07.163
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो दुःशासनः क्रुद्धः सहदेवमुपाद्रवत्। रथवेगेन तीव्रेण कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् ॥७-१६३-१॥
tato duḥśāsanaḥ kruddhaḥ sahadevamupādravat। rathavegena tīvreṇa kampayanniva medinīm ॥7-163-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked; रथवेगेन (rathavegena) - with the speed of a chariot; तीव्रेण (tīvreṇa) - intense; कम्पयन् (kampayan) - shaking; इव (iva) - as if; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth;]
(Then Duḥśāsana, angry, attacked Sahadeva with the intense speed of a chariot, as if shaking the earth.)
Then, in a fit of anger, Duḥśāsana charged at Sahadeva with such intense speed of his chariot that it seemed as if the earth itself was shaking.
तस्यापतत एवाशु भल्लेनामित्रकर्शनः। माद्रीसुतः शिरो यन्तुः सशिरस्त्राणमच्छिनत् ॥७-१६३-२॥
tasyāpatata evāśu bhallenāmitrakarśanaḥ। mādrīsutaḥ śiro yantuḥ saśirastrāṇamacchinat ॥7-163-2॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अपतत (apatata) - fell; एव (eva) - indeed; आशु (āśu) - quickly; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; अमित्रकर्शनः (amitrakarśanaḥ) - foe-tormentor; माद्रीसुतः (mādrīsutaḥ) - son of Mādrī; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; यन्तुः (yantuḥ) - of the charioteer; सशिरस्त्राणम् (saśirastrāṇam) - with helmet; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off;]
(His indeed quickly fell with an arrow, the foe-tormentor, the son of Mādrī, cut off the head of the charioteer with helmet.)
The son of Mādrī, known as the tormentor of foes, swiftly shot an arrow that cut off the head of the charioteer along with his helmet.
नैनं दुःशासनः सूतं नापि कश्चन सैनिकः। हृतोत्तमाङ्गमाशुत्वात्सहदेवेन बुद्धवान् ॥७-१६३-३॥
nainaṃ duḥśāsanaḥ sūtaṃ nāpi kaścana sainikaḥ। hṛtottamāṅgamāśutvātsahadevena buddhavān ॥7-163-3॥
[न (na) - not; एनम् (enam) - this; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; कश्चन (kaścana) - any; सैनिकः (sainikaḥ) - soldier; हृत (hṛta) - taken; उत्तमाङ्गम् (uttamāṅgam) - head; आशुत्वात् (āśutvāt) - quickly; सहदेवेन (sahadevena) - by Sahadeva; बुद्धवान् (buddhavān) - realized;]
(Neither Duḥśāsana nor any soldier, nor the charioteer, realized quickly that the head was taken by Sahadeva.)
Duḥśāsana, the charioteer, and the soldiers did not realize quickly that Sahadeva had taken the head.
यदा त्वसङ्गृहीतत्वात्प्रयान्त्यश्वा यथासुखम्। ततो दुःशासनः सूतं बुद्धवान्गतचेतसम् ॥७-१६३-४॥
yadā tvasaṅgṛhītatvātprayāntyaśvā yathāsukham। tato duḥśāsanaḥ sūtaṃ buddhavāngatacetasam ॥7-163-4॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; त्व (tva) - your; असङ्गृहीतत्वात् (asaṅgṛhītatvāt) - due to not being restrained; प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - go; अश्वा (aśvā) - horses; यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - as they please; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; बुद्धवान् (buddhavān) - realized; गतचेतसम् (gatacetasam) - unconscious;]
(When your horses go as they please due to not being restrained, then Duhshasana realized the charioteer was unconscious.)
When the horses were not restrained and moved as they wished, Duhshasana realized that the charioteer had lost consciousness.
स हयान्संनिगृह्याजौ स्वयं हयविशारदः। युयुधे रथिनां श्रेष्ठश्चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च ॥७-१६३-५॥
sa hayān saṁnigṛhyājau svayaṁ hayaviśāradaḥ। yuyudhe rathināṁ śreṣṭhaś citraṁ laghu ca suṣṭhu ca ॥7-163-5॥
[स (sa) - he; हयान् (hayān) - horses; संनिगृह्य (saṁnigṛhya) - restraining; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; हयविशारदः (hayaviśāradaḥ) - expert in horses; युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; चित्रम् (citraṁ) - skillfully; लघु (laghu) - quickly; च (ca) - and; सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - well; च (ca) - and;]
(He, restraining the horses in battle himself, an expert in horses, fought, the best of charioteers, skillfully, quickly, and well.)
He, being an expert in handling horses, restrained them himself in battle and fought skillfully and swiftly, proving to be the best among charioteers.
तदस्यापूजयन्कर्म स्वे परे चैव संयुगे। हतसूतरथेनाजौ व्यचरद्यदभीतवत् ॥७-१६३-६॥
tadasyāpūjayankarma sve pare caiva saṃyuge। hatasūtarathenājau vyacaradyadabhītavat ॥7-163-6॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अस्य (asya) - his; अपूजयन (apūjayan) - worshipped; कर्म (karma) - action; स्वे (sve) - own; परे (pare) - others; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; हत (hata) - killed; सूतरथेन (sūtarathena) - with the charioteer; अजौ (ajau) - in the field; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; यत् (yat) - as; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearless;]
(That action of his was worshipped by his own and others in battle. With the charioteer killed, he moved in the field as if fearless.)
His actions were revered by both his allies and enemies in battle. Even with his charioteer slain, he roamed the battlefield fearlessly.
सहदेवस्तु तानश्वांस्तीक्ष्णैर्बाणैरवाकिरत्। पीड्यमानाः शरैश्चाशु प्राद्रवंस्ते ततस्ततः ॥७-१६३-७॥
sahadevastu tānaśvāṃstīkṣṇairbāṇairavākirat. pīḍyamānāḥ śaraiścāśu prādravaṃste tatastataḥ ॥7-163-7॥
[सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - those; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being tormented; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; च (ca) - and; आशु (āśu) - quickly; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; ते (te) - they; ततः (tataḥ) - from here; ततः (tataḥ) - to there;]
(Sahadeva, however, covered those horses with sharp arrows. Being tormented by arrows, they quickly fled from here to there.)
Sahadeva, however, showered sharp arrows on those horses. Tormented by the arrows, they quickly fled in all directions.
स रश्मिषु विषक्तत्वादुत्ससर्ज शरासनम्। धनुषा कर्म कुर्वंस्तु रश्मीन्स पुनरुत्सृजत् ॥७-१६३-८॥
sa raśmiṣu viṣaktatvād utsasarja śarāsanam। dhanuṣā karma kurvaṃs tu raśmīns punar utsṛjat ॥7-163-8॥
[स (sa) - he; रश्मिषु (raśmiṣu) - in the reins; विषक्तत्वात् (viṣaktatvāt) - due to being entangled; उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - released; शरासनम् (śarāsanam) - the bow; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with the bow; कर्म (karma) - action; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; तु (tu) - but; रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - the reins; पुनः (punar) - again; उत्सृजत् (utsṛjat) - released;]
(He, due to being entangled in the reins, released the bow. But while doing the action with the bow, he again released the reins.)
He, entangled in the reins, let go of his bow. However, while still engaged with the bow, he once more released the reins.
छिद्रेषु तेषु तं बाणैर्माद्रीपुत्रोऽभ्यवाकिरत्। परीप्संस्त्वत्सुतं कर्णस्तदन्तरमवापतत् ॥७-१६३-९॥
chidreṣu teṣu taṃ bāṇairmādrīputro'bhyavākirat। parīpsaṃstvatsutaṃ karṇastadantaramavāpatat ॥7-163-9॥
[छिद्रेषु (chidreṣu) - in the gaps; तेषु (teṣu) - those; तम् (tam) - him; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; माद्रीपुत्रः (mādrīputraḥ) - Mādri's son; अभ्यवाकिरत् (abhyavākirat) - showered; परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to protect; त्वत्सुतम् (tvatsutam) - your son; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; तदन्तरम् (tadantaram) - in the meantime; अवापतत् (avāpatat) - arrived;]
(In the gaps, Mādri's son showered him with arrows. Desiring to protect your son, Karṇa arrived in the meantime.)
Mādri's son attacked him with arrows through the gaps. Meanwhile, Karṇa, wishing to protect your son, arrived on the scene.
वृकोदरस्ततः कर्णं त्रिभिर्भल्लैः समाहितैः। आकर्णपूर्णैरभ्यघ्नन्बाह्वोरुरसि चानदत् ॥७-१६३-१०॥
vṛkodaras tataḥ karṇaṃ tribhir bhallaiḥ samāhitaiḥ। ākarṇapūrṇair abhyaghnan bāhvor urasi cānadat ॥7-163-10॥
[वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; समाहितैः (samāhitaiḥ) - well-aimed; आकर्णपूर्णैः (ākarṇapūrṇaiḥ) - drawn to the ear; अभ्यघ्नत् (abhyaghnat) - struck; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - on the arms; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; च (ca) - and; अनदत् (anadat) - roared;]
(Vrikodara then struck Karna with three well-aimed arrows drawn to the ear, on the arms and chest, and roared.)
Vrikodara then skillfully shot three arrows at Karna, hitting him on the arms and chest, and let out a roar.
संन्यवर्तत तं कर्णः सङ्घट्टित इवोरगः। तदभूत्तुमुलं युद्धं भीमराधेययोस्तदा ॥७-१६३-११॥
saṃnyavartata taṃ karṇaḥ saṅghaṭṭita ivoragaḥ। tadabhūttumulaṃ yuddhaṃ bhīmarādheyayostadā ॥7-163-11॥
[संन्यवर्तत (saṃnyavartata) - turned back; तं (taṃ) - that; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सङ्घट्टित (saṅghaṭṭita) - collided; इव (iva) - like; उरगः (uragaḥ) - a serpent; तत् (tat) - that; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - tumultuous; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; राधेययोः (rādheyayoḥ) - and Radheya; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Karna turned back like a serpent collided. Then that tumultuous battle happened between Bhima and Radheya.)
Karna turned back like a serpent that had collided. Then, a tumultuous battle ensued between Bhima and Radheya.
तौ वृषाविव सङ्क्रुद्धौ विवृत्तनयनावुभौ। वेगेन महतान्योन्यं संरब्धावभिपेततुः ॥७-१६३-१२॥
tau vṛṣāv iva saṅkruddhau vivṛtta-nayanāv ubhau। vegena mahatānyonyaṃ saṃrabdhāv abhipetatuḥ ॥7-163-12॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; वृषाविव (vṛṣāv iva) - like bulls; सङ्क्रुद्धौ (saṅkruddhau) - angry; विवृत्तनयनावुभौ (vivṛtta-nayanāv ubhau) - with eyes turned; both; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; महतान्योन्यं (mahatānyonyaṃ) - greatly each other; संरब्धावभिपेततुः (saṃrabdhāv abhipetatuḥ) - excitedly charged at;]
(They both, like angry bulls with eyes turned, charged at each other with great speed.)
They both, like enraged bulls with eyes turned, charged at each other with great speed.
अभिसंश्लिष्टयोस्तत्र तयोराहवशौण्डयोः। अभिन्नशरपातत्वाद्गदायुद्धमवर्तत ॥७-१६३-१३॥
abhisaṁśliṣṭayostatra tayorāhavaśauṇḍayoḥ। abhinnaśarapātatvādgadāyuddhamavartata ॥7-163-13॥
[अभिसंश्लिष्टयोः (abhisaṁśliṣṭayoḥ) - of the two who were closely engaged; तत्र (tatra) - there; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; आहवशौण्डयोः (āhavaśauṇḍayoḥ) - of the two skilled in battle; अभिन्न (abhinna) - unbroken; शरपातत्वात् (śarapātatvāt) - due to the fall of arrows; गदायुद्धम् (gadāyuddham) - mace fight; अवर्तत (avartata) - took place;]
(There, of the two who were closely engaged, of those two skilled in battle, due to the unbroken fall of arrows, a mace fight took place.)
There, between the two warriors who were closely engaged and skilled in battle, a fierce mace fight ensued due to the continuous fall of arrows.
गदया भीमसेनस्तु कर्णस्य रथकूबरम्। बिभेदाशु तदा राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-१६३-१४॥
gadayā bhīmasenastu karṇasya rathakūbaram। bibhedāśu tadā rājaṃstadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-163-14॥
[गदया (gadāyā) - with a mace; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; रथकूबरम् (rathakūbaram) - chariot's pole; बिभेद (bibheda) - broke; आशु (āśu) - quickly; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - it was;]
(With a mace, Bhimasena quickly broke Karna's chariot's pole, then, O king, it was as if wonderful.)
Bhimasena, with his mace, swiftly shattered the pole of Karna's chariot, and it seemed like a marvel, O king.
ततो भीमस्य राधेयो गदामादाय वीर्यवान्। अवासृजद्रथे तां तु बिभेद गदया गदाम् ॥७-१६३-१५॥
tato bhīmasya rādheyo gadāmādāya vīryavān। avāsṛjadrathe tāṃ tu bibheda gadayā gadām ॥7-163-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - released; रथे (rathe) - at the chariot; ताम् (tām) - that; तु (tu) - but; बिभेद (bibheda) - broke; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; गदाम् (gadām) - mace;]
(Then Radheya, the valiant, taking Bhima's mace, released it at the chariot, but broke the mace with a mace.)
Then the valiant Radheya, taking Bhima's mace, hurled it at the chariot, but it was shattered by another mace.
ततो भीमः पुनर्गुर्वीं चिक्षेपाधिरथेर्गदाम्। तां शरैर्दशभिः कर्णः सुपुङ्खैः सुसमाहितैः ॥ प्रत्यविध्यत्पुनश्चान्यैः सा भीमं पुनराव्रजत् ॥७-१६३-१६॥
tato bhīmaḥ punargurvīṃ cikṣepādhirathergadām। tāṃ śarairdaśabhiḥ karṇaḥ supuṅkhaiḥ susamāhitaiḥ ॥ pratyavidhyatpunaścānyaiḥ sā bhīmaṃ punarāvrajat ॥7-163-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; अधिरथेर् (adhirather) - at the charioteer; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; ताम् (tām) - that; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - ten; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सुपुङ्खैः (supuṅkhaiḥ) - well-feathered; सुसमाहितैः (susamāhitaiḥ) - well-aimed; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with others; सा (sā) - she; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आव्रजत् (āvrajat) - returned;]
(Then Bhima again hurled the heavy mace at the charioteer. Karna pierced that with ten well-feathered, well-aimed arrows and again with others. She returned to Bhima again.)
Then Bhima hurled his heavy mace at the charioteer once more. Karna skillfully pierced it with ten well-feathered arrows and then with more, causing it to return to Bhima.
तस्याः प्रतिनिपातेन भीमस्य विपुलो ध्वजः। पपात सारथिश्चास्य मुमोह गदया हतः ॥७-१६३-१७॥
tasyāḥ pratinipātena bhīmasya vipulo dhvajaḥ। papāta sārathiścāsya mumoha gadayā hataḥ ॥7-163-17॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; प्रतिनिपातेन (pratinipātena) - by the fall; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; विपुलः (vipulaḥ) - great; ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - flag; पपात (papāta) - fell; सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; मुमोह (mumoha) - fainted; गदया (gadayā) - by the mace; हतः (hataḥ) - struck;]
(By her fall, the great flag of Bhima fell, and his charioteer fainted, struck by the mace.)
Due to her fall, Bhima's large flag toppled, and his charioteer was struck unconscious by the mace.
स कर्णे सायकानष्टौ व्यसृजत्क्रोधमूर्छितः। ध्वजे शरासने चैव शरावापे च भारत ॥७-१६३-१८॥
sa karṇe sāyakānaṣṭau vyasṛjatkrodhamūrchitaḥ। dhvaje śarāsane caiva śarāvāpe ca bhārata ॥7-163-18॥
[स (sa) - he; कर्णे (karṇe) - at Karna; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - released; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; मूर्छितः (mūrchitaḥ) - overwhelmed; ध्वजे (dhvaje) - at the flag; शरासने (śarāsane) - at the bow; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शरावापे (śarāvāpe) - at the quiver; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(He, overwhelmed with anger, released eight arrows at Karna, at the flag, at the bow, and indeed at the quiver, O Bharata.)
In a fit of rage, he shot eight arrows at Karna, targeting his flag, bow, and quiver, O Bharata.
ततः पुनस्तु राधेयो हयानस्य रथेषुभिः। ऋष्यवर्णाञ्जघानाशु तथोभौ पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥७-१६३-१९॥
tataḥ punastu rādheyo hayānasya ratheṣubhiḥ। ṛṣyavarṇāñjaghānāśu tathobhau pārṣṇisārathī ॥7-163-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karna; हयानस्य (hayānasya) - of the horses; रथेषुभिः (ratheṣubhiḥ) - with chariot arrows; ऋष्यवर्णान् (ṛṣyavarṇān) - of the color of a deer; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; आशु (āśu) - quickly; तथा (tathā) - thus; उभौ (ubhau) - both; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - charioteer and the rear guard;]
(Then again, Karna quickly killed the horses of the color of a deer with chariot arrows, thus both the charioteer and the rear guard.)
Then, once more, Karna swiftly struck down the deer-colored horses with his chariot arrows, along with both the charioteer and the rear guard.
स विपन्नरथो भीमो नकुलस्याप्लुतो रथम्। हरिर्यथा गिरेः शृङ्गं समाक्रामदरिंदमः ॥७-१६३-२०॥
sa vipannaratho bhīmo nakulasyāpluto ratham। hariryathā gireḥ śṛṅgaṃ samākrāmadariṃdamaḥ ॥7-163-20॥
[स (sa) - he; विपन्नरथः (vipannarathaḥ) - whose chariot was destroyed; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula; आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - ascended; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Krishna); यथा (yathā) - as; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak; समाक्रामत् (samākrāmat) - ascended; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - the subduer of enemies;]
(He, whose chariot was destroyed, Bhima, ascended Nakula's chariot, as Hari (Krishna) ascended the peak of the mountain, the subduer of enemies.)
Bhima, whose chariot was destroyed, climbed onto Nakula's chariot, just as Krishna, the subduer of enemies, would ascend a mountain peak.
तथा द्रोणार्जुनौ चित्रमयुध्येतां महारथौ। आचार्यशिष्यौ राजेन्द्र कृतप्रहरणौ युधि ॥७-१६३-२१॥
tathā droṇārjunau citramayudhyetāṃ mahārathau। ācāryaśiṣyau rājendra kṛtapraharaṇau yudhi ॥7-163-21॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; द्रोण (droṇa) - Droṇa; अर्जुनौ (arjunau) - and Arjuna; चित्रम् (citram) - wonderfully; अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - fought; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; आचार्य (ācārya) - teacher; शिष्यौ (śiṣyau) - and disciple; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; कृत (kṛta) - having made; प्रहरणौ (praharaṇau) - weapons ready; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Thus, Droṇa and Arjuna, the great warriors, fought wonderfully, teacher and disciple, O king, having made their weapons ready in battle.)
Thus, O King, the great warriors Droṇa and Arjuna, teacher and disciple, fought with great skill, having prepared their weapons for battle.
लघुसन्धानयोगाभ्यां रथयोश्च रणेन च। मोहयन्तौ मनुष्याणां चक्षूंषि च मनांसि च ॥७-१६३-२२॥
laghusandhānayogābhyāṃ rathayośca raṇena ca। mohayantau manuṣyāṇāṃ cakṣūṃṣi ca manāṃsi ca ॥7-163-22॥
[लघु (laghu) - light; सन्धान (sandhāna) - joining; योगाभ्यां (yogābhyāṃ) - by the means; रथयोः (rathayoḥ) - of the chariots; च (ca) - and; रणेन (raṇena) - by the battle; च (ca) - and; मोहयन्तौ (mohayantau) - deluding; मनुष्याणां (manuṣyāṇāṃ) - of men; चक्षूंषि (cakṣūṃṣi) - the eyes; च (ca) - and; मनांसि (manāṃsi) - the minds; च (ca) - and;]
(By the means of light joining of the chariots and by the battle, deluding the eyes and minds of men.)
By the swift joining of the chariots and the battle, they bewildered the eyes and minds of men.
उपारमन्त ते सर्वे योधास्माकं परे तथा। अदृष्टपूर्वं पश्यन्तस्तद्युद्धं गुरुशिष्ययोः ॥७-१६३-२३॥
upāramanta te sarve yodhāsmākaṃ pare tathā। adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ paśyantastadyuddhaṃ guruśiṣyayoḥ ॥7-163-23॥
[उपारमन्त (upāramanta) - ceased; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; परे (pare) - others; तथा (tathā) - also; अदृष्टपूर्वं (adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ) - never seen before; पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing; तत् (tat) - that; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; गुरुशिष्ययोः (guruśiṣyayoḥ) - between the teacher and the disciple;]
(They all, our warriors and others, ceased, seeing that battle between the teacher and the disciple, which was never seen before.)
All the warriors, both ours and the others, stopped as they witnessed the unprecedented battle between the teacher and the disciple.
विचित्रान्पृतनामध्ये रथमार्गानुदीर्यतः। अन्योन्यमपसव्यं च कर्तुं वीरौ तदैषतुः ॥ पराक्रमं तयोर्योधा ददृशुस्तं सुविस्मिताः ॥७-१६३-२४॥
vicitrān pṛtanāmadhye rathamārgān udīryataḥ। anyonyam apasavyaṃ ca kartuṃ vīrau tadaiṣatuḥ ॥ parākramaṃ tayor yodhā dadṛśus taṃ suvismitāḥ ॥7-163-24॥
[विचित्रान् (vicitrān) - various; पृतनामध्ये (pṛtanāmadhye) - in the midst of the armies; रथमार्गान् (rathamārgān) - chariot paths; उदीर्यतः (udīryataḥ) - moving; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अपसव्यं (apasavyam) - anticlockwise; च (ca) - and; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes; तदैषतुः (tadaiṣatuḥ) - then desired; पराक्रमं (parākramaṃ) - valor; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; तम् (tam) - that; सुविस्मिताः (suvismitāḥ) - very amazed;]
(In the midst of the armies, moving through the various chariot paths, the two heroes then desired to perform an anticlockwise maneuver against each other. The warriors saw their valor and were very amazed.)
In the midst of the armies, the two heroes maneuvered their chariots in various paths, attempting to outdo each other with anticlockwise movements. The warriors were astonished by their valor.
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं द्रोणपाण्डवयोर्महत्। आमिषार्थं महाराज गगने श्येनयोरिव ॥७-१६३-२५॥
tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ droṇapāṇḍavayormahat। āmiṣārthaṃ mahārāja gagane śyenayoriva ॥7-163-25॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; पाण्डवयोः (pāṇḍavayoḥ) - and Pandavas; महत् (mahat) - great; आमिषार्थं (āmiṣārthaṃ) - for the sake of flesh; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; गगने (gagane) - in the sky; श्येनयोः (śyenayoḥ) - of hawks; इव (iva) - like;]
(Of them, a great battle occurred between Drona and the Pandavas, O great king, for the sake of flesh, like hawks in the sky.)
A great battle took place between Drona and the Pandavas, O great king, for the sake of flesh, resembling hawks fighting in the sky.
यद्यच्चकार द्रोणस्तु कुन्तीपुत्रजिगीषया। तत्तत्प्रतिजघानाशु प्रहसंस्तस्य पाण्डवः ॥७-१६३-२६॥
yadyaccakāra droṇastu kuntīputrajigīṣayā। tattatpratijaghānāśu prahasaṃstasya pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-163-26॥
[यत् (yat) - whatever; यत् (yat) - whatever; चकार (cakāra) - did; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; तु (tu) - but; कुन्तीपुत्र (kuntīputra) - Kunti's son; जिगीषया (jigīṣayā) - with the desire to conquer; तत् (tat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; प्रतिजघान (pratijaghāna) - countered; आशु (āśu) - quickly; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; तस्य (tasya) - his; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava;]
(Whatever Droṇa did with the desire to conquer Kunti's son, that the Pāṇḍava quickly countered, smiling at him.)
The Pāṇḍava, smiling, quickly countered whatever actions Droṇa took in his desire to defeat Kunti's son.
यदा द्रोणो न शक्नोति पाण्डवस्य विशेषणे। ततः प्रादुश्चकारास्त्रमस्त्रमार्गविशारदः ॥७-१६३-२७॥
yadā droṇo na śaknoti pāṇḍavasya viśeṣaṇe। tataḥ prāduścakārāstramāstramārgaviśāradaḥ ॥7-163-27॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; न (na) - not; शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pāṇḍava; विशेषणे (viśeṣaṇe) - in distinguishing; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रादुश्चकार (prāduścakāra) - manifested; आस्त्रम् (āstram) - weapon; अस्त्रमार्गविशारदः (astramārgaviśāradaḥ) - expert in the path of weapons;]
(When Droṇa is not able to distinguish the Pāṇḍava, then he manifested a weapon, being expert in the path of weapons.)
When Droṇa could not distinguish the Pāṇḍava, he manifested a weapon, showcasing his expertise in the path of weaponry.
ऐन्द्रं पाशुपतं त्वाष्ट्रं वायव्यमथ वारुणम्। मुक्तं मुक्तं द्रोणचापात्तज्जघान धनञ्जयः ॥७-१६३-२८॥
aindraṁ pāśupataṁ tvāṣṭraṁ vāyavyamatha vāruṇam। muktaṁ muktaṁ droṇacāpāttajjaghāna dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-163-28॥
[ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - of Indra; पाशुपतम् (pāśupatam) - of Paśupati; त्वाष्ट्रम् (tvāṣṭram) - of Tvaṣṭṛ; वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - of Vāyu; अथ (atha) - then; वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - of Varuṇa; मुक्तम् (muktam) - released; मुक्तम् (muktam) - released; द्रोणचापात् (droṇacāpāt) - from Droṇa's bow; तत् (tat) - that; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya;]
(The weapons of Indra, Paśupati, Tvaṣṭṛ, Vāyu, and then Varuṇa, released, released from Droṇa's bow, that struck Dhanañjaya.)
Dhanañjaya struck down the weapons of Indra, Paśupati, Tvaṣṭṛ, Vāyu, and Varuṇa, which were released from Droṇa's bow.
अस्त्राण्यस्त्रैर्यदा तस्य विधिवद्धन्ति पाण्डवः। ततोऽस्त्रैः परमैर्दिव्यैर्द्रोणः पार्थमवाकिरत् ॥७-१६३-२९॥
astrāṇyastrairyadā tasya vidhivaddhanti pāṇḍavaḥ। tato'straiḥ paramaidivyairdroṇaḥ pārthamavākirat ॥7-163-29॥
[अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons; यदा (yadā) - when; तस्य (tasya) - his; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; धन्ति (dhanti) - destroy; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons; परमैः (paramaiḥ) - supreme; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered;]
(When the Pāṇḍava properly destroys his weapons with weapons, then Droṇa showered Arjuna with supreme divine weapons.)
When the Pāṇḍava properly destroyed his weapons with weapons, Droṇa then showered Arjuna with supreme divine weapons.
यद्यदस्त्रं स पार्थाय प्रयुङ्क्ते विजिगीषया। तस्यास्त्रस्य विघातार्थं तत्तत्स कुरुतेऽर्जुनः ॥७-१६३-३०॥
yadyadastraṃ sa pārthāya prayuṅkte vijigīṣayā। tasyāstrasya vighātārthaṃ tattatsa kurute'rjunaḥ ॥7-163-30॥
[यत् (yat) - whatever; यत् (yat) - whatever; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; सः (saḥ) - he; पार्थाय (pārthāya) - to Arjuna; प्रयुङ्क्ते (prayuṅkte) - employs; विजिगीषया (vijigīṣayā) - with the desire to conquer; तस्य (tasya) - of that; अस्त्रस्य (astrasya) - weapon; विघातार्थं (vighātārthaṃ) - for the purpose of nullifying; तत् (tat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; कुरुते (kurute) - does; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Whatever weapon he employs against Arjuna with the desire to conquer, Arjuna acts to nullify that weapon.)
Whenever he employs any weapon against Arjuna with the intent to win, Arjuna counters each of those weapons.
स वध्यमानेष्वस्त्रेषु दिव्येष्वपि यथाविधि। अर्जुनेनार्जुनं द्रोणो मनसैवाभ्यपूजयत् ॥७-१६३-३१॥
sa vadhyamāneṣvastreṣu divyeṣvapi yathāvidhi। arjunenārjunaṃ droṇo manasaivābhyapūjayat ॥7-163-31॥
[स (sa) - he; वध्यमानेषु (vadhyamāneṣu) - being struck; अस्त्रेषु (astreṣu) - by weapons; दिव्येषु (divyeṣu) - divine; अपि (api) - even; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - properly; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - Arjuna; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; एव (eva) - only; अभ्यपूजयत् (abhyapūjayat) - worshipped;]
(He, being struck by divine weapons properly by Arjuna, Drona worshipped Arjuna only in mind.)
Drona, even when being struck by Arjuna's divine weapons properly, worshipped Arjuna in his mind.
मेने चात्मानमधिकं पृथिव्यामपि भारत। तेन शिष्येण सर्वेभ्यः शस्त्रविद्भ्यः समन्ततः ॥७-१६३-३२॥
mene cātmānam adhikaṃ pṛthivyām api bhārata। tena śiṣyeṇa sarvebhyaḥ śastravidbhyaḥ samantataḥ ॥7-163-32॥
[मेने (mene) - thought; च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; अधिकम् (adhikam) - superior; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth; अपि (api) - also; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; तेन (tena) - by that; शिष्येण (śiṣyeṇa) - disciple; सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - than all; शस्त्रविद्भ्यः (śastravidbhyaḥ) - weapon-knowers; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(And he thought himself superior on earth also, O Bhārata, by that disciple than all weapon-knowers all around.)
O Bhārata, he considered himself superior on earth, believing that his disciple was better than all the weapon-knowers everywhere.
वार्यमाणस्तु पार्थेन तथा मध्ये महात्मनाम्। यतमानोऽर्जुनं प्रीत्या प्रत्यवारयदुत्स्मयन् ॥७-१६३-३३॥
vāryamāṇastu pārthena tathā madhye mahātmanām। yatamāno'rjunaṃ prītyā pratyavārayadutsmayan ॥7-163-33॥
[वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; तु (tu) - but; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; तथा (tathā) - thus; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; यतमानः (yatamānaḥ) - endeavoring; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection; प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - prevented; उत्स्मयन् (utsmayan) - smiling;]
(Being restrained by Arjuna, thus in the midst of the great souls, endeavoring, he prevented Arjuna with affection, smiling.)
Despite being restrained by Arjuna, in the midst of the great souls, he endeavored and smilingly prevented Arjuna with affection.
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे देवाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च सहस्रशः। ऋषयः सिद्धसङ्घाश्च व्यतिष्ठन्त दिदृक्षया ॥७-१६३-३४॥
tato'ntarikṣe devāśca gandharvāśca sahasraśaḥ। ṛṣayaḥ siddhasaṅghāśca vyatiṣṭhanta didṛkṣayā ॥7-163-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; सिद्धसङ्घाः (siddhasaṅghāḥ) - groups of perfected beings; च (ca) - and; व्यतिष्ठन्त (vyatiṣṭhanta) - stood; दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see;]
(Then in the sky, gods and celestial musicians in thousands, sages and groups of perfected beings stood with the desire to see.)
Then in the sky, thousands of gods, celestial musicians, sages, and groups of perfected beings stood, eager to witness the event.
तदप्सरोभिराकीर्णं यक्षराक्षससङ्कुलम्। श्रीमदाकाशमभवद्भूयो मेघाकुलं यथा ॥७-१६३-३५॥
tad apsarobhir ākīrṇaṃ yakṣarākṣasa saṅkulam। śrīmad ākāśam abhavad bhūyo meghākulaṃ yathā ॥7-163-35॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - with Apsaras; आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - filled; यक्षराक्षससङ्कुलम् (yakṣarākṣasasaṅkulam) - crowded with Yakshas and Rakshasas; श्रीमदाकाशम् (śrīmadākāśam) - the glorious sky; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; मेघाकुलम् (meghākulam) - filled with clouds; यथा (yathā) - as; ॥७-१६३-३५॥ (॥7-163-35॥) - (verse number);]
(That place, filled with Apsaras and crowded with Yakshas and Rakshasas, became like the glorious sky, again filled with clouds.)
The place, once filled with celestial beings like Apsaras and thronged with Yakshas and Rakshasas, transformed into a magnificent sky, once more enveloped by clouds.
तत्र स्मान्तर्हिता वाचो व्यचरन्त पुनः पुनः। द्रोणस्य स्तवसंयुक्ताः पार्थस्य च महात्मनः ॥ विसृज्यमानेष्वस्त्रेषु ज्वालयत्सु दिशो दश ॥७-१६३-३६॥
tatra smāntarhitā vāco vyacaranta punaḥ punaḥ। droṇasya stavasaṃyuktāḥ pārthasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥ visṛjyamāneṣvastreṣu jvālayaṭsu diśo daśa ॥7-163-36॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; अन्तर्हिता (antarhitā) - hidden; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; व्यचरन्त (vyacaranta) - moved; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; स्तव (stava) - praise; संयुक्ताः (saṃyuktāḥ) - joined; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; विसृज्यमानेषु (visṛjyamāneṣu) - being released; अस्त्रेषु (astreṣu) - weapons; ज्वालयत्सु (jvālayaṭsu) - blazing; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]
(There indeed hidden words moved again and again, joined with the praise of Drona and the great soul Partha, as the blazing weapons were being released in the ten directions.)
In that place, hidden words repeatedly moved, praising Drona and the noble Partha, as the weapons were unleashed, lighting up all ten directions.
नैवेदं मानुषं युद्धं नासुरं न च राक्षसम्। न दैवं न च गान्धर्वं ब्राह्मं ध्रुवमिदं परम् ॥ विचित्रमिदमाश्चर्यं न नो दृष्टं न च श्रुतम् ॥७-१६३-३७॥
naivedaṃ mānuṣaṃ yuddhaṃ nāsuraṃ na ca rākṣasam। na daivaṃ na ca gāndharvaṃ brāhmaṃ dhruvamidaṃ param ॥ vicitramidamāścaryaṃ na no dṛṣṭaṃ na ca śrutam ॥7-163-37॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मानुषं (mānuṣaṃ) - human; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; न (na) - not; असुरं (asuraṃ) - demonic; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - rakshasa; न (na) - not; दैवं (daivaṃ) - divine; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; गान्धर्वं (gāndharvaṃ) - gandharva; ब्राह्मं (brāhmaṃ) - brahman; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain; इदं (idaṃ) - this; परम् (param) - supreme; विचित्रम् (vicitram) - strange; इदं (idaṃ) - this; आश्चर्यं (āścaryaṃ) - wonder; न (na) - not; नः (naḥ) - our; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṃ) - seen; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard;]
(This battle is neither human, nor demonic, nor rakshasa, nor divine, nor gandharva, nor brahman; this is certainly supreme. This strange wonder has neither been seen by us nor heard.)
This battle is not of human, demonic, rakshasa, divine, gandharva, or brahman origin; it is certainly supreme. This strange wonder is something we have neither seen nor heard before.
अति पाण्डवमाचार्यो द्रोणं चाप्यति पाण्डवः। नानयोरन्तरं द्रष्टुं शक्यमस्त्रेण केनचित् ॥७-१६३-३८॥
ati pāṇḍavamācāryo droṇaṃ cāpyati pāṇḍavaḥ। nānayorantaraṃ draṣṭuṃ śakyamastreṇa kenacit ॥7-163-38॥
[अति (ati) - exceedingly; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अति (ati) - exceedingly; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; न (na) - not; अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two; अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by weapon; केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone;]
(The teacher Droṇa exceedingly (favored) the Pāṇḍava, and the Pāṇḍava (favored) Droṇa exceedingly. It is not possible to see any difference between these two by any weapon.)
The teacher Droṇa and the Pāṇḍava were exceedingly fond of each other, and no weapon could distinguish between them.
यदि रुद्रो द्विधाकृत्य युध्येतात्मानमात्मना। तत्र शक्योपमा कर्तुमन्यत्र तु न विद्यते ॥७-१६३-३९॥
yadi rudro dvidhākṛtya yudhyetātmānamātmanā। tatra śakyopamā kartumanyatra tu na vidyate ॥7-163-39॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; कृत्य (kṛtya) - having divided; युध्येत (yudhyeta) - were to fight; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; आत्मना (ātmanā) - with himself; तत्र (tatra) - there; शक्य (śakya) - possible; उपमा (upamā) - comparison; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; तु (tu) - but; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(If Rudra, having divided himself in two, were to fight himself, there a comparison could be made, but not elsewhere.)
If Rudra were to split himself into two and fight himself, then a comparison could be made there, but nowhere else does such a comparison exist.
ज्ञानमेकस्थमाचार्ये ज्ञानं योगश्च पाण्डवे। शौर्यमेकस्थमाचार्ये बलं शौर्यं च पाण्डवे ॥७-१६३-४०॥
jñānamekasthamācārye jñānaṃ yogaśca pāṇḍave। śauryamekasthamācārye balaṃ śauryaṃ ca pāṇḍave ॥7-163-40॥
[ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; एकस्थम् (ekastham) - concentrated; आचार्ये (ācārye) - in the teacher; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; योगः (yogaḥ) - yoga; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - in the Pandava; शौर्यम् (śauryam) - valor; एकस्थम् (ekastham) - concentrated; आचार्ये (ācārye) - in the teacher; बलम् (balam) - strength; शौर्यम् (śauryam) - valor; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - in the Pandava;]
(Knowledge is concentrated in the teacher, knowledge and yoga in the Pandava. Valor is concentrated in the teacher, strength and valor in the Pandava.)
The teacher embodies concentrated knowledge, while the Pandava possesses both knowledge and yoga. Similarly, the teacher holds concentrated valor, whereas the Pandava is endowed with both strength and valor.
नेमौ शक्यौ महेष्वासौ रणे क्षेपयितुं परैः। इच्छमानौ पुनरिमौ हन्येतां सामरं जगत् ॥७-१६३-४१॥
nemau śakyau maheṣvāsau raṇe kṣepayituṃ paraiḥ। icchamānau punarimau hanyetāṃ sāmaraṃ jagat ॥7-163-41॥
[नेमौ (nemau) - these two; शक्यौ (śakyau) - capable; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्षेपयितुं (kṣepayituṃ) - to defeat; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; इच्छमानौ (icchamānau) - desiring; पुनरिमौ (punarimau) - again these two; हन्येतां (hanyetāṃ) - may be killed; सामरं (sāmaraṃ) - with the gods; जगत् (jagat) - world;]
(These two great archers are capable of being defeated in battle by others; desiring again, these two may be killed with the gods in the world.)
These two great archers, though capable, may be defeated in battle by others; if they desire again, they may be killed along with the gods in the world.
इत्यब्रुवन्महाराज दृष्ट्वा तौ पुरुषर्षभौ। अन्तर्हितानि भूतानि प्रकाशानि च सङ्घशः ॥७-१६३-४२॥
ity abruvan mahārāja dṛṣṭvā tau puruṣarṣabhau। antarhitāni bhūtāni prakāśāni ca saṅghaśaḥ ॥7-163-42॥
[इति (iti) - thus; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तौ (tau) - those two; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - bulls among men; अन्तर्हितानि (antarhitāni) - hidden; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; प्रकाशानि (prakāśāni) - visible; च (ca) - and; सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in groups;]
(Thus said, O great king, having seen those two bulls among men, the beings hidden and visible, in groups.)
The great king, upon seeing those two distinguished men, remarked on the beings that were both hidden and visible, appearing in groups.
ततो द्रोणो ब्राह्ममस्त्रं प्रादुश्चक्रे महामतिः। सन्तापयन्रणे पार्थं भूतान्यन्तर्हितानि च ॥७-१६३-४३॥
tato droṇo brāhmamastraṃ prāduścakre mahāmatiḥ। santāpayanraṇe pārthaṃ bhūtānyantarhitāni ca ॥7-163-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; ब्राह्ममस्त्रम् (brāhmamastram) - Brahma weapon; प्रादुश्चक्रे (prāduścakre) - manifested; महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great intellect; सन्तापयन् (santāpayan) - tormenting; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; अन्तर्हितानि (antarhitāni) - hidden; च (ca) - and;]
(Then Drona, of great intellect, manifested the Brahma weapon, tormenting Arjuna and the hidden beings in battle.)
Then, the wise Drona unleashed the Brahma weapon, causing distress to Arjuna and the concealed beings on the battlefield.
ततश्चचाल पृथिवी सपर्वतवनद्रुमा। ववौ च विषमो वायुः सागराश्चापि चुक्षुभुः ॥७-१६३-४४॥
tataś cacāla pṛthivī sa-parvata-vana-drumā। vavau ca viṣamo vāyuḥ sāgarāś cāpi cukṣubhuḥ ॥7-163-44॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चचाल (cacāla) - shook; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; सपर्वतवनद्रुमा (sa-parvata-vana-drumā) - with mountains, forests, and trees; ववौ (vavau) - blew; च (ca) - and; विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - fierce; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; सागराः (sāgarāḥ) - oceans; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; चुक्षुभुः (cukṣubhuḥ) - agitated;]
(Then the earth, with its mountains, forests, and trees, shook. The fierce wind blew, and the oceans were also agitated.)
Then the earth shook along with its mountains, forests, and trees. The fierce wind blew, and the oceans were also agitated.
ततस्त्रासो महानासीत्कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः। सर्वेषां चैव भूतानामुद्यतेऽस्त्रे महात्मना ॥७-१६३-४५॥
tatas trāso mahān āsīt kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ। sarveṣāṃ caiva bhūtānām udyate 'stre mahātmanā ॥7-163-45॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्रासः (trāsaḥ) - fear; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍava; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; उद्यते (udyate) - raised; अस्त्रे (astre) - weapon; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(Then great fear was among the Kuru and Pāṇḍava armies, and indeed of all beings, as the weapon was raised by the great soul.)
At that moment, a great fear arose among the armies of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas, and indeed among all beings, as the weapon was raised by the noble one.
ततः पार्थोऽप्यसम्भ्रान्तस्तदस्त्रं प्रतिजघ्निवान्। ब्रह्मास्त्रेणैव राजेन्द्र ततः सर्वमशीशमत् ॥७-१६३-४६॥
tataḥ pārtho'pyasambhrāntastadastraṃ pratijaghnivān। brahmāstreṇaiva rājendra tataḥ sarvamaśīśamat ॥7-163-46॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; प्रतिजघ्निवान् (pratijaghnivān) - countered; ब्रह्मास्त्रेण (brahmāstreṇa) - with Brahma weapon; एव (eva) - only; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अशीशमत् (aśīśamat) - consumed;]
(Then Arjuna, unperturbed, countered that weapon with the Brahma weapon only, O king, then all was consumed.)
Then Arjuna, remaining calm, countered the weapon with the Brahma weapon, and everything was consumed, O king.
यदा न गम्यते पारं तयोरन्यतरस्य वा। ततः सङ्कुलयुद्धेन तद्युद्धं व्यकुलीकृतम् ॥७-१६३-४७॥
yadā na gamyate pāraṃ tayoranyatarasya vā। tataḥ saṅkulayuddhena tadyuddhaṃ vyakulīkṛtam ॥7-163-47॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; न (na) - not; गम्यते (gamyate) - is reached; पारम् (pāram) - the end; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; अन्यतरस्य (anyatarasya) - of either; वा (vā) - or; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सङ्कुलयुद्धेन (saṅkulayuddhena) - by confused fighting; तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; विकलूकृतम् (vikulīkṛtam) - was disturbed;]
(When neither side reaches the end, then by confused fighting, that battle was disturbed.)
When neither side can reach a conclusion, the battle becomes chaotic and disturbed.
नाज्ञायत ततः किञ्चित्पुनरेव विशां पते। प्रवृत्ते तुमुले युद्धे द्रोणपाण्डवयोर्मृधे ॥७-१६३-४८॥
nājñāyata tataḥ kiñcitpunareva viśāṃ pate। pravṛtte tumule yuddhe droṇapāṇḍavayormṛdhe ॥7-163-48॥
[न (na) - not; अज्ञायत (ajñāyata) - was known; ततः (tataḥ) - then; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - commenced; तुमुले (tumule) - fierce; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; पाण्डवयोः (pāṇḍavayoḥ) - and Pandavas; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in the conflict;]
(Then nothing was known again, O lord of men, when the fierce battle commenced in the conflict between Drona and the Pandavas.)
O lord of men, nothing was discernible once more when the intense battle between Drona and the Pandavas began.
शरजालैः समाकीर्णे मेघजालैरिवाम्बरे। न स्म सम्पतते कश्चिदन्तरिक्षचरस्तदा ॥७-१६३-४९॥
śarajālaiḥ samākīrṇe meghajālairivāmbare। na sma sampatate kaścidantarikṣacarastadā ॥7-163-49॥
[शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - with nets of arrows; समाकीर्णे (samākīrṇe) - filled; मेघजालैः (meghajālaiḥ) - with clouds; इव (iva) - like; अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; सम्पतते (sampatate) - flies; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अन्तरिक्षचरः (antarikṣacaraḥ) - sky-walker; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(With nets of arrows filling the sky like clouds, no sky-walker indeed flew then.)
The sky was filled with nets of arrows like clouds, and no one could fly through it at that time.
