07.170
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततः स कदनं चक्रे रिपूणां द्रोणनन्दनः। युगान्ते सर्वभूतानां कालसृष्ट इवान्तकः ॥७-१७०-१॥
tataḥ sa kadanaṃ cakre ripūṇāṃ droṇanandanaḥ। yugānte sarvabhūtānāṃ kālasṛṣṭa ivāntakaḥ ॥7-170-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; कदनम् (kadanaṃ) - destruction; चक्रे (cakre) - made; रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies; द्रोणनन्दनः (droṇanandanaḥ) - son of Droṇa; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an age; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; कालसृष्टः (kālasṛṣṭaḥ) - created by time; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death;]
(Then he, the son of Droṇa, made destruction of the enemies, like Death created by Time at the end of an age.)
Then, the son of Droṇa caused the destruction of his enemies, resembling Death itself, as if created by Time at the end of an era.
ध्वजद्रुमं शस्त्रशृङ्गं हतनागमहाशिलम्। अश्वकिम्पुरुषाकीर्णं शरासनलतावृतम् ॥७-१७०-२॥
dhvajadrumaṁ śastraśṛṅgaṁ hatanāgamahāśilam। aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇaṁ śarāsanalatāvṛtam ॥7-170-2॥
[ध्वजद्रुमं (dhvajadrumaṁ) - flag-tree; शस्त्रशृङ्गं (śastraśṛṅgaṁ) - weapon-peak; हतनागमहाशिलम् (hatanāgamahāśilam) - slain-elephant-great-stone; अश्वकिम्पुरुषाकीर्णं (aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇaṁ) - horse-kimpurusha-covered; शरासनलतावृतम् (śarāsanalatāvṛtam) - bow-creeper-covered;]
(Flag-trees, weapon-peaks, slain elephants and great stones, covered with horses and Kimpurushas, covered with bow-creepers.)
The battlefield was filled with flag-trees and weapon-peaks, with slain elephants and large stones scattered around. Horses and Kimpurushas were strewn everywhere, and bow-creepers covered the scene.
शूलक्रव्यादसङ्घुष्टं भूतयक्षगणाकुलम्। निहत्य शात्रवान्भल्लैः सोऽचिनोद्देहपर्वतम् ॥७-१७०-३॥
śūlakravyādasaṅghuṣṭaṃ bhūtayakṣagaṇākulam। nihatya śātravānbhallaiḥ so'cinoddehaparvatam ॥7-170-3॥
[शूल (śūla) - spear; क्रव्याद (kravyāda) - flesh-eating; सङ्घुष्टं (saṅghuṣṭaṃ) - filled with noise; भूत (bhūta) - spirits; यक्ष (yakṣa) - demigods; गण (gaṇa) - group; आकुलम् (ākulam) - crowded; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; सः (saḥ) - he; अचिनोत् (acinot) - collected; देह (deha) - bodies; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain;]
(Filled with the noise of spear-wielding flesh-eaters and crowded with groups of spirits and demigods, having slain the enemies with arrows, he collected the mountain of bodies.)
The place was filled with the noise of spear-wielding flesh-eaters and was crowded with groups of spirits and demigods. After slaying the enemies with arrows, he gathered the mountain of bodies.
ततो वेगेन महता विनद्य स नरर्षभः। प्रतिज्ञां श्रावयामास पुनरेव तवात्मजम् ॥७-१७०-४॥
tato vegena mahatā vinadya sa nararṣabhaḥ। pratijñāṃ śrāvayāmāsa punareva tavātmajam ॥7-170-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; महता (mahatā) - great; विनद्य (vinadya) - roaring; सः (saḥ) - he; नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - bull among men; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow; श्रावयामास (śrāvayāmāsa) - made heard; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son;]
(Then, with great speed, roaring, he, the bull among men, made the vow heard again indeed to your son.)
Then, with great speed and a mighty roar, he, the bull among men, reiterated the vow to your son.
यस्माद्युध्यन्तमाचार्यं धर्मकञ्चुकमास्थितः। मुञ्च शस्त्रमिति प्राह कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१७०-५॥
yasmādyudhyantamācāryaṃ dharmakañcukamāsthitaḥ। muñca śastramiti prāha kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-170-5॥
[यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; युध्यन्तम् (yudhyantam) - fighting; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; कञ्चुकम् (kañcukam) - armor; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - wearing; मुञ्च (muñca) - release; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon; इति (iti) - thus; प्राह (prāha) - said; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Because the teacher, wearing the armor of righteousness, was fighting, the son of Kunti, Yudhishthira, said, "Release the weapon.")
Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, seeing the teacher engaged in battle and clad in the armor of righteousness, commanded, "Release the weapon."
तस्मात्सम्पश्यतस्तस्य द्रावयिष्यामि वाहिनीम्। विद्राव्य सत्यं हन्तास्मि पापं पाञ्चाल्यमेव तु ॥७-१७०-६॥
tasmātsampaśyatastasya drāvayiṣyāmi vāhinīm। vidrāvya satyaṃ hantāsmi pāpaṃ pāñcālyameva tu ॥7-170-6॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सम्पश्यतः (sampaśyataḥ) - watching; तस्य (tasya) - his; द्रावयिष्यामि (drāvayiṣyāmi) - I will disperse; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; विद्राव्य (vidrāvya) - having dispersed; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; हन्तास्मि (hantāsmi) - I will kill; पापं (pāpaṃ) - sinful; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - Panchala; एव (eva) - only; तु (tu) - but;]
(Therefore, while watching, I will disperse his army. Having dispersed, I will kill the sinful Panchala, but only the truth.)
Therefore, as he watches, I will disperse his army. After dispersing it, I will indeed kill the sinful Panchala, but only in truth.
सर्वानेतान्हनिष्यामि यदि योत्स्यन्ति मां रणे। सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि परावर्तय वाहिनीम् ॥७-१७०-७॥
sarvān etān haniṣyāmi yadi yotsyanti māṃ raṇe। satyaṃ te pratijānāmi parāvartaya vāhinīm ॥7-170-7॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एतान् (etān) - these; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will slay; यदि (yadi) - if; योत्स्यन्ति (yotsyanti) - they fight; माम् (mām) - me; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truly; ते (te) - to you; प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I promise; परावर्तय (parāvartaya) - turn back; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(I will slay all these if they fight me in battle. Truly, I promise you, turn back the army.)
I promise you truly, if they dare to fight me in battle, I will slay them all. Turn back the army.
तच्छ्रुत्वा तव पुत्रस्तु वाहिनीं पर्यवर्तयत्। सिंहनादेन महता व्यपोह्य सुमहद्भयम् ॥७-१७०-८॥
tacchrutvā tava putrastu vāhinīṃ paryavartayat। siṃhanādena mahatā vyapohya sumahadbhayam ॥7-170-8॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तु (tu) - but; वाहिनीं (vāhinīṃ) - army; पर्यवर्तयत् (paryavartayat) - turned back; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with a lion's roar; महता (mahatā) - great; व्यपोह्य (vyapohya) - dispelling; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(Having heard that, your son turned back the army with a great lion's roar, dispelling very great fear.)
Upon hearing that, your son turned the army back with a mighty lion's roar, dispelling immense fear.
ततः समागमो राजन्कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः। पुनरेवाभवत्तीव्रः पूर्णसागरयोरिव ॥७-१७०-९॥
tataḥ samāgamo rājan kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ। punarevābhavat tīvraḥ pūrṇasāgarayoriva ॥7-170-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pandava; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तीव्रः (tīvraḥ) - intense; पूर्ण (pūrṇa) - full; सागरयोः (sāgarayoḥ) - of the oceans; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then, O king, the meeting of the Kuru and Pandava armies again became intense, like that of full oceans.)
Then, O king, the encounter between the Kuru and Pandava armies once again became fierce, resembling the meeting of full oceans.
संरब्धा हि स्थिरीभूता द्रोणपुत्रेण कौरवाः। उदग्राः पाण्डुपाञ्चाला द्रोणस्य निधनेन च ॥७-१७०-१०॥
saṁrabdhā hi sthirībhūtā droṇaputreṇa kauravāḥ। udagrāḥ pāṇḍupāñcālā droṇasya nidhanena ca ॥7-170-10॥
[संरब्धा (saṁrabdhā) - excited; हि (hi) - indeed; स्थिरीभूता (sthirībhūtā) - firmly established; द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by Drona's son; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; उदग्राः (udagrāḥ) - exalted; पाण्डुपाञ्चाला (pāṇḍupāñcālā) - Pandavas and Panchalas; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; निधनेन (nidhanena) - by the death; च (ca) - and;]
(Indeed, the Kauravas, excited and firmly established by Drona's son, and the Pandavas and Panchalas, exalted by the death of Drona.)
The Kauravas, motivated and strengthened by Drona's son, and the Pandavas and Panchalas, inspired by Drona's demise, were prepared for battle.
तेषां परमहृष्टानां जयमात्मनि पश्यताम्। संरब्धानां महावेगः प्रादुरासीद्रणाजिरे ॥७-१७०-११॥
teṣāṃ paramahṛṣṭānāṃ jayamātmani paśyatām। saṃrabdhānāṃ mahāvegaḥ prādurāsīdraṇājire ॥7-170-11॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; परमहृष्टानाम् (paramahṛṣṭānām) - very delighted; जयम् (jayam) - victory; आत्मनि (ātmani) - in themselves; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - seeing; संरब्धानाम् (saṃrabdhānām) - excited; महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - great speed; प्रादुरासीद् (prādurāsīd) - appeared; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield;]
(Of them, very delighted, seeing victory in themselves, excited, great speed appeared on the battlefield.)
Seeing victory in themselves, the very delighted and excited ones experienced great speed on the battlefield.
यथा शिलोच्चये शैलः सागरे सागरो यथा। प्रतिहन्येत राजेन्द्र तथासन्कुरुपाण्डवाः ॥७-१७०-१२॥
yathā śilocaye śailaḥ sāgare sāgaro yathā। pratihanyeta rājendra tathāsankurupāṇḍavāḥ ॥7-170-12॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; शिलोच्चये (śilocaye) - on a mountain; शैलः (śailaḥ) - a rock; सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean; सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the ocean; यथा (yathā) - just as; प्रतिहन्येत (pratihanyeta) - would be destroyed; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तथा (tathā) - so; असन् (asan) - non-existent; कुरु (kuru) - Kurus; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas;]
(Just as a rock on a mountain and the ocean in the ocean would be destroyed, O king, so were the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas non-existent.)
O King, just as a rock on a mountain and the ocean in the ocean would be destroyed, so too were the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas rendered non-existent.
ततः शङ्खसहस्राणि भेरीणामयुतानि च। अवादयन्त संहृष्टाः कुरुपाण्डवसैनिकाः ॥७-१७०-१३॥
tataḥ śaṅkhasahasrāṇi bherīṇāmayutāni ca। avādayanta saṃhṛṣṭāḥ kurupāṇḍavasainikāḥ ॥7-170-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conches; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; भेरीणाम् (bherīṇām) - of drums; अयुतानि (ayutāni) - tens of thousands; च (ca) - and; अवादयन्त (avādayanta) - sounded; संहृष्टाः (saṃhṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍava; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - warriors;]
(Then thousands of conches and tens of thousands of drums were sounded joyfully by the Kuru and Pāṇḍava warriors.)
The Kuru and Pāṇḍava warriors, filled with joy, sounded thousands of conches and tens of thousands of drums.
ततो निर्मथ्यमानस्य सागरस्येव निस्वनः। अभवत्तस्य सैन्यस्य सुमहानद्भुतोपमः ॥७-१७०-१४॥
tato nirmathyamānasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ। abhavattasya sainyasya sumahānadbhutopamaḥ ॥7-170-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; निर्मथ्यमानस्य (nirmathyamānasya) - being churned; सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean; इव (iva) - like; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तस्य (tasya) - of that; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - army; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; अद्भुत (adbhuta) - wonderful; उपमः (upamaḥ) - like;]
(Then, like the sound of the ocean being churned, there arose a very great and wonderful sound from that army.)
Then, a very great and wonderful sound arose from that army, like the sound of the ocean being churned.
प्रादुश्चक्रे ततो द्रौणिरस्त्रं नारायणं तदा। अभिसन्धाय पाण्डूनां पाञ्चालानां च वाहिनीम् ॥७-१७०-१५॥
prāduścakre tato drauṇirastraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tadā। abhisaṃdhāya pāṇḍūnāṃ pāñcālānāṃ ca vāhinīm ॥7-170-15॥
[प्रादुश्चक्रे (prāduścakre) - manifested; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; नारायणं (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana; तदा (tadā) - then; अभिसन्धाय (abhisaṃdhāya) - aiming; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(Then Drona's son manifested the Narayana weapon, aiming at the army of the Pandavas and the Panchalas.)
Then Drona's son released the Narayana weapon, targeting the Pandava and Panchala armies.
प्रादुरासंस्ततो बाणा दीप्ताग्राः खे सहस्रशः। पाण्डवान्भक्षयिष्यन्तो दीप्तास्या इव पन्नगाः ॥७-१७०-१६॥
prādurāsaṃstato bāṇā dīptāgrāḥ khe sahasraśaḥ। pāṇḍavānbhakṣayiṣyanto dīptāsyā iva pannagāḥ ॥7-170-16॥
[प्रादुरासंस्ततः (prādurāsaṃstataḥ) - appeared then; बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows; दीप्ताग्राः (dīptāgrāḥ) - with blazing tips; खे (khe) - in the sky; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by the thousands; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; भक्षयिष्यन्तः (bhakṣayiṣyantaḥ) - intending to devour; दीप्तास्याः (dīptāsyāḥ) - with blazing mouths; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents;]
(Then appeared arrows with blazing tips in the sky by the thousands, intending to devour the Pāṇḍavas, like serpents with blazing mouths.)
Thousands of arrows with blazing tips appeared in the sky, ready to devour the Pāṇḍavas, resembling serpents with fiery mouths.
ते दिशः खं च सैन्यं च समावृण्वन्महाहवे। मुहूर्ताद्भास्करस्येव राजँल्लोकं गभस्तयः ॥७-१७०-१७॥
te diśaḥ khaṃ ca sainyaṃ ca samāvṛṇvanmahāhave। muhūrtādbhāskarasyeva rājaṁllokaṁ gabhastayaḥ ॥7-170-17॥
[ते (te) - they; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; खं (khaṃ) - sky; च (ca) - and; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; च (ca) - and; समावृण्वन् (samāvṛṇvan) - covering; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment; भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun; इव (iva) - like; राजन् (rājan) - O king; लोकं (lokam) - world; गभस्तयः (gabhastayaḥ) - rays;]
(They covered the directions, the sky, and the army in the great battle, like the rays of the sun cover the world in a moment, O king.)
O king, in the great battle, they covered the directions, the sky, and the army, just like the rays of the sun cover the world in an instant.
तथापरे द्योतमाना ज्योतींषीवाम्बरेऽमले। प्रादुरासन्महीपाल कार्ष्णायसमया गुडाः ॥७-१७०-१८॥
tathāpare dyotamānā jyotīṃṣīvāmbare'male। prādurāsanmahīpāla kārṣṇāyasamayā guḍāḥ ॥7-170-18॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अपरे (apare) - others; द्योतमाना (dyotamānā) - shining; ज्योतींषि (jyotīṃṣi) - lights; इव (iva) - like; अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky; अमले (amale) - clear; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; कार्ष्णायसमयाः (kārṣṇāyasamayāḥ) - made of iron; गुडाः (guḍāḥ) - balls;]
(Thus, others, shining like lights in the clear sky, appeared, O king, balls made of iron.)
Thus, O king, other balls made of iron appeared, shining like lights in the clear sky.
चतुर्दिशं विचित्राश्च शतघ्न्योऽथ हुताशदाः। चक्राणि च क्षुरान्तानि मण्डलानीव भास्वतः ॥७-१७०-१९॥
caturdiśaṃ vicitrāśca śataghnyo'tha hutāśadāḥ। cakrāṇi ca kṣurāntāni maṇḍalānīva bhāsvataḥ ॥7-170-19॥
[चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in all directions; विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - varied; च (ca) - and; शतघ्न्यः (śataghnyaḥ) - hundred-killers; अथ (atha) - then; हुताशदाः (hutāśadāḥ) - fire-givers; चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs; च (ca) - and; क्षुरान्तानि (kṣurāntāni) - razor-edged; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; इव (iva) - like; भास्वतः (bhāsvataḥ) - shining;]
(In all directions, varied and hundred-killers, then fire-givers, discs and razor-edged circles like shining ones.)
In all directions, there were varied and deadly weapons, then fire-giving devices, discs and razor-edged circles that shone brightly.
शस्त्राकृतिभिराकीर्णमतीव भरतर्षभ। दृष्ट्वान्तरिक्षमाविग्नाः पाण्डुपाञ्चालसृञ्जयाः ॥७-१७०-२०॥
śastrākṛtibhirākīrṇamatīva bharatarṣabhaḥ। dṛṣṭvāntarikṣamāvignāḥ pāṇḍupāñcālasṛñjayāḥ ॥7-170-20॥
[शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; आकृतिभिः (ākṛtibhiḥ) - with forms; आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - filled; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - the sky; आविग्नाः (āvignāḥ) - disturbed; पाण्डु (pāṇḍu) - the Pandavas; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - the Panchalas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas;]
(O best of the Bharatas, having seen the sky filled with forms of weapons, the Pandavas, Panchalas, and Srinjayas were extremely disturbed.)
O best of the Bharatas, upon seeing the sky filled with forms of weapons, the Pandavas, Panchalas, and Srinjayas became extremely disturbed.
यथा यथा ह्ययुध्यन्त पाण्डवानां महारथाः। तथा तथा तदस्त्रं वै व्यवर्धत जनाधिप ॥७-१७०-२१॥
yathā yathā hyayudhyanta pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ। tathā tathā tadastraṃ vai vyavardhata janādhipa ॥7-170-21॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - fought; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; तथा (tathā) - so; तथा (tathā) - so; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; वै (vai) - indeed; व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - grew; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king;]
(As the great charioteers of the Pāṇḍavas indeed fought, so that weapon indeed grew, O king.)
As the great charioteers of the Pāṇḍavas engaged in battle, their weaponry grew stronger, O king.
वध्यमानास्तथास्त्रेण तेन नारायणेन वै। दह्यमानानलेनेव सर्वतोऽभ्यर्दिता रणे ॥७-१७०-२२॥
vadhyamānāstathāstreṇa tena nārāyaṇena vai। dahyamānānaleneva sarvato'bhyarditā raṇe ॥7-170-22॥
[वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; तथा (tathā) - thus; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the weapon; तेन (tena) - by that; नारायणेन (nārāyaṇena) - by Nārāyaṇa; वै (vai) - indeed; दह्यमानाः (dahyamānāḥ) - being burned; अनलेन (analena) - by fire; इव (iva) - like; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; अभ्यर्दिताः (abhyarditāḥ) - tormented; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Being killed by that weapon of Nārāyaṇa, indeed, tormented like being burned by fire from all sides in battle.)
The warriors, being killed by the weapon of Nārāyaṇa, were tormented as if they were being burned by fire from all directions in the battle.
यथा हि शिशिरापाये दहेत्कक्षं हुताशनः। तथा तदस्त्रं पाण्डूनां ददाह ध्वजिनीं प्रभो ॥७-१७०-२३॥
yathā hi śiśirāpāye dahetkakṣaṃ hutāśanaḥ। tathā tadastraṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ dadāha dhvajinīṃ prabho ॥7-170-23॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; शिशिर (śiśira) - winter; अपाये (apāye) - at the end; दहेत् (dahet) - burns; कक्षं (kakṣaṃ) - the forest; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire; तथा (tathā) - so; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṃ) - of the Pandavas; ददाह (dadāha) - burned; ध्वजिनीं (dhvajinīṃ) - army; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Just as indeed the fire burns the forest at the end of winter, so that weapon of the Pandavas burned the army, O lord.)
"Just as the fire consumes the forest at the end of winter, so did that weapon of the Pandavas consume the army, O lord."
आपूर्यमाणेनास्त्रेण सैन्ये क्षीयति चाभिभो। जगाम परमं त्रासं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१७०-२४॥
āpūryamāṇenāstreṇa sainye kṣīyati cābhibho। jagāma paramaṃ trāsaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-170-24॥
[आपूर्यमाणेन (āpūryamāṇena) - being filled; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; क्षीयति (kṣīyati) - is being destroyed; च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord; जगाम (jagāma) - went; परमं (paramaṃ) - great; त्रासं (trāsaṃ) - fear; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - son of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Being filled with weapon, the army is being destroyed, O lord. Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, went to great fear.)
As the army was being overwhelmed by weapons, it was being destroyed, O lord. Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, was seized by great fear.
द्रवमाणं तु तत्सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा विगतचेतनम्। मध्यस्थतां च पार्थस्य धर्मपुत्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥७-१७०-२५॥
dravamāṇaṃ tu tatsainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā vigatacetanam। madhyasthatāṃ ca pārthasya dharmaputro'bravīdidam ॥7-170-25॥
[द्रवमाणम् (dravamāṇam) - fleeing; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; विगतचेतनम् (vigatacetanam) - unconscious; मध्यस्थताम् (madhyasthatām) - neutrality; च (ca) - and; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; इदम् (idam) - this;]
(Seeing that army fleeing and unconscious, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, spoke this about Arjuna's neutrality.)
Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, observed the army fleeing in a state of unconsciousness and commented on Arjuna's neutrality.
धृष्टद्युम्न पलायस्व सह पाञ्चालसेनया। सात्यके त्वं च गच्छस्व वृष्ण्यन्धकवृतो गृहान् ॥७-१७०-२६॥
dhṛṣṭadyumna palāyasva saha pāñcālasenayā। sātyake tvaṃ ca gacchasva vṛṣṇyandhakavṛto gṛhān ॥7-170-26॥
[धृष्टद्युम्न (dhṛṣṭadyumna) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; पलायस्व (palāyasva) - flee; सह (saha) - with; पाञ्चालसेनया (pāñcālasenayā) - Pāñcāla army; सात्यके (sātyake) - Sātyaki; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; च (ca) - and; गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go; वृष्ण्यन्धकवृतः (vṛṣṇyandhakavṛtaḥ) - surrounded by Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas; गृहान् (gṛhān) - home;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, flee with the Pāñcāla army. Sātyaki, you also go home surrounded by the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, retreat with the Pāñcāla forces. Sātyaki, you too should return home, accompanied by the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas.
वासुदेवोऽपि धर्मात्मा करिष्यत्यात्मनः क्षमम्। उपदेष्टुं समर्थोऽयं लोकस्य किमुतात्मनः ॥७-१७०-२७॥
vāsudevo'pi dharmātmā kariṣyatyātmanaḥ kṣamam। upadeṣṭuṃ samartho'yaṃ lokasya kimutātmanaḥ ॥7-170-27॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; अपि (api) - also; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - forgiveness; उपदेष्टुम् (upadeṣṭum) - to instruct; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; अयम् (ayam) - this; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; किमु (kimu) - how much more; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(Vasudeva, the righteous soul, will also do forgiveness for himself. This one is capable of instructing the world, how much more for himself.)
Vasudeva, being a righteous soul, will forgive himself. He is capable of instructing the world, let alone himself.
सङ्ग्रामस्तु न कर्तव्यः सर्वसैन्यान्ब्रवीमि वः। अहं हि सह सोदर्यैः प्रवेक्ष्ये हव्यवाहनम् ॥७-१७०-२८॥
saṅgrāmastu na kartavyaḥ sarvasainyānbravīmi vaḥ। ahaṃ hi saha sodaryaiḥ pravekṣye havyavāhanam ॥7-170-28॥
[सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; तु (tu) - but; न (na) - not; कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done; सर्वसैन्यान् (sarvasainyān) - all armies; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; वः (vaḥ) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; सह (saha) - with; सodar्यैः (sodaryaiḥ) - brothers; प्रवेक्ष्ये (pravekṣye) - will enter; हव्यवाहनम् (havyavāhanam) - fire;]
(The battle should not be done, I say to all armies. I, indeed, with my brothers, will enter the fire.)
I advise all the armies that the battle should not be fought. I, along with my brothers, will enter the fire.
भीष्मद्रोणार्णवं तीर्त्वा सङ्ग्रामं भीरुदुस्तरम्। अवसत्स्याम्यसलिले सगणो द्रौणिगोष्पदे ॥७-१७०-२९॥
bhīṣmadroṇārṇavaṃ tīrtvā saṅgrāmaṃ bhīrudustaram। avasatsyāmyasalile sagaṇo drauṇigoṣpade ॥7-170-29॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean; तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; भीरु (bhīru) - fearful; दुस्तरम् (dustaram) - difficult to cross; अवसत् (avasat) - dwelt; स्याम्य (syāmy) - Syami; असले (asale) - in the water; सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his followers; द्रौणि (drauṇi) - Drauni; गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in the hoof-print of a cow;]
(Having crossed the ocean of Bhishma and Drona, the battle difficult for the fearful to cross, Syami dwelt in the water with his followers in the hoof-print of a cow.)
After overcoming the formidable battle represented by Bhishma and Drona, which was difficult for the timid to pass, Syami, along with his followers, settled in the water that was as small as the hoof-print of a cow.
कामः सम्पद्यतामस्य बीभत्सोराशु मां प्रति। कल्याणवृत्त आचार्यो मया युधि निपातितः ॥७-१७०-३०॥
kāmaḥ sampadyatāmasya bībhatsorāśu māṃ prati। kalyāṇavṛtta ācāryo mayā yudhi nipātitaḥ ॥7-170-30॥
[कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; सम्पद्यताम् (sampadyatām) - may be fulfilled; अस्य (asya) - his; बीभत्सोः (bībhatsor) - of Bibhatsu; आशु (āśu) - quickly; माम् (mām) - me; प्रति (prati) - towards; कल्याणवृत्तः (kalyāṇavṛttaḥ) - of good conduct; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; मया (mayā) - by me; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - felled;]
(Desire may be fulfilled for him, of Bibhatsu, quickly towards me. The teacher of good conduct was felled by me in battle.)
"May his desire be quickly fulfilled towards me, of Bibhatsu. The teacher of good conduct has been felled by me in battle."
येन बालः स सौभद्रो युद्धानामविशारदः। समर्थैर्बहुभिः क्रूरैर्घातितो नाभिपालितः ॥७-१७०-३१॥
yena bālaḥ sa saubhadro yuddhānāmaviśāradaḥ। samarthairbahubhiḥ krūrairghātito nābhipālitaḥ ॥7-170-31॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; बालः (bālaḥ) - young; स (sa) - he; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra; युद्धानाम् (yuddhānām) - of battles; अविशारदः (aviśāradaḥ) - unskilled; समर्थैः (samarthaiḥ) - by capable ones; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; क्रूरैः (krūraiḥ) - by cruel ones; घातितः (ghātitaḥ) - killed; न (na) - not; अभिपालितः (abhipālitaḥ) - protected;]
(By whom the young Saubhadra, unskilled in battles, was killed by many capable and cruel ones, not protected.)
The young Saubhadra, unskilled in battles, was killed by many capable and cruel warriors, and was not protected.
येनाविब्रुवता प्रश्नं तथा कृष्णा सभां गता। उपेक्षिता सपुत्रेण दासभावं नियच्छती ॥७-१७०-३२॥
yenāvibruvatā praśnaṃ tathā kṛṣṇā sabhāṃ gatā। upekṣitā saputreṇa dāsabhāvaṃ niyacchatī ॥7-170-32॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; अविब्रुवता (avibruvatā) - not speaking; प्रश्नं (praśnaṃ) - question; तथा (tathā) - thus; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā; सभां (sabhāṃ) - assembly; गता (gatā) - went; उपेक्षिता (upekṣitā) - neglected; सपुत्रेण (saputreṇa) - with son; दासभावं (dāsabhāvaṃ) - servitude; नियच्छती (niyacchatī) - restraining;]
(By whom, not speaking, the question thus Kṛṣṇā went to the assembly; neglected with her son, restraining servitude.)
Kṛṣṇā, who did not speak, went to the assembly with her son, neglected and in servitude, restraining herself.
जिघांसुर्धार्तराष्ट्रश्च श्रान्तेष्वश्वेषु फल्गुनम्। कवचेन तथा युक्तो रक्षार्थं सैन्धवस्य च ॥७-१७०-३३॥
jighāṁsur dhārtarāṣṭraś ca śrānteṣv aśveṣu phalgunam। kavacena tathā yukto rakṣārthaṁ saindhavasya ca ॥7-170-33॥
[जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desiring to kill; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - son of Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; श्रान्तेषु (śrānteṣu) - in the tired; अश्वेषु (aśveṣu) - horses; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna; कवचेन (kavacena) - with armor; तथा (tathā) - thus; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the protection; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Jayadratha; च (ca) - and;]
(Desiring to kill, the son of Dhritarashtra, when the horses were tired, engaged in protecting Arjuna with armor, and also Jayadratha.)
The son of Dhritarashtra, desiring to kill, took advantage of the tired horses to protect Arjuna with armor and also to protect Jayadratha.
येन ब्रह्मास्त्रविदुषा पाञ्चालाः सत्यजिन्मुखाः। कुर्वाणा मज्जये यत्नं समूला विनिपातिताः ॥७-१७०-३४॥
yena brahmāstraviduṣā pāñcālāḥ satyajinmukhāḥ। kurvāṇā majjaye yatnaṃ samūlā vinipātitāḥ ॥7-170-34॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; ब्रह्मास्त्रविदुषा (brahmāstraviduṣā) - by the knower of Brahmastra; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; सत्यजिन्मुखाः (satyajinmukhāḥ) - headed by Satyajit; कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - making; मज्जये (majjaye) - to drown; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; समूला (samūlā) - completely; विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - were destroyed;]
(By whom, the Panchalas, headed by Satyajit, making an effort to drown, were completely destroyed by the knower of Brahmastra.)
The Panchalas, led by Satyajit, were completely destroyed by the one who knew the Brahmastra, despite their efforts to resist.
येन प्रव्राज्यमानाश्च राज्याद्वयमधर्मतः। निवार्यमाणेनास्माभिरनुगन्तुं तदेषिताः ॥७-१७०-३५॥
yena pravrājyamānāś ca rājyād vayam adharmataḥ। nivāryamāṇenāsmābhir anugantuṃ tadeṣitāḥ ॥7-170-35॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; प्रव्राज्यमानाः (pravrājyamānāḥ) - being exiled; च (ca) - and; राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom; वयम् (vayam) - we; अधर्मतः (adharmataḥ) - unrighteously; निवार्यमाणेन (nivāryamāṇena) - being prevented; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; अनुगन्तुम् (anugantum) - to follow; तत् (tat) - that; इषिताः (iṣitāḥ) - desired;]
(By whom we are being unrighteously exiled from the kingdom and being prevented by us to follow, that is desired.)
We are being unrighteously exiled from the kingdom by someone, and despite our attempts to prevent it, we are compelled to follow that desire.
योऽसावत्यन्तमस्मासु कुर्वाणः सौहृदं परम्। हतस्तदर्थे मरणं गमिष्यामि सबान्धवः ॥७-१७०-३६॥
yo'sāv atyantam asmāsu kurvāṇaḥ sauhṛdaṃ param। hatas tadarthe maraṇaṃ gamiṣyāmi sabāndhavaḥ ॥7-170-36॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - extremely; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - among us; कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - doing; सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship; परम् (param) - supreme; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; तदर्थे (tadarthe) - for that purpose; मरणम् (maraṇam) - death; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go; स-बान्धवः (sa-bāndhavaḥ) - with relatives;]
(He who was extremely friendly among us has been killed; for that purpose, I shall go to death with my relatives.)
The one who was extremely friendly among us has been killed; therefore, I shall go to my death along with my relatives.
एवं ब्रुवति कौन्तेये दाशार्हस्त्वरितस्ततः। निवार्य सैन्यं बाहुभ्यामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-१७०-३७॥
evaṃ bruvati kaunteye dāśārhastvaritastataḥ। nivārya sainyaṃ bāhubhyāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-170-37॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; कौन्तेये (kaunteye) - to the son of Kunti; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - the descendant of Dasharha; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - hurried; ततः (tataḥ) - then; निवार्य (nivārya) - restraining; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army; बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with his arms; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Thus, when the son of Kunti was speaking, the descendant of Dasharha, hurriedly then, restraining the army with his arms, said this speech.)
As the son of Kunti was speaking, the descendant of Dasharha quickly restrained the army with his arms and spoke these words.
शीघ्रं न्यस्यत शस्त्राणि वाहेभ्यश्चावरोहत। एष योगोऽत्र विहितः प्रतिघातो महात्मना ॥७-१७०-३८॥
śīghraṃ nyasyata śastrāṇi vāhebhyaścāvarohata। eṣa yogo'tra vihitaḥ pratighāto mahātmanā ॥7-170-38॥
[शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; न्यस्यत (nyasyata) - place; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; वाहेभ्यः (vāhebhyaḥ) - from vehicles; च (ca) - and; अवरोहत (avarohata) - descend; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; योगः (yogaḥ) - plan; अत्र (atra) - here; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - established; प्रतिघातः (pratighātaḥ) - counteraction; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(Quickly place the weapons and descend from the vehicles. This plan of counteraction is established here by the great soul.)
Quickly place the weapons down and dismount from the vehicles. This strategy of counteraction has been set here by the great soul.
द्विपाश्वस्यन्दनेभ्यश्च क्षितिं सर्वेऽवरोहत। एवमेतन्न वो हन्यादस्त्रं भूमौ निरायुधान् ॥७-१७०-३९॥
dvipāśvasyandanebhyaśca kṣitiṃ sarve'varohata। evametanna vo hanyādastraṃ bhūmau nirāyudhān ॥7-170-39॥
[द्विप (dvipa) - elephant; अश्व (aśva) - horse; स्यन्दन (syandana) - chariot; इभ्यः (ibhyaḥ) - from; च (ca) - and; क्षितिं (kṣitim) - earth; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अवरोहत (avarohata) - descended; एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; वः (vaḥ) - your; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should harm; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; निरायुधान् (nirāyudhān) - unarmed;]
(All descended from elephants, horses, and chariots to the earth. Thus, this weapon should not harm your unarmed ones on the ground.)
All the warriors descended from elephants, horses, and chariots to the ground. Thus, let not this weapon harm your unarmed men on the ground.
यथा यथा हि युध्यन्ते योधा ह्यस्त्रबलं प्रति। तथा तथा भवन्त्येते कौरवा बलवत्तराः ॥७-१७०-४०॥
yathā yathā hi yudhyante yodhā hyastrabalaṃ prati। tathā tathā bhavantyete kauravā balavattarāḥ ॥7-170-40॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - fight; योधा (yodhā) - warriors; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्त्रबलं (astrabalaṃ) - weapon strength; प्रति (prati) - against; तथा (tathā) - so; तथा (tathā) - so; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; एते (ete) - these; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - stronger;]
(As indeed the warriors fight against the weapon strength, so these Kauravas become stronger.)
As the warriors continue to fight against the weapon strength, the Kauravas become increasingly stronger.
निक्षेप्स्यन्ति च शस्त्राणि वाहनेभ्योऽवरुह्य ये। तान्नैतदस्त्रं सङ्ग्रामे निहनिष्यति मानवान् ॥७-१७०-४१॥
nikṣepsyanti ca śastrāṇi vāhanebhyo'varuhya ye। tānnaitadastraṃ saṅgrāme nihaniṣyati mānavān ॥7-170-41॥
[निक्षेप्स्यन्ति (nikṣepsyanti) - will deposit; च (ca) - and; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; वाहनेभ्यः (vāhanebhyaḥ) - from vehicles; अवहरुह्य (avaruhya) - having descended; ये (ye) - who; तान् (tān) - them; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will kill; मानवान् (mānavān) - humans;]
(Those who will deposit weapons, having descended from vehicles, this weapon will not kill them in battle.)
Those who lay down their weapons and descend from their vehicles will not be killed by this weapon in battle.
ये त्वेतत्प्रतियोत्स्यन्ति मनसापीह केचन। निहनिष्यति तान्सर्वान्रसातलगतानपि ॥७-१७०-४२॥
ye tvetatpratiyotsyanti manasāpīha kecana। nihaniṣyati tānsarvānrasātalagatānapi ॥7-170-42॥
[ये (ye) - those who; तु (tu) - but; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रतियोत्स्यन्ति (pratiyotsyanti) - will oppose; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; अपि (api) - even; इह (iha) - here; केचन (kecana) - some; निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will destroy; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; रसातल (rasātala) - netherworld; गतान् (gatān) - gone; अपि (api) - even;]
(Those who will oppose this even in mind here, he will destroy them all, even those gone to the netherworld.)
But those who even think of opposing this here, he will destroy them all, even if they have gone to the netherworld.
ते वचस्तस्य तच्छ्रुत्वा वासुदेवस्य भारत। ईषुः सर्वेऽस्त्रमुत्स्रष्टुं मनोभिः करणेन च ॥७-१७०-४३॥
te vacastasya tacchrutvā vāsudevasya bhārata। īṣuḥ sarve'stramuttsraṣṭuṃ manobhiḥ karaṇena ca ॥7-170-43॥
[ते (te) - they; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; ईषुः (īṣuḥ) - arrows; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapons; उत्स्रष्टुम् (uttsraṣṭum) - to release; मनोभिः (manobhiḥ) - by minds; करणेन (karaṇena) - by actions; च (ca) - and;]
(They, having heard those words of Vāsudeva, O Bhārata, all (prepared) to release arrows and weapons by minds and actions.)
Upon hearing those words of Vāsudeva, O Bhārata, everyone prepared to release their arrows and weapons, both mentally and physically.
तत उत्स्रष्टुकामांस्तानस्त्राण्यालक्ष्य पाण्डवः। भीमसेनोऽब्रवीद्राजन्निदं संहर्षयन्वचः ॥७-१७०-४४॥
tata utsraṣṭukāmāṃstānastrāṇyālakṣya pāṇḍavaḥ। bhīmaseno'bravīdrājannidaṃ saṃharṣayanvacaḥ ॥7-170-44॥
[तत् (tat) - then; उत्स्रष्टुकामान् (utsraṣṭukāmān) - desiring to release; तान् (tān) - those; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having observed; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इदं (idaṃ) - this; संहर्षयन् (saṃharṣayan) - gladdening; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then, having observed those desiring to release the weapons, the son of Pandu, Bhimasena, said these gladdening words, O king.)
Then Bhimasena, the son of Pandu, noticing those eager to release their weapons, spoke these encouraging words, O king.
न कथञ्चन शस्त्राणि मोक्तव्यानीह केनचित्। अहमावारयिष्यामि द्रोणपुत्रास्त्रमाशुगैः ॥७-१७०-४५॥
na kathañcana śastrāṇi moktavyānīha kenacit। ahamāvārayiṣyāmi droṇaputrāstramāśugaiḥ ॥7-170-45॥
[न (na) - not; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; मोक्तव्यानि (moktavyāni) - to be released; इह (iha) - here; केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone; अहम् (aham) - I; आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - shall stop; द्रोणपुत्र (droṇaputra) - Drona's son; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swiftly;]
(Weapons should not be released here by anyone in any way. I shall stop Drona's son's weapon swiftly.)
Weapons must not be released here by anyone in any manner. I will swiftly stop the weapon of Drona's son.
अथ वाप्यनया गुर्व्या हेमविग्रहया रणे। कालवद्विचरिष्यामि द्रौणेरस्त्रं विशातयन् ॥७-१७०-४६॥
atha vāpyanayā gurvyā hemavigrahayā raṇe। kālavadvicariṣyāmi drauṇerastraṃ viśātayan ॥7-170-46॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; अनया (anayā) - by this; गुर्व्या (gurvyā) - heavy; हेमविग्रहया (hemavigrahayā) - golden-bodied; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कालवत् (kālavat) - like time; विचरिष्यामि (vicariṣyāmi) - I will move; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; विशातयन् (viśātayan) - piercing;]
(Then, or also by this heavy golden-bodied (chariot), I will move in battle like time, piercing the weapon of Drona's son.)
Then, with this heavy golden chariot, I will move through the battle like time itself, piercing the weapon of Drona's son.
न हि मे विक्रमे तुल्यः कश्चिदस्ति पुमानिह। यथैव सवितुस्तुल्यं ज्योतिरन्यन्न विद्यते ॥७-१७०-४७॥
na hi me vikrame tulyaḥ kaścidasti pumāniha। yathaiva savitustulyaṃ jyotiranyanna vidyate ॥7-170-47॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; विक्रमे (vikrame) - in prowess; तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अस्ति (asti) - is; पुमान् (pumān) - man; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; एव (eva) - just; सवितुः (savituḥ) - of the sun; तुल्यं (tulyaṃ) - equal; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(Indeed, there is no man here equal to me in prowess; just as there is no light equal to the sun.)
There is truly no man here who matches my prowess, just as no other light matches the brilliance of the sun.
पश्यध्वं मे दृढौ बाहू नागराजकरोपमा। समर्थौ पर्वतस्यापि शैशिरस्य निपातने ॥७-१७०-४८॥
paśyadhvaṃ me dṛḍhau bāhū nāgarājakaropamā। samarthau parvatasya'pi śaiśirasya nipātane ॥7-170-48॥
[पश्यध्वं (paśyadhvaṃ) - see; मे (me) - my; दृढौ (dṛḍhau) - strong; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; नागराजकरोपमा (nāgarājakaropamā) - like the king of serpents; समर्थौ (samarthau) - capable; पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain; अपि (api) - even; शैशिरस्य (śaiśirasya) - of the snowy; निपातने (nipātane) - in bringing down;]
(See my strong arms, like the king of serpents, capable even of bringing down the snowy mountain.)
Behold my strong arms, resembling the king of serpents, capable of toppling even the snowy mountain.
नागायुतसमप्राणो ह्यहमेको नरेष्विह। शक्रो यथा प्रतिद्वंद्वो दिवि देवेषु विश्रुतः ॥७-१७०-४९॥
nāgāyutasamaprāṇo hyahameko nareṣviha। śakro yathā pratidvandvo divi deveṣu viśrutaḥ ॥7-170-49॥
[नागायुत (nāgāyuta) - ten thousand elephants; सम (sama) - equal; प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - strength; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men; इह (iha) - here; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; यथा (yathā) - as; प्रतिद्वंद्वः (pratidvandvaḥ) - rival; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among gods; विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - famous;]
(I alone here among men am indeed equal in strength to ten thousand elephants, as Indra is a famous rival in heaven among gods.)
I am the only one here among men who is as strong as ten thousand elephants, just as Indra is renowned as a rival among the gods in heaven.
अद्य पश्यत मे वीर्यं बाह्वोः पीनांसयोर्युधि। ज्वलमानस्य दीप्तस्य द्रौणेरस्त्रस्य वारणे ॥७-१७०-५०॥
adya paśyata me vīryaṃ bāhvoḥ pīnāṃsayoryudhi। jvalamānasya dīptasya drauṇerastrasya vāraṇe ॥7-170-50॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यत (paśyata) - see; मे (me) - my; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of the arms; पीनांसयोः (pīnāṃsayoḥ) - of the strong shoulders; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; ज्वलमानस्य (jvalamānasya) - of the blazing; दीप्तस्य (dīptasya) - of the shining; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son; अस्त्रस्य (astrasya) - of the weapon; वारणे (vāraṇe) - in stopping;]
(Today, see my strength in battle, in stopping the blazing, shining weapon of Drona's son with my strong shoulders and arms.)
Today, witness my prowess in battle as I stop the blazing and shining weapon of Drona's son with my strong arms and shoulders.
यदि नारायणास्त्रस्य प्रतियोद्धा न विद्यते। अद्यैनं प्रतियोत्स्यामि पश्यत्सु कुरुपाण्डुषु ॥७-१७०-५१॥
yadi nārāyaṇāstrasya pratiyoddhā na vidyate। adyainaṃ pratiyotsyāmi paśyatsu kurupāṇḍuṣu ॥7-170-51॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Narayana; अस्त्रस्य (astrasya) - weapon's; प्रतियोद्धा (pratiyoddhā) - opponent; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; अद्य (adya) - today; एनम् (enam) - this; प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - I will counter; पश्यत्सु (paśyatsu) - in the presence; कुरु (kuru) - Kurus; पाण्डुषु (pāṇḍuṣu) - Pandavas;]
(If there is no opponent for Narayana's weapon, today I will counter it in the presence of the Kurus and Pandavas.)
If there is no one to oppose Narayana's weapon, I will face it today in front of the Kurus and Pandavas.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीमो द्रोणपुत्रमरिंदमः। अभ्ययान्मेघघोषेण रथेनादित्यवर्चसा ॥७-१७०-५२॥
evamuktvā tato bhīmo droṇaputramariṃdamaḥ। abhyayānmeghaghoṣeṇa rathenādityavarcasā ॥7-170-52॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; द्रोणपुत्रम् (droṇaputram) - Drona's son; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - subduer of foes; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; मेघघोषेण (meghaghoṣeṇa) - with a chariot sounding like a cloud; रथेन (rathena) - with a chariot; आदित्यवर्चसा (ādityavarcasā) - with the brilliance of the sun;]
(Thus having spoken, then Bhima, the subduer of foes, approached Drona's son with a chariot sounding like a cloud, with the brilliance of the sun.)
After speaking thus, Bhima, the subduer of enemies, advanced towards Drona's son on a chariot that roared like a cloud and shone with the brilliance of the sun.
स एनमिषुजालेन लघुत्वाच्छीघ्रविक्रमः। निमेषमात्रेणासाद्य कुन्तीपुत्रोऽभ्यवाकिरत् ॥७-१७०-५३॥
sa enam iṣujālena laghutvācchīghravikramaḥ। nimeṣamātreṇāsādya kuntīputro'bhyavākirat ॥7-170-53॥
[स (sa) - he; एनम् (enam) - this one; इषुजालेन (iṣujālena) - with a net of arrows; लघुत्वात् (laghutvāt) - due to lightness; शीघ्रविक्रमः (śīghravikramaḥ) - swift in action; निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - in a moment; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; अभ्यवाकिरत् (abhyavākirat) - covered; ॥७-१७०-५३॥ (॥7-170-53॥) - (verse number);]
(He, swift in action due to lightness, having reached this one with a net of arrows, covered (him) in a moment.)
The son of Kunti, being swift and light, reached his target and covered him with a net of arrows in an instant.
ततो द्रौणिः प्रहस्यैनमुदासमभिभाष्य च। अवाकिरत्प्रदीप्ताग्रैः शरैस्तैरभिमन्त्रितैः ॥७-१७०-५४॥
tato drauṇiḥ prahasyainamudāsamabhibhāṣya ca। avākiratpradīptāgraiḥ śaraistairabhimantritaiḥ ॥7-170-54॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed; एनम् (enam) - him; उदासम् (udāsam) - indifferent; अभिभाष्य (abhibhāṣya) - having addressed; च (ca) - and; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered; प्रदीप्ताग्रैः (pradīptāgraiḥ) - with blazing tips; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तैः (taiḥ) - those; अभिमन्त्रितैः (abhimantritaiḥ) - enchanted;]
(Then Drona's son, having laughed and addressed him indifferently, showered those enchanted arrows with blazing tips.)
Then, Drona's son, with a mocking laugh, addressed him with indifference and showered him with enchanted arrows that had blazing tips.
पन्नगैरिव दीप्तास्यैर्वमद्भिरनलं रणे। अवकीर्णोऽभवत्पार्थः स्फुलिङ्गैरिव काञ्चनैः ॥७-१७०-५५॥
pannagairiva dīptāsyairvamadbhiranaṃ raṇe। avakīrṇo'bhavatpārthaḥ sphuliṅgairiva kāñcanaiḥ ॥7-170-55॥
[पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by serpents; इव (iva) - like; दीप्तास्यैः (dīptāsyaiḥ) - with blazing mouths; वमद्भिः (vamadbhiḥ) - vomiting; अनलम् (analam) - fire; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अवकीर्णः (avakīrṇaḥ) - covered; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; स्फुलिङ्गैः (sphuliṅgaiḥ) - with sparks; इव (iva) - like; काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - golden;]
(In battle, Arjuna became covered with sparks like serpents with blazing mouths vomiting fire.)
In the battle, Arjuna appeared as if he was enveloped by golden sparks, resembling serpents with fiery mouths spewing flames.
तस्य रूपमभूद्राजन्भीमसेनस्य संयुगे। खद्योतैरावृतस्येव पर्वतस्य दिनक्षये ॥७-१७०-५६॥
tasya rūpam abhūd rājan bhīmasenasya saṃyuge। khadyotair āvṛtasyeva parvatasya dinakṣaye ॥7-170-56॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - by fireflies; आवृतस्य (āvṛtasya) - covered; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of a mountain; दिनक्षये (dinakṣaye) - at the end of the day;]
(His form became like that of Bhimasena in battle, covered by fireflies, like a mountain at the end of the day.)
O king, his form in battle became like that of Bhimasena, resembling a mountain covered by fireflies at dusk.
तदस्त्रं द्रोणपुत्रस्य तस्मिन्प्रतिसमस्यति। अवर्धत महाराज यथाग्निरनिलोद्धतः ॥७-१७०-५७॥
tadastraṃ droṇaputrasya tasminpratisamasyati। avardhata mahārāja yathāgniraniloddhataḥ ॥7-170-57॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; द्रोणपुत्रस्य (droṇaputrasya) - of Droṇa's son; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; प्रतिसमस्यति (pratisamasyati) - counteracts; अवर्धत (avardhata) - grew; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यथा (yathā) - like; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; अनिल (anila) - wind; उद्धतः (uddhataḥ) - fanned;]
(That weapon of Droṇa's son counteracts in that. It grew, O great king, like fire fanned by the wind.)
The weapon of Droṇa's son was counteracted there. It grew, O great king, like a fire fanned by the wind.
विवर्धमानमालक्ष्य तदस्त्रं भीमविक्रमम्। पाण्डुसैन्यमृते भीमं सुमहद्भयमाविशत् ॥७-१७०-५८॥
vivardhamānamālakṣya tadastraṃ bhīmavikramam। pāṇḍusainyamṛte bhīmaṃ sumahadbhayamāviśat ॥7-170-58॥
[विवर्धमानम् (vivardhamānam) - growing; आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - seeing; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; भीमविक्रमम् (bhīmavikramam) - of terrible prowess; पाण्डुसैन्यम् (pāṇḍusainyam) - Pandu's army; ऋते (ṛte) - except; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered;]
(Seeing that growing weapon of terrible prowess, great fear entered Pandu's army except Bhima.)
Upon witnessing the formidable and growing weapon, a great fear engulfed Pandu's army, sparing only Bhima.
ततः शस्त्राणि ते सर्वे समुत्सृज्य महीतले। अवारोहन्रथेभ्यश्च हस्त्यश्वेभ्यश्च सर्वशः ॥७-१७०-५९॥
tataḥ śastrāṇi te sarve samutsṛjya mahītale। avārohanrathebhyaśca hastyaśvebhyaśca sarvaśaḥ ॥7-170-59॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground; अवारोहन (avārohan) - descended; रथेभ्यः (rathebhyaḥ) - from chariots; च (ca) - and; हस्त्यश्वेभ्यः (hastyaśvebhyaḥ) - from elephants and horses; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(Then, having abandoned all weapons on the ground, they descended from the chariots and from the elephants and horses completely.)
Then, all of them completely abandoned their weapons on the ground and descended from their chariots, elephants, and horses.
तेषु निक्षिप्तशस्त्रेषु वाहनेभ्यश्च्युतेषु च। तदस्त्रवीर्यं विपुलं भीममूर्धन्यथापतत् ॥७-१७०-६०॥
teṣu nikṣiptaśastreṣu vāhanebhyaścyuteṣu ca। tadastravīryaṃ vipulaṃ bhīmamūrdhanyathāpatat ॥7-170-60॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in them; निक्षिप्त (nikṣipta) - thrown; शस्त्रेषु (śastreṣu) - weapons; वाहनेभ्यः (vāhanebhyaḥ) - from vehicles; च्युतेषु (cyuteṣu) - fallen; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; भीम (bhīma) - terrible; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head; अथ (atha) - then; अपतत् (apatat) - fell;]
(In them, the weapons were thrown, and from the vehicles, they fell. That great strength of the weapon fell terribly on the head.)
The weapons were thrown into them, and they fell from the vehicles. Then, that great strength of the weapon fell terribly on Bhima's head.
हाहाकृतानि भूतानि पाण्डवाश्च विशेषतः। भीमसेनमपश्यन्त तेजसा संवृतं तदा ॥७-१७०-६१॥
hāhākṛtāni bhūtāni pāṇḍavāśca viśeṣataḥ। bhīmasenamapaśyanta tejasā saṃvṛtaṃ tadā ॥7-170-61॥
[हाहाकृतानि (hāhākṛtāni) - crying out in distress; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अपश्यन्त (apaśyanta) - saw; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; संवृतम् (saṃvṛtam) - enveloped; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(The beings, crying out in distress, and especially the Pandavas, then saw Bhimasena enveloped with brilliance.)
The beings, including the Pandavas, were crying out in distress, and at that moment, they saw Bhimasena enveloped in a radiant aura.
