08.034
Core and Pancharatra: Karna encounters Bhima, who is destroying the Kaurava army. Shalya takes unconscious Karna away, hit by Bhima.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तानभिद्रवतो दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवांस्तावकं बलम्। क्रोशतस्तव पुत्रस्य न स्म राजन्न्यवर्तत ॥८-३४-१॥
tānabhidravato dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavāṃstāvakṃ balam। krośatastava putrasya na sma rājannyavartata ॥8-34-1॥
[तान् (tān) - them; अभिद्रवतः (abhidravataḥ) - charging; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; तावकं (tāvakaṃ) - your; बलम् (balam) - army; क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - shouting; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - stopped;]
(Seeing them charging, your army, the Pāṇḍavas, did not stop shouting, O king, your son indeed.)
Seeing the Pāṇḍavas charging, your army did not stop shouting, O king, indeed your son did not halt.
ततः पक्षात्प्रपक्षाच्च प्रपक्षैश्चापि दक्षिणात्। उदस्तशस्त्राः कुरवो भीममभ्यद्रवन्रणे ॥८-३४-२॥
tataḥ pakṣāt prapakṣāc ca prapakṣaiś cāpi dakṣiṇāt। udastaśastrāḥ kuravo bhīmam abhyadravan raṇe ॥8-34-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पक्षात् (pakṣāt) - from the side; प्रपक्षात् (prapakṣāt) - from the front; च (ca) - and; प्रपक्षैः (prapakṣaiḥ) - from the flanks; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दक्षिणात् (dakṣiṇāt) - from the south; उदस्तशस्त्राः (udastaśastrāḥ) - with raised weapons; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - attacked; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Then, from the side, from the front, and also from the flanks and the south, the Kauravas with raised weapons attacked Bhima in battle.)
Then, the Kauravas, with their weapons raised, attacked Bhima from all sides, including the front, flanks, and south, during the battle.
कर्णोऽपि दृष्ट्वा द्रवतो धार्तराष्ट्रान्पराङ्मुखान्। हंसवर्णान्हयाग्र्यांस्तान्प्रैषीद्यत्र वृकोदरम् ॥८-३४-३॥
karṇo'pi dṛṣṭvā dravato dhārtarāṣṭrānparāṅmukhān। haṃsavarṇānhayāgryāṃstānpraiṣīdyatra vṛkodaram ॥8-34-3॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अपि (api) - also; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; पराङ्मुखान् (parāṅmukhān) - turned away; हंसवर्णान् (haṃsavarṇān) - white-colored; हयाग्र्यान् (hayāgryān) - excellent horses; तान् (tān) - those; प्रैषीत् (praiṣīt) - sent; यत्र (yatra) - where; वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Bhima;]
(Karna, having seen the sons of Dhritarashtra fleeing and turned away, sent those white-colored excellent horses where Bhima was.)
Karna, upon seeing the sons of Dhritarashtra fleeing and turning away, dispatched the white-colored excellent horses to where Bhima was.
ते प्रेषिता महाराज शल्येनाहवशोभिना। भीमसेनरथं प्राप्य समसज्जन्त वाजिनः ॥८-३४-४॥
te preṣitā mahārāja śalyenāhavaśobhinā। bhīmasenarathaṃ prāpya samasajjanta vājinaḥ ॥8-34-4॥
[ते (te) - they; प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - sent; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; शल्येन (śalyena) - by Śalya; आहवशोभिना (āhavaśobhinā) - the battle-illuminator; भीमसेनरथं (bhīmasenarathaṃ) - to Bhīmasena's chariot; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; समसज्जन्त (samasajjanta) - were yoked; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - the horses;]
(They, sent by O great king Śalya, the battle-illuminator, having reached Bhīmasena's chariot, were yoked, the horses.)
The horses, dispatched by the great king Śalya, who shone in battle, were yoked to Bhīmasena's chariot after reaching it.
दृष्ट्वा कर्णं समायान्तं भीमः क्रोधसमन्वितः। मतिं दध्रे विनाशाय कर्णस्य भरतर्षभ ॥८-३४-५॥
dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ samāyāntaṃ bhīmaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ। matiṃ dadhre vināśāya karṇasya bharatarṣabha ॥8-34-5॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karṇa; समायान्तं (samāyāntam) - approaching; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma; क्रोधसमन्वितः (krodhasamanvitaḥ) - filled with anger; मतिं (matim) - intention; दध्रे (dadhre) - held; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Having seen Karṇa approaching, Bhīma, filled with anger, held the intention for the destruction of Karṇa, O best of the Bharatas.)
Upon seeing Karṇa coming near, Bhīma, in his wrath, resolved to destroy Karṇa, O best of the Bharatas.
सोऽब्रवीत्सात्यकिं वीरं धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम्। एनं रक्षत राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ संशयान्महतो मुक्तं कथञ्चित्प्रेक्षतो मम ॥८-३४-६॥
so'bravītsātyakiṃ vīraṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam। enaṃ rakṣata rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ॥ saṃśayānmahato muktaṃ kathañcitprekṣato mama ॥8-34-6॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; वीरं (vīram) - heroic; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - son of Pṛṣata; एनं (enaṃ) - this; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; राजानं (rājānam) - king; धर्मात्मानं (dharmātmānam) - righteous; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira; संशयात् (saṃśayāt) - from danger; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; मुक्तं (muktam) - freed; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - somehow; प्रेक्षतः (prekṣataḥ) - watching; मम (mama) - my;]
(He said to the heroic Satyaki and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣata: "Protect this righteous king Yudhiṣṭhira, who has somehow been freed from great danger while I was watching.")
He instructed the brave Satyaki and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣata, to protect the righteous King Yudhiṣṭhira, who had narrowly escaped great danger under his watchful eyes.
अग्रतो मे कृतो राजा छिन्नसर्वपरिच्छदः। दुर्योधनस्य प्रीत्यर्थं राधेयेन दुरात्मना ॥८-३४-७॥
agrato me kṛto rājā chinnasarvaparicchadaḥ। duryodhanasya prītyarthaṃ rādheyena durātmanā ॥8-34-7॥
[अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; मे (me) - my; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; राजा (rājā) - king; छिन्न (chinna) - cut off; सर्व (sarva) - all; परिच्छदः (paricchadaḥ) - retinue; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; प्रीत्यर्थम् (prītyartham) - for the sake of pleasing; राधेयेन (rādheyena) - by Radheya; दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded;]
(In front of me, the king with all his retinue cut off, was made by the evil-minded Radheya for the sake of pleasing Duryodhana.)
In front of me, the king, with all his retinue severed, was made so by the evil-minded Radheya to please Duryodhana.
अन्तमद्य करिष्यामि तस्य दुःखस्य पार्षत। हन्ता वास्मि रणे कर्णं स वा मां निहनिष्यति ॥ सङ्ग्रामेण सुघोरेण सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि वः ॥८-३४-८॥
antamadya kariṣyāmi tasya duḥkhasya pārṣata। hantā vāasmi raṇe karṇaṃ sa vā māṃ nihaniṣyati ॥ saṅgrāmeṇa sughoreṇa satyametadbravīmi vaḥ ॥8-34-8॥
[अन्तम् (antam) - end; अद्य (adya) - today; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; तस्य (tasya) - of his; दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - sorrow; पार्षत (pārṣata) - O son of Prishata; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; वा (vā) - or; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; सः (saḥ) - he; वा (vā) - or; माम् (mām) - me; निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will kill; सङ्ग्रामेण (saṅgrāmeṇa) - by battle; सुघोरेण (sughoreṇa) - terrible; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; वः (vaḥ) - to you;]
(Today I will end his sorrow, O son of Prishata. Either I am the killer of Karna in battle, or he will kill me. By this terrible battle, I speak the truth to you.)
Today, O son of Prishata, I will put an end to his sorrow. Either I will kill Karna in battle, or he will kill me. This is the truth I declare to you in this dreadful war.
राजानमद्य भवतां न्यासभूतं ददामि वै। अस्य संरक्षणे सर्वे यतध्वं विगतज्वराः ॥८-३४-९॥
rājānam adya bhavatāṃ nyāsabhūtaṃ dadāmi vai। asya saṃrakṣaṇe sarve yatadhvaṃ vigatajvarāḥ ॥8-34-9॥
[राजानम् (rājānam) - king; अद्य (adya) - today; भवताम् (bhavatām) - your; न्यासभूतम् (nyāsabhūtam) - entrusted; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; वै (vai) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of him; संरक्षणे (saṃrakṣaṇe) - in protection; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यतध्वम् (yatadhvam) - endeavor; विगतज्वराः (vigatajvarāḥ) - without anxiety;]
(Today, I indeed entrust the king to you. In his protection, all of you endeavor without anxiety.)
"Today, I entrust the king to your care. All of you should strive to protect him without any worry."
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुः प्रायादाधिरथिं प्रति। सिंहनादेन महता सर्वाः संनादयन्दिशः ॥८-३४-१०॥
evamuktvā mahābāhuḥ prāyādādhirathiṃ prati। siṃhanādena mahatā sarvāḥ saṃnādayandiśaḥ ॥8-34-10॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; अधिरथिम् (adhirathim) - towards Adhiratha; प्रति (prati) - towards; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with a lion's roar; महता (mahatā) - great; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; संनादयन् (saṃnādayan) - resounding; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions;]
(Thus having spoken, the mighty-armed departed towards Adhiratha, resounding all directions with a great lion's roar.)
Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed one departed towards Adhiratha, making all directions resound with a great lion's roar.
दृष्ट्वा त्वरितमायान्तं भीमं युद्धाभिनन्दिनम्। सूतपुत्रमथोवाच मद्राणामीश्वरो विभुः ॥८-३४-११॥
dṛṣṭvā tvaritam āyāntaṃ bhīmaṃ yuddhābhinandinam। sūtaputram athovāca madrāṇām īśvaro vibhuḥ ॥8-34-11॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; युद्ध-अभिनन्दिनम् (yuddha-abhinandinam) - rejoicing in battle; सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - son of the charioteer; अथ (atha) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - said; मद्राणाम् (madrāṇām) - of the Madras; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the mighty;]
(Having seen Bhima, rejoicing in battle, coming quickly, the lord of the Madras, the mighty, then said to the son of the charioteer.)
Upon seeing Bhima, who was eager for battle and approaching swiftly, the powerful ruler of the Madras spoke to the charioteer's son.
पश्य कर्ण महाबाहुं क्रुद्धं पाण्डवनन्दनम्। दीर्घकालार्जितं क्रोधं मोक्तुकामं त्वयि ध्रुवम् ॥८-३४-१२॥
paśya karṇa mahābāhuṃ kruddhaṃ pāṇḍavanandanam। dīrghakālāṛjitaṃ krodhaṃ moktukāmaṃ tvayi dhruvam ॥8-34-12॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṃ) - mighty-armed; क्रुद्धं (kruddhaṃ) - angry; पाण्डवनन्दनम् (pāṇḍavanandanam) - joy of the Pandavas; दीर्घकालार्जितं (dīrghakālāṛjitam) - long-acquired; क्रोधं (krodham) - anger; मोक्तुकामं (moktukāmam) - desiring to release; त्वयि (tvayi) - on you; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(See Karna, the mighty-armed, angry, joy of the Pandavas, with long-acquired anger, desiring to release, certainly on you.)
Behold Karna, the mighty-armed and angry one, the joy of the Pandavas, who has long harbored anger and now seeks to release it upon you with certainty.
ईदृशं नास्य रूपं मे दृष्टपूर्वं कदाचन। अभिमन्यौ हते कर्ण राक्षसे वा घटोत्कचे ॥८-३४-१३॥
īdṛśaṃ nāsya rūpaṃ me dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kadācana। abhimanyau hate karṇa rākṣase vā ghaṭotkace ॥8-34-13॥
[ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - of this; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; मे (me) - my; दृष्टपूर्वम् (dṛṣṭapūrvam) - seen before; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever; अभिमन्यौ (abhimanyau) - Abhimanyu; हते (hate) - slain; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; राक्षसे (rākṣase) - demon; वा (vā) - or; घटोत्कचे (ghaṭotkace) - Ghatotkacha;]
(Such a form of this has never been seen by me before. Whether Abhimanyu, Karna, the demon, or Ghatotkacha is slain.)
I have never seen such a form before, whether it is Abhimanyu, Karna, the demon, or Ghatotkacha who is slain.
त्रैलोक्यस्य समस्तस्य शक्तः क्रुद्धो निवारणे। बिभर्ति यादृशं रूपं कालाग्निसदृशं शुभम् ॥८-३४-१४॥
trailokyasya samastasya śaktaḥ kruddho nivāraṇe। bibharti yādṛśaṃ rūpaṃ kālāgnisadṛśaṃ śubham ॥8-34-14॥
[त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds; समस्तस्य (samastasya) - of all; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; निवारणे (nivāraṇe) - in restraining; बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears; यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; कालाग्निसदृशम् (kālāgnisadṛśam) - like the fire of destruction; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious;]
(He, capable of restraining all of the three worlds when angry, bears a form like the auspicious fire of destruction.)
When angered, he who is capable of restraining the entire three worlds assumes a form that resembles the auspicious fire of destruction.
इति ब्रुवति राधेयं मद्राणामीश्वरे नृप। अभ्यवर्तत वै कर्णं क्रोधदीप्तो वृकोदरः ॥८-३४-१५॥
iti bruvati rādheyaṃ madrāṇāmīśvare nṛpa। abhyavartata vai karṇaṃ krodhadīpto vṛkodaraḥ ॥8-34-15॥
[इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - to Radheya; मद्राणाम् (madrāṇām) - of the Madras; ईश्वरे (īśvare) - to the lord; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached; वै (vai) - indeed; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; क्रोधदीप्तः (krodhadīptaḥ) - inflamed with anger; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara;]
(Thus speaking to Radheya, the lord of the Madras, O king, Vrikodara, inflamed with anger, indeed approached Karna.)
As the lord of the Madras was speaking to Radheya, O king, Vrikodara, burning with rage, approached Karna.
तथागतं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य भीमं युद्धाभिनन्दिनम्। अब्रवीद्वचनं शल्यं राधेयः प्रहसन्निव ॥८-३४-१६॥
tathāgataṃ tu samprekṣya bhīmaṃ yuddhābhinandinam। abravīdvacanaṃ śalyaṃ rādheyaḥ prahasanniva ॥8-34-16॥
[तथागतम् (tathāgatam) - thus arrived; तु (tu) - but; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; युद्धाभिनन्दिनम् (yuddhābhinandinam) - rejoicing in battle; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; शल्यम् (śalyam) - to Shalya; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling;]
(Thus arrived, but having seen Bhima rejoicing in battle, Radheya said words to Shalya as if smiling.)
Upon seeing Bhima, who was rejoicing in the battle, Radheya, with a smile, addressed Shalya.
यदुक्तं वचनं मेऽद्य त्वया मद्रजनेश्वर। भीमसेनं प्रति विभो तत्सत्यं नात्र संशयः ॥८-३४-१७॥
yad uktaṃ vacanaṃ me'dya tvayā madrajanēśvara। bhīmasēnaṃ prati vibhō tatsatyaṃ nātra sanśayaḥ ॥8-34-17॥
[यत् (yat) - which; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; मे (me) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; मद्रजनेश्वर (madrajanēśvara) - O king of Madra; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasēnam) - Bhimasena; प्रति (prati) - towards; विभो (vibhō) - O lord; तत् (tat) - that; सत्यम् (satyam) - true; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (sanśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(The word which was spoken by you today, O king of Madra, towards Bhimasena, O lord, that is true; there is no doubt here.)
The statement you made today, O king of Madra, to Bhimasena, O lord, is true; there is no doubt about it.
एष शूरश्च वीरश्च क्रोधनश्च वृकोदरः। निरपेक्षः शरीरे च प्राणतश्च बलाधिकः ॥८-३४-१८॥
eṣa śūraśca vīraśca krodhanaśca vṛkodaraḥ। nirapekṣaḥ śarīre ca prāṇataśca balādhikaḥ ॥8-34-18॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave; च (ca) - and; वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic; च (ca) - and; क्रोधनः (krodhanaḥ) - angry; च (ca) - and; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); निरपेक्षः (nirapekṣaḥ) - indifferent; शरीरे (śarīre) - in body; च (ca) - and; प्राणतः (prāṇataḥ) - in life; च (ca) - and; बलाधिकः (balādhikaḥ) - superior in strength;]
(This brave and heroic and angry Vrikodara (Bhima), indifferent in body and in life, is superior in strength.)
This is Vrikodara, who is brave, heroic, and prone to anger. He is indifferent to both his body and life, and is superior in strength.
अज्ञातवासं वसता विराटनगरे तदा। द्रौपद्याः प्रियकामेन केवलं बाहुसंश्रयात् ॥ गूढभावं समाश्रित्य कीचकः सगणो हतः ॥८-३४-१९॥
ajñātavāsaṃ vasatā virāṭanagare tadā। draupadyāḥ priyakāmena kevalaṃ bāhusaṃśrayāt ॥ gūḍhabhāvaṃ samāśritya kīcakaḥ sagaṇo hataḥ ॥8-34-19॥
[अज्ञातवासम् (ajñātavāsam) - in incognito exile; वसता (vasatā) - living; विराटनगरे (virāṭanagare) - in the city of Virata; तदा (tadā) - then; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - for Draupadi; प्रियकामेन (priyakāmena) - for the sake of pleasing; केवलम् (kevalam) - only; बाहुसंश्रयात् (bāhusaṃśrayāt) - by the support of the arm; गूढभावम् (gūḍhabhāvam) - hidden intention; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to; कीचकः (kīcakaḥ) - Kichaka; सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his followers; हतः (hataḥ) - was killed;]
(While living in incognito exile in the city of Virata, then, for the sake of pleasing Draupadi, only by the support of the arm, having resorted to hidden intention, Kichaka with his followers was killed.)
During their incognito stay in the city of Virata, Kichaka, along with his followers, was killed by the Pandavas, who acted to please Draupadi, relying solely on their physical strength and hidden strategies.
सोऽद्य सङ्ग्रामशिरसि संनद्धः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। किङ्करोद्यतदण्डेन मृत्युनापि व्रजेद्रणम् ॥८-३४-२०॥
so'dya saṅgrāmaśirasi saṃnaddhaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ। kiṅkarodyatadaṇḍena mṛtyunāpi vrajedraṇam ॥8-34-20॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; सङ्ग्राम (saṅgrāma) - battle; शिरसि (śirasi) - at the head; संनद्धः (saṃnaddhaḥ) - armed; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; मूर्च्छितः (mūrcchitaḥ) - intoxicated; किङ्कर (kiṅkara) - servant; उद्यत (udyata) - raised; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with a stick; मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - with death; अपि (api) - even; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - would go; रणम् (raṇam) - to battle;]
(He, today, armed at the head of the battle, intoxicated with anger, even with death as a servant with a raised stick, would go to battle.)
Today, he stands at the forefront of the battle, armed and intoxicated with anger, ready to face even death itself as if it were a mere servant with a raised stick.
चिरकालाभिलषितो ममायं तु मनोरथः। अर्जुनं समरे हन्यां मां वा हन्याद्धनञ्जयः ॥ स मे कदाचिदद्यैव भवेद्भीमसमागमात् ॥८-३४-२१॥
cirakālābhilaṣito mamāyaṃ tu manorathaḥ। arjunaṃ samare hanyāṃ māṃ vā hanyāddhanañjayaḥ ॥ sa me kadācidadyaiva bhavedbhīmasamāgamāt ॥8-34-21॥
[चिरकाल (cirakāla) - for a long time; अभिलषितः (abhilaṣitaḥ) - desired; मम (mama) - my; अयम् (ayam) - this; तु (tu) - but; मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) - wish; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in battle; हन्याम् (hanyām) - I may kill; माम् (mām) - me; वा (vā) - or; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may kill; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya; सः (saḥ) - he; मे (me) - my; कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometime; अद्य (adya) - today; एव (eva) - indeed; भवेत् (bhavet) - may happen; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; समागमात् (samāgamāt) - from meeting; ८-३४-२१ (8-34-21) - 8-34-21;]
(This wish of mine, desired for a long time, is that I may kill Arjuna in battle, or Dhanañjaya may kill me. This may happen today itself from meeting Bhima.)
For a long time, I have desired this wish: to either kill Arjuna in battle or be killed by Dhanañjaya. Perhaps today, this will come true by meeting Bhima.
निहते भीमसेने तु यदि वा विरथीकृते। अभियास्यति मां पार्थस्तन्मे साधु भविष्यति ॥ अत्र यन्मन्यसे प्राप्तं तच्छीघ्रं सम्प्रधारय ॥८-३४-२२॥
nihate bhīmasene tu yadi vā virathīkṛte। abhyāsyati māṃ pārthastanme sādhu bhaviṣyati ॥ atra yanmanyase prāptaṃ tacchīghraṃ sampradhāraya ॥8-34-22॥
[निहते (nihate) - killed; भीमसेने (bhīmasene) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; विरथीकृते (virathīkṛte) - deprived of chariot; अभियास्यति (abhyāsyati) - will approach; मां (māṃ) - me; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - my; साधु (sādhu) - good; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; अत्र (atra) - here; यत् (yat) - what; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; प्राप्तं (prāptaṃ) - appropriate; तत् (tat) - that; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; सम्प्रधारय (sampradhāraya) - consider; ८-३४-२२ (8-34-22) - 8-34-22;]
(If Bhimasena is killed or deprived of his chariot, Arjuna will approach me; that will be good for me. Here, consider quickly what you think is appropriate.)
If Bhimasena is killed or rendered chariotless, Arjuna will come towards me; that will be favorable for me. Here, quickly consider what you deem appropriate.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं राधेयस्य महात्मनः। उवाच वचनं शल्यः सूतपुत्रं तथागतम् ॥८-३४-२३॥
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ rādheyasya mahātmanaḥ। uvāca vacanaṃ śalyaḥ sūtaputraṃ tathāgatam ॥8-34-23॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; राधेयस्य (rādheyasya) - of Radheya; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - son of a charioteer; तथागतम् (tathāgatam) - thus arrived;]
(Having heard these words of the great soul Radheya, Shalya spoke words to the son of a charioteer who had thus arrived.)
Upon hearing the words of the noble Radheya, Shalya addressed the son of a charioteer who had arrived in such a manner.
अभियासि महाबाहो भीमसेनं महाबलम्। निरस्य भीमसेनं तु ततः प्राप्स्यसि फल्गुनम् ॥८-३४-२४॥
abhiyāsi mahābāho bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam। nirasya bhīmasenaṃ tu tataḥ prāpsyasi phalgunam ॥8-34-24॥
[अभियासि (abhiyāsi) - you approach; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - great strength; निरस्य (nirasya) - having defeated; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna;]
(You approach, O mighty-armed one, Bhimasena of great strength. Having defeated Bhimasena, then you will obtain Arjuna.)
You, O mighty-armed one, approach Bhimasena, who possesses great strength. Once you have defeated Bhimasena, you will then achieve Arjuna.
यस्ते कामोऽभिलषितश्चिरात्प्रभृति हृद्गतः। स वै सम्पत्स्यते कर्ण सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥८-३४-२५॥
yaste kāmo'bhilaṣitaścirātprabhṛti hṛdgataḥ। sa vai sampatsyate karṇa satyametadbravīmi te ॥8-34-25॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; ते (te) - your; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; अभिलषितः (abhilaṣitaḥ) - wished; चिरात् (cirāt) - for a long time; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - since; हृद्गतः (hṛdgataḥ) - in the heart; सः (saḥ) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; सम्पत्स्यते (sampatsyate) - will be fulfilled; कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truly; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - to you;]
(The desire that has been in your heart for a long time, O Karna, will indeed be fulfilled. Truly, I say this to you.)
O Karna, the desire that has been in your heart for a long time will indeed come true. I assure you of this truth.
एवमुक्ते ततः कर्णः शल्यं पुनरभाषत। हन्ताहमर्जुनं सङ्ख्ये मां वा हन्ता धनञ्जयः ॥ युद्धे मनः समाधाय याहि याहीत्यचोदयत् ॥८-३४-२६॥
evamukte tataḥ karṇaḥ śalyaṃ punarabhāṣata. hantāhamarjunaṃ saṅkhye māṃ vā hantā dhanañjayaḥ ॥ yuddhe manaḥ samādhāya yāhi yāhītyacodayat ॥8-34-26॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; शल्यं (śalyam) - to Śalya; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke; हन्ता (hantā) - slayer; अहम् (aham) - I; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - Arjuna; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; माम् (mām) - me; वा (vā) - or; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; समाधाय (samādhāya) - having resolved; याहि (yāhi) - go; याहि (yāhi) - go; इति (iti) - thus; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged;]
(Thus having been said, then Karṇa spoke again to Śalya: "Either I will slay Arjuna in battle, or Dhanañjaya will slay me." Having resolved his mind in battle, he urged, "Go, go.")
Upon hearing this, Karṇa spoke again to Śalya, expressing his determination: "I will either kill Arjuna in battle, or Dhanañjaya will kill me." With his mind resolved for the battle, he urged, "Go, go."
ततः प्रायाद्रथेनाशु शल्यस्तत्र विशां पते। यत्र भीमो महेष्वासो व्यद्रावयत वाहिनीम् ॥८-३४-२७॥
tataḥ prāyādrathenāśu śalyastatra viśāṃ pate। yatra bhīmo maheṣvāso vyadrāvayata vāhinīm ॥8-34-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; आशु (āśu) - swiftly; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; तत्र (tatra) - there; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; यत्र (yatra) - where; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer; व्यद्रावयत् (vyadrāvayat) - was scattering; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - the army;]
(Then Śalya swiftly departed by chariot, O lord of men, to where Bhīma, the great archer, was scattering the army.)
Then Śalya quickly rode his chariot to the place where Bhīma, the great archer, was causing havoc among the troops, O lord of men.
ततस्तूर्यनिनादश्च भेरीणां च महास्वनः। उदतिष्ठत राजेन्द्र कर्णभीमसमागमे ॥८-३४-२८॥
tatastūryaninādaśca bherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaḥ। udatīṣṭhata rājendra karṇabhīmasamāgame ॥8-34-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्य (tūrya) - trumpet; निनादः (ninādaḥ) - sound; च (ca) - and; भेरीणां (bherīṇāṃ) - of drums; च (ca) - and; महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - great sound; उदतिष्ठत (udatīṣṭhata) - arose; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; समागमे (samāgame) - in the encounter;]
(Then the sound of trumpets and the great sound of drums arose, O king, in the encounter of Karna and Bhima.)
Then, O King, the sound of trumpets and the loud noise of drums arose as Karna and Bhima encountered each other.
भीमसेनोऽथ सङ्क्रुद्धस्तव सैन्यं दुरासदम्। नाराचैर्विमलैस्तीक्ष्णैर्दिशः प्राद्रावयद्बली ॥८-३४-२९॥
bhīmaseno'tha saṅkruddhastava sainyaṃ durāsadam। nārācairvimalaiḥtīkṣṇairdiśaḥ prādrāvayadbalī ॥8-34-29॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; अथ (atha) - then; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - formidable; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with arrows; विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - shining; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; प्राद्रावयत् (prādrāvayat) - caused to flee; बली (balī) - the mighty one;]
(Bhimasena, then angry, caused your formidable army to flee in all directions with shining, sharp arrows, the mighty one.)
Then Bhimasena, in his anger, made your formidable army flee in all directions with his sharp and shining arrows, displaying his might.
स संनिपातस्तुमुलो भीमरूपो विशां पते। आसीद्रौद्रो महाराज कर्णपाण्डवयोर्मृधे ॥ ततो मुहूर्ताद्राजेन्द्र पाण्डवः कर्णमाद्रवत् ॥८-३४-३०॥
sa saṁnipātastumulo bhīmarūpo viśāṁ pate। āsīdraudro mahārāja karṇapāṇḍavayormṛdhe ॥ tato muhūrtādrājendra pāṇḍavaḥ karṇamādravat ॥8-34-30॥
[स (sa) - that; संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - collision; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; भीमरूपः (bhīmarūpaḥ) - terrifying form; विशां (viśāṁ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - fierce; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कर्णपाण्डवयोः (karṇapāṇḍavayoḥ) - of Karna and Pandava; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; आद्रवत् (ādravat) - attacked;]
(That tumultuous and terrifying collision of men, O lord, was fierce, O great king, in the battle of Karna and Pandava. Then, after a moment, O king, Pandava attacked Karna.)
The fierce and tumultuous clash between Karna and Pandava was terrifying, O great king. Then, after a moment, Pandava charged at Karna.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषः। आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे ॥ पुनश्चैनममेयात्मा शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥८-३४-३१॥
tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya karṇo vaikartano vṛṣaḥ। ājaghānorasi kruddho nārācena stanāntare ॥ punaścainamameyātmā śaravarṣairavākirat ॥8-34-31॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - seeing; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - the bull; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; नाराचेन (nārācena) - with an iron arrow; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - between the breasts; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - of immeasurable soul; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]
(Seeing him approaching, Karṇa, the son of Vikartana, the bull, angrily struck on the chest with an iron arrow between the breasts. Again, the one of immeasurable soul covered him with showers of arrows.)
Seeing the approaching enemy, Karṇa, the mighty son of Vikartana, struck him angrily on the chest with an iron arrow between the breasts. Then, with an immeasurable spirit, he showered him with arrows again.
स विद्धः सूतपुत्रेण छादयामास पत्रिभिः। विव्याध निशितैः कर्ण नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः ॥८-३४-३२॥
sa viddhaḥ sūtaputreṇa chādayāmāsa patribhiḥ। vivyādha niśitaiḥ karṇa navabhirnataparvabhiḥ ॥8-34-32॥
[स (sa) - he; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by the son of a charioteer; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karṇa; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - bent-jointed;]
(He, pierced by the son of a charioteer, covered with arrows, pierced Karṇa with nine sharp bent-jointed arrows.)
He, having been pierced by the son of a charioteer, covered Karṇa with arrows and pierced him with nine sharp, bent-jointed arrows.
तस्य कर्णो धनुर्मध्ये द्विधा चिच्छेद पत्रिणा। अथ तं छिन्नधन्वानमभ्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ॥ नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन सर्वावरणभेदिना ॥८-३४-३३॥
tasya karṇo dhanur-madhye dvidhā ciccheda patriṇā। atha taṃ chinna-dhanvānam abhyavidhyat stanāntare ॥ nārācena sutīkṣṇena sarvāvaraṇa-bhedinā ॥8-34-33॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - ear; धनुर्मध्ये (dhanur-madhye) - in the middle of the bow; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow; अथ (atha) - then; तम् (tam) - him; छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinna-dhanvānam) - with the bow cut; अभ्यविध्यत् (abhyavidhyat) - pierced; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; नाराचेन (nārācena) - with a sharp arrow; सुतीक्ष्णेन (sutīkṣṇena) - very sharp; सर्वावरणभेदिना (sarvāvaraṇa-bhedinā) - piercing all armor;]
(His ear was cut in two in the middle of the bow with an arrow. Then he pierced him in the chest with a sharp arrow that pierces all armor.)
His ear was severed in the middle of the bow by an arrow. Then, with a very sharp arrow that could pierce any armor, he struck him in the chest.
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय सूतपुत्रं वृकोदरः। राजन्मर्मसु मर्मज्ञो विद्ध्वा सुनिशितैः शरैः ॥ ननाद बलवन्नादं कम्पयन्निव रोदसी ॥८-३४-३४॥
so'nyatkārmukamādāya sūtaputraṃ vṛkodaraḥ। rājanmarmasu marmajño viddhvā suniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥ nanāda balavannādaṃ kampayanniva rodasī ॥8-34-34॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - son of a charioteer; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital parts; मर्मज्ञः (marmajñaḥ) - knower of vital points; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; बलवन्नादम् (balavannādam) - a mighty sound; कम्पयन् (kampayan) - shaking; इव (iva) - as if; रोदसी (rodasī) - the heavens;]
(He, taking another bow, Vrikodara, the son of a charioteer, O king, having pierced the vital parts with sharp arrows, roared a mighty sound, as if shaking the heavens.)
Vrikodara, the son of a charioteer, took another bow and pierced the vital parts with sharp arrows. O king, he roared with a mighty sound, as if shaking the heavens.
तं कर्णः पञ्चविंशत्या नाराचानां समार्दयत्। मदोत्कटं वने दृप्तमुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम् ॥८-३४-३५॥
taṁ karṇaḥ pañcaviṁśatyā nārācānāṁ samārdayat। madotkaṭaṁ vane dṛptamulkābhiriva kuñjaram ॥8-34-35॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five; नाराचानां (nārācānāṁ) - of arrows; समार्दयत् (samārdayat) - pierced; मदोत्कटं (madotkaṭaṁ) - intoxicated; वने (vane) - in the forest; दृप्तम् (dṛptam) - arrogant; उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - with blazing torches; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - elephant;]
(Karna pierced him with twenty-five arrows, like an intoxicated and arrogant elephant in the forest with blazing torches.)
Karna attacked him with twenty-five arrows, resembling an arrogant elephant in the forest, maddened and struck by blazing torches.
ततः सायकभिन्नाङ्गः पाण्डवः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। संरम्भामर्षताम्राक्षः सूतपुत्रवधेच्छया ॥८-३४-३६॥
tataḥ sāyakabhinnāṅgaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ। saṁrambhāmarṣatāmrākṣaḥ sūtaputravadhecchayā ॥8-34-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सायक (sāyaka) - arrow; भिन्न (bhinna) - pierced; अङ्गः (aṅgaḥ) - limbs; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; मूर्च्छितः (mūrcchitaḥ) - overcome; संरम्भ (saṁrambha) - wrath; अमर्ष (amarṣa) - indignation; ताम्र (tāmra) - red; अक्षः (akṣaḥ) - eyes; सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - son of a charioteer; वध (vadha) - killing; इच्छया (icchayā) - desire;]
(Then, the Pāṇḍava, with limbs pierced by arrows, overcome with anger, with eyes red with wrath and indignation, desired the killing of the son of a charioteer.)
Then, the Pāṇḍava, his body pierced by arrows, was overcome with rage. His eyes turned red with anger and indignation, and he desired to kill the son of a charioteer.
स कार्मुके महावेगं भारसाधनमुत्तमम्। गिरीणामपि भेत्तारं सायकं समयोजयत् ॥८-३४-३७॥
sa kārmuke mahāvegaṃ bhārasādhanamuttamam। girīṇāmapi bhettāraṃ sāyakaṃ samayojayat ॥8-34-37॥
[स (sa) - he; कार्मुके (kārmuke) - in the bow; महावेगं (mahāvegaṃ) - of great speed; भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - capable of bearing weight; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of mountains; अपि (api) - even; भेत्तारं (bhettāram) - breaker; सायकं (sāyakam) - arrow; समयोजयत् (samayojayat) - fitted;]
(He fitted the excellent arrow, capable of bearing weight and of great speed, in the bow, which could even break mountains.)
He fitted the excellent arrow into the bow, which was capable of bearing great weight and speed, and could even pierce through mountains.
विकृष्य बलवच्चापमा कर्णादतिमारुतिः। तं मुमोच महेष्वासः क्रुद्धः कर्णजिघांसया ॥८-३४-३८॥
vikṛṣya balavaccāpamā karṇādatimārutiḥ। taṃ mumoca maheṣvāsaḥ kruddhaḥ karṇajighāṃsayā ॥8-34-38॥
[विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - drawing; बलवत् (balavat) - strongly; चापम् (cāpam) - bow; आ (ā) - from; कर्णात् (karṇāt) - ear; अतिमारुतिः (atimārutiḥ) - great wind; तं (taṃ) - that; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; कर्णजिघांसया (karṇajighāṃsayā) - with the intent to kill Karna;]
(Drawing the bow strongly from the ear, the great wind released that, the great archer, angry, with the intent to kill Karna.)
The great archer, filled with anger and intent on killing Karna, drew his bow with great force from his ear and released it like a mighty wind.
स विसृष्टो बलवता बाणो वज्राशनिस्वनः। अदारयद्रणे कर्णं वज्रवेग इवाचलम् ॥८-३४-३९॥
sa visṛṣṭo balavatā bāṇo vajrāśanisvanaḥ। adārayadraṇe karṇaṃ vajravega ivācalam ॥8-34-39॥
[स (sa) - he; विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - released; बलवता (balavatā) - by the strong one; बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow; वज्राशनिस्वनः (vajrāśanisvanaḥ) - thunderbolt-sounding; अदारयत् (adārayat) - pierced; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; वज्रवेगः (vajravegaḥ) - with the speed of a thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; अचलम् (acalam) - mountain;]
(He, the arrow released by the strong one, thunderbolt-sounding, pierced Karṇa in battle like a mountain with the speed of a thunderbolt.)
The arrow, released by the mighty warrior, sounded like a thunderbolt and struck Karṇa in the battle with the force of a thunderbolt, as if piercing a mountain.
स भीमसेनाभिहतो सूतपुत्रः कुरूद्वह। निषसाद रथोपस्थे विसञ्ज्ञः पृतनापतिः ॥८-३४-४०॥
sa bhīmasenābhihato sūtaputraḥ kurūdvaha। niṣasāda rathopasthe visañjñaḥ pṛtanāpatiḥ ॥8-34-40॥
[स (sa) - he; भीमसेन-अभिहतः (bhīmasena-abhihataḥ) - struck by Bhimasena; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O descendant of Kuru; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; रथ-उपस्थे (ratha-upasthe) - on the chariot seat; विसञ्ज्ञः (visañjñaḥ) - unconscious; पृतनापतिः (pṛtanāpatiḥ) - the commander of the army;]
(He, the son of a charioteer, struck by Bhimasena, O descendant of Kuru, sat down on the chariot seat unconscious, the commander of the army.)
The son of a charioteer, struck by Bhimasena, fell unconscious on the chariot seat, O descendant of Kuru, as the commander of the army.
ततो मद्राधिपो दृष्ट्वा विसञ्ज्ञं सूतनन्दनम्। अपोवाह रथेनाजौ कर्णमाहवशोभिनम् ॥८-३४-४१॥
tato madrādhipo dṛṣṭvā visañjñaṃ sūtanandanam। apovāha rathenājau karṇamāhavaśobhinam ॥8-34-41॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the king of Madra; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विसञ्ज्ञम् (visañjñam) - unconscious; सूतनन्दनम् (sūtanandanam) - the son of the charioteer; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अजौ (ajau) - in the battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; आहवशोभिनम् (āhavaśobhinam) - shining in battle;]
(Then the king of Madra, having seen the unconscious son of the charioteer, carried away Karna, who was shining in battle, by chariot in the battle.)
Then the king of Madra, upon seeing the unconscious son of the charioteer, took Karna, who was resplendent in battle, away by chariot from the battlefield.
ततः पराजिते कर्णे धार्तराष्ट्रीं महाचमूम्। व्यद्रावयद्भीमसेनो यथेन्द्रो दानवीं चमूम् ॥८-३४-४२॥
tataḥ parājite karṇe dhārtarāṣṭrīṃ mahācamūm। vyadrāvayadbhīmaseno yathendro dānavīṃ camūm ॥8-34-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पराजिते (parājite) - defeated; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; धार्तराष्ट्रीं (dhārtarāṣṭrīṃ) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; महाचमूम् (mahācamūm) - great army; व्यद्रावयत् (vyadrāvayat) - dispersed; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; यथा (yathā) - like; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; दानवीं (dānavīm) - of demons; चमूम् (camūm) - army;]
(Then, with Karna defeated, Bhimasena dispersed the great army of Dhritarashtra's sons, like Indra did the army of demons.)
After Karna was defeated, Bhimasena scattered the great Kaurava army, just as Indra once scattered the army of demons.
