07.164
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने नराश्वगजसङ्क्षये। दुःशासनो महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नमयोधयत् ॥७-१६४-१॥
tasmiṁstathā vartamāne narāśvagajasaṅkṣaye। duḥśāsano mahārāja dhṛṣṭadyumnamayodhayat ॥7-164-1॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तथा (tathā) - thus; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - happening; नर (nara) - men; अश्व (aśva) - horses; गज (gaja) - elephants; सङ्क्षये (saṅkṣaye) - destruction; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought;]
(In that situation, as the destruction of men, horses, and elephants was happening, Duḥśāsana, O great king, fought with Dhṛṣṭadyumna.)
In that dire situation, where the destruction of men, horses, and elephants was ongoing, Duḥśāsana, the great king, engaged in battle with Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
स तु रुक्मरथासक्तो दुःशासनशरार्दितः। अमर्षात्तव पुत्रस्य शरैर्वाहानवाकिरत् ॥७-१६४-२॥
sa tu rukmarathāsakto duḥśāsanaśarārditaḥ। amarṣāttava putrasya śarairvāhānavākirat ॥7-164-2॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; रुक्मरथासक्तः (rukmarathāsaktaḥ) - attached to the golden chariot; दुःशासनशरार्दितः (duḥśāsanaśarārditaḥ) - afflicted by Duḥśāsana's arrows; अमर्षात् (amarṣāt) - out of anger; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; वाहान् (vāhān) - the horses; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]
(He, attached to the golden chariot and afflicted by Duḥśāsana's arrows, out of anger, covered your son's horses with arrows.)
He, though attached to the golden chariot and afflicted by Duḥśāsana's arrows, in his anger, showered arrows upon your son's horses.
क्षणेन स रथस्तस्य सध्वजः सहसारथिः। नादृश्यत महाराज पार्षतस्य शरैश्चितः ॥७-१६४-३॥
kṣaṇena sa rathastasya sadhvajaḥ sahasārathiḥ। nādṛśyata mahārāja pārṣatasya śaraiścitaḥ ॥7-164-3॥
[क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; सः (saḥ) - he; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; तस्य (tasya) - his; सध्वजः (sadhvajaḥ) - with banner; सह (saha) - with; सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer; न (na) - not; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Prishata; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; चितः (citaḥ) - covered;]
(In a moment, his chariot with banner and charioteer was not seen, O great king, being covered by the arrows of the son of Prishata.)
In an instant, O great king, the chariot of the son of Prishata, complete with its banner and charioteer, vanished from sight, enveloped by arrows.
दुःशासनस्तु राजेन्द्र पाञ्चाल्यस्य महात्मनः। नाशकत्प्रमुखे स्थातुं शरजालप्रपीडितः ॥७-१६४-४॥
duḥśāsanastu rājendra pāñcālyasya mahātmanaḥ। nāśakatpramukhe sthātuṃ śarajālaprapīḍitaḥ ॥7-164-4॥
[दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; तु (tu) - but; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; पाञ्चाल्यस्य (pāñcālyasya) - of the son of Panchala; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; न (na) - not; अशकत् (aśakat) - was able; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थातुं (sthātuṃ) - to stand; शरजाल (śarajāla) - by the net of arrows; प्रपीडितः (prapīḍitaḥ) - oppressed;]
(Duhshasana, O king, but the great soul of the son of Panchala was not able to stand in front, oppressed by the net of arrows.)
Duhshasana, O king, was unable to stand before the great son of Panchala, being overwhelmed by the barrage of arrows.
स तु दुःशासनं बाणैर्विमुखीकृत्य पार्षतः। किरञ्शरसहस्राणि द्रोणमेवाभ्ययाद्रणे ॥७-१६४-५॥
sa tu duḥśāsanaṃ bāṇairvimukhīkṛtya pārṣataḥ। kirañśarasahasrāṇi droṇamevābhyayādraṇe ॥7-164-5॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; दुःशासनं (duḥśāsanaṃ) - Duḥśāsana; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; विमुखीकृत्य (vimukhīkṛtya) - having turned away; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Pṛṣata; किरञ् (kirañ) - showering; शर (śara) - arrows; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; एव (eva) - only; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(But he, the son of Pṛṣata, having turned away Duḥśāsana with arrows, showered thousands of arrows and approached Droṇa in battle.)
The son of Pṛṣata, after repelling Duḥśāsana with his arrows, directed a shower of thousands of arrows towards Droṇa and advanced towards him in the battlefield.
प्रत्यपद्यत हार्दिक्यः कृतवर्मा तदन्तरम्। सोदर्याणां त्रयश्चैव त एनं पर्यवारयन् ॥७-१६४-६॥
pratyapadyata hārdikyaḥ kṛtavarmā tadantaram। sodaryāṇāṃ trayaścaiva ta enaṃ paryavārayan ॥7-164-6॥
[प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - approached; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; तदन्तरम् (tadantaram) - then; सodar्याणां (sodaryāṇāṃ) - of brothers; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - they; एनम् (enam) - him; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Hārdikya Kṛtavarmā approached then. Three brothers indeed surrounded him.)
Hārdikya Kṛtavarmā then approached, and three brothers surrounded him.
तं यमौ पृष्ठतोऽन्वैतां रक्षन्तौ पुरुषर्षभौ। द्रोणायाभिमुखं यान्तं दीप्यमानमिवानलम् ॥७-१६४-७॥
taṁ yamau pṛṣṭhato'nvaitāṁ rakṣantau puruṣarṣabhau। droṇāyābhimukhaṁ yāntaṁ dīpyamānamivānalam ॥7-164-7॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; यमौ (yamau) - the two Yamas; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; अन्वैताम् (anvaitām) - followed; रक्षन्तौ (rakṣantau) - protecting; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - the two best of men; द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - towards Drona; अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining; इव (iva) - like; अनलम् (analam) - fire;]
(The two best of men, the two Yamas, followed him from behind, protecting him, as he went facing Drona, shining like fire.)
The two warriors, resembling the Yamas, followed him closely from behind, guarding him as he advanced towards Drona, glowing like a blazing fire.
सम्प्रहारमकुर्वंस्ते सर्वे सप्त महारथाः। अमर्षिताः सत्त्ववन्तः कृत्वा मरणमग्रतः ॥७-१६४-८॥
samprahārakakurvaṃste sarve sapta mahārathāḥ। amarṣitāḥ sattvavantaḥ kṛtvā maraṇamagratḥ ॥7-164-8॥
[सम्प्रहारम् (samprahāram) - battle; अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - made; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सप्त (sapta) - seven; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; अमर्षिताः (amarṣitāḥ) - angry; सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - courageous; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; मरणम् (maraṇam) - death; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front;]
(The seven great charioteers, all of them, made battle, angry and courageous, having placed death in front.)
The seven great charioteers, filled with anger and courage, engaged in battle, ready to face death head-on.
शुद्धात्मानः शुद्धवृत्ता राजन्स्वर्गपुरस्कृताः। आर्यं युद्धमकुर्वन्त परस्परजिगीषवः ॥७-१६४-९॥
śuddhātmānaḥ śuddhavṛttā rājansvargapuraskṛtāḥ। āryaṃ yuddhamakurvanta parasparajigīṣavaḥ ॥7-164-9॥
[शुद्धात्मानः (śuddhātmānaḥ) - pure-minded ones; शुद्धवृत्ता (śuddhavṛttā) - of pure conduct; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वर्गपुरस्कृताः (svargapuraskṛtāḥ) - heavenly honored; आर्यम् (āryam) - noble; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - they fought; परस्परजिगीषवः (parasparajigīṣavaḥ) - desiring to conquer each other;]
(Pure-minded ones, of pure conduct, O king, heavenly honored, they fought a noble battle, desiring to conquer each other.)
The pure-minded ones, with pure conduct, O king, honored by heaven, engaged in a noble battle, each desiring to conquer the other.
शुक्लाभिजनकर्माणो मतिमन्तो जनाधिपाः। धर्मयुद्धमयुध्यन्त प्रेक्षन्तो गतिमुत्तमाम् ॥७-१६४-१०॥
śuklābhijanakarmāṇo matimanto janādhipāḥ। dharmayuddhamayudhyanta prekṣanto gatimuttamām ॥7-164-10॥
[शुक्ल (śukla) - pure; अभिजन (abhijana) - noble birth; कर्माणः (karmāṇaḥ) - actions; मतिमन्तः (matimantaḥ) - wise; जनाधिपाः (janādhipāḥ) - kings; धर्म (dharma) - righteous; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - did not fight; प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - observing; गतिम् (gatim) - path; उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - highest;]
(The kings of noble birth and pure actions, wise, did not fight the righteous war, observing the highest path.)
The wise kings of noble birth and pure actions chose not to engage in the righteous war, instead observing the path of the highest virtue.
न तत्रासीदधर्मिष्ठमशस्त्रं युद्धमेव च। नात्र कर्णी न नालीको न लिप्तो न च वस्तकः ॥७-१६४-११॥
na tatrāsīdadharmiṣṭhamaśastraṃ yuddhameva ca। nātra karṇī na nālīko na lipto na ca vastakaḥ ॥7-164-11॥
[न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अधर्मिष्ठम् (adharmiṣṭham) - unrighteous; अशस्त्रं (aśastram) - without weapons; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; कर्णी (karṇī) - ear; न (na) - not; नालीकः (nālīkaḥ) - reed; न (na) - not; लिप्तः (liptaḥ) - smeared; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; वस्तकः (vastakaḥ) - cloth;]
(There was no unrighteousness, no weaponless battle there. Here, there is no ear, no reed, no smearing, and no cloth.)
In that place, there was no unrighteousness or battle without weapons. Here, there is neither ear nor reed, neither smearing nor cloth.
न सूची कपिशो नात्र न गवास्थिर्गजास्थिकः। इषुरासीन्न संश्लिष्टो न पूतिर्न च जिह्मगः ॥७-१६४-१२॥
na sūcī kapiśo nātra na gavāsthirgajāsthikaḥ। iṣurāsīnna saṃśliṣṭo na pūtirna ca jihmagaḥ ॥7-164-12॥
[न (na) - not; सूची (sūcī) - needle; कपिशः (kapiśaḥ) - brown; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; न (na) - not; गवास्थिः (gavāsthiḥ) - cow bone; गजास्थिकः (gajāsthikaḥ) - elephant bone; इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; न (na) - not; संश्लिष्टः (saṃśliṣṭaḥ) - joined; न (na) - not; पूतिः (pūtiḥ) - rotten; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; जिह्मगः (jihmagaḥ) - crooked;]
(Not a needle, not brown here, not a cow bone, nor an elephant bone. The arrow was not joined, not rotten, and not crooked.)
There was neither a needle nor anything brown here, neither cow bone nor elephant bone. The arrow was neither joined nor rotten, nor was it crooked.
ऋजून्येव विशुद्धानि सर्वे शस्त्राण्यधारयन्। सुयुद्धेन पराँल्लोकानीप्सन्तः कीर्तिमेव च ॥७-१६४-१३॥
ṛjūnyeva viśuddhāni sarve śastrāṇyadhārayan। suyuddhena parāṁllokānīpsantaḥ kīrtimeva ca ॥7-164-13॥
[ऋजूनि (ṛjūni) - straight; एव (eva) - indeed; विशुद्धानि (viśuddhāni) - pure; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; अधारयन् (adhārayan) - wielding; सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - with good fight; परान् (parān) - other; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; ईप्सन्तः (īpsantaḥ) - desiring; कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Wielding only pure and straight weapons, all desiring other worlds and fame with good fight.)
They wielded only pure and straight weapons, seeking other worlds and fame through righteous battle.
तदासीत्तुमुलं युद्धं सर्वदोषविवर्जितम्। चतुर्णां तव योधानां तैस्त्रिभिः पाण्डवैः सह ॥७-१६४-१४॥
tad āsīt tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ sarva-doṣa-vivarjitam। caturṇāṃ tava yodhānāṃ tais tribhiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ॥7-164-14॥
[तत् (tat) - that; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - fierce; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; सर्व (sarva) - all; दोष (doṣa) - faults; विवर्जितम् (vivarjitam) - devoid of; चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four; तव (tava) - your; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - warriors; तैः (taiḥ) - with those; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; सह (saha) - together;]
(That was a fierce battle devoid of all faults, between your four warriors and those three Pāṇḍavas together.)
It was a fierce and flawless battle between your four warriors and the three Pāṇḍavas.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु तान्हित्वा तव राजन्रथर्षभान्। यमाभ्यां वारितान्दृष्ट्वा शीघ्रास्त्रो द्रोणमभ्ययात् ॥७-१६४-१५॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastu tānhitvā tava rājanratharṣabhān। yamābhyāṃ vāritāndṛṣṭvā śīghrāstro droṇamabhyayāt ॥7-164-15॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - them; हित्वा (hitvā) - having struck; तव (tava) - your; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथर्षभान् (ratharṣabhān) - chariot-warriors; यमाभ्यां (yamābhyāṃ) - by the two sons of Yama; वारितान् (vāritān) - repelled; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शीघ्रास्त्रः (śīghrāstraḥ) - swift in weapons; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, having struck your chariot-warriors, O king, and seeing them repelled by the two sons of Yama, swiftly approached Droṇa with weapons.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, after defeating your chariot-warriors, O king, and observing them being repelled by the two sons of Yama, quickly advanced towards Droṇa with his weapons.
निवारितास्तु ते वीरास्तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः। समसज्जन्त चत्वारो वाताः पर्वतयोरिव ॥७-१६४-१६॥
nivāritāstu te vīrāstayoh puruṣasiṃhayoḥ। samasajjanta catvāro vātāḥ parvatayoriva ॥7-164-16॥
[निवारिताः (nivāritāḥ) - restrained; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - those; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; तयोः (tayoh) - of those two; पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṃhayoḥ) - lion-like men; समसज्जन्त (samasajjanta) - were engaged; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; पर्वतयोः (parvatayoḥ) - of the mountains; इव (iva) - like;]
(Restrained were those heroes of the two lion-like men; four winds were engaged like of the mountains.)
The heroes, restrained by the two lion-like men, were engaged like the four winds on the mountains.
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां यमौ सार्धं रथाभ्यां रथपुङ्गवौ। समासक्तौ ततो द्रोणं धृष्टद्युम्नोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥७-१६४-१७॥
dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ yamau sārdhaṃ rathābhyāṃ rathapuṅgavau। samāsaktau tato droṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumno'bhyavartata ॥7-164-17॥
[द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyāṃ) - by two; द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyāṃ) - by two; यमौ (yamau) - the pair; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together with; रथाभ्यां (rathābhyāṃ) - by the chariots; रथपुङ्गवौ (rathapuṅgavau) - the foremost of charioteers; समासक्तौ (samāsaktau) - engaged; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced;]
(By two, by two, the pair together with the chariots, the foremost of charioteers engaged, then Dhrishtadyumna advanced towards Drona.)
Together with the two foremost charioteers, Dhrishtadyumna advanced towards Drona.
दृष्ट्वा द्रोणाय पाञ्चाल्यं व्रजन्तं युद्धदुर्मदम्। यमाभ्यां तांश्च संसक्तांस्तदन्तरमुपाद्रवत् ॥७-१६४-१८॥
dṛṣṭvā droṇāya pāñcālyaṃ vrajantaṃ yuddhadurmadam। yamābhyāṃ tāṃśca saṃsaktāṃstadantaramupādravat ॥7-164-18॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Droṇa; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - Pāñcālya; व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - going; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - arrogant in battle; यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - by the two Yamas; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; संसक्तान् (saṃsaktān) - engaged; तदन्तरम् (tadantaram) - in the meantime; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(Having seen Pāñcālya, arrogant in battle, going to Droṇa, and them engaged by the two Yamas, he attacked in the meantime.)
Seeing Pāñcālya, who was arrogant in battle, approaching Droṇa, and noticing them engaged by the two Yamas, he seized the opportunity to attack.
दुर्योधनो महाराज किरञ्शोणितभोजनान्। तं सात्यकिः शीघ्रतरं पुनरेवाभ्यवर्तत ॥७-१६४-१९॥
duryodhano mahārāja kirañśoṇitabhojanān। taṃ sātyakiḥ śīghrataraṃ punarevābhyavartata ॥7-164-19॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; किरञ् (kirañ) - gleaming; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; भोजनान् (bhojanān) - feasts; तम् (tam) - him; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; शीघ्रतरम् (śīghrataraṃ) - more swiftly; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - attacked;]
(Duryodhana, the great king, feasting on gleaming blood. Satyaki attacked him again more swiftly indeed.)
Duryodhana, the great king, was indulging in the feast of battle, his presence gleaming with blood. Satyaki swiftly attacked him once more.
तौ परस्परमासाद्य समीपे कुरुमाधवौ। हसमानौ नृशार्दूलावभीतौ समगच्छताम् ॥७-१६४-२०॥
tau parasparam āsādya samīpe kurumādhavau। hasamānau nṛśārdūlāv abhītau samagacchatām ॥7-164-20॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; समीपे (samīpe) - near; कुरु-माधवौ (kuru-mādhavau) - Kuru and Mādhava; हसमानौ (hasamānau) - smiling; नृ-शार्दूलौ (nṛ-śārdūlau) - tiger among men; अभीतौ (abhītau) - fearless; समगच्छताम् (samagacchatām) - came together;]
(They both, Kuru and Mādhava, having approached each other near, smiling, fearless, tigers among men, came together.)
Kuru and Mādhava, both fearless and smiling, approached each other closely like tigers among men and came together.
बाल्ये वृत्तानि सर्वाणि प्रीयमाणौ विचिन्त्य तौ। अन्योन्यं प्रेक्षमाणौ च हसमानौ पुनः पुनः ॥७-१६४-२१॥
bālye vṛttāni sarvāṇi prīyamāṇau vicintya tau। anyonyaṃ prekṣamāṇau ca hasamāṇau punaḥ punaḥ ॥7-164-21॥
[बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - events; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; प्रीयमाणौ (prīyamāṇau) - pleased; विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - reflecting; तौ (tau) - they; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; प्रेक्षमाणौ (prekṣamāṇau) - looking; च (ca) - and; हसमानौ (hasamāṇau) - smiling; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(In childhood, reflecting on all events, they, pleased, looking at each other and smiling again and again.)
In their childhood, they fondly recalled all the events, looking at each other and smiling repeatedly.
अथ दुर्योधनो राजा सात्यकिं प्रत्यभाषत। प्रियं सखायं सततं गर्हयन्वृत्तमात्मनः ॥७-१६४-२२॥
atha duryodhano rājā sātyakiṃ pratyabhāṣata। priyaṃ sakhāyaṃ satataṃ garhayanvṛttamātmanaḥ ॥7-164-22॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; सखायम् (sakhāyam) - friend; सततम् (satatam) - always; गर्हयन् (garhayan) - criticizing; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(Then King Duryodhana addressed Satyaki, always criticizing his own conduct as a dear friend.)
Then King Duryodhana spoke to Satyaki, criticizing his own behavior, despite being a dear friend.
धिक्क्रोधं धिक्सखे लोभं धिङ्मोहं धिगमर्षितम्। धिगस्तु क्षात्रमाचारं धिगस्तु बलमौरसम् ॥७-१६४-२३॥
dhikkrodhaṁ dhiksakhe lobhaṁ dhiṅmohaṁ dhigamarṣitam। dhigastu kṣātramācāraṁ dhigastu balamaurasam ॥7-164-23॥
[धिक् (dhik) - shame; क्रोधं (krodhaṁ) - anger; धिक् (dhik) - shame; सखे (sakhe) - friend; लोभं (lobhaṁ) - greed; धिक् (dhik) - shame; मोहं (mohaṁ) - delusion; धिक् (dhik) - shame; अमर्षितम् (amarṣitam) - intolerance; धिक् (dhik) - shame; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - of the warrior class; आचारं (ācāraṁ) - conduct; धिक् (dhik) - shame; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; बलम् (balam) - strength; औरसम् (aurasam) - inherited;]
(Shame on anger, shame on friend, shame on greed, shame on delusion, shame on intolerance. Shame be on the conduct of the warrior class, shame be on inherited strength.)
"Shame on anger, shame on friendship with greed, shame on delusion and intolerance. Let there be shame on the conduct of the warrior class and on inherited strength."
यत्त्वं मामभिसन्धत्से त्वां चाहं शिनिपुङ्गव। त्वं हि प्राणैः प्रियतरो ममाहं च सदा तव ॥७-१६४-२४॥
yattvaṁ māmabhisandhatse tvāṁ cāhaṁ śinipuṅgava। tvaṁ hi prāṇaiḥ priyataro mamāhaṁ ca sadā tava ॥7-164-24॥
[यत् (yat) - that; त्वम् (tvam) - you; माम् (mām) - me; अभिसन्धत्से (abhisandhatse) - intend; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; शिनिपुङ्गव (śinipuṅgava) - O best of the Shinis; त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - than life; प्रियतरो (priyataro) - dearer; मम (mama) - to me; अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; सदा (sadā) - always; तव (tava) - to you;]
(That you intend me and I you, O best of the Shinis. You are indeed dearer to me than life, and I am always to you.)
"O best of the Shinis, you and I are bound by mutual affection. You are dearer to me than life itself, and I am always dear to you."
स्मरामि तानि सर्वाणि बाल्ये वृत्तानि यानि नौ। तानि सर्वाणि जीर्णानि साम्प्रतं नौ रणाजिरे ॥ किमन्यत्क्रोधलोभाभ्यां युध्यामि त्वाद्य सात्वत ॥७-१६४-२५॥
smarāmi tāni sarvāṇi bālye vṛttāni yāni nau। tāni sarvāṇi jīrṇāni sāmprataṃ nau raṇājire ॥ kimanyatkrodhalobhābhyāṃ yudhyāmi tvādya sātvata ॥7-164-25॥
[स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; तानि (tāni) - those; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - events; यानि (yāni) - which; नौ (nau) - we; तानि (tāni) - those; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; जीर्णानि (jīrṇāni) - worn out; साम्प्रतं (sāmprataṃ) - now; नौ (nau) - we; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield; किमन्यत् (kimanyat) - what else; क्रोधलोभाभ्यां (krodhalobhābhyāṃ) - by anger and greed; युध्यामि (yudhyāmi) - I fight; त्वा (tvā) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; सात्वत (sātvata) - O Sātvata;]
(I remember all those events of childhood which we (experienced). Those are all worn out now for us in the battlefield. What else (is there)? Today, I fight you, O Sātvata, with anger and greed.)
I recall all those childhood events we shared, which are now worn out in the battlefield. What else remains? Today, I fight you, O Sātvata, driven by anger and greed.
तं तथावादिनं राजन्सात्यकिः प्रत्यभाषत। प्रहसन्विशिखांस्तीक्ष्णानुद्यम्य परमास्त्रवित् ॥७-१६४-२६॥
taṃ tathāvādinaṃ rājansātyakiḥ pratyabhāṣata। prahasannviśikhāṃstīkṣṇānudyamya paramāstravit ॥7-164-26॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तथावादिनं (tathāvādinaṃ) - thus speaking; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows; तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - sharp; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; परम (parama) - supreme; अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - master of weapons;]
(Satyaki, the master of weapons, smilingly replied to him, O king, thus speaking, raising sharp arrows.)
Satyaki, the master of weapons, smilingly replied to him, O king, while raising sharp arrows.
नेयं सभा राजपुत्र न चाचार्यनिवेशनम्। यत्र क्रीडितमस्माभिस्तदा राजन्समागतैः ॥७-१६४-२७॥
neyaṁ sabhā rāgaputra na cācāryaniveśanam। yatra krīḍitamasmābhistadā rājansamāgataiḥ ॥7-164-27॥
[नेयम् (neyam) - this; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; राजपुत्र (rāgaputra) - prince; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; आचार्यनिवेशनम् (ācāryaniveśanam) - teacher's residence; यत्र (yatra) - where; क्रीडितम् (krīḍitam) - played; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समागतैः (samāgataiḥ) - assembled;]
(This is not an assembly, O prince, nor a teacher's residence, where we played then, O king, assembled.)
This is not a royal assembly, O prince, nor a teacher's residence, but a place where we once played together, O king, when we were gathered.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
क्व सा क्रीडा गतास्माकं बाल्ये वै शिनिपुङ्गव। क्व च युद्धमिदं भूयः कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः ॥७-१६४-२८॥
kva sā krīḍā gatāsmākaṃ bālye vai śinipuṅgava। kva ca yuddhamidaṃ bhūyaḥ kālo hi duratikramaḥ ॥7-164-28॥
[क्व (kva) - where; सा (sā) - that; क्रीडा (krīḍā) - play; गता (gatā) - gone; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; वै (vai) - indeed; शिनिपुङ्गव (śinipuṅgava) - O best of the Śinis; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; इदं (idaṃ) - this; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; हि (hi) - indeed; दुरतिक्रमः (duratikramaḥ) - insurmountable;]
(Where is that play of our childhood, O best of the Śinis? And where is this battle again? Indeed, time is insurmountable.)
"Where has our childhood play gone, O best of the Śinis? And where is this battle again? Indeed, time cannot be overcome."
किं नु नो विद्यते कृत्यं धनेन धनलिप्सया। यत्र युध्यामहे सर्वे धनलोभात्समागताः ॥७-१६४-२९॥
kiṁ nu no vidyate kṛtyaṁ dhanena dhanalipsayā। yatra yudhyāmahe sarve dhanalobhātsamāgatāḥ ॥7-164-29॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty; धनेन (dhanena) - with wealth; धनलिप्सया (dhanalipsayā) - for the desire of wealth; यत्र (yatra) - where; युध्यामहे (yudhyāmahe) - we fight; सर्वे (sarve) - all; धनलोभात् (dhanalobhāt) - due to greed for wealth; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled;]
(What indeed is our duty with wealth for the desire of wealth, where we all fight, assembled due to greed for wealth?)
What is truly our duty with wealth, driven by the desire for it, where we all gather and fight out of greed for wealth?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तं तथावादिनं तत्र राजानं माधवोऽब्रवीत्। एवंवृत्तं सदा क्षत्रं यद्धन्तीह गुरूनपि ॥७-१६४-३०॥
taṁ tathāvādinaṁ tatra rājānaṁ mādhavo'bravīt। evaṁvṛttaṁ sadā kṣatraṁ yaddhantīha gurūnapi ॥7-164-30॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; तथावादिनं (tathāvādinaṁ) - thus speaking; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजानं (rājānam) - king; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; एवंवृत्तं (evaṁvṛttaṁ) - thus happened; सदा (sadā) - always; क्षत्रं (kṣatram) - kshatriya; यत् (yat) - which; हन्ति (hanti) - kills; इह (iha) - here; गुरून् (gurūn) - elders; अपि (api) - even;]
(Madhava said to the king who was speaking thus there: "Thus it always happens that the kshatriya here even kills the elders.")
Madhava addressed the king who was speaking in that manner, saying that it is the nature of the kshatriya to sometimes even slay their elders.
यदि तेऽहं प्रियो राजञ्जहि मां मा चिरं कृथाः। त्वत्कृते सुकृताँल्लोकान्गच्छेयं भरतर्षभ ॥७-१६४-३१॥
yadi te'ham priyo rājan jahi māṃ mā ciraṃ kṛthāḥ. tvatkṛte sukṛtāṁllokān gaccheyaṃ bharatarṣabha ॥7-164-31॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जहि (jahi) - kill; माम् (mām) - me; मा (mā) - not; चिरम् (ciram) - long; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; सुकृतान् (sukṛtān) - good deeds; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I may go; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(If I am dear to you, O king, kill me; do not delay. For your sake, O best of the Bharatas, I may go to the worlds of good deeds.)
"If I am dear to you, O king, then kill me without delay. For your sake, O best of the Bharatas, I shall attain the worlds of virtue."
या ते शक्तिर्बलं चैव तत्क्षिप्रं मयि दर्शय। नेच्छाम्येतदहं द्रष्टुं मित्राणां व्यसनं महत् ॥७-१६४-३२॥
yā te śaktirbalaṃ caiva tatkṣipraṃ mayi darśaya। necchāmyetadahaṃ draṣṭuṃ mitrāṇāṃ vyasanaṃ mahat ॥7-164-32॥
[या (yā) - which; ते (te) - your; शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; मयि (mayi) - to me; दर्शय (darśaya) - show; न (na) - not; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; एतत् (etat) - this; अहम् (aham) - I; द्रष्टुं (draṣṭuṃ) - to see; मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends; व्यसनं (vyasanaṃ) - distress; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Which power and strength of yours, indeed, show that quickly to me. I do not wish to see this great distress of friends.)
Show me quickly that power and strength of yours. I do not wish to see this great distress of my friends.
इत्येवं व्यक्तमाभाष्य प्रतिभाष्य च सात्यकिः। अभ्ययात्तूर्णमव्यग्रो निरपेक्षो विशां पते ॥७-१६४-३३॥
ityevaṃ vyaktamābhāṣya pratibhāṣya ca sātyakiḥ। abhyayāttūrṇamavyagro nirapekṣo viśāṃ pate ॥7-164-33॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having spoken; प्रतिभाष्य (pratibhāṣya) - having replied; च (ca) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - calmly; निरपेक्षः (nirapekṣaḥ) - indifferent; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Thus, having clearly spoken and replied, Satyaki approached quickly, calmly, and indifferently, O lord of men.)
In this way, after clearly speaking and replying, Satyaki quickly and calmly approached without any concern, O lord of men.
तमायान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य प्रत्यगृह्णात्तवात्मजः। शरैश्चावाकिरद्राजञ्शैनेयं तनयस्तव ॥७-१६४-३४॥
tam āyāntam abhiprekṣya pratyagṛhṇāt tavātmajaḥ। śaraiś cāvākirad rājañ śaineyaṃ tanayas tava ॥7-164-34॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - received; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Satyaki; तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your;]
(Having seen that coming, your son received and covered Satyaki, O king, with arrows.)
Seeing him approaching, your son attacked Satyaki with arrows, O king.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं कुरुमाधवसिंहयोः। अन्योन्यं क्रुद्धयोर्घोरं यथा द्विरदसिंहयोः ॥७-१६४-३५॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ kurumādhavasiṃhayoḥ। anyonyaṃ kruddhayorghoraṃ yathā dviradasiṃhayoḥ ॥7-164-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava; सिंहयोः (siṃhayoḥ) - of the lions; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; क्रुद्धयोः (kruddhayoḥ) - angry; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; यथा (yathā) - like; द्विरद (dvirada) - elephants; सिंहयोः (siṃhayoḥ) - of the lions;]
(Then commenced the battle of the lions of Kuru and Madhava, each other angry and terrible like elephants and lions.)
Then the fierce battle began between the Kuru and Madhava warriors, both enraged, like a fight between elephants and lions.
ततः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः सात्वतं युद्धदुर्मदम्। दुर्योधनः प्रत्यविध्यद्दशभिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥७-१६४-३६॥
tataḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ sātvataṃ yuddhadurmadam। duryodhanaḥ pratyavidhyaddaśabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-164-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः (pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ) - fully drawn and released; सात्वतम् (sātvataṃ) - Satyaki; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - fierce in battle; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Then Duryodhana pierced Satyaki, fierce in battle, with ten sharp arrows fully drawn and released.)
Then Duryodhana, with ten sharp arrows fully drawn and released, pierced Satyaki, who was fierce in battle.
तं सात्यकिः प्रत्यविद्धत्तथैव दशभिः शरैः। पञ्चाशता पुनश्चाजौ त्रिंशता दशभिश्च ह ॥७-१६४-३७॥
taṃ sātyakiḥ pratyaviddhat tathaiva daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ। pañcāśatā punaś cājau triṃśatā daśabhiś ca ha ॥7-164-37॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; प्रत्यविद्धत् (pratyaviddhat) - pierced; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; पञ्चाशता (pañcāśatā) - with fifty; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; अजौ (ajāu) - in battle; त्रिंशता (triṃśatā) - with thirty; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Satyaki pierced him in the same way with ten arrows; again with fifty, and in battle with thirty and ten indeed.)
Satyaki attacked him with ten arrows, then again with fifty, and in the battle with thirty and ten more.
तस्य संदधतश्चेषून्संहितेषुं च कार्मुकम्। अच्छिनत्सात्यकिस्तूर्णं शरैश्चैवाभ्यवीवृषत् ॥७-१६४-३८॥
tasya saṁdadhataś ceṣūn saṁhiteṣuṁ ca kārmukam। acchinatsātyakistūrṇaṁ śaraiś caivābhyavīvṛṣat ॥7-164-38॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; संदधतः (saṁdadhataḥ) - while aiming; च (ca) - and; इषून् (iṣūn) - arrows; संहितेषुं (saṁhiteṣuṁ) - in the bow; च (ca) - and; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off; सात्यकि (sātyaki) - Satyaki; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यवीवृषत् (abhyavīvṛṣat) - showered;]
(While he was aiming his arrows and bow, Satyaki quickly cut it off and showered with arrows.)
While he was aiming his arrows and bow, Satyaki swiftly cut it off and showered him with arrows.
स गाढविद्धो व्यथितः प्रत्यपायाद्रथान्तरम्। दुर्योधनो महाराज दाशार्हशरपीडितः ॥७-१६४-३९॥
sa gāḍhaviddho vyathitaḥ pratyapāyādrathāntaram। duryodhano mahārāja dāśārhaśarapīḍitaḥ ॥7-164-39॥
[स (sa) - he; गाढविद्धः (gāḍhaviddhaḥ) - deeply pierced; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; प्रत्यपायात् (pratyapāyāt) - retreated; रथान्तरम् (rathāntaram) - to another chariot; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दाशार्ह (dāśārha) - of the Dasharha (Krishna); शर (śara) - arrow; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted;]
(He, deeply pierced and distressed, retreated to another chariot. Duryodhana, O great king, afflicted by the arrow of the Dasharha.)
Duryodhana, deeply wounded and distressed by Krishna's arrow, retreated to another chariot, O great king.
समाश्वस्य तु पुत्रस्ते सात्यकिं पुनरभ्ययात्। विसृजन्निषुजालानि युयुधानरथं प्रति ॥७-१६४-४०॥
samāśvasya tu putraste sātyakiṃ punarabhyayāt। visṛjanniṣujālāni yuyudhānarathaṃ prati ॥7-164-40॥
[समाश्वस्य (samāśvasya) - having rested; तु (tu) - but; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; इषुजालानि (iṣujālāni) - showers of arrows; युयुधानरथं (yuyudhānarathaṃ) - Yuyudhana's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Having rested, your son again approached Satyaki, releasing showers of arrows towards Yuyudhana's chariot.)
After taking a rest, your son once more advanced towards Satyaki, unleashing a barrage of arrows at Yuyudhana's chariot.
तथैव सात्यकिर्बाणान्दुर्योधनरथं प्रति। प्रततं व्यसृजद्राजंस्तत्सङ्कुलमवर्तत ॥७-१६४-४१॥
tathaiva sātyakirbāṇānduryodhanarathaṃ prati। pratataṃ vyasṛjad rājaṃs tatsaṅkulamavartata ॥7-164-41॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards; प्रततं (pratataṃ) - spread; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - releasing; राजन् (rājan) - O King; तत् (tat) - that; सङ्कुलम् (saṅkulam) - confusion; अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred;]
(In the same way, Satyaki released arrows towards Duryodhana's chariot. O King, that confusion occurred.)
Similarly, Satyaki shot arrows at Duryodhana's chariot, and a great confusion ensued, O King.
तत्रेषुभिः क्षिप्यमाणैः पतद्भिश्च समन्ततः। अग्नेरिव महाकक्षे शब्दः समभवन्महान् ॥७-१६४-४२॥
tatreṣubhiḥ kṣipyamāṇaiḥ patadbhiśca samantataḥ। agneriva mahākakṣe śabdaḥ samabhavanmahān ॥7-164-42॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; क्षिप्यमाणैः (kṣipyamāṇaiḥ) - being hurled; पतद्भिः (patadbhiḥ) - falling; च (ca) - and; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire; इव (iva) - like; महाकक्षे (mahākakṣe) - in a great forest; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(There, with arrows being hurled and falling all around, a great sound arose like that of fire in a great forest.)
There, as arrows were being hurled and falling all around, a great sound arose, resembling the roar of a fire in a vast forest.
तत्राभ्यधिकमालक्ष्य माधवं रथसत्तमम्। क्षिप्रमभ्यपतत्कर्णः परीप्संस्तनयं तव ॥७-१६४-४३॥
tatrābhyadhikamālakṣya mādhavaṃ rathasattamam। kṣipramabhyapatatkarṇaḥ parīpsaṃstanayaṃ tava ॥7-164-43॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - exceedingly; आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - seeing; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; रथसत्तमम् (rathasattamam) - best of charioteers; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - approached; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to protect; तनयम् (tanayam) - son; तव (tava) - your;]
(There, seeing Madhava, the best of charioteers, Karna quickly approached, desiring to protect your son.)
There, upon seeing Madhava, the supreme charioteer, Karna swiftly moved forward with the intent to safeguard your son.
न तु तं मर्षयामास भीमसेनो महाबलः। अभ्ययात्त्वरितः कर्णं विसृजन्सायकान्बहून् ॥७-१६४-४४॥
na tu taṃ marṣayāmāsa bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। abhyayāttvaritaḥ karṇaṃ visṛjansāyakānbahūn ॥7-164-44॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; तं (taṃ) - him; मर्षयामास (marṣayāmāsa) - forgave; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(But mighty Bhimasena did not forgive him. He quickly approached Karna, releasing many arrows.)
However, mighty Bhimasena could not forgive him and swiftly advanced towards Karna, unleashing a barrage of arrows.
तस्य कर्णः शितान्बाणान्प्रतिहन्य हसन्निव। धनुः शरांश्च चिच्छेद सूतं चाभ्यहनच्छरैः ॥७-१६४-४५॥
tasya karṇaḥ śitānbāṇānpratihanya hasanniva। dhanuḥ śarāṃśca ciccheda sūtaṃ cābhyahanaccharaiḥ ॥7-164-45॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शितान् (śitān) - sharp; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; प्रतिहन्य (pratihanya) - countering; हसन्निव (hasanniva) - as if smiling; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(His Karna, countering the sharp arrows, as if smiling, cut the bow and arrows and struck the charioteer with arrows.)
Karna, with a smile on his face, deftly countered the sharp arrows, cut the bow and arrows, and struck the charioteer with his arrows.
भीमसेनस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धो गदामादाय पाण्डवः। ध्वजं धनुश्च सूतं च संममर्दाहवे रिपोः ॥७-१६४-४६॥
bhīmasenastu saṅkruddho gadāmādāya pāṇḍavaḥ। dhvajaṃ dhanuśca sūtaṃ ca saṃmamardāhave ripoḥ ॥7-164-46॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the flag; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow; च (ca) - and; सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; संममर्द (saṃmamarda) - crushed; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of the enemy;]
(Bhimasena, the Pandava, enraged, taking the mace, crushed the flag, the bow, and the charioteer of the enemy in battle.)
Enraged, Bhimasena, the Pandava, took up his mace and crushed the enemy's flag, bow, and charioteer in the battle.
अमृष्यमाणः कर्णस्तु भीमसेनमयुध्यत। विविधैरिषुजालैश्च नानाशस्त्रैश्च संयुगे ॥७-१६४-४७॥
amṛṣyamāṇaḥ karṇastu bhīmasenamayudhyata। vividhairiṣujālaiśca nānāśastraiśca saṃyuge ॥7-164-47॥
[अमृष्यमाणः (amṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - unendurable; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; तु (tu) - but; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various; इषुजालैः (iṣu-jālaiḥ) - with networks of arrows; च (ca) - and; नानाशस्त्रैः (nānā-śastraiḥ) - with different weapons; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Unendurable Karna, however, fought Bhimasena with various networks of arrows and different weapons in battle.)
Karna, unable to bear the situation, engaged in battle with Bhimasena using a variety of arrows and weapons.
सङ्कुले वर्तमाने तु राजा धर्मसुतोऽब्रवीत्। पाञ्चालानां नरव्याघ्रान्मत्स्यानां च नरर्षभान् ॥७-१६४-४८॥
saṅkule vartamāne tu rājā dharmasuto'bravīt। pāñcālānāṃ naravyāghrān matsyānāṃ ca nararṣabhān ॥7-164-48॥
[सङ्कुले (saṅkule) - in the confusion; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - existing; तु (tu) - but; राजा (rājā) - the king; धर्मसुतः (dharmasutaḥ) - son of Dharma; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; नरव्याघ्रान् (naravyāghrān) - tiger among men; मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsyas; च (ca) - and; नरर्षभान् (nararṣabhān) - bull among men;]
(In the existing confusion, the king, son of Dharma, said to the tigers among men of the Pāñcālas and the bulls among men of the Matsyas.)
In the midst of the confusion, King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, addressed the foremost warriors of the Pāñcālas and Matsyas, calling them the tigers and bulls among men.
ये नः प्राणाः शिरो ये नो ये नो योधा महाबलाः। त एते धार्तराष्ट्रेषु विषक्ताः पुरुषर्षभाः ॥७-१६४-४९॥
ye naḥ prāṇāḥ śiro ye no ye no yodhā mahābalāḥ। ta ete dhārtarāṣṭreṣu viṣaktāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ॥7-164-49॥
[ये (ye) - who; नः (naḥ) - our; प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital forces; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; ये (ye) - who; नः (naḥ) - our; ये (ye) - who; नः (naḥ) - our; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great strength; ते (te) - they; एते (ete) - these; धार्तराष्ट्रेषु (dhārtarāṣṭreṣu) - among the sons of Dhritarashtra; विषक्ताः (viṣaktāḥ) - attached; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men;]
(Those who are our vital forces, head, who are our warriors of great strength, they are attached among the sons of Dhritarashtra, bulls among men.)
Those who are our vital forces and leaders, our mighty warriors, they are now aligned with the sons of Dhritarashtra, the best among men.
किं तिष्ठत यथा मूढाः सर्वे विगतचेतसः। तत्र गच्छत यत्रैते युध्यन्ते मामका रथाः ॥७-१६४-५०॥
kiṁ tiṣṭhata yathā mūḍhāḥ sarve vigatacetasaḥ। tatra gacchata yatraite yudhyante māmakā rathāḥ ॥7-164-50॥
[किं (kiṁ) - why; तिष्ठत (tiṣṭhata) - stand; यथा (yathā) - like; मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - fools; सर्वे (sarve) - all; विगतचेतसः (vigatacetasaḥ) - devoid of consciousness; तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छत (gacchata) - go; यत्र (yatra) - where; एते (ete) - these; युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - fight; मामका (māmakā) - my; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots;]
(Why do you stand like fools, all devoid of consciousness? Go there where these, my chariots, fight.)
Why are you standing there like fools, all devoid of consciousness? Go to where my chariots are fighting.
क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य सर्व एव गतज्वराः। जयन्तो वध्यमाना वा गतिमिष्टां गमिष्यथ ॥७-१६४-५१॥
kṣatradharmaṃ puraskṛtya sarva eva gatajvarāḥ। jayanto vadhyamānā vā gatimiṣṭāṃ gamiṣyatha ॥7-164-51॥
[क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the duty of a warrior; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; गतज्वराः (gatajvarāḥ) - free from fever; जयन्तः (jayantaḥ) - conquering; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; वा (vā) - or; गतिम् (gatim) - destination; इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired; गमिष्यथ (gamiṣyatha) - you will go;]
(Having placed the duty of a warrior in front, all indeed free from fever, whether conquering or being killed, you will go to the desired destination.)
By upholding the duty of a warrior, all of you, free from any distress, will either conquer or, if slain, reach the desired goal.
जित्वा च बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्यक्ष्यध्वं भूरिदक्षिणैः। हता वा देवसाद्भूत्वा लोकान्प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलान् ॥७-१६४-५२॥
jitvā ca bahubhiryañjairyakṣyadhvaṃ bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ। hatā vā devasādbhūtvā lokānprāpsyatha puṣkalān ॥7-164-52॥
[जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; यज्ञैः (yañjaiḥ) - sacrifices; यक्ष्यध्वं (yakṣyadhvaṃ) - you will perform; भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - with abundant gifts; हता (hatā) - slain; वा (vā) - or; देवसाद्भूत्वा (devasādbhūtvā) - becoming food for the gods; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; प्राप्स्यथ (prāpsyatha) - you will attain; पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant;]
(Having conquered, you will perform many sacrifices with abundant gifts, or being slain and becoming food for the gods, you will attain the abundant worlds.)
After conquering, you will perform many sacrifices with generous gifts, or if slain, you will become food for the gods and reach the plentiful worlds.
ते राज्ञा चोदिता वीरा योत्स्यमाना महारथाः। चतुर्धा वहिनीं कृत्वा त्वरिता द्रोणमभ्ययुः ॥७-१६४-५३॥
te rājñā coditā vīrā yotsyamānā mahārathāḥ। caturdhā vahiṇīṃ kṛtvā tvaritā droṇamabhyayuḥ ॥7-164-53॥
[ते (te) - they; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; चोदिता (coditā) - urged; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; योत्स्यमानाः (yotsyamānāḥ) - ready to fight; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four divisions; वहिनीं (vahiṇīm) - army; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - quickly; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached;]
(They, urged by the king, the heroic great charioteers, ready to fight, having formed the army in four divisions, quickly approached Drona.)
Urged by the king, the valiant warriors, who were great charioteers and ready for battle, swiftly organized their forces into four divisions and advanced towards Drona.
पाञ्चालास्त्वेकतो द्रोणमभ्यघ्नन्बहुभिः शरैः। भीमसेनपुरोगाश्च एकतः पर्यवारयन् ॥७-१६४-५४॥
pāñcālāstvekato droṇamabhyaghnanbahubhiḥ śaraiḥ। bhīmasenapurogāśca ekataḥ paryavārayan ॥7-164-54॥
[पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; तु (tu) - but; एकतः (ekataḥ) - from one side; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्यघ्नन् (abhyaghnan) - attacked; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; पुरोगाः (purogāḥ) - led by; च (ca) - and; एकतः (ekataḥ) - from another side; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(The Panchalas, but from one side, attacked Drona with many arrows. Bhimasena, led by others, from another side, surrounded.)
The Panchalas attacked Drona from one side with many arrows, while Bhimasena and his followers surrounded him from the other side.
आसंस्तु पाण्डुपुत्राणां त्रयोऽजिह्मा महारथाः। यमौ च भीमसेनश्च प्राक्रोशन्त धनञ्जयम् ॥७-१६४-५५॥
āsaṃstu pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ trayo'jihmā mahārathāḥ। yamau ca bhīmasenaśca prākrośanta dhanañjayam ॥7-164-55॥
[आसंस्तु (āsaṃstu) - were present; पाण्डुपुत्राणां (pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Pandu; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; अजिह्माः (ajihmāḥ) - straightforward; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; च (ca) - and; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; प्राक्रोशन्त (prākrośanta) - shouted; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - to Dhananjaya;]
(Three straightforward great warriors of the sons of Pandu, the twins and Bhimasena, shouted to Dhananjaya.)
Three great warriors, the straightforward sons of Pandu, including the twins and Bhimasena, called out to Arjuna.
अभिद्रवार्जुन क्षिप्रं कुरून्द्रोणादपानुद। तत एनं हनिष्यन्ति पाञ्चाला हतरक्षिणम् ॥७-१६४-५६॥
abhidravārjuna kṣipraṃ kurūndroṇādapānuda। tata enaṃ haniṣyanti pāñcālā hatarakṣiṇam ॥7-164-56॥
[अभिद्रव (abhidrava) - attack; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Drona; अपानुद (apānuda) - drive away; तत (tata) - then; एनं (enaṃ) - him; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will kill; पाञ्चाला (pāñcālā) - the Panchalas; हत (hata) - slain; रक्षिणम् (rakṣiṇam) - protector;]
(Attack, Arjuna, quickly drive away the Kurus from Drona. Then the Panchalas will kill him, the slain protector.)
"Arjuna, quickly attack and drive away the Kurus from Drona. Then the Panchalas will kill him, the protector who has been slain."
कौरवेयांस्ततः पार्थः सहसा समुपाद्रवत्। पाञ्चालानेव तु द्रोणो धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमान् ॥७-१६४-५७॥
kauraveyāṃstataḥ pārthaḥ sahasā samupādravat। pāñcālāneva tu droṇo dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamān ॥7-164-57॥
[कौरवेयान् (kauraveyān) - the Kauravas; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - attacked; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमान् (dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamān) - led by Dhrishtadyumna;]
(Then Arjuna suddenly attacked the Kauravas. But Drona indeed (attacked) the Panchalas led by Dhrishtadyumna.)
Arjuna suddenly charged at the Kauravas, while Drona confronted the Panchalas led by Dhrishtadyumna.
पाञ्चालानां ततो द्रोणोऽप्यकरोत्कदनं महत्। यथा क्रुद्धो रणे शक्रो दानवानां क्षयं पुरा ॥७-१६४-५८॥
pāñcālānāṃ tato droṇo'pyakarotkadanaṃ mahat. yathā kruddho raṇe śakro dānavānāṃ kṣayaṃ purā ॥7-164-58॥
[पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; अपि (api) - also; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; कदनं (kadanaṃ) - slaughter; महत् (mahat) - great; यथा (yathā) - as; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; दानवानां (dānavānāṃ) - of the demons; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Then Droṇa also caused a great slaughter of the Pāñcālas, as Indra, being angry, formerly caused the destruction of the demons in battle.)
Then Droṇa caused a great massacre of the Pāñcālas, just as Indra, in his wrath, once annihilated the demons in battle.
द्रोणास्त्रेण महाराज वध्यमानाः परे युधि। नात्रसन्त रणे द्रोणात्सत्त्ववन्तो महारथाः ॥७-१६४-५९॥
droṇāstreṇa mahārāja vadhyamānāḥ pare yudhi। nātrasanta raṇe droṇātsattvavanto mahārathāḥ ॥7-164-59॥
[द्रोण-अस्त्रेण (droṇa-astreṇa) - by Drona's weapon; महा-राज (mahā-rāja) - O great king; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; परे (pare) - by the enemy; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; न (na) - not; अत्रसन्त (atrasanta) - were afraid; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Drona; सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - the brave; महा-रथाः (mahā-rathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(O great king, being killed by Drona's weapon in battle, the brave great warriors were not afraid of the enemy in the battle from Drona.)
O great king, even when being attacked by Drona's weapon in battle, the brave great warriors did not fear the enemy in the battle from Drona.
वध्यमाना महाराज पाञ्चालाः सृञ्जयास्तथा। द्रोणमेवाभ्ययुर्युद्धे मोहयन्तो महारथम् ॥७-१६४-६०॥
vadhyamānā mahārāja pāñcālāḥ sṛñjayāstathā। droṇamevābhyayuryuddhe mohayanto mahāratham ॥7-164-60॥
[वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slain; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas; तथा (tathā) - also; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; एव (eva) - only; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मोहयन्तः (mohayantaḥ) - bewildering; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot-warrior;]
(Being slain, O great king, the Panchalas and the Srinjayas also approached Drona in battle, bewildering the great chariot-warrior.)
O great king, as they were being slain, the Panchalas and the Srinjayas approached Drona in battle, attempting to bewilder the great chariot-warrior.
तेषां तूत्साद्यमानानां पाञ्चालानां समन्ततः। अभवद्भैरवो नादो वध्यतां शरशक्तिभिः ॥७-१६४-६१॥
teṣāṃ tūtsādyamānānāṃ pāñcālānāṃ samantataḥ। abhavadbhairavo nādo vadhyatāṃ śaraśaktibhiḥ ॥7-164-61॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; उत्साद्यमानानाम् (utsādyamānānām) - being destroyed; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; अभवत् (abhavat) - there was; भैरवः (bhairavaḥ) - terrible; नादः (nādaḥ) - sound; वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - being slain; शरशक्तिभिः (śaraśaktibhiḥ) - by arrows and spears;]
(But of them, the Pāñcālas being destroyed all around, there was a terrible sound of being slain by arrows and spears.)
A terrible sound arose all around as the Pāñcālas were being destroyed by arrows and spears.
वध्यमानेषु सङ्ग्रामे पाञ्चालेषु महात्मना। उदीर्यमाणे द्रोणास्त्रे पाण्डवान्भयमाविशत् ॥७-१६४-६२॥
vadhyamāneṣu saṅgrāme pāñcāleṣu mahātmanā। udīryamāṇe droṇāstre pāṇḍavānbhayamāviśat ॥7-164-62॥
[वध्यमानेषु (vadhyamāneṣu) - being killed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - among the Panchalas; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; उदीर्यमाणे (udīryamāṇe) - being released; द्रोणास्त्रे (droṇāstre) - Drona's weapon; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered;]
(As the Panchalas were being killed in the battle by the great soul, and Drona's weapon was being released, fear entered the Pandavas.)
As the great soul released Drona's weapon in the battle, the Panchalas were being killed, and fear gripped the Pandavas.
दृष्ट्वाश्वनरसङ्घानां विपुलं च क्षयं युधि। पाण्डवेया महाराज नाशंसुर्विजयं तदा ॥७-१६४-६३॥
dṛṣṭvāśvanarasaṅghānāṃ vipulaṃ ca kṣayaṃ yudhi। pāṇḍaveyā mahārāja nāśaṃsurvijayaṃ tadā ॥7-164-63॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अश्व (aśva) - horses; नर (nara) - men; सङ्घानां (saṅghānāṃ) - of the groups; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; च (ca) - and; क्षयं (kṣayaṃ) - destruction; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पाण्डवेया (pāṇḍaveyā) - the sons of Pandu; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; न (na) - not; अशंसुः (aśaṃsuḥ) - expected; विजयं (vijayaṃ) - victory; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having seen the great destruction of the groups of horses and men in battle, O great king, the sons of Pandu did not expect victory then.)
Upon witnessing the massive destruction of the groups of horses and men in the battle, O great king, the Pandavas did not anticipate victory at that time.
कच्चिद्द्रोणो न नः सर्वान्क्षपयेत्परमास्त्रवित्। समिद्धः शिशिरापाये दहन्कक्षमिवानलः ॥७-१६४-६४॥
kacciddroṇo na naḥ sarvānkṣapayetparamāstravit। samiddhaḥ śiśirāpāye dahankṣamivānalaḥ ॥7-164-64॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; न (na) - not; नः (naḥ) - us; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; क्षपयेत् (kṣapayet) - destroy; परम (parama) - supreme; अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - knower of weapons; समिद्धः (samiddhaḥ) - kindled; शिशिर (śiśira) - winter; अपाये (apāye) - at the end; दहन् (dahan) - burning; कक्षम् (kakṣam) - forest; इव (iva) - like; अनलः (analaḥ) - fire;]
(Whether Droṇa, the supreme knower of weapons, would not destroy us all, like a kindled fire burning the forest at the end of winter.)
Is Droṇa, the supreme master of weaponry, going to destroy us all like a blazing fire consuming the forest at winter's end?
न चैनं संयुगे कश्चित्समर्थः प्रतिवीक्षितुम्। न चैनमर्जुनो जातु प्रतियुध्येत धर्मवित् ॥७-१६४-६५॥
na cainaṃ saṃyuge kaścit samarthaḥ prativīkṣitum। na cainam arjuno jātu pratiyudhyeta dharmavit ॥7-164-65॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to face; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; जातु (jātu) - ever; प्रतियुध्येत (pratiyudhyeta) - would fight; धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of dharma;]
(And no one in battle is capable of facing this; and Arjuna, the knower of dharma, would never fight this.)
No one in battle is capable of facing him, and Arjuna, who knows dharma, would never fight him.
त्रस्तान्कुन्तीसुतान्दृष्ट्वा द्रोणसायकपीडितान्। मतिमाञ्श्रेयसे युक्तः केशवोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६४-६६॥
trastān kuntīsutān dṛṣṭvā droṇasāyakapīḍitān। matimāñ śreyase yuktaḥ keśavo'rjunam abravīt ॥7-164-66॥
[त्रस्तान् (trastān) - terrified; कुन्तीसुतान् (kuntīsutān) - sons of Kunti; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; सायक (sāyaka) - arrows; पीडितान् (pīḍitān) - afflicted; मतिमान् (matimān) - wise; श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for the good; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having seen the sons of Kunti terrified and afflicted by Drona's arrows, the wise Keshava, engaged for the good, said to Arjuna.)
Seeing the sons of Kunti terrified and afflicted by Drona's arrows, the wise Keshava, intent on their welfare, spoke to Arjuna.
नैष युद्धेन सङ्ग्रामे जेतुं शक्यः कथञ्चन। अपि वृत्रहणा युद्धे रथयूथपयूथपः ॥७-१६४-६७॥
naiṣa yuddhena saṅgrāme jetuṃ śakyaḥ kathañcana। api vṛtrahaṇā yuddhe rathayūthapayūthapaḥ ॥7-164-67॥
[नैषः (naiṣaḥ) - this; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in war; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; अपि (api) - even; वृत्रहणा (vṛtrahaṇā) - Indra; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - chief of chariot warriors;]
(This cannot be conquered in war by battle in any way, even by Indra, the chief of chariot warriors, in battle.)
This cannot be conquered in battle by any means, not even by Indra, the slayer of Vritra, who is the chief among chariot warriors.
आस्थीयतां जये योगो धर्ममुत्सृज्य पाण्डव। यथा वः संयुगे सर्वान्न हन्याद्रुक्मवाहनः ॥७-१६४-६८॥
āsthīyatāṃ jaye yogo dharmamutsṛjya pāṇḍava। yathā vaḥ saṃyuge sarvānna hanyādrukmavāhanaḥ ॥7-164-68॥
[आस्थीयतां (āsthīyatāṃ) - let there be effort; जये (jaye) - in victory; योगः (yogaḥ) - focus; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; यथा (yathā) - so that; वः (vaḥ) - you; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; न (na) - not; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may kill; रुक्मवाहनः (rukmavāhanaḥ) - Rukmavāhana;]
(Let there be effort in victory, focusing on it, abandoning duty, O Pāṇḍava, so that Rukmavāhana may not kill you all in battle.)
O Pāṇḍava, focus on victory by abandoning duty, so that Rukmavāhana does not kill you all in battle.
अश्वत्थाम्नि हते नैष युध्येदिति मतिर्मम। तं हतं संयुगे कश्चिदस्मै शंसतु मानवः ॥७-१६४-६९॥
aśvatthāmni hate naiṣa yudhyediti matirmama। taṃ hataṃ saṃyuge kaścidasmai śaṃsatu mānavaḥ ॥7-164-69॥
[अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - when Ashvatthama is killed; हते (hate) - killed; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; युध्येत् (yudhyet) - would fight; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; मम (mama) - my; तं (taṃ) - him; हतं (hataṃ) - killed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; शंसतु (śaṃsatu) - should announce; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man;]
(When Ashvatthama is killed, he would not fight, thus is my thought. Let someone announce to him that he is killed in battle.)
My belief is that he will not fight once Ashvatthama is killed. Let a man announce to him that Ashvatthama has been slain in battle.
एतन्नारोचयद्राजन्कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। अन्ये त्वरोचयन्सर्वे कृच्छ्रेण तु युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१६४-७०॥
etannārocayadrājankuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ। anye tvarocayansarve kṛcchreṇa tu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-164-70॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; अरोचयत् (arocayat) - approved; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; अन्ये (anye) - others; तु (tu) - but; अरोचयन् (arocayan) - approved; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कृच्छ्रेण (kṛcchreṇa) - with difficulty; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(This was not approved by the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, O king. But all others, including Yudhishthira, approved it with difficulty.)
Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, did not approve of this, O king. However, all the others, including Yudhishthira, reluctantly agreed.
ततो भीमो महाबाहुरनीके स्वे महागजम्। जघान गदया राजन्नश्वत्थामानमित्युत ॥७-१६४-७१॥
tato bhīmo mahābāhurānīke sve mahāgajam। jaghāna gadayā rājannaśvatthāmānamityuta ॥7-164-71॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अनीके (anīke) - in the army; स्वे (sve) - his own; महागजम् (mahāgajam) - great elephant; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashwatthama; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Then Bhima, the mighty-armed, in his own army, killed the great elephant with a mace, O king, Ashwatthama, thus indeed.)
Then Bhima, the mighty-armed warrior, in his own army, struck down the great elephant named Ashwatthama with his mace, O king, thus indeed.
भीमसेनस्तु सव्रीडमुपेत्य द्रोणमाहवे। अश्वत्थामा हत इति शब्दमुच्चैश्चकार ह ॥७-१६४-७२॥
bhīmasenastu savrīḍamupetya droṇamāhave। aśvatthāmā hata iti śabdamuccaiścakāra ha ॥7-164-72॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; सव्रीडम् (savrīḍam) - bashfully; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; इति (iti) - thus; शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; चकार (cakāra) - made; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Bhimasena, but bashfully approaching Drona in battle, made the sound "Ashwatthama is killed" loudly indeed.)
Bhimasena, feeling bashful, approached Drona in the battle and loudly declared, "Ashwatthama is killed."
अश्वत्थामेति हि गजः ख्यातो नाम्ना हतोऽभवत्। कृत्वा मनसि तं भीमो मिथ्या व्याहृतवांस्तदा ॥७-१६४-७३॥
aśvatthāmeti hi gajaḥ khyāto nāmnā hato'bhavat। kṛtvā manasi taṃ bhīmo mithyā vyāhṛtavāṃstadā ॥7-164-73॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; इति (iti) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; मनसि (manasi) - in mind; तम् (tam) - that; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; व्याहृतवान् (vyāhṛtavān) - spoke; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Ashwatthama, the elephant, was indeed known by name to have been killed. Having made that in mind, Bhima then falsely spoke.)
Bhima falsely declared that Ashwatthama, the elephant, was killed, knowing it was a lie.
भीमसेनवचः श्रुत्वा द्रोणस्तत्परमप्रियम्। मनसा सन्नगात्रोऽभूद्यथा सैकतमम्भसि ॥७-१६४-७४॥
bhīmasenavacaḥ śrutvā droṇastatparamapriyam। manasā sannagātro'bhūdyathā saikatamambhasi ॥7-164-74॥
[भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तत् (tat) - that; परम (parama) - extremely; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; सन्न (sanna) - dejected; गात्रः (gātraḥ) - body; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; यथा (yathā) - like; सैकतम् (saikatam) - sand; अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water;]
(Having heard the words of Bhimasena, Drona became extremely dejected in mind, like sand in water.)
Upon hearing Bhimasena's words, Drona felt deeply disheartened, as if his body was submerged in water like sand.
शङ्कमानः स तन्मिथ्या वीर्यज्ञः स्वसुतस्य वै। हतः स इति च श्रुत्वा नैव धैर्यादकम्पत ॥७-१६४-७५॥
śaṅkamānaḥ sa tanmithyā vīryajñaḥ svasutasya vai। hataḥ sa iti ca śrutvā naiva dhairyādakampata ॥7-164-75॥
[शङ्कमानः (śaṅkamānaḥ) - suspecting; सः (saḥ) - he; तत् (tat) - that; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; वीर्यज्ञः (vīryajñaḥ) - knowing the strength; स्वसुतस्य (svasutasya) - of his own son; वै (vai) - indeed; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; सः (saḥ) - he; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - from courage; अकम्पत (akampata) - trembled;]
(Suspecting that to be false, knowing the strength of his own son, having heard that he was killed, he did not tremble from courage.)
Suspecting it to be false, and knowing the strength of his own son, he did not waver in courage upon hearing that he was killed.
स लब्ध्वा चेतनां द्रोणः क्षणेनैव समाश्वसत्। अनुचिन्त्यात्मनः पुत्रमविषह्यमरातिभिः ॥७-१६४-७६॥
sa labdhvā cetanāṃ droṇaḥ kṣaṇenaiva samāśvasat. anucintyātmanaḥ putramaviṣahyamārātibhiḥ ॥7-164-76॥
[स (sa) - he; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having regained; चेतनाम् (cetanām) - consciousness; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; एव (eva) - indeed; समाश्वसत् (samāśvasat) - recovered; अनुचिन्त्य (anucintya) - reflecting; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; अविषहम् (aviṣaham) - unbearable; अरातिभिः (arātibhiḥ) - by enemies;]
(He, having regained consciousness, Droṇa indeed recovered in a moment, reflecting on his own son, unbearable by enemies.)
Droṇa, upon regaining consciousness, quickly composed himself, contemplating his son who was unbearable to his foes.
स पार्षतमभिद्रुत्य जिघांसुर्मृत्युमात्मनः। अवाकिरत्सहस्रेण तीक्ष्णानां कङ्कपत्रिणाम् ॥७-१६४-७७॥
sa pārṣatamabhidrutya jighāṁsurmṛtyumātmanaḥ। avākiratsahasreṇa tīkṣṇānāṁ kaṅkapatriṇām ॥7-164-77॥
[स (sa) - he; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Parshata; अभिद्रुत्य (abhidrutya) - having attacked; जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desiring to kill; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered; सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with thousands; तीक्ष्णानाम् (tīkṣṇānām) - sharp; कङ्कपत्रिणाम् (kaṅkapatriṇām) - of arrows;]
(He, having attacked Parshata, desiring to kill, showered with thousands of sharp arrows, death of himself.)
He attacked Parshata with the intent to kill, showering him with thousands of sharp arrows, bringing death upon himself.
तं वै विंशतिसाहस्राः पाञ्चालानां नरर्षभाः। तथा चरन्तं सङ्ग्रामे सर्वतो व्यकिरञ्शरैः ॥७-१६४-७८॥
taṁ vai viṁśatisāhasrāḥ pāñcālānāṁ nararṣabhāḥ। tathā carantaṁ saṅgrāme sarvato vyakirañśaraiḥ ॥7-164-78॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; वै (vai) - indeed; विंशतिसाहस्राः (viṁśatisāhasrāḥ) - twenty thousand; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṁ) - of the Pāñcālas; नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; तथा (tathā) - thus; चरन्तं (carantaṁ) - moving; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; व्यक्षिरन् (vyakirañ) - scattered; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Indeed, twenty thousand bulls among men of the Pāñcālas scattered arrows at him moving thus in the battle from all sides.)
The twenty thousand warriors of the Pāñcālas, renowned as the best among men, surrounded him in the battle and showered arrows from every direction.
ततः प्रादुष्करोद्द्रोणो ब्राह्ममस्त्रं परन्तपः। वधाय तेषां शूराणां पाञ्चालानाममर्षितः ॥७-१६४-७९॥
tataḥ prāduṣkaroddroṇo brāhmamastraṃ parantapaḥ। vadhāya teṣāṃ śūrāṇāṃ pāñcālānāmamarṣitaḥ ॥7-164-79॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रादुष्करोत् (prāduṣkarot) - manifested; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; ब्राह्ममस्त्रम् (brāhmamastram) - Brahma weapon; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - heroes; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; अमर्षितः (amarṣitaḥ) - angered;]
(Then Droṇa, the scorcher of foes, manifested the Brahma weapon, angered for the killing of those heroes of the Pāñcālas.)
Then, in his anger, Droṇa, the formidable warrior, unleashed the Brahma weapon to annihilate the valiant heroes of the Pāñcālas.
ततो व्यरोचत द्रोणो विनिघ्नन्सर्वसोमकान्। शिरांस्यपातयच्चापि पाञ्चालानां महामृधे ॥ तथैव परिघाकारान्बाहून्कनकभूषणान् ॥७-१६४-८०॥
tato vyarocata droṇo vinighnansarvasomakān। śirāṃsyapātayaccāpi pāñcālānāṃ mahāmṛdhe ॥ tathaiva parighākārānbāhūnkanakabhūṣaṇān ॥7-164-80॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - slaying; सर्व (sarva) - all; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; अपातयत् (apātayat) - felled; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; परिघाकारान् (parighākārān) - mace-like; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; कनक (kanaka) - golden; भूषणान् (bhūṣaṇān) - ornaments;]
(Then Droṇa shone, slaying all the Somakas. He also felled the heads of the Pāñcālas in the great battle. Similarly, the mace-like arms adorned with golden ornaments.)
Then Droṇa shone brightly as he slew all the Somakas and felled the heads of the Pāñcālas in the great battle. Likewise, the mace-like arms adorned with golden ornaments were also cut down.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे भारद्वाजेन पार्थिवाः। मेदिन्यामन्वकीर्यन्त वातनुन्ना इव द्रुमाः ॥७-१६४-८१॥
te vadhyamānāḥ samare bhāradvājena pārthivāḥ। medinyāmanvakīryanta vātanunnā iva drumāḥ ॥7-164-81॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain; समरे (samare) - in battle; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bhāradvāja; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - the princes; मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the earth; अन्वकीर्यन्त (anvakīryanta) - were scattered; वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - blown by the wind; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees;]
(They, the princes, being slain in battle by Bhāradvāja, were scattered on the earth like trees blown by the wind.)
The princes were being slain in the battle by Bhāradvāja and were scattered on the ground like trees that are blown by the wind.
कुञ्जराणां च पततां हयौघानां च भारत। अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥७-१६४-८२॥
kuñjarāṇāṃ ca patatāṃ hayaughānāṃ ca bhārata। agamyarūpā pṛthivī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā ॥7-164-82॥
[कुञ्जराणां (kuñjarāṇāṃ) - of elephants; च (ca) - and; पततां (patatāṃ) - of those falling; हयौघानां (hayaughānāṃ) - of streams of horses; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अगम्यरूपा (agamyarūpā) - inaccessible form; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; मांसशोणितकर्दमा (māṃsaśoṇitakardamā) - muddy with flesh and blood;]
(The earth, O Bharata, was in an inaccessible form, muddy with flesh and blood, due to the elephants and streams of horses falling.)
O Bharata, the earth became impassable, covered in mud mixed with flesh and blood, as elephants and streams of horses fell.
हत्वा विंशतिसाहस्रान्पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान्। अतिष्ठदाहवे द्रोणो विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥७-१६४-८३॥
hatvā viṃśatisāhasrānpāñcālānāṃ rathavrajān। atiṣṭhadāhave droṇo vidhūmo'gniriva jvalan ॥7-164-83॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; विंशतिसाहस्रान् (viṃśatisāhasrān) - twenty thousand; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; रथव्रजान् (rathavrajān) - chariot groups; अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing;]
(Having slain twenty thousand chariot groups of the Pāñcālas, Droṇa stood in battle like a smokeless blazing fire.)
After slaying twenty thousand chariot divisions of the Pāñcālas, Droṇa stood in the battlefield, blazing like a smokeless fire.
तथैव च पुनः क्रुद्धो भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। वसुदानस्य भल्लेन शिरः कायादपाहरत् ॥७-१६४-८४॥
tathaiva ca punaḥ kruddho bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān। vasudānasya bhallena śiraḥ kāyādapāharat ॥7-164-84॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; वसुदानस्य (vasudānasya) - of Vasudana; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - removed;]
(In the same way, again, the mighty Bharadvaja, being angry, removed the head of Vasudana from the body with an arrow.)
In his anger, the mighty Bharadvaja once again severed Vasudana's head from his body with an arrow.
पुनः पञ्चशतान्मत्स्यान्षट्सहस्रांश्च सृञ्जयान्। हस्तिनामयुतं हत्वा जघानाश्वायुतं पुनः ॥७-१६४-८५॥
punaḥ pañcaśatān matsyān ṣaṭsahasrāṃś ca sṛñjayān। hastināmayutaṃ hatvā jaghānāśvāyutaṃ punaḥ ॥7-164-85॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पञ्चशतान् (pañcaśatān) - five hundred; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - Matsyas; षट्सहस्रान् (ṣaṭsahasrān) - six thousand; च (ca) - and; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - Sṛñjayas; हस्तिनाम् (hastinām) - elephants; अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; जघान (jaghāna) - slaughtered; अश्वायुतम् (aśvāyutam) - ten thousand horses; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Again, having killed five hundred Matsyas, six thousand Sṛñjayas, and ten thousand elephants, he slaughtered ten thousand horses again.)
Once more, after defeating five hundred Matsyas, six thousand Sṛñjayas, and ten thousand elephants, he went on to slaughter another ten thousand horses.
क्षत्रियाणामभावाय दृष्ट्वा द्रोणमवस्थितम्। ऋषयोऽभ्यागमंस्तूर्णं हव्यवाहपुरोगमाः ॥७-१६४-८६॥
kṣatriyāṇāmabhāvāya dṛṣṭvā droṇamavasthitam। ṛṣayo'bhyāgamaṃstūrṇaṃ havyavāhapurogamāḥ ॥7-164-86॥
[क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kshatriyas; अभावाय (abhāvāya) - for the destruction; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; अभ्यागमन् (abhyāgaman) - approached; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; हव्यवाह (havyavāha) - Agni; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - leading the way;]
(Having seen Drona standing for the destruction of the Kshatriyas, the sages quickly approached, led by Agni.)
Seeing Drona standing ready to destroy the Kshatriyas, the sages, led by Agni, quickly approached.
विश्वामित्रो जमदग्निर्भारद्वाजोऽथ गौतमः। वसिष्ठः कश्यपोऽत्रिश्च ब्रह्मलोकं निनीषवः ॥७-१६४-८७॥
viśvāmitro jamadagniḥbhāradvājo'tha gautamaḥ। vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapo'triśca brahmalokaṃ ninīṣavaḥ ॥7-164-87॥
[विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bhāradvāja; अथ (atha) - and; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - Brahmaloka; निनीषवः (ninīṣavaḥ) - desiring to go;]
(Viśvāmitra, Jamadagni, Bhāradvāja, and Gautama; Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, and Atri, desiring to go to Brahmaloka.)
Viśvāmitra, Jamadagni, Bhāradvāja, Gautama, Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, and Atri were all desiring to reach Brahmaloka.
सिकताः पृश्नयो गर्गा बालखिल्या मरीचिपाः। भृगवोऽङ्गिरसश्चैव सूक्ष्माश्चान्ये महर्षयः ॥७-१६४-८८॥
sikatāḥ pṛśnayo gargā bālakhilyā marīcipāḥ। bhṛgavo'ṅgirasaścaiva sūkṣmāścānye maharṣayaḥ ॥7-164-88॥
[सिकताः (sikatāḥ) - sand; पृश्नयः (pṛśnayaḥ) - Prishnis; गर्गाः (gargāḥ) - Gargas; बालखिल्याः (bālakhilyāḥ) - Balakhilyas; मरीचिपाः (marīcipāḥ) - Marichipas; भृगवः (bhṛgavaḥ) - Bhrigus; अङ्गिरसः (aṅgirasaḥ) - Angirases; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सूक्ष्माः (sūkṣmāḥ) - subtle; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - other; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages;]
(Sand, Prishnis, Gargas, Balakhilyas, Marichipas, Bhrigus, Angirases, and indeed other subtle great sages.)
The sands, Prishnis, Gargas, Balakhilyas, Marichipas, Bhrigus, Angirases, and other subtle great sages are mentioned.
त एनमब्रुवन्सर्वे द्रोणमाहवशोभिनम्। अधर्मतः कृतं युद्धं समयो निधनस्य ते ॥७-१६४-८९॥
ta enam abruvan sarve droṇam āhavaśobhinam। adharmataḥ kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ samayo nidhanasya te ॥7-164-89॥
[त (ta) - they; एनम् (enam) - this; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; सर्वे (sarve) - all; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; आहव (āhava) - battle; शोभिनम् (śobhinam) - shining; अधर्मतः (adharmataḥ) - unrighteously; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; समयः (samayaḥ) - time; निधनस्य (nidhanasya) - of death; ते (te) - your;]
(They all said to this shining Droṇa in battle: "The battle was fought unrighteously; it is time for your death.")
They all addressed Droṇa, who was shining in battle, saying that the battle was conducted unrighteously and it was time for his demise.
न्यस्यायुधं रणे द्रोण समेत्यास्मानवस्थितान्। नातः क्रूरतरं कर्म पुनः कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि ॥७-१६४-९०॥
nyasyāyudhaṃ raṇe droṇa sametyāsmānavasthitān। nātaḥ krūrataraṃ karma punaḥ kartuṃ tvamarhasi ॥7-164-90॥
[न्यस्य (nyasya) - having laid down; आयुधं (āyudhaṃ) - weapons; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; समेत्य (sametya) - having approached; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; अवस्थितान् (avasthitān) - standing; न (na) - not; अतः (ataḥ) - than this; क्रूरतरं (krūrataraṃ) - more cruel; कर्म (karma) - act; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कर्तुं (kartuṃ) - to do; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अर्हसि (arhasi) - ought to;]
(Having laid down weapons in battle, having approached us standing, Drona, you ought not to do an act more cruel than this again.)
Drona, having laid down your weapons in battle and approached us as we stand here, you should not commit an act more cruel than this again.
वेदवेदाङ्गविदुषः सत्यधर्मपरस्य च। ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषेण तवैतन्नोपपद्यते ॥७-१६४-९१॥
vedavedāṅgaviduṣaḥ satyadharmaparasya ca। brāhmaṇasya viśeṣeṇa tavaitannopapadyate ॥7-164-91॥
[वेद (veda) - Vedas; वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga) - limbs of the Vedas; विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - of the learned; सत्य (satya) - truth; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; परस्य (parasya) - of the supreme; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; तव (tava) - your; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - befitting;]
(The Vedas, limbs of the Vedas, of the learned, truth, righteousness, of the supreme, and of the Brahmin, especially, your this not befitting.)
This is not befitting for you, especially as a Brahmin, who is learned in the Vedas and its limbs, and who upholds truth and righteousness.
न्यस्यायुधममोघेषो तिष्ठ वर्त्मनि शाश्वते। परिपूर्णश्च कालस्ते वस्तुं लोकेऽद्य मानुषे ॥७-१६४-९२॥
nyasyāyudhamamogheṣo tiṣṭha vartmani śāśvate। paripūrṇaśca kālaste vastuṃ loke'dya mānuṣe ॥7-164-92॥
[न्यस्य (nyasya) - having laid down; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon; अमोघेषः (amogheṣaḥ) - O infallible one; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain; वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path; शाश्वते (śāśvate) - eternal; परिपूर्णः (paripūrṇaḥ) - complete; च (ca) - and; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; ते (te) - your; वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell; लोके (loke) - in the world; अद्य (adya) - today; मानुषे (mānuṣe) - human;]
(Having laid down the weapon, O infallible one, remain on the eternal path. Complete is your time to dwell in the human world today.)
"O infallible one, lay down your weapon and remain on the eternal path. Your time is complete to dwell in the human world today."
इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा भीमसेनवचश्च तत्। धृष्टद्युम्नं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य रणे स विमनाभवत् ॥७-१६४-९३॥
iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhīmasenavacaśca tat। dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca samprekṣya raṇe sa vimanābhavat ॥7-164-93॥
[इति (iti) - thus; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सः (saḥ) - he; विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - disheartened; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Thus, having heard their words and Bhimasena's words, and having seen Dhrishtadyumna in battle, he became disheartened.)
Upon hearing their words and those of Bhimasena, and observing Dhrishtadyumna in the battle, he felt disheartened.
स दह्यमानो व्यथितः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। अहतं वा हतं वेति पप्रच्छ सुतमात्मनः ॥७-१६४-९४॥
sa dahyamāno vyathitaḥ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। ahataṃ vā hataṃ veti papraccha sutamātmanaḥ ॥7-164-94॥
[स (sa) - he; दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - burning; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Kunti's son; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अहतम् (ahataṃ) - unharmed; वा (vā) - or; हतम् (hatam) - killed; वेति (veti) - whether; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; सुतम् (sutam) - son; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own;]
(He, burning and distressed, asked Kunti's son Yudhishthira whether his own son was unharmed or killed.)
In distress and burning with anxiety, he asked Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, whether his own son was safe or had been killed.
स्थिरा बुद्धिर्हि द्रोणस्य न पार्थो वक्ष्यतेऽनृतम्। त्रयाणामपि लोकानामैश्वर्यार्थे कथञ्चन ॥७-१६४-९५॥
sthirā buddhirhi droṇasya na pārtho vakṣyate'nṛtam। trayāṇāmapi lokānāmaiśvaryārthe kathañcana ॥7-164-95॥
[स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; हि (hi) - indeed; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; न (na) - not; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; वक्ष्यते (vakṣyate) - will speak; अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood; त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three; अपि (api) - even; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - worlds; ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya) - sovereignty; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(Indeed, the firm intellect of Drona will not allow Arjuna to speak falsehood, even for the sake of sovereignty over the three worlds, in any way.)
Drona's firm intellect ensures that Arjuna will never speak falsehood, regardless of the temptation of sovereignty over the three worlds.
तस्मात्तं परिपप्रच्छ नान्यं कञ्चिद्विशेषतः। तस्मिंस्तस्य हि सत्याशा बाल्यात्प्रभृति पाण्डवे ॥७-१६४-९६॥
tasmāttaṃ paripapraccha nānyaṃ kañcidviśeṣataḥ। tasmiṃstasya hi satyāśā bālyātprabhṛti pāṇḍave ॥7-164-96॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; तं (taṃ) - him; परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked; न (na) - not; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - anyone else; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - specifically; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; तस्य (tasya) - his; हि (hi) - indeed; सत्याशा (satyāśā) - hope; बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since; पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - in the Pandava;]
(Therefore, he asked him, not anyone else specifically. In him, indeed, his hope has been since childhood in the Pandava.)
Therefore, he specifically asked him and no one else, as his hopes have been pinned on the Pandava since childhood.
ततो निष्पाण्डवामुर्वीं करिष्यन्तं युधां पतिम्। द्रोणं ज्ञात्वा धर्मराजं गोविन्दो व्यथितोऽब्रवीत् ॥७-१६४-९७॥
tato niṣpāṇḍavāmurvīṃ kariṣyantaṃ yudhāṃ patim। droṇaṃ jñātvā dharmarājaṃ govindo vyathito'bravīt ॥7-164-97॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; निष्पाण्डवाम् (niṣpāṇḍavām) - without the Pāṇḍavas; उर्वीम् (urvīm) - earth; करिष्यन्तम् (kariṣyantam) - making; युधाम् (yudhām) - of battles; पतिम् (patim) - the lord; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmarāja; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then, knowing Droṇa, the lord of battles, who was making the earth without the Pāṇḍavas, distressed Govinda said to Dharmarāja.)
Then, Govinda, distressed, spoke to Dharmarāja, knowing that Droṇa was making the earth devoid of the Pāṇḍavas, the lord of battles.
यद्यर्धदिवसं द्रोणो युध्यते मन्युमास्थितः। सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते सेना विनाशं समुपैष्यति ॥७-१६४-९८॥
yadyardhadivasaṃ droṇo yudhyate manyumāsthitaḥ। satyaṃ bravīmi te senā vināśaṃ samupaiṣyati ॥7-164-98॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; अर्धदिवसं (ardhadivasaṃ) - half a day; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; मन्युम् (manyum) - anger; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - engaged; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truly; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - your; सेना (senā) - army; विनाशं (vināśaṃ) - destruction; समुपैष्यति (samupaiṣyati) - will meet;]
(If Drona fights for half a day engaged in anger, I truly say, your army will meet destruction.)
If Drona engages in battle for half a day with anger, I assure you, your army will face destruction.
स भवांस्त्रातु नो द्रोणात्सत्याज्ज्यायोऽनृतं भवेत्। अनृतं जीवितस्यार्थे वदन्न स्पृश्यतेऽनृतैः ॥७-१६४-९९॥
sa bhavāṃstrātu no droṇātsatyājjyāyo'nṛtaṃ bhavet। anṛtaṃ jīvitasyaarthe vadanna spṛśyate'nṛtaiḥ ॥7-164-99॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; त्रातु (trātu) - protect; नः (naḥ) - us; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Drona; सत्यात् (satyāt) - than truth; ज्यायः (jyāyaḥ) - greater; अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - falsehood; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - falsehood; जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; वदन् (vadan) - speaking; न (na) - not; स्पृश्यते (spṛśyate) - is touched; अनृतैः (anṛtaiḥ) - by falsehoods;]
(He, you protect us from Drona; falsehood may be greater than truth. Speaking falsehood for the sake of life is not touched by falsehoods.)
You must protect us from Drona. Sometimes, falsehood may be considered greater than truth. Speaking falsehood for the sake of life is not tainted by falsehoods.
तयोः संवदतोरेवं भीमसेनोऽब्रवीदिदम्। श्रुत्वैव तं महाराज वधोपायं महात्मनः ॥७-१६४-१००॥
tayoḥ saṁvadatorevaṁ bhīmaseno'bravīdidam। śrutvaiva taṁ mahārāja vadhopāyaṁ mahātmanaḥ ॥7-164-100॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - conversing; एवम् (evam) - thus; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; इदम् (idam) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एव (eva) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - means of killing; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Of those two conversing thus, Bhimasena said this. Having heard that, O great king, the means of killing the great soul.)
While those two were conversing in this manner, Bhimasena spoke these words. Upon hearing this, O great king, the strategy to kill the noble soul was revealed.
गाहमानस्य ते सेनां मालवस्येन्द्रवर्मणः। अश्वत्थामेति विख्यातो गजः शक्रगजोपमः ॥७-१६४-१०१॥
gāhamānasya te senāṃ mālavasyendravarmaṇaḥ। aśvatthāmeti vikhyāto gajaḥ śakragajopamaḥ ॥7-164-101॥
[गाहमानस्य (gāhamānasya) - of the one attacking; ते (te) - your; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; मालवस्य (mālavasy) - of the Malava; इन्द्रवर्मणः (indravarmaṇaḥ) - Indravarman; अश्वत्थामेति (aśvatthāmeti) - named Ashvatthama; विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; शक्रगजोपमः (śakragajopamaḥ) - like the elephant of Indra;]
(Of the one attacking your army, of the Malava Indravarman, the elephant named Ashvatthama is renowned, like the elephant of Indra.)
The elephant named Ashvatthama, renowned like the elephant of Indra, belongs to Indravarman of the Malava, attacking your army.
निहतो युधि विक्रम्य ततोऽहं द्रोणमब्रुवम्। अश्वत्थामा हतो ब्रह्मन्निवर्तस्वाहवादिति ॥७-१६४-१०२॥
nihato yudhi vikramya tato'ham droṇamabruvam। aśvatthāmā hato brahmannivartasvāhavaditi ॥7-164-102॥
[निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having fought bravely; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - to Drona; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; हतः (hataḥ) - is dead; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - cease; आहवात् (āhavāt) - from battle; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Killed in battle, having fought bravely, then I said to Drona: "Ashwatthama is dead, O Brahman, cease from battle thus.")
After bravely fighting in the battle, I informed Drona that Ashwatthama was dead, urging him to withdraw from the fight.
नूनं नाश्रद्दधद्वाक्यमेष मे पुरुषर्षभः। स त्वं गोविन्दवाक्यानि मानयस्व जयैषिणः ॥७-१६४-१०३॥
nūnaṃ nāśraddadhadvākyameṣa me puruṣarṣabhaḥ। sa tvaṃ govindavākyāni mānayasva jayaiṣiṇaḥ ॥7-164-103॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; न (na) - not; आश्रद्दधत् (āśraddadhat) - believing; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; मे (me) - my; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - O best of men; सः (saḥ) - he; त्वम् (tvam) - you; गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; मानयस्व (mānayasva) - respect; जयैषिणः (jayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory;]
(Certainly, this one does not believe my words, O best of men. Therefore, you should respect the words of Govinda, desiring victory.)
"Certainly, this person does not believe my words, O best of men. Therefore, you should respect the words of Govinda, as you desire victory."
द्रोणाय निहतं शंस राजञ्शारद्वतीसुतम्। त्वयोक्तो नैष युध्येत जातु राजन्द्विजर्षभः ॥ सत्यवान्हि नृलोकेऽस्मिन्भवान्ख्यातो जनाधिप ॥७-१६४-१०४॥
droṇāya nihataṃ śaṃsa rājañśāradvatīsutam। tvayokto naiṣa yudhyeta jātu rājandvijarṣabhaḥ ॥ satyavānhi nṛloke'sminbhavānkhyāto janādhipa ॥7-164-104॥
[द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Drona; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; शंस (śaṃsa) - announce; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शारद्वतीसुतम् (śāradvatīsutam) - son of Sharadvati; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - told; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight; जातु (jātu) - ever; राजन् (rājan) - O king; द्विजर्षभः (dvijarṣabhaḥ) - best of Brahmins; सत्यवान् (satyavān) - truthful; हि (hi) - indeed; नृलोके (nṛloke) - in the world of men; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; भवान् (bhavān) - you; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - are known; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people;]
(Announce to Drona that the son of Sharadvati has been killed, O king. You told that this best of Brahmins would never fight, O king. Indeed, you are known as truthful in this world of men, O ruler of people.)
O king, announce to Drona that the son of Sharadvati has been killed. You had said that this best of Brahmins would never fight. Indeed, in this world of men, you are known as a truthful ruler of people.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृष्णवाक्यप्रचोदितः। भावित्वाच्च महाराज वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे ॥७-१६४-१०५॥
tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā kṛṣṇavākyapracoditaḥ। bhāvitvācca mahārāja vaktuṁ samupacakrame ॥7-164-105॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṁ) - that speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कृष्णवाक्यप्रचोदितः (kṛṣṇavākyapracoditaḥ) - urged by Krishna's words; भावित्वा (bhāvitvā) - having considered; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वक्तुं (vaktuṁ) - to speak; समुपचक्रमे (samupacakrame) - began;]
(Having heard his speech, urged by Krishna's words, and having considered, O great king, he began to speak.)
Upon hearing those words, inspired by Krishna's speech, and after contemplation, the great king began to speak.
तमतथ्यभये मग्नो जये सक्तो युधिष्ठिरः। अव्यक्तमब्रवीद्राजन्हतः कुञ्जर इत्युत ॥७-१६४-१०६॥
tamatathyabhaye magno jaye sakto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। avyaktamabravīdrājanhataḥ kuñjara ityuta ॥7-164-106॥
[तम् (tam) - that; अतथ्य (atathya) - untruth; भये (bhaye) - in fear; मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed; जये (jaye) - in victory; सक्तः (saktaḥ) - attached; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - indistinctly; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - elephant; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Immersed in the fear of untruth, attached to victory, Yudhishthira indistinctly said, "O king, the elephant is indeed killed.")
Yudhishthira, overwhelmed by the fear of falsehood and attached to victory, said indistinctly, "O king, the elephant is indeed killed."
तस्य पूर्वं रथः पृथ्व्याश्चतुरङ्गुल उत्तरः। बभूवैवं तु तेनोक्ते तस्य वाहास्पृशन्महीम् ॥७-१६४-१०७॥
tasya pūrvaṃ rathaḥ pṛthvyāścaturaṅgula uttaraḥ। babhūvaivaṃ tu tenokte tasya vāhāspṛśanmahīm ॥7-164-107॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; पृथ्व्याः (pṛthvyāḥ) - of the earth; चतुरङ्गुल (caturaṅgula) - four inches; उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - above; बभूव (babhūva) - became; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; तु (tu) - but; तेन (tena) - by him; उक्ते (ukte) - spoken; तस्य (tasya) - his; वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - horses; स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching; महीम् (mahīm) - the ground;]
(His chariot was four inches above the earth. Thus it was spoken by him, his horses touching the ground.)
His chariot was positioned four inches above the ground as he had declared, with his horses touching the earth.
युधिष्ठिरात्तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा द्रोणो महारथः। पुत्रव्यसनसन्तप्तो निराशो जीवितेऽभवत् ॥७-१६४-१०८॥
yudhiṣṭhirāttu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā droṇo mahārathaḥ। putravyasanasantapto nirāśo jīvite'bhavat ॥7-164-108॥
[युधिष्ठिरात् (yudhiṣṭhirāt) - from Yudhishthira; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; पुत्रव्यसनसन्तप्तः (putravyasanasantaptaḥ) - afflicted by the grief of his son; निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - despairing; जीविते (jīvite) - in life; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(But having heard that speech from Yudhishthira, Drona, the great chariot-warrior, afflicted by the grief of his son, became despairing in life.)
Upon hearing those words from Yudhishthira, Drona, the great warrior, was overwhelmed with sorrow for his son and lost hope in life.
आगस्कृतमिवात्मानं पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। ऋषिवाक्यं च मन्वानः श्रुत्वा च निहतं सुतम् ॥७-१६४-१०९॥
āgaskṛtamivātmānaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām। ṛṣivākyaṃ ca manvānaḥ śrutvā ca nihataṃ sutam ॥7-164-109॥
[आगस्कृतम् (āgaskṛtam) - considered guilty; इव (iva) - as if; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - themselves; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - great souls; ऋषिवाक्यम् (ṛṣivākyam) - sage's words; च (ca) - and; मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - believing; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; सुतम् (sutam) - son;]
(Considering themselves as if guilty, the great souls of the Pandavas, believing the sage's words, and having heard that their son was killed.)
The great Pandavas, feeling as if they were guilty, believed the sage's words and, upon hearing of their son's death, were deeply affected.
विचेताः परमोद्विग्नो धृष्टद्युम्नमवेक्ष्य च। योद्धुं नाशक्नुवद्राजन्यथापूर्वमरिंदम ॥७-१६४-११०॥
vicetāḥ paramodvigno dhṛṣṭadyumnamavekṣya ca। yoddhuṃ nāśaknuva drājanyathāpūrvamariṃdama ॥7-164-110॥
[विचेताः (vicetāḥ) - bewildered; परम-उद्विग्नः (parama-udvignaḥ) - greatly-agitated; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen; च (ca) - and; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवत् (aśaknuvat) - was able; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - subduer of enemies;]
(Bewildered and greatly agitated, having seen Dhṛṣṭadyumna, O king, the subduer of enemies was not able to fight as before.)
The subduer of enemies, bewildered and greatly agitated upon seeing Dhṛṣṭadyumna, was unable to fight as he did before, O king.
तं दृष्ट्वा परमोद्विग्नं शोकोपहतचेतसम्। पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतो धृष्टद्युम्नः समाद्रवत् ॥७-१६४-१११॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramodvignaṃ śokopahatacetasam। pāñcālarājasya suto dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ samādravat ॥7-164-111॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; परम-उद्विग्नं (parama-udvignaṃ) - extremely agitated; शोक-उपहत-चेतसम् (śoka-upahata-cetasam) - whose mind was afflicted by grief; पाञ्चाल-राजस्य (pāñcāla-rājasya) - of the king of Panchala; सुतः (sutaḥ) - the son; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; समाद्रवत् (samādravat) - rushed towards;]
(Seeing him extremely agitated, whose mind was afflicted by grief, the son of the king of Panchala, Dhrishtadyumna, rushed towards (him).)
Upon seeing him in extreme agitation and with a mind afflicted by grief, Dhrishtadyumna, the son of the king of Panchala, rushed towards him.
य इष्ट्वा मनुजेन्द्रेण द्रुपदेन महामखे। लब्धो द्रोणविनाशाय समिद्धाद्धव्यवाहनात् ॥७-१६४-११२॥
ya iṣṭvā manujeṃdreṇa drupadena mahāmakhe। labdho droṇavināśāya samiddhāddhavyavāhanāt ॥7-164-112॥
[य (ya) - who; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; मनुजेन्द्रेण (manujeṃdreṇa) - by the king of men; द्रुपदेन (drupadena) - by Drupada; महामखे (mahāmakhe) - in the great sacrifice; लब्धः (labdhaḥ) - obtained; द्रोणविनाशाय (droṇavināśāya) - for the destruction of Drona; समिद्धात् (samiddhāt) - from the kindled; हव्यवाहनात् (havyavāhanāt) - from the fire;]
(Who, having worshipped, was obtained by the king of men, Drupada, in the great sacrifice, for the destruction of Drona, from the kindled fire.)
The one who was obtained by King Drupada in the great sacrifice, after worship, for the purpose of destroying Drona, from the kindled fire.
स धनुर्जैत्रमादाय घोरं जलदनिस्वनम्। दृढज्यमजरं दिव्यं शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् ॥७-१६४-११३॥
sa dhanurjaitramādāya ghoraṃ jaladanisvanam। dṛḍhajyamajaraṃ divyaṃ śarāṃścāśīviṣopamān ॥7-164-113॥
[स (sa) - he; धनुर्जैत्रम् (dhanurjaitram) - victorious bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; जलदनिस्वनम् (jaladanisvanam) - thundering like a cloud; दृढज्यम् (dṛḍhajyam) - with a strong string; अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; आशीविषोपमान् (āśīviṣopamān) - like venomous snakes;]
(He, taking the victorious bow, terrible and thundering like a cloud, with a strong string, ageless and divine, and arrows like venomous snakes.)
He took up the victorious bow, which was terrible and resounded like thunder, with a strong string, ageless and divine, along with arrows that were like venomous snakes.
संदधे कार्मुके तस्मिञ्शरमाशीविषोपमम्। द्रोणं जिघांसुः पाञ्चाल्यो महाज्वालमिवानलम् ॥७-१६४-११४॥
saṁdadhe kārmuke tasmiñśaramāśīviṣopamam। droṇaṁ jighāṁsuḥ pāñcālyo mahājvālamivānalam ॥7-164-114॥
[संदधे (saṁdadhe) - fixed; कार्मुके (kārmuke) - on the bow; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; आशीविष-उपमम् (āśīviṣa-upamam) - like a serpent; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desiring to kill; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - son of Panchala; महाज्वालम् (mahājvālam) - great flame; इव (iva) - like; अनलम् (analam) - fire;]
(He fixed on the bow that arrow like a serpent, desiring to kill Drona, the son of Panchala, like a great flame of fire.)
The son of Panchala fixed an arrow on his bow, resembling a serpent, with the intent to kill Drona, blazing like a great flame of fire.
तस्य रूपं शरस्यासीद्धनुर्ज्यामण्डलान्तरे। द्योततो भास्करस्येव घनान्ते परिवेशिनः ॥७-१६४-११५॥
tasya rūpaṃ śarasyāsīd dhanurjyāmaṇḍalāntare। dyotato bhāskarasy-eva ghanānte pariveśinaḥ ॥7-164-115॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; शरस्य (śarasya) - of the arrow; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; धनुर्ज्यामण्डलान्तरे (dhanurjyāmaṇḍalāntare) - within the circle of the bowstring; द्योततः (dyotataḥ) - shining; भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun; इव (iva) - like; घनान्ते (ghanānte) - at the end of the clouds; परिवेशिनः (pariveśinaḥ) - surrounding.;]
(His form was like an arrow within the circle of the bowstring, shining like the sun at the end of the clouds.)
His form appeared like an arrow within the circle of the bowstring, shining like the sun emerging from the clouds.
पार्षतेन परामृष्टं ज्वलन्तमिव तद्धनुः। अन्तकालमिव प्राप्तं मेनिरे वीक्ष्य सैनिकाः ॥७-१६४-११६॥
pārṣatena parāmṛṣṭaṃ jvalantamiva taddhanuḥ। antakālamiva prāptaṃ menire vīkṣya sainikāḥ ॥7-164-116॥
[पार्षतेन (pārṣatena) - by Pārṣata; परामृष्टं (parāmṛṣṭam) - touched; ज्वलन्तमिव (jvalantamiva) - like blazing; तद्धनुः (taddhanuḥ) - that bow; अन्तकालमिव (antakālamiva) - like the end time; प्राप्तं (prāptam) - arrived; मेनिरे (menire) - thought; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - the soldiers;]
(The soldiers, seeing that bow touched by Pārṣata, blazing like the end time, thought it had arrived.)
The soldiers, upon seeing the bow touched by Pārṣata and blazing like it was the end of times, believed that the end had come.
तमिषुं संहितं तेन भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। दृष्ट्वामन्यत देहस्य कालपर्यायमागतम् ॥७-१६४-११७॥
tamiṣum saṃhitaṃ tena bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān। dṛṣṭvā manyata dehasya kālaparyāyam āgatam ॥7-164-117॥
[तमिषुं (tamiṣum) - darkness; संहितं (saṃhitam) - assembled; तेन (tena) - by him; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अमन्यत (amanyata) - thought; देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body; कालपर्यायम् (kālaparyāyam) - the time of change; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived;]
(Bharadvaja, the mighty, having seen the assembled darkness, thought that the time of change for the body had arrived.)
Bharadvaja, the mighty sage, upon seeing the gathering darkness, realized that the time for the body's transformation had come.
ततः स यत्नमातिष्ठदाचार्यस्तस्य वारणे। न चास्यास्त्राणि राजेन्द्र प्रादुरासन्महात्मनः ॥७-१६४-११८॥
tataḥ sa yatnamātiṣṭhadācāryastasya vāraṇe। na cāsyāstrāṇi rājendra prādurāsanmahātmanaḥ ॥7-164-118॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; आतिष्ठत् (ātiṣṭhat) - undertook; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; तस्य (tasya) - his; वारणे (vāraṇe) - in stopping; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Then he, the teacher, undertook the effort to stop him. But, O king, his weapons did not appear for the great soul.)
Then the teacher made an effort to stop him, but, O king, the great soul's weapons did not manifest.
तस्य त्वहानि चत्वारि क्षपा चैकास्यतो गता। तस्य चाह्नस्त्रिभागेन क्षयं जग्मुः पतत्रिणः ॥७-१६४-११९॥
tasya tvahāni catvāri kṣapā caikāsyato gatā। tasya cāhnastribhāgena kṣayaṃ jagmuḥ patatriṇaḥ ॥7-164-119॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; त्व (tva) - indeed; हानि (hāni) - days; चत्वारि (catvāri) - four; क्षपा (kṣapā) - nights; च (ca) - and; एकास्यतः (ekāsyataḥ) - in one sitting; गता (gatā) - passed; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; अह्नः (ahnaḥ) - of the day; त्रिभागेन (tribhāgena) - by a third; क्षयं (kṣayaṃ) - destruction; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - birds;]
(His four days and one night passed in one sitting. And by a third of the day, the birds went to destruction.)
In one sitting, his four days and one night passed. By a third of the day, the birds met their end.
स शरक्षयमासाद्य पुत्रशोकेन चार्दितः। विविधानां च दिव्यानामस्त्राणामप्रसन्नताम् ॥७-१६४-१२०॥
sa śarakṣayam āsādya putraśokena cārditaḥ। vividhānāṃ ca divyānām astrāṇām aprasannatām ॥7-164-120॥
[स (sa) - he; शरक्षयम् (śarakṣayam) - exhaustion of arrows; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; पुत्रशोकेन (putraśokena) - by the grief for his son; च (ca) - and; आर्दितः (ārditaḥ) - afflicted; विविधानाम् (vividhānām) - of various; च (ca) - and; दिव्यानाम् (divyānām) - divine; अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - weapons; अप्रसन्नताम् (aprasannatām) - displeasure;]
(He, having reached the exhaustion of arrows, afflicted by the grief for his son, and the displeasure of various divine weapons.)
He, having exhausted his arrows and afflicted by the grief for his son, faced the displeasure of various divine weapons.
उत्स्रष्टुकामः शस्त्राणि विप्रवाक्याभिचोदितः। तेजसा प्रेर्यमाणश्च युयुधे सोऽतिमानुषम् ॥७-१६४-१२१॥
utsraṣṭukāmaḥ śastrāṇi vipravākyābhicoditaḥ। tejasā preryamāṇaśca yuyudhe so'timānuṣam ॥7-164-121॥
[उत्स्रष्टुकामः (utsraṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to abandon; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; विप्रवाक्याभिचोदितः (vipravākyābhicoditaḥ) - urged by the words of the sage; तेजसा (tejasā) - by energy; प्रेर्यमाणः (preryamāṇaḥ) - being inspired; च (ca) - and; युयुधे (yuyudhe) - he fought; सः (saḥ) - he; अतिमानुषम् (atimānuṣam) - superhumanly;]
(Desiring to abandon the weapons, urged by the words of the sage, being inspired by energy, he fought superhumanly.)
Desiring to lay down his weapons, he was urged by the sage's words and inspired by energy, thus he fought with superhuman strength.
अथान्यत्स समादाय दिव्यमाङ्गिरसं धनुः। शरांश्च ब्रह्मदण्डाभान्धृष्टद्युम्नमयोधयत् ॥७-१६४-१२२॥
athānyat sa samādāya divyamāṅgirasaṃ dhanuḥ। śarāṃśca brahmadaṇḍābhāndhṛṣṭadyumnamayodhayat ॥7-164-122॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; सः (saḥ) - he; समादाय (samādāya) - having taken; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; आङ्गिरसम् (āṅgirasaṃ) - of the Angiras; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मदण्डाभान् (brahmadaṇḍābhān) - resembling the staff of Brahma; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhrishtadyumna; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought;]
(Then he, having taken another divine bow of the Angiras and arrows resembling the staff of Brahma, fought Dhrishtadyumna.)
Then he took another divine bow of the Angiras and arrows that resembled the staff of Brahma and fought with Dhrishtadyumna.
ततस्तं शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरत्। व्यशातयच्च सङ्क्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्नममर्षणः ॥७-१६४-१२३॥
tatastaṁ śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākirat। vyaśātayacca saṅkruddho dhṛṣṭadyumnamamarṣaṇaḥ ॥7-164-123॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - him; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - covered; व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - pierced; च (ca) - and; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अमर्षणः (amarṣaṇaḥ) - the intolerant one;]
(Then he covered him with a great shower of arrows and pierced Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the angry and intolerant one.)
Then, in his anger, he showered a great volley of arrows upon Dhṛṣṭadyumna and pierced him, unable to tolerate his presence.
तं शरं शतधा चास्य द्रोणश्चिच्छेद सायकैः। ध्वजं धनुश्च निशितैः सारथिं चाप्यपातयत् ॥७-१६४-१२४॥
taṁ śaraṁ śatadhā cāsya droṇaś ciccheda sāyakaiḥ। dhvajaṁ dhanuś ca niśitaiḥ sārathiṁ cāpy apātayat ॥7-164-124॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; शरं (śaraṁ) - arrow; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred pieces; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - flag; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च (ca) - and; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; सारथिं (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अपातयत् (apātayat) - knocked down;]
(Droṇa cut that arrow into a hundred pieces with arrows, and also knocked down the flag, bow, and charioteer with sharp arrows.)
Droṇa skillfully shattered the arrow into a hundred fragments with his arrows and brought down the flag, bow, and charioteer with his sharp arrows.
धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रहस्यान्यत्पुनरादाय कार्मुकम्। शितेन चैनं बाणेन प्रत्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ॥७-१६४-१२५॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ prahasyānyatpunarādāya kārmukam। śitena cainaṃ bāṇena pratyavidhyatstanāntare ॥7-164-125॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; पुनः (punar) - again; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; शितेन (śitena) - with sharp; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with arrow; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, smiling, took another bow again and pierced him in the chest with a sharp arrow.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, with a smile, took another bow and shot a sharp arrow, piercing him in the chest.
सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः सम्भ्रान्त इव संयुगे। भल्लेन शितधारेण चिच्छेदास्य महद्धनुः ॥७-१६४-१२६॥
so'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ sambhrānta iva saṃyuge। bhallena śitadhāreṇa cicchedāsya mahaddhanuḥ ॥7-164-126॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced deeply; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; सम्भ्रान्तः (sambhrāntaḥ) - confused; इव (iva) - as if; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; भल्लेन (bhallena) - by an arrow; शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - with a sharp edge; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; अस्य (asya) - his; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow;]
(He, the great archer, pierced deeply, appeared confused in battle; his great bow was cut off by an arrow with a sharp edge.)
He, the great archer, was deeply pierced and appeared confused in the battle; his great bow was severed by a sharp-edged arrow.
यच्चास्य बाणं विकृतं धनूंषि च विशां पते। सर्वं सञ्छिद्य दुर्धर्षो गदां खड्गमथापि च ॥७-१६४-१२७॥
yaccāsya bāṇaṃ vikṛtaṃ dhanūṃṣi ca viśāṃ pate। sarvaṃ sañchidya durdharṣo gadāṃ khaḍgamathāpi ca ॥7-164-127॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow; विकृतम् (vikṛtam) - bent; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; च (ca) - and; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; सञ्छिद्य (sañchidya) - cutting; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - unassailable; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; अथ (atha) - then; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(And which bent arrow and bows, O lord of men, cutting all, the unassailable also (took) mace and sword.)
O lord of men, the unassailable one, having cut all with his bent arrow and bows, also took up the mace and sword.
धृष्टद्युम्नं ततोऽविध्यन्नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः। जीवितान्तकरैः क्रुद्धः क्रुद्धरूपं परन्तपः ॥७-१६४-१२८॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tato'vidhyannavabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। jīvitāntakaraiḥ kruddhaḥ kruddharūpaṃ parantapaḥ ॥7-164-128॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; जीवित (jīvita) - life; अन्तकरैः (antakaraiḥ) - ending; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; क्रुद्धरूपं (kruddharūpam) - in angry form; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes;]
(Then the scorcher of foes, in an angry form, pierced Dhṛṣṭadyumna with nine sharp arrows that end life.)
In his wrathful form, the mighty warrior, known as the scorcher of foes, struck Dhṛṣṭadyumna with nine deadly sharp arrows, intending to end his life.
धृष्टद्युम्नरथस्याश्वान्स्वरथाश्वैर्महारथः। अमिश्रयदमेयात्मा ब्राह्ममस्त्रमुदीरयन् ॥७-१६४-१२९॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnarathasyāśvānsvarathāśvairmahārathaḥ। amiśrayadameyātmā brāhmamastramudīrayan ॥7-164-129॥
[धृष्टद्युम्न (dhṛṣṭadyumna) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; रथस्य (rathasya) - of the chariot; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; स्व (sva) - own; रथ (ratha) - chariot; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; अमिश्रयत् (amiśrayat) - mixed; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Brahma; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; उदीरयन् (udīrayan) - uttering;]
(The great warrior mixed the horses of Dhṛṣṭadyumna's chariot with his own chariot's horses, uttering the Brahma weapon with an immeasurable soul.)
The great warrior, with an immeasurable soul, mixed the horses of Dhṛṣṭadyumna's chariot with his own and invoked the Brahma weapon.
ते मिश्रा बह्वशोभन्त जवना वातरंहसः। पारावतसवर्णाश्च शोणाश्च भरतर्षभ ॥७-१६४-१३०॥
te miśrā bahvaśobhanta javanā vātaraṃhasaḥ। pārāvatasavarṇāśca śoṇāśca bharatarṣabha ॥7-164-130॥
[ते (te) - they; मिश्राः (miśrāḥ) - mixed; बह्वः (bahvaḥ) - many; अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - shone; जवनाः (javanāḥ) - swift; वातरंहसः (vātaraṃhasaḥ) - wind-speed; पारावतसवर्णाः (pārāvatasavarṇāḥ) - pigeon-colored; च (ca) - and; शोणाः (śoṇāḥ) - red; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(They, mixed and many, shone, swift as the wind, pigeon-colored and red, O best of the Bharatas.)
They, being of mixed colors, appeared splendid and swift like the wind, resembling pigeons and red in color, O best of the Bharatas.
यथा सविद्युतो मेघा नदन्तो जलदागमे। तथा रेजुर्महाराज मिश्रिता रणमूर्धनि ॥७-१६४-१३१॥
yathā savidyuto meghā nadanto jaladāgame। tathā rejurmahārāja miśritā raṇamūrdhani ॥7-164-131॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; स-विद्युतः (sa-vidyutaḥ) - with lightning; मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds; नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - thundering; जलदागमे (jaladāgame) - at the onset of rains; तथा (tathā) - so; रेजुः (rejuḥ) - shone; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मिश्रिताः (miśritāḥ) - mixed; रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - on the battlefield;]
(Just as clouds with lightning thunder at the onset of rains, so they shone, O great king, mixed on the battlefield.)
Just as clouds with lightning thunder during the onset of rains, similarly, O great king, they shone mixed together on the battlefield.
ईषाबन्धं चक्रबन्धं रथबन्धं तथैव च। प्रणाशयदमेयात्मा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य स द्विजः ॥७-१६४-१३२॥
īṣābandhaṃ cakrabandhaṃ rathabandhaṃ tathaiva ca। praṇāśayadameyātmā dhṛṣṭadyumnasya sa dvijaḥ ॥7-164-132॥
[ईषाबन्धं (īṣābandhaṃ) - yoke-binding; चक्रबन्धं (cakrabandhaṃ) - wheel-binding; रथबन्धं (rathabandhaṃ) - chariot-binding; तथैव (tathaiva) - as well as; च (ca) - and; प्रणाशयत् (praṇāśayat) - destroyed; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; सः (saḥ) - he; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the Brahmin;]
(The Brahmin with an immeasurable soul destroyed the yoke-binding, wheel-binding, and chariot-binding of Dhrishtadyumna as well.)
The Brahmin, possessing an immeasurable soul, dismantled the bindings of the yoke, wheel, and chariot of Dhrishtadyumna effortlessly.
स छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः। उत्तमामापदं प्राप्य गदां वीरः परामृशत् ॥७-१६४-१३३॥
sa chinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ। uttamām āpadaṃ prāpya gadāṃ vīraḥ parāmṛśat ॥7-164-133॥
[स (sa) - he; छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with broken bow; विरथः (virathaḥ) - without chariot; हताश्वः (hatāśvaḥ) - with dead horses; हतसारथिः (hatasārathiḥ) - with dead charioteer; उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - great; आपदं (āpadaṃ) - calamity; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; परामृशत् (parāmṛśat) - touched;]
(He, with broken bow, without chariot, with dead horses and charioteer, having obtained a great calamity, touched the mace, the hero.)
The hero, having lost his bow, chariot, horses, and charioteer, found himself in great peril but reached for his mace.
तामस्य विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः क्षिप्यमाणां महारथः। निजघान शरैर्द्रोणः क्रुद्धः सत्यपराक्रमः ॥७-१६४-१३४॥
tāmasya viśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ kṣipyamāṇāṃ mahārathaḥ। nijaghāna śarairdroṇaḥ kruddhaḥ satyaparākramaḥ ॥7-164-134॥
[तामस्य (tāmasya) - of Tamas; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; क्षिप्यमाणां (kṣipyamāṇāṃ) - being hurled; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सत्यपराक्रमः (satyaparākramaḥ) - truly valiant;]
(The great chariot warrior, angry Drona, truly valiant, killed Tamas with sharp arrows being hurled.)
The great chariot warrior Drona, in his anger and true valor, killed Tamas with his sharp arrows as they were being hurled.
तां दृष्ट्वा तु नरव्याघ्रो द्रोणेन निहतां शरैः। विमलं खड्गमादत्त शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत् ॥७-१६४-१३५॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tu naravyāghro droṇena nihatāṃ śaraiḥ। vimalaṃ khaḍgamādatta śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat ॥7-164-135॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; निहतां (nihatāṃ) - slain; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; विमलं (vimalaṃ) - pure; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; शतचन्द्रं (śatacandraṃ) - hundred-mooned; च (ca) - and; भानुमत् (bhānumat) - radiant;]
(Having seen her slain by Drona with arrows, the tiger among men took the pure, radiant sword with a hundred moons.)
Upon witnessing her being struck down by Drona's arrows, the valiant warrior, like a tiger among men, seized the immaculate, shining sword adorned with a hundred moons.
असंशयं तथाभूते पाञ्चाल्यः साध्वमन्यत। वधमाचार्यमुख्यस्य प्राप्तकालं महात्मनः ॥७-१६४-१३६॥
asaṁśayaṁ tathābhūte pāñcālyaḥ sādhvamanyata। vadhamācāryamukhyasya prāptakālaṁ mahātmanaḥ ॥7-164-136॥
[असंशयं (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly; तथाभूते (tathābhūte) - in such a situation; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the son of Panchala; साधु (sādhu) - good; अमन्यत (amanyata) - thought; वधम् (vadham) - killing; आचार्यमुख्यस्य (ācāryamukhyasya) - of the chief teacher; प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Undoubtedly, in such a situation, the son of Panchala thought it good, the timely killing of the chief teacher, the great soul.)
In that situation, the son of Panchala believed it was right to kill the chief teacher, who was a great soul, as it was the appropriate time.
ततः स्वरथनीडस्थः स्वरथस्य रथेषया। अगच्छदसिमुद्यम्य शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत् ॥७-१६४-१३७॥
tataḥ svarathanīḍasthaḥ svarathasya ratheṣayā। agacchadasimudyamya śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat ॥7-164-137॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वरथनीडस्थः (svarathanīḍasthaḥ) - standing in his own chariot; स्वरथस्य (svarathasya) - of his own chariot; रथेषया (ratheṣayā) - with the intention of riding; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; असिम् (asim) - sword; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; शतचन्द्रं (śatacandraṃ) - hundred-mooned; च (ca) - and; भानुमत् (bhānumat) - radiant;]
(Then, standing in his own chariot, with the intention of riding, he went, raising his sword, the hundred-mooned and radiant.)
Then, standing in his own chariot, he proceeded with the intention of riding, raising his sword which was as radiant as a hundred moons.
चिकीर्षुर्दुष्करं कर्म धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः। इयेष वक्षो भेत्तुं च भारद्वाजस्य संयुगे ॥७-१६४-१३८॥
cikīrṣur duṣkaraṃ karma dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ। iyeṣa vakṣo bhettuṃ ca bhāradvājasya saṃyuge ॥7-164-138॥
[चिकीर्षुः (cikīrṣuḥ) - desiring to perform; दुष्करं (duṣkaraṃ) - difficult; कर्म (karma) - action; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer; इयेष (iyeṣa) - attempted; वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - chest; भेत्तुम् (bhettum) - to pierce; च (ca) - and; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bhāradvāja; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Desiring to perform a difficult action, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great charioteer, attempted to pierce the chest of Bhāradvāja in battle.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great charioteer, eager to undertake a challenging task, aimed to strike Bhāradvāja's chest during the battle.
सोऽतिष्ठद्युगमध्ये वै युगसंनहनेषु च। शोणानां जघनार्धेषु तत्सैन्याः समपूजयन् ॥७-१६४-१३९॥
so'tiṣṭhadyugamadhye vai yugasaṁnahanēṣu ca। śoṇānāṁ jaghanārdhēṣu tatsainyāḥ samapūjayan ॥7-164-139॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; युगमध्ये (yugamadhye) - in the middle of the yoke; वै (vai) - indeed; युगसंनहनेषु (yugasaṁnahanēṣu) - in the yoke fastenings; च (ca) - and; शोणानाम् (śoṇānām) - of the red ones; जघनार्धेषु (jaghanārdhēṣu) - in the rear parts; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्याः (sainyāḥ) - army; समपूजयन् (samapūjayan) - worshipped;]
(He stood indeed in the middle of the yoke and in the yoke fastenings; the army worshipped in the rear parts of the red ones.)
He stood firmly in the middle of the yoke and in the yoke fastenings, while the army paid homage at the rear of the red ones.
तिष्ठतो युगपालीषु शोणानप्यधितिष्ठतः। नापश्यदन्तरं द्रोणस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-१६४-१४०॥
tiṣṭhato yugapālīṣu śoṇānapyadhitiṣṭhataḥ। nāpaśyadantaraṃ droṇastadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-164-140॥
[तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - standing; युगपालीषु (yugapālīṣu) - in the yokes; शोणान् (śoṇān) - red horses; अपि (api) - also; अधितिष्ठतः (adhitiṣṭhataḥ) - mounted; न (na) - not; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder; इव (iva) - like; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Standing in the yokes, even mounted on red horses, Drona did not see any difference; that became like a wonder.)
Drona, standing in the yokes and even mounted on red horses, did not perceive any difference; it was as if it became a wonder to him.
क्षिप्रं श्येनस्य चरतो यथैवामिषगृद्धिनः। तद्वदासीदभीसारो द्रोणं प्रार्थयतो रणे ॥७-१६४-१४१॥
kṣipraṃ śyenasya carato yathaivāmiṣagṛddhinaḥ। tadvadāsīdabhīsāro droṇaṃ prārthayato raṇe ॥7-164-141॥
[क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; श्येनस्य (śyenasya) - of the hawk; चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; यथा (yathā) - as; एव (eva) - indeed; अमिष (amiṣa) - flesh; गृद्धिनः (gṛddhinaḥ) - greedy for; तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; अभीसारः (abhīsāraḥ) - an attack; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; प्रार्थयतः (prārthayataḥ) - seeking; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Quickly, like a hawk moving greedily for flesh, similarly there was an attack seeking Drona in battle.)
Just as a hawk swiftly moves in pursuit of flesh, there was an attack aimed at Drona in the battle.
तस्याश्वान्रथशक्त्यासौ तदा क्रुद्धः पराक्रमी। सर्वानेकैकशो द्रोणः कपोताभानजीघनत् ॥७-१६४-१४२॥
tasyāśvān rathaśaktyāsau tadā kruddhaḥ parākramī। sarvān ekaikaśo droṇaḥ kapotābhān ajīghanat ॥7-164-142॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; रथशक्त्या (rathaśaktyā) - with the power of the chariot; असौ (asau) - he; तदा (tadā) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - valiant; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एकैकशः (ekaikaśaḥ) - one by one; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; कपोताभान् (kapotābhān) - pigeon-like; अजीघनत् (ajīghanat) - killed;]
(His horses, with the power of the chariot, he then, angry and valiant, Drona killed all one by one like pigeons.)
In his anger and valor, Drona used the power of his chariot to kill all the horses one by one, likening them to pigeons.
ते हता न्यपतन्भूमौ धृष्टद्युम्नस्य वाजिनः। शोणाश्च पर्यमुच्यन्त रथबन्धाद्विशां पते ॥७-१६४-१४३॥
te hatā nyapatanbhūmau dhṛṣṭadyumnasya vājinaḥ। śoṇāśca paryamucyanta rathabandhādviśāṃ pate ॥7-164-143॥
[ते (te) - they; हता (hatā) - slain; न्यपतन्भूमौ (nyapatanbhūmau) - fell on the ground; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; शोणाः (śoṇāḥ) - red; च (ca) - and; पर्यमुच्यन्त (paryamucyanta) - were released; रथबन्धात् (rathabandhāt) - from the chariot harness; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(They, the slain, fell on the ground, the horses of Dhṛṣṭadyumna. The red ones were released from the chariot harness, O lord of men.)
The slain horses of Dhṛṣṭadyumna fell on the ground. The red horses were released from the chariot harness, O lord of men.
तान्हयान्निहतान्दृष्ट्वा द्विजाग्र्येण स पार्षतः। नामृष्यत युधां श्रेष्ठो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथः ॥७-१६४-१४४॥
tānhayānnihatāndṛṣṭvā dvijāgryeṇa sa pārṣataḥ। nāmṛṣyata yudhāṃ śreṣṭho yājñasenirmahārathaḥ ॥7-164-144॥
[तान् (tān) - those; हयान् (hayān) - horses; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्विजाग्र्येण (dvijāgryeṇa) - by the foremost of Brahmins; स (sa) - he; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; नामृष्यत (nāmṛṣyata) - did not tolerate; युधां (yudhāṃ) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; याज्ञसेनि (yājñaseni) - son of Yajnasena; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Having seen those horses slain by the foremost of Brahmins, he, the son of Prishata, the best of warriors, the great chariot-warrior, did not tolerate.)
Upon witnessing the horses being killed by the leading Brahmin, the son of Prishata, known as the best among warriors and a great chariot-warrior, could not endure it.
विरथः स गृहीत्वा तु खड्गं खड्गभृतां वरः। द्रोणमभ्यपतद्राजन्वैनतेय इवोरगम् ॥७-१६४-१४५॥
virathaḥ sa gṛhītvā tu khaḍgaṃ khaḍgabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। droṇamabhyapatadrājanvainateya ivoragam ॥7-164-145॥
[विरथः (virathaḥ) - without chariot; स (sa) - he; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; तु (tu) - but; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; खड्गभृतां (khaḍgabhṛtāṃ) - of sword-bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - attacked; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuda; इव (iva) - like; उरगम् (uragam) - a serpent;]
(Without a chariot, he, the best of sword-bearers, having taken a sword, attacked Drona, O king, like Garuda attacks a serpent.)
Without his chariot, the best among sword-bearers took up his sword and charged at Drona, O king, just as Garuda would swoop down upon a serpent.
तस्य रूपं बभौ राजन्भारद्वाजं जिघांसतः। यथा रूपं परं विष्णोर्हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधे ॥७-१६४-१४६॥
tasya rūpaṃ babhau rājanbhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsataḥ। yathā rūpaṃ paraṃ viṣṇorhiraṇyakaśiporvadhe ॥7-164-146॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; बभौ (babhau) - shone; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भारद्वाजं (bhāradvājaṃ) - Bharadvaja; जिघांसतः (jighāṃsataḥ) - desiring to kill; यथा (yathā) - as; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu; हिरण्यकशिपोः (hiraṇyakaśipoḥ) - of Hiranyakashipu; वधे (vadhe) - in the killing;]
(His form shone, O king, desiring to kill Bharadvaja, as the supreme form of Vishnu in the killing of Hiranyakashipu.)
O king, his form shone with the intent to kill Bharadvaja, just as the supreme form of Vishnu did in the slaying of Hiranyakashipu.
सोऽचरद्विविधान्मार्गान्प्रकारानेकविंशतिम्। भ्रान्तमुद्भ्रान्तमाविद्धमाप्लुतं प्रसृतं सृतम् ॥७-१६४-१४७॥
so'caradvividhānmārgānprakārānekaviṃśatim। bhrāntamudbhrāntamāviddhamāplutaṃ prasṛtaṃ sṛtam ॥7-164-147॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अचरत् (acarat) - moved; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; प्रकारान् (prakārān) - ways; एकविंशतिम् (ekaviṃśatim) - twenty-one; भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - wandered; उद्भ्रान्तम् (udbhrāntam) - confused; आविद्धम् (āviddham) - struck; आप्लुतम् (āplutam) - jumped; प्रसृतम् (prasṛtam) - spread; सृतम् (sṛtam) - flowed;]
(He moved in various paths, twenty-one ways: wandered, confused, struck, jumped, spread, flowed.)
He traversed twenty-one different paths in various ways, wandering, confused, struck, jumping, spreading, and flowing.
परिवृत्तं निवृत्तं च खड्गं चर्म च धारयन्। सम्पातं समुदीर्णं च दर्शयामास पार्षतः ॥७-१६४-१४८॥
parivṛttaṃ nivṛttaṃ ca khaḍgaṃ carma ca dhārayan। sampātaṃ samudīrṇaṃ ca darśayāmāsa pārṣataḥ ॥7-164-148॥
[परिवृत्तं (parivṛttaṃ) - turned around; निवृत्तं (nivṛttaṃ) - withdrawn; च (ca) - and; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; चर्म (carma) - shield; च (ca) - and; धारयन् (dhārayan) - holding; सम्पातं (sampātaṃ) - attack; समुदीर्णं (samudīrṇaṃ) - intensified; च (ca) - and; दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - showed; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata;]
(Turning around, withdrawing, holding a sword and shield, he showed an intensified attack, the son of Prishata.)
The son of Prishata, turning around and withdrawing, held his sword and shield and demonstrated an intensified attack.
ततः शरसहस्रेण शतचन्द्रमपातयत्। खड्गं चर्म च सम्बाधे धृष्टद्युम्नस्य स द्विजः ॥७-१६४-१४९॥
tataḥ śarasahasreṇa śatacandramapātayat। khaḍgaṃ carma ca sambādhe dhṛṣṭadyumnasya sa dvijaḥ ॥7-164-149॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्रेण (śarasahasreṇa) - with a thousand arrows; शतचन्द्रम् (śatacandram) - Shatachandra; अपातयत् (apātayat) - felled; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; चर्म (carma) - shield; च (ca) - and; सम्बाधे (sambādhe) - in the battle; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; सः (saḥ) - he; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the Brahmin;]
(Then, with a thousand arrows, he felled Shatachandra. In the battle, the Brahmin also took down the sword and shield of Dhrishtadyumna.)
Then, with a thousand arrows, the Brahmin warrior struck down Shatachandra and, in the midst of battle, disarmed Dhrishtadyumna of his sword and shield.
ते तु वैतस्तिका नाम शरा ह्यासन्नघातिनः। निकृष्टयुद्धे द्रोणस्य नान्येषां सन्ति ते शराः ॥७-१६४-१५०॥
te tu vaitastikā nāma śarā hy āsannaghātinaḥ। nikṛṣṭayuddhe droṇasya nānyeṣāṃ santi te śarāḥ ॥7-164-150॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; वैतस्तिका (vaitastikā) - Vaitastika; नाम (nāma) - named; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; हि (hi) - indeed; आसन्नघातिनः (āsannaghātinaḥ) - near-killing; निकृष्टयुद्धे (nikṛṣṭayuddhe) - in inferior battle; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; न (na) - not; अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others; सन्ति (santi) - are; ते (te) - those; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows;]
(They, however, are the arrows named Vaitastika, indeed near-killing; in inferior battle of Drona, not of others, those are the arrows.)
These are the arrows called Vaitastika, known for their deadly precision, used exclusively by Drona in lesser battles, and not possessed by others.
शारद्वतस्य पार्थस्य द्रौणेर्वैकर्तनस्य च। प्रद्युम्नयुयुधानाभ्यामभिमन्योश्च ते शराः ॥७-१६४-१५१॥
śāradvatasya pārthasya drauṇervaikartanasya ca। pradyumnayuyudhānābhyāmabhimanyośca te śarāḥ ॥7-164-151॥
[शारद्वतस्य (śāradvatasya) - of Śāradvata; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Droṇa's son; वैकर्तनस्य (vaikartanasya) - of Karṇa; च (ca) - and; प्रद्युम्नयुयुधानाभ्याम् (pradyumnayuyudhānābhyām) - by Pradyumna and Yuyudhāna; अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - those; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows;]
(The arrows of Śāradvata, Pārtha, Droṇa's son, Karṇa, Pradyumna, Yuyudhāna, and Abhimanyu.)
The arrows belonging to Śāradvata, Pārtha, Droṇa's son, Karṇa, Pradyumna, Yuyudhāna, and Abhimanyu were present.
अथास्येषुं समाधत्त दृढं परमसंशितम्। अन्तेवासिनमाचार्यो जिघांसुः पुत्रसंमितम् ॥७-१६४-१५२॥
athāsyeṣum samādatta dṛḍhaṃ paramasaṃśitam। antevāsinamācāryo jighāṃsuḥ putrasaṃmitam ॥7-164-152॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; इषुं (iṣum) - arrow; समाधत्त (samādatta) - took; दृढं (dṛḍhaṃ) - firm; परमसंशितम् (paramasaṃśitam) - very sharp; अन्तेवासिनम् (antevāsinam) - disciple; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; पुत्रसंमितम् (putrasaṃmitam) - like a son;]
(Then his teacher, desiring to kill, took a firm and very sharp arrow, aiming at his disciple who was like a son.)
Then the teacher, with the intent to kill, took a firm and very sharp arrow, aiming it at his disciple who was like a son.
तं शरैर्दशभिस्तीक्ष्णैश्चिच्छेद शिनिपुङ्गवः। पश्यतस्तव पुत्रस्य कर्णस्य च महात्मनः ॥ ग्रस्तमाचार्यमुख्येन धृष्टद्युम्नममोचयत् ॥७-१६४-१५३॥
taṁ śarairdśabhistīkṣṇaiściccheda śinipuṅgavaḥ। paśyatastava putrasya karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥ grastamācāryamukhyena dhṛṣṭadyumnamamocayat ॥7-164-153॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - ten; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Śinis; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - Karna's; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - seized; आचार्यमुख्येन (ācāryamukhyena) - by the chief of teachers; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अमोचयत् (amocayat) - released;]
(The best of the Śinis cut him with ten sharp arrows while your son and the great Karna were watching. Dhṛṣṭadyumna, seized by the chief of teachers, was released.)
The best of the Śinis cut him with ten sharp arrows while your son and the great Karna were watching. Dhṛṣṭadyumna, who was seized by the chief of teachers, was released.
चरन्तं रथमार्गेषु सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्। द्रोणकर्णान्तरगतं कृपस्यापि च भारत ॥ अपश्येतां महात्मानौ विष्वक्सेनधनञ्जयौ ॥७-१६४-१५४॥
carantaṁ rathamārgeṣu sātyakiṁ satyavikramam। droṇakarṇāntaragataṁ kṛpasyāpi ca bhārata ॥ apaśyetāṁ mahātmānau viṣvaksenadhanañjayau ॥7-164-154॥
[चरन्तं (carantam) - moving; रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on chariot paths; सात्यकिं (sātyakim) - Satyaki; सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - of true valor; द्रोणकर्णान्तरगतं (droṇakarṇāntaragataṁ) - between Drona and Karna; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kripa; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अपश्येतां (apaśyetām) - saw; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the great souls; विष्वक्सेनधनञ्जयौ (viṣvaksenadhanañjayau) - Vishvaksena and Dhananjaya;]
(Moving on the chariot paths, Satyaki of true valor, between Drona and Karna, and also of Kripa, O Bharata, saw the great souls Vishvaksena and Dhananjaya.)
Satyaki, known for his true valor, was seen moving on the chariot paths between Drona and Karna, along with Kripa, O Bharata. The great souls Vishvaksena and Dhananjaya were observed by them.
अपूजयेतां वार्ष्णेयं ब्रुवाणौ साधु साध्विति। दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि सर्वेषां युधि निघ्नन्तमच्युतम् ॥ अभिपत्य ततः सेनां विष्वक्सेनधनञ्जयौ ॥७-१६४-१५५॥
apūjayetāṃ vārṣṇeyaṃ bruvāṇau sādhu sādhviti। divyānyastrāṇi sarveṣāṃ yudhi nighnantamacyutam ॥ abhipatya tataḥ senāṃ viṣvaksenadhanañjayau ॥7-164-155॥
[अपूजयेतां (apūjayetāṃ) - praised; वार्ष्णेयं (vārṣṇeyaṃ) - descendant of Vṛṣṇi; ब्रुवाणौ (bruvāṇau) - speaking; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साध्विति (sādhviti) - well done thus; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - slaying; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta; अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having approached; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; विष्वक्सेनधनञ्जयौ (viṣvaksenadhanañjayau) - Viṣvaksena and Dhanañjaya;]
(Praised the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, speaking 'well done, well done'. The divine weapons of all, slaying Acyuta in battle. Having approached then the army, Viṣvaksena and Dhanañjaya.)
Viṣvaksena and Dhanañjaya praised the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, saying 'well done, well done', as the divine weapons of all were slaying Acyuta in battle. Then, they approached the army.
धनञ्जयस्ततः कृष्णमब्रवीत्पश्य केशव। आचार्यवरमुख्यानां मध्ये क्रीडन्मधूद्वहः ॥७-१६४-१५६॥
dhanañjayastataḥ kṛṣṇamabravītpaśya keśava। ācāryavaramukhyānāṃ madhye krīḍanmadhūdvahaḥ ॥7-164-156॥
[धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पश्य (paśya) - see; केशव (keśava) - O Keshava; आचार्यवरमुख्यानाम् (ācāryavaramukhyānām) - of the chief among the best teachers; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing; मधूद्वहः (madhūdvahaḥ) - Madhusudana (Krishna);]
(Then Arjuna said to Krishna, "See, O Keshava, Madhusudana is playing in the midst of the chief among the best teachers.")
Then Arjuna said to Krishna, "Look, O Keshava, Madhusudana is playing among the foremost of the best teachers."
आनन्दयति मां भूयः सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः। माद्रीपुत्रौ च भीमं च राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम् ॥७-१६४-१५७॥
ānandayati māṃ bhūyaḥ sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ। mādrīputrau ca bhīmaṃ ca rājānaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhiram ॥7-164-157॥
[आनन्दयति (ānandayati) - delights; माम् (mām) - me; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - of true prowess; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - the sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; च (ca) - and; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(Satyaki, of true prowess, delights me again, and the sons of Madri, and Bhima, and the king Yudhishthira.)
Satyaki, known for his true prowess, brings me joy once more, along with the sons of Madri, Bhima, and King Yudhishthira.
यच्छिक्षयानुद्धतः सन्रणे चरति सात्यकिः। महारथानुपक्रीडन्वृष्णीनां कीर्तिवर्धनः ॥७-१६४-१५८॥
yacchikṣayānuddhataḥ sanraṇe carati sātyakiḥ। mahārathānupakrīḍanvṛṣṇīnāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ ॥7-164-158॥
[यत् (yat) - which; शिक्षया (śikṣayā) - by training; उद्धतः (uddhataḥ) - exalted; सन्रणे (sanraṇe) - in battle; चरति (carati) - moves; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; उपक्रीडन् (upakrīḍan) - playing with; वृष्णीनाम् (vṛṣṇīnām) - of the Vṛṣṇis; कीर्तिवर्धनः (kīrtivardhanaḥ) - fame-increasing;]
(Satyaki, exalted by training, moves in battle, playing with great charioteers, increasing the fame of the Vṛṣṇis.)
Satyaki, trained and exalted, moves through the battlefield with ease, engaging with great charioteers and enhancing the glory of the Vṛṣṇi clan.
तमेते प्रतिनन्दन्ति सिद्धाः सैन्याश्च विस्मिताः। अजय्यं समरे दृष्ट्वा साधु साध्विति सात्वतम् ॥ योधाश्चोभयतः सर्वे कर्मभिः समपूजयन् ॥७-१६४-१५९॥
tamete pratinandanti siddhāḥ sainyāśca vismitāḥ। ajayyaṃ samare dṛṣṭvā sādhu sādhviti sātvataṃ ॥ yodhāścobhayataḥ sarve karmabhiḥ samapūjayan ॥7-164-159॥
[तम् (tam) - him; एते (ete) - these; प्रतिनन्दन्ति (pratinandanti) - praise; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; सैन्याः (sainyāḥ) - soldiers; च (ca) - and; विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished; अजय्यम् (ajayyām) - invincible; समरे (samare) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; सात्वतम् (sātvataṃ) - Sātvata; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; च (ca) - and; उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - on both sides; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - with actions; समपूजयन् (samapūjayan) - worshipped; ॥७-१६४-१५९॥ (॥7-164-159॥) - (verse number);]
(These perfected beings and astonished soldiers praise him. Having seen the invincible Sātvata in battle, they exclaimed 'Well done, well done!' Warriors on both sides worshipped him with actions.)
The perfected beings and soldiers, astonished by the invincible Sātvata in battle, praised him, exclaiming 'Well done, well done!' Warriors from both sides honored him with their actions.
