07.139
Core and Pancharatra: Duryodhana re-arranges his army to protect Drona, while Drona makes an advance towards Pandavas.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
प्रकाशिते तथा लोके रजसा च तमोवृते। समाजग्मुरथो वीराः परस्परवधैषिणः ॥७-१३९-१॥
prakāśite tathā loke rajasā ca tamovṛte। samājagmuratho vīrāḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ ॥7-139-1॥
[प्रकाशिते (prakāśite) - illuminated; तथा (tathā) - thus; लोके (loke) - in the world; रजसा (rajasā) - by dust; च (ca) - and; तमोवृते (tamovṛte) - covered by darkness; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - came together; अथ (atha) - then; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; परस्परवधैषिणः (parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring to kill each other;]
(In the illuminated world, covered by dust and darkness, then the heroes came together, desiring to kill each other.)
In the world, which was both illuminated and shrouded in dust and darkness, the heroes gathered, intent on mutual destruction.
ते समेत्य रणे राजञ्शस्त्रप्रासासिधारिणः। परस्परमुदैक्षन्त परस्परकृतागसः ॥७-१३९-२॥
te sametya raṇe rājan śastra-prāsāsi-dhāriṇaḥ। parasparam udaikṣanta paraspara-kṛtāgasaḥ ॥7-139-2॥
[ते (te) - they; समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; प्रास (prāsa) - javelins; असि (asi) - swords; धारिणः (dhāriṇaḥ) - bearing; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; उदैक्षन्त (udaikṣanta) - looked at; परस्पर (paraspara) - each other; कृत (kṛta) - done; अगसः (agasaḥ) - offenses;]
(They, having assembled in battle, O king, bearing weapons, javelins, and swords, looked at each other, having committed offenses against each other.)
The warriors gathered on the battlefield, O king, armed with weapons, javelins, and swords, and glared at each other, each having wronged the other.
प्रदीपानां सहस्रैश्च दीप्यमानैः समन्ततः। विरराज तदा भूमिर्द्यौर्ग्रहैरिव भारत ॥७-१३९-३॥
pradīpānāṃ sahasraiśca dīpyamānaiḥ samantataḥ। virarāja tadā bhūmirdyaurghrahairiva bhārata ॥7-139-3॥
[प्रदीपानाम् (pradīpānām) - of lamps; सहस्रैः (sahasraiḥ) - by thousands; च (ca) - and; दीप्यमानैः (dīpyamānaiḥ) - shining; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; विरराज (virarāja) - shone; तदा (tadā) - then; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky; ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ) - with planets; इव (iva) - like; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(The earth then shone all around with thousands of shining lamps, like the sky with planets, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, the earth was illuminated all around by thousands of shining lamps, resembling the sky adorned with planets.
उल्काशतैः प्रज्वलितै रणभूमिर्व्यराजत। दह्यमानेव लोकानामभावे वै वसुन्धरा ॥७-१३९-४॥
ulkāśataiḥ prajvalitai raṇabhūmirvyarājata। dahyamāneva lokānāmabhāve vai vasundharā ॥7-139-4॥
[उल्का (ulkā) - firebrand; शतैः (śataiḥ) - by hundreds; प्रज्वलितै (prajvalitai) - ignited; रणभूमिः (raṇabhūmiḥ) - battlefield; व्याराजत (vyarājata) - shone; दह्यमाना (dahyamānā) - burning; इव (iva) - as if; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence; वै (vai) - indeed; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - earth;]
(The battlefield shone with hundreds of ignited firebrands, as if the earth was burning in the absence of the worlds.)
The battlefield was illuminated by hundreds of blazing firebrands, making it seem as though the earth was burning in the absence of its inhabitants.
प्रादीप्यन्त दिशः सर्वाः प्रदीपैस्तैः समन्ततः। वर्षाप्रदोषे खद्योतैर्वृता वृक्षा इवाबभुः ॥७-१३९-५॥
prādīpyanta diśaḥ sarvāḥ pradīpaistaiḥ samantataḥ। varṣāpradoṣe khadyotairvṛtā vṛkṣā ivābabhuḥ ॥7-139-5॥
[प्रादीप्यन्त (prādīpyanta) - were illuminated; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रदीपैः (pradīpaiḥ) - by lamps; तैः (taiḥ) - those; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; वर्षा-प्रदोषे (varṣā-pradoṣe) - on a rainy evening; खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - by fireflies; वृता (vṛtā) - surrounded; वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees; इव (iva) - like; अबभुः (ababhuḥ) - appeared;]
(All the directions were illuminated all around by those lamps, like trees surrounded by fireflies on a rainy evening.)
All the directions were brightly lit by the lamps everywhere, resembling trees surrounded by fireflies on a rainy evening.
असज्जन्त ततो वीरा वीरेष्वेव पृथक्पृथक्। नागा नागैः समाजग्मुस्तुरगाः सह वाजिभिः ॥७-१३९-६॥
asajjanta tato vīrā vīreṣveva pṛthakpṛthak। nāgā nāgaiḥ samājagmusturagāḥ saha vājibhiḥ ॥7-139-6॥
[असज्जन्त (asajjanta) - were arrayed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - among heroes; एव (eva) - indeed; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; नागैः (nĀgaiḥ) - with elephants; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - came together; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; सह (saha) - with; वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - steeds;]
(Then the heroes were arrayed among heroes, separately and individually. Elephants came together with elephants, horses with steeds.)
Then the heroes were arrayed among heroes, each separately. Elephants gathered with elephants, and horses with steeds.
रथा रथवरैरेव समाजग्मुर्मुदान्विताः। तस्मिन्रात्रिमुखे घोरे पुत्रस्य तव शासनात् ॥७-१३९-७॥
rathā rathavaraireva samājagmurmudānvitāḥ। tasminrātrimukhe ghore putrasya tava śāsanāt ॥7-139-7॥
[रथा (rathā) - chariots; रथवरैः (rathavaraiḥ) - by excellent chariots; एव (eva) - indeed; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - arrived; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; अन्विताः (anvitāḥ) - endowed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; रात्रिमुखे (rātrimukhe) - nightfall; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of your son; तव (tava) - your; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command;]
(The chariots, indeed by excellent chariots, arrived endowed with joy. In that terrible nightfall, by the command of your son.)
The chariots, truly the finest, arrived filled with joy at the onset of the dreadful night, as commanded by your son.
ततोऽर्जुनो महाराज कौरवाणामनीकिनीम्। व्यधमत्त्वरया युक्तः क्षपयन्सर्वपार्थिवान् ॥७-१३९-८॥
tato'rjuno mahārāja kauravāṇāmanīkinīm। vyadhamattvarayā yuktaḥ kṣapayansarvapārthivān ॥7-139-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - smashed; त्वरया (tvarayā) - with speed; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; क्षपयन् (kṣapayan) - destroying; सर्व (sarva) - all; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - princes;]
(Then Arjuna, O great king, swiftly smashed the army of the Kauravas, destroying all the princes.)
Then Arjuna, O great king, engaged with speed, smashed the army of the Kauravas, destroying all the princes.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
तस्मिन्प्रविष्टे संरब्धे मम पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम्। अमृष्यमाणे दुर्धर्षे किं व आसीन्मनस्तदा ॥७-१३९-९॥
tasmin praviṣṭe saṁrabdhe mama putrasya vāhinīm। amṛṣyamāṇe durdharṣe kiṁ vā āsīn manas tadā ॥7-139-9॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; प्रविष्टे (praviṣṭe) - entered; संरब्धे (saṁrabdhe) - excited; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; अमृष्यमाणे (amṛṣyamāṇe) - intolerant; दुर्धर्षे (durdharṣe) - invincible; किं (kiṁ) - what; वा (vā) - or; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मनः (manas) - mind; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(In that excited state, when my son's army was entered, what was the mind of the invincible and intolerant one then?)
When my son's army was entered in that excited state, what was going through the mind of the invincible and intolerant one at that time?
किममन्यन्त सैन्यानि प्रविष्टे शत्रुतापने। दुर्योधनश्च किं कृत्यं प्राप्तकालममन्यत ॥७-१३९-१०॥
kim amanyanta sainyāni praviṣṭe śatrutāpane। duryodhanaś ca kiṃ kṛtyaṃ prāptakālam amanyata ॥7-139-10॥
[किम् (kim) - what; अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - thought; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; प्रविष्टे (praviṣṭe) - entered; शत्रुतापने (śatrutāpane) - enemy tormentor; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; किम् (kim) - what; कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty; प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - right time; अमन्यत (amanyata) - thought;]
(What did the armies think when the enemy tormentor entered? And what duty did Duryodhana think was timely?)
What did the armies think when the enemy tormentor entered? And what did Duryodhana consider to be the appropriate action at that time?
के चैनं समरे वीरं प्रत्युद्ययुररिंदमम्। केऽरक्षन्दक्षिणं चक्रं के च द्रोणस्य सव्यतः ॥७-१३९-११॥
ke cainaṃ samare vīraṃ pratyudyayurarindamam। ke'rakṣandakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ ke ca droṇasya savyataḥ ॥7-139-11॥
[के (ke) - who; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरम् (vīram) - hero; प्रत्युद्ययुः (pratyudyayuḥ) - advanced; अरिंदमम् (arindamam) - foe-tamer; के (ke) - who; अरक्षन् (arakṣan) - protected; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right; चक्रम् (cakram) - flank; के (ke) - who; च (ca) - and; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; सव्यतः (savyataḥ) - left;]
(Who advanced against this hero, the foe-tamer, in battle? Who protected the right flank and who the left of Drona?)
Who were the warriors that advanced against this hero, the foe-tamer, in battle? Who protected the right flank and who stood on the left of Drona?
के पृष्ठतोऽस्य ह्यभवन्वीरा वीरस्य युध्यतः। के पुरस्तादगच्छन्त निघ्नतः शात्रवान्रणे ॥७-१३९-१२॥
ke pṛṣṭhato'sya hyabhavanvīrā vīrasya yudhyataḥ। ke purastādagacchanta nighnataḥ śātravānraṇe ॥7-139-12॥
[के (ke) - who; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; अस्य (asya) - his; हि (hi) - indeed; अभवन् (abhavan) - were; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero; युध्यतः (yudhyataḥ) - fighting; के (ke) - who; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front; अगच्छन् (agacchan) - went; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - slaying; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Who were the heroes behind him indeed, of the hero fighting? Who went in front slaying the enemies in battle?)
Who were the heroes standing behind him as he fought, and who went ahead to slay the enemies in battle?
यत्प्राविशन्महेष्वासः पाञ्चालानपराजितः। नृत्यन्निव नरव्याघ्रो रथमार्गेषु वीर्यवान् ॥७-१३९-१३॥
yatprāviśanmaheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālānaparājitaḥ। nṛtyanniva naravyāghro rathamārgeṣu vīryavān ॥7-139-13॥
[यत् (yat) - which; प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - entered; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - like; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot paths; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(The undefeated great archer, like a dancing tiger among men, entered the Panchalas on the chariot paths, powerful.)
The powerful and undefeated great archer entered the land of the Panchalas, moving like a dancing tiger among men on the chariot paths.
ददाह च शरैर्द्रोणः पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान्। धूमकेतुरिव क्रुद्धः स कथं मृत्युमीयिवान् ॥७-१३९-१४॥
dadāha ca śarairdroṇaḥ pāñcālānāṃ rathavrajān। dhūmaketuriva kruddhaḥ sa kathaṃ mṛtyumīyivān ॥7-139-14॥
[ददाह (dadāha) - burned; च (ca) - and; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; रथव्रजान् (rathavrajān) - chariots; धूमकेतुः (dhūmaketuḥ) - comet; इव (iva) - like; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; ईयिवान् (īyivān) - went;]
(Droṇa burned the chariots of the Pāñcālas with arrows; like an angry comet, how did he meet his death?)
Droṇa, in his wrath, destroyed the chariots of the Pāñcālas with his arrows, resembling an angry comet. How did he then meet his end?
अव्यग्रानेव हि परान्कथयस्यपराजितान्। हतांश्चैव विषण्णांश्च विप्रकीर्णांश्च शंससि ॥ रथिनो विरथांश्चैव कृतान्युद्धेषु मामकान् ॥७-१३९-१५॥
avyagrāneva hi parān kathayasyaparājitān। hatāṃścaiva viṣaṇṇāṃśca viprakīrṇāṃśca śaṃsasi ॥ rathino virathāṃścaiva kṛtānyuddheṣu māmakān ॥7-139-15॥
[अव्यग्रान् (avyagrān) - unperturbed; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; परान् (parān) - others; कथयसि (kathayasi) - you speak; अपराजितान् (aparājitān) - undefeated; हतान् (hatān) - slain; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विषण्णान् (viṣaṇṇān) - dejected; च (ca) - and; विप्रकीर्णान् (viprakīrṇān) - scattered; च (ca) - and; शंससि (śaṃsasi) - you praise; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; विरथान् (virathān) - without chariots; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कृतान् (kṛtān) - made; युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles; मामकान् (māmakān) - my;]
(Indeed, you speak of others as unperturbed, undefeated, slain, dejected, and scattered, and you praise the charioteers made without chariots in battles, my own.)
You describe others as calm and undefeated, even when they are slain, dejected, and scattered. You also praise my charioteers who have been rendered without chariots in battles.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
द्रोणस्य मतमाज्ञाय योद्धुकामस्य तां निशाम्। दुर्योधनो महाराज वश्यान्भ्रातॄनभाषत ॥७-१३९-१६॥
droṇasya matam ājñāya yoddhukāmasya tāṃ niśām। duryodhanō mahārāja vaśyān bhrātṝn abhāṣata ॥7-139-16॥
[द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; मतम् (matam) - opinion; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known; योद्धुकामस्य (yoddhukāmasya) - desiring to fight; ताम् (tām) - that; निशाम् (niśām) - night; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; वश्यान् (vaśyān) - obedient; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Having known the opinion of Drona, desiring to fight that night, King Duryodhana spoke to his obedient brothers.)
Understanding Drona's opinion and eager to fight that night, King Duryodhana addressed his obedient brothers.
विकर्णं चित्रसेनं च महाबाहुं च कौरवम्। दुर्धर्षं दीर्घबाहुं च ये च तेषां पदानुगाः ॥७-१३९-१७॥
vikaṛṇaṃ citrasenaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ ca kauravam। durdharṣaṃ dīrghabāhuṃ ca ye ca teṣāṃ padānugāḥ ॥7-139-17॥
[विकर्णम् (vikaṛṇam) - Vikarna; चित्रसेनम् (citrasenam) - Citrasena; च (ca) - and; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; च (ca) - and; कौरवम् (kauravam) - Kaurava; दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - invincible; दीर्घबाहुम् (dīrghabāhum) - long-armed; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers;]
(Vikarna, Citrasena, and the mighty-armed Kaurava, the invincible, long-armed, and their followers.)
Vikarna, Citrasena, and the mighty-armed Kaurava, along with the invincible and long-armed ones, and their followers.
द्रोणं यत्ताः पराक्रान्ताः सर्वे रक्षत पृष्ठतः। हार्दिक्यो दक्षिणं चक्रं शल्यश्चैवोत्तरं तथा ॥७-१३९-१८॥
droṇaṃ yattāḥ parākrāntāḥ sarve rakṣata pṛṣṭhataḥ। hārdikyo dakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ śalyaścaivottaraṃ tathā ॥7-139-18॥
[द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - attentive; पराक्रान्ताः (parākrāntāḥ) - valiant; सर्वे (sarve) - all; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Kritavarma; दक्षिणं (dakṣiṇam) - right; चक्रं (cakram) - wing; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; उत्तरं (uttaram) - left; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(All the valiant ones, attentive, protect Drona from behind. Kritavarma (protects) the right wing, and Shalya indeed the left also.)
All the valiant warriors, being attentive, protect Drona from behind. Kritavarma guards the right flank, while Shalya takes charge of the left.
त्रिगर्तानां च ये शूरा हतशिष्टा महारथाः। तांश्चैव सर्वान्पुत्रस्ते समचोदयदग्रतः ॥७-१३९-१९॥
trigartānāṃ ca ye śūrā hataśiṣṭā mahārathāḥ। tāṃścaiva sarvānaputraste samacodayadagratḥ ॥7-139-19॥
[त्रिगर्तानां (trigartānāṃ) - of the Trigartas; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; हतशिष्टाः (hataśiṣṭāḥ) - remaining after being slain; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - urged; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - forward;]
(The son urged all the remaining great charioteer heroes of the Trigartas forward.)
Your son urged all the remaining great charioteer heroes of the Trigartas forward.
आचार्यो हि सुसंयत्तो भृशं यत्ताश्च पाण्डवाः। तं रक्षत सुसंयत्ता निघ्नन्तं शात्रवान्रणे ॥७-१३९-२०॥
ācāryo hi susaṃyatto bhṛśaṃ yattāśca pāṇḍavāḥ। taṃ rakṣata susaṃyattā nighnantaṃ śātravānraṇe ॥7-139-20॥
[आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; हि (hi) - indeed; सुसंयत्तः (susaṃyattaḥ) - well-prepared; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - attentive; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; तम् (tam) - him; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; सुसंयत्ताः (susaṃyattāḥ) - well-prepared; निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - striking; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(The teacher is indeed well-prepared, and the Pāṇḍavas are very attentive. Protect him, well-prepared, striking the enemies in battle.)
The teacher is indeed well-prepared, and the Pāṇḍavas are very attentive. Protect him as he strikes the enemies in battle, being well-prepared.
द्रोणो हि बलवान्युद्धे क्षिप्रहस्तः पराक्रमी। निर्जयेत्त्रिदशान्युद्धे किमु पार्थान्ससोमकान् ॥७-१३९-२१॥
droṇo hi balavānyuddhe kṣiprahastaḥ parākramī। nirjayettridaśānyuddhe kimu pārthānsasomakān ॥7-139-21॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; हि (hi) - indeed; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; क्षिप्र (kṣipra) - swift; हस्तः (hastaḥ) - handed; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - valiant; निर्जयेत् (nirjayet) - could conquer; त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - the gods; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; ससोमकान् (sasomakān) - along with the Somakas;]
(Drona, indeed strong in battle, swift-handed and valiant, could conquer the gods in battle, what to say of the sons of Pritha along with the Somakas.)
Drona, being strong, swift, and valiant in battle, could easily conquer even the gods, let alone the sons of Pritha and the Somakas.
ते यूयं सहिताः सर्वे भृशं यत्ता महारथाः। द्रोणं रक्षत पाञ्चाल्याद्धृष्टद्युम्नान्महारथात् ॥७-१३९-२२॥
te yūyaṃ sahitāḥ sarve bhṛśaṃ yattā mahārathāḥ। droṇaṃ rakṣata pāñcālyāddhṛṣṭadyumnānmahārathāt ॥7-139-22॥
[ते (te) - they; यूयम् (yūyam) - you all; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very much; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - attentive; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; पाञ्चाल्यात् (pāñcālyāt) - from the Pāñcāla; धृष्टद्युम्नात् (dhṛṣṭadyumnāt) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; महारथात् (mahārathāt) - great warrior;]
(They, you all, together, all very much attentive great warriors, protect Droṇa from the Pāñcāla Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great warrior.)
All of you, being united and very attentive great warriors, protect Droṇa from the great warrior Dhṛṣṭadyumna of the Pāñcāla clan.
पाण्डवेयेषु सैन्येषु योधं पश्याम्यहं न तम्। यो जयेत रणे द्रोणं धृष्टद्युम्नादृते नृपाः ॥७-१३९-२३॥
pāṇḍaveyeṣu sainyeṣu yodhaṃ paśyāmyahaṃ na tam। yo jayet raṇe droṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnādṛte nṛpāḥ ॥7-139-23॥
[पाण्डवेयेषु (pāṇḍaveyeṣu) - among the Pandavas; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; योधं (yodhaṃ) - warrior; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; तम् (tam) - him; यः (yaḥ) - who; जयेत (jayet) - can conquer; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; धृष्टद्युम्नादृते (dhṛṣṭadyumnādṛte) - except Dhrishtadyumna; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings;]
(Among the Pandavas' armies, I see no warrior who can conquer Drona in battle, except Dhrishtadyumna, O kings.)
In the armies of the Pandavas, I see no warrior who can defeat Drona in battle, except for Dhrishtadyumna, O kings.
तस्य सर्वात्मना मन्ये भारद्वाजस्य रक्षणम्। स गुप्तः सोमकान्हन्यात्सृञ्जयांश्च सराजकान् ॥७-१३९-२४॥
tasya sarvātmanaā manye bhāradvājasya rakṣaṇam। sa guptaḥ somakānhanyātsṛñjayāṃśca sarājakān ॥7-139-24॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanaā) - with all soul; मन् (manye) - I think; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection; सः (saḥ) - he; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; सराजकान् (sarājakān) - along with kings;]
(I think with all soul of Bharadvaja's protection. He, protected, would kill the Somakas, the Srinjayas, and the kings.)
I believe wholeheartedly in the protection of Bharadvaja. With his protection, he would be able to defeat the Somakas, the Srinjayas, and their kings.
सृञ्जयेष्वथ सर्वेषु निहतेषु चमूमुखे। धृष्टद्युम्नं रणे द्रौणिर्नाशयिष्यत्यसंशयम् ॥७-१३९-२५॥
sṛñjayeṣvatha sarveṣu nihateṣu camūmukhe। dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ raṇe drauṇirnāśayiṣyatyasaṃśayam ॥7-139-25॥
[सृञ्जयेषु (sṛñjayeṣu) - among the Sṛñjayas; अथ (atha) - then; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all; निहतेषु (nihateṣu) - slain; चमूमुखे (camūmukhe) - in the front of the army; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; नाशयिष्यति (nāśayiṣyati) - will destroy; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - without doubt;]
(Among the Sṛñjayas, then, when all are slain in the front of the army, Dhṛṣṭadyumna will be destroyed in battle by Aśvatthāmā, without doubt.)
Then, among the Sṛñjayas, when all have been slain at the front of the army, Aśvatthāmā will undoubtedly destroy Dhṛṣṭadyumna in battle.
तथार्जुनं रणे कर्णो विजेष्यति महारथः। भीमसेनमहं चापि युद्धे जेष्यामि दंशितः ॥७-१३९-२६॥
tathārjunaṃ raṇe karṇo vijeṣyati mahārathaḥ। bhīmasenamahaṃ cāpi yuddhe jeṣyāmi daṃśitaḥ ॥7-139-26॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; विजेष्यति (vijeṣyati) - will conquer; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; जेष्यामि (jeṣyāmi) - will win; दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ) - determined;]
(Thus, in battle, Karna, the great warrior, will conquer Arjuna. I, determined, will also win against Bhimasena in battle.)
Thus, Karna, the great warrior, will defeat Arjuna in battle. I, too, with determination, will overcome Bhimasena in the fight.
सोऽयं मम जयो व्यक्तं दीर्घकालं भविष्यति। तस्माद्रक्षत सङ्ग्रामे द्रोणमेव महारथाः ॥७-१३९-२७॥
so'yaṁ mama jayo vyaktaṁ dīrghakālaṁ bhaviṣyati। tasmādrakṣata saṅgrāme droṇameva mahārathāḥ ॥7-139-27॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अयम् (ayam) - this; मम (mama) - my; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest; दीर्घकालम् (dīrghakālam) - long time; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; एव (eva) - only; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(He, this my victory, manifest for a long time will be. Therefore, protect in battle Droṇa only, O great warriors.)
"This victory of mine will be evident for a long time. Therefore, O great warriors, protect Droṇa alone in the battle."
इत्युक्त्वा भरतश्रेष्ठ पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। व्यादिदेश ततः सैन्यं तस्मिंस्तमसि दारुणे ॥७-१३९-२८॥
ityuktvā bharataśreṣṭha putro duryodhanastava। vyādideśa tataḥ sainyaṃ tasmiṃstamasi dāruṇe ॥7-139-28॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; भरत (bharata) - Bharata; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; व्यादिदेश (vyādideśa) - ordered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तमसि (tamasi) - darkness; दारुणे (dāruṇe) - terrible;]
(Thus having spoken, your son Duryodhana, the best of the Bharatas, then ordered the army in that terrible darkness.)
After speaking thus, your son Duryodhana, the best among the Bharatas, commanded the army amidst the dreadful darkness.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं रात्रौ तद्भरतर्षभ। उभयोः सेनयोर्घोरं विजयं प्रति काङ्क्षिणोः ॥७-१३९-२९॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ rātrau tadbharatarṣabhaḥ। ubhayoḥ senayorghoraṃ vijayaṃ prati kāṅkṣiṇoḥ ॥7-139-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; तद्भरतर्षभ (tadbharatarṣabhaḥ) - O bull among the Bharatas; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; विजयं (vijayaṃ) - victory; प्रति (prati) - for; काङ्क्षिणोः (kāṅkṣiṇoḥ) - desiring;]
(Then commenced the battle at night, O bull among the Bharatas, between both armies, terrible, desiring victory.)
Then, O bull among the Bharatas, a terrible battle commenced at night between both armies, each desiring victory.
अर्जुनः कौरवं सैन्यमर्जुनं चापि कौरवाः। नानाशस्त्रसमावापैरन्योन्यं पर्यपीडयन् ॥७-१३९-३०॥
arjunaḥ kauravaṃ sainyam arjunaṃ cāpi kauravāḥ। nānāśastrasamāvāpair anyonyaṃ paryapīḍayan ॥7-139-30॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; कौरवं (kauravam) - Kaurava; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; नानाशस्त्रसमावापैः (nānāśastrasamāvāpaiḥ) - with various weapons; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; पर्यपीडयन् (paryapīḍayan) - tormented;]
(Arjuna and the Kauravas' army, and also the Kauravas, tormented each other with various weapons.)
Arjuna and the Kauravas' army, along with the Kauravas, engaged in fierce battle, tormenting each other with a variety of weapons.
द्रौणिः पाञ्चालराजानं भारद्वाजश्च सृञ्जयान्। छादयामासतुः सङ्ख्ये शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥७-१३९-३१॥
drauṇiḥ pāñcālarājānaṃ bhāradvājaśca sṛñjayān। chādayāmāsatuḥ saṅkhye śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥7-139-31॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; पाञ्चालराजानं (pāñcālarājānaṃ) - the king of the Panchalas; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja's son; च (ca) - and; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Srinjayas; छादयामासतुः (chādayāmāsatuḥ) - covered; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - having bent joints;]
(Drona's son and Bharadvaja's son covered the king of the Panchalas and the Srinjayas in the battle with arrows having bent joints.)
Drona's son, Ashwatthama, and Bharadvaja's son, Drona, showered arrows with bent joints upon the king of the Panchalas and the Srinjayas during the battle.
पाण्डुपाञ्चालसेनानां कौरवाणां च मारिष। आसीन्निष्टानको घोरो निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ॥७-१३९-३२॥
pāṇḍupāñcālasenānāṃ kauravāṇāṃ ca māriṣa। āsīnniṣṭānako ghoro nighnatāmitaretaram ॥7-139-32॥
[पाण्डु (pāṇḍu) - of the Pandavas; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - of the Panchalas; सेनानाम् (senānām) - of the armies; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; निष्टानकः (niṣṭānakaḥ) - a tumultuous sound; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - of those striking; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other;]
(O sir, there was a terrible tumultuous sound of the armies of the Pandavas, Panchalas, and Kauravas striking each other.)
O sir, a dreadful tumult arose from the armies of the Pandavas, Panchalas, and Kauravas as they clashed with one another.
नैवास्माभिर्न पूर्वैर्नो दृष्टं पूर्वं तथाविधम्। युद्धं यादृशमेवासीत्तां रात्रिं सुमहाभयम् ॥७-१३९-३३॥
naivāsmābhirna pūrvairno dṛṣṭaṃ pūrvaṃ tathāvidham। yuddhaṃ yādṛśamevāsīttāṃ rātriṃ sumahābhayam ॥7-139-33॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; न (na) - not; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancestors; न (na) - not; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - such; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - like this; एव (eva) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; ताम् (tām) - that; रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night; सुमहाभयम् (sumahābhayam) - very terrifying;]
(Not indeed by us, nor by the ancestors, was seen before such a battle like this indeed was that night very terrifying.)
Neither we nor our ancestors have ever seen such a terrifying battle as that night.
