08.037
Core and Pancharatra: Arjuna continues to fight Suśarman and Saṃśaptakas. The Trigartas surrounded Arjuna, resolved either to die or to achieve victory.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
वर्तमाने तदा युद्धे क्षत्रियाणां निमज्जने। गाण्डीवस्य महान्घोषः शुश्रुवे युधि मारिष ॥८-३७-१॥
vartamāne tadā yuddhe kṣatriyāṇāṃ nimajjane। gāṇḍīvasya mahānghoṣaḥ śuśruve yudhi māriṣa ॥8-37-1॥
[वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle; क्षत्रियाणां (kṣatriyāṇāṃ) - of the warriors; निमज्जने (nimajjane) - in the immersion; गाण्डीवस्य (gāṇḍīvasya) - of the Gandiva bow; महान्घोषः (mahānghoṣaḥ) - great sound; शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard; युधि (yudhi) - in the battle; मारिष (māriṣa) - O noble one;]
(In the present, then, in the battle, of the warriors' immersion, the great sound of the Gandiva bow was heard, O noble one.)
During the ongoing battle, as the warriors were being submerged, the great sound of the Gandiva bow was heard, O noble one.
संशप्तकानां कदनमकरोद्यत्र पाण्डवः। कोसलानां तथा राजन्नारायणबलस्य च ॥८-३७-२॥
saṃśaptakānāṃ kadanamakarodyatra pāṇḍavaḥ। kosalānāṃ tathā rājannārāyaṇabalasya ca ॥8-37-2॥
[संशप्तकानां (saṃśaptakānāṃ) - of the Saṃśaptakas; कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; यत्र (yatra) - where; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava; कोसलानां (kosalānāṃ) - of the Kosalas; तथा (tathā) - also; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नारायणबलस्य (nārāyaṇabalasya) - of the Nārāyaṇa army; च (ca) - and;]
(Where the Pāṇḍava did the slaughter of the Saṃśaptakas, also of the Kosalas and of the Nārāyaṇa army, O king.)
O king, the Pāṇḍava carried out the slaughter of the Saṃśaptakas, as well as the Kosalas and the Nārāyaṇa army.
संशप्तकास्तु समरे शरवृष्टिं समन्ततः। अपातयन्पार्थमूर्ध्नि जयगृद्धाः प्रमन्यवः ॥८-३७-३॥
saṃśaptakāstu samare śaravṛṣṭiṃ samantataḥ। apātayanpārthamūrdhni jayagṛddhāḥ pramanyavaḥ ॥8-37-3॥
[संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - the Trigartas; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in the battle; शरवृष्टिं (śaravṛṣṭiṃ) - a shower of arrows; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides; अपातयन् (apātayan) - discharged; पार्थमूर्ध्नि (pārthamūrdhni) - at the head of Arjuna; जयगृद्धाः (jayagṛddhāḥ) - desirous of victory; प्रमन्यवः (pramanyavaḥ) - the brave.;]
(The Trigartas, but in the battle, discharged a shower of arrows from all sides at the head of Arjuna, desirous of victory, the brave.)
The Trigartas, eager for victory and full of courage, launched a barrage of arrows from all directions at Arjuna's head during the battle.
तां वृष्टिं सहसा राजंस्तरसा धारयन्प्रभुः। व्यगाहत रणे पार्थो विनिघ्नन्रथिनां वरः ॥८-३७-४॥
tāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ sahasā rājaṃstarasā dhārayanprabhuḥ। vyagāhata raṇe pārtho vinighnanrathināṃ varaḥ ॥8-37-4॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; वृष्टिम् (vṛṣṭim) - rain; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; धारयन् (dhārayan) - holding; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; व्यगाहत (vyagāhata) - entered; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - slaying; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Suddenly, O king, the lord held that rain with force. Arjuna, the best of charioteers, entered the battle slaying.)
Suddenly, O king, the lord held back the rain with great force. Arjuna, the best among charioteers, entered the battlefield, slaying his enemies.
निगृह्य तु रथानीकं कङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः। आससाद रणे पार्थः सुशर्माणं महारथम् ॥८-३७-५॥
nigṛhya tu rathānīkaṃ kaṅkapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ। āsasāda raṇe pārthaḥ suśarmāṇaṃ mahāratham ॥8-37-5॥
[निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained; तु (tu) - but; रथानीकं (rathānīkaṃ) - the chariot army; कङ्कपत्रैः (kaṅkapatraiḥ) - with arrow-feathers; शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - sharpened with stones; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सुशर्माणं (suśarmāṇam) - Suśarman; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot-warrior;]
(Having restrained the chariot army with arrow-feathers sharpened with stones, Arjuna approached Suśarman, the great chariot-warrior, in battle.)
Arjuna, having restrained the chariot army with his stone-sharpened arrows, approached the great chariot-warrior Suśarman in the battle.
स तस्य शरवर्षाणि ववर्ष रथिनां वरः। तथा संशप्तकाश्चैव पार्थस्य समरे स्थिताः ॥८-३७-६॥
sa tasya śaravarṣāṇi vavarṣa rathināṃ varaḥ। tathā saṃśaptakāścaiva pārthasya samare sthitāḥ ॥8-37-6॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - his; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; तथा (tathā) - thus; संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - the Saṃśaptakas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in battle; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood;]
(He, the best of charioteers, rained his arrow showers. Thus, the Saṃśaptakas also stood in battle against Arjuna.)
He, the best among charioteers, unleashed a shower of arrows. Likewise, the Saṃśaptakas stood firm in battle against Arjuna.
सुशर्मा तु ततः पार्थं विद्ध्वा नवभिराशुगैः। जनार्दनं त्रिभिर्बाणैरभ्यहन्दक्षिणे भुजे ॥ ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन केतुं विव्याध मारिष ॥८-३७-७॥
suśarmā tu tataḥ pārthaṃ viddhvā navabhir āśugaiḥ। janārdanaṃ tribhir bāṇair abhyahan dakṣiṇe bhuje ॥ tato 'pareṇa bhallena ketuṃ vivyādha māriṣa ॥8-37-7॥
[सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Suśarmā; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift arrows; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Kṛṣṇa; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अभ्यहन् (abhyahan) - struck; दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - on the right; भुजे (bhuje) - arm; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरेण (apareṇa) - with another; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow; केतुम् (ketum) - the flag; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; ८-३७-७ (8-37-7) - 8-37-7;]
(Suśarmā, then, having pierced Arjuna with nine swift arrows, struck Kṛṣṇa on the right arm with three arrows. Then, with another broad-headed arrow, he pierced the flag, O lord.)
Suśarmā, after attacking Arjuna with nine swift arrows, struck Kṛṣṇa on the right arm with three arrows. Then, with another broad-headed arrow, he pierced the flag, O lord.
स वानरवरो राजन्विश्वकर्मकृतो महान्। ननाद सुमहन्नादं भीषयन्वै ननर्द च ॥८-३७-८॥
sa vānaravaro rājanviśvakarmakṛto mahān। nanāda sumahannādaṃ bhīṣayanvai nanarda ca ॥8-37-8॥
[स (sa) - he; वानरवरो (vānaravaraḥ) - best of monkeys; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विश्वकर्मकृतः (viśvakarmakṛtaḥ) - created by Vishvakarma; महान् (mahān) - great; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; सुमहन्नादं (sumahannādaṃ) - a very loud sound; भीषयन् (bhīṣayan) - frightening; वै (vai) - indeed; ननर्द (nanarda) - roared; च (ca) - and;]
(He, the best of monkeys, O king, created by Vishvakarma, great, roared a very loud sound, frightening indeed, and roared.)
He, the best of monkeys, created by Vishvakarma, let out a great roar that was truly frightening, O king.
कपेस्तु निनदं श्रुत्वा सन्त्रस्ता तव वाहिनी। भयं विपुलमादाय निश्चेष्टा समपद्यत ॥८-३७-९॥
kapestu ninadaṁ śrutvā santrastā tava vāhinī। bhayaṁ vipulamādāya niśceṣṭā samapadyata ॥8-37-9॥
[कपेः (kapeḥ) - of the monkey; तु (tu) - but; निनदम् (ninadam) - sound; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सन्त्रस्ता (santrastā) - terrified; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनी (vāhinī) - army; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; विपुलम् (vipulam) - great; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; निश्चेष्टा (niśceṣṭā) - motionless; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became;]
(But having heard the sound of the monkey, your army, terrified, became motionless, having taken great fear.)
Upon hearing the monkey's sound, your army was struck with terror and became completely motionless, overwhelmed by great fear.
ततः सा शुशुभे सेना निश्चेष्टावस्थिता नृप। नानापुष्पसमाकीर्णं यथा चैत्ररथं वनम् ॥८-३७-१०॥
tataḥ sā śuśubhe senā niśceṣṭāvasthitā nṛpa। nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ yathā caitrarathaṃ vanam ॥8-37-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; सेना (senā) - army; निश्चेष्टावस्थिता (niśceṣṭāvasthitā) - motionless; नृप (nṛpa) - king; नानापुष्पसमाकीर्णं (nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ) - filled with various flowers; यथा (yathā) - like; चैत्ररथं (caitrarathaṃ) - Caitraratha; वनम् (vanam) - forest;]
(Then, O king, the army stood motionless, shining like the forest of Caitraratha filled with various flowers.)
Then, O king, the army stood still, resplendent like the Caitraratha forest adorned with diverse flowers.
प्रतिलभ्य ततः सञ्ज्ञां योधास्ते कुरुसत्तम। अर्जुनं सिषिचुर्बाणैः पर्वतं जलदा इव ॥ परिवव्रुस्तदा सर्वे पाण्डवस्य महारथम् ॥८-३७-११॥
pratilabhya tataḥ sañjñāṃ yodhāste kurusattama। arjunaṃ siṣicur bāṇaiḥ parvataṃ jaladā iva ॥ parivavr̥s tadā sarve pāṇḍavasya mahāratham ॥8-37-11॥
[प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; ते (te) - they; कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of the Kurus; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; सिषिचुः (siṣicuḥ) - showered; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain; जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds; इव (iva) - like; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; तदा (tadā) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot;]
(Having regained consciousness, then the warriors, O best of the Kurus, showered Arjuna with arrows like clouds showering a mountain. Then all surrounded the great chariot of the Pandava.)
After regaining their senses, the warriors, O best of the Kurus, attacked Arjuna with arrows as clouds shower a mountain. Then, all of them surrounded the great chariot of the Pandava.
ते हयान्रथचक्रे च रथेषाश्चापि भारत। निगृह्य बलवत्तूर्णं सिंहनादमथानदन् ॥८-३७-१२॥
te hayānrathacakre ca ratheṣāścāpi bhārata। nigṛhya balavattūrṇaṃ siṃhanādamathānadan ॥8-37-12॥
[ते (te) - they; हयान् (hayān) - horses; रथचक्रे (rathacakre) - chariot wheels; च (ca) - and; रथेषाः (ratheṣāḥ) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - holding; बलवत् (balavat) - strongly; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; सिंहनादम् (siṃhanādam) - lion's roar; अथ (atha) - then; अनदन् (anadan) - roared;]
(They, holding the horses, chariot wheels, and charioteers strongly and quickly, then roared like a lion, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, they held the horses, chariot wheels, and charioteers with great strength and speed, and then roared like a lion.
अपरे जगृहुश्चैव केशवस्य महाभुजौ। पार्थमन्ये महाराज रथस्थं जगृहुर्मुदा ॥८-३७-१३॥
apare jagṛhuścaiva keśavasya mahābhujau। pārthamanye mahārāja rathasthaṃ jagṛhurmudā ॥8-37-13॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; जगृहुश्च (jagṛhuśca) - seized and; एव (eva) - indeed; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava; महाभुजौ (mahābhujau) - the mighty arms; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Pārtha; अन्ये (anye) - others; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; रथस्थं (rathastham) - standing on the chariot; जगृहुर्मुदा (jagṛhurmudā) - seized with joy;]
(Others indeed seized the mighty arms of Keśava. Others, O great king, seized Pārtha standing on the chariot with joy.)
Some others held the mighty arms of Keśava, while others, O great king, joyfully held Pārtha standing on the chariot.
केशवस्तु तदा बाहू विधुन्वन्रणमूर्धनि। पातयामास तान्सर्वान्दुष्टहस्तीव हस्तिनः ॥८-३७-१४॥
keśavastu tadā bāhū vidhunvanraṇamūrdhani। pātayāmāsa tānsarvānduṣṭahastīva hastinaḥ ॥8-37-14॥
[केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; तु (tu) - but; तदा (tadā) - then; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; विधुन्वन् (vidhunvan) - shaking; रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - in the battlefield; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; दुष्टहस्ती (duṣṭahastī) - like an evil elephant; इव (iva) - like; हस्तिनः (hastinaḥ) - elephants;]
(Keshava, then, shaking his arms in the battlefield, caused all of them to fall like an evil elephant does to elephants.)
Keshava, at that time, shook his arms in the battlefield and made all of them fall, just like a wicked elephant would do to other elephants.
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे पार्थः संवृतस्तैर्महारथैः। निगृहीतं रथं दृष्ट्वा केशवं चाप्यभिद्रुतम् ॥ रथारूढांश्च सुबहून्पदातींश्चाप्यपातयत् ॥८-३७-१५॥
tataḥ kruddho raṇe pārthaḥ saṁvṛtastairmahārathaiḥ। nigṛhītaṁ rathaṁ dṛṣṭvā keśavaṁ cāpyabhidrutam ॥ rathārūḍhāṁśca subahūnpadātīṁścāpyapātayat ॥8-37-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great charioteers; निगृहीतम् (nigṛhītam) - seized; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; केशवम् (keśavam) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अभिद्रुतम् (abhidrutam) - attacked; रथारूढान् (rathārūḍhān) - mounted on chariots; च (ca) - and; सुबहून् (subahūn) - many; पदातीन् (padātīn) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall; ८-३७-१५ (8-37-15) - 8-37-15;]
(Then, angry in battle, Arjuna, surrounded by those great charioteers, seeing the seized chariot and Krishna also attacked, caused many mounted on chariots and foot soldiers to fall.)
Then, in the battle, an enraged Arjuna, surrounded by great charioteers, saw his chariot seized and Krishna being attacked. In response, he caused many charioteers and foot soldiers to fall.
आसन्नांश्च ततो योधाञ्शरैरासन्नयोधिभिः। च्यावयामास समरे केशवं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥८-३७-१६॥
āsannāṃś ca tato yodhāñ śarair āsannayodhibhiḥ। cyāvayāmāsa samare keśavaṃ cedam abravīt ॥8-37-16॥
[आसन्नान् (āsannān) - near ones; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; आसन्नयोधिभिः (āsannayodhibhiḥ) - by nearby fighters; च्यावयामास (cyāvayāmāsa) - displaced; समरे (samare) - in battle; केशवम् (keśavam) - to Keshava; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then the nearby warriors, with arrows, displaced the near ones in battle, and said this to Keshava.)
Then the nearby warriors, using arrows, displaced the near ones in battle, and said this to Keshava.
पश्य कृष्ण महाबाहो संशप्तकगणान्मया। कुर्वाणान्दारुणं कर्म वध्यमानान्सहस्रशः ॥८-३७-१७॥
paśya kṛṣṇa mahābāho saṃśaptakagaṇānmayā। kurvāṇāndāruṇaṃ karma vadhyamānān sahasraśaḥ ॥8-37-17॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed one; संशप्तकगणान् (saṃśaptakagaṇān) - the group of warriors sworn to fight to the death; मया (mayā) - by me; कुर्वाणान् (kurvāṇān) - performing; दारुणं (dāruṇaṃ) - terrible; कर्म (karma) - deeds; वध्यमानान् (vadhyamānān) - being slain; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by the thousands;]
(See, O mighty-armed Krishna, the group of warriors sworn to fight to the death, performing terrible deeds, being slain by me by the thousands.)
Behold, O mighty-armed Krishna, the group of warriors sworn to fight to the death, engaged in terrible deeds, being slain by me in their thousands.
रथबन्धमिमं घोरं पृथिव्यां नास्ति कश्चन। यः सहेत पुमाँल्लोके मदन्यो यदुपुङ्गव ॥८-३७-१८॥
rathabandham imaṁ ghoraṁ pṛthivyāṁ nāsti kaścana। yaḥ saheta pumāṁl loke mad anyo yadupuṅgava ॥8-37-18॥
[रथबन्धम् (rathabandham) - chariot-binding; इमम् (imam) - this; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone; यः (yaḥ) - who; सहेत (saheta) - can withstand; पुमान् (pumān) - man; लोके (loke) - in the world; मत् (mat) - than me; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; यदुपुङ्गव (yadupuṅgava) - O chief of Yadus;]
(There is no one on earth who can withstand this terrible chariot-binding other than me, O chief of Yadus.)
O chief of Yadus, there is no one else in the world who can endure this formidable chariot-binding other than myself.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा बीभत्सुर्देवदत्तमथाधमत्। पाञ्चजन्यं च कृष्णोऽपि पूरयन्निव रोदसी ॥८-३७-१९॥
ityevamuktvā bībhatsurdevadattamathādhamat। pāñcajanyaṃ ca kṛṣṇo'pi pūrayanniva rodasī ॥8-37-19॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); देवदत्तम् (devadattam) - Devadatta (name of a conch); अथ (atha) - then; अधमत् (adhamat) - blew; पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Panchajanya (name of a conch); च (ca) - and; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; अपि (api) - also; पूरयन् (pūrayann) - filling; इव (iva) - as if; रोदसी (rodasī) - the heavens and the earth;]
(Thus having spoken, Bibhatsu blew the Devadatta. Krishna also blew the Panchajanya, as if filling the heavens and the earth.)
Thus, having spoken in this way, Arjuna (Bibhatsu) blew his conch named Devadatta. Krishna, on the other hand, blew his conch named Panchajanya, as if filling the entire universe.
तं तु शङ्खस्वनं श्रुत्वा संशप्तकवरूथिनी। सञ्चचाल महाराज वित्रस्ता चाभवद्भृशम् ॥८-३७-२०॥
taṁ tu śaṅkhasvanaṁ śrutvā saṁśaptakavarūthinī। sañcacāla mahārāja vitrastā cābhavadbhṛśam ॥8-37-20॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; तु (tu) - but; शङ्खस्वनं (śaṅkhasvanaṁ) - conch sound; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; संशप्तकवरूथिनी (saṁśaptakavarūthinī) - the army of the Saṁśaptakas; सञ्चचाल (sañcacāla) - trembled; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वित्रस्ता (vitrastā) - frightened; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]
(But having heard that conch sound, the army of the Saṁśaptakas trembled, O great king, and became greatly frightened.)
Upon hearing the sound of the conch, the army of the Saṁśaptakas trembled and became very frightened, O great king.
पदबन्धं ततश्चक्रे पाण्डवः परवीरहा। नागमस्त्रं महाराज सम्प्रोदीर्य मुहुर्मुहुः ॥८-३७-२१॥
padabandhaṃ tataścakre pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā। nāgam astraṃ mahārāja samprodīrya muhur muhuḥ ॥8-37-21॥
[पदबन्धं (padabandhaṃ) - formation; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चक्रे (cakre) - made; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; नागमस्त्रं (nāgam astraṃ) - serpent weapon; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सम्प्रोदीर्य (samprodīrya) - having released; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhur muhuḥ) - again and again;]
(Then the Pāṇḍava, destroyer of enemy heroes, made a formation. O great king, having released the serpent weapon again and again.)
Then the Pāṇḍava, known for defeating enemy warriors, formed a strategic formation. O great king, he repeatedly unleashed the serpent weapon.
यानुद्दिश्य रणे पार्थः पदबन्धं चकार ह। ते बद्धाः पदबन्धेन पाण्डवेन महात्मना ॥ निश्चेष्टा अभवन्राजन्नश्मसारमया इव ॥८-३७-२२॥
yānuddiśya raṇe pārthaḥ padabandhaṃ cakāra ha। te baddhāḥ padabandhena pāṇḍavena mahātmanā ॥ niśceṣṭā abhavanrājannaśmasāramayā iva ॥8-37-22॥
[यानुद्दिश्य (yānuddiśya) - for whom; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; पदबन्धं (padabandhaṃ) - tactic; चकार (cakāra) - made; ह (ha) - indeed; ते (te) - they; बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound; पदबन्धेन (padabandhena) - by tactic; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the Pandava; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great soul; निश्चेष्टा (niśceṣṭā) - motionless; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अश्मसारमया (aśmasāramayā) - like stone; इव (iva) - as if;]
(For whom in battle Arjuna indeed made a tactic; they were bound by the tactic by the great-souled Pandava, became motionless, O king, as if like stone.)
Arjuna devised a tactic in battle for which those bound by it, by the great-souled Pandava, became motionless, O king, as if they were made of stone.
निश्चेष्टांस्तु ततो योधानवधीत्पाण्डुनन्दनः। यथेन्द्रः समरे दैत्यांस्तारकस्य वधे पुरा ॥८-३७-२३॥
niśceṣṭāṃstu tato yodhānavadhītpāṇḍunandanaḥ। yathendraḥ samare daityāṃstārakasya vadhe purā ॥8-37-23॥
[निश्चेष्टान् (niśceṣṭān) - motionless; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; अवधीद् (avadhīd) - killed; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pandu; यथा (yathā) - as; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; समरे (samare) - in battle; दैत्यान् (daityān) - demons; तारकस्य (tārakasya) - of Taraka; वधे (vadhe) - in the killing; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Then the son of Pandu killed the motionless warriors, as Indra did in the battle with the demons during the killing of Taraka formerly.)
The son of Pandu then killed the motionless warriors, just as Indra had done in the ancient battle with the demons during Taraka's slaying.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे मुमुचुस्तं रथोत्तमम्। आयुधानि च सर्वाणि विस्रष्टुमुपचक्रमुः ॥८-३७-२४॥
te vadhyamānāḥ samare mumucustaṃ rathottamam। āyudhāni ca sarvāṇi visraṣṭumupacakramuḥ ॥8-37-24॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being attacked; समरे (samare) - in battle; मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - released; तं (tam) - that; रथोत्तमम् (rathottamam) - excellent chariot; आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons; च (ca) - and; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; विस्रष्टुम् (visraṣṭum) - to release; उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - began;]
(They, being attacked in battle, released that excellent chariot and began to release all the weapons.)
While being attacked in battle, they released the excellent chariot and began to unleash all their weapons.
ततः सुशर्मा राजेन्द्र गृहीतां वीक्ष्य वाहिनीम्। सौपर्णमस्त्रं त्वरितः प्रादुश्चक्रे महारथः ॥८-३७-२५॥
tataḥ suśarmā rājendra gṛhītāṃ vīkṣya vāhinīm। sauparṇamastraṃ tvaritaḥ prāduścakre mahārathaḥ ॥8-37-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Susharma; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; गृहीताम् (gṛhītām) - captured; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; सौपर्णमस्त्रम् (sauparṇamastram) - the Sauparna weapon; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; प्रादुश्चक्रे (prāduścakre) - manifested; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior;]
(Then Susharma, O king, seeing the captured army, quickly manifested the Sauparna weapon, the great chariot-warrior.)
Then, O King, Susharma, upon seeing his army captured, quickly deployed the Sauparna weapon, revealing his prowess as a great chariot-warrior.
ततः सुपर्णाः सम्पेतुर्भक्षयन्तो भुजङ्गमान्। ते वै विदुद्रुवुर्नागा दृष्ट्वा तान्खचरान्नृप ॥८-३७-२६॥
tataḥ suparṇāḥ sampetur bhakṣayanto bhujaṅgamān। te vai vidudruvur nāgā dṛṣṭvā tān khacarān nṛpa ॥8-37-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुपर्णाः (suparṇāḥ) - the Suparnas; सम्पेतुः (sampetuḥ) - flew; भक्षयन्तः (bhakṣayantaḥ) - eating; भुजङ्गमान् (bhujaṅgamān) - serpents; ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; विदुद्रुवुः (vidudruvuḥ) - ran away; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the snakes; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तान् (tān) - them; खचरान् (khacarān) - the birds; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Then the Suparnas flew, eating the serpents. The snakes indeed ran away, seeing those birds, O king.)
Then, O king, the Suparnas flew down and began devouring the serpents. Seeing the birds, the snakes fled in fear.
बभौ बलं तद्विमुक्तं पदबन्धाद्विशां पते। मेघवृन्दाद्यथा मुक्तो भास्करस्तापयन्प्रजाः ॥८-३७-२७॥
babhau balaṁ tadvimuktaṁ padabandhādviśāṁ pate। meghavṛndādyathā mukto bhāskarastāpayannprajāḥ ॥8-37-27॥
[बभौ (babhau) - shone; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; तत् (tat) - that; विमुक्तं (vimuktaṁ) - released; पदबन्धात् (padabandhāt) - from the confinement; विशां (viśāṁ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; मेघवृन्दात् (meghavṛndāt) - from the cluster of clouds; यथा (yathā) - as; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun; तापयन् (tāpayann) - heating; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the creatures;]
(The strength, released from confinement, shone, O lord of the people, as the sun released from a cluster of clouds heats the creatures.)
The strength, once freed from its constraints, shone brightly, O lord of the people, just as the sun, emerging from a cluster of clouds, warms the earth and its creatures.
विप्रमुक्तास्तु ते योधाः फल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति। ससृजुर्बाणसङ्घांश्च शस्त्रसङ्घांश्च मारिष ॥८-३७-२८॥
vipramuktāstu te yodhāḥ phalgunasya rathaṃ prati। sasṛjurbāṇasaṅghāṃśca śastrasaṅghāṃśca māriṣa ॥8-37-28॥
[विप्रमुक्ताः (vipramuktāḥ) - released; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - those; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards; ससृजुः (sasṛjuḥ) - dispatched; बाणसङ्घान् (bāṇasaṅghān) - groups of arrows; च (ca) - and; शस्त्रसङ्घान् (śastrasaṅghān) - groups of weapons; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one;]
(But those released warriors dispatched groups of arrows and groups of weapons towards Arjuna's chariot, O gentle one.)
The released warriors aimed their volleys of arrows and weapons at Arjuna's chariot, dear one.
तां महास्त्रमयीं वृष्टिं सञ्छिद्य शरवृष्टिभिः। व्यवातिष्ठत्ततो योधान्वासविः परवीरहा ॥८-३७-२९॥
tāṁ mahāstramayīṁ vṛṣṭiṁ sañchidya śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ। vyavātiṣṭhattato yodhānvāsaviḥ paravīrahā ॥8-37-29॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; महास्त्रमयीम् (mahāstramayīm) - great weapon-formed; वृष्टिम् (vṛṣṭim) - shower; सञ्छिद्य (sañchidya) - having cut; शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows; व्यवातिष्ठत् (vyavātiṣṭhat) - stood firm; ततः (tataḥ) - then; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - son of Vāsava (Indra); परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]
(Having cut that great weapon-formed shower with showers of arrows, then the son of Vāsava (Indra), destroyer of enemy heroes, stood firm among the warriors.)
The son of Vāsava (Indra), known as the destroyer of enemy heroes, stood firm among the warriors after cutting through the great weapon-formed shower with his own showers of arrows.
सुशर्मा तु ततो राजन्बाणेनानतपर्वणा। अर्जुनं हृदये विद्ध्वा विव्याधान्यैस्त्रिभिः शरैः ॥ स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥८-३७-३०॥
suśarmā tu tato rājanbāṇenānataparvaṇā। arjunaṃ hṛdaye viddhvā vivyādhānyaistribhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥ sa gāḍhavidddho vyathito rathopastha upāviśat ॥8-37-30॥
[सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Susharma; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; अनतपर्वणा (anataparvaṇā) - with a bent joint; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; सः (saḥ) - he; गाढविद्धः (gāḍhavidddhaḥ) - deeply pierced; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down;]
(Susharma, but then, O king, with an arrow with a bent joint, having pierced Arjuna in the heart, pierced (him) with three other arrows. He, deeply pierced and distressed, sat down on the chariot seat.)
Susharma, however, then, O king, struck Arjuna in the heart with an arrow that had a bent joint and pierced him with three other arrows. Deeply wounded and distressed, Arjuna sat down on the chariot seat.
प्रतिलभ्य ततः सञ्ज्ञां श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः। ऐन्द्रमस्त्रममेयात्मा प्रादुश्चक्रे त्वरान्वितः ॥ ततो बाणसहस्राणि समुत्पन्नानि मारिष ॥८-३७-३१॥
pratilabhya tataḥ sañjñāṃ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ। aindramastramameyātmā prāduścakre tvarānvitaḥ ॥ tato bāṇasahasrāṇi samutpannāni māriṣa ॥8-37-31॥
[प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; श्वेताश्वः (śvetāśvaḥ) - Śvetāśva; कृष्णसारथिः (kṛṣṇasārathiḥ) - charioteer of Kṛṣṇa; ऐन्द्रमस्त्रम् (aindramastram) - Indra's weapon; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; प्रादुश्चक्रे (prāduścakre) - manifested; त्वरान्वितः (tvarānvitaḥ) - with speed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; बाणसहस्राणि (bāṇasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows; समुत्पन्नानि (samutpannāni) - arose; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one;]
(Having regained consciousness, Śvetāśva, the charioteer of Kṛṣṇa, manifested Indra's weapon with speed. Then, O gentle one, thousands of arrows arose.)
Upon regaining consciousness, Śvetāśva, Kṛṣṇa's charioteer, quickly manifested Indra's weapon. Then, O gentle one, thousands of arrows appeared.
सर्वदिक्षु व्यदृश्यन्त सूदयन्तो नृप द्विपान्। हयान्रथांश्च समरे शस्त्रैः शतसहस्रशः ॥८-३७-३२॥
sarvadikṣu vyadṛśyanta sūdayanto nṛpa dvipān। hayānrathāṃśca samare śastraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ॥8-37-32॥
[सर्वदिक्षु (sarvadikṣu) - in all directions; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; सूदयन्तः (sūdayantaḥ) - slaying; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; द्विपान् (dvipān) - elephants; हयान् (hayān) - horses; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands;]
(In all directions, O king, elephants, horses, and chariots were seen being slain in battle with weapons by hundreds of thousands.)
In every direction, O king, elephants, horses, and chariots were being slaughtered in the battle by weapons in their hundreds of thousands.
वध्यमाने ततः सैन्ये विपुला भीः समाविशत्। संशप्तकगणानां च गोपालानां च भारत ॥ न हि कश्चित्पुमांस्तत्र योऽर्जुनं प्रत्ययुध्यत ॥८-३७-३३॥
vadhyamāne tataḥ sainye vipulā bhīḥ samāviśat. saṃśaptakagaṇānāṃ ca gopālānāṃ ca bhārata ॥ na hi kaścit pumāṃs tatra yo'rjunaṃ pratyayudhyata ॥8-37-33॥
[वध्यमाने (vadhyamāne) - being slain; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; विपुला (vipulā) - great; भीः (bhīḥ) - fear; समाविशत् (samāviśat) - entered; संशप्तकगणानां (saṃśaptakagaṇānāṃ) - of the Saṃśaptaka groups; च (ca) - and; गोपालानां (gopālānāṃ) - of the cowherds; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; पुमान् (pumān) - man; तत्र (tatra) - there; यः (yaḥ) - who; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; प्रत्ययुध्यत (pratyayudhyata) - fought against;]
(Then, great fear entered the army being slain, of the Saṃśaptaka groups and the cowherds, O Bhārata. Indeed, there was not a single man who fought against Arjuna.)
As the army was being slain, a great fear gripped the Saṃśaptaka groups and the cowherds, O Bhārata. Indeed, no man there dared to fight against Arjuna.
पश्यतां तत्र वीराणामहन्यत महद्बलम्। हन्यमानमपश्यंश्च निश्चेष्टाः स्म पराक्रमे ॥८-३७-३४॥
paśyatāṃ tatra vīrāṇāmahan yata mahatbalam। hanyamānamapaśyaṃśca niśceṣṭāḥ sma parākrame ॥8-37-34॥
[पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who see; तत्र (tatra) - there; वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of the heroes; अहन्यत (ahanyata) - was being struck; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - strength; हन्यमानम् (hanyamānam) - being killed; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - saw; च (ca) - and; निश्चेष्टाः (niśceṣṭāḥ) - motionless; स्म (sma) - were; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in the battle;]
(Of those who see there, the great strength of the heroes was being struck. They saw the being killed and were motionless in the battle.)
The observers there witnessed the great strength of the heroes being struck down. They saw the slaughter and stood motionless in the battle.
अयुतं तत्र योधानां हत्वा पाण्डुसुतो रणे। व्यभ्राजत रणे राजन्विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥८-३७-३५॥
ayutaṃ tatra yodhānāṃ hatvā pāṇḍusuto raṇe। vyabhrajata raṇe rājanvidhūmo'gniriva jvalan ॥8-37-35॥
[अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand; तत्र (tatra) - there; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - the son of Pandu; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; व्यभ्राजत (vyabhrajata) - shone; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - without smoke; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing;]
(Having killed ten thousand warriors there, the son of Pandu shone in battle, O king, like a smokeless blazing fire.)
The son of Pandu, having slain ten thousand warriors there, shone in the battle, O king, like a blazing fire without smoke.
चतुर्दश सहस्राणि यानि शिष्टानि भारत। रथानामयुतं चैव त्रिसाहस्राश्च दन्तिनः ॥८-३७-३६॥
caturdaśa sahasrāṇi yāni śiṣṭāni bhārata। rathānāmayutaṃ caiva trisāhasrāśca dantinaḥ ॥8-37-36॥
[चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; यानि (yāni) - which; शिष्टानि (śiṣṭāni) - remaining; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतं (ayutaṃ) - ten thousand; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्रिसाहस्राः (trisāhasrāḥ) - three thousand; च (ca) - and; दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - elephants;]
(Fourteen thousand which are remaining, O Bharata, of chariots, and indeed ten thousand, and three thousand elephants.)
O Bharata, there are fourteen thousand remaining, including ten thousand chariots and three thousand elephants.
ततः संशप्तका भूयः परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम्। मर्तव्यमिति निश्चित्य जयं वापि निवर्तनम् ॥८-३७-३७॥
tataḥ saṃśaptakā bhūyaḥ parivavrurdhanañjayam। martavyamiti niścitya jayaṃ vāpi nivartanam ॥8-37-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - the Trigartas; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna; मर्तव्यम् (martavyam) - to die; इति (iti) - thus; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; जयं (jayam) - victory; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - returning;]
(Then the Trigartas again surrounded Arjuna, having decided to die or to achieve victory or even to return.)
Then the Trigartas once more surrounded Arjuna, resolved to either die or achieve victory, or even to return.
तत्र युद्धं महद्ध्यासीत्तावकानां विशां पते। शूरेण बलिना सार्धं पाण्डवेन किरीटिना ॥८-३७-३८॥
tatra yuddhaṁ mahaddhyāsīttāvakānāṁ viśāṁ pate। śūreṇa balinā sārdhaṁ pāṇḍavena kirīṭinā ॥8-37-38॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; महत् (mahat) - great; अासीद् (āsīt) - was; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your side; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; शूरेण (śūreṇa) - with the hero; बलिना (balinā) - with the strong one; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - with the Pandava; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - with Arjuna;]
(There was a great battle, O lord of the people, between your side and the Pandava, together with the hero and the strong one, Arjuna.)
There was a great battle, O lord of the people, between your forces and the Pandava Arjuna, who was both heroic and strong.
