07.137
Core and Pancharatra: King Bahlika, i.e. Somadatta killed by Satyaki, supported by Bhima. Then Drona becomes unconscious, unable to withstand Yudhishthira. Advised by Krishna, Yudhisthira moved away from Drona as night fell.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सोमदत्तं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य विधुन्वानं महद्धनुः। सात्यकिः प्राह यन्तारं सोमदत्ताय मां वह ॥७-१३७-१॥
somadattaṃ tu samprekṣya vidhunvānaṃ mahaddhanuḥ। sātyakiḥ prāha yantāraṃ somadattāya māṃ vaha ॥7-137-1॥
[सोमदत्तम् (somadattam) - Somadatta; तु (tu) - but; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; विधुन्वानम् (vidhunvānam) - wielding; महद्धनुः (mahaddhanuḥ) - great bow; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; प्राह (prāha) - said; यन्तारम् (yantāram) - to the charioteer; सोमदत्ताय (somadattāya) - to Somadatta; माम् (mām) - me; वह (vaha) - carry;]
(But having seen Somadatta wielding a great bow, Satyaki said to the charioteer, "Carry me to Somadatta.")
Satyaki, observing Somadatta with his great bow, instructed his charioteer, "Take me to Somadatta."
न ह्यहत्वा रणे शत्रुं बाह्लीकं कौरवाधमम्। निवर्तिष्ये रणात्सूत सत्यमेतद्वचो मम ॥७-१३७-२॥
na hyahatvā raṇe śatruṃ bāhlīkaṃ kauravādhamam। nivartiṣye raṇātsūta satyametadvaco mama ॥7-137-2॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy; बाह्लीकम् (bāhlīkam) - Bahlika; कौरव-अधमम् (kaurava-adhamam) - the worst of the Kauravas; निवर्तिष्ये (nivartiṣye) - I shall return; रणात् (raṇāt) - from battle; सूत (sūta) - O charioteer; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; मम (mama) - my;]
(Not indeed without killing the enemy Bahlika, the worst of the Kauravas, shall I return from battle, O charioteer; this is my word of truth.)
"I will not return from the battle without killing the enemy Bahlika, the worst of the Kauravas. This is my solemn word, O charioteer."
ततः सम्प्रेषयद्यन्ता सैन्धवांस्तान्महाजवान्। तुरङ्गमाञ्शङ्खवर्णान्सर्वशब्दातिगान्रणे ॥७-१३७-३॥
tataḥ saṃpreṣayadyantā saindhavāṃstānamahājavān। turaṅgamāñśaṅkhavarṇānsarvaśabdātigānraṇe ॥7-137-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सम्प्रेषयद्यन्ता (saṃpreṣayadyantā) - dispatching; सैन्धवान् (saindhavān) - Sindhu horses; तान् (tān) - those; महाजवान् (mahājavān) - very swift; तुरङ्गमान् (turaṅgamān) - horses; शङ्खवर्णान् (śaṅkhavarṇān) - conch-colored; सर्वशब्दातिगान् (sarvaśabdātigān) - surpassing all sounds; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Then, dispatching those very swift Sindhu horses, conch-colored, surpassing all sounds, in battle.)
Then, the charioteer dispatched those very swift Sindhu horses, which were conch-colored and surpassed all sounds, into the battle.
तेऽवहन्युयुधानं तु मनोमारुतरंहसः। यथेन्द्रं हरयो राजन्पुरा दैत्यवधोद्यतम् ॥७-१३७-४॥
te'vahanyuyudhānaṃ tu manomārutaraṃhasaḥ। yathendraṃ harayo rājanpurā daityavadhodyatam ॥7-137-4॥
[ते (te) - they; अवहन् (avahan) - killed; युयुधानम् (yuyudhānam) - Yuyudhana; तु (tu) - but; मनो (mano) - mind; मारुत (māruta) - wind; रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) - speed; यथा (yathā) - as; इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra; हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दैत्य (daitya) - demon; वध (vadha) - killing; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - engaged in;]
(They killed Yuyudhana with the speed of mind and wind, as the monkeys, O king, formerly engaged in the killing of the demon Indra.)
They swiftly killed Yuyudhana, just as the monkeys, O king, once prepared to kill the demon Indra.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य सात्वतं रभसं रणे। सोमदत्तो महाबाहुरसम्भ्रान्तोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥७-१३७-५॥
tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya sātvataṃ rabhasaṃ raṇe। somadatto mahābāhurasambhrānto'bhyavartata ॥7-137-5॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - seeing; सात्वतम् (sātvatam) - Satyaki; रभसम् (rabhasam) - fierce; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced;]
(Seeing him approaching, Satyaki, fierce in battle, Somadatta, mighty-armed and unperturbed, advanced.)
Seeing the fierce Satyaki approaching in battle, the mighty-armed Somadatta advanced without perturbation.
विमुञ्चञ्शरवर्षाणि पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्। छादयामास शैनेयं जलदो भास्करं यथा ॥७-१३७-६॥
vimuñcañ śaravarṣāṇi parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān। chādayāmāsa śaineyaṃ jalado bhāskaraṃ yathā ॥7-137-6॥
[विमुञ्चञ् (vimuñcañ) - releasing; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; वृष्टिमान् (vṛṣṭimān) - rain-bearing; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Shaineya; जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud; भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Releasing arrow showers like a rain-bearing cloud, he covered Shaineya as a cloud covers the sun.)
He released showers of arrows like a rain-bearing cloud, covering Shaineya just as a cloud covers the sun.
असम्भ्रान्तश्च समरे सात्यकिः कुरुपुङ्गवम्। छादयामास बाणौघैः समन्ताद्भरतर्षभ ॥७-१३७-७॥
asambhrāntaśca samare sātyakiḥ kurupuṅgavam। chādayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ samantādbharatarṣabha ॥7-137-7॥
[असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; कुरुपुङ्गवम् (kurupuṅgavam) - Kuru hero; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with arrows; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Unperturbed, Satyaki covered the Kuru hero with arrows from all sides, O best of the Bharatas.)
Satyaki, unperturbed in battle, enveloped the Kuru hero with a multitude of arrows from every direction, O best of the Bharatas.
सोमदत्तस्तु तं षष्ट्या विव्याधोरसि माधवम्। सात्यकिश्चापि तं राजन्नविध्यत्सायकैः शितैः ॥७-१३७-८॥
somadattastu taṃ ṣaṣṭyā vivyādhorasi mādhavam। sātyakiścāpi taṃ rājannavidhyatsāyakaiḥ śitaiḥ ॥7-137-8॥
[सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - him; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; उरसि (urasi) - in the chest; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp;]
(Somadatta, however, pierced Madhava in the chest with sixty (arrows). Satyaki also, O king, pierced him with sharp arrows.)
Somadatta struck Madhava in the chest with sixty arrows, but Satyaki, O king, also pierced him with sharp arrows.
तावन्योन्यं शरैः कृत्तौ व्यराजेतां नरर्षभौ। सुपुष्पौ पुष्पसमये पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥७-१३७-९॥
tāvanyonyaṃ śaraiḥ kṛttau vyarājetāṃ nararṣabhau। supuṣpau puṣpasamaye puṣpitāviva kiṃśukau ॥7-137-9॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; कृत्तौ (kṛttau) - cut; व्याराजेतां (vyarājetāṃ) - shone; नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - bulls among men; सुपुष्पौ (supuṣpau) - well-flowered; पुष्पसमये (puṣpasamaye) - in the flowering season; पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - blooming; इव (iva) - like; किंशुकौ (kiṃśukau) - Butea monosperma trees;]
(Those two, cut by each other's arrows, shone like bulls among men, like well-flowered Butea monosperma trees in the flowering season.)
The two warriors, having been cut by each other's arrows, stood out prominently like the majestic bulls among men, resembling the beautifully blooming Butea monosperma trees in their flowering season.
रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गौ कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ। परस्परमवेक्षेतां दहन्ताविव लोचनैः ॥७-१३७-१०॥
rudhirokṣitasarvāṅgau kuruvṛṣṇiyaśaskarau। parasparamavekṣetāṃ dahantāviva locanaiḥ ॥7-137-10॥
[रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; उक्षित (ukṣita) - smeared; सर्व (sarva) - all; अङ्गौ (aṅgau) - limbs; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; वृष्णि (vṛṣṇi) - Vṛṣṇi; यश (yaśa) - fame; करौ (karau) - makers; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; अवेक्षेताम् (avekṣetām) - looked; दहन्तौ (dahantau) - burning; इव (iva) - as if; लोचनैः (locanaiḥ) - with eyes;]
(Their entire bodies smeared with blood, the fame-makers of the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi looked at each other as if burning with eyes.)
The warriors, renowned in the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi lineages, stood with their bodies covered in blood, glaring at each other as if their eyes were on fire.
रथमण्डलमार्गेषु चरन्तावरिमर्दनौ। घोररूपौ हि तावास्तां वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ ॥७-१३७-११॥
rathamaṇḍalamārgeṣu carantāvarimardanau। ghorarūpau hi tāvāstāṃ vṛṣṭimantāvivāmbudau ॥7-137-11॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; मण्डल (maṇḍala) - circle; मार्गेषु (mārgeṣu) - on the paths; चरन्तौ (carantau) - moving; अरि (ari) - enemy; मर्दनौ (mardanau) - crushers; घोर (ghora) - terrible; रूपौ (rūpau) - forms; हि (hi) - indeed; तौ (tau) - those two; आस्ताम् (āstām) - were; वृष्टिमन्तौ (vṛṣṭimantau) - rainy; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदौ (ambudau) - clouds;]
(On the paths of the chariot circle, the enemy crushers were moving. Indeed, those two had terrible forms, like rainy clouds.)
The two warriors, moving on the paths of the chariot circle, were like clouds bringing rain, with their terrible forms crushing the enemies.
शरसम्भिन्नगात्रौ तौ सर्वतः शकलीकृतौ। श्वाविधाविव राजेन्द्र व्यदृष्येतां शरक्षतौ ॥७-१३७-१२॥
śarasambhinna-gātrau tau sarvataḥ śakalīkṛtau। śvāvidhāv iva rājendra vyadṛśyetāṃ śarakṣatau ॥7-137-12॥
[शर (śara) - arrow; सम्भिन्न (sambhinna) - pierced; गात्रौ (gātrau) - bodies; तौ (tau) - those two; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely; शकलीकृतौ (śakalīkṛtau) - shattered; श्वाविधौ (śvāvidhau) - jackals and wolves; इव (iva) - like; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; व्यदृष्येताम् (vyadṛśyetām) - were seen; शरक्षतौ (śarakṣatau) - wounded by arrows;]
(Those two bodies, pierced by arrows, were seen completely shattered like jackals and wolves, O king, wounded by arrows.)
O King, those two bodies, pierced and shattered by arrows, appeared like jackals and wolves, wounded and scattered all around.
सुवर्णपुङ्खैरिषुभिराचितौ तौ व्यरोचताम्। खद्योतैरावृतौ राजन्प्रावृषीव वनस्पती ॥७-१३७-१३॥
suvarṇapuṅkhairiṣubhirācitau tau vyarocatām। khadyotairāvṛtau rājanprāvṛṣīva vanaspatī ॥7-137-13॥
[सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - golden; पुङ्खैः (puṅkhaiḥ) - with feathers; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; आचितौ (ācitau) - adorned; तौ (tau) - they; व्यरोचताम् (vyarocatām) - shone; खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - with fireflies; आवृतौ (āvṛtau) - covered; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season; इव (iva) - like; वनस्पती (vanaspatī) - trees;]
(Adorned with golden-feathered arrows, they shone, O king, like trees covered with fireflies in the rainy season.)
Adorned with golden-feathered arrows, they shone brightly, O king, like trees illuminated by fireflies during the rainy season.
सम्प्रदीपितसर्वाङ्गौ सायकैस्तौ महारथौ। अदृश्येतां रणे क्रुद्धावुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरौ ॥७-१३७-१४॥
sampradīpitasarvāṅgau sāyakaistau mahārathau। adṛśyetāṃ raṇe kruddhāvulkābhiriva kuñjarau ॥7-137-14॥
[सम्प्रदीपित (sampradīpita) - illuminated; सर्वाङ्गौ (sarvāṅgau) - all-limbed; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; तौ (tau) - those two; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; अदृश्येताम् (adṛśyetām) - became invisible; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - with meteors; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - elephants;]
(Those two great charioteers, with all their limbs illuminated by arrows, became invisible in battle, angry like elephants with meteors.)
The two great charioteers, their bodies lit up by arrows, vanished in the battle, enraged like elephants struck by meteors.
ततो युधि महाराज सोमदत्तो महारथः। अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद माधवस्य महद्धनुः ॥७-१३७-१५॥
tato yudhi mahārāja somadatto mahārathaḥ। ardhacandreṇa ciccheda mādhasya mahaddhanuḥ ॥7-137-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped arrow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; माधवस्य (mādhasya) - of Mādhava; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow;]
(Then, in battle, O great king, Somadatta, the great chariot-warrior, cut off Mādhava's great bow with a crescent-shaped arrow.)
Then, O great king, in the battle, Somadatta, the mighty chariot-warrior, severed the great bow of Mādhava with a crescent-shaped arrow.
अथैनं पञ्चविंशत्या सायकानां समार्पयत्। त्वरमाणस्त्वराकाले पुनश्च दशभिः शरैः ॥७-१३७-१६॥
athainaṁ pañcaviṁśatyā sāyakānāṁ samārpayat। tvaramāṇastvarākāle punaśca daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-137-16॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five; सायकानाम् (sāyakānām) - of arrows; समार्पयत् (samārpayat) - he attacked; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; त्वराकाले (tvarākāle) - in the time of haste; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Then he attacked him with twenty-five arrows. Hastening in the time of haste, again with ten arrows.)
Then, in a hurry, he attacked him with twenty-five arrows and again with ten arrows in a moment of urgency.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सात्यकिर्वेगवत्तरम्। पञ्चभिः सायकैस्तूर्णं सोमदत्तमविध्यत ॥७-१३७-१७॥
athānyaddhanurādāya sātyakirvegavattaram। pañcabhiḥ sāyakaistūrṇaṃ somadattamavidhyat ॥7-137-17॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; वेगवत्तरम् (vegavattaram) - more powerful; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - arrows; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; सोमदत्तम् (somadattam) - Somadatta; अविध्यत (avidhyat) - pierced;]
(Then, taking another bow, Satyaki, with five arrows, quickly pierced Somadatta.)
Then Satyaki, taking another, more powerful bow, quickly pierced Somadatta with five arrows.
ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम्। बाह्लीकस्य रणे राजन्सात्यकिः प्रहसन्निव ॥७-१३७-१८॥
tato'pareṇa bhallena dhvajaṃ ciccheda kāñcanam। bāhlīkasya raṇe rājansātyakiḥ prahasanniva ॥7-137-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden; बाह्लीकस्य (bāhlīkasya) - of Bahlika; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling;]
(Then, with another arrow, Satyaki cut off the golden flag of Bahlika in battle, O king, as if smiling.)
Then, Satyaki, with another arrow, cut off the golden flag of Bahlika in the battle, O king, as if he was smiling.
सोमदत्तस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो दृष्ट्वा केतुं निपातितम्। शैनेयं पञ्चविंशत्या सायकानां समाचिनोत् ॥७-१३७-१९॥
somadattastvasambhrānto dṛṣṭvā ketuṃ nipātitam। śaineyaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā sāyakānāṃ samācinot ॥7-137-19॥
[सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; तु (tu) - but; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; केतुम् (ketum) - the banner; निपातितम् (nipātitam) - fallen; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Shainya; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - with twenty-five; सायकानाम् (sāyakānām) - of arrows; समाचिनोत् (samācinot) - covered;]
(Somadatta, unperturbed, having seen the fallen banner, covered Shainya with twenty-five arrows.)
Somadatta, remaining calm, saw the fallen banner and shot twenty-five arrows at Shainya.
सात्वतोऽपि रणे क्रुद्धः सोमदत्तस्य धन्विनः। धनुश्चिच्छेद समरे क्षुरप्रेण शितेन ह ॥७-१३७-२०॥
sātvato'pi raṇe kruddhaḥ somadattasya dhanvinaḥ। dhanuściccheda samare kṣurapreṇa śitena ha ॥7-137-20॥
[सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Satyaki; अपि (api) - also; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सोमदत्तस्य (somadattasya) - of Somadatta; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - of the archer; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with an arrow; शितेन (śitena) - sharp; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Satyaki, also angry in battle, cut the bow of the archer Somadatta with a sharp arrow indeed.)
Satyaki, in his anger during the battle, cut down the bow of the archer Somadatta with a sharp arrow.
अथैनं रुक्मपुङ्खानां शतेन नतपर्वणाम्। आचिनोद्बहुधा राजन्भग्नदंष्ट्रमिव द्विपम् ॥७-१३७-२१॥
athainaṁ rukmapuṅkhānāṁ śatena nataparvaṇām। ācinodbahudhā rājanbhagnadaṁṣṭramiva dvipam ॥7-137-21॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; रुक्मपुङ्खानाम् (rukmapuṅkhānām) - of golden-feathered; शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - bent-jointed; आचिनोत् (ācinot) - covered; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भग्नदंष्ट्रम् (bhagnadaṁṣṭram) - broken-tusked; इव (iva) - like; द्विपम् (dvipam) - an elephant;]
(Then, O king, he covered him with a hundred golden-feathered, bent-jointed arrows, like a broken-tusked elephant.)
Then, O king, he showered him with a hundred golden-feathered arrows, bending them like joints, resembling a broken-tusked elephant.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सोमदत्तो महारथः। सात्यकिं छादयामास शरवृष्ट्या महाबलः ॥७-१३७-२२॥
athānyaddhanurādāya somadatto mahārathaḥ। sātyakiṃ chādayāmāsa śaravṛṣṭyā mahābalaḥ ॥7-137-22॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; शरवृष्ट्या (śaravṛṣṭyā) - with a shower of arrows; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; ॥७-१३७-२२॥ (॥7-137-22॥) - (verse number);]
(Then, taking another bow, the great chariot-warrior Somadatta covered Satyaki with a shower of arrows, being mighty.)
Then, the mighty Somadatta, a great chariot-warrior, took another bow and covered Satyaki with a shower of arrows.
सोमदत्तं तु सङ्क्रुद्धो रणे विव्याध सात्यकिः। सात्यकिं चेषुजालेन सोमदत्तो अपीडयत् ॥७-१३७-२३॥
somadattaṃ tu saṅkruddho raṇe vivyādha sātyakiḥ। sātyakiṃ ceṣujālena somadatto apīḍayat ॥7-137-23॥
[सोमदत्तम् (somadattam) - Somadatta; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; इषुजालेन (iṣujālena) - with a shower of arrows; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; अपीडयत् (apīḍayat) - oppressed;]
(But Satyaki, angry in battle, pierced Somadatta. And Somadatta oppressed Satyaki with a shower of arrows.)
In the battle, an enraged Satyaki pierced Somadatta, but Somadatta retaliated by oppressing Satyaki with a barrage of arrows.
दशभिः सात्वतस्यार्थे भीमोऽहन्बाह्लिकात्मजम्। सोमदत्तोऽप्यसम्भ्रान्तः शैनेयमवधीच्छरैः ॥७-१३७-२४॥
daśabhiḥ sātvatasyārthe bhīmo'hanbāhlikātmajam। somadatto'pyasambhrāntaḥ śaineyamavadhīccharaiḥ ॥7-137-24॥
[दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; सात्वतस्य (sātvatasya) - of Sātvata; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma; अहन (ahan) - killed; बाह्लिकात्मजम् (bāhlikātmajam) - son of Bāhlika; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; अपि (api) - also; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Śaineya; अवधीच्छरैः (avadhīccharaiḥ) - killed with arrows;]
(With ten (arrows), for the sake of Sātvata, Bhīma killed the son of Bāhlika. Somadatta, unperturbed, also killed Śaineya with arrows.)
Bhīma, using ten arrows, killed the son of Bāhlika for the sake of Sātvata. Meanwhile, the unperturbed Somadatta also killed Śaineya with his arrows.
ततस्तु सात्वतस्यार्थे भैमसेनिर्नवं दृढम्। मुमोच परिघं घोरं सोमदत्तस्य वक्षसि ॥७-१३७-२५॥
tatastu sātvatasyārthe bhaimasenirnavaṃ dṛḍham। mumoca parighaṃ ghoraṃ somadattasya vakṣasi ॥7-137-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; सात्वतस्य (sātvatasya) - of Sātvata; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; भैमसेनि (bhaimaseni) - Bhīmasena; र्नवं (rnavaṃ) - new; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; परिघं (parighaṃ) - club; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; सोमदत्तस्य (somadattasya) - of Somadatta; वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest;]
(Then, for the sake of Sātvata, Bhīmasena released a new, firm, and terrible club on Somadatta's chest.)
Then Bhīmasena, for the sake of Sātvata, released a new and formidable club onto Somadatta's chest.
तमापतन्तं वेगेन परिघं घोरदर्शनम्। द्विधा चिच्छेद समरे प्रहसन्निव कौरवः ॥७-१३७-२६॥
tam āpatantaṃ vegena parighaṃ ghoradarśanam। dvidhā ciccheda samare prahasann iva kauravaḥ ॥7-137-26॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; परिघम् (parigham) - mace; घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - terrifying appearance; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; समरे (samare) - in battle; प्रहसन्निव (prahasann iva) - as if smiling; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava;]
(The Kaurava, as if smiling, cut the terrifying mace approaching him with speed into two in the battle.)
The Kaurava, with a smile, split the terrifying mace that was rushing towards him into two during the battle.
स पपात द्विधा छिन्न आयसः परिघो महान्। महीधरस्येव महच्छिखरं वज्रदारितम् ॥७-१३७-२७॥
sa papāta dvidhā chinna āyasaḥ parigho mahān। mahīdharasyeva mahacchikharaṃ vajradāritam ॥7-137-27॥
[स (sa) - he; पपात (papāta) - fell; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; छिन्न (chinna) - cut; आयसः (āyasaḥ) - iron; परिघः (parighaḥ) - bar; महान् (mahān) - great; महीधरस्य (mahīdharasya) - of the mountain; इव (iva) - like; महच्छिखरं (mahacchikharaṃ) - great peak; वज्रदारितम् (vajradāritam) - split by a thunderbolt;]
(He fell, the great iron bar cut in two, like a great peak of the mountain split by a thunderbolt.)
He fell down, the great iron bar was split in two, resembling a great mountain peak cleaved by a thunderbolt.
ततस्तु सात्यकी राजन्सोमदत्तस्य संयुगे। धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन हस्तावापं च पञ्चभिः ॥७-१३७-२८॥
tatastu sātyakī rājansomadattasya saṃyuge। dhanuściccheda bhallena hastāvāpaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ ॥7-137-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; सात्यकी (sātyakī) - Satyaki; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सोमदत्तस्य (somadattasya) - of Somadatta; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; हस्तावापम् (hastāvāpam) - quiver; च (ca) - and; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five;]
(Then, Satyaki, O king, cut the bow of Somadatta in battle with an arrow and the quiver with five (arrows).)
Then, O king, Satyaki cut down Somadatta's bow in the battle with an arrow and also struck his quiver with five arrows.
चतुर्भिस्तु शरैस्तूर्णं चतुरस्तुरगोत्तमान्। समीपं प्रेषयामास प्रेतराजस्य भारत ॥७-१३७-२९॥
caturbhistu śaraistūrṇaṃ caturasturagottamān। samīpaṃ preṣayāmāsa pretarājasya bhārata ॥7-137-29॥
[चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; तु (tu) - but; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; तुरग-उत्तमान् (turaga-uttamān) - excellent horses; समीपम् (samīpam) - near; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; प्रेत-राजस्य (preta-rājasya) - of the king of the dead; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(With four arrows, he quickly sent the four excellent horses near the king of the dead, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, with four arrows, he swiftly dispatched the four finest horses to the vicinity of the king of the dead.
सारथेश्च शिरः कायाद्भल्लेन नतपर्वणा। जहार रथशार्दूलः प्रहसञ्शिनिपुङ्गवः ॥७-१३७-३०॥
sāratheśca śiraḥ kāyādbhallena nataparvaṇā। jahāra rathaśārdūlaḥ prahasañśinipuṅgavaḥ ॥7-137-30॥
[सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer; च (ca) - and; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with a curved joint; जहार (jahāra) - took away; रथशार्दूलः (rathaśārdūlaḥ) - the tiger among charioteers; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Shinis;]
(The tiger among charioteers, smiling, took away the head of the charioteer from the body with an arrow with a curved joint, the best of the Shinis.)
The best of the Shinis, a tiger among charioteers, smilingly took off the head of the charioteer from his body with a curved arrow.
ततः शरं महाघोरं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्। मुमोच सात्वतो राजन्स्वर्णपुङ्खं शिलाशितम् ॥७-१३७-३१॥
tataḥ śaraṃ mahāghoraṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam। mumoca sātvato rājansvarṇapuṅkhaṃ śilāśitam ॥7-137-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरं (śaram) - arrow; महाघोरं (mahāghoram) - very terrible; ज्वलन्तमिव (jvalantamiva) - blazing like; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Sātvata; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वर्णपुङ्खं (svarṇapuṅkham) - golden-feathered; शिलाशितम् (śilāśitam) - stone-sharpened;]
(Then Sātvata released a very terrible arrow, blazing like fire, O king, with golden feathers and stone-sharpened.)
Then, O king, Sātvata released a very terrible arrow that blazed like fire, adorned with golden feathers and sharpened on stone.
स विमुक्तो बलवता शैनेयेन शरोत्तमः। घोरस्तस्योरसि विभो निपपाताशु भारत ॥७-१३७-३२॥
sa vimukto balavatā śaineyena śarottamaḥ। ghorastasyorasi vibho nipapātāśu bhārata ॥7-137-32॥
[स (sa) - he; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - released; बलवता (balavatā) - by the strong; शैनेयेन (śaineyena) - by Śaineya; शर-उत्तमः (śara-uttamaḥ) - the best arrow; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; तस्य (tasya) - his; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; विभो (vibho) - O lord; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell; आशु (āśu) - swiftly; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(He, released by the strong Śaineya, the best arrow, terrible, fell swiftly on his chest, O lord, O Bhārata.)
The terrible best arrow, released by the strong Śaineya, swiftly fell on his chest, O lord, O Bhārata.
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता सात्वतेन महारथः। सोमदत्तो महाबाहुर्निपपात ममार च ॥७-१३७-३३॥
so'tividdho balavatā sāttvatena mahārathaḥ। somadatto mahābāhurnipapāta mamāra ca ॥7-137-33॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced severely; बलवता (balavatā) - by the powerful; सात्वतेन (sāttvatena) - by the Sātvata (warrior); महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; ममार (mamāra) - died; च (ca) - and;]
(He, the great chariot-warrior Somadatta, pierced severely by the powerful Sātvata, mighty-armed, fell down and died.)
The mighty-armed Somadatta, a great chariot-warrior, was severely pierced by the powerful Sātvata and fell down dead.
तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं तत्र सोमदत्तं महारथाः। महता शरवर्षेण युयुधानमुपाद्रवन् ॥७-१३७-३४॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā nihataṁ tatra somadattaṁ mahārathāḥ। mahatā śaravarṣeṇa yuyudhānamupādravan ॥7-137-34॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; निहतं (nihataṁ) - slain; तत्र (tatra) - there; सोमदत्तं (somadattaṁ) - Somadatta; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; महता (mahatā) - with great; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows; युयुधानम् (yuyudhānam) - Yuyudhana; उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - attacked;]
(Having seen Somadatta slain there, the great warriors attacked Yuyudhana with a great shower of arrows.)
Upon witnessing Somadatta's fall, the mighty warriors launched a fierce attack on Yuyudhana with a barrage of arrows.
छाद्यमानं शरैर्दृष्ट्वा युयुधानं युधिष्ठिरः। महत्या सेनया सार्धं द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवत् ॥७-१३७-३५॥
chādyamānaṃ śarairdṛṣṭvā yuyudhānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। mahatyā senayā sārdhaṃ droṇānīkamupādravat ॥7-137-35॥
[छाद्यमानं (chādyamānam) - being covered; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; युयुधानं (yuyudhānam) - Yuyudhana; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; सार्धं (sārdham) - together with; द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's forces; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(Seeing Yuyudhana being covered with arrows, Yudhishthira, together with a great army, attacked Drona's forces.)
Upon seeing Yuyudhana being overwhelmed by arrows, Yudhishthira, along with his mighty army, advanced to attack Drona's forces.
ततो युधिष्ठिरः क्रुद्धस्तावकानां महाबलम्। शरैर्विद्रावयामास भारद्वाजस्य पश्यतः ॥७-१३७-३६॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kruddhastāvakānāṃ mahābalam। śarairvidrāvayāmāsa bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ ॥7-137-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your side; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - great strength; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; विद्रावयामास (vidrāvayāmāsa) - dispersed; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(Then Yudhishthira, angry, dispersed the great strength of your side with arrows, while Bharadvaja was watching.)
Then, in his anger, Yudhishthira scattered the mighty forces of your side with his arrows, all under the watchful eyes of Bharadvaja.
सैन्यानि द्रावयन्तं तु द्रोणो दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरम्। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥७-१३७-३७॥
sainyāni drāvayantaṃ tu droṇo dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiram। abhidudrāva vegena krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ ॥7-137-37॥
[सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; द्रावयन्तं (drāvayantaṃ) - causing to flee; तु (tu) - but; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः (krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ) - with eyes red with anger;]
(Drona, having seen Yudhishthira causing the armies to flee, rushed towards him with speed, his eyes red with anger.)
Drona, upon seeing Yudhishthira causing the armies to flee, charged at him swiftly, his eyes inflamed with rage.
ततः सुनिशितैर्बाणैः पार्थं विव्याध सप्तभिः। सोऽतिविद्धो महाबाहुः सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन् ॥ युधिष्ठिरस्य चिच्छेद ध्वजं कार्मुकमेव च ॥७-१३७-३८॥
tataḥ suniśitairbāṇaiḥ pārthaṃ vivyādha saptabhiḥ। so'tividdho mahābāhuḥ sṛkkiṇī parisaṃlihan ॥ yudhiṣṭhirasya ciccheda dhvajaṃ kārmukameva ca ॥7-137-38॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - deeply pierced; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - the bowstring; परिसंलिहन् (parisaṃlihan) - licking; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the flag; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - the bow; एव (eva) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Then, with sharp arrows, he pierced Arjuna with seven. The mighty-armed one, deeply pierced, licking the bowstring, cut off the flag and the bow of Yudhishthira.)
Then, with seven sharp arrows, he pierced Arjuna. The mighty-armed warrior, deeply wounded, licked the bowstring and cut off both the flag and the bow of Yudhishthira.
स छिन्नधन्वा त्वरितस्त्वराकाले नृपोत्तमः। अन्यदादत्त वेगेन कार्मुकं समरे दृढम् ॥७-१३७-३९॥
sa chinnadhanvā tvaritastvarākāle nṛpottamaḥ। anyadādatta vegena kārmukaṃ samare dṛḍham ॥7-137-39॥
[स (sa) - he; छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with broken bow; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - hurried; त्वराकाले (tvarākāle) - in urgent time; नृपोत्तमः (nṛpottamaḥ) - the best of kings; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṃ) - bow; समरे (samare) - in battle; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm.;]
(He, with a broken bow, hurried in urgent time, the best of kings, took another bow swiftly, firm in battle.)
The best of kings, with his bow broken, quickly took another strong bow in the heat of battle.
ततः शरसहस्रेण द्रोणं विव्याध पार्थिवः। साश्वसूतध्वजरथं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-१३७-४०॥
tataḥ śarasahasreṇa droṇaṃ vivyādha pārthivaḥ। sāśvasūtadhvajarathaṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-137-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्रेण (śarasahasreṇa) - with thousands of arrows; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the prince; स- अश्व- सूत- ध्वज- रथम् (sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-ratham) - with horses, charioteer, banner, and chariot; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Then the prince pierced Droṇa with thousands of arrows; with horses, charioteer, banner, and chariot, it became as if wonderful.)
Then the prince shot thousands of arrows at Droṇa, and it seemed as if it was a wonderful sight with horses, charioteer, banner, and chariot.
ततो मुहूर्तं व्यथितः शरघातप्रपीडितः। निषसाद रथोपस्थे द्रोणो भरतसत्तम ॥७-१३७-४१॥
tato muhūrtaṃ vyathitaḥ śaraghātaprapīḍitaḥ। niṣasāda rathopasthe droṇo bharatasattama ॥7-137-41॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; शर (śara) - arrow; घात (ghāta) - strike; प्रपीडितः (prapīḍitaḥ) - oppressed; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Then, distressed and oppressed by the strike of arrows, Drona sat down on the chariot seat, O best of the Bharatas.)
Then, Drona, distressed by the strike of arrows, sat down on the chariot seat, O best of the Bharatas.
प्रतिलभ्य ततः सञ्ज्ञां मुहूर्ताद्द्विजसत्तमः। क्रोधेन महताविष्टो वायव्यास्त्रमवासृजत् ॥७-१३७-४२॥
pratilabhya tataḥ sañjñāṃ muhūrtāddvijasattamaḥ। krodhena mahatāviṣṭo vāyavyāstramavāsṛjat ॥7-137-42॥
[प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best of the twice-born; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; महताविष्टः (mahatāviṣṭaḥ) - overcome by great; वायव्यास्त्रम् (vāyavyāstram) - the wind weapon; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - released;]
(Having regained consciousness then, after a moment, the best of the twice-born, overcome by great anger, released the wind weapon.)
After regaining his senses, the esteemed sage, filled with immense anger, unleashed the mighty wind weapon.
असम्भ्रान्तस्ततः पार्थो धनुराकृष्य वीर्यवान्। तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण रणे स्तम्भयामास भारत ॥७-१३७-४३॥
asambhrāntastataḥ pārtho dhanurākṛṣya vīryavān। tadastramastreṇa raṇe stambhayāmāsa bhārata ॥7-137-43॥
[असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आकृष्य (ākṛṣya) - drawing; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; स्तम्भयामास (stambhayāmāsa) - restrained; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(Then, unperturbed, Arjuna, drawing his bow, the valiant one, restrained that weapon with a weapon in battle, O descendant of Bharata.)
Then, unperturbed, the valiant Arjuna drew his bow and restrained that weapon with another weapon in the battle, O descendant of Bharata.
ततोऽब्रवीद्वासुदेवः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो यत्त्वा वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥७-१३७-४४॥
tato'bravīdvāsudevaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho yattvā vakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu ॥7-137-44॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - son of Kunti; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; यत् (yat) - what; त्वा (tvā) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say; तत् (tat) - that; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen;]
(Then Vasudeva said to the son of Kunti, Yudhishthira: "O mighty-armed Yudhishthira, listen to what I will say to you.")
Then Vasudeva addressed Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, saying: "O mighty-armed Yudhishthira, listen to what I have to tell you."
उपारमस्व युद्धाय द्रोणाद्भरतसत्तम। गृध्यते हि सदा द्रोणो ग्रहणे तव संयुगे ॥७-१३७-४५॥
upāramasva yuddhāya droṇādbharatasattama। gṛdhyate hi sadā droṇo grahaṇe tava saṃyuge ॥7-137-45॥
[उपारमस्व (upāramasva) - cease; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Droṇa; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; गृध्यते (gṛdhyate) - is desired; हि (hi) - indeed; सदा (sadā) - always; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; ग्रहणे (grahaṇe) - in capture; तव (tava) - your; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Cease for battle from Droṇa, O best of the Bharatas. Indeed, Droṇa is always desired in your capture in battle.)
O best of the Bharatas, cease fighting against Droṇa. Indeed, Droṇa is always eager to capture you in battle.
नानुरूपमहं मन्ये युद्धमस्य त्वया सह। योऽस्य सृष्टो विनाशाय स एनं श्वो हनिष्यति ॥७-१३७-४६॥
nānurūpam ahaṃ manye yuddham asya tvayā saha। yo'sya sṛṣṭo vināśāya sa enaṃ śvo haniṣyati ॥7-137-46॥
[न (na) - not; अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - suitable; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अस्य (asya) - of this; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; यः (yaḥ) - who; अस्य (asya) - of this; सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; सः (saḥ) - he; एनम् (enam) - this; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill;]
(I think this battle with you is not suitable. He who was created for its destruction will kill this tomorrow.)
I believe that this battle with you is not appropriate. The one who was created for its destruction will kill it tomorrow.
परिवर्ज्य गुरुं याहि यत्र राजा सुयोधनः। भीमश्च रथशार्दूलो युध्यते कौरवैः सह ॥७-१३७-४७॥
parivarjya guruṃ yāhi yatra rājā suyodhanaḥ। bhīmaśca rathaśārdūlo yudhyate kauravaiḥ saha ॥7-137-47॥
[परिवर्ज्य (parivarjya) - avoiding; गुरुम् (gurum) - the teacher; याहि (yāhi) - go; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; च (ca) - and; रथशार्दूलः (rathaśārdūlaḥ) - the tiger among charioteers; युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - with the Kauravas; सह (saha) - together;]
(Avoiding the teacher, go where King Suyodhana and Bhima, the tiger among charioteers, fight together with the Kauravas.)
Avoid the teacher and go to where King Suyodhana and Bhima, the tiger among charioteers, are fighting alongside the Kauravas.
वासुदेववचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। मुहूर्तं चिन्तयित्वा तु ततो दारुणमाहवम् ॥७-१३७-४८॥
vāsudevavacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। muhūrtaṃ cintayitvā tu tato dāruṇamāhavam ॥7-137-48॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible; आहवम् (āhavam) - battle;]
(Having heard the words of Vasudeva, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, after thinking for a moment, then spoke of the terrible battle.)
Upon hearing the words of Vasudeva, King Yudhishthira, known as Dharmaraja, contemplated for a moment and then spoke about the dreadful battle.
प्रायाद्द्रुतममित्रघ्नो यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः। विनिघ्नंस्तावकान्योधान्व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः ॥७-१३७-४९॥
prāyāddrutamamitraghno yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ। vinighnaṃstāvakānyodhānvyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ ॥7-137-49॥
[प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly; अमित्रघ्नः (amitraghnaḥ) - enemy-slayer; यत्र (yatra) - where; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - stood; विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - slaying; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your; योधन (yodhān) - warriors; व्यादित (vyādita) - opened; आस्यः (āsyaḥ) - mouth; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death;]
(The enemy-slayer went quickly where Bhima stood, slaying your warriors, with mouth opened like Death.)
The enemy-slayer swiftly moved to where Bhima was positioned, annihilating your warriors with his mouth agape like Death itself.
रथघोषेण महता नादयन्वसुधातलम्। पर्जन्य इव घर्मान्ते नादयन्वै दिशो दश ॥७-१३७-५०॥
rathaghoṣeṇa mahatā nādayanvasudhātalam। parjanya iva gharmānte nādayanvai diśo daśa ॥7-137-50॥
[रथघोषेण (rathaghoṣeṇa) - with the sound of the chariot; महता (mahatā) - great; नादयन् (nādayan) - resounding; वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - the earth; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - like the rain; इव (iva) - as; घर्मान्ते (gharmānte) - at the end of summer; नादयन् (nādayan) - resounding; वै (vai) - indeed; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]
(With the great sound of the chariot, resounding the earth, like the rain at the end of summer, indeed resounding in all ten directions.)
The great sound of the chariot echoed across the earth, much like the rain does at the end of summer, resonating in all ten directions.
भीमस्य निघ्नतः शत्रून्पार्ष्णिं जग्राह पाण्डवः। द्रोणोऽपि पाण्डुपाञ्चालान्व्यधमद्रजनीमुखे ॥७-१३७-५१॥
bhīmasya nighnataḥ śatrūn pārṣṇiṁ jagrāha pāṇḍavaḥ। droṇo'pi pāṇḍupāñcālān vyadhamad rajanīmukhe ॥7-137-51॥
[भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - striking; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; पार्ष्णिम् (pārṣṇim) - heel; जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अपि (api) - also; पाण्डुपाञ्चालान् (pāṇḍupāñcālān) - Pandavas and Panchalas; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; रजनीमुखे (rajanīmukhe) - at nightfall;]
(The Pandava seized the heel of the enemies struck by Bhima. Drona also scattered the Pandavas and Panchalas at nightfall.)
As Bhima was striking down the enemies, the Pandava seized their heel. Meanwhile, Drona scattered the Pandavas and Panchalas as night fell.
