07.165
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
क्रूरमायोधनं जज्ञे तस्मिन्राजसमागमे। रुद्रस्येव हि क्रुद्धस्य निघ्नतस्तु पशून्यथा ॥७-१६५-१॥
krūramāyodhanaṃ jajñe tasminrājasamāgame। rudrasyeva hi kruddhasya nighnatastu paśūnyathā ॥7-165-1॥
[क्रूर (krūra) - cruel; मायोधनं (māyodhanaṃ) - battle; जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; राज (rāja) - royal; समागमे (samāgame) - assembly; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; इव (iva) - like; हि (hi) - indeed; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - slaying; तु (tu) - but; पशून् (paśūn) - animals; यथा (yathā) - as; ७-१६५-१ (7-165-1) - verse number;]
(A cruel battle arose in that royal assembly, like Rudra indeed, angry, slaying animals as.)
In that royal assembly, a fierce battle emerged, reminiscent of the wrathful Rudra slaying animals.
हस्तानामुत्तमाङ्गानां कार्मुकाणां च भारत। छत्राणां चापविद्धानां चामराणां च संयुगे ॥७-१६५-२॥
hastānāmuttamāṅgānāṃ kārmukāṇāṃ ca bhārata। chatrāṇāṃ cāpaviddhānāṃ cāmarāṇāṃ ca saṃyuge ॥7-165-2॥
[हस्तानाम् (hastānām) - of hands; उत्तमाङ्गानाम् (uttamāṅgānām) - of heads; कार्मुकाणाम् (kārmukāṇām) - of bows; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; छत्राणाम् (chatrāṇām) - of umbrellas; च (ca) - and; अपविद्धानाम् (apaviddhānām) - scattered; चामराणाम् (cāmarāṇām) - of fans; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Of hands, of heads, of bows, and O Bharata, of umbrellas, scattered, of fans, and in battle.)
O Bharata, in the battle, the hands, heads, bows, umbrellas, and fans were scattered.
भग्नचक्रै रथैश्चापि पातितैश्च महाध्वजैः। सादिभिश्च हतैः शूरैः सङ्कीर्णा वसुधाभवत् ॥७-१६५-३॥
bhagnacakraiḥ rathaiś cāpi pātitaiś ca mahādhvajaiḥ। sādibhiś ca hataiḥ śūraiḥ saṅkīrṇā vasudhābhavat ॥7-165-3॥
[भग्नचक्रैः (bhagnacakraiḥ) - with broken wheels; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पातितैः (pātitaiḥ) - fallen; च (ca) - and; महाध्वजैः (mahādhvajaiḥ) - with great banners; सादिभिः (sādibhiḥ) - with riders; च (ca) - and; हतैः (hataiḥ) - slain; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - heroes; सङ्कीर्णा (saṅkīrṇā) - strewn; वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(The earth became strewn with chariots with broken wheels, fallen great banners, slain heroes, and riders.)
The battlefield was littered with chariots with broken wheels, fallen great banners, and the bodies of slain heroes and riders.
बाणपातनिकृत्तास्तु योधास्ते कुरुसत्तम। चेष्टन्तो विविधाश्चेष्टा व्यदृश्यन्त महाहवे ॥७-१६५-४॥
bāṇapātanikṛttāstu yodhāste kurusattama। ceṣṭanto vividhāśceṣṭā vyadṛśyanta mahāhave ॥7-165-4॥
[बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; पात (pāta) - fall; निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - cut off; तु (tu) - but; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; ते (te) - they; कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of the Kurus; चेष्टन्तः (ceṣṭantaḥ) - moving; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) - actions; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]
(The warriors, though cut off by the fall of arrows, O best of the Kurus, were seen moving with various actions in the great battle.)
O best of the Kurus, even though the warriors were cut down by the arrows, they were still seen engaging in various movements in the great battle.
वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे घोरे देवासुरोपमे। अब्रवीत्क्षत्रियांस्तत्र धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ अभिद्रवत संयत्ताः कुम्भयोनिं महारथाः ॥७-१६५-५॥
vartamāne tathā yuddhe ghore devāsuropame। abravītkṣatriyāṃstatra dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥ abhidravata saṃyattāḥ kumbhayoniṃ mahārathāḥ ॥7-165-5॥
[वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present; तथा (tathā) - thus; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; देवासुरोपमे (devāsuropame) - like the gods and demons; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - to the warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अभिद्रवत (abhidravata) - attack; संयत्ताः (saṃyattāḥ) - prepared; कुम्भयोनिम् (kumbhayonim) - Kumbhayoni; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers;]
(In the present, thus in the terrible battle like the gods and demons, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira said to the warriors there: "Attack, prepared great charioteers, Kumbhayoni.")
In the midst of the fierce battle, resembling the conflict between gods and demons, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira addressed the warriors: "Advance with readiness, great charioteers, towards Kumbhayoni."
एष वै पार्षतो वीरो भारद्वाजेन सङ्गतः। घटते च यथाशक्ति भारद्वाजस्य नाशने ॥७-१६५-६॥
eṣa vai pārṣato vīro bhāradvājena saṅgataḥ। ghaṭate ca yathāśakti bhāradvājasya nāśane ॥7-165-6॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - of the Parshata; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bharadvaja; सङ्गतः (saṅgataḥ) - joined; घटते (ghaṭate) - strives; च (ca) - and; यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - to the best of ability; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; नाशने (nāśane) - in destruction;]
(This indeed is the hero of the Parshata, joined by Bharadvaja. He strives to the best of his ability in the destruction of Bharadvaja.)
This is the heroic Parshata, who has joined forces with Bharadvaja. He is striving with all his might to bring about Bharadvaja's downfall.
यादृशानि हि रूपाणि दृश्यन्ते नो महारणे। अद्य द्रोणं रणे क्रुद्धः पातयिष्यति पार्षतः ॥ ते यूयं सहिता भूत्वा कुम्भयोनिं परीप्सत ॥७-१६५-७॥
yādṛśāni hi rūpāṇi dṛśyante no mahāraṇe। adya droṇaṃ raṇe kruddhaḥ pātayiṣyati pārṣataḥ ॥ te yūyaṃ sahitā bhūtvā kumbhayoniṃ parīpsata ॥7-165-7॥
[यादृशानि (yādṛśāni) - such as; हि (hi) - indeed; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; नः (naḥ) - our; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; अद्य (adya) - today; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पातयिष्यति (pātayiṣyati) - will cause to fall; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; ते (te) - you; यूयम् (yūyam) - you all; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; कुम्भयोनिम् (kumbhayonim) - Agastya; परीप्सत (parīpsata) - desire to protect;]
(Such forms are indeed seen by us in the great battle. Today, Drona, angry in battle, will cause the son of Prishata to fall. You all, having become together, desire to protect Agastya.)
In the great battle, we indeed see such forms. Today, the angry Drona will bring down the son of Prishata in battle. Together, you all should strive to protect Agastya.
युधिष्ठिरसमाज्ञप्ताः सृञ्जयानां महारथाः। अभ्यद्रवन्त संयत्ता भारद्वाजं जिघांसवः ॥७-१६५-८॥
yudhiṣṭhirasamājñaptāḥ sṛñjayānāṃ mahārathāḥ। abhyadravanta saṃyattā bhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsavaḥ ॥7-165-8॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; समाज्ञप्ताः (samājñaptāḥ) - ordered; सृञ्जयानां (sṛñjayānāṃ) - of the Srinjayas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - rushed; संयत्ता (saṃyattā) - prepared; भारद्वाजं (bhāradvājaṃ) - Bharadvaja; जिघांसवः (jighāṃsavaḥ) - desiring to kill;]
(Ordered by Yudhishthira, the great charioteers of the Srinjayas, prepared, rushed to Bharadvaja, desiring to kill.)
Under the command of Yudhishthira, the great warriors of the Srinjayas, fully prepared, charged towards Bharadvaja with the intent to kill.
तान्समापततः सर्वान्भारद्वाजो महारथः। अभ्यद्रवत वेगेन मर्तव्यमिति निश्चितः ॥७-१६५-९॥
tānsamāpatataḥ sarvānbhāradvājo mahārathaḥ। abhyadravata vegena martavyamiti niścitaḥ ॥7-165-9॥
[तान् (tān) - them; समापततः (samāpatataḥ) - approaching; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - rushed; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; मर्तव्यम् (martavyam) - to die; इति (iti) - thus; निश्चितः (niścitaḥ) - determined;]
(Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior, rushed with speed towards all of them, determined to die thus.)
Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior, charged swiftly towards all of them, resolved to meet his end in battle.
प्रयाते सत्यसन्धे तु समकम्पत मेदिनी। ववुर्वाताः सनिर्घातास्त्रासयन्तो वरूथिनीम् ॥७-१६५-१०॥
prayāte satyasandhe tu samakampata medinī। vavurvātāḥ sanirghātāstrāsayanto varūthinīm ॥7-165-10॥
[प्रयाते (prayāte) - when departed; सत्यसन्धे (satyasandhe) - truthful; तु (tu) - but; समकम्पत (samakampata) - trembled; मेदिनी (medinī) - earth; ववुः (vavur) - blew; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; सनिर्घाताः (sanirghātāḥ) - with thunder; त्रासयन्तः (trāsayantaḥ) - frightening; वरूथिनीम् (varūthinīm) - the army;]
(When the truthful one departed, the earth trembled. Winds blew with thunder, frightening the army.)
When the truthful one departed, the earth shook, and winds blew with thunder, causing fear in the army.
पपात महती चोल्का आदित्यान्निर्गतेव ह। दीपयन्तीव तापेन शंसन्तीव महद्भयम् ॥७-१६५-११॥
papāta mahatī colkā ādityānnirgateva ha। dīpayantīva tāpena śaṁsantīva mahadbhayam ॥7-165-11॥
[पपात (papāta) - fell; महती (mahatī) - great; च (ca) - and; उल्का (ulkā) - meteor; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; निर्गता (nirgatā) - emerged; इव (iva) - as if; ह (ha) - indeed; दीपयन्ती (dīpayantī) - illuminating; इव (iva) - as if; तापेन (tāpena) - with heat; शंसन्ती (śaṁsantī) - announcing; इव (iva) - as if; महत् (mahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(A great meteor fell, as if it had emerged from the sun, indeed illuminating with heat, as if announcing great fear.)
A great meteor fell from the sky, appearing as if it had come from the sun, shining with heat and seemingly foretelling a great danger.
जज्वलुश्चैव शस्त्राणि भारद्वाजस्य मारिष। रथाः स्वनन्ति चात्यर्थं हयाश्चाश्रूण्यवासृजन् ॥७-१६५-१२॥
jajvaluścaiva śastrāṇi bhāradvājasya māriṣa। rathāḥ svananti cātyarthaṃ hayāścāśrūṇyavāsṛjan ॥7-165-12॥
[जज्वलुः (jajvaluḥ) - blazed; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; स्वनन्ति (svananti) - resounded; च (ca) - and; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears; अवसृजन् (avasṛjan) - shed;]
(The weapons of Bharadvaja blazed, O lord. The chariots resounded exceedingly, and the horses shed tears.)
The weapons of Bharadvaja blazed with intensity, O lord. The chariots made a great noise, and the horses were shedding tears.
हतौजा इव चाप्यासीद्भारद्वाजो महारथः। ऋषीणां ब्रह्मवादानां स्वर्गस्य गमनं प्रति ॥ सुयुद्धेन ततः प्राणानुत्स्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे ॥७-१६५-१३॥
hataujā iva cāpyāsīdbhāradvājo mahārathaḥ। ṛṣīṇāṃ brahmavādānāṃ svargasya gamanaṃ prati ॥ suyuddhena tataḥ prāṇānutsraṣṭumupacakrame ॥7-165-13॥
[हतौजा (hataujā) - with diminished energy; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - a great chariot-warrior; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages; ब्रह्मवादानाम् (brahmavādānām) - of those who speak of Brahman; स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven; गमनम् (gamanam) - the going; प्रति (prati) - towards; सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by good fight; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; उत्स्रष्टुम् (utsraṣṭum) - to release; उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began;]
(Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior, was like one with diminished energy. Towards the going to heaven of the sages who speak of Brahman, then he began to release his life by good fight.)
Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior, appeared as if his energy was diminished. He prepared to release his life through a noble battle, aiming for the heavenly abode, following the path of the sages who speak of Brahman.
ततश्चतुर्दिशं सैन्यैर्द्रुपदस्याभिसंवृतः। निर्दहन्क्षत्रियव्रातान्द्रोणः पर्यचरद्रणे ॥७-१६५-१४॥
tataś caturdiśaṃ sainyair drupadāsyābhisaṃvṛtaḥ। nirdahan kṣatriyavrātān droṇaḥ paryacarad raṇe ॥7-165-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in all four directions; सैन्यैः (sainyaiḥ) - by the armies; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṃvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; निर्दहन् (nirdahan) - burning; क्षत्रियव्रातान् (kṣatriyavrātān) - the groups of warriors; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; पर्यचरत् (paryacarat) - moved around; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle;]
(Then, surrounded by the armies of Drupada in all four directions, Droṇa moved around in the battle burning the groups of warriors.)
Then, Droṇa, surrounded by Drupada's armies on all sides, moved through the battlefield, destroying the groups of warriors.
हत्वा विंशतिसाहस्रान्क्षत्रियानरिमर्दनः। दशायुतानि तीक्ष्णाग्रैरवधीद्विशिखैः शितैः ॥७-१६५-१५॥
hatvā viṃśatisāhasrānkṣatriyānarimardanaḥ। daśāyutāni tīkṣṇāgrairavadhīdviśikhaiḥ śitaiḥ ॥7-165-15॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; विंशतिसाहस्रान् (viṃśatisāhasrān) - twenty thousand; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas; अरिमर्दनः (arimardanaḥ) - the enemy crusher; दशायुतानि (daśāyutāni) - ten thousand; तीक्ष्णाग्रैः (tīkṣṇāgraiḥ) - with sharp points; अवधीद् (avadhīd) - killed; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp;]
(Having killed twenty thousand Kshatriyas, the enemy crusher killed ten thousand with sharp-pointed, sharp arrows.)
The enemy crusher, having slain twenty thousand Kshatriyas, then killed another ten thousand with sharp-pointed, sharp arrows.
सोऽतिष्ठदाहवे यत्तो विधूम इव पावकः। क्षत्रियाणामभावाय ब्राह्ममात्मानमास्थितः ॥७-१६५-१६॥
so'tiṣṭhadāhave yatto vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ। kṣatriyāṇāmabhāvāya brāhmamātmānamāsthitaḥ ॥7-165-16॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - prepared; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - without smoke; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors; अभावाय (abhāvāya) - for the destruction; ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - assumed;]
(He stood in battle prepared, like a fire without smoke, assuming a divine self for the destruction of the warriors.)
He stood ready in battle, like a smokeless fire, embodying a divine self for the annihilation of the warriors.
पाञ्चाल्यं विरथं भीमो हतसर्वायुधं वशी। अविषण्णं महात्मानं त्वरमाणः समभ्ययात् ॥७-१६५-१७॥
pāñcālyaṃ virathaṃ bhīmo hatasarvāyudhaṃ vaśī। aviṣaṇṇaṃ mahātmānaṃ tvaramāṇaḥ samabhyayāt ॥7-165-17॥
[पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - to Draupadi's son; विरथम् (viratham) - chariotless; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; हतसर्वायुधम् (hatasarvāyudham) - deprived of all weapons; वशी (vaśī) - the controller; अविषण्णम् (aviṣaṇṇam) - undepressed; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great soul; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - approached;]
(Bhima, the controller, hastening, approached the chariotless, undepressed great soul, Draupadi's son, deprived of all weapons.)
Bhima, with urgency, approached the chariotless and undepressed great soul, the son of Draupadi, who was deprived of all weapons.
ततः स्वरथमारोप्य पाञ्चाल्यमरिमर्दनः। अब्रवीदभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य द्रोणमस्यन्तमन्तिकात् ॥७-१६५-१८॥
tataḥ svaratham āropya pāñcālyam arimardanaḥ। abravīd abhisamprekṣya droṇam asyantam antikāt ॥7-165-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वरथम् (svaratham) - his chariot; आरोप्य (āropya) - having mounted; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - Panchali; अरिमर्दनः (arimardanaḥ) - the enemy crusher; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य (abhisamprekṣya) - having looked; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - at Drona; अस्यन्तम् (asyantam) - shooting; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby;]
(Then, having mounted his chariot, the enemy crusher Panchali said, having looked at Drona shooting from nearby.)
Then, the enemy crusher Panchali mounted his chariot and said, observing Drona shooting from a close distance.
न त्वदन्य इहाचार्यं योद्धुमुत्सहते पुमान्। त्वरस्व प्राग्वधायैव त्वयि भारः समाहितः ॥७-१६५-१९॥
na tvadanya ihācāryaṃ yoddhumutsahate pumān। tvarasva prāgvadhāyaiva tvayi bhāraḥ samāhitaḥ ॥7-165-19॥
[न (na) - not; त्वत् (tvat) - than you; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; इह (iha) - here; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; उत्सहते (utsahate) - is able; पुमान् (pumān) - man; त्वरस्व (tvarasva) - hurry; प्राक् (prāk) - before; वधाय (vadhāya) - for killing; एव (eva) - indeed; त्वयि (tvayi) - on you; भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - is placed;]
(No other man here is able to fight than you. Hurry indeed for killing, the burden is placed on you.)
No other man here is capable of fighting like you. Hurry up, for the responsibility of killing is indeed placed upon you.
स तथोक्तो महाबाहुः सर्वभारसहं नवम्। अभिपत्याददे क्षिप्रमायुधप्रवरं दृढम् ॥७-१६५-२०॥
sa tathokto mahābāhuḥ sarvabhārasahaṃ navam। abhipatyādade kṣipramāyudhapravaraṃ dṛḍham ॥7-165-20॥
[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सर्व (sarva) - all; भार (bhāra) - burden; सहम् (saham) - bearing; नवम् (navam) - new; अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having approached; आददे (ādade) - took; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; आयुध (āyudha) - weapon; प्रवरम् (pravaram) - excellent; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm;]
(He, thus addressed, the mighty-armed, bearing all burdens, quickly took the new, firm, excellent weapon, having approached.)
Thus addressed, the mighty-armed hero, capable of bearing all burdens, quickly approached and took the new, firm, and excellent weapon.
संरब्धश्च शरानस्यन्द्रोणं दुर्वारणं रणे। विवारयिषुराचार्यं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥७-१६५-२१॥
saṁrabdhaśca śarānasyandroṇaṁ durvāraṇaṁ raṇe। vivārayiṣurācāryaṁ śaravarṣairavākirat ॥7-165-21॥
[संरब्धः (saṁrabdhaḥ) - excited; च (ca) - and; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; अस्यन्द्रोणं (asyandroṇaṁ) - Asyandrona; दुर्वारणं (durvāraṇaṁ) - irresistible; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विवारयिषुः (vivārayiṣuḥ) - desiring to ward off; आचार्यं (ācāryaṁ) - the teacher; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]
(Excited and with arrows, Asyandrona, irresistible in battle, desiring to ward off the teacher, covered with showers of arrows.)
Excited and armed with arrows, Asyandrona, who was irresistible in battle, aimed to ward off the teacher by covering him with showers of arrows.
तौ न्यवारयतां श्रेष्ठौ संरब्धौ रणशोभिनौ। उदीरयेतां ब्राह्माणि दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यनेकशः ॥७-१६५-२२॥
tau nyavārayatāṃ śreṣṭhau saṃrabdhau raṇaśobhinau। udīrayetāṃ brāhmāṇi divyānyastrāṇyanekaśaḥ ॥7-165-22॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; न्यवादयतां (nyavārayatāṃ) - stopped; श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) - the best; संरब्धौ (saṃrabdhau) - excited; रणशोभिनौ (raṇaśobhinau) - adorned for battle; उदीरयेतां (udīrayetāṃ) - uttered; ब्राह्माणि (brāhmāṇi) - Brahma; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - numerous;]
(Those two best and excited ones, adorned for battle, stopped and uttered numerous divine Brahma weapons.)
The two best warriors, excited and adorned for battle, stopped and invoked numerous divine weapons of Brahma.
स महास्त्रैर्महाराज द्रोणमाच्छादयद्रणे। निहत्य सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि भारद्वाजस्य पार्षतः ॥७-१६५-२३॥
sa mahāstrairmahārāja droṇamācchādayadraṇe। nihatya sarvāṇyastrāṇi bhāradvājasya pārṣataḥ ॥7-165-23॥
[स (sa) - he; महास्त्रैः (mahāstraiḥ) - with great weapons; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; आच्छादयत् (ācchādayat) - covered; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; निहत्य (nihatya) - having destroyed; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja's son; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata;]
(He, with great weapons, O great king, covered Drona in battle, having destroyed all the weapons of Bharadvaja's son, the son of Prishata.)
The son of Prishata, with his mighty weapons, overwhelmed Drona in the battle, having neutralized all the weapons of Bharadvaja's son.
स वसातीञ्शिबींश्चैव बाह्लीकान्कौरवानपि। रक्षिष्यमाणान्सङ्ग्रामे द्रोणं व्यधमदच्युतः ॥७-१६५-२४॥
sa vasātīñśibīṃścaiva bāhlīkānkauravānapi। rakṣiṣyamāṇānsaṅgrāme droṇaṃ vyadhamadacyutaḥ ॥7-165-24॥
[स (sa) - he; वसातीन् (vasātīn) - Vasatis; शिबीन् (śibīn) - Shibis; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बाह्लीकान् (bāhlīkān) - Bahlika people; कौरवान् (kauravān) - Kauravas; अपि (api) - also; रक्षिष्यमाणान् (rakṣiṣyamāṇān) - being protected; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - defeated; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta;]
(He indeed defeated the Vasatis, Shibis, Bahlika people, and also the Kauravas, being protected in battle, Drona, Acyuta.)
Acyuta, while being protected in battle, defeated the Vasatis, Shibis, Bahlika people, and the Kauravas, including Drona.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तदा राजन्गभस्तिभिरिवांशुमान्। बभौ प्रच्छादयन्नाशाः शरजालैः समन्ततः ॥७-१६५-२५॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastadā rājangabhastibhirivāṃśumān। babhau pracchādayannāśāḥ śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ ॥7-165-25॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गभस्तिभिः (gabhastibhiḥ) - with rays; इव (iva) - like; अंशुमान् (aṃśumān) - the sun; बभौ (babhau) - shone; प्रच्छादयन् (pracchādayan) - covering; आशाः (āśāḥ) - the directions; शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - with a net of arrows; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna then, O king, shone like the sun with rays, covering the directions all around with a net of arrows.)
Then Dhṛṣṭadyumna, O king, shone like the sun, covering all directions with a net of arrows.
तस्य द्रोणो धनुश्छित्त्वा विद्ध्वा चैनं शिलीमुखैः। मर्माण्यभ्यहनद्भूयः स व्यथां परमामगात् ॥७-१६५-२६॥
tasya droṇo dhanuśchittvā viddhvā cainaṃ śilīmukhaiḥ। marmāṇyabhyahanadbhūyaḥ sa vyathāṃ paramāmagāt ॥7-165-26॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows; मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital parts; अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; सः (saḥ) - he; व्यथाम् (vyathām) - pain; परमाम् (paramām) - great; अगात् (agāt) - went;]
(Droṇa, having cut his bow and pierced him with arrows, struck his vital parts again; he went into great pain.)
Droṇa cut off his bow and pierced him with arrows, striking his vital parts repeatedly; he was overcome with great pain.
ततो भीमो दृढक्रोधो द्रोणस्याश्लिष्य तं रथम्। शनकैरिव राजेन्द्र द्रोणं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६५-२७॥
tato bhīmo dṛḍhakrodho droṇasyāśliṣya taṃ ratham। śanakairiva rājendra droṇaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-165-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; दृढ (dṛḍha) - firm; क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; आश्लिष्य (āśliṣya) - embracing; तम् (tam) - that; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - gently; इव (iva) - like; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - to Drona; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Then Bhima, with firm anger, embracing Drona's chariot, gently like, O king, spoke words to Drona.)
Then Bhima, filled with intense anger, embraced Drona's chariot and gently, like a king, spoke to Drona.
यदि नाम न युध्येरञ्शिक्षिता ब्रह्मबन्धवः। स्वकर्मभिरसन्तुष्टा न स्म क्षत्रं क्षयं व्रजेत् ॥७-१६५-२८॥
yadi nāma na yudhyerañśikṣitā brahmabandhavaḥ। svakarmabhirasantuṣṭā na sma kṣatraṃ kṣayaṃ vrajet ॥7-165-28॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; नाम (nāma) - indeed; न (na) - not; युध्येरन् (yudhyeran) - would fight; शिक्षिताः (śikṣitāḥ) - trained; ब्रह्मबन्धवः (brahmabandhavaḥ) - Brahmins; स्वकर्मभिः (svakarmabhiḥ) - with their own duties; असन्तुष्टाः (asantuṣṭāḥ) - dissatisfied; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the warrior class; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - would go;]
(If indeed the trained Brahmins would not fight, dissatisfied with their own duties, the warrior class would not indeed go to destruction.)
If the trained Brahmins, dissatisfied with their own duties, would not fight, then indeed the warrior class would not face destruction.
अहिंसा सर्वभूतेषु धर्मं ज्यायस्तरं विदुः। तस्य च ब्राह्मणो मूलं भवांश्च ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥७-१६५-२९॥
ahiṁsā sarvabhūteṣu dharmaṁ jyāyastaraṁ viduḥ। tasya ca brāhmaṇo mūlaṁ bhavāṁśca brahmavittamaḥ ॥7-165-29॥
[अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings; धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - duty; ज्यायस्तरं (jyāyastaraṁ) - superior; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; तस्य (tasya) - its; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; मूलं (mūlaṁ) - root; भवान् (bhavān) - you; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मवित्तमः (brahmavittamaḥ) - knower of Brahman;]
(Non-violence among all beings is known as a superior duty. Its root is a Brahmin, and you are the best knower of Brahman.)
Non-violence is considered the highest duty among all beings. The root of this duty is the Brahmin, and you are the supreme knower of Brahman.
श्वपाकवन्म्लेच्छगणान्हत्वा चान्यान्पृथग्विधान्। अज्ञानान्मूढवद्ब्रह्मन्पुत्रदारधनेप्सया ॥७-१६५-३०॥
śvapākavanmlecchagaṇānhatvā cānyān pṛthagvidhān। ajñānān mūḍhavad brahman putradāradhanepasayā ॥7-165-30॥
[श्वपाकवत् (śvapākavat) - like a dog-eater; म्लेच्छगणान् (mlecchagaṇān) - barbarian groups; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; चान्यान् (cānyān) - and others; पृथग्विधान् (pṛthagvidhān) - of different kinds; अज्ञानान् (ajñānān) - ignorant; मूढवत् (mūḍhavat) - like fools; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; पुत्रदारधनेप्सया (putradāradhanepasayā) - for the desire of sons, wives, and wealth;]
(Like a dog-eater, having killed barbarian groups and others of different kinds, ignorant like fools, O Brahman, for the desire of sons, wives, and wealth.)
O Brahman, like a dog-eater, having killed barbarian groups and others of different kinds, and being ignorant like fools, it is done for the desire of sons, wives, and wealth.
एकस्यार्थे बहून्हत्वा पुत्रस्याधर्मविद्यथा। स्वकर्मस्थान्विकर्मस्थो न व्यपत्रपसे कथम् ॥७-१६५-३१॥
ekasyārthe bahūn hatvā putrasya adharma-vid yathā। svakarma-sthān vikarma-stho na vyapatrapase katham ॥7-165-31॥
[एकस्य (ekasya) - for one; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; बहून् (bahūn) - many; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son; अधर्म (adharma) - unrighteousness; विद्यथा (vid yathā) - as known; स्वकर्म (svakarma) - own duty; स्थान् (sthān) - places; विकर्मस्थः (vikarma-sthaḥ) - engaged in wrong actions; न (na) - not; व्यपत्रपसे (vyapatrapase) - you feel ashamed; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(For the sake of one, having killed many, as known by the unrighteousness of the son, how do you not feel ashamed being engaged in wrong actions in your own places of duty?)
For the sake of one, you have killed many, and as known by the unrighteousness of your son, how do you not feel ashamed while being engaged in wrong actions in your own places of duty?
स चाद्य पतितः शेते पृष्टेनावेदितस्तव। धर्मराजेन तद्वाक्यं नातिशङ्कितुमर्हसि ॥७-१६५-३२॥
sa cādya patitaḥ śete pṛṣṭenāveditastava। dharmarājena tadvākyaṃ nātiśaṅkitumarhasi ॥7-165-32॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अद्य (adya) - today; पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen; शेते (śete) - lies; पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by the asked; अवेदितः (āveditaḥ) - informed; तव (tava) - your; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmaraja; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - statement; न (na) - not; अतिशङ्कितुम् (atiśaṅkitum) - to doubt; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(And today he lies fallen, informed by the asked. You should not doubt that statement by Dharmaraja.)
"And today he lies fallen, as informed by the inquiry. You should not doubt that statement made by Dharmaraja."
एवमुक्तस्ततो द्रोणो भीमेनोत्सृज्य तद्धनुः। सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि धर्मात्मा हातुकामोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ कर्ण कर्ण महेष्वास कृप दुर्योधनेति च ॥७-१६५-३३॥
evamuktastato droṇo bhīmenotsṛjya taddhanuḥ। sarvāṇyastrāṇi dharmātmā hātukāmo'bhyabhāṣata ॥ karṇa karṇa maheṣvāsa kṛpa duryodhaneti ca ॥7-165-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhīma; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; तत् (tat) - that; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the virtuous one; हातुकामः (hātukāmaḥ) - desiring to give up; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; महेष्वास (maheṣvāsa) - great archer; कृप (kṛpa) - Kripa; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and;]
(Thus spoken, then Droṇa, having abandoned that bow by Bhīma, desiring to give up all weapons, the virtuous one spoke: "Karna, Karna, great archer, Kripa, and Duryodhana.")
After being addressed in this manner, Droṇa, having abandoned his bow due to Bhīma, and desiring to renounce all weapons, the virtuous one spoke: "Karna, Karna, great archer, Kripa, and Duryodhana."
सङ्ग्रामे क्रियतां यत्नो ब्रवीम्येष पुनः पुनः। पाण्डवेभ्यः शिवं वोऽस्तु शस्त्रमभ्युत्सृजाम्यहम् ॥७-१६५-३४॥
saṅgrāme kriyatāṃ yatno bravīmyeṣa punaḥ punaḥ। pāṇḍavebhyaḥ śivaṃ vo'stu śastramabhyutsṛjāmyaham ॥7-165-34॥
[सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; क्रियतां (kriyatāṃ) - be made; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पाण्डवेभ्यः (pāṇḍavebhyaḥ) - to the Pandavas; शिवं (śivam) - auspicious; वः (vaḥ) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - be; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon; अभ्युत्सृजामि (abhyutsṛjāmi) - I release; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(In battle, let effort be made, I say this again and again. To the Pandavas, may auspiciousness be to you, I release the weapon.)
In battle, make an effort, I say this repeatedly. May auspiciousness be with the Pandavas, I release my weapon.
इति तत्र महाराज प्राक्रोशद्द्रौणिमेव च। उत्सृज्य च रणे शस्त्रं रथोपस्थे निवेश्य च ॥ अभयं सर्वभूतानां प्रददौ योगयुक्तवान् ॥७-१६५-३५॥
iti tatra mahārāja prākrośaddrāuṇimeva ca। utsṛjya ca raṇe śastraṃ rathopasthe niveśya ca ॥ abhayaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ pradadau yogayuktavān ॥7-165-35॥
[इति (iti) - thus; तत्र (tatra) - there; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; प्राक्रोशत् (prākrośat) - cried out; द्रौणिम् (drāuṇim) - Drona's son; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शस्त्रं (śastram) - weapon; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; निवेश्य (niveśya) - placing; च (ca) - and; अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - to all beings; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; योगयुक्तवान् (yogayuktavān) - endowed with yoga;]
(Thus, there, O great king, cried out only to Drona's son, and abandoning the weapon in battle, placing it on the chariot seat, gave fearlessness to all beings, endowed with yoga.)
Thus, O great king, he cried out to Drona's son, and abandoning his weapon in battle, placed it on the chariot seat, granting fearlessness to all beings, as he was endowed with yoga.
तस्य तच्छिद्रमाज्ञाय धृष्टद्युम्नः समुत्थितः। खड्गी रथादवप्लुत्य सहसा द्रोणमभ्ययात् ॥७-१६५-३६॥
tasya tacchidramājñāya dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ samutthitaḥ। khaḍgī rathādavaplutya sahasā droṇamabhyayāt ॥7-165-36॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; छिद्रम् (chidram) - gap; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - arose; खड्गी (khaḍgī) - sword in hand; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - jumping down; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(Having known his gap, Dhrishtadyumna arose. Sword in hand, jumping down from the chariot, he suddenly approached Drona.)
Dhrishtadyumna, realizing the opportunity, quickly rose with his sword, leapt from his chariot, and swiftly approached Drona.
हाहाकृतानि भूतानि मानुषाणीतराणि च। द्रोणं तथागतं दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नवशं गतम् ॥७-१६५-३७॥
hāhākṛtāni bhūtāni mānuṣāṇītarāṇi ca। droṇaṃ tathāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnavaśaṃ gatam ॥7-165-37॥
[हाहाकृतानि (hāhākṛtāni) - made lament; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; मानुषाणि (mānuṣāṇi) - human; इतरा (itarā) - other; च (ca) - and; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; तथागतं (tathāgatam) - thus gone; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; धृष्टद्युम्नवशं (dhṛṣṭadyumnavaśaṃ) - under Dhrishtadyumna's control; गतम् (gatam) - gone;]
(The beings, both human and others, were made to lament. Having seen Drona thus gone under Dhrishtadyumna's control.)
The beings, both human and non-human, lamented upon seeing Drona, who had fallen under the control of Dhrishtadyumna.
हाहाकारं भृशं चक्रुरहो धिगिति चाब्रुवन्। द्रोणोऽपि शस्त्राण्युत्सृज्य परमं साम्यमास्थितः ॥७-१६५-३८॥
hāhākāraṁ bhṛśaṁ cakruraho dhigiti cābruvan। droṇo'pi śastrāṇyutsṛjya paramaṁ sāmyamāsthitaḥ ॥7-165-38॥
[हाहाकारम् (hāhākāram) - lamentation; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; अहो (aho) - alas; धिक् (dhik) - shame; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अपि (api) - also; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; साम्यम् (sāmyam) - equanimity; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - assumed;]
(They made intense lamentation, saying 'Alas, shame!' Drona also, abandoning his weapons, assumed supreme equanimity.)
They cried out in intense lamentation, exclaiming 'Alas, shame!' Meanwhile, Drona, having abandoned his weapons, stood in supreme equanimity.
तथोक्त्वा योगमास्थाय ज्योतिर्भूतो महातपाः। दिवमाक्रामदाचार्यः सद्भिः सह दुराक्रमम् ॥७-१६५-३९॥
tathoktvā yogamāsthāya jyotirbhūto mahātapāḥ। divamākrāmadācāryaḥ sadbhiḥ saha durākramam ॥7-165-39॥
[तथोक्त्वा (tathoktvā) - having thus spoken; योगम् (yogam) - yoga; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - become; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; दिवम् (divam) - heaven; आक्रामत् (ākrāmat) - ascended; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the teacher; सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - with the virtuous; सह (saha) - together; दुराक्रमम् (durākramam) - difficult to ascend;]
(Having thus spoken, having resorted to yoga, the great ascetic became light and ascended to heaven, the teacher together with the virtuous, difficult to ascend.)
Having thus spoken, the great ascetic, having resorted to yoga, became a being of light and ascended to the heavens, accompanied by the virtuous, to a place difficult to ascend.
द्वौ सूर्याविति नो बुद्धिरासीत्तस्मिंस्तथा गते। एकाग्रमिव चासीद्धि ज्योतिर्भिः पूरितं नभः ॥ समपद्यत चार्काभे भारद्वाजनिशाकरे ॥७-१६५-४०॥
dvau sūryāviti no buddhirāsīttasmiṃstathā gate। ekāgramiva cāsīddhi jyotirbhiḥ pūritaṃ nabhaḥ ॥ samapadyata cārkābhe bhāradvājanishākare ॥7-165-40॥
[द्वौ (dvau) - two; सूर्यौ (sūryau) - suns; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - our; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तथा (tathā) - thus; गते (gate) - gone; एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - focused; इव (iva) - as if; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; हि (hi) - indeed; ज्योतिर्भिः (jyotirbhiḥ) - with lights; पूरितम् (pūritam) - filled; नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became; च (ca) - and; अर्काभे (arkābhe) - sun-like; भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) - Bharadvaja; निशाकरे (niśākare) - moon;]
(Our intellect was as if there were two suns. Thus, when it had gone, the sky was indeed filled with lights as if focused. Bharadvaja and the moon became sun-like.)
Our perception was that there were two suns. When it passed, the sky was filled with lights, appearing focused. Bharadvaja and the moon appeared like the sun.
निमेषमात्रेण च तज्ज्योतिरन्तरधीयत। आसीत्किलकिलाशब्दः प्रहृष्टानां दिवौकसाम् ॥ ब्रह्मलोकं गते द्रोणे धृष्टद्युम्ने च मोहिते ॥७-१६५-४१॥
nimeṣamātreṇa ca tajjyotirantaradhīyata। āsītkilakilāśabdaḥ prahṛṣṭānāṃ divaukasām ॥ brahmalokaṃ gate droṇe dhṛṣṭadyumne ca mohite ॥7-165-41॥
[निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - in a moment; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; किलकिलाशब्दः (kilakilāśabdaḥ) - a sound of joy; प्रहृष्टानां (prahṛṣṭānāṃ) - of the delighted; दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the celestial beings; ब्रह्मलोकं (brahmalokaṃ) - to the world of Brahma; गते (gate) - having gone; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; धृष्टद्युम्ने (dhṛṣṭadyumne) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; मोहिते (mohite) - bewildered;]
(In a moment, that light disappeared. There was a sound of joy from the delighted celestial beings. Drona went to the world of Brahma, and Dhrishtadyumna was bewildered.)
In an instant, the light vanished, and the celestial beings rejoiced with sounds of joy. Drona ascended to Brahma's realm, while Dhrishtadyumna was left bewildered.
वयमेव तदाद्राक्ष्म पञ्च मानुषयोनयः। योगयुक्तं महात्मानं गच्छन्तं परमां गतिम् ॥७-१६५-४२॥
vayameva tadādrākṣma pañca mānuṣayonayaḥ। yogayuktaṃ mahātmānaṃ gacchantaṃ paramāṃ gatim ॥7-165-42॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; एव (eva) - only; तदा (tadā) - then; अद्राक्ष्म (adrākṣma) - saw; पञ्च (pañca) - five; मानुषयोनयः (mānuṣayonayaḥ) - human births; योगयुक्तं (yogayuktaṃ) - endowed with yoga; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - great soul; गच्छन्तं (gacchantaṃ) - going; परमां (paramāṃ) - supreme; गतिम् (gatim) - destination;]
(We only then saw five human births, the great soul endowed with yoga, going to the supreme destination.)
We then saw the great soul, endowed with yoga, proceeding towards the supreme destination, through five human births.
अहं धनञ्जयः पार्थः कृपः शारद्वतो द्विजः। वासुदेवश्च वार्ष्णेयो धर्मराजश्च पाण्डवः ॥७-१६५-४३॥
ahaṁ dhanañjayaḥ pārthaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato dvijaḥ। vāsudevaśca vārṣṇeyo dharmarājaśca pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-165-43॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Partha; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Sharadvata; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - descendant of Vrishni; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava;]
(I am Dhananjaya, Partha, Kripa, Sharadvata, the Brahmin; Vasudeva and the descendant of Vrishni, Dharmaraja and the Pandava.)
I am Dhananjaya, known as Partha, and Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, a Brahmin. Vasudeva, the descendant of Vrishni, and Dharmaraja, the Pandava.
अन्ये तु सर्वे नापश्यन्भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः। महिमानं महाराज योगमुक्तस्य गच्छतः ॥७-१६५-४४॥
anye tu sarve nāpaśyanbhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ। mahimānaṃ mahārāja yogamuktasya gacchataḥ ॥7-165-44॥
[अन्ये (anye) - others; तु (tu) - but; सर्वे (sarve) - all; न (na) - not; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - saw; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; महिमानं (mahimānaṃ) - greatness; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; योगमुक्तस्य (yogamuktasya) - of the one liberated through yoga; गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - departing;]
(But all others did not see the greatness of the wise Bharadvaja, O great king, as he departed liberated through yoga.)
But all others could not perceive the greatness of the wise Bharadvaja, O great king, as he departed, having attained liberation through yoga.
गतिं परमिकां प्राप्तमजानन्तो नृयोनयः। नापश्यन्गच्छमानं हि तं सार्धमृषिपुङ्गवैः ॥ आचार्यं योगमास्थाय ब्रह्मलोकमरिंदमम् ॥७-१६५-४५॥
gatiṁ paramikāṁ prāptamajānanto nṛyonayaḥ। nāpaśyaṅgacchamānaṁ hi taṁ sārdhamṛṣipuṅgavaiḥ ॥ ācāryaṁ yogamāsthāya brahmalokamariṁdamam ॥7-165-45॥
[गतिं (gatiṁ) - goal; परमिकां (paramikāṁ) - supreme; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained; अजानन्तः (ajānantaḥ) - not knowing; नृयोनयः (nṛyonayaḥ) - human beings; न (na) - not; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - seeing; गच्छमानं (gacchamānaṁ) - going; हि (hi) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him; सार्धम् (sārdham) - with; ऋषिपुङ्गवैः (ṛṣipuṅgavaiḥ) - sages; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; योगम् (yogam) - yoga; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - practicing; ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - Brahma's world; अरिंदमम् (ariṁdamam) - destroyer of enemies;]
(The human beings, not knowing the supreme goal attained, did not see him indeed going with the sages. Practicing yoga, the teacher reached Brahma's world, the destroyer of enemies.)
The human beings, unaware of the supreme goal that had been attained, did not see him going with the great sages. The teacher, practicing yoga, reached the world of Brahma, the conqueror of enemies.
वितुन्नाङ्गं शरशतैर्न्यस्तायुधमसृक्क्षरम्। धिक्कृतः पार्षतस्तं तु सर्वभूतैः परामृशत् ॥७-१६५-४६॥
vitunnāṅgaṃ śaraśatairnyastāyudhamasṛkkṣaram। dhikkṛtaḥ pārṣatastaṃ tu sarvabhūtaiḥ parāmṛśat ॥7-165-46॥
[वितुन्न (vitunna) - pierced; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body; शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - by hundreds of arrows; न्यस्त (nyasta) - laid down; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapons; असृक् (asṛk) - blood; क्षरम् (kṣaram) - flowing; धिक्कृतः (dhikkṛtaḥ) - cursed; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; तम् (tam) - him; तु (tu) - but; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - beings; परामृशत् (parāmṛśat) - touched;]
(The body pierced by hundreds of arrows, with weapons laid down, and blood flowing, the son of Prishata, cursed, was touched by all beings.)
The son of Prishata, with his body pierced by hundreds of arrows and weapons laid down, was cursed and touched by all beings as his blood flowed.
तस्य मूर्धानमालम्ब्य गतसत्त्वस्य देहिनः। किञ्चिदब्रुवतः कायाद्विचकर्तासिना शिरः ॥७-१६५-४७॥
tasya mūrdhānam ālambya gatasattvasya dehinaḥ। kiñcid abruvataḥ kāyād vicakarta asinā śiraḥ ॥7-165-47॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; मूर्धानम् (mūrdhānam) - head; आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having seized; गतसत्त्वस्य (gatasattvasya) - lifeless; देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - of the embodied; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; अब्रुवतः (abruvataḥ) - of one who was not speaking; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; विचकर्त (vicakarta) - cut off; असिना (asinā) - with a sword; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head;]
(Having seized his head, from the lifeless body of the one who was not speaking, cut off the head with a sword.)
He seized the head of the lifeless body and cut it off with a sword, from the one who was not speaking.
हर्षेण महता युक्तो भारद्वाजे निपातिते। सिंहनादरवं चक्रे भ्रामयन्खड्गमाहवे ॥७-१६५-४८॥
harṣeṇa mahatā yukto bhāradvāje nipātite। siṃhanādaravaṃ cakre bhrāmayaṇkhaḍgamāhave ॥7-165-48॥
[हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महता (mahatā) - great; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; भारद्वाजे (bhāradvāje) - Bharadvaja; निपातिते (nipātite) - fallen; सिंहनादरवम् (siṃhanādaravam) - lion's roar sound; चक्रे (cakre) - made; भ्रामयन् (bhrāmayan) - wielding; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(With great joy, engaged in the fallen Bharadvaja, he made a lion's roar sound, wielding a sword in battle.)
With immense joy, as Bharadvaja fell, he let out a lion's roar, brandishing his sword in the battle.
आकर्णपलितः श्यामो वयसाशीतिपञ्चकः। त्वत्कृते व्यचरत्सङ्ख्ये स तु षोडशवर्षवत् ॥७-१६५-४९॥
ākarṇapalitaḥ śyāmo vayasāśītipañcakaḥ। tvatkṛte vyacaratsaṅkhye sa tu ṣoḍaśavarṣavat ॥7-165-49॥
[आकर्णपलितः (ākarṇapalitaḥ) - grey-haired; श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; अशीतिपञ्चकः (aśītipañcakaḥ) - eighty-five; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - wandered; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; सः (saḥ) - he; तु (tu) - but; षोडशवर्षवत् (ṣoḍaśavarṣavat) - like a sixteen-year-old;]
(Grey-haired, dark, eighty-five years old, he wandered in battle for your sake, but like a sixteen-year-old.)
Though he was grey-haired and dark, eighty-five years old, he fought in the battle for your sake as if he were just sixteen.
उक्तवांश्च महाबाहुः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। जीवन्तमानयाचार्यं मा वधीर्द्रुपदात्मज ॥७-१६५-५०॥
uktavāṁśca mahābāhuḥ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ। jīvantamānayācāryaṁ mā vadhīrdrupadātmaja ॥7-165-50॥
[उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; च (ca) - and; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - alive; आनय (ānaya) - bring; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; मा (mā) - do not; वधीर् (vadhīḥ) - kill; द्रुपदात्मज (drupadātmaja) - son of Drupada;]
(Said the mighty-armed son of Kunti, Dhananjaya: "Bring the teacher alive; do not kill, son of Drupada.")
The mighty-armed Arjuna, son of Kunti, instructed: "Bring the teacher alive; do not kill him, son of Drupada."
न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इति ते सैनिकाश्च ह। उत्क्रोशन्नर्जुनश्चैव सानुक्रोशस्तमाद्रवत् ॥७-१६५-५१॥
na hantavyo na hantavya iti te sainikāśca ha। utkrośannarjunaścaiva sānukrośastamādravat ॥7-165-51॥
[न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; इति (iti) - thus; ते (te) - they; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed; उत्क्रोशन् (utkrośan) - shouting; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सानुक्रोशः (sānukrośaḥ) - with compassion; तम् (tam) - him; आद्रवत् (ādravat) - ran towards;]
("Not to be killed, not to be killed," thus the soldiers indeed shouted, and Arjuna, with compassion, ran towards him.)
The soldiers shouted, "Do not kill, do not kill," and Arjuna, filled with compassion, ran towards him.
क्रोशमानेऽर्जुने चैव पार्थिवेषु च सर्वशः। धृष्टद्युम्नोऽवधीद्द्रोणं रथतल्पे नरर्षभम् ॥७-१६५-५२॥
krośamāne'rjune caiva pārthiveṣu ca sarvaśaḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumno'vadhīddroṇaṃ rathatalpe nararṣabham ॥7-165-52॥
[क्रोशमाने (krośamāne) - crying; अर्जुने (arjune) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पार्थिवेषु (pārthiveṣu) - among kings; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; अवधीद् (avadhīd) - killed; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; रथतल्पे (rathatalpe) - on the chariot-bed; नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - bull among men;]
(Crying Arjuna and indeed among kings everywhere, Dhrishtadyumna killed Drona on the chariot-bed, bull among men.)
As Arjuna cried out and the kings were in disarray, Dhrishtadyumna killed Drona, the bull among men, on his chariot-bed.
शोणितेन परिक्लिन्नो रथाद्भूमिमरिंदमः। लोहिताङ्ग इवादित्यो दुर्दर्शः समपद्यत ॥ एवं तं निहतं सङ्ख्ये ददृशे सैनिको जनः ॥७-१६५-५३॥
śoṇitena pariklinnō rathādbhūmimariṃdamaḥ। lōhitāṅga ivādityō durdarśaḥ samapadyata ॥ ēvaṃ taṃ nihataṃ saṅkhyē dadṛśē sainikō janaḥ ॥7-165-53॥
[शोणितेन (śoṇitena) - with blood; परिक्लिन्नः (pariklinnah) - soaked; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - ground; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - subduer of enemies; लोहिताङ्गः (lōhitāṅgaḥ) - red-bodied; इव (iva) - like; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun; दुर्दर्शः (durdarśaḥ) - difficult to see; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became; एवम् (evam) - thus; तम् (tam) - him; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - saw; सैनिकः (sainikaḥ) - soldier; जनः (janaḥ) - people;]
(The subduer of enemies, soaked with blood, fell from the chariot to the ground, like the red-bodied sun, becoming difficult to see. Thus, the soldiers and people saw him slain in battle.)
The warrior, drenched in blood, fell from his chariot to the earth, resembling the sun with its red hue, and became hard to discern. Thus, the soldiers and people witnessed him lying dead on the battlefield.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु तद्राजन्भारद्वाजशिरो महत्। तावकानां महेष्वासः प्रमुखे तत्समाक्षिपत् ॥७-१६५-५४॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastu tadrājanbhāradvājaśiro mahat। tāvakānāṃ maheṣvāsaḥ pramukhe tatsamākṣipat ॥7-165-54॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) - Bhāradvāja; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; महत् (mahat) - great; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of yours; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; तत् (tat) - that; समाक्षिपत् (samākṣipat) - hurled;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, but that, O king, Bhāradvāja's great head, of yours, the great archer, in front, that hurled.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, however, hurled the great head of Bhāradvāja in front of your great archer, O king.
ते तु दृष्ट्वा शिरो राजन्भारद्वाजस्य तावकाः। पलायनकृतोत्साहा दुद्रुवुः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥७-१६५-५५॥
te tu dṛṣṭvā śiro rājanbhāradvājasya tāvakāḥ। palāyanakṛtotsāhā dudruvuḥ sarvatodiśam ॥7-165-55॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; पलायन (palāyana) - flight; कृत (kṛta) - having made; उत्साहा (utsāhā) - enthusiastic; दुद्रुवुः (dudruvuḥ) - ran; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - in all directions; दिशम् (diśam) - directions;]
(They, having seen the head of Bharadvaja, O king, your men, enthusiastic in making flight, ran in all directions.)
Upon seeing the head of Bharadvaja, your men, O king, became eager to flee and ran in all directions.
द्रोणस्तु दिवमास्थाय नक्षत्रपथमाविशत्। अहमेव तदाद्राक्षं द्रोणस्य निधनं नृप ॥७-१६५-५६॥
droṇastu divamāsthāya nakṣatrapathamāviśat। ahameva tadādrākṣaṃ droṇasya nidhanaṃ nṛpa ॥7-165-56॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तु (tu) - but; दिवम् (divam) - heaven; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having ascended; नक्षत्रपथम् (nakṣatrapatham) - the path of the stars; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered; अहम् (aham) - I; एव (eva) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; अद्राक्षम् (adrākṣam) - saw; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; निधनम् (nidhanam) - the demise; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(But Drona, having ascended to heaven, entered the path of the stars. I indeed then saw the demise of Drona, O king.)
"But Drona ascended to heaven and entered the path of the stars. At that time, I witnessed the demise of Drona, O king."
ऋषेः प्रसादात्कृष्णस्य सत्यवत्याः सुतस्य च। विधूमामिव संयान्तीमुल्कां प्रज्वलितामिव ॥ अपश्याम दिवं स्तब्ध्वा गच्छन्तं तं महाद्युतिम् ॥७-१६५-५७॥
ṛṣeḥ prasādāt kṛṣṇasya satyavatyāḥ sutasya ca। vidhūmām iva saṃyāntīm ulkāṃ prajvalitām iva ॥ apaśyāma divaṃ stabdhvā gacchantaṃ taṃ mahādyutim ॥7-165-57॥
[ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Krishna; सत्यवत्याः (satyavatyāḥ) - of Satyavati; सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son; च (ca) - and; विधूमाम् (vidhūmām) - smokeless; इव (iva) - like; संयान्तीम् (saṃyāntīm) - going; उल्काम् (ulkām) - meteor; प्रज्वलिताम् (prajvalitām) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; दिवम् (divam) - the sky; स्तब्ध्वा (stabdhvā) - standing still; गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going; तम् (tam) - that; महाद्युतिम् (mahādyutim) - greatly luminous;]
(By the grace of the sage, of Krishna, and of the son of Satyavati, we saw a smokeless, blazing meteor going to the sky, standing still, that greatly luminous one.)
By the grace of the sage, Krishna, and the son of Satyavati, we saw a blazing, smokeless meteor ascending to the sky, standing still, that greatly luminous one.
हते द्रोणे निरुत्साहान्कुरून्पाण्डवसृञ्जयाः। अभ्यद्रवन्महावेगास्ततः सैन्यं व्यदीर्यत ॥७-१६५-५८॥
hate droṇe nirutsāhān kurūn pāṇḍava-sṛñjayāḥ। abhyadravan mahāvegās tataḥ sainyaṃ vyadīryata ॥7-165-58॥
[हते (hate) - when slain; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Droṇa; निरुत्साहान् (nirutsāhān) - dispirited; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; पाण्डवसृञ्जयाः (pāṇḍava-sṛñjayāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas; अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - rushed; महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - with great speed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्यम् (sainyaṃ) - army; व्यदीर्यत (vyadīryata) - was scattered;]
(When Droṇa was slain, the dispirited Kurus were rushed by the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas with great speed; then the army was scattered.)
After Droṇa's death, the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas, with renewed vigor, charged at the disheartened Kurus, causing their army to scatter.
निहता हयभूयिष्ठाः सङ्ग्रामे निशितैः शरैः। तावका निहते द्रोणे गतासव इवाभवन् ॥७-१६५-५९॥
nihata hayabhūyiṣṭhāḥ saṅgrāme niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। tāvakā nihate droṇe gatāsava ivābhavan ॥7-165-59॥
[निहता (nihata) - killed; हयभूयिष्ठाः (hayabhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - mostly horses; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; निहते (nihate) - slain; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; गतासव (gatāsava) - lifeless; इव (iva) - as if; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Killed were mostly horses in battle with sharp arrows. Your men, with Drona slain, became as if lifeless.)
In the battle, most of the horses were killed by sharp arrows. With Drona slain, your men appeared as if they had lost their lives.
पराजयमथावाप्य परत्र च महद्भयम्। उभयेनैव ते हीना नाविन्दन्धृतिमात्मनः ॥७-१६५-६०॥
parājayam atha avāpya paratra ca mahadbhayam। ubhayena eva te hīnā na avindan dhṛtim ātmanaḥ ॥7-165-60॥
[पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat; अथ (atha) - then; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; परत्र (paratra) - elsewhere; च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; उभयेन (ubhayena) - by both; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - they; हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived; न (na) - not; अविन्दन् (avindan) - found; धृतिम् (dhṛtim) - courage; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of themselves;]
(Having obtained defeat and great fear elsewhere, indeed deprived by both, they did not find courage of themselves.)
After experiencing defeat and great fear elsewhere, they were deprived by both and could not find courage within themselves.
अन्विच्छन्तः शरीरं तु भारद्वाजस्य पार्थिवाः। नाध्यगच्छंस्तदा राजन्कबन्धायुतसङ्कुले ॥७-१६५-६१॥
anvicchantaḥ śarīraṃ tu bhāradvājasya pārthivāḥ। nādhyagacchaṃstadā rājankabandhāyutasaṅkule ॥7-165-61॥
[अन्विच्छन्तः (anvicchantaḥ) - seeking; शरीरं (śarīraṃ) - body; तु (tu) - but; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छन् (adhyagacchan) - found; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कबन्धायुतसङ्कुले (kabandhāyutasaṅkule) - amidst the heap of corpses;]
(The kings were seeking the body of Bharadvaja, but did not find it then, O king, amidst the heap of corpses.)
The kings searched for the body of Bharadvaja, but at that time, O king, they could not find it among the pile of corpses.
पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा परत्र च महद्यशः। बाणशब्दरवांश्चक्रुः सिंहनादांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥७-१६५-६२॥
pāṇḍavāstu jayaṃ labdhvā paratra ca mahadyaśaḥ। bāṇaśabdaravāṃścakruḥ siṃhanādāṃśca puṣkalān ॥7-165-62॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; तु (tu) - but; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; परत्र (paratra) - beyond; च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; शब्द (śabda) - sound; रवान् (ravān) - roars; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नादान् (nādān) - roars; च (ca) - and; पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant;]
(The Pandavas, having obtained victory and great fame beyond, made the sounds of arrows and abundant lion roars.)
The Pandavas, after achieving victory and gaining immense fame in the other world, made loud sounds of arrows and roared like lions abundantly.
भीमसेनस्ततो राजन्धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। वरूथिन्यामनृत्येतां परिष्वज्य परस्परम् ॥७-१६५-६३॥
bhīmasenastato rājandhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ। varūthinyāmanṛtyetāṃ pariṣvajya parasparam ॥7-165-63॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; वरूथिन्याम् (varūthinyām) - in the army; अनृत्येताम् (anṛtyetām) - danced; परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - embracing; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Bhimasena then, O king, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, danced in the army, embracing each other.)
Then Bhimasena and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, danced together in the army, embracing each other, O king.
अब्रवीच्च तदा भीमः पार्षतं शत्रुतापनम्। भूयोऽहं त्वां विजयिनं परिष्वक्ष्यामि पार्षत ॥ सूतपुत्रे हते पापे धार्तराष्ट्रे च संयुगे ॥७-१६५-६४॥
abravīcca tadā bhīmaḥ pārṣataṃ śatrutāpanam। bhūyo'haṃ tvāṃ vijayinaṃ pariṣvakṣyāmi pārṣata ॥ sūtaputre hate pāpe dhārtarāṣṭre ca saṃyuge ॥7-165-64॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - to Parshata; शत्रुतापनम् (śatrutāpanam) - enemy-burner; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; विजयिनम् (vijayinam) - victorious; परिष्वक्ष्यामि (pariṣvakṣyāmi) - will embrace; पार्षत (pārṣata) - Parshata; सूतपुत्रे (sūtaputre) - Suta's son; हते (hate) - killed; पापे (pāpe) - wicked; धार्तराष्ट्रे (dhārtarāṣṭre) - Dhritarashtra's son; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Then Bhima said to Parshata, the enemy-burner: "I will embrace you again, Parshata, when the wicked Suta's son and Dhritarashtra's son are killed in battle.")
Bhima assured Parshata, the tormentor of foes, that he would embrace him again once the wicked Karna and Duryodhana were slain in the battle.
एतावदुक्त्वा भीमस्तु हर्षेण महता युतः। बाहुशब्देन पृथिवीं कम्पयामास पाण्डवः ॥७-१६५-६५॥
etāvad uktvā bhīmas tu harṣeṇa mahatā yutaḥ। bāhuśabdena pṛthivīṃ kampayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-165-65॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तु (tu) - but; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महता (mahatā) - great; युतः (yutaḥ) - filled; बाहुशब्देन (bāhuśabdena) - with the sound of his arms; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth; कम्पयामास (kampayāmāsa) - shook; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]
(Thus having spoken, Bhima, filled with great joy, shook the earth with the sound of his arms.)
After speaking thus, Bhima, filled with immense joy, shook the earth with the sound of his mighty arms.
तस्य शब्देन वित्रस्ताः प्राद्रवंस्तावका युधि। क्षत्रधर्मं समुत्सृज्य पलायनपरायणाः ॥७-१६५-६६॥
tasya śabdena vitrastāḥ prādravan tāvakā yudhi। kṣatradharmaṃ samutsṛjya palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ ॥7-165-66॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound; वित्रस्ताः (vitrastāḥ) - frightened; प्राद्रवम् (prādravan) - fled; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; क्षत्रधर्मं (kṣatradharmaṃ) - warrior's duty; समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - abandoning; पलायनपरायणाः (palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on fleeing;]
(By his sound, frightened, your men fled in battle, abandoning the warrior's duty, intent on fleeing.)
Frightened by the sound, your soldiers fled the battlefield, abandoning their duty as warriors, intent only on escape.
पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा हृष्टा ह्यासन्विशां पते। अरिक्षयं च सङ्ग्रामे तेन ते सुखमाप्नुवन् ॥७-१६५-६७॥
pāṇḍavāstu jayaṃ labdhvā hṛṣṭā hyāsanviśāṃ pate। arikṣayaṃ ca saṅgrāme tena te sukhamāpnuvan ॥7-165-67॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; तु (tu) - but; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; हि (hi) - indeed; आसन् (āsan) - were; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; अरिक्षयम् (arikṣayam) - destruction of enemies; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तेन (tena) - by that; ते (te) - they; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; आप्नुवन् (āpnuvan) - obtained;]
(The Pandavas, having obtained victory, were indeed joyful, O lord of men. By that destruction of enemies in battle, they obtained happiness.)
The Pandavas, having achieved victory, were filled with joy, O lord of men. Through the destruction of their enemies in battle, they found happiness.
ततो द्रोणे हते राजन्कुरवः शस्त्रपीडिताः। हतप्रवीरा विध्वस्ता भृशं शोकपरायणाः ॥७-१६५-६८॥
tato droṇe hate rājan kuravaḥ śastrapīḍitāḥ। hatapravīrā vidhvastā bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇāḥ ॥7-165-68॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Droṇa; हते (hate) - slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; शस्त्रपीडिताः (śastrapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by weapons; हतप्रवीराः (hatapravīrāḥ) - with their heroes slain; विध्वस्ताः (vidhvastāḥ) - scattered; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; शोकपरायणाः (śokaparāyaṇāḥ) - immersed in sorrow;]
(Then, O king, with Droṇa slain, the Kurus, afflicted by weapons, with their heroes slain, scattered, greatly immersed in sorrow.)
Then, O king, after Droṇa was slain, the Kuru warriors, afflicted by weapons and having lost their heroes, were scattered and deeply immersed in sorrow.
विचेतसो हतोत्साहाः कश्मलाभिहतौजसः। आर्तस्वरेण महता पुत्रं ते पर्यवारयन् ॥७-१६५-६९॥
vicetaso hatotsāhāḥ kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ। ārtasvareṇa mahatā putraṃ te paryavārayan ॥7-165-69॥
[विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - unconscious; हत-उत्साहाः (hata-utsāhāḥ) - deprived of enthusiasm; कश्मल-अभिहत-ओजसः (kaśmala-abhihata-ojasaḥ) - whose energy was struck by distress; आर्त-स्वरेण (ārta-svareṇa) - with a loud cry; महता (mahatā) - great; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; ते (te) - your; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Unconscious, deprived of enthusiasm, whose energy was struck by distress, with a loud cry, great, your son surrounded.)
Your son, unconscious and deprived of enthusiasm, whose energy was struck by distress, was surrounded with a loud and great cry.
रजस्वला वेपमाना वीक्षमाणा दिशो दश। अश्रुकण्ठा यथा दैत्या हिरण्याक्षे पुरा हते ॥७-१६५-७०॥
rajasvalā vepamānā vīkṣamāṇā diśo daśa। aśrukaṇṭhā yathā daityā hiraṇyākṣe purā hate ॥7-165-70॥
[रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - menstruating; वेपमाना (vepamānā) - trembling; वीक्षमाणा (vīkṣamāṇā) - looking around; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten; अश्रुकण्ठा (aśrukaṇṭhā) - with a choked throat; यथा (yathā) - as; दैत्या (daityā) - the demoness; हिरण्याक्षे (hiraṇyākṣe) - Hiraṇyākṣa; पुरा (purā) - formerly; हते (hate) - killed;]
(Menstruating, trembling, looking around in ten directions, with a choked throat, as the demoness when Hiraṇyākṣa was formerly killed.)
Menstruating and trembling, she looked around in all ten directions with a choked throat, just like the demoness did when Hiraṇyākṣa was killed in the past.
स तैः परिवृतो राजा त्रस्तैः क्षुद्रमृगैरिव। अशक्नुवन्नवस्थातुमपायात्तनयस्तव ॥७-१६५-७१॥
sa taiḥ parivṛto rājā trastaiḥ kṣudramṛgairiva। aśaknuvannavasthātumapāyāttanayastava ॥7-165-71॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; राजा (rājā) - king; त्रस्तैः (trastaiḥ) - frightened; क्षुद्रमृगैः (kṣudramṛgaiḥ) - by small animals; इव (iva) - like; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - unable; अवस्थातुम् (avasthātum) - to stay; अपायात् (apāyāt) - went away; तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your;]
(He, surrounded by them, like a king frightened by small animals, unable to stay, went away, your son.)
Your son, surrounded by them, like a king frightened by small animals, unable to stay, went away.
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तास्ते योधास्तव भारत। आदित्येन च सन्तप्ता भृशं विमनसोऽभवन् ॥७-१६५-७२॥
kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntāste yodhāstava bhārata। ādityena ca santaptā bhṛśaṃ vimanaso'bhavan ॥7-165-72॥
[क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger; पिपासा (pipāsā) - thirst; परिश्रान्ताः (pariśrāntāḥ) - exhausted; ते (te) - those; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; आदित्येन (ādityena) - by the sun; च (ca) - and; सन्तप्ताः (santaptāḥ) - scorched; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; विमनसः (vimanasaḥ) - dispirited; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Hunger, thirst, and exhaustion afflicted those warriors of yours, O Bharata. Scorched by the sun, they became greatly dispirited.)
Your warriors, O Bharata, were afflicted by hunger, thirst, and exhaustion. Scorched by the sun, they became greatly dispirited.
भास्करस्येव पतनं समुद्रस्येव शोषणम्। विपर्यासं यथा मेरोर्वासवस्येव निर्जयम् ॥७-१६५-७३॥
bhāskarasy-eva patanaṃ samudrasy-eva śoṣaṇam। viparyāsaṃ yathā meror-vāsavasy-eva nirjayam ॥7-165-73॥
[भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun; इव (iva) - like; पतनं (patanaṃ) - fall; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; इव (iva) - like; शोषणम् (śoṣaṇam) - drying up; विपर्यासं (viparyāsaṃ) - reversal; यथा (yathā) - as; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra; इव (iva) - like; निर्जयम् (nirjayam) - defeat;]
(The fall of the sun, the drying up of the ocean, the reversal of Meru, and the defeat of Indra.)
It is as impossible as the sun falling, the ocean drying up, the reversal of Mount Meru, or the defeat of Indra.
अमर्षणीयं तद्दृष्ट्वा भारद्वाजस्य पातनम्। त्रस्तरूपतरा राजन्कौरवाः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥७-१६५-७४॥
amarṣaṇīyaṃ taddṛṣṭvā bhāradvājasya pātanam। trastarūpatarā rājankauravāḥ prādravanbhayāt ॥7-165-74॥
[अमर्षणीयं (amarṣaṇīyaṃ) - intolerable; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; पातनम् (pātanam) - fall; त्रस्तरूपतरा (trastarūpatarā) - more terrified; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(Intolerable, having seen that fall of Bharadvaja, more terrified, O king, the Kauravas fled out of fear.)
Seeing the intolerable fall of Bharadvaja, the Kauravas, more terrified, fled in fear, O king.
गान्धारराजः शकुनिस्त्रस्तस्त्रस्ततरैः सह। हतं रुक्मरथं दृष्ट्वा प्राद्रवत्सहितो रथैः ॥७-१६५-७५॥
gāndhārarājaḥ śakunistrastastrastataraiḥ saha। hataṃ rukmarathaṃ dṛṣṭvā prādravatsahito rathaiḥ ॥7-165-75॥
[गान्धारराजः (gāndhārarājaḥ) - King of Gandhara; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; त्रस्तः (trastaḥ) - frightened; त्रस्ततरैः (trastataraiḥ) - more frightened; सह (saha) - with; हतं (hataṃ) - slain; रुक्मरथं (rukmaratham) - Rukmaratha; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots;]
(The King of Gandhara, Shakuni, frightened and with those more frightened, having seen Rukmaratha slain, fled together with chariots.)
The King of Gandhara, Shakuni, upon seeing Rukmaratha slain, fled in fear along with his more terrified companions and their chariots.
वरूथिनीं वेगवतीं विद्रुतां सपताकिनीम्। परिगृह्य महासेनां सूतपुत्रोऽपयाद्भयात् ॥७-१६५-७६॥
varūthinīṃ vegavatīṃ vidrutāṃ sapatākinīm। parigṛhya mahāsenāṃ sūtaputro'payādbhayāt ॥7-165-76॥
[वरूथिनीं (varūthinīṃ) - having a protective covering; वेगवतीं (vegavatīṃ) - swift; विद्रुतां (vidrutāṃ) - scattered; सपताकिनीम् (sapatākinīm) - with banners; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having surrounded; महासेनां (mahāsenāṃ) - great army; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; अपयात् (apayāt) - retreated; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(Having surrounded the swift, scattered, and bannered great army with a protective covering, the son of a charioteer retreated out of fear.)
The son of a charioteer, having surrounded the swift and scattered great army with banners, retreated out of fear.
रथनागाश्वकलिलां पुरस्कृत्य तु वाहिनीम्। मद्राणामीश्वरः शल्यो वीक्षमाणोऽपयाद्भयात् ॥७-१६५-७७॥
rathanāgāśvakalilāṃ puraskṛtya tu vāhinīm। madrāṇāmīśvaraḥ śalyo vīkṣamāṇo'payādbhayāt ॥7-165-77॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; नाग (nāga) - elephant; अश्व (aśva) - horse; कलिलाम् (kalilām) - crowded with; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; तु (tu) - but; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; मद्राणाम् (madrāṇām) - of the Madras; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - observing; अपयात् (apayāt) - retreated; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(Placing the army crowded with chariots, elephants, and horses in front, but the lord of the Madras, Shalya, observing, retreated out of fear.)
Observing the army crowded with chariots, elephants, and horses, the lord of the Madras, Shalya, retreated out of fear.
हतप्रवीरैर्भूयिष्ठं द्विपैर्बहुपदातिभिः। वृतः शारद्वतोऽगच्छत्कष्टं कष्टमिति ब्रुवन् ॥७-१६५-७८॥
hatapravīrairbhūyiṣṭhaṃ dvipairbahupadātibhiḥ। vṛtaḥ śāradvato'gacchatkaṣṭaṃ kaṣṭamiti bruvan ॥7-165-78॥
[हत (hata) - killed; प्रवीरैः (pravīraiḥ) - heroes; भूयिष्ठं (bhūyiṣṭhaṃ) - mostly; द्विपैः (dvipaiḥ) - by elephants; बहु (bahu) - many; पदातिभिः (padātibhiḥ) - foot soldiers; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Śāradvata; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; कष्टं (kaṣṭaṃ) - difficult; कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - difficult; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying;]
(Śāradvata, surrounded mostly by elephants and many foot soldiers, went saying 'difficult, difficult' after the heroes were killed.)
Śāradvata, surrounded by many elephants and foot soldiers, lamented 'difficult, difficult' as he proceeded after the heroes were slain.
भोजानीकेन शिष्टेन कलिङ्गारट्टबाह्लिकैः। कृतवर्मा वृतो राजन्प्रायात्सुजवनैर्हयैः ॥७-१६५-७९॥
bhojānīkena śiṣṭena kaliṅgāraṭṭabāhlikaiḥ। kṛtavarmā vṛto rājanprāyātsujavanairhayaiḥ ॥7-165-79॥
[भोजानीकेन (bhojānīkena) - by the army of Bhoja; शिष्टेन (śiṣṭena) - by the disciplined; कलिङ्गारट्टबाह्लिकैः (kaliṅgāraṭṭabāhlikaiḥ) - with the Kalingas, Arattas, and Bahlikas; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; सुजवनैः (sujavanair) - with swift; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses;]
(Kritavarma, surrounded by the army of Bhoja, the disciplined, with the Kalingas, Arattas, and Bahlikas, O king, departed with swift horses.)
Kritavarma, accompanied by the disciplined army of Bhoja and allied with the Kalingas, Arattas, and Bahlikas, set out swiftly with horses, O king.
पदातिगणसंयुक्तस्त्रस्तो राजन्भयार्दितः। उलूकः प्राद्रवत्तत्र दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं निपातितम् ॥७-१६५-८०॥
padātigaṇasaṃyuktastrasto rājanbhayārditaḥ। ulūkaḥ prādravattatra dṛṣṭvā droṇaṃ nipātitam ॥7-165-80॥
[पदाति (padāti) - foot-soldier; गण (gaṇa) - group; संयुक्त (saṃyukta) - joined; त्रस्त (trasta) - terrified; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भयार्दितः (bhayārditaḥ) - afflicted by fear; उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - Uluka; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled; तत्र (tatra) - there; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; निपातितम् (nipātitam) - fallen;]
(The group of foot-soldiers, terrified and afflicted by fear, O king, Uluka fled there, seeing Drona fallen.)
The group of foot-soldiers, terrified and afflicted by fear, O king, saw Drona fallen, and Uluka fled from there.
दर्शनीयो युवा चैव शौर्ये च कृतलक्षणः। दुःशासनो भृशोद्विग्नः प्राद्रवद्गजसंवृतः ॥७-१६५-८१॥
darśanīyo yuvā caiva śaurye ca kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ। duḥśāsano bhṛśodvignaḥ prādravadgajasaṁvṛtaḥ ॥7-165-81॥
[दर्शनीयः (darśanīyaḥ) - handsome; युवा (yuvā) - young; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शौर्ये (śaurye) - in valor; च (ca) - and; कृतलक्षणः (kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ) - marked by signs; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; भृशोद्विग्नः (bhṛśodvignaḥ) - greatly agitated; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled; गजसंवृतः (gajasaṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by elephants;]
(Handsome, young, and indeed marked by signs of valor, Duḥśāsana, greatly agitated, fled surrounded by elephants.)
Duḥśāsana, who was handsome, young, and marked by signs of valor, became greatly agitated and fled, surrounded by elephants.
गजाश्वरथसंयुक्तो वृतश्चैव पदातिभिः। दुर्योधनो महाराज प्रायात्तत्र महारथः ॥७-१६५-८२॥
gajāśvarathasaṁyukto vṛtaścaiva padātibhiḥ। duryodhano mahārāja prāyāttatra mahārathaḥ ॥7-165-82॥
[गज (gaja) - elephant; अश्व (aśva) - horse; रथ (ratha) - chariot; संयुक्त (saṁyukta) - joined; वृत (vṛta) - surrounded; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पदातिभिः (padātibhiḥ) - by foot soldiers; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; तत्र (tatra) - there; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior;]
(Joined with elephants, horses, and chariots, and indeed surrounded by foot soldiers, Duryodhana, the great king, departed there, the great chariot warrior.)
Duryodhana, the great king and chariot warrior, set out to the battlefield, accompanied by elephants, horses, chariots, and surrounded by foot soldiers.
गजान्रथान्समारुह्य परस्यापि हयाञ्जनाः। प्रकीर्णकेशा विध्वस्ता न द्वावेकत्र धावतः ॥७-१६५-८३॥
gajān rathān samāruhya parasya api hayān janāḥ। prakīrṇakeśā vidhvastā na dvāvekatra dhāvataḥ ॥7-165-83॥
[गजान् (gajān) - elephants; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; समारुह्य (samāruhya) - having mounted; परस्य (parasya) - of the enemy; अपि (api) - also; हयान् (hayān) - horses; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; प्रकीर्णकेशा (prakīrṇakeśā) - with disheveled hair; विध्वस्ता (vidhvastā) - scattered; न (na) - not; द्वौ (dvau) - two; एकत्र (ekatra) - together; धावतः (dhāvataḥ) - running;]
(People having mounted elephants, chariots, and even the enemy's horses, with disheveled hair, scattered, not two running together.)
People mounted on elephants, chariots, and even the enemy's horses, with their hair disheveled and scattered, were not seen running together in pairs.
नेदमस्तीति पुरुषा हतोत्साहा हतौजसः। उत्सृज्य कवचानन्ये प्राद्रवंस्तावका विभो ॥७-१६५-८४॥
nedamastīti puruṣā hatotsāhā hataujasaḥ। utsṛjya kavacānanye prādravaṃstāvakā vibho ॥7-165-84॥
[न (na) - not; इदम् (idam) - this; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; हत-उत्साहाः (hata-utsāhāḥ) - dejected; हत-ओजसः (hata-ojasaḥ) - dispirited; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors; अन्ये (anye) - others; प्राद्रवम् (prādravam) - fled; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
("This is not," thus, the men, dejected and dispirited, abandoning their armors, others fled, your men, O lord.)
The men, feeling dejected and dispirited, said "This is not," and abandoning their armors, others among your men fled, O lord.
अन्योन्यं ते समाक्रोशन्सैनिका भरतर्षभ। तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति न च ते स्वयं तत्रावतस्थिरे ॥७-१६५-८५॥
anyonyaṃ te samākrośansainikā bharatarṣabha। tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti na ca te svayaṃ tatrāvatasthire ॥7-165-85॥
[अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; ते (te) - they; समाक्रोशन (samākrośan) - shouted; सैनिका (sainikā) - soldiers; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; इति (iti) - thus; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; स्वयं (svayaṃ) - themselves; तत्र (tatra) - there; अवतस्थिरे (avatasthire) - stood;]
(The soldiers shouted at each other, "Stand, stand," O best of the Bharatas, but they themselves did not stand there.)
The soldiers, O best of the Bharatas, shouted at each other to stand firm, but they themselves did not remain standing there.
धुर्यान्प्रमुच्य तु रथाद्धतसूतान्स्वलङ्कृतान्। अधिरुह्य हयान्योधाः क्षिप्रं पद्भिरचोदयन् ॥७-१६५-८६॥
dhuryān pramucya tu rathād hatasūtān svalaṅkṛtān। adhiruhya hayān yodhāḥ kṣipraṃ padbhir acodayan ॥7-165-86॥
[धुर्यान् (dhuryān) - horses; प्रमुच्य (pramucya) - having released; तु (tu) - but; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; हतसूतान् (hatasūtān) - with slain charioteers; स्वलङ्कृतान् (svalaṅkṛtān) - well-decorated; अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having mounted; हयान् (hayān) - horses; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; पद्भिः (padbhiḥ) - on foot; अचोदयन् (acodayan) - urged on;]
(Having released the horses from the chariot with slain charioteers, the well-decorated warriors quickly mounted the horses and urged them on foot.)
The warriors, after freeing the horses from the chariot with the slain charioteers, quickly mounted the well-decorated horses and urged them forward on foot.
द्रवमाणे तथा सैन्ये त्रस्तरूपे हतौजसि। प्रतिस्रोत इव ग्राहो द्रोणपुत्रः परानियात् ॥७-१६५-८७॥
dravamāṇe tathā sainye trastarūpe hataujasi। pratisrota iva grāho droṇaputraḥ parāniyāt ॥7-165-87॥
[द्रवमाणे (dravamāṇe) - flowing; तथा (tathā) - thus; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; त्रस्तरूपे (trastarūpe) - fearful appearance; हतौजसि (hataujasi) - with lost energy; प्रतिस्रोत (pratisrota) - against the current; इव (iva) - like; ग्राहः (grāhaḥ) - crocodile; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona; परानियात् (parāniyāt) - drove away;]
(The son of Drona, like a crocodile against the current, drove away the army which was flowing, thus having a fearful appearance and lost energy.)
The son of Drona, resembling a crocodile swimming against the current, drove away the army that was in disarray, appearing fearful and having lost its vigor.
हत्वा बहुविधां सेनां पाण्डूनां युद्धदुर्मदः। कथञ्चित्सङ्कटान्मुक्तो मत्तद्विरदविक्रमः ॥७-१६५-८८॥
hatvā bahuvidhāṃ senāṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ yuddhadurmadaḥ। kathañcitsaṅkaṭānmukto mattadviradavikramaḥ ॥7-165-88॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; बहुविधाम् (bahuvidhām) - various; सेनाम् (senām) - army; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - intoxicated by battle; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - somehow; सङ्कटात् (saṅkaṭāt) - from danger; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed; मत्तद्विरदविक्रमः (mattadviradavikramaḥ) - with the prowess of a mad elephant;]
(Having slain various armies of the Pāṇḍavas, intoxicated by battle, somehow freed from danger with the prowess of a mad elephant.)
Intoxicated by battle, he slew various armies of the Pāṇḍavas and somehow escaped danger with the strength and courage of a mad elephant.
द्रवमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा पलायनकृतक्षणम्। दुर्योधनं समासाद्य द्रोणपुत्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥७-१६५-८९॥
dravamāṇaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā palāyanakṛtakṣaṇam। duryodhanaṃ samāsādya droṇaputro'bravīdidam ॥7-165-89॥
[द्रवमाणम् (dravamāṇam) - fleeing; बलम् (balam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पलायन (palāyana) - retreat; कृत (kṛta) - made; क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - approaching; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Drona's son; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; इदम् (idam) - this;]
(Seeing the fleeing army and the moment of retreat made, approaching Duryodhana, Drona's son said this.)
Upon witnessing the army in flight and the moment prepared for retreat, Drona's son approached Duryodhana and spoke these words.
किमियं द्रवते सेना त्रस्तरूपेव भारत। द्रवमाणां च राजेन्द्र नावस्थापयसे रणे ॥७-१६५-९०॥
kim iyaṁ dravate senā trastarūpeva bhārata। dravamāṇāṁ ca rājendra nāvasthāpayase raṇe ॥7-165-90॥
[किम् (kim) - what; इयम् (iyam) - this; द्रवते (dravate) - flees; सेना (senā) - army; त्रस्तरूपा (trastarūpā) - fearful form; इव (iva) - like; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; द्रवमाणाम् (dravamāṇām) - fleeing; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; न (na) - not; अवस्थापयसे (avasthāpayase) - you stop; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(What is this army fleeing like a fearful form, O Bhārata? And, O king, do you not stop the fleeing ones in battle?)
O Bhārata, why does this army appear to be fleeing in fear? O king, do you not restrain those who are fleeing in the battle?
त्वं चापि न यथापूर्वं प्रकृतिस्थो नराधिप। कर्णप्रभृतयश्चेमे नावतिष्ठन्ति पार्थिवाः ॥७-१६५-९१॥
tvaṁ cāpi na yathāpūrvaṁ prakṛtistho narādhipa। karṇaprabhṛtayaśceme nāvatiṣṭhanti pārthivāḥ ॥7-165-91॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; न (na) - not; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - before; प्रकृतिस्थः (prakṛtisthaḥ) - in natural state; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; कर्णप्रभृतयः (karṇaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Karna and others; च (ca) - and; इमे (ime) - these; न (na) - not; अवतिष्ठन्ति (avatiṣṭhanti) - stand; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings;]
(You also, O king, are not in your natural state as before; these kings, including Karna, do not stand.)
You, O king, are not as you were before in your natural state; these kings, including Karna, do not stand firm.
अन्येष्वपि च युद्धेषु नैव सेनाद्रवत्तदा। कच्चित्क्षेमं महाबाहो तव सैन्यस्य भारत ॥७-१६५-९२॥
anyeṣvapi ca yuddheṣu naiva senādravattadā। kaccitkṣemaṃ mahābāho tava sainyasya bhārata ॥7-165-92॥
[अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; सेना (senā) - army; अद्रवत् (adravat) - fled; तदा (tadā) - then; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; क्षेमं (kṣemaṃ) - well-being; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(In other battles also, the army did not flee then. Is the well-being of your army assured, O mighty-armed Bharata?)
In other battles too, the army did not flee. Is everything well with your army, O mighty-armed Bharata?
कस्मिन्निदं हते राजन्रथसिंहे बलं तव। एतामवस्थां सम्प्राप्तं तन्ममाचक्ष्व कौरव ॥७-१६५-९३॥
kasminnidaṁ hate rājanrathasiṁhe balaṁ tava। etāmavasthāṁ samprāptaṁ tanmamācakṣva kaurava ॥7-165-93॥
[कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in whom; इदं (idaṁ) - this; हते (hate) - slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथसिंहे (rathasiṁhe) - in the lion among charioteers; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; तव (tava) - your; एताम् (etām) - this; अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - condition; सम्प्राप्तम् (samprāptam) - attained; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava;]
(In whom, O king, has this strength of yours, in the lion among charioteers, been slain? Tell me, Kaurava, how this condition has been attained.)
O King, in whom has your strength, the lion among charioteers, been slain? Tell me, Kaurava, how this situation has come to be.
तत्तु दुर्योधनः श्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रस्य भाषितम्। घोरमप्रियमाख्यातुं नाशकत्पार्थिवर्षभः ॥७-१६५-९४॥
tattu duryodhanaḥ śrutvā droṇaputrasya bhāṣitam। ghoramapriyamākhyātuṃ nāśakatpārthivarṣabhaḥ ॥7-165-94॥
[तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; द्रोणपुत्रस्य (droṇaputrasya) - of Drona's son; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - speech; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to announce; न (na) - not; अशकत् (aśakat) - was able; पार्थिवर्षभः (pārthivarṣabhaḥ) - the best of kings;]
(But Duryodhana, having heard the speech of Drona's son, was not able to announce the terrible and unpleasant news, O best of kings.)
Upon hearing the words of Drona's son, Duryodhana, the best of kings, found himself unable to convey the dreadful and unwelcome news.
भिन्ना नौरिव ते पुत्रो निमग्नः शोकसागरे। बाष्पेण पिहितो दृष्ट्वा द्रोणपुत्रं रथे स्थितम् ॥७-१६५-९५॥
bhinnā nauriva te putro nimagnaḥ śokasāgare। bāṣpeṇa pihito dṛṣṭvā droṇaputraṃ rathe sthitam ॥7-165-95॥
[भिन्ना (bhinnā) - broken; नौः (nauḥ) - boat; इव (iva) - like; ते (te) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; निमग्नः (nimagnaḥ) - immersed; शोकसागरे (śokasāgare) - in the ocean of grief; बाष्पेण (bāṣpeṇa) - with tears; पिहितः (pihitaḥ) - covered; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; द्रोणपुत्रम् (droṇaputram) - Drona's son; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing;]
(Your son, like a broken boat, is immersed in the ocean of grief, covered with tears, seeing Drona's son standing on the chariot.)
Your son is overwhelmed with grief, like a broken boat submerged in the ocean, his vision blurred with tears as he sees Drona's son standing on the chariot.
ततः शारद्वतं राजा सव्रीडमिदमब्रवीत्। शंसेह सर्वं भद्रं ते यथा सैन्यमिदं द्रुतम् ॥७-१६५-९६॥
tataḥ śāradvataṃ rājā savrīḍamidamabravīt। śaṃseha sarvaṃ bhadraṃ te yathā sainyamidaṃ drutam ॥7-165-96॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शारद्वतं (śāradvataṃ) - to Śāradvata; राजा (rājā) - the king; सव्रीडम् (savrīḍam) - bashfully; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शंसे (śaṃse) - tell; ह (ha) - indeed; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; भद्रम् (bhadram) - well; ते (te) - to you; यथा (yathā) - how; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; इदम् (idam) - this; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly;]
(Then the king bashfully said this to Śāradvata: "Tell me everything, well, how this army is quickly.")
Then the king, with some embarrassment, said to Śāradvata: "Please tell me everything, how this army is moving swiftly."
अथ शारद्वतो राजन्नार्तिं गच्छन्पुनः पुनः। शशंस द्रोणपुत्राय यथा द्रोणो निपातितः ॥७-१६५-९७॥
atha śāradvato rājannārtiṃ gacchanpunaḥ punaḥ। śaśaṃsa droṇaputrāya yathā droṇo nipātitaḥ ॥7-165-97॥
[अथ (atha) - then; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Śaradvat's son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आर्तिम् (ārtim) - distress; गच्छन् (gacchan) - experiencing; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शशंस (śaśaṃsa) - told; द्रोणपुत्राय (droṇaputrāya) - to Drona's son; यथा (yathā) - how; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - was slain;]
(Then Śaradvat's son, O king, experiencing distress again and again, told Drona's son how Drona was slain.)
Then, O king, Śaradvat's son repeatedly expressed his distress to Drona's son, recounting how Drona was killed.
कृप उवाच॥
kṛpa uvāca॥
[कृप (kṛpa) - Kṛpa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kṛpa said:)
Kṛpa said:
वयं द्रोणं पुरस्कृत्य पृथिव्यां प्रवरं रथम्। प्रावर्तयाम सङ्ग्रामं पाञ्चालैरेव केवलैः ॥७-१६५-९८॥
vayaṁ droṇaṁ puraskṛtya pṛthivyāṁ pravaraṁ ratham। prāvartayāma saṅgrāmaṁ pāñcālaireva kevalaiḥ ॥7-165-98॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth; प्रवरम् (pravaram) - excellent; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; प्रावर्तयाम (prāvartayāma) - commenced; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; पाञ्चालैः (pāñcālaiḥ) - with the Panchalas; एव (eva) - only; केवलैः (kevalaiḥ) - alone;]
(We, placing Drona in front, commenced an excellent chariot battle on the earth with the Panchalas alone.)
We, having placed Drona at the forefront, initiated a distinguished chariot battle on the earth solely with the Panchalas.
ततः प्रवृत्ते सङ्ग्रामे विमिश्राः कुरुसोमकाः। अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्तः शस्त्रैर्देहानपातयन् ॥७-१६५-९९॥
tataḥ pravṛtte saṅgrāme vimiśrāḥ kurusomakāḥ। anyonyamabhigarjantaḥ śastrairdehānapātayan ॥7-165-99॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - commenced; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - battle; विमिश्राः (vimiśrāḥ) - mixed; कुरुसोमकाः (kurusomakāḥ) - Kurus and Somakas; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिगर्जन्तः (abhigarjantaḥ) - roaring; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; देहान् (dehān) - bodies; अपातयन् (apātayan) - caused to fall;]
(Then, in the commenced battle, the mixed Kurus and Somakas, roaring at each other, caused bodies to fall with weapons.)
Then, as the battle commenced, the Kurus and Somakas, mixed together, roared at each other and caused bodies to fall with their weapons.
ततो द्रोणो ब्राह्ममस्त्रं विकुर्वाणो नरर्षभः। अहनच्छात्रवान्भल्लैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥७-१६५-१००॥
tato droṇo brāhmamastraṃ vikurvāṇo nararṣabhaḥ। ahanacchātravānbhallaiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥7-165-100॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; ब्राह्ममस्त्रम् (brāhmamastram) - Brahma weapon; विकुर्वाणः (vikurvāṇaḥ) - employing; नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - bull among men; अहनत् (ahanat) - killed; छात्रवान् (chātravān) - students; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(Then Droṇa, employing the Brahma weapon, killed the students with arrows by hundreds and then by thousands.)
Then Droṇa, the bull among men, wielded the Brahma weapon and slew the students with arrows in hundreds and thousands.
पाण्डवाः केकया मत्स्याः पाञ्चालाश्च विशेषतः। सङ्ख्ये द्रोणरथं प्राप्य व्यनशन्कालचोदिताः ॥७-१६५-१०१॥
pāṇḍavāḥ kekayā matsyāḥ pāñcālāśca viśeṣataḥ। saṅkhye droṇarathaṃ prāpya vyanaśankālacoditāḥ ॥7-165-101॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; द्रोणरथम् (droṇaratham) - Drona's chariot; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; वयनशन् (vyanaśan) - perished; कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - impelled by time;]
(The Pandavas, Kekayas, Matsyas, and especially the Panchalas, having reached Drona's chariot in battle, perished, impelled by time.)
The Pandavas, Kekayas, Matsyas, and especially the Panchalas, met their end upon reaching Drona's chariot in battle, driven by the force of time.
सहस्रं रथसिंहानां द्विसाहस्रं च दन्तिनाम्। द्रोणो ब्रह्मास्त्रनिर्दग्धं प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे ॥७-१६५-१०२॥
sahasraṁ rathasiṁhānāṁ dvisāhasraṁ ca dantinām। droṇo brahmāstranirdagdhaṁ preṣayāmāsa mṛtyave ॥7-165-102॥
[सहस्रं (sahasraṁ) - thousand; रथसिंहानां (rathasiṁhānāṁ) - of chariot-lions; द्विसाहस्रं (dvisāhasraṁ) - two thousand; च (ca) - and; दन्तिनाम् (dantinām) - of elephants; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; ब्रह्मास्त्रनिर्दग्धं (brahmāstranirdagdhaṁ) - burnt by Brahmastra; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death;]
(Drona sent a thousand chariot-lions and two thousand elephants, burnt by Brahmastra, to death.)
Drona dispatched a thousand mighty chariots and two thousand elephants, all consumed by the Brahmastra, to their demise.
आकर्णपलितः श्यामो वयसाशीतिपञ्चकः। रणे पर्यचरद्द्रोणो वृद्धः षोडशवर्षवत् ॥७-१६५-१०३॥
ākarṇapalitaḥ śyāmo vayasāśītipañcakaḥ। raṇe paryacaraddroṇo vṛddhaḥ ṣoḍaśavarṣavat ॥7-165-103॥
[आकर्णपलितः (ākarṇapalitaḥ) - grey-haired; श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; अशीतिपञ्चकः (aśītipañcakaḥ) - eighty-five; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पर्यचरत् (paryacarat) - moved around; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old; षोडशवर्षवत् (ṣoḍaśavarṣavat) - like a sixteen-year-old;]
(Grey-haired and dark, eighty-five years old, Drona moved around in battle like a sixteen-year-old.)
Drona, though eighty-five years old and grey-haired, moved around in the battle with the vigor and agility of a sixteen-year-old.
क्लिश्यमानेषु सैन्येषु वध्यमानेषु राजसु। अमर्षवशमापन्नाः पाञ्चाला विमुखाभवन् ॥७-१६५-१०४॥
kliśyamāneṣu sainyeṣu vadhyamāneṣu rājasu। amarṣavaśamāpannāḥ pāñcālā vimukhābhavan ॥7-165-104॥
[क्लिश्यमानेषु (kliśyamāneṣu) - being afflicted; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; वध्यमानेषु (vadhyamāneṣu) - being slain; राजसु (rājasu) - in the kings; अमर्षवशमापन्नाः (amarṣavaśamāpannāḥ) - overcome by anger; पाञ्चाला (pāñcālā) - the Panchalas; विमुखाभवन् (vimukhābhavan) - became disheartened;]
(In the armies being afflicted, in the kings being slain, overcome by anger, the Panchalas became disheartened.)
As the armies were being afflicted and the kings were being slain, the Panchalas, overcome by anger, became disheartened.
तेषु किञ्चित्प्रभग्नेषु विमुखेषु सपत्नजित्। दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणो बभूवार्क इवोदितः ॥७-१६५-१०५॥
teṣu kiñcitprabhagneṣu vimukheṣu sapatnajit। divyam astraṃ vikurvāṇo babhūvārka ivoditaḥ ॥7-165-105॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - among them; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; प्रभग्नेषु (prabhagneṣu) - broken; विमुखेषु (vimukheṣu) - turned away; सपत्नजित् (sapatnajit) - conqueror of enemies; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; विकुर्वाणः (vikurvāṇaḥ) - wielding; बभूव (babhūva) - became; अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun; इव (iva) - like; उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen;]
(Among them, a little broken and turned away, the conqueror of enemies, wielding a divine weapon, became like the risen sun.)
In the midst of those who were slightly broken and turned away, the conqueror of enemies appeared, wielding a divine weapon, like the sun rising.
स मध्यं प्राप्य पाण्डूनां शररश्मिः प्रतापवान्। मध्यङ्गत इवादित्यो दुष्प्रेक्ष्यस्ते पिताभवत् ॥७-१६५-१०६॥
sa madhyaṃ prāpya pāṇḍūnāṃ śararaśmiḥ pratāpavān। madhyaṅgata ivādityo duṣprekṣyaste pitābhavat ॥7-165-106॥
[स (sa) - he; मध्यं (madhyaṃ) - middle; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṃ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; शररश्मिः (śararaśmiḥ) - with rays of arrows; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious; मध्यङ्गत (madhyaṅgata) - having gone to the middle; इव (iva) - like; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun; दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः (duṣprekṣyaḥ) - difficult to look at; ते (te) - your; पिता (pitā) - father; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(He, having reached the middle of the Pāṇḍavas, with rays of arrows, glorious, like the sun having gone to the middle, difficult to look at, became your father.)
He, having reached the center of the Pāṇḍavas, shone with the brilliance of arrows, like the sun in the middle, and became difficult to behold, was your father.
ते दह्यमाना द्रोणेन सूर्येणेव विराजता। दग्धवीर्या निरुत्साहा बभूवुर्गतचेतसः ॥७-१६५-१०७॥
te dahyamānā droṇena sūryeṇeva virājatā। dagdhavīryā nirutsāhā babhūvurgatacetasaḥ ॥7-165-107॥
[ते (te) - they; दह्यमाना (dahyamānā) - burning; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; सूर्येण (sūryeṇa) - by the sun; इव (iva) - like; विराजता (virājatā) - shining; दग्धवीर्या (dagdhavīryā) - their strength burnt; निरुत्साहा (nirutsāhā) - without enthusiasm; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; गतचेतसः (gatacetasaḥ) - lost consciousness;]
(They, burning by Drona, like by the sun shining, their strength burnt, without enthusiasm, became lost consciousness.)
They were scorched by Drona, shining like the sun, their strength was burnt, and they became disheartened and lost consciousness.
तान्दृष्ट्वा पीडितान्बाणैर्द्रोणेन मधुसूदनः। जयैषी पाण्डुपुत्राणामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६५-१०८॥
tāndṛṣṭvā pīḍitānbāṇairdroṇena madhusūdanaḥ। jayaiṣī pāṇḍuputrāṇāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-165-108॥
[तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पीडितान् (pīḍitān) - afflicted; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Madhusūdana; जयैषी (jayaiṣī) - desiring victory; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Madhusūdana, having seen them afflicted by arrows from Droṇa, desiring victory for the sons of Pāṇḍu, said this speech.)
Madhusūdana, upon seeing the sons of Pāṇḍu afflicted by Droṇa's arrows, expressed his desire for their victory with these words.
नैष जातु परैः शक्यो जेतुं शस्त्रभृतां वरः। अपि वृत्रहणा सङ्ख्ये रथयूथपयूथपः ॥७-१६५-१०९॥
naiṣa jātu paraiḥ śakyo jetuṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। api vṛtrahaṇā saṅkhye rathayūthapayūthapaḥ ॥7-165-109॥
[नैषः (naiṣaḥ) - this; जातु (jātu) - ever; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the weapon-bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; अपि (api) - even; वृत्रहणा (vṛtrahaṇā) - Indra; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - the chief of chariot-warriors;]
(This best of the weapon-bearers can never be conquered by others, even by Indra in battle, the chief of chariot-warriors.)
This formidable warrior, the best among those who bear arms, cannot be defeated by others, not even by Indra himself in battle, as he is the chief among chariot-warriors.
ते यूयं धर्ममुत्सृज्य जयं रक्षत पाण्डवाः। यथा वः संयुगे सर्वान्न हन्याद्रुक्मवाहनः ॥७-१६५-११०॥
te yūyaṃ dharmam utsṛjya jayaṃ rakṣata pāṇḍavāḥ। yathā vaḥ saṃyuge sarvān na hanyād rukmavāhanaḥ ॥7-165-110॥
[ते (te) - they; यूयम् (yūyam) - you all; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; जयम् (jayam) - victory; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; यथा (yathā) - so that; वः (vaḥ) - you; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; न (na) - not; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may kill; रुक्मवाहनः (rukmavāhanaḥ) - Rukmavāhana;]
(They, abandoning duty, protect victory, O Pāṇḍavas, so that Rukmavāhana may not kill you all in battle.)
The Pāṇḍavas, abandoning their duty, are urged to protect their victory so that Rukmavāhana does not defeat them in battle.
अश्वत्थाम्नि हते नैष युध्येदिति मतिर्मम। हतं तं संयुगे कश्चिदाख्यात्वस्मै मृषा नरः ॥७-१६५-१११॥
aśvatthāmni hate naiṣa yudhyediti matirmama। hataṃ taṃ saṃyuge kaścidākhyātvasmai mṛṣā naraḥ ॥7-165-111॥
[अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - in Ashvatthama; हते (hate) - being killed; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; युध्येत् (yudhyet) - would fight; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; मम (mama) - my; हतम् (hatam) - killed; तम् (tam) - him; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; आख्यात्वा (ākhyātvā) - having told; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsely; नरः (naraḥ) - man;]
(In Ashvatthama being killed, he would not fight, thus was my thought. Someone falsely told him in battle that he was killed.)
My belief was that if Ashvatthama were killed, he would not fight. However, someone falsely informed him during the battle that Ashvatthama was dead.
एतन्नारोचयद्वाक्यं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। अरोचयंस्तु सर्वेऽन्ये कृच्छ्रेण तु युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१६५-११२॥
etannārocayadvākyaṃ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ। arocayaṃstu sarve'nye kṛcchreṇa tu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-165-112॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; अरोचयत् (arocayat) - approved; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - statement; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Kunti's son; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; अरोचयन् (arocayan) - approved; तु (tu) - but; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अन्ये (anye) - others; कृच्छ्रेण (kṛcchreṇa) - with difficulty; तु (tu) - but; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Kunti's son Dhananjaya did not approve this statement. But all others, including Yudhishthira, approved it with difficulty.)
Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, did not agree with this statement. However, all the others, including Yudhishthira, reluctantly accepted it.
भीमसेनस्तु सव्रीडमब्रवीत्पितरं तव। अश्वत्थामा हत इति तच्चाबुध्यत ते पिता ॥७-१६५-११३॥
bhīmasenastu savrīḍamabravītpitaraṃ tava। aśvatthāmā hata iti taccābudhyata te pitā ॥7-165-113॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; सव्रीडम् (savrīḍam) - bashfully; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; तव (tava) - your; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अबुध्यत (abudhyata) - understood; ते (te) - your; पिता (pitā) - father;]
(Bhimasena, however, bashfully said to your father, "Ashwatthama is killed," and your father understood that.)
Bhimasena, with a sense of shame, informed your father that "Ashwatthama is killed," and your father comprehended it.
स शङ्कमानस्तन्मिथ्या धर्मराजमपृच्छत। हतं वाप्यहतं वाजौ त्वां पिता पुत्रवत्सलः ॥७-१६५-११४॥
sa śaṅkamānas tanmithyā dharmarājam apṛcchat। hataṃ vāpy ahataṃ vājau tvāṃ pitā putravatsalaḥ ॥7-165-114॥
[स (sa) - he; शङ्कमानः (śaṅkamānaḥ) - doubting; तत् (tat) - that; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmaraja; अपृच्छत (apṛcchat) - asked; हतम् (hatam) - killed; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; अहतम् (ahatam) - not killed; वाजौ (vājau) - in battle; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; पिता (pitā) - father; पुत्रवत्सलः (putravatsalaḥ) - affectionate to his son;]
(He, doubting that it was false, asked Dharmaraja: "Are you killed or not killed in battle, your father being affectionate to his son?")
He, suspecting deceit, questioned Dharmaraja whether he was slain or unharmed in battle, as his father was very fond of him.
तदतथ्यभये मग्नो जये सक्तो युधिष्ठिरः। अश्वत्थामानमाहेदं हतः कुञ्जर इत्युत ॥ भीमेन गिरिवर्ष्माणं मालवस्येन्द्रवर्मणः ॥७-१६५-११५॥
tadatathyabhaye magno jaye sakto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। aśvatthāmānamāhedaṃ hataḥ kuñjara ityuta ॥ bhīmena girivarṣmāṇaṃ mālavasyendravarmaṇaḥ ॥7-165-115॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अतथ्य (atathya) - untruth; भये (bhaye) - in fear; मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed; जये (jaye) - in victory; सक्तः (saktaḥ) - attached; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashwatthama; आह (āha) - said; इदम् (idam) - this; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - elephant; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; गिरिवर्ष्माणम् (girivarṣmāṇam) - mountain-like; मालवस्य (mālavasya) - of Malava; इन्द्रवर्मणः (indravarmaṇaḥ) - Indravarman;]
(That Yudhishthira, immersed in the fear of untruth, attached to victory, said this: "Ashwatthama, the elephant, is indeed killed by Bhima, the mountain-like Indravarman of Malava.")
Yudhishthira, overwhelmed by the fear of deceit and eager for victory, declared that Ashwatthama, the elephant, was slain by Bhima, who was as mighty as the mountain-like Indravarman of Malava.
उपसृत्य तदा द्रोणमुच्चैरिदमभाषत। यस्यार्थे शस्त्रमाधत्से यमवेक्ष्य च जीवसि ॥ पुत्रस्ते दयितो नित्यं शोऽश्वत्थामा निपातितः ॥७-१६५-११६॥
upasṛtya tadā droṇamuccairidamabhāṣata। yasyārthe śastramādhatse yamavekṣya ca jīvasi ॥ putraste dayito nityaṃ śo'śvatthāmā nipātitaḥ ॥7-165-116॥
[उपसृत्य (upasṛtya) - approaching; तदा (tadā) - then; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; इदम् (idam) - this; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke; यस्यार्थे (yasyārthe) - for whose sake; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon; आधत्से (ādhatse) - you take up; यम् (yam) - whom; अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - considering; च (ca) - and; जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; शः (śaḥ) - indeed; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - has been killed;]
(Approaching then Drona loudly this spoke: "For whose sake you take up the weapon, whom considering you live, your beloved son Ashwatthama indeed has been killed.")
Approaching Drona, he loudly spoke: "The one for whom you wield your weapon and live by considering, your beloved son Ashwatthama, has indeed been killed."
तच्छ्रुत्वा विमनास्तत्र आचार्यो महदप्रियम्। नियम्य दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि नायुध्यत यथा पुरा ॥७-१६५-११७॥
tacchrutvā vimanāstatra ācāryo mahadapriyam। niyamya divyānyastrāṇi nāyudhyata yathā purā ॥7-165-117॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - disheartened; तत्र (tatra) - there; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the teacher; महत् (mahat) - great; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; नियम्य (niyamya) - controlling; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; न (na) - not; अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरा (purā) - before;]
(Having heard that, the teacher there was disheartened by the great unpleasantness. Controlling the divine weapons, he did not fight as before.)
Upon hearing that, the teacher was deeply disheartened by the grave unpleasantness. He restrained the divine weapons and refrained from fighting as he used to before.
तं दृष्ट्वा परमोद्विग्नं शोकोपहतचेतसम्। पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतः क्रूरकर्मा समाद्रवत् ॥७-१६५-११८॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā paramodvignaṁ śokopahatacetasam। pāñcālarājasya sutaḥ krūrakarmā samādravat ॥7-165-118॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; परम-उद्विग्नं (parama-udvignaṁ) - 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; क्रूर-कर्मा (krūra-karmā) - of cruel deeds; समाद्रवत् (samādravat) - rushed towards;]
(Seeing him extremely agitated, whose mind was afflicted by grief, the son of the king of Panchala, of cruel deeds, rushed towards (him).)
Upon seeing him deeply disturbed and with a mind afflicted by sorrow, the son of the Panchala king, known for his cruel actions, charged towards him.
तं दृष्ट्वा विहितं मृत्युं लोकतत्त्वविचक्षणः। दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यथोत्सृज्य रणे प्राय उपाविशत् ॥७-१६५-११९॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā vihitaṁ mṛtyuṁ lokatattvavicakṣaṇaḥ। divyānyastrāṇyathotsṛjya raṇe prāya upāviśat ॥7-165-119॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विहितं (vihitaṁ) - ordained; मृत्यं (mṛtyuṁ) - death; लोकतत्त्वविचक्षणः (lokatattvavicakṣaṇaḥ) - wise in the essence of the world; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; अथ (atha) - then; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्राय (prāya) - almost; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down;]
(Seeing him ordained to death, wise in the essence of the world, abandoning divine weapons, he almost sat down in battle.)
Seeing that his death was ordained, the wise one, understanding the essence of the world, abandoned his divine weapons and almost sat down in the battlefield.
ततोऽस्य केशान्सव्येन गृहीत्वा पाणिना तदा। पार्षतः क्रोशमानानां वीराणामच्छिनच्छिरः ॥७-१६५-१२०॥
tato'sya keśānsavyena gṛhītvā pāṇinā tadā। pārṣataḥ krośamānānāṃ vīrāṇāmacchinacchiraḥ ॥7-165-120॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; केशान् (keśān) - hair; सव्येन (savyena) - with the left; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Pārṣata; क्रोशमानानाम् (krośamānānām) - of the crying; वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - heroes; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head;]
(Then, having seized his hair with the left hand, Pārṣata cut off the head of the crying heroes.)
Then Pārṣata, holding his hair with his left hand, cut off the head of the crying heroes.
न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इति ते सर्वतोऽब्रुवन्। तथैव चार्जुनो वाहादवरुह्यैनमाद्रवत् ॥७-१६५-१२१॥
na hantavyo na hantavya iti te sarvato'bruvan। tathaiva cārjuno vāhādavaruhyainamādravat ॥7-165-121॥
[न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; इति (iti) - thus; ते (te) - they; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वाहात् (vāhāt) - from the vehicle; अवरुह्य (avaruhya) - descending; एनम् (enam) - him; आद्रवत् (ādravat) - rushed.;]
("Not to be killed, not to be killed," they said from all sides. In the same way, Arjuna descended from the vehicle and rushed at him.)
"Do not kill him, do not kill him," they shouted from all directions. Similarly, Arjuna got down from his chariot and charged towards him.
उद्यम्य बाहू त्वरितो ब्रुवाणश्च पुनः पुनः। जीवन्तमानयाचार्यं मा वधीरिति धर्मवित् ॥७-१६५-१२२॥
udyamya bāhū tvarito bruvāṇaśca punaḥ punaḥ। jīvantamānayācāryaṃ mā vadhīriti dharmavit ॥7-165-122॥
[उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - hurriedly; ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - speaking; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - alive; आनय (ānaya) - bring; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; मा (mā) - do not; वधीः (vadhīḥ) - kill; इति (iti) - thus; धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of dharma;]
(Raising his arms hurriedly, and speaking again and again, "Bring the teacher alive, do not kill him," thus said the knower of dharma.)
The knower of dharma, raising his arms in urgency, repeatedly urged, "Bring the teacher alive, do not kill him."
तथापि वार्यमाणेन कौरवैरर्जुनेन च। हत एव नृशंसेन पिता तव नरर्षभ ॥७-१६५-१२३॥
tathāpi vāryamāṇena kauravairarjunena ca। hata eva nṛśaṃsena pitā tava nararṣabha ॥7-165-123॥
[तथापि (tathāpi) - nevertheless; वार्यमाणेन (vāryamāṇena) - being restrained; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; च (ca) - and; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; एव (eva) - indeed; नृशंसेन (nṛśaṃsena) - by the cruel one; पिता (pitā) - father; तव (tava) - your; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men;]
(Nevertheless, being restrained by the Kauravas and Arjuna, your father was indeed killed by the cruel one, O best of men.)
Despite the efforts of the Kauravas and Arjuna to restrain him, your father was ultimately killed by the cruel one, O best of men.
सैनिकाश्च ततः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्त भयार्दिताः। वयं चापि निरुत्साहा हते पितरि तेऽनघ ॥७-१६५-१२४॥
sainikāśca tataḥ sarve prādravanta bhayārditāḥ। vayaṃ cāpi nirutsāhā hate pitari te'nagha ॥7-165-124॥
[सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled; भयार्दिताः (bhayārditāḥ) - afflicted by fear; वयम् (vayam) - we; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; निरुत्साहाः (nirutsāhāḥ) - disheartened; हते (hate) - slain; पितरि (pitari) - father; ते (te) - your; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(The soldiers then all fled, afflicted by fear. We also were disheartened, O sinless one, with your father slain.)
The soldiers, overwhelmed by fear, fled. We too lost our spirit when your father was killed, O sinless one.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तच्छ्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रस्तु निधनं पितुराहवे। क्रोधमाहारयत्तीव्रं पदाहत इवोरगः ॥७-१६५-१२५॥
tacchrutvā droṇaputrastu nidhanaṃ piturāhave। krodhamāhārayattīvraṃ padāhata ivoragaḥ ॥7-165-125॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; द्रोण (droṇa) - Droṇa; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तु (tu) - but; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; पितुः (pituḥ) - of father; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger; आहारयत् (āhārayat) - brought forth; तीव्रं (tīvraṃ) - intense; पदाहतः (padāhataḥ) - trampled; इव (iva) - like; उरगः (uragaḥ) - a serpent;]
(Having heard that, the son of Droṇa, in the battle, brought forth intense anger, like a serpent trampled by a foot.)
Upon hearing of his father's death in battle, Droṇa's son was filled with intense anger, as if he were a serpent that had been trampled.
