Aśvatthāmā, in the presence of Drupada's son and Arjuna, destroyed most of the Pāñcālas who were positioned there.
ते वध्यमानाः पाञ्चालाः समरे सह सृञ्जयैः। अगच्छन्द्रौणिमुत्सृज्य विप्रकीर्णरथध्वजाः ॥७-१३५-५१॥
te vadhyamānāḥ pāñcālāḥ samare saha sṛñjayaiḥ। agacchandrauṇimutsṛjya viprakīrṇarathadhvajāḥ ॥7-135-51॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; समरे (samare) - in battle; सह (saha) - with; सृञ्जयैः (sṛñjayaiḥ) - Srinjayas; अगच्छन् (agacchan) - went; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - to Drona's son; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving; विप्रकीर्ण (viprakīrṇa) - scattered; रथध्वजाः (rathadhvajāḥ) - chariot banners;]
(They, the Panchalas, being slain in battle along with the Srinjayas, went to Drona's son, leaving their scattered chariot banners.)
The Panchalas, along with the Srinjayas, were being defeated in battle and retreated towards Drona's son, abandoning their scattered chariot banners.
स जित्वा समरे शत्रून्द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः। ननाद सुमहानादं तपान्ते जलदो यथा ॥७-१३५-५२॥
sa jitvā samare śatrūndroṇaputro mahārathaḥ। nanāda sumahānādaṃ tapānte jalado yathā ॥7-135-52॥
[स (sa) - he; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; समरे (samare) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Droṇa; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; सुमहानादं (sumahānādaṃ) - a great sound; तपान्ते (tapānte) - at the end of summer; जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(He, having conquered the enemies in battle, the son of Droṇa, a great charioteer, roared a great sound like a cloud at the end of summer.)
The son of Droṇa, a great charioteer, having conquered his enemies in battle, roared loudly like a cloud at the end of summer.
स निहत्य बहूञ्शूरानश्वत्थामा व्यरोचत। युगान्ते सर्वभूतानि भस्म कृत्वेव पावकः ॥७-१३५-५३॥
sa nihatya bahūñśūrānaśvatthāmā vyarocata। yugānte sarvabhūtāni bhasma kṛtveva pāvakaḥ ॥7-135-53॥
[स (sa) - he; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; बहून् (bahūn) - many; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; भस्म (bhasma) - ashes; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire;]
(He, having slain many heroes, Ashwatthama shone like fire at the end of the age, having reduced all beings to ashes.)
Ashwatthama, having killed many warriors, shone brilliantly like a fire that has turned all beings to ashes at the end of an era.
सम्पूज्यमानो युधि कौरवेयै; र्विजित्य सङ्ख्येऽरिगणान्सहस्रशः। व्यरोचत द्रोणसुतः प्रतापवा; न्यथा सुरेन्द्रोऽरिगणान्निहत्य ॥७-१३५-५४॥
sampūjyamāno yudhi kauraveyai; rvijitya saṅkhye'rigaṇānsahasraśaḥ। vyarocata droṇasutaḥ pratāpavā; nyathā surendro'rigaṇānnihatya ॥7-135-54॥
[सम्पूज्यमानः (sampūjyamānaḥ) - being honored; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; कौरवेयैः (kauraveyaiḥ) - by the Kauravas; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battlefield; अरिगणान् (arigaṇān) - hosts of enemies; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone; द्रोणसुतः (droṇasutaḥ) - the son of Drona; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the valiant; यथा (yathā) - as; सुरेन्द्रः (surendraḥ) - Indra, the lord of gods; अरिगणान् (arigaṇān) - hosts of enemies; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain;]
(Being honored in battle by the Kauravas, having conquered hosts of enemies by thousands in the battlefield, the valiant son of Drona shone, as Indra, the lord of gods, having slain hosts of enemies.)
The valiant son of Drona, honored by the Kauravas in battle, shone brilliantly after conquering thousands of enemy hosts in the battlefield, just as Indra, the king of gods, shines after defeating his foes.
