07.161
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
त्रिभागमात्रशेषायां रात्र्यां युद्धमवर्तत। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च संहृष्टानां विशां पते ॥७-१६१-१॥
tribhāgamātraśeṣāyāṃ rātryāṃ yuddhamavartata. kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca saṃhṛṣṭānāṃ viśāṃ pate ॥7-161-1॥
[त्रिभाग (tribhāga) - three parts; मात्र (mātra) - only; शेषायां (śeṣāyāṃ) - remaining; रात्र्यां (rātryāṃ) - in the night; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - took place; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; संहृष्टानाम् (saṃhṛṣṭānām) - of the joyful; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(In the remaining third part of the night, the battle took place between the joyful Kauravas and Pandavas, O lord of the people.)
In the last third of the night, a battle ensued between the jubilant Kauravas and Pandavas, O lord of the people.
अथ चन्द्रप्रभां मुष्णन्नादित्यस्य पुरःसरः। अरुणोऽभ्युदयां चक्रे ताम्रीकुर्वन्निवाम्बरम् ॥७-१६१-२॥
atha candraprabhāṃ muṣṇannādityasya puraḥsaraḥ। aruṇo'bhyudayāṃ cakre tāmrīkurvannivāmbaram ॥7-161-2॥
[अथ (atha) - then; चन्द्रप्रभाम् (candraprabhām) - moonlight; मुष्णन् (muṣṇan) - stealing; आदित्यस्य (ādityasya) - of the sun; पुरःसरः (puraḥsaraḥ) - preceding; अरुणः (aruṇaḥ) - Aruna; अभ्युदयाम् (abhyudayām) - rise; चक्रे (cakre) - made; ताम्रीकुर्वन् (tāmrīkurvan) - reddening; इव (iva) - as if; अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky;]
(Then, Aruna, preceding the sun, stealing the moonlight, made the sky appear as if reddening.)
Then, Aruna, who precedes the sun, stole the moonlight and made the sky appear red as if it was dawn.
ततो द्वैधीकृते सैन्ये द्रोणः सोमकपाण्डवान्। अभ्यद्रवत्सपाञ्चालान्दुर्योधनपुरोगमः ॥७-१६१-३॥
tato dvaidhīkṛte sainye droṇaḥ somakapāṇḍavān। abhyadravatsapāñcālānduryodhanapurogamaḥ ॥7-161-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्वैधीकृते (dvaidhīkṛte) - divided; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सोमकपाण्डवान् (somakapāṇḍavān) - Somakas and Pandavas; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked; सपाञ्चालान् (sapāñcālān) - with Panchalas; दुर्योधनपुरोगमः (duryodhanapurogamaḥ) - led by Duryodhana;]
(Then, with the army divided, Drona attacked the Somakas and Pandavas with the Panchalas, led by Duryodhana.)
Then, Drona, with his army divided, launched an attack on the Somakas and Pandavas, accompanied by the Panchalas and led by Duryodhana.
द्वैधीभूतान्कुरून्दृष्ट्वा माधवोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत्। सपत्नान्सव्यतः कुर्मि सव्यसाचिन्निमान्कुरून् ॥७-१६१-४॥
dvaidhībhūtān kurūn dṛṣṭvā mādhavo'rjunam abravīt। sapatnān savyataḥ kurmi savyasācin nimān kurūn ॥7-161-4॥
[द्वैधीभूतान् (dvaidhībhūtān) - divided; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सपत्नान् (sapatnān) - rivals; सव्यतः (savyataḥ) - from the left; कुर्मि (kurmi) - I make; सव्यसाचिन् (savyasācin) - Savyasacin; निमान् (nimān) - these; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus;]
(Having seen the divided Kurus, Madhava said to Arjuna, "From the left, I make these Kurus your rivals, O Savyasacin.")
Upon seeing the divided Kurus, Madhava addressed Arjuna, saying, "O Savyasacin, I will make these Kurus your rivals from the left."
स माधवमनुज्ञाय कुरुष्वेति धनञ्जयः। द्रोणकर्णौ महेष्वासौ सव्यतः पर्यवर्तत ॥७-१६१-५॥
sa mādhavamanujñāya kuruṣveti dhanañjayaḥ। droṇakarṇau maheṣvāsau savyataḥ paryavartata ॥7-161-5॥
[स (sa) - he; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; अनुज्ञाय (anujñāya) - having permitted; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; इति (iti) - thus; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; कर्णौ (karṇau) - Karna; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; सव्यतः (savyataḥ) - from the left; पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - turned around;]
(He, having permitted Madhava, said "Do thus," and Dhananjaya turned around from the left towards Drona and Karna, the great archers.)
After permitting Madhava, Dhananjaya instructed to proceed, and then turned left towards the great archers, Drona and Karna.
अभिप्रायं तु कृष्णस्य ज्ञात्वा परपुरञ्जयः। आजिशीर्षगतं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनं समासदत् ॥७-१६१-६॥
abhiprāyaṃ tu kṛṣṇasya jñātvā parapurañjayaḥ। ājiśīrṣagataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenaṃ samāsadat ॥7-161-6॥
[अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; तु (tu) - but; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Krishna; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - the conqueror of enemy cities; आजिशीर्षगतम् (ājiśīrṣagatam) - at the head of the battlefield; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; समासदत् (samāsadat) - approached;]
(But knowing the intention of Krishna, the conqueror of enemy cities, seeing Bhimasena at the head of the battlefield, approached.)
Understanding Krishna's intention, the conqueror of enemy cities approached Bhimasena, who was at the forefront of the battlefield.
भीम उवाच॥
bhīma uvāca॥
[भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhima said:)
Bhima said:
अर्जुनार्जुन बीभत्सो शृणु मे तत्त्वतो वचः। यदर्थं क्षत्रिया सूते तस्य कालोऽयमागतः ॥७-१६१-७॥
arjunārjuna bībhatsō śṛṇu mē tattvatō vacaḥ। yadarthaṁ kṣatriyā sūtē tasya kālō'yamāgataḥ ॥7-161-7॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; बीभत्सः (bībhatsaḥ) - fearsome one; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; सूते (sūte) - are born; तस्य (tasya) - of that; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; अयम् (ayam) - this; आगतः (āgataḥ) - has come;]
(Arjuna, Arjuna, fearsome one, listen to my words truly. The time for which warriors are born has come.)
Arjuna, Arjuna, listen to my words truly, O fearsome one. The time has come for which warriors are born.
अस्मिंश्चेदागते काले श्रेयो न प्रतिपत्स्यसे। असम्भावितरूपः सन्नानृशंस्यं करिष्यसि ॥७-१६१-८॥
asmiṁścedāgate kāle śreyo na pratipatsyase। asambhāvitarūpaḥ sannānṛśaṁsyaṁ kariṣyasi ॥7-161-8॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; चेत् (cet) - if; आगते (āgate) - arrived; काले (kāle) - time; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; न (na) - not; प्रतिपत्स्यसे (pratipatsyase) - you will obtain; असम्भावितरूपः (asambhāvitarūpaḥ) - unexpected form; सन् (san) - being; अनृशंस्यम् (anṛśaṁsyam) - cruelty; करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do;]
(If at this time you do not obtain what is better, being in an unexpected form, you will act cruelly.)
If you do not achieve what is better at this time, you will act cruelly, being in an unexpected form.
सत्यश्रीधर्मयशसां वीर्येणानृण्यमाप्नुहि। भिन्ध्यनीकं युधां श्रेष्ठ सव्यसाचिन्निमान्कुरु ॥७-१६१-९॥
satyaśrīdharmayaśasāṃ vīryeṇānṛṇyamāpnuhi। bhindhyanīkaṃ yudhāṃ śreṣṭha savyasācinnimānkuru ॥7-161-9॥
[सत्य (satya) - truth; श्री (śrī) - prosperity; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; यशसां (yaśasāṃ) - fame; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor; अनृण्यम् (anṛṇyam) - debt-free; आप्नुहि (āpnuh) - attain; भिन्ध्य (bhindhya) - break; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; युधां (yudhāṃ) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; सव्यसाचिन् (savyasācin) - Arjuna; निमान् (nimān) - these; कुरु (kuru) - do; ॥७-१६१-९॥ (॥7-161-9॥) - (verse number);]
(Attain debt-free status by valor, truth, prosperity, righteousness, and fame. O best of warriors, Arjuna, break the army and do these.)
O Arjuna, the best of warriors, achieve freedom from debt through valor, truth, prosperity, righteousness, and fame. Break through the enemy's ranks and accomplish these tasks.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
स सव्यसाची भीमेन चोदितः केशवेन च। कर्णद्रोणावतिक्रम्य समन्तात्पर्यवारयत् ॥७-१६१-१०॥
sa savyasācī bhīmena coditaḥ keśavena ca। karṇadroṇāvatikramya samantātparyavārayat ॥7-161-10॥
[स (sa) - he; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged; केशवेन (keśavena) - by Keshava; च (ca) - and; कर्णद्रोणावतिक्रम्य (karṇadroṇāvatikramya) - surpassing Karna and Drona; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पर्यवारयत् (paryavārayat) - encircled;]
(He, Arjuna, urged by Bhima and Keshava, surpassing Karna and Drona, encircled from all sides.)
Arjuna, encouraged by Bhima and Keshava, skillfully maneuvered to encircle the enemy, surpassing the defenses of Karna and Drona.
तमाजिशीर्षमायान्तं दहन्तं क्षत्रियर्षभान्। पराक्रान्तं पराक्रम्य यतन्तः क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥ नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं वर्धमानमिवानलम् ॥७-१६१-११॥
tam ājiśīrṣam āyāntaṃ dahantaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhān। parākrāntaṃ parākramya yatantaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ ॥ nāśaknuvan vārayituṃ vardhamānam ivānalam ॥7-161-11॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आजिशीर्षम् (ājiśīrṣam) - battlefield; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning; क्षत्रियर्षभान् (kṣatriyarṣabhān) - warrior chiefs; पराक्रान्तम् (parākrāntam) - valiant; पराक्रम्य (parākramya) - having shown valor; यतन्तः (yatantaḥ) - striving; क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - warrior chiefs; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - were able; वारयितुम् (vārayitum) - to stop; वर्धमानम् (vardhamānam) - growing; इव (iva) - like; अनलम् (analam) - fire;]
(That battlefield approaching, burning the warrior chiefs; valiant, having shown valor, striving, the warrior chiefs were not able to stop it, growing like fire.)
As the battlefield approached, burning the warrior chiefs, the valiant warriors, having shown their valor, strove but were unable to stop it, as it grew like a fire.
अथ दुर्योधनः कर्णः शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। अभ्यवर्षञ्शरव्रातैः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनञ्जयम् ॥७-१६१-१२॥
atha duryodhanaḥ karṇaḥ śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ। abhyavarṣañśaravrātaiḥ kuntīputraṃ dhanañjayam ॥7-161-12॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - the son of Subala; अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - showered; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - the son of Kunti; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(Then Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, and also the son of Subala showered the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, with volleys of arrows.)
Then Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, and the son of Subala attacked Arjuna, the son of Kunti, with a barrage of arrows.
तेषामस्त्राणि सर्वेषामुत्तमास्त्रविदां वरः। कदर्थीकृत्य राजेन्द्र शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥७-१६१-१३॥
teṣāmastrāṇi sarveṣāmuttamāstravidāṃ varaḥ। kadarthīkṛtya rājendra śaravarṣairavākirat ॥7-161-13॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; उत्तम (uttama) - best; अस्त्रविदाम् (astravidām) - of the weapon-knowers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; कदर्थीकृत्य (kadarthīkṛtya) - having disregarded; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]
(Their weapons, of all the best weapon-knowers, having disregarded, O king, he covered with showers of arrows.)
O King, having disregarded the weapons of all the best weapon-knowers, he covered them with showers of arrows.
अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य लघुहस्तो धनञ्जयः। सर्वानविध्यन्निशितैर्दशभिर्दशभिः शरैः ॥७-१६१-१४॥
astrairastrāṇi saṁvārya laghuhasto dhanañjayaḥ। sarvānavidhyanniśitairdaśabhirdaśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-161-14॥
[अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having countered; लघुहस्तः (laghuhastaḥ) - quick-handed; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अविध्यन् (avidhyan) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(With weapons, having countered the weapons, quick-handed Dhananjaya pierced all with ten sharp arrows.)
Quick-handed Dhananjaya, having countered the weapons with his own, pierced all his enemies with ten sharp arrows.
उद्धूता रजसो वृष्टिः शरवृष्टिस्तथैव च। तमश्च घोरं शब्दश्च तदा समभवन्महान् ॥७-१६१-१५॥
uddhūtā rajaso vṛṣṭiḥ śaravṛṣṭistathaiva ca। tamaśca ghoraṃ śabdaśca tadā samabhavanmahān ॥7-161-15॥
[उद्धूता (uddhūtā) - raised; रजसः (rajasah) - dust; वृष्टिः (vṛṣṭiḥ) - rain; शरवृष्टिः (śaravṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of arrows; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; च (ca) - and; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; समभवन् (samabhavan) - arose; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(Raised was the dust, rain, and a shower of arrows; thus indeed, darkness and a terrible sound then arose greatly.)
The dust was raised, along with rain and a shower of arrows; simultaneously, a great darkness and a terrible sound arose.
न द्यौर्न भूमिर्न दिशः प्राज्ञायन्त तथा गते। सैन्येन रजसा मूढं सर्वमन्धमिवाभवत् ॥७-१६१-१६॥
na dyaurna bhūmirna diśaḥ prājñāyanta tathā gate। sainyena rajasā mūḍhaṃ sarvamandhamivābhavat ॥7-161-16॥
[न (na) - not; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky; न (na) - not; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; न (na) - not; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; प्राज्ञायन्त (prājñāyanta) - were visible; तथा (tathā) - thus; गते (gate) - having gone; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army; रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust; मूढं (mūḍham) - confused; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; अन्धमिव (andhamiva) - as if blind; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Neither the sky, nor the earth, nor the directions were visible as the army moved. Everything became confused by the dust, as if blind.)
As the army moved, neither the sky, the earth, nor the directions were visible. Everything was enveloped in dust, creating a scene of utter confusion, as if everything had become blind.
नैव ते न वयं राजन्प्रज्ञासिष्म परस्परम्। उद्देशेन हि तेन स्म समयुध्यन्त पार्थिवाः ॥७-१६१-१७॥
naiva te na vayaṃ rājanprajñāsiṣma parasparam। uddeśena hi tena sma samayudhyanta pārthivāḥ ॥7-161-17॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - you; न (na) - not; वयम् (vayam) - we; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रज्ञासिष्म (prajñāsiṣma) - knew; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; उद्देशेन (uddeśena) - by intention; हि (hi) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by that; स्म (sma) - indeed; समयुध्यन्त (samayudhyanta) - fought together; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings;]
(Neither you nor we, O king, knew each other; indeed, by that intention, the kings fought together.)
O king, neither you nor we were aware of each other; it was by that intention that the kings engaged in battle.
विरथा रथिनो राजन्समासाद्य परस्परम्। केषेशु समसज्जन्त कवचेषु भुजेषु च ॥७-१६१-१८॥
virathā rathino rājansamāsādya parasparam। keṣeṣu samasajjanta kavaceṣu bhujeṣu ca ॥7-161-18॥
[विरथा (virathā) - charioteers without chariots; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; केषेशु (keṣeṣu) - in the hair; समसज्जन्त (samasajjanta) - became entangled; कवचेषु (kavaceṣu) - in the armor; भुजेषु (bhujeṣu) - in the arms; च (ca) - and;]
(Charioteers without chariots, O king, having approached each other, became entangled in the hair, in the armor, and in the arms.)
O king, the charioteers, having lost their chariots, approached each other and became entangled by their hair, armor, and arms.
हताश्वा हतसूताश्च निश्चेष्टा रथिनस्तदा। जीवन्त इव तत्र स्म व्यदृश्यन्त भयार्दिताः ॥७-१६१-१९॥
hatāśvā hatasūtāśca niśceṣṭā rathinastadā। jīvanta iva tatra sma vyadṛśyanta bhayārditāḥ ॥7-161-19॥
[हताश्वाः (hatāśvāḥ) - horses killed; हतसूताः (hatasūtāḥ) - charioteers killed; निश्चेष्टाः (niśceṣṭāḥ) - motionless; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; तदा (tadā) - then; जीवन्तः (jīvantaḥ) - alive; इव (iva) - as if; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; भयार्दिताः (bhayārditāḥ) - afflicted by fear;]
(The horses and charioteers were killed, the charioteers were motionless then. They appeared there as if alive, indeed afflicted by fear.)
The scene showed horses and charioteers lying dead, with the charioteers motionless as if they were alive, but they were actually stricken with fear.
हतान्गजान्समाश्लिष्य पर्वतानिव वाजिनः। गतसत्त्वा व्यदृश्यन्त तथैव सह सादिभिः ॥७-१६१-२०॥
hatāngajānsamāśliṣya parvatāniva vājinaḥ। gatasattvā vyadṛśyanta tathaiva saha sādibhiḥ ॥7-161-20॥
[हतान् (hatān) - killed; गजान् (gajān) - elephants; समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - embracing; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; इव (iva) - like; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - lifeless; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; सह (saha) - with; सादिभिः (sādibhiḥ) - riders;]
(The horses, embracing the slain elephants like mountains, were seen lifeless, similarly with their riders.)
The horses were seen lying lifeless, embracing the slain elephants as if they were mountains, along with their riders.
ततस्त्वभ्यवसृत्यैव सङ्ग्रामादुत्तरां दिशम्। अतिष्ठदाहवे द्रोणो विधूम इव पावकः ॥७-१६१-२१॥
tatastvabhyavasṛtyaiva saṅgrāmāduttarāṃ diśam। atiṣṭhadāhave droṇo vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ ॥7-161-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - indeed; अभ्यवसृत्य (abhyavasṛtya) - approaching; एव (eva) - only; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from the battle; उत्तरां (uttarāṃ) - northern; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; आहवे (āhave) - in the battle; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - without smoke; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire;]
(Then indeed, having approached only from the battle, Drona stood in the northern direction in the battle, like a fire without smoke.)
Then, having approached from the battle, Drona stood in the northern direction, like a smokeless fire.
तमाजिशीर्षादेकान्तमपक्रान्तं निशाम्य तु। समकम्पन्त सैन्यानि पाण्डवानां विशां पते ॥७-१६१-२२॥
tam ājiśīrṣād ekāntam apakrāntaṃ niśāmya tu। samakampanta sainyāni pāṇḍavānāṃ viśāṃ pate ॥7-161-22॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आजिशीर्षात् (ājiśīrṣāt) - from the forefront of the battle; एकान्तम् (ekāntam) - to a secluded place; अपक्रान्तम् (apakrāntam) - withdrawn; निशाम्य (niśāmya) - having observed; तु (tu) - but; समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - trembled; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - the armies; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; विशाम् (viśām) - of the men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Having observed that he had withdrawn from the forefront of the battle to a secluded place, the armies of the Pandavas trembled, O lord of men.)
Upon noticing that he had retreated from the front lines to a solitary spot, the Pandava armies were shaken, O lord of the people.
भ्राजमानं श्रिया युक्तं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा। द्रोणं दृष्ट्वारयस्त्रेसुश्चेलुर्मम्लुश्च मारिष ॥७-१६१-२३॥
bhrājamānaṁ śriyā yuktaṁ jvalantam iva tejasā। droṇaṁ dṛṣṭvāraya stresuś celur mamluś ca māriṣa ॥7-161-23॥
[भ्राजमानम् (bhrājamānam) - shining; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; तेजसा (tejasā) - with energy; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; अरयः (arayaḥ) - enemies; त्रेसुः (tresuḥ) - trembled; चेलुः (celuḥ) - moved; मम्लुः (mamluḥ) - withered; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Seeing Drona, shining with splendor, blazing like energy, the enemies trembled, moved, and withered, O lord.)
Upon seeing Drona, who was shining with splendor and blazing like energy, the enemies trembled, moved, and withered, O lord.
आह्वयन्तं परानीकं प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम्। नैनं शशंसिरे जेतुं दानवा वासवं यथा ॥७-१६१-२४॥
āhvayantaṃ parānīkaṃ prabhinnamiva vāraṇam। nainaṃ śaśaṃsire jetuṃ dānavā vāsavaṃ yathā ॥7-161-24॥
[आह्वयन्तं (āhvayantaṃ) - calling; परानीकं (parānīkaṃ) - enemy army; प्रभिन्नमिव (prabhinnamiva) - like a broken; वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephant; न (na) - not; एनं (enaṃ) - him; शशंसिरे (śaśaṃsire) - praised; जेतुं (jetuṃ) - to conquer; दानवा (dānavā) - demons; वासवं (vāsavaṃ) - Indra; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Calling the enemy army like a broken elephant, the demons did not praise him to conquer Indra as.)
The demons, seeing him calling the enemy army like a broken elephant, did not praise him as they would Indra.
केचिदासन्निरुत्साहाः केचित्क्रुद्धा मनस्विनः। विस्मिताश्चाभवन्केचित्केचिदासन्नमर्षिताः ॥७-१६१-२५॥
kecidāsannirutsāhāḥ kecitkruddhā manasvinaḥ। vismitāścābhavankeicitkecidāsannamarṣitāḥ ॥7-161-25॥
[केचित् (kecit) - some; आसन् (āsan) - were; निरुत्साहाः (nirutsāhāḥ) - disheartened; केचित् (kecit) - some; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded; विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished; च (ca) - and; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; केचित् (kecit) - some; केचित् (kecit) - some; आसन् (āsan) - were; अमर्षिताः (amarṣitāḥ) - indignant;]
(Some were disheartened, some high-minded ones were angry. Some became astonished, and some were indignant.)
Some were disheartened, some high-minded individuals were angry. Some were astonished, and some were indignant.
हस्तैर्हस्ताग्रमपरे प्रत्यपिंषन्नराधिपाः। अपरे दशनैरोष्ठानदशन्क्रोधमूर्छिताः ॥७-१६१-२६॥
hastair hastāgram apare pratyapiṁṣann arādhipāḥ। apare daśanair oṣṭhān adaśan krodhamūrchitāḥ ॥7-161-26॥
[हस्तैः (hastaiḥ) - with hands; हस्ताग्रम् (hastāgram) - tips of hands; अपरे (apare) - others; प्रत्यपिंषन् (pratyapiṁṣan) - crushed; अराधिपाः (arādhipāḥ) - kings; अपरे (apare) - others; दशनैः (daśanaiḥ) - with teeth; ओष्ठान् (oṣṭhān) - lips; अदशन् (adaśan) - bit; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; मूर्छिताः (mūrchitāḥ) - overcome;]
(With hands, others crushed the tips of hands; others, the kings, bit their lips with teeth, overcome by anger.)
Some kings crushed the tips of their hands with their own hands, while others, overcome by anger, bit their lips with their teeth.
व्याक्षिपन्नायुधानन्ये ममृदुश्चापरे भुजान्। अन्ये चान्वपतन्द्रोणं त्यक्तात्मानो महौजसः ॥७-१६१-२७॥
vyākṣipannāyudhānanye mamṛduścāpare bhujān। anye cānvapatandroṇaṃ tyaktātmāno mahaujasaḥ ॥7-161-27॥
[व्याक्षिपन् (vyākṣipan) - wielding; आयुधान् (āyudhān) - weapons; अन्ये (anye) - others; ममृदुः (mamṛduḥ) - crushed; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; भुजान् (bhujān) - arms; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; अन्वपतन् (anvapatan) - followed; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; त्यक्तात्मानः (tyaktātmānaḥ) - self-sacrificing; महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - mighty;]
(Others wielded weapons, some crushed arms. Others followed Drona, self-sacrificing and mighty.)
Some wielded weapons while others crushed arms. Yet others, self-sacrificing and mighty, followed Drona.
पाञ्चालास्तु विशेषेण द्रोणसायकपीडिताः। समसज्जन्त राजेन्द्र समरे भृशवेदनाः ॥७-१६१-२८॥
pāñcālāstu viśeṣeṇa droṇasāyakapīḍitāḥ। samasajjanta rājendra samare bhṛśavedanāḥ ॥7-161-28॥
[पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; तु (tu) - but; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona's; सायक (sāyaka) - arrows; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted; समसज्जन्त (samasajjanta) - were arrayed; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; समरे (samare) - in battle; भृशवेदनाः (bhṛśavedanāḥ) - greatly pained;]
(The Panchalas, but especially afflicted by Drona's arrows, were arrayed, O king, in battle, greatly pained.)
The Panchalas, though especially afflicted by Drona's arrows, were arrayed in battle, O king, despite being greatly pained.
ततो विराटद्रुपदौ द्रोणं प्रतिययू रणे। तथा चरन्तं सङ्ग्रामे भृशं समरदुर्जयम् ॥७-१६१-२९॥
tato virāṭadrupadau droṇaṃ pratiyayū raṇe। tathā carantaṃ saṅgrāme bhṛśaṃ samaradurjayam ॥7-161-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विराटद्रुपदौ (virāṭadrupadau) - Virata and Drupada; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; प्रतिययुः (pratiyayuḥ) - approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तथा (tathā) - thus; चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the war; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; समरदुर्जयम् (samaradurjayam) - difficult to conquer in battle;]
(Then Virata and Drupada approached Drona in battle. Thus moving intensely in the war, difficult to conquer in battle.)
Then Virata and Drupada approached Drona in battle, moving intensely and proving difficult to conquer in the war.
द्रुपदस्य ततः पौत्रास्त्रय एव विशां पते। चेदयश्च महेष्वासा द्रोणमेवाभ्ययुर्युधि ॥७-१६१-३०॥
drupadasya tataḥ pautrāstraya eva viśāṃ pate। cedayaśca maheṣvāsā droṇamevābhyayuryudhi ॥7-161-30॥
[द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पौत्राः (pautrāḥ) - grandsons; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; एव (eva) - only; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; चेदयः (cedayaḥ) - the Chedis; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; एव (eva) - only; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - attacked; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Then, O lord of men, the three grandsons of Drupada, and the Chedis, the great archers, attacked only Drona in battle.)
Then, O lord of men, the three grandsons of Drupada and the Chedis, who were great archers, attacked Drona alone in the battle.
तेषां द्रुपदपौत्राणां त्रयाणां निशितैः शरैः। त्रिभिर्द्रोणोऽहरत्प्राणांस्ते हता न्यपतन्भुवि ॥७-१६१-३१॥
teṣāṃ drupadapautrāṇāṃ trayāṇāṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। tribhirdroṇo'haratprāṇāṃste hatā nyapatanbhuvi ॥7-161-31॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; द्रुपदपौत्राणाम् (drupadapautrāṇām) - of the grandsons of Drupada; त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अहरत् (aharat) - took away; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; ते (te) - they; हताः (hatāḥ) - slain; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(Of them, of the three grandsons of Drupada, Drona took away the lives with three sharp arrows; they, being slain, fell down on the ground.)
Drona, with three sharp arrows, killed the three grandsons of Drupada, and they fell to the ground, lifeless.
ततो द्रोणोऽजयद्युद्धे चेदिकेकयसृञ्जयान्। मत्स्यांश्चैवाजयत्सर्वान्भारद्वाजो महारथः ॥७-१६१-३२॥
tato droṇo'jayadyuddhe cedikekayasṛñjayān। matsyāṃścaivājayatsarvānbhāradvājo mahārathaḥ ॥7-161-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; चेदि (cedi) - Cedi; केकय (kekaya) - Kekaya; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - Sṛñjayas; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - Matsyas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bhāradvāja; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Then Droṇa conquered the Cedis, Kekayas, and Sṛñjayas in battle. Bhāradvāja, the great chariot-warrior, also conquered all the Matsyas.)
Then Droṇa, the great chariot-warrior from the Bhāradvāja lineage, defeated the Cedis, Kekayas, Sṛñjayas, and all the Matsyas in battle.
ततस्तु द्रुपदः क्रोधाच्छरवर्षमवाकिरत्। द्रोणं प्रति महाराज विराटश्चैव संयुगे ॥७-१६१-३३॥
tatastu drupadaḥ krodhāccharavarṣamavākirat। droṇaṃ prati mahārāja virāṭaścaiva saṃyuge ॥7-161-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - in anger; शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - arrow shower; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - poured; द्रोणं (droṇam) - at Drona; प्रति (prati) - towards; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Then, but Drupada, in anger, poured an arrow shower at Drona; O great king, Virata also in battle.)
Then, King Drupada, filled with anger, showered arrows upon Drona. O great king, Virata also joined the battle.
ततो द्रोणः सुपीताभ्यां भल्लाभ्यामरिमर्दनः। द्रुपदं च विराटं च प्रैषीद्वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥७-१६१-३४॥
tato droṇaḥ supītābhyāṃ bhallābhyāmarimardanaḥ। drupadaṃ ca virāṭaṃ ca praiṣīdvaivasvatakṣayam ॥7-161-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सुपीताभ्यां (supītābhyāṃ) - with two well-drunk; भल्लाभ्याम् (bhallābhyām) - with two arrows; अरिमर्दनः (arimardanaḥ) - enemy crusher; द्रुपदं (drupadaṃ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; विराटं (virāṭaṃ) - Virata; च (ca) - and; प्रैषीत् (praiṣīt) - sent; वैवस्वतक्षयम् (vaivasvatakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Then Drona, the enemy crusher, with two well-drunk arrows, sent Drupada and Virata to the abode of Yama.)
Then Drona, known for crushing his enemies, skillfully used two well-aimed arrows to send Drupada and Virata to their demise, the abode of Yama.
हते विराटे द्रुपदे केकयेषु तथैव च। तथैव चेदिमत्स्येषु पाञ्चालेषु तथैव च ॥ हतेषु त्रिषु वीरेषु द्रुपदस्य च नप्तृषु ॥७-१६१-३५॥
hate virāṭe drupade kekayeṣu tathaiva ca। tathaiva cedimatsyeṣu pāñcāleṣu tathaiva ca ॥ hateṣu triṣu vīreṣu drupadasya ca naptruṣu ॥7-161-35॥
[हते (hate) - killed; विराटे (virāṭe) - Virata; द्रुपदे (drupade) - Drupada; केकयेषु (kekayeṣu) - in the Kekayas; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; च (ca) - and; चेदिमत्स्येषु (cedimatsyeṣu) - in the Chedis and Matsyas; पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - in the Panchalas; हतेषु (hateṣu) - having been killed; त्रिषु (triṣu) - three; वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - heroes; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; नप्तृषु (naptruṣu) - grandsons;]
(Virata, Drupada, and the Kekayas were killed; similarly, the Chedis, Matsyas, and Panchalas were also killed. Among the three heroes, the grandsons of Drupada were also killed.)
Virata, Drupada, and the Kekayas were slain, as were the Chedis, Matsyas, and Panchalas. Among the three heroes, the grandsons of Drupada also met their end.
द्रोणस्य कर्म तद्दृष्ट्वा कोपदुःखसमन्वितः। शशाप रथिनां मध्ये धृष्टद्युम्नो महामनाः ॥७-१६१-३६॥
droṇasya karma taddṛṣṭvā kopaduḥkhasamanvitaḥ। śaśāpa rathināṃ madhye dhṛṣṭadyumno mahāmanāḥ ॥7-161-36॥
[द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; कर्म (karma) - action; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कोप (kopa) - anger; दुःख (duḥkha) - sorrow; समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - filled with; शशाप (śaśāpa) - cursed; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of the charioteers; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded;]
(Having seen the action of Drona, filled with anger and sorrow, Dhrishtadyumna, the great-minded, cursed in the midst of the charioteers.)
Upon witnessing Drona's actions, Dhrishtadyumna, overwhelmed with anger and sorrow, pronounced a curse amidst the charioteers.
इष्टापूर्तात्तथा क्षात्राद्ब्राह्मण्याच्च स नश्यतु। द्रोणो यस्याद्य मुच्येत यो वा द्रोणात्पराङ्मुखः ॥७-१६१-३७॥
iṣṭāpūrtāttathā kṣātrādbrāhmaṇyācca sa naśyatu। droṇo yasyādya mucyeta yo vā droṇātparāṅmukhaḥ ॥7-161-37॥
[इष्टापूर्तात् (iṣṭāpūrtāt) - from sacrifices and charitable acts; तथा (tathā) - and; क्षात्रात् (kṣātrāt) - from the warrior class; ब्राह्मण्यात् (brāhmaṇyāt) - from the Brahmin class; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - he; नश्यतु (naśyatu) - may perish; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; यस्य (yasya) - whose; अद्य (adya) - today; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - may be released; यः (yaḥ) - who; वा (vā) - or; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Drona; पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - turned away;]
(May he perish from sacrifices and charitable acts, from the warrior class, and from the Brahmin class. Drona, whose release may happen today, or who is turned away from Drona.)
May he be destroyed by his own sacrifices, warrior duties, and Brahmin responsibilities. Today, Drona may be released, or he may turn away from Drona.
इति तेषां प्रतिश्रुत्य मध्ये सर्वधनुष्मताम्। आयाद्द्रोणं सहानीकः पाञ्चाल्यः परवीरहा ॥ पाञ्चालास्त्वेकतो द्रोणमभ्यघ्नन्पाण्डवान्यतः ॥७-१६१-३८॥
iti teṣāṃ pratiśrutya madhye sarvadhanuṣmatām। āyāddroṇaṃ sahānīkaḥ pāñcālyaḥ paravīrahā ॥ pāñcālāstvekato droṇamabhyaghnanpāṇḍavānyataḥ ॥7-161-38॥
[इति (iti) - thus; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; सर्वधनुष्मताम् (sarvadhanuṣmatām) - of all the archers; आयात् (āyāt) - came; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; सहानीकः (sahānīkaḥ) - with his troops; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the Panchala prince; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; तु (tu) - but; एकतः (ekataḥ) - from one side; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्यघ्नन् (abhyaghnan) - attacked; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; यतः (yataḥ) - from where;]
(Thus, having promised them, in the midst of all the archers, the Panchala prince, destroyer of enemy heroes, came with his troops to Drona. But the Panchalas attacked Drona from one side, and the Pandavas from where they were.)
Thus, having made a promise to them, the Panchala prince, known for destroying enemy heroes, advanced with his troops towards Drona amidst all the archers. Meanwhile, the Panchalas attacked Drona from one side, while the Pandavas attacked from their position.
दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। सोदर्याश्च यथा मुख्यास्तेऽरक्षन्द्रोणमाहवे ॥७-१६१-३९॥
duryodhanaśca karṇaśca śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ। sodaryāśca yathā mukhyāste'rakṣandroṇamāhave ॥7-161-39॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; सोधर्याः (sodaryāḥ) - brothers; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chiefs; ते (te) - they; अरक्षन् (arakṣan) - protected; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Duryodhana and Karna and Shakuni also, the son of Subala, and the brothers, as the chiefs, they protected Drona in battle.)
Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, the son of Subala, and the brothers, as the main chiefs, protected Drona in the battle.
रक्ष्यमाणं तथा द्रोणं समरे तैर्महात्मभिः। यतमानापि पाञ्चाला न शेकुः प्रतिवीक्षितुम् ॥७-१६१-४०॥
rakṣyamāṇaṃ tathā droṇaṃ samare tairmahātmabhiḥ। yatamānāpi pāñcālā na śekuḥ prativīkṣitum ॥7-161-40॥
[रक्ष्यमाणं (rakṣyamāṇaṃ) - being protected; तथा (tathā) - thus; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; समरे (samare) - in battle; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - great souls; यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - endeavoring; अपि (api) - even; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to face;]
(Being protected thus, Drona in battle by them, the great souls, even endeavoring, the Panchalas were not able to face.)
Despite their efforts, the Panchalas could not face Drona, who was being protected in battle by the great souls.
तत्राक्रुध्यद्भीमसेनो धृष्टद्युम्नस्य मारिष। स एनं वाग्भिरुग्राभिस्ततक्ष पुरुषर्षभ ॥७-१६१-४१॥
tatrākruḍhyadbhīmaseno dhṛṣṭadyumnasya māriṣa। sa enaṃ vāgbhirugrābhistatākṣa puruṣarṣabha ॥7-161-41॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अक्रुध्यत् (akrudhyat) - became angry; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; सः (saḥ) - he; एनम् (enam) - him; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; उग्राभिः (ugrābhiḥ) - harsh; ततक्ष (tatakṣa) - chastised; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O bull among men;]
(There, Bhimasena became angry, O lord, and chastised him, O bull among men, with harsh words.)
There, Bhimasena, in his anger, chastised Dhrishtadyumna with harsh words, addressing him as 'O lord' and 'O bull among men.'
द्रुपदस्य कुले जातः सर्वास्त्रेष्वस्त्रवित्तमः। कः क्षत्रियो मन्यमानः प्रेक्षेतारिमवस्थितम् ॥७-१६१-४२॥
drupadasya kule jātaḥ sarvāstreṣvastravittamaḥ। kaḥ kṣatriyo manyamānaḥ prekṣetārimavasthitam ॥7-161-42॥
[द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; कुले (kule) - in the family; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; सर्वास्त्रेषु (sarvāstreṣu) - in all weapons; अस्त्रवित्तमः (astravittamaḥ) - the best knower of weapons; कः (kaḥ) - who; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior; मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking; प्रेक्षेत (prekṣeta) - would see; अरिम् (arim) - the enemy; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing;]
(Born in the family of Drupada, the best knower of all weapons, which warrior, thinking, would see the enemy standing?)
Born in the family of Drupada, the greatest master of all weapons, what warrior would dare to face the enemy standing before him?
पितृपुत्रवधं प्राप्य पुमान्कः परिहापयेत्। विशेषतस्तु शपथं शपित्वा राजसंसदि ॥७-१६१-४३॥
pitṛputravadhaṃ prāpya pumānkaḥ parihāpayet। viśeṣatastu śapathaṃ śapityā rājasansadi ॥7-161-43॥
[पितृ (pitṛ) - father; पुत्र (putra) - son; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; पुमान् (pumān) - man; कः (kaḥ) - who; परिहापयेत् (parihāpayet) - would abandon; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; तु (tu) - but; शपथं (śapathaṃ) - oath; शपित्वा (śapityā) - having sworn; राज (rāja) - king; संसदि (sansadi) - assembly;]
(Having obtained the killing of father and son, who would abandon it? Especially after having sworn an oath in the king's assembly.)
"Who would abandon the act of killing a father and son, especially after having sworn an oath in the king's assembly?"
एष वैश्वानर इव समिद्धः स्वेन तेजसा। शरचापेन्धनो द्रोणः क्षत्रं दहति तेजसा ॥७-१६१-४४॥
eṣa vaiśvānara iva samiddhaḥ svena tejasā। śaracāpendhano droṇaḥ kṣatraṃ dahati tejasā ॥7-161-44॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; वैश्वानर (vaiśvānara) - like fire; इव (iva) - as if; समिद्धः (samiddhaḥ) - kindled; स्वेन (svena) - by his own; तेजसा (tejasā) - brilliance; शर (śara) - arrows; चापेन्धनः (cāpendhanaḥ) - bow and fuel; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; क्षत्रं (kṣatram) - the warriors; दहति (dahati) - burns; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance;]
(This Droṇa, like a kindled fire, burns the warriors with his own brilliance, using arrows as fuel for his bow.)
Droṇa, with his own brilliance, is like a blazing fire, consuming the warriors with his arrows as fuel for his bow.
पुरा करोति निःशेषां पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्। स्थिताः पश्यत मे कर्म द्रोणमेव व्रजाम्यहम् ॥७-१६१-४५॥
purā karoti niḥśeṣāṃ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm। sthitāḥ paśyata me karma droṇameva vrajāmyaham ॥7-161-45॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; करोति (karoti) - does; निःशेषां (niḥśeṣāṃ) - completely; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; पश्यत (paśyata) - see; मे (me) - my; कर्म (karma) - action; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; एव (eva) - only; व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I go; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Formerly, he does completely the army of the Pandavas. Standing, see my action, I go only to Drona.)
"In the past, he completely destroyed the army of the Pandavas. Now, standing here, witness my action as I go directly to Drona."
इत्युक्त्वा प्राविशत्क्रुद्धो द्रोणानीकं वृकोदरः। दृढैः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैर्द्रावयंस्तव वाहिनीम् ॥७-१६१-४६॥
ityuktvā prāviśatkruddho droṇānīkaṃ vṛkodaraḥ। dṛḍhaiḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭairdhrāvayaṃstava vāhinīm ॥7-161-46॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - entered; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's army; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - firm; पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः (pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ) - fully drawn and released; द्रावयन् (dhrāvayan) - causing to flee; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(Thus having spoken, the angry Vrikodara (Bhima) entered Drona's army, causing your army to flee with firm, fully drawn and released (arrows).)
After speaking thus, the enraged Vrikodara (Bhima) charged into Drona's forces, scattering your troops with his unyielding, fully drawn arrows.
धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि पाञ्चाल्यः प्रविश्य महतीं चमूम्। आससाद रणे द्रोणं तदासीत्तुमुलं महत् ॥७-१६१-४७॥
dhṛṣṭadyumno'pi pāñcālyaḥ praviśya mahatīṃ camūm। āsasāda raṇe droṇaṃ tadāsīttumulaṃ mahat ॥7-161-47॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अपि (api) - also; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - son of Pāñcāla; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; महतीम् (mahatīm) - great; चमूम् (camūm) - army; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; तदा (tadā) - then; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pāñcāla, having entered the great army, approached Droṇa in battle; then there was a great tumult.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pāñcāla, entered the great army and approached Droṇa in battle. Then, a great tumult arose.
नैव नस्तादृशं युद्धं दृष्टपूर्वं न च श्रुतम्। यथा सूर्योदये राजन्समुत्पिञ्जोऽभवन्महान् ॥७-१६१-४८॥
naiva nastādṛśaṃ yuddhaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na ca śrutam। yathā sūryodaye rājansamutpiñjo'bhavanmahān ॥7-161-48॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; तादृशं (tādṛśaṃ) - such; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; दृष्टपूर्वं (dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ) - seen before; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; यथा (yathā) - as; सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समुत्पिञ्जः (samutpiñjaḥ) - rising; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(Indeed, such a battle was neither seen by us before nor heard of, as the great rising occurred at sunrise, O king.)
O king, we have neither seen nor heard of such a battle before, as the great rising happened at sunrise.
संसक्तानि व्यदृश्यन्त रथवृन्दानि मारिष। हतानि च विकीर्णानि शरीराणि शरीरिणाम् ॥७-१६१-४९॥
saṁsaktāni vyadṛśyanta rathavṛndāni māriṣa। hatāni ca vikīrṇāni śarīrāṇi śarīriṇām ॥7-161-49॥
[संसक्तानि (saṁsaktāni) - attached; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; रथवृन्दानि (rathavṛndāni) - chariots; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear; हतानि (hatāni) - killed; च (ca) - and; विकीर्णानि (vikīrṇāni) - scattered; शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies; शरीरिणाम् (śarīriṇām) - of the beings;]
(Attached chariots were seen, O dear, and the bodies of the beings were killed and scattered.)
O dear, the chariots were seen attached, and the bodies of the beings were killed and scattered.
केचिदन्यत्र गच्छन्तः पथि चान्यैरुपद्रुताः। विमुखाः पृष्ठतश्चान्ये ताड्यन्ते पार्श्वतोऽपरे ॥७-१६१-५०॥
kecid anyatra gacchantaḥ pathi cānyair upadrutāḥ। vimukhāḥ pṛṣṭhataś cānye tāḍyante pārśvato'pare ॥7-161-50॥
[केचित् (kecit) - some; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; गच्छन्तः (gacchantaḥ) - going; पथि (pathi) - on the path; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; उपद्रुताः (upadrutāḥ) - harassed; विमुखाः (vimukhāḥ) - turned away; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; ताड्यन्ते (tāḍyante) - are struck; पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - from the sides; अपरे (apare) - others;]
(Some are going elsewhere on the path, harassed by others; others are turned away from behind, and others are struck from the sides.)
Some are going elsewhere on the path, harassed by others; others are turned away from behind, and others are struck from the sides.
तथा संसक्तयुद्धं तदभवद्भृशदारुणम्। अथ सन्ध्यागतः सूर्यः क्षणेन समपद्यत ॥७-१६१-५१॥
tathā saṁsaktayuddhaṁ tadabhavadbhṛśadāruṇam। atha sandhyāgataḥ sūryaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata ॥7-161-51॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; संसक्त (saṁsakta) - intense; युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle; तत् (tad) - that; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; भृश (bhṛśa) - very; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible; अथ (atha) - then; सन्ध्यागतः (sandhyāgataḥ) - evening-arrived; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - set;]
(Thus, that intense battle became very terrible. Then the sun, having arrived at evening, set in a moment.)
The intense battle became extremely terrible, and then, as evening approached, the sun set quickly.
