07.142
Pancharatra and Core: In the encounter between Sahadeva and Karna, Sahadeva is allowed to escape from Karna because of the promise given to Kunti. But Karna insults Sahadeva with harsh words. Battle begins between Shalya and Virata. Shalya kills Virata's brother Shatānīka. Facing defeat, Virata retreats. When Arjuna rallies the retreating Pandava army, demon Alambusa fights him, but in vain.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सहदेवमथायान्तं द्रोणप्रेप्सुं विशां पते। कर्णो वैकर्तनो युद्धे वारयामास भारत ॥७-१४२-१॥
sahadevamathāyāntaṃ droṇaprepsuṃ viśāṃ pate। karṇo vaikartano yuddhe vārayāmāsa bhārata ॥7-142-1॥
[सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva; अथ (atha) - then; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; द्रोणप्रेप्सुम् (droṇaprepsum) - desiring Drona; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - lord; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - stopped; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Then, as Sahadeva, desiring Drona, was coming, O lord of men, Karna, the son of Vikartana, stopped him in battle, O Bharata.)
Then, as Sahadeva approached with the desire to confront Drona, Karna, the son of Vikartana, intercepted him in battle, O Bharata.
सहदेवस्तु राधेयं विद्ध्वा नवभिराशुगैः। पुनर्विव्याध दशभिर्निशितैर्नतपर्वभिः ॥७-१४२-२॥
sahadevastu rādheyaṃ viddhvā navabhirāśugaiḥ। punarvivyādha daśabhirniśitairnataparvabhiḥ ॥7-142-2॥
[सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Radheya; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift arrows; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - bent-jointed arrows;]
(Sahadeva, but Radheya having pierced with nine swift arrows, again pierced with ten sharp bent-jointed arrows.)
Sahadeva, however, struck Radheya with nine swift arrows and then again pierced him with ten sharp, bent-jointed arrows.
तं कर्णः प्रतिविव्याध शतेन नतपर्वणाम्। सज्यं चास्य धनुः शीघ्रं चिच्छेद लघुहस्तवत् ॥७-१४२-३॥
taṃ karṇaḥ prativivyādha śatena nataparvaṇām। sajyaṃ cāsya dhanuḥ śīghraṃ ciccheda laghuhastavat ॥7-142-3॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रतिविव्याध (prativivyādha) - pierced; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - bent-jointed arrows; सज्यं (sajyaṃ) - strung; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; लघुहस्तवत् (laghuhastavat) - like one with a light hand;]
(Karna pierced him with a hundred bent-jointed arrows. And quickly cut off his strung bow like one with a light hand.)
Karna attacked him with a hundred arrows that had bent joints, and swiftly severed his strung bow as if he had a light hand.
ततोऽन्यद्धनुरादाय माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। कर्णं विव्याध विंशत्या तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-१४२-४॥
tato'nyaddhanurādāya mādrīputraḥ pratāpavān। karṇaṃ vivyādha viṃśatyā tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-142-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; माद्री (mādrī) - Mādri; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; विंशत्या (viṃśatyā) - with twenty; तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Then, taking another bow, the valiant son of Mādri pierced Karna with twenty (arrows); that became as if wonderful.)
Then, the valiant son of Mādri took another bow and pierced Karna with twenty arrows, which seemed quite astonishing.
तस्य कर्णो हयान्हत्वा शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन द्रुतं निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥७-१४२-५॥
tasya karṇo hayānhatvā śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। sārathiṁ cāsya bhallena drutaṁ ninye yamakṣayam ॥7-142-5॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; हयान् (hayān) - horses; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - curved; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a shaft; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly; निन्ये (ninye) - sent; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Karṇa, having killed his horses with curved arrows, quickly sent his charioteer to the abode of Yama with a shaft.)
Karṇa, after slaying the horses with his curved arrows, swiftly dispatched the charioteer to the realm of Yama with a sharp arrow.
विरथः सहदेवस्तु खड्गं चर्म समाददे। तदप्यस्य शरैः कर्णो व्यधमत्प्रहसन्निव ॥७-१४२-६॥
virathaḥ sahadevastu khaḍgaṃ carma samādade। tadapyasya śaraiḥ karṇo vyadhamatprahasanniva ॥7-142-6॥
[विरथः (virathaḥ) - without chariot; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; चर्म (carma) - shield; समाददे (samādade) - took; तत् (tat) - that; अपि (api) - also; अस्य (asya) - his; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - pierced; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling;]
(Sahadeva, without a chariot, took up a sword and shield. But Karna, with arrows, pierced him as if smiling.)
Sahadeva, having lost his chariot, armed himself with a sword and shield. However, Karna, with a smile, shot arrows that pierced him.
ततो गुर्वीं महाघोरां हेमचित्रां महागदाम्। प्रेषयामास समरे वैकर्तनरथं प्रति ॥७-१४२-७॥
tato gurvīṃ mahāghorāṃ hemacitrāṃ mahāgadām। preṣayāmāsa samare vaikartanarathaṃ prati ॥7-142-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy; महाघोराम् (mahāghorām) - very terrible; हेमचित्राम् (hemacitrām) - golden-adorned; महागदाम् (mahāgadām) - great mace; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; समरे (samare) - in battle; वैकर्तनरथम् (vaikartanaratham) - to Karna's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Then he sent the heavy, very terrible, golden-adorned great mace towards Karna's chariot in battle.)
Then he hurled the massive, fearsome, gold-embellished mace at Karna's chariot during the battle.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा सहदेवप्रवेरिताम्। व्यष्टम्भयच्छरैः कर्णो भूमौ चैनामपातयत् ॥७-१४२-८॥
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā sahadeva-praveritām। vyaṣṭambhayaccharaiḥ karṇo bhūmau caināmapātayat ॥7-142-8॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; सहदेव (sahadeva) - Sahadeva; प्रवेरिताम् (praveritām) - dispatched; व्यष्टम्भयत् (vyaṣṭambhayat) - restrained; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground; च (ca) - and; एनाम् (enām) - her; अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall;]
(Karna suddenly restrained her, who was approaching and dispatched by Sahadeva, with arrows and caused her to fall to the ground.)
Karna, with his arrows, suddenly stopped her advance, who was sent by Sahadeva, and brought her down to the ground.
गदां विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा सहदेवस्त्वरान्वितः। शक्तिं चिक्षेप कर्णाय तामप्यस्याच्छिनच्छरैः ॥७-१४२-९॥
gadāṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā sahadevastvarānvitaḥ। śaktiṃ cikṣepa karṇāya tāmapyasyācchinaccharaiḥ ॥7-142-9॥
[गदाम् (gadām) - mace; विनिहताम् (vinihatām) - destroyed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; त्वरान्वितः (tvarānvitaḥ) - with speed; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; कर्णाय (karṇāya) - at Karna; ताम् (tām) - that; अपि (api) - also; अस्य (asya) - his; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Seeing the mace destroyed, Sahadeva, with speed, hurled a spear at Karna, which he also cut off with his arrows.)
Upon witnessing the destruction of the mace, Sahadeva swiftly threw a spear at Karna, but Karna managed to cut it off with his arrows.
ससम्भ्रमस्ततस्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य रथोत्तमात्। सहदेवो महाराज दृष्ट्वा कर्णं व्यवस्थितम् ॥ रथचक्रं ततो गृह्य मुमोचाधिरथिं प्रति ॥७-१४२-१०॥
sasambhramastatastūrṇamavaplutya rathottamāt। sahadevo mahārāja dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ vyavasthitam ॥ rathacakraṃ tato gṛhya mumocādhirathiṃ prati ॥7-142-10॥
[ससम्भ्रमः (sasambhramaḥ) - with agitation; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - jumping down; रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the excellent chariot; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - standing; रथचक्रम् (rathacakram) - the chariot wheel; ततः (tataḥ) - then; गृह्य (gṛhya) - grabbing; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; अधिरथिम् (adhirathim) - towards Adhiratha; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(With agitation, then quickly jumping down from the excellent chariot, Sahadeva, O great king, having seen Karna standing, then grabbing the chariot wheel, released it towards Adhiratha.)
With great agitation, Sahadeva quickly jumped down from the excellent chariot. O great king, having seen Karna standing, he grabbed the chariot wheel and released it towards Adhiratha.
तमापतन्तं सहसा कालचक्रमिवोद्यतम्। शरैरनेकसाहस्रैरच्छिनत्सूतनन्दनः ॥७-१४२-११॥
tam āpatantaṃ sahasā kālacakram ivodyatam। śarair anekasāhasrair acchinat sūtanandanaḥ ॥7-142-11॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - wheel of time; इव (iva) - like; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अनेकसाहस्रैः (anekasāhasraiḥ) - many thousands; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off; सूतनन्दनः (sūtanandanaḥ) - son of Suta;]
(The son of Suta suddenly cut off him, who was approaching like a raised wheel of time, with many thousands of arrows.)
The son of Suta swiftly intercepted the approaching figure, likened to the raised wheel of time, with a barrage of thousands of arrows.
तस्मिंस्तु वितथे चक्रे कृते तेन महात्मना। वार्यमाणश्च विशिखैः सहदेवो रणं जहौ ॥७-१४२-१२॥
tasmiṁstu vitathe cakre kṛte tena mahātmanā। vāryamāṇaśca viśikhaiḥ sahadevo raṇaṁ jahau ॥7-142-12॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; वितथे (vitathe) - false; चक्रे (cakre) - plan; कृते (kṛte) - made; तेन (tena) - by him; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great soul; वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being obstructed; च (ca) - and; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - by arrows; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; रणं (raṇam) - battle; जहौ (jahau) - left;]
(In that false plan made by the great soul, being obstructed by arrows, Sahadeva left the battle.)
In the false plan devised by the great soul, Sahadeva, obstructed by arrows, withdrew from the battle.
तमभिद्रुत्य राधेयो मुहूर्ताद्भरतर्षभ। अब्रवीत्प्रहसन्वाक्यं सहदेवं विशां पते ॥७-१४२-१३॥
tamabhidrutya rādheyo muhūrtādbharatarṣabha। abravītprahasanvākyaṃ sahadevaṃ viśāṃ pate ॥7-142-13॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अभिद्रुत्य (abhidrutya) - having approached; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karna; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - to Sahadeva; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Having approached him, Karna, after a moment, said smiling words to Sahadeva, O best of the Bharatas, O lord of the people.)
Karna, after approaching him and waiting for a moment, spoke with a smile to Sahadeva, addressing him as the best of the Bharatas and lord of the people.
मा युध्यस्व रणे वीर विशिष्टै रथिभिः सह। सदृशैर्युध्य माद्रेय वचो मे मा विशङ्किथाः ॥७-१४२-१४॥
mā yudhyasva raṇe vīra viśiṣṭai rathibhiḥ saha। sadṛśairyudhya mādreya vaco me mā viśaṅkithāḥ ॥7-142-14॥
[मा (mā) - do not; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीर (vīra) - hero; विशिष्टै (viśiṣṭai) - distinguished; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - charioteers; सह (saha) - with; सदृशैः (sadṛśaiḥ) - equals; युध्य (yudhya) - fight; माद्रेय (mādreya) - son of Madri; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मे (me) - my; मा (mā) - do not; विशङ्किथाः (viśaṅkithāḥ) - doubt;]
(Do not fight in battle, O hero, with distinguished charioteers. Fight with equals, O son of Madri. Do not doubt my words.)
Do not engage in battle with those who are superior, O hero. Fight with those who are your equals, O son of Madri. Trust in my words and do not doubt them.
अथैनं धनुषोऽग्रेण तुदन्भूयोऽब्रवीद्वचः। एषोऽर्जुनो रणे यत्तो युध्यते कुरुभिः सह ॥ तत्र गच्छस्व माद्रेय गृहं वा यदि मन्यसे ॥७-१४२-१५॥
athainaṃ dhanuṣo'greṇa tudanbhūyo'bravīdvacaḥ। eṣo'rjuno raṇe yatto yudhyate kurubhiḥ saha ॥ tatra gacchasva mādreya gṛhaṃ vā yadi manyase ॥7-142-15॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; अग्रेण (agreṇa) - with the tip; तुदन् (tudan) - piercing; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - engaged; युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - with the Kauravas; सह (saha) - together; तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go; माद्रेय (mādreya) - son of Madri; गृहम् (gṛham) - home; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think;]
(Then, piercing him with the tip of the bow, he again said words: "This Arjuna, engaged in battle, fights together with the Kauravas. There, O son of Madri, go home or if you think.")
Then, piercing him with the tip of the bow, he spoke again: "This is Arjuna, engaged in battle, fighting alongside the Kauravas. Go there, O son of Madri, or go home if you wish."
एवमुक्त्वा तु तं कर्णो रथेन रथिनां वरः। प्रायात्पाञ्चालपाण्डूनां सैन्यानि प्रहसन्निव ॥७-१४२-१६॥
evamuktvā tu taṃ karṇo rathena rathināṃ varaḥ। prāyātpāñcālapāṇḍūnāṃ sainyāni prahasanniva ॥7-142-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - him; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - of the Panchalas; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Thus, having spoken, Karna, the best of charioteers, departed by chariot towards the armies of the Panchalas and Pandavas, as if smiling.)
After speaking thus, Karna, the greatest among charioteers, left with a smile towards the armies of the Panchalas and Pandavas.
वधप्राप्तं तु माद्रेयं नावधीत्समरेऽरिहा। कुन्त्याः स्मृत्वा वचो राजन्सत्यसन्धो महारथः ॥७-१४२-१७॥
vadha-prāptaṃ tu mādreyaṃ nāvadhīt samare 'ri-hā। kuntyāḥ smṛtvā vaco rājan satya-sandho mahā-rathaḥ ॥7-142-17॥
[वधप्राप्तम् (vadha-prāptam) - destined to be killed; तु (tu) - but; माद्रेयम् (mādreyam) - son of Madri; न (na) - not; अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; अरिहा (ari-hā) - destroyer of enemies; कुन्त्याः (kuntyāḥ) - of Kunti; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सत्यसन्धः (satya-sandhaḥ) - true to his promise; महारथः (mahā-rathaḥ) - great charioteer;]
(But the son of Madri, destined to be killed, was not slain in battle by the destroyer of enemies, remembering the words of Kunti, O king, true to his promise, the great charioteer.)
O king, the great charioteer, true to his promise, did not kill the son of Madri, who was destined to be killed, in battle, remembering the words of Kunti.
सहदेवस्ततो राजन्विमनाः शरपीडितः। कर्णवाक्षल्यतप्तश्च जीवितान्निरविद्यत ॥७-१४२-१८॥
sahadevastato rājanvimanāḥ śarapīḍitaḥ। karṇavākṣalyatapataśca jīvitānniravidyata ॥7-142-18॥
[सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O King; विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - distressed; शर (śara) - by arrows; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; वाक्षल्य (vākṣalya) - by harsh words; तप्तः (taptaḥ) - tormented; च (ca) - and; जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - from life; निरविद्यत (niravidyata) - disgusted;]
(Sahadeva, then, O King, distressed and afflicted by arrows, tormented by Karna's harsh words, was disgusted with life.)
Sahadeva, feeling distressed and tormented by the arrows and harsh words of Karna, became disillusioned with life, O King.
आरुरोह रथं चापि पाञ्चाल्यस्य महात्मनः। जनमेजयस्य समरे त्वरायुक्तो महारथः ॥७-१४२-१९॥
Āruroha rathaṃ cāpi pāñcālyasya mahātmanaḥ। janamejayasya samare tvarāyukto mahārathaḥ ॥7-142-19॥
[आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पाञ्चाल्यस्य (pāñcālyasya) - of the son of Pāñcāla; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great-souled; जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya; समरे (samare) - in battle; त्वरायुक्तः (tvarāyuktaḥ) - with speed; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Ascended the chariot also of the great-souled son of Pāñcāla, Janamejaya, in battle with speed, the great chariot-warrior.)
The great chariot-warrior, with speed, ascended the chariot of the noble son of Pāñcāla, Janamejaya, in the battle.
विराटं सहसेनं तु द्रोणार्थे द्रुतमागतम्। मद्रराजः शरौघेण छादयामास धन्विनम् ॥७-१४२-२०॥
virāṭaṃ sahasenaṃ tu droṇārthe drutamāgatam। madrarājaḥ śaraugheṇa chādayāmāsa dhanvinam ॥7-142-20॥
[विराटम् (virāṭam) - Virata; सहसेनम् (sahasenaṃ) - with army; तु (tu) - but; द्रोणार्थे (droṇārthe) - for Drona; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - with a shower of arrows; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; धन्विनम् (dhanvinam) - the archer;]
(Virata with his army, but for Drona, quickly arrived. The king of Madra covered the archer with a shower of arrows.)
Virata, along with his army, quickly arrived for Drona. However, the king of Madra covered the archer with a shower of arrows.
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं समरे दृढधन्विनोः। यादृशं ह्यभवद्राजञ्जम्भवासवयोः पुरा ॥७-१४२-२१॥
tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ samare dṛḍhadhanvinoḥ। yādṛśaṃ hyabhavadrājañjambhavāsavayoḥ purā ॥7-142-21॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; समरे (samare) - in the war; दृढधन्विनोः (dṛḍhadhanvinoḥ) - of the strong archers; यादृशं (yādṛśaṃ) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जम्भ (jambha) - Jambha; वासवयोः (vāsavayoḥ) - and Indra; पुरा (purā) - in the past;]
(Of them, a battle occurred in the war of the strong archers, as indeed was, O king, between Jambha and Indra in the past.)
A battle took place between the strong archers, just as it had happened in the past between Jambha and Indra, O king.
मद्रराजो महाराज विराटं वाहिनीपतिम्। आजघ्ने त्वरितं तीक्ष्णैः शतेन नतपर्वणाम् ॥७-१४२-२२॥
madrarājo mahārāja virāṭaṃ vāhinīpatim। ājaghne tvaritaṃ tīkṣṇaiḥ śatena nataparvaṇām ॥7-142-22॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - King of Madra; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; विराटम् (virāṭam) - Virata; वाहिनीपतिम् (vāhinīpatim) - commander of the army; आजघ्ने (ājaghne) - struck; त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - swiftly; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp; शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - bent-jointed arrows;]
(The King of Madra, the great king, struck Virata, the commander of the army, swiftly with sharp, bent-jointed arrows by a hundred.)
The great King of Madra swiftly struck Virata, the commander of the army, with a hundred sharp, bent-jointed arrows.
प्रतिविव्याध तं राजा नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः। पुनश्चैव त्रिसप्तत्या भूयश्चैव शतेन ह ॥७-१४२-२३॥
prativivyādha taṃ rājā navabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। punaścaiva trisaptyā bhūyaścaiva śatena ha ॥7-142-23॥
[प्रतिविव्याध (prativivyādha) - pierced; तम् (tam) - him; राजा (rājā) - king; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptyā) - with seventy-three; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; ह (ha) - certainly;]
(The king pierced him with nine sharp arrows, and again with seventy-three, and more indeed with a hundred certainly.)
The king struck him with nine sharp arrows, then again with seventy-three, and furthermore with a hundred.
तस्य मद्राधिपो हत्वा चतुरो रथवाजिनः। सूतं ध्वजं च समरे रथोपस्थादपातयत् ॥७-१४२-२४॥
tasya madrādhipo hatvā caturo rathavājinaḥ। sūtaṃ dhvajaṃ ca samare rathopasthādapātayat ॥7-142-24॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the king of Madra; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; रथवाजिनः (rathavājinaḥ) - chariot horses; सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the flag; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; रथोपस्थात् (rathopasthāt) - from the chariot seat; अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall;]
(The king of Madra, having killed four chariot horses, caused the charioteer and the flag to fall from the chariot seat in battle.)
The king of Madra, after slaying four horses of the chariot, made the charioteer and the flag fall from the chariot seat during the battle.
हताश्वात्तु रथात्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य महारथः। तस्थौ विस्फारयंश्चापं विमुञ्चंश्च शिताञ्शरान् ॥७-१४२-२५॥
hatāśvāttu rathāttūrṇamavaplutya mahārathaḥ। tasthau visphārayaṃścāpaṃ vimuñcaṃśca śitāñśarān ॥7-142-25॥
[हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the destroyed horses; तु (tu) - but; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great warrior; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; विस्फारयन् (visphārayan) - stretching; च (ca) - and; आपम् (āpaṃ) - the bow; विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing; च (ca) - and; शितान् (śitān) - sharp; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(But the great warrior, having quickly jumped down from the chariot with destroyed horses, stood stretching the bow and releasing sharp arrows.)
The great warrior quickly jumped down from the chariot with its destroyed horses, stood firm, stretching his bow and releasing sharp arrows.
शतानीकस्ततो दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं हतवाहनम्। रथेनाभ्यपतत्तूर्णं सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः ॥७-१४२-२६॥
śatānīkastato dṛṣṭvā bhrātaraṃ hatavāhanam। rathenābhyapatattūrṇaṃ sarvalokasya paśyataḥ ॥7-142-26॥
[शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Śatānīka; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भ्रातरं (bhrātaram) - brother; हतवाहनम् (hatavāhanam) - with vehicle destroyed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - rushed; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching;]
(Śatānīka, then having seen his brother with his vehicle destroyed, quickly rushed by chariot while all people were watching.)
Śatānīka, upon seeing his brother's vehicle destroyed, quickly rushed forward in his chariot as everyone watched.
शतानीकमथायान्तं मद्रराजो महामृधे। विशिखैर्बहुभिर्विद्ध्वा ततो निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥७-१४२-२७॥
śatānīkam athāyāntaṃ madrarājo mahāmṛdhe। viśikhair bahubhir viddhvā tato ninye yamakṣayam ॥7-142-27॥
[शतानीकम् (śatānīkam) - Shatānīka; अथ (atha) - then; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; ततः (tataḥ) - then; निन्ये (ninye) - sent; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Then, the king of Madra, in the great battle, having pierced Shatānīka with many arrows, sent him to the abode of Yama.)
Then, in the great battle, the king of Madra pierced Shatānīka with many arrows and sent him to the abode of Yama.
तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे विराटो रथसत्तमः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं तमेव ध्वजमालिनम् ॥७-१४२-२८॥
tasmiṁstu nihate vīre virāṭo rathasattamaḥ। āruroha rathaṁ tūrṇaṁ tameva dhvajamālinam ॥7-142-28॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; निहते (nihate) - slain; वीरे (vīre) - hero; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; रथसत्तमः (rathasattamaḥ) - best of charioteers; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथं (rathaṁ) - chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; तम् (tam) - that; एव (eva) - only; ध्वजमालिनम् (dhvajamālinam) - with a banner;]
(In that, but the slain hero Virata, the best of charioteers, ascended the chariot quickly, that only with a banner.)
But when the hero was slain, Virata, the best of charioteers, quickly ascended the chariot adorned with a banner.
ततो विस्फार्य नयने क्रोधाद्द्विगुणविक्रमः। मद्रराजरथं तूर्णं छादयामास पत्रिभिः ॥७-१४२-२९॥
tato visphārya nayane krodhāddviguṇavikramaḥ। madrarājarathaṃ tūrṇaṃ chādayāmāsa patribhiḥ ॥7-142-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - opening wide; नयने (nayane) - eyes; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; द्विगुण (dviguṇa) - double; विक्रमः (vikramaḥ) - strength; मद्रराजरथम् (madrarājaratham) - Madra king's chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then, opening his eyes wide with anger, he doubled his strength and quickly covered the Madra king's chariot with arrows.)
Then, in a fit of anger, he opened his eyes wide, doubled his strength, and swiftly covered the chariot of the Madra king with arrows.
ततो मद्राधिपः क्रुद्धः शतेन नतपर्वणाम्। आजघानोरसि दृढं विराटं वाहिनीपतिम् ॥७-१४२-३०॥
tato madrādhipaḥ kruddhaḥ śatena nataparvaṇām। ājaghānorasi dṛḍhaṃ virāṭaṃ vāhinīpatim ॥7-142-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the king of Madra; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - of bent joints; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; दृढं (dṛḍhaṃ) - firmly; विराटम् (virāṭam) - Virata; वाहिनीपतिम् (vāhinīpatim) - the commander of the army;]
(Then the king of Madra, angry, struck firmly on the chest of Virata, the commander of the army, with a hundred of bent joints.)
Then the enraged king of Madra struck Virata, the commander of the army, firmly on the chest with a hundred bent arrows.
सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। कश्मलं चाविशत्तीव्रं विराटो भरतर्षभ ॥ सारथिस्तमपोवाह समरे शरविक्षतम् ॥७-१४२-३१॥
so'tividdho mahārāja rathopastha upāviśat। kaśmalaṃ cāviśattīvraṃ virāṭo bharatarṣabha ॥ sārathistamapovāha samare śaravikṣatam ॥7-142-31॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced deeply; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down; कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - faintness; च (ca) - and; अविशत् (aviśat) - entered; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas; सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer; तम् (tam) - him; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; समरे (samare) - in battle; शरविक्षतम् (śaravikṣatam) - wounded by arrows;]
(He, deeply pierced, the great king, sat down on the chariot seat. Faintness and intense distress entered Virata, the bull among the Bharatas. The charioteer carried him away, wounded by arrows, in battle.)
The great king, deeply pierced by arrows, sat down on the chariot seat. Virata, the bull among the Bharatas, was overcome by intense faintness and distress. His charioteer carried him away from the battlefield, as he was severely wounded by arrows.
ततः सा महती सेना प्राद्रवन्निशि भारत। वध्यमाना शरशतैः शल्येनाहवशोभिना ॥७-१४२-३२॥
tataḥ sā mahatī senā prādravanniśi bhārata। vadhyamānā śaraśataiḥ śalyenāhavaśobhinā ॥7-142-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - that; महती (mahatī) - great; सेना (senā) - army; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled; निशि (niśi) - at night; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slain; शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - by hundreds of arrows; शल्येन (śalyena) - by Śalya; आहवशोभिना (āhavaśobhinā) - adorned in battle;]
(Then that great army fled at night, O Bharata, being slain by hundreds of arrows by Śalya, adorned in battle.)
Then, O Bharata, that great army fled during the night, being struck down by hundreds of arrows from Śalya, who shone in battle.
तां दृष्ट्वा विद्रुतां सेनां वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ। प्रायातां तत्र राजेन्द्र यत्र शल्यो व्यवस्थितः ॥७-१४२-३३॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vidrutāṃ senāṃ vāsudevadhanañjayau। prāyātāṃ tatra rājendra yatra śalyo vyavasthitaḥ ॥7-142-33॥
[तां (tāṃ) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विद्रुतां (vidrutāṃ) - fleeing; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Vasudeva and Dhananjaya; प्रायातां (prāyātāṃ) - departed; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; यत्र (yatra) - where; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - was positioned;]
(Having seen that the army was fleeing, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya departed there, O king, where Shalya was positioned.)
Upon witnessing the retreat of the army, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya moved to the location where King Shalya was stationed.
तौ तु प्रत्युद्ययौ राजन्राक्षसेन्द्रो ह्यलम्बुसः। अष्टचक्रसमायुक्तमास्थाय प्रवरं रथम् ॥७-१४२-३४॥
tau tu pratyudyayau rājanrākṣasendro hyalambusaḥ। aṣṭacakrasamāyuktamāsthāya pravaraṃ ratham ॥7-142-34॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - indeed; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - went forth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of demons; हि (hi) - indeed; अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; अष्टचक्र (aṣṭacakra) - eight-wheeled; समायुक्तम् (samāyuktam) - equipped with; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; प्रवरं (pravaram) - excellent; रथम् (ratham) - chariot;]
(Those two indeed went forth, O king, the king of demons Alambusa, having mounted the excellent eight-wheeled chariot equipped with.)
The two of them, indeed, O king, the demon king Alambusa, went forth having mounted the excellent chariot equipped with eight wheels.
तुरङ्गममुखैर्युक्तं पिशाचैर्घोरदर्शनैः। लोहितार्द्रपताकं तं रक्तमाल्यविभूषितम् ॥ कार्ष्णायसमयं घोरमृक्षचर्मावृतं महत् ॥७-१४२-३५॥
turaṅgamamukhairyuktaṃ piśācairghoradarśanaiḥ। lohitārdrapatākaṃ taṃ raktamālyavibhūṣitam ॥ kārṣṇāyasamayaṃ ghoramṛkṣacarmāvṛtaṃ mahat ॥7-142-35॥
[तुरङ्गम (turaṅgama) - horse; मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - with faces; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - joined; पिशाचैः (piśācaiḥ) - with demons; घोरदर्शनैः (ghoradarśanaiḥ) - terrible-looking; लोहितार्द्रपताकं (lohitārdrapatākaṃ) - with blood-soaked banners; तं (taṃ) - that; रक्तमाल्यविभूषितम् (raktamālyavibhūṣitam) - adorned with red garlands; कार्ष्णायसमयं (kārṣṇāyasamayaṃ) - made of black iron; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; ऋक्षचर्मावृतं (ṛkṣacarmāvṛtaṃ) - covered with bear skin; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Joined with horse faces, with terrible-looking demons, with blood-soaked banners, that adorned with red garlands, made of black iron, terrible, covered with bear skin, great.)
The great chariot, joined with horse faces and terrible-looking demons, adorned with blood-soaked banners and red garlands, made of black iron and covered with bear skin, appeared fearsome.
रौद्रेण चित्रपक्षेण विवृताक्षेण कूजता। ध्वजेनोच्छ्रिततुण्डेन गृध्रराजेन राजता ॥७-१४२-३६॥
raudreṇa citrapakṣeṇa vivṛtākṣeṇa kūjatā। dhvajenocchritatuṇḍena gṛdhrarājena rājatā ॥7-142-36॥
[रौद्रेण (raudreṇa) - with fierce; चित्रपक्षेण (citrapakṣeṇa) - with variegated wings; विवृताक्षेण (vivṛtākṣeṇa) - with open eyes; कूजता (kūjatā) - cawing; ध्वजेन (dhvajena) - with a flag; उच्छ्रिततुण्डेन (ucchritatuṇḍena) - with uplifted beak; गृध्रराजेन (gṛdhra-rājena) - by the king of vultures; राजता (rājata) - shining;]
(With fierce, variegated wings, open eyes, cawing, with a flag, uplifted beak, by the king of vultures, shining.)
The king of vultures, with fierce and variegated wings, open eyes, and cawing, shone with a flag and uplifted beak.
स बभौ राक्षसो राजन्भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः। रुरोधार्जुनमायान्तं प्रभञ्जनमिवाद्रिराट् ॥ किरन्बाणगणान्राजञ्शतशोऽर्जुनमूर्धनि ॥७-१४२-३७॥
sa babhau rākṣaso rājanbhinnāñjanacayopamaḥ। rurodhārjunamāyāntaṃ prabhañjanamivādrirāṭ ॥ kiranbāṇagaṇānrājañśataśo'rjunamūrdhani ॥7-142-37॥
[स (sa) - he; बभौ (babhau) - shone; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भिन्न (bhinna) - broken; अञ्जन (añjana) - collyrium; चय (caya) - mass; उपमः (upamaḥ) - like; रुरोध (rurodha) - blocked; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; प्रभञ्जनम् (prabhañjanam) - wind; इव (iva) - like; अद्रिराट् (adrirāṭ) - mountain king; किरन् (kiran) - showering; बाणगणान् (bāṇagaṇān) - arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head;]
(He, the demon, shone like a mass of broken collyrium, O king. He blocked Arjuna, who was coming like the wind, like a mountain king. Showering hundreds of arrows on Arjuna's head, O king.)
The demon appeared as a mass of broken collyrium, O king, and blocked Arjuna, who was approaching like the wind, as a mountain king would. He showered hundreds of arrows upon Arjuna's head, O king.
अतितीव्रमभूद्युद्धं नरराक्षसयोर्मृधे। द्रष्टॄणां प्रीतिजननं सर्वेषां भरतर्षभ ॥७-१४२-३८॥
atitīvram abhūd yuddhaṃ nara-rākṣasayoḥ mṛdhe। draṣṭṝṇāṃ prīti-jananaṃ sarveṣāṃ bharatarṣabha ॥7-142-38॥
[अतितीव्रम् (atitīvram) - very intense; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; नर (nara) - man; राक्षसयोः (rākṣasayoḥ) - of the demons; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in the conflict; द्रष्टॄणाम् (draṣṭṝṇām) - of the spectators; प्रीति (prīti) - joy; जननम् (jananam) - causing; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(A very intense battle occurred between men and demons in the conflict, causing joy to all the spectators, O best of the Bharatas.)
A fierce battle took place between humans and demons, delighting all the onlookers, O best of the Bharatas.
तमर्जुनः शतेनैव पत्रिणामभ्यताडयत्। नवभिश्च शितैर्बाणैश्चिच्छेद ध्वजमुच्छ्रितम् ॥७-१४२-३९॥
tamarjunaḥ śatenaiva patriṇāmabhyatāḍayat। navabhiśca śitairbāṇaiściccheda dhvajamucchritam ॥7-142-39॥
[तम् (tam) - that; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; एव (eva) - only; पत्रिणाम् (patriṇām) - of arrows; अभ्यताडयत् (abhyatāḍayat) - struck; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; च (ca) - and; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the flag; उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - raised;]
(That Arjuna struck with a hundred arrows only, and with nine sharp arrows cut the raised flag.)
Arjuna, using a hundred arrows, struck fiercely and then cut down the raised flag with nine sharp arrows.
सारथिं च त्रिभिर्बाणैस्त्रिभिरेव त्रिवेणुकम्। धनुरेकेन चिच्छेद चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान् ॥ विरथस्योद्यतं खड्गं शरेणास्य द्विधाच्छिनत् ॥७-१४२-४०॥
sārathiṃ ca tribhirbāṇaistribhireva triveṇukam। dhanurekena ciccheda caturbhiścaturo hayān ॥ virathasyodyataṃ khaḍgaṃ śareṇāsya dvidhācchinat ॥7-142-40॥
[सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; एव (eva) - only; त्रिवेणुकम् (triveṇukam) - threefold flute; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; एकेन (ekena) - with one; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; हयान् (hayān) - horses; विरथस्य (virathasya) - of the chariotless; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; अस्य (asya) - his; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut;]
(He cut the charioteer with three arrows, and the threefold flute with three. With one, he cut the bow, and with four, the four horses. He cut the raised sword of the chariotless one in two with an arrow.)
He struck the charioteer with three arrows and the threefold flute with three arrows. With one arrow, he cut the bow, and with four arrows, he cut the four horses. He then cut the raised sword of the chariotless warrior in two with an arrow.
अथैनं निशितैर्बाणैश्चतुर्भिर्भरतर्षभ। पार्थोऽर्दयद्राक्षसेन्द्रं स विद्धः प्राद्रवद्भयात् ॥७-१४२-४१॥
athainaṁ niśitairbāṇaiścaturbhirbharatarṣabha। pārtho'ardayadrākṣasendraṁ sa viddhaḥ prādravadbhayāt ॥7-142-41॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - four; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; अर्दयत् (ardayat) - pierced; राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - the lord of the demons; सः (saḥ) - he; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - wounded; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(Then, O best of the Bharatas, Arjuna pierced the lord of the demons with four sharp arrows; he, being wounded, fled out of fear.)
Then Arjuna, the best of the Bharatas, struck the demon lord with four sharp arrows, causing him to flee in fear.
तं विजित्यार्जुनस्तूर्णं द्रोणान्तिकमुपाययौ। किरञ्शरगणान्राजन्नरवारणवाजिषु ॥७-१४२-४२॥
taṁ vijityārjunastūrṇaṁ droṇāntikamupāyayau। kirañśaragaṇānrājannaravāraṇavājiṣu ॥7-142-42॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अन्तिकम् (antikam) - near; उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached; किरञ् (kirañ) - showering; शरगणान् (śaragaṇān) - arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नर (nara) - men; वारण (vāraṇa) - elephants; वाजिषु (vājiṣu) - horses;]
(Having conquered that, Arjuna quickly approached near Drona, showering arrows on men, elephants, and horses, O king.)
After defeating his opponents, Arjuna swiftly moved towards Drona, releasing a barrage of arrows upon the warriors, elephants, and horses, O king.
वध्यमाना महाराज पाण्डवेन यशस्विना। सैनिका न्यपतन्नुर्व्यां वातनुन्ना इव द्रुमाः ॥७-१४२-४३॥
vadhyamānā mahārāja pāṇḍavena yaśasvinā। sainikā nyapatannurvyāṃ vātanunnā iva drumāḥ ॥7-142-43॥
[वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slain; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the Pandava; यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - glorious; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the ground; वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - blown by the wind; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees;]
(Being slain, O great king, by the glorious Pandava, the soldiers fell down on the ground like trees blown by the wind.)
The soldiers, being slain by the glorious Pandava, fell to the ground like trees felled by the wind, O great king.
तेषु तूत्साद्यमानेषु फल्गुनेन महात्मना। सम्प्राद्रवद्बलं सर्वं पुत्राणां ते विशां पते ॥७-१४२-४४॥
teṣu tūtsādyamāneṣu phalgunena mahātmanā। samprādravadbalaṃ sarvaṃ putrāṇāṃ te viśāṃ pate ॥7-142-44॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in them; तू (tū) - indeed; उत्साद्यमानेषु (utsādyamāneṣu) - being destroyed; फल्गुनेन (phalgunena) - by Arjuna; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul; सम्प्राद्रवत् (samprādravat) - fled; बलं (balaṃ) - the army; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of the sons; ते (te) - your; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(In them indeed being destroyed by Arjuna, the great soul, the entire army of your sons, O lord of the people, fled.)
As Arjuna, the great soul, destroyed them, the entire army of your sons, O lord of the people, fled.
