07.153
Pancharatra and Core: The mighty son of Bhimasena threw the unconscious head of Alayudha in front of Duryodhana.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सम्प्रेक्ष्य समरे भीमं रक्षसा ग्रस्तमन्तिकात्। वासुदेवोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं घटोत्कचमिदं तदा ॥७-१५३-१॥
samprekṣya samare bhīmaṃ rakṣasā grastamantikāt। vāsudevo'bravīdvākyaṃ ghaṭotkacamidaṃ tadā ॥7-153-1॥
[सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; समरे (samare) - in the battle; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon; ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - seized; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - nearby; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; इदं (idaṃ) - this; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having seen Bhima seized by the demon in the battle nearby, Vasudeva then said these words to Ghatotkacha.)
Upon witnessing Bhima being captured by the demon in the nearby battle, Vasudeva addressed Ghatotkacha with these words.
पश्य भीमं महाबाहो रक्षसा ग्रस्तमन्तिकात्। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तव चैव महाद्युते ॥७-१५३-२॥
paśya bhīmaṃ mahābāho rakṣasā grastamantikāt। paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ tava caiva mahādyute ॥7-153-2॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon; ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - seized; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - nearby; पश्यतां (paśyatām) - of those who see; सर्वसैन्यानां (sarvasainyānāṃ) - of all armies; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great radiant one;]
(See Bhima, O mighty-armed one, seized by the demon nearby, of those who see, of all armies, your and indeed, O great radiant one.)
O mighty-armed one, see Bhima seized by the demon nearby, witnessed by all the armies, including yours, O great radiant one.
स कर्णं त्वं समुत्सृज्य राक्षसेन्द्रमलायुधम्। जहि क्षिप्रं महाबाहो पश्चात्कर्णं वधिष्यसि ॥७-१५३-३॥
sa karṇaṃ tvaṃ samutsṛjya rākṣasendramalāyudham। jahi kṣipraṃ mahābāho paścātkarṇaṃ vadhiṣyasi ॥7-153-3॥
[स (sa) - he; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned; राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - Rakshasa lord; अलायुधम् (alāyudham) - Alayudha; जहि (jahi) - slay; क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed one; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; वधिष्यसि (vadhiṣyasi) - you will kill;]
(He, having abandoned Karna, you quickly slay the Rakshasa lord Alayudha, O mighty-armed one; afterwards, you will kill Karna.)
"O mighty-armed one, first abandon Karna and quickly slay the Rakshasa lord Alayudha; afterwards, you will kill Karna."
स वार्ष्णेयवचः श्रुत्वा कर्णमुत्सृज्य वीर्यवान्। युयुधे राक्षसेन्द्रेण बकभ्रात्रा घटोत्कचः ॥ तयोः सुतुमुलं युद्धं बभूव निशि रक्षसोः ॥७-१५३-४॥
sa vārṣṇeyavacaḥ śrutvā karṇamutsṛjya vīryavān। yuyudhe rākṣasendreṇa bakabhrātrā ghaṭotkacaḥ ॥ tayoḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ babhūva niśi rakṣasoḥ ॥7-153-4॥
[स (sa) - he; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - of Krishna; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the mighty; युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought; राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - with the lord of demons; बकभ्रात्रा (bakabhrātrā) - with the brother of Baka; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; सुतुमुलं (sutumulaṃ) - very fierce; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; बभूव (babhūva) - occurred; निशि (niśi) - at night; रक्षसोः (rakṣasoḥ) - of the demons;]
(He, having heard the words of Krishna, leaving Karna, the mighty Ghatotkacha fought with the lord of demons, the brother of Baka. A very fierce battle occurred at night between the demons.)
Upon hearing Krishna's words, the mighty Ghatotkacha left Karna and engaged in a fierce battle with the demon lord, Baka's brother, during the night.
अलायुधस्य योधांस्तु राक्षसान्भीमदर्शनान्। वेगेनापततः शूरान्प्रगृहीतशरासनान् ॥७-१५३-५॥
alāyudhasya yodhāṃstu rākṣasānbhīmadarśanān। vegenāpataḥ śūrānpragṛhītaśarāsanān ॥7-153-5॥
[अलायुधस्य (alāyudhasya) - of Alayudha; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; तु (tu) - but; राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons; भीमदर्शनान् (bhīmadarśanān) - fearsome-looking; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; आपततः (āpataḥ) - attacking; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; प्रगृहीत (pragṛhīta) - holding; शरासनान् (śarāsanān) - bows;]
(The fearsome-looking demon warriors of Alayudha, attacking with speed, holding bows, were heroes.)
The fearsome-looking demon warriors of Alayudha, charging swiftly with their bows drawn, were indeed formidable heroes.
आत्तायुधः सुसङ्क्रुद्धो युयुधानो महारथः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च चिच्छिदुर्निशितैः शरैः ॥७-१५३-६॥
āttāyudhaḥ susaṅkruddho yuyudhāno mahārathaḥ। nakulaḥ sahadevaśca cicchidurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-153-6॥
[आत्तायुधः (āttāyudhaḥ) - armed with weapons; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; चिच्छिदुः (cicchiduḥ) - cut; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Armed with weapons and very angry, Yuyudhana, the great chariot-warrior, Nakula, and Sahadeva cut with sharp arrows.)
Yuyudhana, Nakula, and Sahadeva, all great warriors, were armed and furious as they attacked with their sharp arrows.
सर्वांश्च समरे राजन्किरीटी क्षत्रियर्षभान्। परिचिक्षेप बीभत्सुः सर्वतः प्रक्षिपञ्शरान् ॥७-१५३-७॥
sarvāṃśca samare rājnkirīṭī kṣatriyarṣabhān। paricikṣepa bībhatsuḥ sarvataḥ prakṣipañśarān ॥7-153-7॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with the crown; क्षत्रियर्षभान् (kṣatriyarṣabhān) - the best of warriors; परिचिक्षेप (paricikṣepa) - dispatched; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; प्रक्षिपन् (prakṣipan) - hurling; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(And in battle, O king, the crowned one, Bibhatsu (Arjuna), dispatched all the best of warriors, hurling arrows from all sides.)
In the battle, O king, Arjuna, the one with the crown, attacked all the best warriors by hurling arrows from every direction.
कर्णश्च समरे राजन्व्यद्रावयत पार्थिवान्। धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्ड्यादीन्पाञ्चालानां महारथान् ॥७-१५३-८॥
karṇaśca samare rājanvyadrāvayata pārthivān। dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍyādīnpāñcālānāṃ mahārathān ॥7-153-8॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्यद्रावयत (vyadrāvayata) - drove away; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - the princes; धृष्टद्युम्न (dhṛṣṭadyumna) - Dhrishtadyumna; शिखण्डि (śikhaṇḍi) - Shikhandi; आदीन् (ādīn) - and others; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great chariot-warriors;]
(Karna and in battle, O king, drove away the princes, Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, and others, the great chariot-warriors of the Panchalas.)
Karna, in the battle, O king, drove away the princes including Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi, the great chariot-warriors of the Panchalas.
तान्वध्यमानान्दृष्ट्वा तु भीमो भीमपराक्रमः। अभ्ययात्त्वरितः कर्णं विशिखान्विकिरन्रणे ॥७-१५३-९॥
tānvadhyamānāndṛṣṭvā tu bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ। abhyayāttvaritaḥ karṇaṃ viśikhānvikiranraṇe ॥7-153-9॥
[तान् (tān) - them; वध्यमानान् (vadhyamānān) - being attacked; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तु (tu) - but; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; भीमपराक्रमः (bhīmaparākramaḥ) - of terrible prowess; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swiftly; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows; विकिरन् (vikiran) - scattering; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Seeing them being attacked, Bhima of terrible prowess swiftly approached Karna, scattering arrows in battle.)
Upon witnessing his allies under attack, the mighty Bhima, known for his formidable strength, quickly advanced towards Karna, unleashing a flurry of arrows in the battlefield.
ततस्तेऽप्याययुर्हत्वा राक्षसान्यत्र सूतजः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च सात्यकिश्च महारथः ॥ ते कर्णं योधयामासुः पाञ्चाला द्रोणमेव च ॥७-१५३-१०॥
tataste'pyāyayurhatvā rākṣasānyatra sūtajaḥ। nakulaḥ sahadevaśca sātyakiśca mahārathaḥ ॥ te karṇaṃ yodhayāmāsuḥ pāñcālā droṇameva ca ॥7-153-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; आययुः (āyayuḥ) - arrived; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons; यत्र (yatra) - where; सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - son of a charioteer; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; ते (te) - they; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; योधयामासुः (yodhayāmāsuḥ) - fought; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; एव (eva) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Then they also arrived, having killed the demons, where the son of a charioteer, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Satyaki, the great warriors, were. They fought Karna, the Panchalas, and also Drona.)
Then they arrived after killing the demons, where the son of a charioteer, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Satyaki, the great warriors, were present. They engaged in battle with Karna, the Panchalas, and Drona.
अलायुधस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धो घटोत्कचमरिंदमम्। परिघेणातिकायेन ताडयामास मूर्धनि ॥७-१५३-११॥
alāyudhastu saṅkruddho ghaṭotkacamariṃdamam। parigheṇātikāyena tāḍayāmāsa mūrdhani ॥7-153-11॥
[अलायुधः (alāyudhaḥ) - Alayudha; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - the enemy-subduer; परिघेण (parigheṇa) - with a club; अतिकायेन (atikāyena) - by the huge-bodied; ताडयामास (tāḍayāmāsa) - struck; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head;]
(But Alayudha, enraged, struck Ghatotkacha, the enemy-subduer, on the head with a huge-bodied club.)
Alayudha, in his fury, attacked Ghatotkacha, the subduer of enemies, hitting him on the head with his massive club.
स तु तेन प्रहारेण भैमसेनिर्महाबलः। ईषन्मूर्छान्वितोऽऽत्मानं संस्तम्भयत वीर्यवान् ॥७-१५३-१२॥
sa tu tena prahāreṇa bhaimasenirmahābalaḥ। īṣanmūrcchānvito''tmānaṃ saṃstambhayata vīryavān ॥7-153-12॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; तेन (tena) - by that; प्रहारेण (prahāreṇa) - by the blow; भैमसेनि (bhaimaseni) - son of Bhimasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly; मूर्छा (mūrcchā) - fainting; अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - afflicted; आत्मानं (ātmānaṃ) - himself; संस्तम्भयत (saṃstambhayata) - steadied; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the heroic;]
(He, the mighty son of Bhimasena, slightly afflicted by fainting from that blow, steadied himself, being heroic.)
The mighty son of Bhimasena, though slightly faint from the blow, gathered his strength and steadied himself heroically.
ततो दीप्ताग्निसङ्काशां शतघण्टामलङ्कृताम्। चिक्षेप समरे तस्मै गदां काञ्चनभूषणाम् ॥७-१५३-१३॥
tato dīptāgnisaṅkāśāṃ śataghaṇṭāmalaṅkṛtām। cikṣepa samare tasmai gadāṃ kāñcanabhūṣaṇām ॥7-153-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दीप्त (dīpta) - blazing; अग्नि (agni) - fire; सङ्काशाम् (saṅkāśām) - like; शत (śata) - hundred; घण्टा (ghaṇṭā) - bells; मलङ्कृताम् (malaṅkṛtām) - adorned; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; समरे (samare) - in battle; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; काञ्चन (kāñcana) - golden; भूषणाम् (bhūṣaṇām) - ornamented;]
(Then, blazing like fire, adorned with a hundred bells, he hurled the golden ornamented mace at him in battle.)
Then, blazing like fire and adorned with a hundred bells, he hurled the golden ornamented mace at his opponent in the battle.
सा हयान्सारथिं चैव रथं चास्य महास्वना। चूर्णयामास वेगेन विसृष्टा भीमकर्मणा ॥७-१५३-१४॥
sā hayānsārathiṃ caiva rathaṃ cāsya mahāsvanā। cūrṇayāmāsa vegena visṛṣṭā bhīmakarmaṇā ॥7-153-14॥
[सा (sā) - she; हयान् (hayān) - horses; सारथिं (sārathiṃ) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; महास्वना (mahāsvanā) - with great sound; चूर्णयामास (cūrṇayāmāsa) - crushed; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; विसृष्टा (visṛṣṭā) - released; भीमकर्मणा (bhīmakarmaṇā) - by the one of terrible deeds;]
(She, with great sound, crushed the horses, the charioteer, and the chariot of his, released with speed by the one of terrible deeds.)
With a great roar, she swiftly crushed his horses, charioteer, and chariot, unleashed by the one known for terrible deeds.
स भग्नहयचक्राक्षो विशीर्णध्वजकूबरः। उत्पपात रथात्तूर्णं मायामास्थाय राक्षसीम् ॥७-१५३-१५॥
sa bhagnahayacakrākṣo viśīrṇadhvajakūbaraḥ। utpapāta rathāttūrṇaṃ māyāmāsthāya rākṣasīm ॥7-153-15॥
[स (sa) - he; भग्न (bhagna) - broken; हय (haya) - horse; चक्र (cakra) - wheel; अक्ष (akṣa) - axle; विशीर्ण (viśīrṇa) - torn; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flag; कूबरः (kūbaraḥ) - banner; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - jumped; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - assuming; राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - demonic;]
(He, with broken horse, wheel, and axle, torn flag and banner, quickly jumped from the chariot, assuming a demonic illusion.)
He, with his chariot's horses, wheels, and axle broken, and its flag and banner torn, quickly leapt from the chariot, taking on a demonic form.
स समास्थाय मायां तु ववर्ष रुधिरं बहु। विद्युद्विभ्राजितं चासीत्तिमिराभ्राकुलं नभः ॥७-१५३-१६॥
sa samāsthāya māyāṃ tu vavarṣa rudhiraṃ bahuḥ। vidyudvibhrājitaṃ cāsīttimirābhrākulaṃ nabhaḥ ॥7-153-16॥
[स (sa) - he; समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having assumed; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; तु (tu) - but; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood; बहु (bahu) - much; विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning; विभ्राजितम् (vibhrājitam) - illuminated; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तिमिर (timira) - darkness; आभ्र (ābhra) - clouds; आकुलम् (ākulam) - filled; नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky;]
(He, having assumed an illusion, rained much blood. The sky was filled with clouds of darkness, illuminated by lightning.)
He created an illusion and caused a rain of blood. The sky was tumultuous with dark clouds and flashes of lightning.
ततो वज्रनिपाताश्च साशनिस्तनयित्नवः। महांश्चटचटाशब्दस्तत्रासीद्धि महाहवे ॥७-१५३-१७॥
tato vajranipātāśca sāśanistanayitnavaḥ। mahāṃścaṭacaṭāśabdastatrāsiddhi mahāhave ॥7-153-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वज्रनिपाताः (vajranipātāḥ) - thunderbolt strikes; च (ca) - and; स-आशनिः (sa-āśaniḥ) - with lightning; तनयित्नवः (tanayitnavaḥ) - thunderclaps; महान् (mahān) - great; चटचटा-शब्दः (caṭacaṭā-śabdaḥ) - crackling sound; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; हि (hi) - indeed; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]
(Then there were thunderbolt strikes and lightning with thunderclaps; a great crackling sound was indeed there in the great battle.)
Then there were thunderbolt strikes accompanied by lightning and thunderclaps; a great crackling sound was indeed present in the great battle.
तां प्रेक्ष्य विहितां मायां राक्षसो राक्षसेन तु। ऊर्ध्वमुत्पत्य हैडिम्बस्तां मायां माययावधीत् ॥७-१५३-१८॥
tāṃ prekṣya vihitāṃ māyāṃ rākṣaso rākṣasena tu। ūrdhvamutpatya haiḍimbastāṃ māyāṃ māyayāvadhīt ॥7-153-18॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; विहिताम् (vihitām) - created; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon; तु (tu) - but; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards; उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having jumped; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba; ताम् (tām) - that; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; मायया (māyayā) - with illusion; अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed;]
(Seeing that illusion created by the demon, Hidimba jumped upwards and killed that illusion with illusion.)
Hidimba, upon seeing the illusion created by the demon, leapt upwards and destroyed it using his own illusion.
सोऽभिवीक्ष्य हतां मायां मायावी माययैव हि। अश्मवर्षं सुतुमुलं विससर्ज घटोत्कचे ॥७-१५३-१९॥
so'bhivīkṣya hatāṃ māyāṃ māyāvī māyayaiva hi। aśmavarṣaṃ sutumulaṃ visasarja ghaṭotkace ॥7-153-19॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिवीक्ष्य (abhivīkṣya) - having observed; हताम् (hatām) - defeated; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; मायावी (māyāvī) - the illusionist; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - certainly; अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - stone rain; सुतुमुलम् (sutumulam) - very intense; विससर्ज (visasarja) - released; घटोत्कचे (ghaṭotkace) - on Ghatotkacha;]
(He, having observed the defeated illusion, the illusionist indeed by illusion, certainly released a very intense stone rain on Ghatotkacha.)
The illusionist, having seen his illusion defeated, used his magic to unleash a fierce storm of stones upon Ghatotkacha.
अश्मवर्षं स तद्घोरं शरवर्षेण वीर्यवान्। दिशो विध्वंसयामास तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-१५३-२०॥
aśmavarṣaṃ sa tadghoraṃ śaravarṣeṇa vīryavān। diśo vidhvaṃsayāmāsa tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-153-20॥
[अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - stone-rain; सः (saḥ) - he; तत् (tat) - that; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with arrow-rain; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the mighty; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; विध्वंसयामास (vidhvaṃsayāmāsa) - destroyed; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - it was;]
(He, the mighty, destroyed the directions with a terrible stone-rain using an arrow-rain; it was as if that was wonderful.)
He, the mighty one, countered the terrible rain of stones with a rain of arrows, destroying the directions; it seemed as if it was a marvel.
ततो नानाप्रहरणैरन्योन्यमभिवर्षताम्। आयसैः परिघैः शूलैर्गदामुसलमुद्गरैः ॥७-१५३-२१॥
tato nānāpraharaṇairanyonyamabhivarṣatām। āyasaiḥ parighaiḥ śūlairgadāmusalamudgaraiḥ ॥7-153-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नानाप्रहरणैः (nānāpraharaṇaiḥ) - with various weapons; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिवर्षताम् (abhivarṣatām) - showered; आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - iron; परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with clubs; शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - with spears; गदा (gadā) - maces; मुसल (musala) - pestles; मुद्गरैः (mudgaraiḥ) - with hammers;]
(Then, with various weapons, they showered each other with iron clubs, spears, maces, pestles, and hammers.)
Then, they attacked each other with a variety of weapons, including iron clubs, spears, maces, pestles, and hammers.
पिनाकैः करवालैश्च तोमरप्रासकम्पनैः। नाराचैर्निशितैर्भल्लैः शरैश्चक्रैः परश्वधैः ॥७-१५३-२२॥
pinākaiḥ karavālaiśca tomaraprāsakampanaiḥ। nārācairniśitairbhallaiḥ śaraiścakraiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ ॥7-153-22॥
[पिनाकैः (pinākaiḥ) - with bows; करवालैः (karavālaiḥ) - with swords; च (ca) - and; तोमरप्रासकम्पनैः (tomaraprāsakampanaiḥ) - with shaking spears and javelins; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with broad-headed arrows; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; चक्रैः (cakraiḥ) - with discs; परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - with axes;]
(With bows, swords, and shaking spears and javelins; with iron arrows, sharp broad-headed arrows, arrows, discs, and axes.)
The warriors were equipped with bows, swords, spears, javelins, iron arrows, sharp broad-headed arrows, regular arrows, discs, and axes, ready for battle.
अयोगुडैर्भिण्डिपालैर्गोशीर्षोलूखलैरपि। उत्पाट्य च महाशाखैर्विविधैर्जगतीरुहैः ॥७-१५३-२३॥
ayoguḍairbhiṇḍipālairgośīrṣolūkhalairapi। utpāṭya ca mahāśākhairvividhairjagatīruhaiḥ ॥7-153-23॥
[अयोगुडैः (ayoguḍaiḥ) - with iron clubs; भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with maces; गोशीर्ष (gośīrṣa) - with gośīrṣa (a type of weapon); उलूखलैः (ulūkhalaiḥ) - with pestles; अपि (api) - also; उत्पाट्य (utpāṭya) - uprooting; च (ca) - and; महाशाखैः (mahāśākhaiḥ) - with large branches; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; जगतीरुहैः (jagatīruhaiḥ) - with trees;]
(With iron clubs, maces, gośīrṣa weapons, and pestles, also uprooting with large branches and various trees.)
They used iron clubs, maces, gośīrṣa weapons, and pestles, and also uprooted large branches and various trees.
शमीपीलुकरीरैश्च शम्याकैश्चैव भारत। इङ्गुदैर्बदरीभिश्च कोविदारैश्च पुष्पितैः ॥७-१५३-२४॥
śamīpīlukarīraiśca śamyākaiścaiva bhārata। iṅgudairbadarībhiśca kovidāraiśca puṣpitaiḥ ॥7-153-24॥
[शमी (śamī) - Shami tree; पीलु (pīlu) - Pilu tree; करीरैः (karīraiḥ) - with Karira trees; च (ca) - and; शम्याकैः (śamyākaiḥ) - with Shamyaka trees; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; इङ्गुदैः (iṅgudaiḥ) - with Inguda trees; बदरीभिः (badarībhiḥ) - with Badari trees; च (ca) - and; कोविदारैः (kovidāraiḥ) - with Kovidara trees; च (ca) - and; पुष्पितैः (puṣpitaiḥ) - blossoming;]
(With Shami, Pilu, Karira, Shamyaka, Inguda, Badari, and Kovidara trees, O Bharata, blossoming.)
O Bharata, the forest is adorned with blossoming Shami, Pilu, Karira, Shamyaka, Inguda, Badari, and Kovidara trees.
पलाशैररिमेदैश्च प्लक्षन्यग्रोधपिप्पलैः। महद्भिः समरे तस्मिन्नन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥७-१५३-२५॥
palāśairarimedaiśca plakṣanyagrodhapippalaiḥ। mahadbhiḥ samare tasminnanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ ॥7-153-25॥
[पलाशैः (palāśaiḥ) - with Palasha trees; अरिमेदैः (arimedaiḥ) - with Arimeda trees; च (ca) - and; प्लक्ष (plakṣa) - Plaksha trees; न्यग्रोध (nyagrodha) - Nyagrodha trees; पिप्पलैः (pippalaiḥ) - with Pippala trees; महत् (mahat) - great; समरे (samare) - in battle; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - struck; ॥७-१५३-२५॥ (॥7-153-25॥) - (verse number);]
(With Palasha, Arimeda, Plaksha, Nyagrodha, and Pippala trees, in that great battle, they struck each other.)
In that great battle, they fought fiercely using Palasha, Arimeda, Plaksha, Nyagrodha, and Pippala trees.
विविधैः पर्वताग्रैश्च नानाधातुभिराचितैः। तेषां शब्दो महानासीद्वज्राणां भिद्यतामिव ॥७-१५३-२६॥
vividhaiḥ parvatāgraiśca nānādhātubhirācitaiḥ। teṣāṃ śabdo mahānāsīdvajrāṇāṃ bhidyatāmiva ॥7-153-26॥
[विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - mountain peaks; च (ca) - and; नानाधातुभिः (nānādhātubhiḥ) - with various minerals; आचितैः (ācitaiḥ) - covered; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; वज्राणाम् (vajrāṇām) - of thunderbolts; भिद्यताम् (bhidyatām) - breaking; इव (iva) - like;]
(The great sound of their mountain peaks, covered with various minerals, was like the breaking of thunderbolts.)
The sound from the mountain peaks, covered with various minerals, was immense, resembling the shattering of thunderbolts.
युद्धं तदभवद्घोरं भैम्यलायुधयोर्नृप। हरीन्द्रयोर्यथा राजन्वालिसुग्रीवयोः पुरा ॥७-१५३-२७॥
yuddhaṃ tadabhavadghoraṃ bhaimyalāyudhayornṛpa। harīndrayoryathā rājanvālisugrīvayoḥ purā ॥7-153-27॥
[युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तत् (tat) - that; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; भैम्य (bhaimya) - of Bhima; अलायुधयोः (alāyudhayor) - and Alayudha; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; हरीन्द्रयोः (harīndrayor) - of the two monkey chiefs; यथा (yathā) - as; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वालि (vāli) - Vali; सुग्रीवयोः (sugrīvayoḥ) - and Sugriva; पुरा (purā) - in the past;]
(The battle became terrible, O king, between Bhima and Alayudha, as it was in the past between the two monkey chiefs, Vali and Sugriva.)
O king, the battle between Bhima and Alayudha became as terrible as the one that took place in the past between the monkey chiefs Vali and Sugriva.
तौ युद्ध्वा विविधैर्घोरैरायुधैर्विशिखैस्तथा। प्रगृह्य निशितौ खड्गावन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥७-१५३-२८॥
tau yuddhvā vividhairghorairāyudhairiśikhaistathā। pragṛhya niśitau khaḍgāvanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ ॥7-153-28॥
[तौ (tau) - they two; युद्ध्वा (yuddhvā) - having fought; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - with weapons; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; निशितौ (niśitau) - sharp; खड्गौ (khaḍgau) - swords; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - they struck;]
(They two, having fought with various terrible weapons and arrows, thus having taken sharp swords, struck each other.)
The two warriors, after engaging in a fierce battle with various dreadful weapons and arrows, took up sharp swords and struck each other.
तावन्योन्यमभिद्रुत्य केशेषु सुमहाबलौ। भुजाभ्यां पर्यगृह्णीतां महाकायौ महाबलौ ॥७-१५३-२९॥
tāv anyonyam abhidrutya keśeṣu sumahābalau। bhujābhyāṃ paryagṛhṇītāṃ mahākāyau mahābalau ॥7-153-29॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिद्रुत्य (abhidrutya) - having rushed; केशेषु (keśeṣu) - by the hair; सुमहाबलौ (sumahābalau) - very mighty; भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with arms; पर्यगृह्णीताम् (paryagṛhṇītām) - seized; महाकायौ (mahākāyau) - huge-bodied; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very powerful;]
(Those two very mighty ones, having rushed at each other, seized by the hair with their arms, huge-bodied and very powerful.)
The two mighty warriors, with great strength and huge bodies, rushed at each other and seized each other by the hair with their arms.
तौ भिन्नगात्रौ प्रस्वेदं सुस्रुवाते जनाधिप। रुधिरं च महाकायावभिवृष्टाविवाचलौ ॥७-१५३-३०॥
tau bhinnagātrau prasvedaṃ susruvāte janādhipa। rudhiraṃ ca mahākāyāv abhivṛṣṭāv ivācalau ॥7-153-30॥
[तौ (tau) - they; भिन्नगात्रौ (bhinnagātrau) - with broken limbs; प्रस्वेदं (prasvedam) - sweat; सुस्रुवाते (susruvāte) - were flowing; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king; रुधिरं (rudhiram) - blood; च (ca) - and; महाकायौ (mahākāyau) - great-bodied; अभिवृष्टौ (abhivṛṣṭau) - drenched; इव (iva) - as if; अचलौ (acalau) - mountains;]
(They, with broken limbs, sweat was flowing, O king. Blood and great-bodied, drenched as if mountains.)
O king, they appeared like great mountains, with broken limbs and drenched in sweat and blood.
अथाभिपत्य वेगेन समुद्भ्राम्य च राक्षसम्। बलेनाक्षिप्य हैडिम्बश्चकर्तास्य शिरो महत् ॥७-१५३-३१॥
athābhipatya vegena samudbhrāmya ca rākṣasam। balenākṣipya haiḍimbaścakartāsya śiro mahat ॥7-153-31॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having attacked; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; समुद्भ्राम्य (samudbhrāmya) - whirling around; च (ca) - and; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon; बलेन (balena) - with strength; आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having seized; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba; चकर्त (cakarta) - cut off; अस्य (asya) - his; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Then, having attacked with speed, whirling around the demon, Hidimba, with strength, seized and cut off his great head.)
Then Hidimba, with great speed and strength, attacked the demon, whirled him around, and cut off his large head.
सोऽपहृत्य शिरस्तस्य कुण्डलाभ्यां विभूषितम्। तदा सुतुमुलं नादं ननाद सुमहाबलः ॥७-१५३-३२॥
so'pahṛtya śirastasya kuṇḍalābhyāṃ vibhūṣitam। tadā sutumulaṃ nādaṃ nanāda sumahābalaḥ ॥7-153-32॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अपहृत्य (apahṛtya) - having taken away; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; तस्य (tasya) - his; कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - with earrings; विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned; तदा (tadā) - then; सुतुमुलम् (sutumulam) - very loud; नादम् (nādām) - sound; ननाद (nanāda) - made; सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - the very mighty;]
(He, having taken away his head adorned with earrings, then made a very loud sound, the very mighty one.)
The very mighty one, having taken away his head adorned with earrings, then made a very loud sound.
हतं दृष्ट्वा महाकायं बकज्ञातिमरिंदमम्। पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवाश्चैव सिंहनादान्विनेदिरे ॥७-१५३-३३॥
hataṁ dṛṣṭvā mahākāyaṁ bakajñātimariṁdamam। pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva siṁhanādānvinedire ॥7-153-33॥
[हतम् (hatam) - killed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - great-bodied; बकज्ञातिमरिंदमम् (bakajñātimariṁdamam) - enemy of the relatives of Baka; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion roars; विनेदिरे (vinedire) - uttered;]
(Having seen the great-bodied enemy of the relatives of Baka killed, the Panchalas and the Pandavas indeed uttered lion roars.)
Upon witnessing the fall of the mighty-bodied slayer of Baka's kin, the Panchalas and Pandavas roared triumphantly like lions.
ततो भेरीसहस्राणि शङ्खानामयुतानि च। अवादयन्पाण्डवेयास्तस्मिन्रक्षसि पातिते ॥७-१५३-३४॥
tato bherīsahasrāṇi śaṅkhānāmayutāni ca। avādayanpāṇḍaveyāstasminrakṣasi pātite ॥7-153-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भेरी (bherī) - drums; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; शङ्खानाम् (śaṅkhānām) - of conches; अयुतानि (ayutāni) - tens of thousands; च (ca) - and; अवादयन् (avādayan) - sounded; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the sons of Pandu; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - at that; रक्षसि (rakṣasi) - demon; पातिते (pātite) - being slain;]
(Then thousands of drums and tens of thousands of conches were sounded by the sons of Pandu at the demon being slain.)
Then, when the demon was slain, the sons of Pandu sounded thousands of drums and tens of thousands of conches.
अतीव सा निशा तेषां बभूव विजयावहा। विद्योतमाना विबभौ समन्ताद्दीपमालिनी ॥७-१५३-३५॥
atīva sā niśā teṣāṃ babhūva vijayāvahā। vidyotamānā vibabhau samantāddīpamālinī ॥7-153-35॥
[अतीव (atīva) - extremely; सा (sā) - that; निशा (niśā) - night; तेषां (teṣām) - their; बभूव (babhūva) - became; विजयावहा (vijayāvahā) - victory-bringing; विद्योतमाना (vidyotamānā) - illuminated; विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; दीपमालिनी (dīpamālinī) - with rows of lamps;]
(That night became extremely victory-bringing for them. Illuminated, it shone all around with rows of lamps.)
The night was exceptionally victorious for them, glowing brightly with rows of lamps all around.
अलायुधस्य तु शिरो भैमसेनिर्महाबलः। दुर्योधनस्य प्रमुखे चिक्षेप गतचेतनम् ॥७-१५३-३६॥
alāyudhasya tu śiro bhaimasenirmahābalaḥ। duryodhanasya pramukhe cikṣepa gatacetanam ॥7-153-36॥
[अलायुधस्य (alāyudhasya) - of Alayudha; तु (tu) - but; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; भैमसेनि (bhaimaseni) - son of Bhimasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front of; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw; गतचेतनम् (gatacetanam) - unconscious;]
(But the mighty son of Bhimasena threw the head of Alayudha, unconscious, in front of Duryodhana.)
The mighty son of Bhimasena threw the unconscious head of Alayudha in front of Duryodhana.
अथ दुर्योधनो राजा दृष्ट्वा हतमलायुधम्। बभूव परमोद्विग्नः सह सैन्येन भारत ॥७-१५३-३७॥
atha duryodhano rājā dṛṣṭvā hatamālāyudham। babhūva paramodvignaḥ saha sainyena bhārata ॥7-153-37॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हत (hata) - slain; मलायुधम् (malāyudham) - Malāyudha; बभूव (babhūva) - became; परम (parama) - extremely; उद्विग्नः (udvignaḥ) - distressed; सह (saha) - with; सैन्येन (sainyena) - army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Then King Duryodhana, having seen Malāyudha slain, became extremely distressed with his army, O Bhārata.)
Then King Duryodhana, upon seeing Malāyudha slain, was deeply distressed along with his army, O Bhārata.
तेन ह्यस्य प्रतिज्ञातं भीमसेनमहं युधि। हन्तेति स्वयमागम्य स्मरता वैरमुत्तमम् ॥७-१५३-३८॥
tena hy asya pratijñātaṃ bhīmasenam ahaṃ yudhi। hanteti svayam āgamya smaratā vairam uttamam ॥7-153-38॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - his; प्रतिज्ञातं (pratijñātam) - promised; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अहम् (aham) - I; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; हन्तेति (hanteti) - to kill; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; आगम्य (āgamya) - having come; स्मरता (smaratā) - remembering; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - greatest;]
(By him indeed, his promise was made: 'I will kill Bhimasena in battle,' having come myself, remembering the greatest enmity.)
He indeed promised to kill Bhimasena in battle himself, remembering their greatest enmity.
ध्रुवं स तेन हन्तव्य इत्यमन्यत पार्थिवः। जीवितं चिरकालाय भ्रातॄणां चाप्यमन्यत ॥७-१५३-३९॥
dhruvaṁ sa tena hantavya ity amanyata pārthivaḥ। jīvitaṁ cirakālāya bhrātṝṇāṁ cāpy amanyata ॥7-153-39॥
[ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; सः (saḥ) - he; तेन (tena) - by him; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; इति (iti) - thus; अमन्यत (amanyata) - thought; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; चिरकालाय (cirakālāya) - for a long time; भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - of the brothers; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अमन्यत (amanyata) - thought;]
(The king thought, "Certainly, he is to be killed by him." He also thought of the life of the brothers for a long time.)
The king was convinced that he should be killed by him. He also considered the long-term well-being of the brothers.
स तं दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं भीमसेनात्मजेन वै। प्रतिज्ञां भीमसेनस्य पूर्णामेवाभ्यमन्यत ॥७-१५३-४०॥
sa taṃ dṛṣṭvā vinihataṃ bhīmasenātmajena vai। pratijñāṃ bhīmasenasya pūrṇāmevābhyamanyata ॥7-153-40॥
[स (sa) - he; तं (tam) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विनिहतं (vinihataṃ) - slain; भीमसेनात्मजेन (bhīmasenātmajena) - by Bhimasena's son; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - vow; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; पूर्णाम् (pūrṇām) - fulfilled; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यमन्यत (abhyamanyata) - considered; ७-१५३-४० (7-153-40) - (verse number);]
(He, having seen him slain by Bhimasena's son, indeed considered the vow of Bhimasena fulfilled.)
Upon witnessing the death of the enemy at the hands of Bhimasena's son, he realized that Bhimasena's vow had indeed been fulfilled.
