07.149
Core and Pancharatra: As Ghatotkacha attacks Karna, Duryodhana sends Alambala, son of Jaṭāsura as a reinforcement to Karna. In the intense battle Ghatotkacha kills Alambala. Ghatotkacha places Alambala's severed head on Duryodhana's chariot and threatens that he along with Karna will face the same fate.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
दृष्ट्वा घटोत्कचं राजन्सूतपुत्ररथं प्रति। प्रयान्तं त्वरर्या युक्तं जिघांसुं कर्णमाहवे ॥७-१४९-१॥
dṛṣṭvā ghaṭotkacaṃ rājansūtaputrarathaṃ prati। prayāntaṃ tvararyā yuktaṃ jighāṃsuṃ karṇamāhave ॥7-149-1॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; घटोत्कचं (ghaṭotkacaṃ) - Ghatotkacha; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सूतपुत्ररथं (sūtaputrarathaṃ) - the chariot of Karna; प्रति (prati) - towards; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṃ) - proceeding; त्वरर्या (tvararyā) - with speed; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - engaged; जिघांसुं (jighāṃsuṃ) - desiring to kill; कर्णमाहवे (karṇamāhave) - Karna in battle;]
(Having seen Ghatotkacha, O king, proceeding towards the chariot of Karna with speed, engaged in desiring to kill Karna in battle.)
Upon seeing Ghatotkacha advancing swiftly towards Karna's chariot, intent on killing Karna in the battle, O king.
अब्रवीत्तव पुत्रस्तु दुःशासनमिदं वचः। एतद्रक्षो रणे तूर्णं दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम् ॥७-१४९-२॥
abravīttava putrastu duḥśāsanamidaṃ vacaḥ। etadrakṣo raṇe tūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇasya vikramam ॥7-149-2॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तु (tu) - but; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duḥśāsana; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; एतत् (etat) - this; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor;]
(Your son said these words to Duḥśāsana. This demon, seeing Karṇa's valor in battle, quickly...)
Your son addressed these words to Duḥśāsana. Upon witnessing Karṇa's valor in the battle, this demon swiftly...
अभियाति द्रुतं कर्णं तद्वारय महारथम्। वृतः सैन्येन महता याहि यत्र महाबलः ॥७-१४९-३॥
abhiyāti drutaṃ karṇaṃ tadvāraya mahāratham। vṛtaḥ sainyena mahatā yāhi yatra mahābalaḥ ॥7-149-3॥
[अभियाति (abhiyāti) - approaches; द्रुतं (drutaṃ) - swiftly; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karna; तद्वारय (tadvāraya) - stop him; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by army; महता (mahatā) - great; याहि (yāhi) - go; यत्र (yatra) - where; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty one;]
(Approaches swiftly Karna, stop him, the great chariot-warrior. Surrounded by a great army, go where the mighty one is.)
Karna is swiftly approaching; stop him, the great chariot-warrior. Surrounded by a great army, proceed to where the mighty one is.
कर्णो वैकर्तनो युद्धे राक्षसेन युयुत्सति। रक्ष कर्णं रणे यत्तो वृतः सैन्येन मानद ॥७-१४९-४॥
karṇo vaikartano yuddhe rākṣasena yuyutsati। rakṣa karṇaṃ raṇe yatto vṛtaḥ sainyena mānada ॥7-149-4॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - with the demon; युयुत्सति (yuyutsati) - is fighting; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - attentive; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor;]
(Karna, son of Vikartana, is fighting in battle with the demon. Protect Karna in battle, attentive and surrounded by the army, O giver of honor.)
Karna, the son of Vikartana, is engaged in battle with a demon. Protect Karna in the battle, as he is attentive and surrounded by the army, O giver of honor.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजञ्जटासुरसुतो बली। दुर्योधनमुपागम्य प्राह प्रहरतां वरः ॥७-१४९-५॥
etasminnantare rājañjaṭāsurasuto balī। duryodhanamupāgamya prāha praharatāṃ varaḥ ॥7-149-5॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; राजन् (rājan) - O King; जटासुरसुतः (jaṭāsurasutaḥ) - son of Jaṭāsura; बली (balī) - strong; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; उपागम्य (upāgamya) - approaching; प्राह (prāha) - said; प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of the fighters; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(In this interval, O King, the strong son of Jaṭāsura, approaching Duryodhana, said, the best of the fighters.)
During this time, O King, the powerful son of Jaṭāsura approached Duryodhana and spoke, being the best among the fighters.
दुर्योधन तवामित्रान्प्रख्यातान्युद्धदुर्मदान्। पाण्डवान्हन्तुमिच्छामि त्वयाज्ञप्तः सहानुगान् ॥७-१४९-६॥
duryodhana tavāmitrān prakhyātān yuddha-durmadān। pāṇḍavān hantum icchāmi tvayājñaptaḥ sahānugān ॥7-149-6॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; अमित्रान् (amitrān) - enemies; प्रख्यातान् (prakhyātān) - famous; युद्ध-दुर्मदान् (yuddha-durmadān) - battle-arrogant; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; आज्ञप्तः (ājñaptaḥ) - ordered; सह (saha) - along with; अनुगान् (anugān) - followers;]
(Duryodhana, your famous battle-arrogant enemies, the Pāṇḍavas, I wish to kill, ordered by you, along with their followers.)
Duryodhana, I wish to kill your famous and battle-arrogant enemies, the Pāṇḍavas, along with their followers, as ordered by you.
जटासुरो मम पिता रक्षसामग्रणीः पुरा। प्रयुज्य कर्म रक्षोघ्नं क्षुद्रैः पार्थैर्निपातितः ॥ तस्यापचितिमिच्छामि त्वद्दिष्टो गन्तुमीश्वर ॥७-१४९-७॥
jaṭāsuro mama pitā rakṣasāmagraṇīḥ purā। prayujya karma rakṣoghnaṃ kṣudraiḥ pārthairnipātitaḥ ॥ tasyāpacitimicchāmi tvaddiṣṭo gantumīśvara ॥7-149-7॥
[जटासुरः (jaṭāsuraḥ) - Jatasura; मम (mama) - my; पिता (pitā) - father; रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons; अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader; पुरा (purā) - formerly; प्रयुज्य (prayujya) - employing; कर्म (karma) - action; रक्षोघ्नम् (rakṣo-ghnam) - demon-slaying; क्षुद्रैः (kṣudraiḥ) - by the petty; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - was slain; तस्य (tasya) - his; अपचितिम् (apacitim) - honor; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; त्वत् (tvat) - by you; दिष्टः (diṣṭaḥ) - directed; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; ईश्वर (īśvara) - O Lord;]
(Jatasura, my father, the leader of demons, was formerly slain by the petty sons of Pandu employing demon-slaying action. I wish to honor him, directed by you, O Lord, to go.)
Jatasura, my father, who was once the leader of the demons, was killed by the sons of Pandu using a demon-slaying act. I seek to honor him and wish to proceed as directed by you, O Lord.
तमब्रवीत्ततो राजा प्रीयमाणः पुनः पुनः। द्रोणकर्णादिभिः सार्धं पर्याप्तोऽहं द्विषद्वधे ॥ त्वं तु गच्छ मयाज्ञप्तो जहि युद्धं घटोत्कचम् ॥७-१४९-८॥
tamabravīttato rājā prīyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ। droṇakarṇādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ paryāpto'haṃ dviṣadvadhe ॥ tvaṃ tu gaccha mayājñapto jahi yuddhaṃ ghaṭotkacam ॥7-149-8॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - pleased; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ) - and others; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with; पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - sufficient; अहम् (aham) - I; द्विषद्वधे (dviṣadvadhe) - for the destruction of enemies; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तु (tu) - but; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; मया (mayā) - by me; आज्ञप्तः (ājñaptaḥ) - ordered; जहि (jahi) - conquer; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha;]
(Then the king, pleased, said to him again and again: "Together with Drona, Karna, and others, I am sufficient for the destruction of enemies. But you, ordered by me, go and conquer Ghatotkacha in battle.")
The king, pleased, repeatedly assured him that he, along with Drona, Karna, and others, was enough to defeat the enemies. He instructed him to go and defeat Ghatotkacha in battle.
तथेत्युक्त्वा महाकायः समाहूय घटोत्कचम्। जटासुरिर्भैमसेनिं नानाशस्त्रैरवाकिरत् ॥७-१४९-९॥
tathety uktvā mahākāyaḥ samāhūya ghaṭotkacam। jaṭāsurir bhaimaseniṃ nānāśastrair avākirat ॥7-149-9॥
[तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathety uktvā) - thus having said; महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - great-bodied; समाहूय (samāhūya) - having summoned; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; जटासुरिः (jaṭāsuriḥ) - Jatasura; भैमसेनिं (bhaimaseniṃ) - son of Bhima; नानाशस्त्रैः (nānāśastraiḥ) - with various weapons; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered;]
(Thus having said, the great-bodied one summoned Ghatotkacha. Jatasura showered the son of Bhima with various weapons.)
Having spoken thus, the mighty Jatasura called upon Ghatotkacha and attacked the son of Bhima with a variety of weapons.
अलम्बलं च कर्णं च कुरुसैन्यं च दुस्तरम्। हैडिम्बः प्रममाथैको महावातोऽम्बुदानिव ॥७-१४९-१०॥
alambalaṁ ca karṇaṁ ca kurusainyaṁ ca dustaram। haiḍimbaḥ pramamāthaiko mahāvāto'mbudāniva ॥7-149-10॥
[अलम्बलम् (alambalam) - without support; च (ca) - and; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; च (ca) - and; कुरुसैन्यम् (kurusainyam) - Kuru army; च (ca) - and; दुस्तरम् (dustaram) - difficult to overcome; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba; प्रममाथ (pramamātha) - crushed; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; महावातः (mahāvātaḥ) - great wind; अम्बुदान् (ambudān) - clouds; इव (iva) - like;]
(Without support and Karna and the Kuru army, difficult to overcome, Hidimba crushed alone like a great wind (crushes) clouds.)
Hidimba, like a great wind scattering clouds, single-handedly crushed the formidable Kuru army and Karna, leaving them without support.
ततो मायामयं दृष्ट्वा रथं तूर्णमलम्बलः। घटोत्कचं शरव्रातैर्नानालिङ्गैः समार्दयत् ॥७-१४९-११॥
tato māyāmayaṃ dṛṣṭvā rathaṃ tūrṇamalambalaḥ। ghaṭotkacaṃ śaravrātairnānāliṅgaiḥ samārdayat ॥7-149-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मायामयम् (māyāmayam) - illusory; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अलम्बलः (alambalaḥ) - Alambala; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows; नानालिङ्गैः (nānāliṅgaiḥ) - with various signs; समार्दयत् (samārdayat) - attacked;]
(Then, having seen the illusory chariot, Alambala quickly attacked Ghatotkacha with volleys of arrows with various signs.)
Then Alambala, upon seeing the illusory chariot, swiftly attacked Ghatotkacha with a barrage of arrows marked with various symbols.
विद्ध्वा च बहुभिर्बाणैर्भैमसेनिमलम्बलः। व्यद्रावयच्छरव्रातैः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥७-१४९-१२॥
viddhvā ca bahubhirbāṇairbhaimasenimalambalaḥ। vyadrāvayaccharavrātaiḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ॥7-149-12॥
[विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; भैमसेनिम् (bhaimasenim) - Bhimasena's son; अलम्बलः (alambalaḥ) - Alambala; व्यद्रावयत् (vyadrāvayat) - scattered; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army;]
(Having pierced Bhimasena's son with many arrows, Alambala scattered the army of the Pandavas with volleys of arrows.)
Alambala, having pierced Bhimasena's son with many arrows, scattered the Pandava army with volleys of arrows.
तेन विद्राव्यमाणानि पाण्डुसैन्यानि मारिष। निशीथे विप्रकीर्यन्त वातनुन्ना घना इव ॥७-१४९-१३॥
tena vidrāvyamāṇāni pāṇḍusainyāni māriṣa। niśīthe viprakīryanta vātanunnā ghanā iva ॥7-149-13॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; विद्राव्यमाणानि (vidrāvyamāṇāni) - being scattered; पाण्डुसैन्यानि (pāṇḍusainyāni) - the Pandava armies; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear; निशीथे (niśīthe) - at night; विप्रकीर्यन्त (viprakīryanta) - were dispersed; वातनुन्ना (vātanunnā) - driven by the wind; घना (ghanā) - clouds; इव (iva) - like;]
(By him, the Pandava armies, O dear, being scattered, were dispersed at night like clouds driven by the wind.)
O dear, at night, the Pandava armies were scattered and dispersed by him, like clouds driven by the wind.
घटोत्कचशरैर्नुन्ना तथैव कुरुवाहिनी। निशीथे प्राद्रवद्राजन्नुत्सृज्योल्काः सहस्रशः ॥७-१४९-१४॥
ghaṭotkacaśarairnunnā tathaiva kuruvāhinī। niśīthe prādravadrājannutsṛjyolkāḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥7-149-14॥
[घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) - Ghatotkacha; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; नुन्ना (nunnā) - pierced; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; वाहिनी (vāhinī) - army; निशीथे (niśīthe) - at midnight; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled; राजन् (rājan) - O king; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving behind; उल्काः (olkāḥ) - torches; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(The Kuru army, pierced by Ghatotkacha's arrows, similarly fled at midnight, O king, leaving behind thousands of torches.)
The Kuru army, struck by Ghatotkacha's arrows, fled in panic at midnight, O king, abandoning thousands of torches.
अलम्बलस्ततः क्रुद्धो भैमसेनिं महामृधे। आजघ्ने निशितैर्बाणैस्तोत्त्रैरिव महाद्विपम् ॥७-१४९-१५॥
alambalastataḥ kruddho bhaimaseniṁ mahāmṛdhe। ājaghne niśitairbāṇaistottrairiva mahādvipam ॥7-149-15॥
[अलम्बलः (alambalaḥ) - Alambala; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; भैमसेनिम् (bhaimasenim) - Bhaimaseni; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle; आजघ्ने (ājaghne) - struck; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; स्तोत्त्रैः (stottraiḥ) - with goads; इव (iva) - like; महाद्विपम् (mahādvipam) - an elephant;]
(Then Alambala, angry, struck Bhaimaseni in the great battle with sharp arrows like goads on an elephant.)
Then, in the great battle, the enraged Alambala attacked Bhaimaseni with sharp arrows, as if goading a mighty elephant.
तिलशस्तस्य तद्यानं सूतं सर्वायुधानि च। घटोत्कचः प्रचिच्छेद प्राणदच्चातिदारुणम् ॥७-१४९-१६॥
tilaśastasya tadyānaṃ sūtaṃ sarvāyudhāni ca। ghaṭotkacaḥ praciccheda prāṇadaccātidāruṇam ॥7-149-16॥
[तिलशः (tilaśaḥ) - sesame oil; तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्यानं (tadyānaṃ) - that chariot; सूतं (sūtaṃ) - charioteer; सर्वायुधानि (sarvāyudhāni) - all weapons; च (ca) - and; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - cut off; प्राणदत् (prāṇadat) - roared; च (ca) - and; अतिदारुणम् (atidāruṇam) - very fierce;]
(Ghatotkacha cut off his sesame oil, that chariot, charioteer, and all weapons, and roared very fiercely.)
Ghatotkacha fiercely cut off the chariot, its charioteer, and all the weapons, roaring with great ferocity.
ततः कर्णं शरव्रातैः कुरूनन्यान्सहस्रशः। अलम्बलं चाभ्यवर्षन्मेघो मेरुमिवाचलम् ॥७-१४९-१७॥
tataḥ karṇaṃ śaravrātaiḥ kurūnanyānsahasraśaḥ। alambalaṃ cābhyavarṣanmegho merumivācalam ॥7-149-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; अलम्बलं (alambalam) - Alambala; च (ca) - and; अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - showered; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; मेरुम् (merum) - Meru; इव (iva) - like; अचलम् (acalam) - mountain;]
(Then Karna, with showers of arrows, showered the Kurus and others by thousands, and Alambala like a cloud showers Meru mountain.)
Then Karna, with a barrage of arrows, attacked the Kurus and others by the thousands, and Alambala like a cloud showered upon Mount Meru.
ततः सञ्चुक्षुभे सैन्यं कुरूणां राक्षसार्दितम्। उपर्युपरि चान्योन्यं चतुरङ्गं ममर्द ह ॥७-१४९-१८॥
tataḥ sañcukṣubhe sainyaṃ kurūṇāṃ rākṣasārditam। uparyupari cānyonyaṃ caturaṅgaṃ mamarda ha ॥7-149-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्चुक्षुभे (sañcukṣubhe) - was agitated; सैन्यम् (sainyaṃ) - army; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; राक्षसार्दितम् (rākṣasārditam) - afflicted by the demons; उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - one above the other; च (ca) - and; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; चतुरङ्गम् (caturaṅgam) - fourfold army; ममर्द (mamarda) - crushed; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then the army of the Kurus, afflicted by the demons, was agitated. One above the other, they crushed each other in the fourfold army.)
Then the army of the Kurus, troubled by the demons, was thrown into confusion. They trampled over each other in the fourfold army formation.
जटासुरिर्महाराज विरथो हतसारथिः। घटोत्कचं रणे क्रुद्धो मुष्टिनाभ्यहनद्दृढम् ॥७-१४९-१९॥
jaṭāsurirmahārāja viratho hatasārathiḥ। ghaṭotkacaṃ raṇe kruddho muṣṭinābhyahanaddṛḍham ॥7-149-19॥
[जटासुरिः (jaṭāsuriḥ) - Jatasura; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; विरथः (virathaḥ) - without a chariot; हतसारथिः (hatasārathiḥ) - with the charioteer slain; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with a fist; अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - hard;]
(Jatasura, O great king, without a chariot and with the charioteer slain, angrily struck Ghatotkacha hard with a fist in battle.)
Jatasura, the great king, having lost his chariot and with his charioteer slain, angrily struck Ghatotkacha hard with his fist during the battle.
मुष्टिनाभिहतस्तेन प्रचचाल घटोत्कचः। क्षितिकम्पे यथा शैलः सवृक्षगणगुल्मवान् ॥७-१४९-२०॥
muṣṭinābhihatastena pracacāla ghaṭotkacaḥ। kṣitikampe yathā śailaḥ savṛkṣagaṇagulmavān ॥7-149-20॥
[मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with fist; अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck; तेन (tena) - by him; प्रचचाल (pracacāla) - shook; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; क्षितिकम्पे (kṣitikampe) - in earthquake; यथा (yathā) - as; शैलः (śailaḥ) - mountain; सवृक्षगणगुल्मवान् (savṛkṣagaṇagulmavān) - with trees and bushes;]
(Ghatotkacha, struck by him with a fist, shook as a mountain with trees and bushes does in an earthquake.)
Ghatotkacha was struck by a fist and shook like a mountain with trees and bushes during an earthquake.
ततः स परिघाभेन द्विट्सङ्घघ्नेन बाहुना। जटासुरिं भैमसेनिरवधीन्मुष्टिना भृशम् ॥७-१४९-२१॥
tataḥ sa parighābhena dviṭsaṅghaghnena bāhunā। jaṭāsuriṃ bhaimaseniravadhīnmuṣṭinā bhṛśam ॥7-149-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; परिघाभेन (parighābhena) - with a club; द्विट्सङ्घघ्नेन (dviṭsaṅghaghnena) - destroyer of enemies; बाहुना (bāhunā) - with arm; जटासुरिम् (jaṭāsurim) - Jatasura; भैमसेनिः (bhaimaseniḥ) - Bhimasena; अवधीन् (avadhīn) - killed; मुष्टिना (muṣṭinā) - with fist; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - violently;]
(Then he, with a club and destroyer of enemies, with his arm, Bhimasena killed Jatasura violently with his fist.)
Then Bhimasena, using his arm and a club, violently killed Jatasura with his fist, being the destroyer of enemies.
तं प्रमथ्य ततः क्रुद्धस्तूर्णं हैडिम्बिराक्षिपत्। दोर्भ्यामिन्द्रध्वजाभाभ्यां निष्पिपेष महीतले ॥७-१४९-२२॥
taṁ pramathya tataḥ kruddhastūrṇaṁ haiḍimbirākṣipat। dorbhyāmindradhvajābhābhyāṁ niṣpipeṣa mahītale ॥7-149-22॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; प्रमथ्य (pramathya) - having churned; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; हैडिम्बिः (haiḍimbiḥ) - Hidimba; राक्षिपत् (rākṣipat) - threw; दोर् (dor) - with arms; भ्याम् (bhyām) - two; इन्द्रध्वजाभाभ्याम् (indradhvajābhābhyām) - like Indra's banners; निष्पिपेष (niṣpipeṣa) - crushed; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground;]
(Having churned him, then angry Hidimba quickly threw (him) with two arms like Indra's banners and crushed (him) on the ground.)
Then, in anger, Hidimba swiftly grabbed him with both arms, resembling Indra's banners, and crushed him onto the ground.
अलम्बलोऽपि विक्षिप्य समुत्क्षिप्य च राक्षसम्। घटोत्कचं रणे रोषान्निष्पिपेष महीतले ॥७-१४९-२३॥
alambalo'pi vikṣipya samutkṣipya ca rākṣasam। ghaṭotkacaṃ raṇe roṣānniṣpipeṣa mahītale ॥7-149-23॥
[अलम्बलः (alambalaḥ) - Alambala; अपि (api) - also; विक्षिप्य (vikṣipya) - throwing; समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - lifting up; च (ca) - and; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रोषात् (roṣāt) - in anger; निष्पिपेष (niṣpipeṣa) - crushed; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground;]
(Alambala, also throwing and lifting up the demon, crushed Ghatotkacha in battle in anger on the ground.)
Alambala, in his anger, threw and lifted the demon, crushing Ghatotkacha to the ground during the battle.
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं गर्जतोरतिकाययोः। घटोत्कचालम्बलयोस्तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ॥७-१४९-२४॥
tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ garjatoratikāyayoḥ। ghaṭotkacālambalayostumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ॥7-149-24॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; गर्जतोः (garjatoḥ) - roaring; अतिकाययोः (atikāyayoḥ) - of the gigantic ones; घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) - Ghatotkacha; अलम्बलयोः (alambalayoḥ) - and Alambala; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising;]
(Of those two gigantic roaring ones, Ghatotkacha and Alambala, a fierce and hair-raising battle occurred.)
A fierce and hair-raising battle took place between the two gigantic warriors, Ghatotkacha and Alambala, as they roared mightily.
विशेषयन्तावन्योन्यं मायाभिरतिमायिनौ। युयुधाते महावीर्याविन्द्रवैरोचनाविव ॥७-१४९-२५॥
viśeṣayantāv anyonyaṃ māyābhir atimāyinau। yuyudhāte mahāvīryāv indra-vairocana-viva ॥7-149-25॥
[विशेषयन्तौ (viśeṣayantau) - distinguishing; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; मायाभिः (māyābhiḥ) - with illusions; अतिमायिनौ (atimāyinau) - great illusionists; युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - fought; महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great strength; इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; वैराचनौ (vairocana) - Virocana; इव (iva) - like;]
(Distinguishing each other with illusions, the great illusionists fought with great strength, like Indra and Virocana.)
The two great illusionists, distinguishing each other with their illusions, engaged in a mighty battle, reminiscent of the legendary fight between Indra and Virocana.
पावकाम्बुनिधी भूत्वा पुनर्गरुडतक्षकौ। पुनर्मेघमहावातौ पुनर्वज्रमहाचलौ ॥ पुनः कुञ्जरशार्दूलौ पुनः स्वर्भानुभास्करौ ॥७-१४९-२६॥
pāvakāmbunidhī bhūtvā punargaruḍatakṣakau। punarmeghamahāvātau punarvajramahācalau ॥ punaḥ kuñjaraśārdūlau punaḥ svarbhānubhāskarau ॥7-149-26॥
[पावक (pāvaka) - fire; अम्बुनिधी (ambunidhī) - ocean; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पुनः (punar) - again; गरुड (garuḍa) - Garuda; तक्षकौ (takṣakau) - Takshaka; पुनः (punar) - again; मेघ (megha) - cloud; महावातौ (mahāvātau) - great wind; पुनः (punar) - again; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; महाचलौ (mahācalau) - great mountain; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कुञ्जर (kuñjara) - elephant; शार्दूलौ (śārdūlau) - tiger; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्वर्भानु (svarbhānu) - Rahu; भास्करौ (bhāskarau) - Sun;]
(Having become fire and ocean, again Garuda and Takshaka; again cloud and great wind, again thunderbolt and great mountain; again elephant and tiger, again Rahu and Sun.)
Having transformed into fire and ocean, then into Garuda and Takshaka, then into cloud and great wind, then into thunderbolt and great mountain, then into elephant and tiger, and finally into Rahu and Sun.
एवं मायाशतसृजावन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणौ। भृशं चित्रमयुध्येतामलम्बलघटोत्कचौ ॥७-१४९-२७॥
evaṁ māyāśatasṛjāv anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇau। bhṛśaṁ citram ayudhyetām alambalaghaṭotkacau ॥7-149-27॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; माया (māyā) - illusions; शत (śata) - hundreds; सृज (sṛja) - creating; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - each other; वध (vadha) - killing; काङ्क्षिणौ (kāṅkṣiṇau) - desiring; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; चित्रम् (citram) - wonderfully; अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - fought; अलम्ब (alamba) - Alamba; लघट (laghaṭa) - Laghat; उत्कचौ (utkacau) - and Utkaca;]
(Thus, creating hundreds of illusions, desiring to kill each other, Alamba, Laghat, and Utkaca fought intensely and wonderfully.)
Alamba, Laghat, and Utkaca, in their intense desire to kill each other, created hundreds of illusions and fought in a remarkable manner.
परिघैश्च गदाभिश्च प्रासमुद्गरपट्टिशैः। मुसलैः पर्वताग्रैश्च तावन्योन्यं निजघ्नतुः ॥७-१४९-२८॥
parighaiśca gadābhiśca prāsamudgara-paṭṭiśaiḥ। musalaiḥ parvatāgraiśca tāvanyonyaṃ nijaghnatuḥ ॥7-149-28॥
[परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with iron clubs; च (ca) - and; गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces; च (ca) - and; प्रास (prāsa) - with lances; मुद्गर (mudgara) - with hammers; पट्टिशैः (paṭṭiśaiḥ) - with swords; मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - with pestles; पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - with mountain peaks; च (ca) - and; तौ (tau) - they both; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; निजघ्नतुः (nijaghnatuḥ) - struck;]
(With iron clubs, maces, lances, hammers, swords, pestles, and mountain peaks, they both struck each other.)
They both attacked each other with iron clubs, maces, lances, hammers, swords, pestles, and mountain peaks.
हयाभ्यां च गजाभ्यां च पदातिरथिनौ पुनः। युयुधाते महामायौ राक्षसप्रवरौ युधि ॥७-१४९-२९॥
hayābhyāṃ ca gajābhyāṃ ca padātirathinau punaḥ। yuyudhāte mahāmāyau rākṣasapravarau yudhi ॥7-149-29॥
[हयाभ्यां (hayābhyām) - by the two horses; च (ca) - and; गजाभ्यां (gajābhyām) - by the two elephants; च (ca) - and; पदातिरथिनौ (padātirathinau) - the foot-soldier and the charioteer; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - fought; महामायौ (mahāmāyau) - the great illusionists; राक्षसप्रवरौ (rākṣasapravarau) - the foremost of demons; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(By the two horses and by the two elephants, the foot-soldier and the charioteer again fought, the great illusionists, the foremost of demons, in battle.)
The great illusionists, the foremost of demons, fought again in battle, supported by the two horses and the two elephants, along with the foot-soldier and the charioteer.
ततो घटोत्कचो राजन्नलम्बलवधेप्सया। उत्पपात भृशं क्रुद्धः श्येनवन्निपपात ह ॥७-१४९-३०॥
tato ghaṭotkaco rājannalambalavadhepsayā। utpapāta bhṛśaṃ kruddhaḥ śyenavannipapāta ha ॥7-149-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अलम्बल (alambala) - Alambala; वध (vadha) - killing; इप्सया (ipsayā) - desiring; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - rose; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - fiercely; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; श्येनवत् (śyenavat) - like a hawk; निपपात (nipapāta) - descended; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then Ghatotkacha, O king, desiring to kill Alambala, rose fiercely in anger and descended like a hawk indeed.)
Then, O king, Ghatotkacha, in his fierce anger and desire to kill Alambala, rose up and swooped down like a hawk.
गृहीत्वा च महाकायं राक्षसेन्द्रमलम्बलम्। उद्यम्य न्यवधीद्भूमौ मयं विष्णुरिवाहवे ॥७-१४९-३१॥
gṛhītvā ca mahākāyaṃ rākṣasendramalambalam। udyamya nyavadhīdbhūmau mayaṃ viṣṇurivāhave ॥7-149-31॥
[गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized; च (ca) - and; महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - great-bodied; राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - demon king; अलम्बलम् (alambalam) - Alambala; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted; न्यवधीद् (nyavadhīd) - killed; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; मयम् (mayam) - Maya; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu; इव (iva) - like; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Having seized the great-bodied demon king Alambala, and having lifted him, he killed Maya on the ground like Vishnu in battle.)
Having seized the great-bodied demon king Alambala, he lifted and killed Maya on the ground, akin to how Vishnu would in battle.
ततो घटोत्कचः खड्गमुद्गृह्याद्भुतदर्शनम्। चकर्त कायाद्धि शिरो भीमं विकृतदर्शनम् ॥७-१४९-३२॥
tato ghaṭotkacaḥ khaḍgamudgṛhyādbhutadarśanam। cakarta kāyāddhi śiro bhīmaṃ vikṛtadarśanam ॥7-149-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; उद्गृह्य (udgṛhya) - having taken; अद्भुतदर्शनम् (adbhutadarśanam) - wonderful to behold; चकर्त (cakarta) - cut off; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; हि (hi) - indeed; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible; विकृतदर्शनम् (vikṛtadarśanam) - horrible to see;]
(Then Ghatotkacha, having taken the sword wonderful to behold, indeed cut off the terrible head from the body, horrible to see.)
Then Ghatotkacha, wielding a magnificent sword, severed the dreadful head from the body, a sight both awe-inspiring and terrifying.
तच्छिरो रुधिराभ्यक्तं गृह्य केशेषु राक्षसः। घटोत्कचो ययावाशु दुर्योधनरथं प्रति ॥७-१४९-३३॥
tacchiro rudhirābhyaktaṃ gṛhya keśeṣu rākṣasaḥ। ghaṭotkaco yayāvāśu duryodhanarathaṃ prati ॥7-149-33॥
[तत् (tat) - that; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; आभ्यक्तं (ābhyaktaṃ) - smeared; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; केशेषु (keśeṣu) - by the hair; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; ययौ (yayau) - went; आशु (āśu) - quickly; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(The demon Ghatotkacha, having taken that head smeared with blood by the hair, quickly went towards Duryodhana's chariot.)
Ghatotkacha, the demon, swiftly moved towards Duryodhana's chariot, holding the blood-smeared head by its hair.
अभ्येत्य च महाबाहुः स्मयमानः स राक्षसः। रथेऽस्य निक्षिप्य शिरो विकृताननमूर्धजम् ॥ प्राणदद्भैरवं नादं प्रावृषीव बलाहकः ॥७-१४९-३४॥
abhyetya ca mahābāhuḥ smayamānaḥ sa rākṣasaḥ। rathe'sya nikṣipya śiro vikṛtānanamūrdhajam ॥ prāṇadadbhairavaṃ nādaṃ prāvṛṣīva balāhakaḥ ॥7-149-34॥
[अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; च (ca) - and; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; सः (saḥ) - he; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; अस्य (asya) - his; निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - placing; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; विकृत (vikṛta) - distorted; आनन (ānana) - face; मूर्धजम् (mūrdhajam) - hair; प्राणदत् (prāṇadat) - roared; भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrifying; नादम् (nādām) - sound; प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season; इव (iva) - like; बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - cloud;]
(Approaching and mighty-armed, smiling, the demon placed his distorted face and hair on the chariot, roaring a terrifying sound like a cloud in the rainy season.)
The mighty-armed demon approached, smiling, and placed his distorted head with its wild hair on the chariot, roaring a terrifying sound like a thunderous cloud in the rainy season.
अब्रवीच्च ततो राजन्दुर्योधनमिदं वचः। एष ते निहतो बन्धुस्त्वया दृष्टोऽस्य विक्रमः ॥ पुनर्द्रष्टासि कर्णस्य निष्ठामेतां तथात्मनः ॥७-१४९-३५॥
abravīcca tato rājanduryodhanamidaṃ vacaḥ। eṣa te nihato bandhustvayā dṛṣṭo'sya vikramaḥ ॥ punardraṣṭāsi karṇasya niṣṭhāmetāṃ tathātmanaḥ ॥7-149-35॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; इदम् (idam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; ते (te) - your; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; अस्य (asya) - his; विक्रमः (vikramaḥ) - valor; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām) - end; एताम् (etām) - this; तथा (tathā) - also; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself;]
(Then, O king, he said this speech to Duryodhana: "This relative of yours is slain by you; you have seen his valor. Again, you will see the end of Karna and also of yourself.")
Then, O king, he addressed Duryodhana with these words: "This relative of yours has been slain by you; you have witnessed his valor. You will again witness the end of Karna and also your own."
एवमुक्त्वा ततः प्रायात्कर्णं प्रति जनेश्वर। किरञ्शरशतांस्तीक्ष्णान्विमुञ्चन्कर्णमूर्धनि ॥७-१४९-३६॥
evamuktvā tataḥ prāyātkarṇaṃ prati janeśvaraḥ। kirañśaraśatāṃstīkṣṇānvimuñcankarṇamūrdhani ॥7-149-36॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; प्रति (prati) - towards; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - O king; किरञ् (kirañ) - showering; शरशतानि (śaraśatāni) - hundreds of arrows; तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - sharp; विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing; कर्णमूर्धनि (karṇamūrdhani) - at Karna's head;]
(Thus having spoken, then departed towards Karna, O king, showering hundreds of sharp arrows, releasing them at Karna's head.)
Having said this, the king then proceeded towards Karna, releasing hundreds of sharp arrows aimed at Karna's head.
ततः समभवद्युद्धं घोररूपं भयानकम्। विस्मापनं महाराज नरराक्षसयोर्मृधे ॥७-१४९-३७॥
tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam। vismāpanaṃ mahārāja nararākṣasayormṛdhe ॥7-149-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightening; विस्मापनम् (vismāpanam) - astonishing; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नरराक्षसयोः (nararākṣasayoḥ) - between men and demons; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in the battle;]
(Then arose a battle of terrible form and frightening nature, astonishing, O great king, between men and demons in the battle.)
Then a terrifying and astonishing battle arose between the men and demons, O great king.
