07.136
Core and Pancharatra: Yudhishthira and Bhimasena come to the rescue and repel the attack by Ashwatthama. When Drona comes to his rescue, Arjuna fights him, making the Kaurava army to retreat.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो युधिष्ठिरश्चैव भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः। द्रोणपुत्रं महाराज समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥७-१३६-१॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiraścaiva bhīmasenaśca pāṇḍavaḥ। droṇaputraṃ mahārāja samantātparyavārayan ॥7-136-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; द्रोणपुत्रम् (droṇaputram) - Drona's son; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Then Yudhishthira and Bhimasena, the Pandavas, surrounded Drona's son from all sides, O great king.)
Then Yudhishthira and Bhimasena, the Pandavas, surrounded Ashwatthama, the son of Drona, from all sides, O great king.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भारद्वाजेन संवृतः। अभ्ययात्पाण्डवान्सङ्ख्ये ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥ घोररूपं महाराज भीरूणां भयवर्धनम् ॥७-१३६-२॥
tato duryodhano rājā bhāradvājena saṁvṛtaḥ। abhyayāt pāṇḍavān saṅkhye tato yuddham avartata ॥ ghorarūpaṁ mahārāja bhīrūṇāṁ bhayavardhanam ॥7-136-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bharadvaja; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - ensued; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीरूणाम् (bhīrūṇām) - of the fearful; भयवर्धनम् (bhayavardhanam) - increasing fear;]
(Then King Duryodhana, surrounded by Bharadvaja, approached the Pandavas in battle; then the battle ensued, taking a terrible form, O great king, increasing the fear of the fearful.)
Then King Duryodhana, accompanied by Bharadvaja, advanced towards the Pandavas in the battlefield. The battle that followed was terrifying, O great king, and it heightened the fear among the timid.
अम्बष्ठान्मालवान्वङ्गाञ्शिबींस्त्रैगर्तकानपि। प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय गणान्क्रुद्धो युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१३६-३॥
ambaṣṭhān mālavān vaṅgāñ śibīṁs traigartakān api। prāhiṇon mṛtyulokāya gaṇān kruddho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-136-3॥
[अम्बष्ठान् (ambaṣṭhān) - the Ambashthas; मालवान् (mālavān) - the Malavas; वङ्गान् (vaṅgān) - the Vangas; शिबीन् (śibīn) - the Shibis; त्रैगर्तकान् (traigartakān) - the Trigartas; अपि (api) - also; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; मृत्युलोकाय (mṛtyulokāya) - to the world of death; गणान् (gaṇān) - the troops; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Yudhishthira, angry, sent the Ambashthas, Malavas, Vangas, Shibis, and Trigartas to the world of death.)
In his anger, Yudhishthira sent the troops of the Ambashthas, Malavas, Vangas, Shibis, and Trigartas to the realm of death.
अभीषाहाञ्शूरसेनान्क्षत्रियान्युद्धदुर्मदान्। निकृत्य पृथिवीं चक्रे भीमः शोणितकर्दमाम् ॥७-१३६-४॥
abhīṣāhāñ śūrasenān kṣatriyān yuddhadurmadān। nikṛtya pṛthivīṃ cakre bhīmaḥ śoṇitakardamām ॥7-136-4॥
[अभीषाहान् (abhīṣāhān) - fierce; शूरसेनान् (śūrasenān) - Shurasenas; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas; युद्धदुर्मदान् (yuddhadurmadān) - arrogant in battle; निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - having destroyed; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; चक्रे (cakre) - made; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; शोणितकर्दमाम् (śoṇitakardamām) - muddy with blood;]
(Bhima, having destroyed the fierce Shurasena Kshatriyas arrogant in battle, made the earth muddy with blood.)
Bhima defeated the fierce and arrogant Shurasena Kshatriyas in battle, leaving the earth soaked with blood.
यौधेयारट्टराजन्यान्मद्रकांश्च गणान्युधि। प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय किरीटी निशितैः शरैः ॥७-१३६-५॥
yaudheyāraṭṭarājanyān madrakāṃś ca gaṇān yudhi। prāhiṇon mṛtyulokāya kirīṭī niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-136-5॥
[यौधेय (yaudheya) - Yaudheyas; अरट्ट (araṭṭa) - Arattas; राजन्य (rājanya) - Kshatriyas; मद्रकान् (madrakān) - Madras; च (ca) - and; गणान् (gaṇān) - tribes; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; मृत्युलोकाय (mṛtyulokāya) - to the world of death; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with a crown; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(The one with a crown sent the Yaudheyas, Arattas, Kshatriyas, Madras, and tribes to the world of death in battle with sharp arrows.)
The crowned warrior dispatched the Yaudheyas, Arattas, Kshatriyas, Madras, and other tribes to the realm of death using his sharp arrows in the battle.
प्रगाढमञ्जोगतिभिर्नाराचैरभिपीडिताः। निपेतुर्द्विरदा भूमौ द्विशृङ्गा इव पर्वताः ॥७-१३६-६॥
pragāḍhamañjogatibhirnārācairabhipīḍitāḥ। nipeturdviradā bhūmau dviśṛṅgā iva parvatāḥ ॥7-136-6॥
[प्रगाढ (pragāḍha) - deeply; मञ्जु (mañju) - graceful; गतिभिः (gatibhiḥ) - with movements; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with arrows; अभिपीडिताः (abhipīḍitāḥ) - oppressed; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down; द्विरदाः (dviradāḥ) - elephants; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; द्विशृङ्गाः (dviśṛṅgāḥ) - two-peaked; इव (iva) - like; पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains;]
(Oppressed by deeply graceful movements with arrows, the elephants fell down on the ground like two-peaked mountains.)
The elephants, oppressed by the deeply graceful movements of the arrows, fell to the ground like two-peaked mountains.
निकृत्तैर्हस्तिहस्तैश्च लुठमानैस्ततस्ततः। रराज वसुधा कीर्णा विसर्पद्भिरिवोरगैः ॥७-१३६-७॥
nikṛttair hastihastaiś ca luṭhamānais tatas tataḥ। rarāja vasudhā kīrṇā visarpadbhir ivoragaiḥ ॥7-136-7॥
[निकृत्तैः (nikṛttaiḥ) - cut-off; हस्तिहस्तैः (hastihastaiḥ) - elephant trunks; च (ca) - and; लुठमानैः (luṭhamānais) - rolling; ततः (tataḥ) - here and there; ततः (tataḥ) - here and there; रराज (rarāja) - shone; वसुधा (vasudhā) - earth; कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - strewn; विसर्पद्भिः (visarpadbhiḥ) - crawling; इव (iva) - like; उरगैः (uragaiḥ) - snakes;]
(The earth shone, strewn with cut-off elephant trunks rolling here and there, like crawling snakes.)
The battlefield was a gruesome sight, with the earth appearing to shine as it was covered with severed elephant trunks rolling around, resembling crawling snakes.
क्षिप्तैः कनकचित्रैश्च नृपच्छत्रैः क्षितिर्बभौ। द्यौरिवादित्यचन्द्राद्यैर्ग्रहैः कीर्णा युगक्षये ॥७-१३६-८॥
kṣiptaiḥ kanakacitraiśca nṛpacchatraiḥ kṣitirbabhau। dyaurivādityacandrādyairgrahaiḥ kīrṇā yugakṣaye ॥7-136-8॥
[क्षिप्तैः (kṣiptaiḥ) - thrown; कनकचित्रैः (kanakacitraiḥ) - with golden and painted; च (ca) - and; नृपच्छत्रैः (nṛpacchatraiḥ) - with royal umbrellas; क्षितिः (kṣitiḥ) - the earth; बभौ (babhau) - shone; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky; इव (iva) - like; आदित्यचन्द्राद्यैः (ādityacandrādyaiḥ) - with the sun, moon, and others; ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ) - with planets; कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - scattered; युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the end of an age;]
(The earth shone with royal umbrellas thrown with golden and painted, like the sky scattered with the sun, moon, and planets at the end of an age.)
The earth was adorned with royal umbrellas, beautifully decorated with gold and colors, resembling the sky filled with celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and planets at the end of an era.
हत प्रहरताभीता विध्यत व्यवकृन्तत। इत्यासीत्तुमुलः शब्दः शोणाश्वस्य रथं प्रति ॥७-१३६-९॥
hata praharatābhītā vidhyata vyavakṛntata। ityāsīt tumulaḥ śabdaḥ śoṇāśvasya rathaṃ prati ॥7-136-9॥
[हत (hata) - killed; प्रहरताभीता (praharatābhītā) - striking and fearing; विध्यत (vidhyata) - piercing; व्यवकृन्तत (vyavakṛntata) - cutting; इति (iti) - thus; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - a tumultuous; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; शोणाश्वस्य (śoṇāśvasya) - of Shonashva; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Killed, striking and fearing, piercing, cutting. Thus there was a tumultuous sound towards the chariot of Shonashva.)
There was a tumultuous sound as they killed, struck in fear, pierced, and cut towards the chariot of Shonashva.
द्रोणस्तु परमक्रुद्धो वायव्यास्त्रेण संयुगे। व्यधमत्तान्यथा वायुर्मेघानिव दुरत्ययः ॥७-१३६-१०॥
droṇastu paramakruddho vāyavyāstreṇa saṃyuge। vyadhamattānyathā vāyurmeghāniva duratyayaḥ ॥7-136-10॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तु (tu) - but; परम (parama) - extremely; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; वायव्य (vāyavya) - of the wind; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with the weapon; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - dispersed; तानि (tāni) - them; अथ (atha) - like; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind; मेघान् (meghān) - clouds; इव (iva) - as; दुरत्ययः (duratyayaḥ) - unstoppable;]
(But Drona, extremely angry, with the weapon of the wind in the battle, dispersed them like the unstoppable wind disperses clouds.)
Drona, in his extreme anger, used the wind weapon in battle to scatter them as the unstoppable wind scatters clouds.
ते हन्यमाना द्रोणेन पाञ्चालाः प्राद्रवन्भयात्। पश्यतो भीमसेनस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः ॥७-१३६-११॥
te hanyamānā droṇena pāñcālāḥ prādravanbhayāt। paśyato bhīmasenasya pārthasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥7-136-11॥
[ते (te) - they; हन्यमाना (hanyamānā) - being killed; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Pāñcālas; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhīmasena; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul;]
(They, being killed by Droṇa, the Pāñcālas fled out of fear, while being watched by the great souls Bhīmasena and Pārtha.)
The Pāñcālas, struck with fear and being slain by Droṇa, fled while being observed by the noble Bhīmasena and Arjuna.
ततः किरीटी भीमश्च सहसा संन्यवर्तताम्। महता रथवंशेन परिगृह्य बलं तव ॥७-१३६-१२॥
tataḥ kirīṭī bhīmaśca sahasā saṃnyavartatām। mahatā rathavaṃśena parigṛhya balaṃ tava ॥7-136-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - Arjuna; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; च (ca) - and; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; संन्यवर्तताम् (saṃnyavartatām) - turned back; महता (mahatā) - with great; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - chariot division; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - surrounding; बलं (balaṃ) - army; तव (tava) - your;]
(Then Arjuna and Bhima suddenly turned back, surrounding your army with a great chariot division.)
Then Arjuna and Bhima, with a great chariot division, suddenly turned back and surrounded your army.
बीभत्सुर्दक्षिणं पार्श्वमुत्तरं तु वृकोदरः। भारद्वाजं शरौघाभ्यां महद्भ्यामभ्यवर्षताम् ॥७-१३६-१३॥
bībhatsurdakṣiṇaṃ pārśvamutttaraṃ tu vṛkodaraḥ। bhāradvājaṃ śaraughābhyāṃ mahadbhāmabhyavarṣatām ॥7-136-13॥
[बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu; दक्षिणं (dakṣiṇam) - right; पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; उत्तरं (uttaram) - left; तु (tu) - but; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara; भारद्वाजं (bhāradvājam) - Bhāradvāja; शरौघाभ्यां (śaraughābhyām) - with showers of arrows; महत्भ्याम् (mahatbhyām) - great; अभ्यवर्षताम् (abhyavarṣatām) - showered;]
(Bībhatsu attacked the right side, but Vṛkodara showered great showers of arrows on Bhāradvāja.)
Bībhatsu attacked from the right, while Vṛkodara unleashed a great volley of arrows upon Bhāradvāja.
तौ तदा सृञ्जयाश्चैव पाञ्चालाश्च महारथाः। अन्वगच्छन्महाराज मत्स्याश्च सह सोमकैः ॥७-१३६-१४॥
tau tadā sṛñjayāścaiva pāñcālāśca mahārathāḥ। anvagacchanmahārāja matsyāśca saha somakaiḥ ॥7-136-14॥
[तौ (tau) - they; तदा (tadā) - then; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Pāñcālas; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; अन्वगच्छन् (anvagacchan) - followed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - Somakas;]
(They then, the Sṛñjayas and the Pāñcālas, the great charioteers, followed, O great king, the Matsyas along with the Somakas.)
Then the Sṛñjayas, Pāñcālas, and the great charioteers followed the Matsyas along with the Somakas, O great king.
तथैव तव पुत्रस्य रथोदाराः प्रहारिणः। महत्या सेनया सार्धं जग्मुर्द्रोणरथं प्रति ॥७-१३६-१५॥
tathaiva tava putrasya rathodārāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। mahatyā senayā sārdhaṃ jagmurdroṇarathaṃ prati ॥7-136-15॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; रथोदाराः (rathodārāḥ) - chariot warriors; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; द्रोणरथं (droṇarathaṃ) - to Drona's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(In the same way, your son's chariot warriors, strikers, together with a great army, went towards Drona's chariot.)
Similarly, the chariot warriors and strikers of your son, accompanied by a large army, advanced towards Drona's chariot.
ततः सा भरती सेना वध्यमाना किरीटिना। तमसा निद्रया चैव पुनरेव व्यदीर्यत ॥७-१३६-१६॥
tataḥ sā bharatī senā vadhyamānā kirīṭinā। tamasā nidrayā caiva punareva vyadīryata ॥7-136-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - that; भरती (bharatī) - Bharata's; सेना (senā) - army; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slaughtered; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna; तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; निद्रया (nidrayā) - by sleep; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; व्यदीर्यत (vyadīryata) - was scattered; ॥७-१३६-१६॥ (॥7-136-16॥) - (verse number);]
(Then that Bharata's army, being slaughtered by Arjuna, was scattered again indeed by darkness and sleep.)
Then, that army of Bharata, being slaughtered by Arjuna, was once again scattered by the forces of darkness and sleep.
द्रोणेन वार्यमाणास्ते स्वयं तव सुतेन च। न शक्यन्ते महाराज योधा वारयितुं तदा ॥७-१३६-१७॥
droṇena vāryamāṇāste svayaṃ tava sutena ca। na śakyante mahārāja yodhā vārayituṃ tadā ॥7-136-17॥
[द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained; ते (te) - they; स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves; तव (tava) - your; सुतेन (sutena) - by son; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; शक्यन्ते (śakyante) - are able; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; वारयितुम् (vārayitum) - to stop; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(By Drona and your son themselves being restrained, O great king, the warriors were not able to stop then.)
O great king, despite being restrained by Drona and your son, the warriors could not be stopped at that time.
सा पाण्डुपुत्रस्य शरैर्दार्यमाणा महाचमूः। तमसा संवृते लोके व्यद्रवत्सर्वतोमुखी ॥७-१३६-१८॥
sā pāṇḍuputrasya śarairdāryamāṇā mahācamūḥ। tamasā saṃvṛte loke vyadravatsarvatomukhī ॥7-136-18॥
[सा (sā) - she; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pandu; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; दार्यमाणा (dāryamāṇā) - being pierced; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; संवृते (saṃvṛte) - enveloped; लोके (loke) - world; व्यद्रवत् (vyadravat) - fled; सर्वतोमुखी (sarvatomukhī) - in all directions;]
(She, the great army of the son of Pandu, being pierced by arrows, fled in all directions in the world enveloped by darkness.)
The great army of the Pandavas, pierced by arrows, fled in all directions as the world was enveloped in darkness.
उत्सृज्य शतशो वाहांस्तत्र केचिन्नराधिपाः। प्राद्रवन्त महाराज भयाविष्टाः समन्ततः ॥७-१३६-१९॥
utsṛjya śataśo vāhāṃstatra kecinnarādhipāḥ। prādravanta mahārāja bhayāviṣṭāḥ samantataḥ ॥7-136-19॥
[उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; वाहान् (vāhān) - vehicles; तत्र (tatra) - there; केचित् (kecit) - some; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भयाविष्टाः (bhayāviṣṭāḥ) - overcome by fear; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - in all directions;]
(Having abandoned hundreds of vehicles there, some kings, O great king, fled in all directions, overcome by fear.)
O great king, some kings, having abandoned hundreds of vehicles there, fled in all directions, overcome by fear.
