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Pancharatra and Core: Karna and Ashwatthama on the Kaurava side battle Bhima and Dhrishtadyumna, as described by Vasudeva to Arjuna.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
त्वरमाणः पुनः कृष्णः पार्थमभ्यवदच्छनैः। पश्य कौरव्य राजानमपयातांश्च पाण्डवान् ॥८-४१-१॥
tvaramāṇaḥ punaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pārtham abhyavadac chanaiḥ। paśya kauravya rājānam apayātāṃś ca pāṇḍavān ॥8-41-1॥
[त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna; अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat) - addressed; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gently; पश्य (paśya) - see; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अपयातान् (apayātān) - retreating; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(Hastening again, Krishna gently addressed Arjuna: "See, O descendant of Kuru, the king and the retreating Pandavas.")
In a hurry once more, Krishna softly spoke to Arjuna: "Look, O Kuru's descendant, at the king and the Pandavas who are retreating."
कर्णं पश्य महारङ्गे ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्। असौ भीमो महेष्वासः संनिवृत्तो रणं प्रति ॥८-४१-२॥
karṇaṁ paśya mahāraṅge jvalantamiva pāvakam। asau bhīmo maheṣvāsaḥ saṁnivṛtto raṇaṁ prati ॥8-41-2॥
[कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; पश्य (paśya) - see; महारङ्गे (mahāraṅge) - in the great arena; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; असौ (asau) - this; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; संनिवृत्तः (saṁnivṛttaḥ) - returned; रणम् (raṇam) - battle; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(See Karna in the great arena, blazing like fire. This is Bhima, the great archer, returned towards the battle.)
Behold Karna in the grand arena, shining like a flame. Here is Bhima, the mighty archer, who has returned to the battlefield.
तमेतेऽनु निवर्तन्ते धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः। पाञ्चालानां सृञ्जयानां पाण्डवानां च यन्मुखम् ॥ निवृत्तैश्च तथा पार्थैर्भग्नं शत्रुबलं महत् ॥८-४१-३॥
tam ete'nu nivartante dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ। pāñcālānāṃ sṛñjayānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca yanmukham ॥ nivṛttaiśca tathā pārthairbhagnaṃ śatrubalaṃ mahat ॥8-41-3॥
[तम् (tam) - that; एते (ete) - these; अनु (anu) - after; निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - return; धृष्टद्युम्न (dhṛṣṭadyumna) - Dhrishtadyumna; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - led by; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Panchalas; सृञ्जयानां (sṛñjayānāṃ) - of the Srinjayas; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; मुखम् (mukham) - front; निवृत्तैः (nivṛttaiḥ) - returned; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pritha; भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken; शत्रुबलम् (śatrubalam) - enemy forces; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(These, led by Dhrishtadyumna, return after that front of the Panchalas, Srinjayas, and Pandavas. And thus, by the returned sons of Pritha, the great enemy forces are broken.)
Led by Dhrishtadyumna, these warriors return after the front of the Panchalas, Srinjayas, and Pandavas. The great enemy forces are broken by the returning sons of Pritha.
कौरवान्द्रवतो ह्येष कर्णो धारयतेऽर्जुन। अन्तकप्रतिमो वेगे शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥८-४१-४॥
kauravāndravato hyeṣa karṇo dhārayate'rjuna। antakapratimo vege śakratulyaparākramaḥ ॥8-41-4॥
[कौरवान् (kauravān) - Kauravas; द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - running; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; धारयते (dhārayate) - holds; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; अन्तकप्रतिमः (antakapratimaḥ) - like Yama; वेगे (vege) - in speed; शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः (śakratulyaparākramaḥ) - equal in valor to Indra;]
(Indeed, this Karna holds the running Kauravas, like Yama in speed, equal in valor to Indra, Arjuna.)
Karna, with the speed of Yama and valor equal to Indra, holds the fleeing Kauravas against Arjuna.
असौ गच्छति कौरव्य द्रौणिरस्त्रभृतां वरः। तमेष प्रद्रुतः सङ्ख्ये धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः ॥८-४१-५॥
asau gacchati kauravya drauṇirastrabhr̥tāṃ varaḥ। tameṣa pradrutaḥ saṅkhye dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ ॥8-41-5॥
[असौ (asau) - he; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; अस्त्रभृताम् (astrabhṛtām) - of the wielders of weapons; वरः (varaḥ) - best; तम् (tam) - him; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; प्रद्रुतः (pradrutaḥ) - rushed; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(He goes, O descendant of Kuru, Drona's son, the best of the wielders of weapons. This Dhrishtadyumna, the great chariot-warrior, rushed at him in the battle.)
Drona's son, the best among the wielders of weapons, is advancing, O Kauravya. Dhrishtadyumna, the great chariot-warrior, is rushing towards him in the battle.
सर्वं व्याचष्ट दुर्धर्षो वासुदेवः किरीटिने। ततो राजन्प्रादुरासीन्महाघोरो महारणः ॥८-४१-६॥
sarvaṁ vyācaṣṭa durdharṣo vāsudevaḥ kirīṭine। tato rājanprādurāsīnmahāghoro mahāraṇaḥ ॥8-41-6॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; व्याचष्ट (vyācaṣṭa) - explained; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - invincible; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; किरीटिने (kirīṭine) - to Arjuna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared; महाघोरः (mahāghoraḥ) - very terrible; महारणः (mahāraṇaḥ) - great battle;]
(Vasudeva, the invincible, explained everything to Arjuna. Then, O king, a very terrible great battle appeared.)
Vasudeva, the invincible, explained everything to Arjuna. Then, O king, a very terrible great battle ensued.
सिंहनादरवाश्चात्र प्रादुरासन्समागमे। उभयोः सेनयो राजन्मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥८-४१-७॥
siṃhanādaravāścātra prādurāsansamāgame। ubhayoḥ senayo rājanmṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam ॥8-41-7॥
[सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नाद (nāda) - roar; रवाः (ravāḥ) - sounds; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; समागमे (samāgame) - in the assembly; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - retreat;]
(The sounds of lion roars appeared here in the assembly of both armies, O king, having made death retreat.)
In the assembly of both armies, O king, the sounds of lion roars emerged, signifying a retreat from death.
