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Core and Pancharatra: Angered, Duryodhana pulls up Drona and Karna and asks them to fight properly. Drona and Karna fiercely attack Panchala army. Though Pandava army retreats initially, Bhima along with Satyaki rally the forces and charge from the front. The great night enveloped all as the Pandavas and Kauravas continued their fierce battle everywhere.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
विद्रुतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा वध्यमानं महात्मभिः। क्रोधेन महताविष्टः पुत्रस्तव विशां पते ॥७-१४७-१॥
vidrutaṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā vadhyamānaṃ mahātmabhiḥ। krodhena mahatāviṣṭaḥ putrastava viśāṃ pate ॥7-147-1॥
[विद्रुतम् (vidrutam) - scattered; स्वबलम् (svabalam) - own army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being slain; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; महताविष्टः (mahatāviṣṭaḥ) - greatly possessed; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Seeing his own army scattered and being slain by the great souls, your son, O lord of the people, was greatly possessed with anger.)
Upon witnessing his own forces scattered and being slaughtered by the great warriors, your son, O lord of the people, was overtaken by immense rage.
अभ्येत्य सहसा कर्णं द्रोणं च जयतां वरम्। अमर्षवशमापन्नो वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥७-१४७-२॥
abhyetya sahasā karṇaṃ droṇaṃ ca jayatāṃ varam। amarṣavaśamāpanno vākyajño vākyamabravīt ॥7-147-2॥
[अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karna; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; जयतां (jayatāṃ) - of the victorious; वरम् (varam) - the best; अमर्षवशमापन्नः (amarṣavaśamāpannaḥ) - overcome by anger; वाक्यज्ञः (vākyajñaḥ) - knower of words; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Approaching suddenly Karna and Drona, the best of the victorious, overcome by anger, the knower of words said the speech.)
Suddenly approaching Karna and Drona, the best among the victorious, he, overcome by anger and skilled in speech, spoke.
भवद्भ्यामिह सङ्ग्रामो क्रुद्धाभ्यां सम्प्रवर्तितः। आहवे निहतं दृष्ट्वा सैन्धवं सव्यसाचिना ॥७-१४७-३॥
bhavadbhyām iha saṅgrāmo kruddhābhyāṃ sampravartitaḥ। āhave nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā saindhavaṃ savyasācinā ॥7-147-3॥
[भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - by you both; इह (iha) - here; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; क्रुद्धाभ्याम् (kruddhābhyām) - by the enraged ones; सम्प्रवर्तितः (sampravartitaḥ) - was commenced; आहवे (āhave) - in the battle; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Saindhava; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasachi;]
(By you both, here, the battle was commenced by the enraged ones. In the battle, having seen Saindhava slain by Savyasachi.)
The battle here was initiated by you both in anger. In the battle, Savyasachi saw Saindhava slain.
निहन्यमानां पाण्डूनां बलेन मम वाहिनीम्। भूत्वा तद्विजये शक्तावशक्ताविव पश्यतः ॥७-१४७-४॥
nihanyamānāṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ balena mama vāhinīm। bhūtvā tadvijaye śaktāvaśaktāviva paśyataḥ ॥7-147-4॥
[निहन्यमानां (nihanyamānām) - being destroyed; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; बलेन (balena) - by the force; मम (mama) - my; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; तद्विजये (tadvijaye) - in that victory; शक्तौ (śaktau) - capable; अशक्तौ (aśaktau) - incapable; इव (iva) - as if; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching;]
(Watching my army being destroyed by the force of the Pāṇḍavas, as if capable or incapable in that victory.)
Observing my army being decimated by the might of the Pāṇḍavas, it seemed as if I was both capable and incapable in that victory.
यद्यहं भवतोस्त्याज्यो न वाच्योऽस्मि तदैव हि। आवां पाण्डुसुतान्सङ्ख्ये जेष्याव इति मानदौ ॥७-१४७-५॥
yadyahaṁ bhavatostyājyo na vācyo'smi tadaiva hi। āvāṁ pāṇḍusutānsaṅkhye jeṣyāva iti mānadau ॥7-147-5॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; अहम् (aham) - I; भवतोः (bhavatoḥ) - of you both; त्याज्यः (tyājyaḥ) - to be abandoned; न (na) - not; वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be spoken; अस्मि (asmi) - am; तदा (tadā) - then; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; आवाम् (āvām) - we both; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - the sons of Pandu; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; जेष्याव (jeṣyāva) - will conquer; इति (iti) - thus; मानदौ (mānadau) - O givers of honor;]
(If I am to be abandoned by you both and not to be spoken of, then indeed, for we both will conquer the sons of Pandu in battle, O givers of honor.)
"If I am to be abandoned by you both and not to be spoken of, then indeed, we both will conquer the sons of Pandu in battle, O givers of honor."
तदैवाहं वचः श्रुत्वा भवद्भ्यामनुसंमतम्। कृतवान्पाण्डवैः सार्धं वैरं योधविनाशनम् ॥७-१४७-६॥
tadaivāhaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhavadbhyām anusammatam। kṛtavān pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ vairaṃ yodhavināśanam ॥7-147-6॥
[तदा (tadā) - then; एव (eva) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - by you both; अनुसंमतम् (anusammatam) - approved; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - made; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; योधविनाशनम् (yodhavināśanam) - destruction of warriors;]
(Then indeed, having heard the words approved by you both, I made enmity together with the Pandavas for the destruction of warriors.)
Then, having heard the words that were approved by you both, I indeed initiated enmity with the Pandavas, leading to the destruction of warriors.
यदि नाहं परित्याज्यो भवद्भ्यां पुरुषर्षभौ। युध्येतामनुरूपेण विक्रमेण सुविक्रमौ ॥७-१४७-७॥
yadi nāhaṃ parityājyo bhavadbhyāṃ puruṣarṣabhau। yudhyetāmanurūpeṇa vikrameṇa suvikramau ॥7-147-7॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; परित्याज्यः (parityājyaḥ) - to be abandoned; भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - by you both; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - O best among men; युध्येताम् (yudhyetām) - should fight; अनुरूपेण (anurūpeṇa) - appropriately; विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - with prowess; सुविक्रमौ (suvikramau) - O greatly powerful ones;]
(If I am not to be abandoned by you both, O best among men, you should fight appropriately with prowess, O greatly powerful ones.)
If I am not to be abandoned by you both, O best among men, then you should fight with appropriate prowess, O greatly powerful ones.
वाक्प्रतोदेन तौ वीरौ प्रणुन्नौ तनयेन ते। प्रावर्तयेतां तौ युद्धं घट्टिताविव पन्नगौ ॥७-१४७-८॥
vākpratodena tau vīrau praṇunnau tanayena te। prāvartayetāṃ tau yuddhaṃ ghaṭṭitāviva pannagau ॥7-147-8॥
[वाक् (vāk) - speech; प्रतोदेन (pratodena) - by the goad; तौ (tau) - those two; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; प्रणुन्नौ (praṇunnau) - urged; तनयेन (tanayena) - by the son; ते (te) - your; प्रावर्तयेताम् (prāvartayetām) - engaged; तौ (tau) - those two; युद्धम् (yuddham) - in battle; घट्टितौ (ghaṭṭitau) - colliding; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगौ (pannagau) - serpents;]
(By the goad of speech, those two heroes, urged by your son, engaged in battle like colliding serpents.)
Urged by your son, those two heroes, driven by the goad of speech, engaged in battle like two colliding serpents.
ततस्तौ रथिनां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वलोकधनुर्धरौ। शैनेयप्रमुखान्पार्थानभिदुद्रुवतू रणे ॥७-१४७-९॥
tatastau rathināṃ śreṣṭhau sarvalokadhanudharau। śaineyapramukhānpārthānabhidudruvatū raṇe ॥7-147-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) - the best; सर्वलोक (sarvaloka) - of all worlds; धनुर्धरौ (dhanurdharau) - archers; शैनेय (śaineya) - Satyaki; प्रमुखान् (pramukhān) - headed by; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; अभिदुद्रुवतू (abhidudruvatū) - rushed towards; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Then those two best charioteers, archers of all worlds, rushed towards the sons of Pritha headed by Satyaki in battle.)
Then those two supreme charioteers, the greatest archers of all worlds, charged towards the sons of Pritha, led by Satyaki, in the battlefield.
तथैव सहिताः पार्थाः स्वेन सैन्येन संवृताः। अभ्यवर्तन्त तौ वीरौ नर्दमानौ मुहुर्मुहुः ॥७-१४७-१०॥
tathaiva sahitāḥ pārthāḥ svena sainyena saṁvṛtāḥ। abhyavartanta tau vīrau nardamānau muhurmuhuḥ ॥7-147-10॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; स्वेन (svena) - with their own; सैन्येन (sainyena) - army; संवृताः (saṁvṛtāḥ) - surrounded; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; तौ (tau) - those two; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; नर्दमानौ (nardamānau) - roaring; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again;]
(In the same way, the sons of Pritha, accompanied by their own army, surrounded, advanced those two heroes, roaring again and again.)
In the same manner, the sons of Pritha, accompanied by their own army, surrounded and advanced towards those two heroes, repeatedly roaring.
अथ द्रोणो महेष्वासो दशभिः शिनिपुङ्गवम्। अविध्यत्त्वरितं क्रुद्धः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥७-१४७-११॥
atha droṇo maheṣvāso daśabhiḥ śinipuṅgavam। avidhyattvaritaṃ kruddhaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥7-147-11॥
[अथ (atha) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शिनिपुङ्गवम् (śinipuṅgavam) - the best of the Shinis; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all weapon bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Then Droṇa, the great archer, quickly and angrily pierced the best of the Shinis with ten (arrows), being the best of all weapon bearers.)
Then Droṇa, the great archer, in his anger, swiftly pierced the foremost of the Shinis with ten arrows, being the best among all wielders of weapons.
कर्णश्च दशभिर्बाणैः पुत्रश्च तव सप्तभिः। दशभिर्वृषसेनश्च सौबलश्चापि सप्तभिः ॥ एते कौरव सङ्क्रन्दे शैनेयं पर्यवारयन् ॥७-१४७-१२॥
karṇaśca daśabhirbāṇaiḥ putraśca tava saptabhiḥ। daśabhirvṛṣasenaśca saubalaścāpi saptabhiḥ ॥ ete kaurava saṅkrande śaineyaṃ paryavārayan ॥7-147-12॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vrishasena; च (ca) - and; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; एते (ete) - these; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; सङ्क्रन्दे (saṅkrande) - in the battle; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Shainya; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Karna with ten arrows and your son with seven; Vrishasena with ten and Saubala also with seven; these Kauravas surrounded Shainya in the battle.)
Karna shot ten arrows, and your son shot seven. Vrishasena shot ten, and Saubala also shot seven. These Kauravas surrounded Shainya in the battle.
दृष्ट्वा च समरे द्रोणं निघ्नन्तं पाण्डवीं चमूम्। विव्यधुः सोमकास्तूर्णं समन्ताच्छरवृष्टिभिः ॥७-१४७-१३॥
dṛṣṭvā ca samare droṇaṃ nighnantaṃ pāṇḍavīṃ camūm। vivyadhuḥ somakāstūrṇaṃ samantāccharavṛṣṭibhiḥ ॥7-147-13॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in the battle; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Droṇa; निघ्नन्तं (nighnantaṃ) - slaying; पाण्डवीं (pāṇḍavīṃ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; चमूम् (camūm) - army; विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - pierced; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - the Somakas; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows;]
(Having seen Droṇa slaying the army of the Pāṇḍavas in the battle, the Somakas quickly pierced from all sides with showers of arrows.)
Upon witnessing Droṇa attacking the Pāṇḍava army in the battlefield, the Somakas swiftly retaliated from all directions with a barrage of arrows.
ततो द्रोणोऽहरत्प्राणान्क्षत्रियाणां विशां पते। रश्मिभिर्भास्करो राजंस्तमसामिव भारत ॥७-१४७-१४॥
tato droṇo'haratprāṇānkṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāṃ pate। raśmibhirbhāskaro rājaṃstamasāmiva bhārata ॥7-147-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अहरत् (aharat) - took away; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kshatriyas; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; रश्मिभिः (raśmibhiḥ) - with rays; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तमसाम् (tamasām) - of darkness; इव (iva) - like; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Then Drona took away the lives of the Kshatriyas, O lord of the people, like the sun with its rays dispels darkness, O king, O Bharata.)
Then, O Bharata, Drona took the lives of the Kshatriyas, just as the sun dispels darkness with its rays, O king.
द्रोणेन वध्यमानानां पाञ्चालानां विशां पते। शुश्रुवे तुमुलः शब्दः क्रोशतामितरेतरम् ॥७-१४७-१५॥
droṇena vadhyamānānāṃ pāñcālānāṃ viśāṃ pate। śuśruve tumulaḥ śabdaḥ krośatāmitaretaram ॥7-147-15॥
[द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; वध्यमानानां (vadhyamānānāṃ) - being slain; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Panchalas; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; क्रोशताम् (krośatām) - of those crying; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - to one another;]
(O lord of the people, a tumultuous sound was heard of the Panchalas being slain by Drona, of those crying to one another.)
O lord of the people, a tumultuous sound was heard as the Panchalas were being slain by Drona, with cries echoing among them.
पुत्रानन्ये पितॄनन्ये भ्रातॄनन्ये च मातुलान्। भागिनेयान्वयस्यांश्च तथा सम्बन्धिबान्धवान् ॥ उत्सृज्योत्सृज्य गच्छन्ति त्वरिता जीवितेप्सवः ॥७-१४७-१६॥
putrānanye pitṝnanye bhrātr̥nanye ca mātulān। bhāgineyānvayasyāṁśca tathā sambandhibāndhavān ॥ utsṛjyotsṛjya gacchanti tvaritā jīvitepsavaḥ ॥7-147-16॥
[पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; अन्ये (anye) - others; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers; अन्ये (anye) - others; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātr̥n) - brothers; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; मातुलान् (mātulān) - maternal uncles; भागिनेयान् (bhāgineyān) - nephews; वयस्यान् (vayasyān) - friends; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; सम्बन्धि (sambandhi) - relatives; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - kinsmen; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - hurriedly; जीवित (jīvita) - life; इप्सवः (ipsavaḥ) - desiring;]
(Others abandon sons, others abandon fathers, others abandon brothers, and maternal uncles, nephews, friends, also relatives and kinsmen, hurriedly go desiring life.)
In their desire to save their own lives, people hurriedly abandon their sons, fathers, brothers, maternal uncles, nephews, friends, relatives, and kinsmen.
अपरे मोहिता मोहात्तमेवाभिमुखा ययुः। पाण्डवानां रणे योधाः परलोकं तथापरे ॥७-१४७-१७॥
apare mohitā mohāttamevābhimukhā yayuḥ। pāṇḍavānāṃ raṇe yodhāḥ paralokaṃ tathāpare ॥7-147-17॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; मोहिता (mohitā) - deluded; मोहात् (mohāt) - by delusion; तम् (tam) - that; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिमुखा (abhimukhā) - facing; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; परलोकम् (paralokam) - to the other world; तथा (tathā) - thus; अपरे (apare) - others;]
(Others, deluded by delusion, indeed facing that, went. The warriors of the Pandavas in battle went to the other world, thus others.)
Some others, deluded by confusion, went straight ahead. The warriors of the Pandavas in the battle went to the other world, and so did others.
सा तथा पाण्डवी सेना वध्यमाना महात्मभिः। निशि सम्प्राद्रवद्राजन्नुत्सृज्योल्काः सहस्रशः ॥७-१४७-१८॥
sā tathā pāṇḍavī senā vadhyamānā mahātmabhiḥ। niśi samprādravadrājannutṣṛjyolkāḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥7-147-18॥
[सा (sā) - she; तथा (tathā) - thus; पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - of the Pandavas; सेना (senā) - army; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slaughtered; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls; निशि (niśi) - at night; सम्प्राद्रवत् (samprādravat) - fled; राजन् (rājan) - O king; उत्सृज्य (utṣṛjya) - leaving behind; उल्काः (olkāḥ) - torches; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(She, thus the Pandava army being slaughtered by the great souls, fled at night, O king, leaving behind torches in thousands.)
The Pandava army, being slaughtered by the great warriors, fled in the night, O king, leaving behind thousands of torches.
पश्यतो भीमसेनस्य विजयस्याच्युतस्य च। यमयोर्धर्मपुत्रस्य पार्षतस्य च पश्यतः ॥७-१४७-१९॥
paśyato bhīmasenasya vijayasyācyutasya ca। yamayordharmaputrasya pārṣatasya ca paśyataḥ ॥7-147-19॥
[पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; विजयस्य (vijayasya) - of Vijaya; अच्युतस्य (acyutasya) - of Acyuta; च (ca) - and; यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - of the twins; धर्मपुत्रस्य (dharmaputrasya) - of the son of Dharma; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Prishata; च (ca) - and; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing;]
(Seeing Bhimasena, Vijaya, Acyuta, the twins, the son of Dharma, and the son of Prishata.)
Observing Bhimasena, Arjuna, Krishna, the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, Yudhishthira, and Dhrishtadyumna.
तमसा संवृते लोके न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन। कौरवाणां प्रकाशेन दृश्यन्ते तु द्रुताः परे ॥७-१४७-२०॥
tamasā saṁvṛte loke na prājñāyata kiñcana। kauravāṇāṁ prakāśena dṛśyante tu drutāḥ pare ॥7-147-20॥
[तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; संवृते (saṁvṛte) - enveloped; लोके (loke) - in the world; न (na) - not; प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was known; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṁ) - of the Kauravas; प्रकाशेन (prakāśena) - by the light; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; तु (tu) - but; द्रुताः (drutāḥ) - quickly; परे (pare) - others;]
(In the world enveloped by darkness, nothing was known. But by the light of the Kauravas, others are seen quickly.)
In a world shrouded in darkness, nothing was visible. However, the light of the Kauravas quickly revealed others.
द्रवमाणं तु तत्सैन्यं द्रोणकर्णौ महारथौ। जघ्नतुः पृष्ठतो राजन्किरन्तौ सायकान्बहून् ॥७-१४७-२१॥
dravamāṇaṃ tu tatsainyaṃ droṇakarṇau mahārathau। jaghnatuḥ pṛṣṭhato rājankirantau sāyakānbahūn ॥7-147-21॥
[द्रवमाणं (dravamāṇam) - fleeing; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; द्रोणकर्णौ (droṇakarṇau) - Drona and Karna; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - killed; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; राजन् (rājan) - O king; किरन्तौ (kirantau) - showering; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(But Drona and Karna, the great warriors, killed that fleeing army from behind, O king, showering many arrows.)
Drona and Karna, the great warriors, attacked the retreating army from behind, O king, by showering numerous arrows.
पाञ्चालेषु प्रभग्नेषु दीर्यमाणेषु सर्वशः। जनार्दनो दीनमनाः प्रत्यभाषत फल्गुनम् ॥७-१४७-२२॥
pāñcāleṣu prabhagneṣu dīryamāṇeṣu sarvaśaḥ। janārdano dīnamanāḥ pratyabhāṣata phalgunam ॥7-147-22॥
[पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - in the Panchalas; प्रभग्नेषु (prabhagneṣu) - being broken; दीर्यमाणेषु (dīryamāṇeṣu) - being scattered; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; दीनमनाः (dīnamanāḥ) - with a sorrowful mind; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Phalguna;]
(In the Panchalas being broken and scattered everywhere, Janardana, with a sorrowful mind, addressed Phalguna.)
As the Panchalas were being broken and scattered in all directions, Janardana, with a heavy heart, spoke to Arjuna.
द्रोणकर्णौ महेष्वासावेतौ पार्षतसात्यकी। पाञ्चालांश्चैव सहितौ जघ्नतुः सायकैर्भृशम् ॥७-१४७-२३॥
droṇakarṇau maheṣvāsāvetau pārṣatasātyakī। pāñcālāṁścaiva sahitau jaghnatuḥ sāyakairbhṛśam ॥7-147-23॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; कर्णौ (karṇau) - Karna; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; एतौ (etau) - these two; पार्षत (pārṣata) - Parshata; सात्यकी (sātyakī) - Satyaki; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - killed; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - violently;]
(Drona and Karna, these two great archers, together violently killed Parshata, Satyaki, and the Panchalas with arrows.)
Drona and Karna, the two great archers, fiercely attacked and killed Parshata, Satyaki, and the Panchalas with their arrows.
एतयोः शरवर्षेण प्रभग्ना नो महारथाः। वार्यमाणापि कौन्तेय पृतना नावतिष्ठते ॥७-१४७-२४॥
etayoḥ śaravarṣeṇa prabhagnā no mahārathāḥ। vāryamāṇāpi kaunteya pṛtanā nāvatiṣṭhate ॥7-147-24॥
[एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the rain of arrows; प्रभग्ना (prabhagnā) - broken; नः (naḥ) - our; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained; अपि (api) - even; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; पृतना (pṛtanā) - army; नावतिष्ठते (nāvatiṣṭhate) - does not stand;]
(By the rain of arrows of these two, our great charioteers are broken. Even being restrained, O son of Kunti, the army does not stand.)
The great charioteers of our side are shattered by the rain of arrows from these two. Despite attempts to restrain them, O son of Kunti, the army cannot hold its ground.
एतावावां सर्वसैन्यैर्व्यूढैः सम्यगुदायुधैः। द्रोणं च सूतपुत्रं च प्रयतावः प्रबाधितुम् ॥७-१४७-२५॥
etāvāvāṃ sarvasainyairvyūḍhaiḥ samyagudāyudhaiḥ। droṇaṃ ca sūtaputraṃ ca prayatāvaḥ prabādhitum ॥7-147-25॥
[एतावावां (etāvāvāṃ) - these two; सर्वसैन्यैः (sarvasainyaiḥ) - with all armies; व्यूढैः (vyūḍhaiḥ) - arrayed; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; उदायुधैः (udāyudhaiḥ) - with raised weapons; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; सूतपुत्रं (sūtaputraṃ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; प्रयतावः (prayatāvaḥ) - intent; प्रबाधितुम् (prabādhitum) - to overpower;]
(These two, with all armies arrayed properly with raised weapons, intent to overpower Drona and Karna.)
These two warriors, with their armies properly arrayed and weapons raised, are intent on overpowering Drona and Karna.
एतौ हि बलिनौ शूरौ कृतास्त्रौ जितकाशिनौ। उपेक्षितौ बलं क्रुद्धौ नाशयेतां निशामिमाम् ॥ एष भीमोऽभियात्युग्रः पुनरावर्त्य वाहिनीम् ॥७-१४७-२६॥
etau hi balinau śūrau kṛtāstrau jitakāśinau। upekṣitau balaṃ kruddhau nāśayetāṃ niśāmimām ॥ eṣa bhīmo'bhiyātyugraḥ punarāvartya vāhinīm ॥7-147-26॥
[एतौ (etau) - these two; हि (hi) - indeed; बलिनौ (balinau) - strong; शूरौ (śūrau) - heroes; कृतास्त्रौ (kṛtāstrau) - skilled in weapons; जितकाशिनौ (jitakāśinau) - conquerors of enemies; उपेक्षितौ (upekṣitau) - neglected; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; नाशयेतां (nāśayetāṃ) - destroy; निशामिमाम् (niśāmimām) - this night; एष (eṣa) - this; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अभियाति (abhiyāti) - approaches; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आवर्त्य (āvartya) - turning back; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(These two strong heroes, skilled in weapons and conquerors of enemies, if neglected, in anger, may destroy this night. This fierce Bhima approaches again, turning back the army.)
These two mighty heroes, skilled in weaponry and conquerors of enemies, if overlooked, might in their wrath destroy this night. Here comes the fierce Bhima, returning to the battlefield, turning back the army.
वृकोदरं तथायान्तं दृष्ट्वा तत्र जनार्दनः। पुनरेवाब्रवीद्राजन्हर्षयन्निव पाण्डवम् ॥७-१४७-२७॥
vṛkodaraṃ tathāyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra janārdanaḥ। punarevābravīdrājanharṣayanniva pāṇḍavam ॥7-147-27॥
[वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Bhima; तथा (tathā) - thus; आयन्तम् (āyantam) - coming; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तत्र (tatra) - there; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O King; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening; इव (iva) - as if; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava;]
(Seeing Bhima thus coming there, Krishna again indeed said, O King, as if gladdening the Pandava.)
Upon seeing Bhima approaching, Krishna spoke again to the King, as if to cheer the Pandava.
एष भीमो रणश्लाघी वृतः सोमकपाण्डवैः। रुषितोऽभ्येति वेगेन द्रोणकर्णौ महाबलौ ॥७-१४७-२८॥
eṣa bhīmo raṇaślāghī vṛtaḥ somakapāṇḍavaiḥ। ruṣito'byeti vegena droṇakarṇau mahābalau ॥7-147-28॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; रण (raṇa) - battle; श्लाघी (ślāghī) - boastful; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; सोमक (somaka) - Somakas; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by Pandavas; रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - angry; अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; कर्णौ (karṇau) - Karna; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty;]
(This Bhima, boastful in battle, surrounded by the Somakas and Pandavas, angrily approaches the mighty Drona and Karna with speed.)
Bhima, known for his valor in battle, is advancing swiftly and angrily towards the powerful Drona and Karna, accompanied by the Somakas and Pandavas.
एतेन सहितो युध्य पाञ्चालैश्च महारथैः। आश्वासनार्थं सर्वेषां सैन्यानां पाण्डुनन्दन ॥७-१४७-२९॥
etena sahito yudhya pāñcālaiśca mahārathaiḥ। āśvāsanārthaṃ sarveṣāṃ sainyānāṃ pāṇḍunandana ॥7-147-29॥
[एतेन (etena) - with this; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; युध्य (yudhya) - fight; पाञ्चालैः (pāñcālaiḥ) - with the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - with the great charioteers; आश्वासनार्थं (āśvāsanārthaṃ) - for the reassurance; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the soldiers; पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O son of Pandu;]
(With this, fight accompanied by the Panchalas and the great charioteers, for the reassurance of all the soldiers, O son of Pandu.)
O son of Pandu, fight alongside the Panchalas and the great charioteers to reassure all the soldiers.
ततस्तौ पुरुषव्याघ्रावुभौ माधवपाण्डवौ। द्रोणकर्णौ समासाद्य धिष्ठितौ रणमूर्धनि ॥७-१४७-३०॥
tatastau puruṣavyāghrāvubhau mādhavapāṇḍavau। droṇakarṇau samāsādya dhiṣṭhitau raṇamūrdhani ॥7-147-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger among men; उभौ (ubhau) - both; माधवपाण्डवौ (mādhavapāṇḍavau) - Madhava and Pandava; द्रोणकर्णौ (droṇakarṇau) - Drona and Karna; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; धिष्ठितौ (dhiṣṭhitau) - standing; रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of battle;]
(Then those two tigers among men, both Madhava and Pandava, having approached Drona and Karna, stood at the forefront of battle.)
Then those two great warriors, Madhava and Pandava, confronted Drona and Karna, standing ready at the forefront of the battle.
ततस्तत्पुनरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिरबलं महत्। ततो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च परान्ममृदतुर्युधि ॥७-१४७-३१॥
tatastatpunarāvṛttaṃ yudhiṣṭhirabalaṃ mahat। tato droṇaśca karṇaśca parānmamṛdaturyudhi ॥7-147-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; पुनर् (punar) - again; आवृत्तं (āvṛttaṃ) - returned; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira's; बलं (balaṃ) - army; महत् (mahat) - great; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; परान् (parān) - enemies; ममृदतुः (mamṛdatuḥ) - crushed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Then that great army of Yudhishthira returned. Then Drona and Karna crushed the enemies in battle.)
Then the great army of Yudhishthira returned. Following this, Drona and Karna crushed the enemies in the battle.
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलो निशि प्रत्यभवन्महान्। यथा सागरयो राजंश्चन्द्रोदयविवृद्धयोः ॥७-१४७-३२॥
sa samprahārastumulo niśi pratyabhavanmahān। yathā sāgarayo rājaṃścandrodayavivṛddhayoḥ ॥7-147-32॥
[स (sa) - that; सम्प्रहारः (samprahāraḥ) - battle; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; निशि (niśi) - at night; प्रत्यभवत् (pratyabhavat) - occurred; महान् (mahān) - great; यथा (yathā) - as; सागरयोः (sāgarayoḥ) - of the oceans; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चन्द्रोदयविवृद्धयोः (candrodayavivṛddhayoḥ) - with the rise of the moon;]
(That tumultuous battle occurred at night, great as the swelling of the oceans with the rise of the moon, O king.)
A great and tumultuous battle took place at night, O king, resembling the swelling of the oceans with the rising of the moon.
तत उत्सृज्य पाणिभ्यः प्रदीपांस्तव वाहिनी। युयुधे पाण्डवैः सार्धमुन्मत्तवदहःक्षये ॥७-१४७-३३॥
tata utsṛjya pāṇibhyaḥ pradīpāṃstava vāhinī। yuyudhe pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhamunmattavadahaḥkṣaye ॥7-147-33॥
[तत् (tat) - then; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - releasing; पाणिभ्यः (pāṇibhyaḥ) - from hands; प्रदीपान् (pradīpān) - torches; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनी (vāhinī) - army; युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like mad; अहःक्षये (ahaḥkṣaye) - at the end of the day;]
(Then, releasing torches from their hands, your army fought with the Pandavas together like mad at the end of the day.)
Then, as the day ended, your army, having released the torches from their hands, fought fiercely with the Pandavas as if possessed.
रजसा तमसा चैव संवृते भृशदारुणे। केवलं नामगोत्रेण प्रायुध्यन्त जयैषिणः ॥७-१४७-३४॥
rajasā tamasā caiva saṁvṛte bhṛśadāruṇe। kevalaṁ nāmagotreṇa prāyudhyanta jayaiṣiṇaḥ ॥7-147-34॥
[रजसा (rajasā) - by passion; तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; संवृते (saṁvṛte) - covered; भृश (bhṛśa) - very; दारुणे (dāruṇe) - terrible; केवलं (kevalaṁ) - only; नाम (nāma) - name; गोत्रेण (gotreṇa) - by family; प्रायुध्यन्त (prāyudhyanta) - fought; जयैषिणः (jayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory;]
(Covered by passion and darkness, very terrible, they fought only by name and family, desiring victory.)
In a state overwhelmed by passion and darkness, they engaged in fierce battles, driven solely by their names and lineage, with the desire to win.
अश्रूयन्त हि नामानि श्राव्यमाणानि पार्थिवैः। प्रहरद्भिर्महाराज स्वयंवर इवाहवे ॥७-१४७-३५॥
aśrūyanta hi nāmāni śrāvyamāṇāni pārthivaiḥ। praharadbhiḥmahārāja svayaṃvara ivāhave ॥7-147-35॥
[अश्रूयन्त (aśrūyanta) - were heard; हि (hi) - indeed; नामानि (nāmāni) - names; श्राव्यमाणानि (śrāvyamāṇāni) - being proclaimed; पार्थिवैः (pārthivaiḥ) - by the kings; प्रहरद्भिः (praharadbhiḥ) - by the warriors; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; स्वयंवर (svayaṃvara) - self-choice ceremony; इव (iva) - like; अहवे (ahave) - in the battle;]
(The names were indeed heard being proclaimed by the kings, by the warriors, O great king, like a self-choice ceremony in the battle.)
The names were loudly proclaimed by the kings and warriors, O great king, as if it were a self-choice ceremony in the midst of battle.
निःशब्दमासीत्सहसा पुनः शब्दो महानभूत्। क्रुद्धानां युध्यमानानां जयतां जीयतामपि ॥७-१४७-३६॥
niḥśabdam āsīt sahasā punaḥ śabdo mahān abhūt। kruddhānāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ jayatāṃ jīyatām api ॥7-147-36॥
[निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - silence; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; अभूत् (abhūt) - arose; क्रुद्धानाम् (kruddhānām) - of the angry ones; युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those fighting; जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victors; जीयताम् (jīyatām) - of the living; अपि (api) - also;]
(There was silence; suddenly again a great sound arose. Of the angry ones, of those fighting, of the victors, and of the living also.)
There was a sudden silence, but then a great sound arose again, from the angry fighters, the victors, and even the living.
यत्र यत्र स्म दृश्यन्ते प्रदीपाः कुरुसत्तम। तत्र तत्र स्म ते शूरा निपतन्ति पतङ्गवत् ॥७-१४७-३७॥
yatra yatra sma dṛśyante pradīpāḥ kurusattama। tatra tatra sma te śūrā nipatanti pataṅgavat ॥7-147-37॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; स्म (sma) - indeed; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; प्रदीपाः (pradīpāḥ) - lamps; कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of the Kurus; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; ते (te) - those; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; निपतन्ति (nipatanti) - fall; पतङ्गवत् (pataṅgavat) - like moths;]
(Wherever lamps are seen, O best of the Kurus, there indeed those heroes fall like moths.)
Wherever lamps are seen, O best of the Kurus, there indeed those heroes fall like moths, drawn to their destruction.
तथा संयुध्यमानानां विगाढाभून्महानिशा। पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र कौरवाणां च सर्वशः ॥७-१४७-३८॥
tathā saṃyudhyamānānāṃ vigāḍhābhūnmahāniśā। pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra kauravāṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥7-147-38॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; संयुध्यमानानां (saṃyudhyamānānāṃ) - fighting; विगाढा (vigāḍhā) - deep; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; महानिशा (mahāniśā) - great night; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere;]
(Thus, the great night became deep for those fighting, for the Pandavas and the Kauravas everywhere, O king.)
Thus, O King, the great night enveloped all as the Pandavas and Kauravas continued their fierce battle everywhere.
