08.042
Pancharatra and Core: Karna stood alone against the onslaught of the Pandava army, while Ashwatthama attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna; instructed by Krishna, Arjuna rescued Dhṛṣṭadyumna from Ashwatthama; Karna wanted to take on Arjuna, but Arjuna moves towards the Samsaptakas.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततः पुनः समाजग्मुरभीताः कुरुसृञ्जयाः। युधिष्ठिरमुखाः पार्था वैकर्तनमुखा वयम् ॥८-४२-१॥
tataḥ punaḥ samājagmurabhītāḥ kurusṛñjayāḥ। yudhiṣṭhiramukhāḥ pārthā vaikartanamukhā vayam ॥8-42-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; अभीताः (abhītāḥ) - fearless; कुरुसृञ्जयाः (kurusṛñjayāḥ) - Kurus and Srinjayas; युधिष्ठिरमुखाः (yudhiṣṭhiramukhāḥ) - headed by Yudhishthira; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; वैकर्तनमुखाः (vaikartanamukhāḥ) - headed by Karna; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(Then again, the fearless Kurus and Srinjayas assembled, headed by Yudhishthira, the sons of Pritha, and we, headed by Karna.)
Then once more, the fearless Kurus and Srinjayas gathered, led by Yudhishthira and the sons of Pritha, while we were led by Karna.
ततः प्रववृते भीमः सङ्ग्रामो लोमहर्षणः। कर्णस्य पाण्डवानां च यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः ॥८-४२-२॥
tataḥ pravavṛte bhīmaḥ saṅgrāmo lomaharṣaṇaḥ। karṇasya pāṇḍavānāṃ ca yamarāṣṭravivardhanaḥ ॥8-42-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; लोमहर्षणः (lomaharṣaṇaḥ) - hair-raising; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः (yamarāṣṭravivardhanaḥ) - enhancing the realm of Yama;]
(Then commenced the terrible, hair-raising battle of Karna and the Pandavas, enhancing the realm of Yama.)
Then the fierce and hair-raising battle began between Karna and the Pandavas, which increased the domain of Yama.
तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते सङ्ग्रामे तुमुले शोणितोदके। संशप्तकेषु शूरेषु किञ्चिच्छिष्टेषु भारत ॥८-४२-३॥
tasminpravṛtte saṅgrāme tumule śoṇitodake। saṃśaptakeṣu śūreṣu kiñcicchiṣṭeṣu bhārata ॥8-42-3॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - commenced; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - battle; तुमुले (tumule) - fierce; शोणितोदके (śoṇitodake) - blood-filled; संशप्तकेषु (saṃśaptakeṣu) - among the warriors sworn to fight; शूरेषु (śūreṣu) - heroes; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some; शिष्टेषु (śiṣṭeṣu) - remaining; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(In that commenced battle, fierce and blood-filled, among the warriors sworn to fight, some heroes remained, O Bharata.)
In that fierce and bloody battle that had commenced, among the warriors who had sworn to fight, a few heroes remained, O Bharata.
धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज सहितः सर्वराजभिः। कर्णमेवाभिदुद्राव पाण्डवाश्च महारथाः ॥८-४२-४॥
dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja sahitaḥ sarvarājabhiḥ। karṇamevābhidudrāva pāṇḍavāśca mahārathāḥ ॥8-42-4॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together with; सर्वराजभिः (sarvarājabhiḥ) - all the kings; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; एव (eva) - only; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - attacked; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great king, together with all the kings, attacked only Karna, and the Pandavas, the great warriors.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, accompanied by all the kings, charged at Karna, while the Pandavas, the great warriors, also joined the attack.
आगच्छमानांस्तान्सङ्ख्ये प्रहृष्टान्विजयैषिणः। दधारैको रणे कर्णो जलौघानिव पर्वतः ॥८-४२-५॥
āgacchamānāṃstānsankhye prahṛṣṭānvijayaiṣiṇaḥ। dadhāraiko raṇe karṇo jalaughāniva parvataḥ ॥8-42-5॥
[आगच्छमानान् (āgacchamānān) - coming; तान् (tān) - them; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; प्रहृष्टान् (prahṛṣṭān) - joyful; विजयैषिणः (vijayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory; दधार (dadhāra) - held; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; जलौघान् (jalaughān) - floods; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain;]
(Karṇa alone held them, who were coming joyfully desiring victory in battle, like a mountain holds floods.)
Karṇa, like a mountain withstanding floods, stood alone against those who came joyfully seeking victory in battle.
तमासाद्य तु ते कर्णं व्यशीर्यन्त महारथाः। यथाचलं समासाद्य जलौघाः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥ तयोरासीन्महाराज सङ्ग्रामो लोमहर्षणः ॥८-४२-६॥
tamāsādya tu te karṇaṃ vyaśīryanta mahārathāḥ। yathācalaṃ samāsādya jalaughāḥ sarvatodiśam ॥ tayorāsīnmahārāja saṅgrāmo lomaharṣaṇaḥ ॥8-42-6॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; व्यशीर्यन्त (vyaśīryanta) - were scattered; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; यथा (yathā) - as; अचलम् (acalam) - mountain; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; जलौघाः (jalaughāḥ) - floods of water; सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - in all directions; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; लोमहर्षणः (lomaharṣaṇaḥ) - hair-raising;]
(Having approached Karna, the great charioteers were scattered, just as floods of water are scattered in all directions upon reaching a mountain. O great king, there was a hair-raising battle between them.)
The great charioteers approached Karna and were scattered, like floods of water dispersing in all directions upon hitting a mountain. O great king, a hair-raising battle ensued between them.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु राधेयं शरेण नतपर्वणा। ताडयामास सङ्क्रुद्धस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥८-४२-७॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastu rādheyaṃ śareṇa nataparvaṇā। tāḍayāmāsa saṅkruddhastiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥8-42-7॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तु (tu) - but; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Karna; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with a bent joint; ताडयामास (tāḍayāmāsa) - struck; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, but Karna with an arrow with a bent joint struck angrily stay stay thus and said:)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, in anger, struck Karna with a bent-jointed arrow and said, "Stay, stay!"
विजयं तु धनुःश्रेष्ठं विधुन्वानो महारथः। पार्षतस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा शरानाशीविषोपमान् ॥ ताडयामास सङ्क्रुद्धः पार्षतं नवभिः शरैः ॥८-४२-८॥
vijayaṁ tu dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṁ vidhunvāno mahārathaḥ। pārṣatasya dhanuśchittvā śarānāśīviṣopamān ॥ tāḍayāmāsa saṅkruddhaḥ pārṣataṁ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥8-42-8॥
[विजयम् (vijayam) - Vijaya; तु (tu) - but; धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the best of bows; विधुन्वानः (vidhunvānaḥ) - wielding; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Prishata; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; आशीविषोपमान् (āśīviṣopamān) - like venomous snakes; ताडयामास (tāḍayāmāsa) - struck; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - the son of Prishata; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Vijaya, wielding the best of bows, the great chariot-warrior, having cut the bow of the son of Prishata, struck him, enraged, with nine arrows like venomous snakes.)
Vijaya, the great chariot-warrior, wielding the best of bows, cut down the bow of the son of Prishata and, in his rage, struck him with nine arrows that were like venomous snakes.
ते वर्म हेमविकृतं भित्त्वा तस्य महात्मनः। शोणिताक्ता व्यराजन्त शक्रगोपा इवानघ ॥८-४२-९॥
te varma hemavikṛtaṃ bhittvā tasya mahātmanaḥ। śoṇitāktā vyarājanta śakragopā ivānagha ॥8-42-9॥
[ते (te) - they; वर्म (varma) - armor; हेमविकृतं (hemavikṛtaṃ) - golden-made; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; तस्य (tasya) - his; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; शोणिताक्ता (śoṇitāktā) - blood-stained; व्याराजन्त (vyarājanta) - shone; शक्रगोपा (śakragopā) - like Indra's guards; इव (iva) - like; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(They, having pierced the golden-made armor of the great soul, shone blood-stained like Indra's guards, O sinless one.)
They pierced the golden armor of the great soul and shone with blood, resembling the guards of Indra, O sinless one.
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः। अन्यद्धनुरुपादाय शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् ॥ कर्णं विव्याध सप्तत्या शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥८-४२-१०॥
tadapāsya dhanuśchinnaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ। anyaddhanurupādāya śarāṃścāśīviṣopamān ॥ karṇaṃ vivyādha saptatyā śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥8-42-10॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अपास्य (apāsya) - having discarded; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छिन्नं (chinnaṃ) - broken; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; उपादाय (upādāya) - taking; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; आशीविष (āśīviṣa) - serpent-like; उपमान् (upamān) - comparable; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints;]
(Having discarded the broken bow, Dhrishtadyumna, the great charioteer, took another bow and arrows comparable to serpents and pierced Karna with seventy arrows with curved joints.)
Dhrishtadyumna, the great charioteer, discarded his broken bow, took another one along with serpent-like arrows, and pierced Karna with seventy of them, each having curved joints.
तथैव राजन्कर्णोऽपि पार्षतं शत्रुतापनम्। द्रोणशत्रुं महेष्वासो विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥८-४२-११॥
tathaiva rājankarṇo'pi pārṣataṃ śatrutāpanam। droṇaśatruṃ maheṣvāso vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥8-42-11॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अपि (api) - also; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Parshata; शत्रुतापनम् (śatrutāpanam) - enemy tormentor; द्रोणशत्रुम् (droṇaśatrum) - Drona's enemy; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(In the same way, O king, Karna also pierced Parshata, the enemy tormentor and Drona's enemy, the great archer, with sharp arrows.)
In the same manner, O king, Karna attacked Parshata, the tormentor of enemies and foe of Drona, with his sharp arrows.
तस्य कर्णो महाराज शरं कनकभूषणम्। प्रेषयामास सङ्क्रुद्धो मृत्युदण्डमिवापरम् ॥८-४२-१२॥
tasya karṇo mahārāja śaraṃ kanakabhūṣaṇam। preṣayāmāsa saṅkruddho mṛtyudaṇḍamivāparam ॥8-42-12॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; कनक (kanaka) - golden; भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornament; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; मृत्यु (mṛtyu) - death; दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment; इव (iva) - like; अपरम् (aparam) - another;]
(His Karṇa, O great king, sent the golden-ornamented arrow angrily, like another death punishment.)
Karṇa, in his anger, sent the golden-ornamented arrow as if it were another death sentence, O great king.
तमापतन्तं सहसा घोररूपं विशां पते। चिच्छेद सप्तधा राजञ्शैनेयः कृतहस्तवत् ॥८-४२-१३॥
tamāpatantaṃ sahasā ghorarūpaṃ viśāṃ pate। ciccheda saptadhā rājañśaineyaḥ kṛtahastavat ॥8-42-13॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - lord; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; सप्तधा (saptadhā) - into seven parts; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Śini; कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - with skillful hands;]
(The son of Śini, with skillful hands, suddenly cut him, who was approaching in a terrible form, into seven parts, O lord of men.)
The son of Śini skillfully cut the approaching terrible figure into seven parts, O king.
दृष्ट्वा विनिहितं बाणं शरैः कर्णो विशां पते। सात्यकिं शरवर्षेण समन्तात्पर्यवारयत् ॥८-४२-१४॥
dṛṣṭvā vinihitaṃ bāṇaṃ śaraiḥ karṇo viśāṃ pate। sātyakiṃ śaravarṣeṇa samantātparyavārayat ॥8-42-14॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विनिहितं (vinihitaṃ) - placed; बाणं (bāṇaṃ) - arrow; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पर्यवारयत् (paryavārayat) - surrounded;]
(Having seen the arrow placed, Karna, O lord of the people, surrounded Satyaki with a shower of arrows from all sides.)
Upon seeing the arrow positioned, Karna, the lord of the people, enveloped Satyaki with a barrage of arrows from every direction.
विव्याध चैनं समरे नाराचैस्तत्र सप्तभिः। तं प्रत्यविध्यच्छैनेयः शरैर्हेमविभूषितैः ॥८-४२-१५॥
vivyādha cainaṃ samare nārācais tatra saptabhiḥ। taṃ pratyavidhyacchaineyaḥ śarair hemavibhūṣitaiḥ ॥8-42-15॥
[विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; समरे (samare) - in battle; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows; तत्र (tatra) - there; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; तम् (tam) - him; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced back; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Śini; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; हेमविभूषितैः (hemavibhūṣitaiḥ) - adorned with gold;]
(He pierced him in battle with seven iron arrows there. The son of Śini pierced him back with arrows adorned with gold.)
In the battle, he struck him with seven iron arrows, and in return, the son of Śini struck him with arrows decorated with gold.
ततो युद्धमतीवासीच्चक्षुःश्रोत्रभयावहम्। राजन्घोरं च चित्रं च प्रेक्षणीयं समन्ततः ॥८-४२-१६॥
tato yuddham atīvāsīt cakṣuḥ-śrotra-bhayāvaham। rājan ghoraṃ ca citraṃ ca prekṣaṇīyaṃ samantataḥ ॥8-42-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; श्रोत्र (śrotra) - ear; भयावहम् (bhayāvaham) - frightening; राजन् (rājan) - O king; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; च (ca) - and; चित्रम् (citraṃ) - wonderful; च (ca) - and; प्रेक्षणीयम् (prekṣaṇīyam) - spectacular; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Then the battle was extremely frightening to the eyes and ears, O king, terrible and wonderful, and spectacular all around.)
Then, O king, the battle became extremely terrifying to behold and hear, both dreadful and marvelous, and a spectacle in every direction.
सर्वेषां तत्र भूतानां लोमहर्षो व्यजायत। तद्दृष्ट्वा समरे कर्म कर्णशैनेययोर्नृप ॥८-४२-१७॥
sarveṣāṃ tatra bhūtānāṃ lomaharṣo vyajāyata। taddṛṣṭvā samare karma karṇaśaineyayornṛpa ॥8-42-17॥
[सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; तत्र (tatra) - there; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - beings; लोमहर्षः (lomaharṣaḥ) - horripilation; व्यजायत (vyajāyata) - arose; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; समरे (samare) - in battle; कर्म (karma) - action; कर्णशैनेययोः (karṇaśaineyayoḥ) - of Karna and Shainya; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Of all the beings there, horripilation arose. Seeing that action in battle of Karna and Shainya, O king.)
All the beings there experienced horripilation. O king, upon seeing the actions of Karna and Shainya in battle.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे द्रौणिरभ्ययात्सुमहाबलम्। पार्षतं शत्रुदमनं शत्रुवीर्यासुनाशनम् ॥८-४२-१८॥
etasminnantare drauṇirabhyayātsumahābalam। pārṣataṃ śatrudamanaṃ śatruvīryāsunāśanam ॥8-42-18॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; सुमहाबलम् (sumahābalam) - very mighty; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - son of Prishata; शत्रुदमनम् (śatrudamanam) - subduer of enemies; शत्रुवीर्यासुनाशनम् (śatruvīryāsunāśanam) - destroyer of the life force of enemy heroes;]
(In this interval, Drona's son, very mighty, approached the son of Prishata, the subduer of enemies and destroyer of the life force of enemy heroes.)
During this time, the mighty son of Drona approached the son of Prishata, who was known for subduing enemies and destroying the life force of enemy heroes.
अभ्यभाषत सङ्क्रुद्धो द्रौणिर्दूरे धनञ्जये। तिष्ठ तिष्ठाद्य ब्रह्मघ्न न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे ॥८-४२-१९॥
abhyabhāṣata saṅkruddho drauṇirdūre dhanañjaye। tiṣṭha tiṣṭhādya brahmaghna na me jīvanvimokṣyase ॥8-42-19॥
[अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; दूरे (dūre) - from a distance; धनञ्जये (dhanañjaye) - to Arjuna; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; अद्य (adya) - today; ब्रह्मघ्न (brahmaghna) - O slayer of a Brahmin; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; जीवन् (jīvan) - alive; विमोक्ष्यसे (vimokṣyase) - you will escape;]
(Aśvatthāmā, angry, spoke from a distance to Arjuna: "Stop, stop, O slayer of a Brahmin, today you will not escape alive from me.")
Aśvatthāmā, filled with rage, called out to Arjuna from afar: "Halt, halt, O killer of a Brahmin, today you shall not leave alive from my presence."
इत्युक्त्वा सुभृशं वीरः शीघ्रकृन्निशितैः शरैः। पार्षतं छादयामास घोररूपैः सुतेजनैः ॥ यतमानं परं शक्त्या यतमानो महारथः ॥८-४२-२०॥
ityuktvā subhṛśaṃ vīraḥ śīghrakṛnniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। pārṣataṃ chādayāmāsa ghorarūpaiḥ sutejanaiḥ ॥ yatamānaṃ paraṃ śaktyā yatamāno mahārathaḥ ॥8-42-20॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - intensely; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; शीघ्रकृत् (śīghrakṛt) - swiftly acting; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Pārṣata (son of Pṛṣata); छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; घोररूपैः (ghorarūpaiḥ) - terrible looking; सुतेजनैः (sutejanaiḥ) - well-feathered; यतमानम् (yatamānam) - striving; परम् (param) - supreme; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with power; यतमानः (yatamānaḥ) - striving; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior;]
(Thus, having spoken intensely, the hero swiftly acting with sharp arrows covered Pārṣata with terrible looking, well-feathered ones. Striving with supreme power, the great chariot warrior.)
Having spoken thus, the valiant hero swiftly covered Pārṣata, the son of Pṛṣata, with sharp, terrible-looking, well-feathered arrows. The great chariot warrior was striving with supreme power.
यथा हि समरे द्रौणिः पार्षतं वीक्ष्य मारिष। तथा द्रौणिं रणे दृष्ट्वा पार्षतः परवीरहा ॥ नातिहृष्टमना भूत्वा मन्यते मृत्युमात्मनः ॥८-४२-२१॥
yathā hi samare drauṇiḥ pārṣataṃ vīkṣya māriṣa। tathā drauṇiṃ raṇe dṛṣṭvā pārṣataḥ paravīrahā ॥ nātihṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā manyate mṛtyumātmanaḥ ॥8-42-21॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Parshata; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having seen; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; तथा (tathā) - similarly; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Parshata; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes; न (na) - not; अतिहृष्टमना (atihṛṣṭamanā) - very pleased in mind; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself;]
(Just as indeed in battle Drona's son, having seen Parshata, O great one, similarly having seen Drona's son in battle, Parshata, the slayer of enemy heroes, not very pleased in mind, having become, thinks of death for oneself.)
In the battle, just as Drona's son looked at Parshata, O great one, similarly, seeing Drona's son in the battle, Parshata, the slayer of enemy heroes, not very pleased in mind, contemplates his own death.
द्रौणिस्तु दृष्ट्वा राजेन्द्र धृष्टद्युम्नं रणे स्थितम्। क्रोधेन निःश्वसन्वीरः पार्षतं समुपाद्रवत् ॥ तावन्योन्यं तु दृष्ट्वैव संरम्भं जग्मतुः परम् ॥८-४२-२२॥
drauṇistu dṛṣṭvā rājendra dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ raṇe sthitam। krodhena niḥśvasanvīraḥ pārṣataṃ samupādravat ॥ tāvanyonyaṃ tu dṛṣṭvaiva saṃrambhaṃ jagmatuḥ param ॥8-42-22॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; निःश्वसन्वीरः (niḥśvasanvīraḥ) - the hero breathing heavily; पार्षतं (pārṣataṃ) - son of Pṛṣata; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - attacked; तौ (tau) - they both; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; संरम्भं (saṃrambhaṃ) - excitement; जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - went; परम् (param) - supreme;]
(Aśvatthāmā, having seen Dhṛṣṭadyumna standing in battle, O king, with anger, the hero breathing heavily, attacked the son of Pṛṣata. They both, having seen each other, indeed went to supreme excitement.)
Aśvatthāmā, upon seeing Dhṛṣṭadyumna standing in the battlefield, became enraged and attacked him. Both of them, upon seeing each other, were filled with intense excitement.
अथाब्रवीन्महाराज द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। धृष्टद्युम्नं समीपस्थं त्वरमाणो विशां पते ॥ पाञ्चालापसदाद्य त्वां प्रेषयिष्यामि मृत्यवे ॥८-४२-२३॥
athābravīnmahārāja droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān। dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ samīpasthaṃ tvaramāṇo viśāṃ pate ॥ pāñcālāpasadādya tvāṃ preṣayiṣyāmi mṛtyave ॥8-42-23॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Droṇa; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; समीपस्थं (samīpasthaṃ) - nearby; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - lord; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - of the Pāñcālas; अपसदाद्य (apasadādya) - from the lowly; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; प्रेषयिष्यामि (preṣayiṣyāmi) - I will send; मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death;]
(Then the powerful son of Droṇa said, hastening to the nearby Dhṛṣṭadyumna, "O great king, lord of men, I will send you to death from the lowly Pāñcālas.")
Then the powerful son of Droṇa, in haste, addressed the nearby Dhṛṣṭadyumna, saying, "O great king, lord of men, I shall send you to your death at the hands of the lowly Pāñcālas."
पापं हि यत्त्वया कर्म घ्नता द्रोणं पुरा कृतम्। अद्य त्वा पत्स्यते तद्वै यथा ह्यकुशलं तथा ॥८-४२-२४॥
pāpaṃ hi yattvayā karma ghnatā droṇaṃ purā kṛtam। adya tvā patsyate tadvai yathā hyakuśalaṃ tathā ॥8-42-24॥
[पापं (pāpaṃ) - sin; हि (hi) - indeed; यत् (yat) - which; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कर्म (karma) - act; घ्नता (ghnatā) - by killing; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Droṇa; पुरा (purā) - before; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वा (tvā) - you; पत्स्यते (patsyate) - will fall; तत् (tat) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; अकुशलं (akuśalaṃ) - unskilled; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(The sin which was committed by you by killing Droṇa before, today it will indeed fall upon you as unskilled so.)
The sin you committed by killing Droṇa in the past will catch up with you today, rendering you ineffective.
अरक्ष्यमाणः पार्थेन यदि तिष्ठसि संयुगे। नापक्रमसि वा मूढ सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥८-४२-२५॥
arakṣyamāṇaḥ pārthena yadi tiṣṭhasi saṃyuge। nāpakramasi vā mūḍha satyametadbravīmi te ॥8-42-25॥
[अरक्ष्यमाणः (arakṣyamāṇaḥ) - unprotected; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; यदि (yadi) - if; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; न (na) - not; अपक्रमसि (apakramasi) - you retreat; वा (vā) - or; मूढ (mūḍha) - fool; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - to you;]
(Unprotected by Arjuna, if you stand in battle and do not retreat, O fool, this truth I say to you.)
If you, unprotected by Arjuna, stand in battle and do not retreat, O fool, I tell you this truth.
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रतापवान्। प्रतिवाक्यं स एवासिर्मामको दास्यते तव ॥ येनैव ते पितुर्दत्तं यतमानस्य संयुगे ॥८-४२-२६॥
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pratāpavān। prativākyaṃ sa evāsirmāmako dāsyate tava ॥ yenaiva te piturdattaṃ yatamānasya saṃyuge ॥8-42-26॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful; प्रतिवाक्यम् (prativākyam) - reply; सः (saḥ) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; असिः (asiḥ) - sword; मामकः (māmakaḥ) - my; दास्यते (dāsyate) - will give; तव (tava) - to you; येन (yena) - by which; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - your; पितुः (pituḥ) - father; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; यतमानस्य (yatamānasya) - striving; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Thus spoken, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the powerful, replied: "Indeed, my sword will give you a reply, by which your father's given striving in battle.")
Upon being addressed in this manner, the powerful Dhṛṣṭadyumna replied: "Indeed, my sword will provide you with a response, the same sword given to your father for his efforts in battle."
यदि तावन्मया द्रोणो निहतो ब्राह्मणब्रुवः। त्वामिदानीं कथं युद्धे न हनिष्यामि विक्रमात् ॥८-४२-२७॥
yadi tāvanmayā droṇo nihato brāhmaṇabruvaḥ। tvāmidānīṁ kathaṁ yuddhe na haniṣyāmi vikramāt ॥8-42-27॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; तावत् (tāvat) - so much; मया (mayā) - by me; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; ब्राह्मणब्रुवः (brāhmaṇabruvaḥ) - one who claims to be a Brahmin; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; कथम् (katham) - how; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; न (na) - not; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - shall I kill; विक्रमात् (vikramāt) - by prowess;]
(If Droṇa, who claims to be a Brahmin, was killed by me, how shall I not kill you now in battle by prowess?)
If I could kill Droṇa, who claimed to be a Brahmin, then how can I not defeat you now in battle with my prowess?
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज सेनापतिरमर्षणः। निशितेनाथ बाणेन द्रौणिं विव्याध पार्षतः ॥८-४२-२८॥
evamuktvā mahārāja senāpatiramarṣaṇaḥ। niśitenātha bāṇena drauṇiṁ vivyādha pārṣataḥ ॥8-42-28॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - the general; अमर्षणः (amarṣaṇaḥ) - indignant; निशितेन (niśitena) - with sharp; अथ (atha) - then; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata;]
(Thus having spoken, O great king, the indignant general then pierced Drona's son with a sharp arrow, the son of Prishata.)
After speaking thus, the indignant general, O great king, pierced Ashwatthama, the son of Drona, with a sharp arrow.
ततो द्रोणिः सुसङ्क्रुद्धः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। प्राच्छादयद्दिशो राजन्धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे ॥८-४२-२९॥
tato droṇiḥ susaṅkruddhaḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। prācchādayaddiśo rājandhṛṣṭadyumnasya saṁyuge ॥8-42-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणिः (droṇiḥ) - Droṇa; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints; प्राच्छादयत् (prācchādayat) - covered; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle;]
(Then Droṇa, very angry, covered the directions with arrows with curved joints, O king, in the battle of Dhṛṣṭadyumna.)
Then, in the battle, Droṇa, filled with intense anger, covered all directions with his arrows, O king, targeting Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
नैवान्तरिक्षं न दिशो नैव योधाः समन्ततः। दृश्यन्ते वै महाराज शरैश्छन्नाः सहस्रशः ॥८-४२-३०॥
naivāntarikṣaṃ na diśo naiva yodhāḥ samantataḥ। dṛśyante vai mahārāja śaraiśchannāḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥8-42-30॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky; न (na) - not; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; वै (vai) - indeed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; छन्नाः (channāḥ) - covered; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(Neither the sky nor the directions nor the warriors all around are seen, O great king, covered by arrows in thousands.)
O great king, neither the sky nor the directions nor the warriors all around can be seen, as they are covered by thousands of arrows.
तथैव पार्षतो राजन्द्रौणिमाहवशोभिनम्। शरैः सञ्छादयामास सूतपुत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥८-४२-३१॥
tathaiva pārṣato rājandrauṇimāhavaśobhinam। śaraiḥ sañchādayāmāsa sūtaputrasya paśyataḥ ॥8-42-31॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - son of Prishata; राजा (rājā) - king; इन्द्रौणिम् (indrauṇim) - Drona's son; आहव (āhava) - battle; शोभिनम् (śobhinam) - shining; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; सञ्छादयामास (sañchādayāmāsa) - covered; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of Karna; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(In the same way, the son of Prishata, the king, covered Drona's son, shining in battle, with arrows while Karna was watching.)
In the same manner, the son of Prishata, the king, enveloped Drona's son, who was resplendent in battle, with arrows as Karna looked on.
राधेयोऽपि महाराज पाञ्चालान्सह पाण्डवैः। द्रौपदेयान्युधामन्युं सात्यकिं च महारथम् ॥ एकः स वारयामास प्रेक्षणीयः समन्ततः ॥८-४२-३२॥
rādheyo'pi mahārāja pāñcālānsaha pāṇḍavaiḥ। draupadeyānyudhāmanyuṃ sātyakiṃ ca mahāratham ॥ ekaḥ sa vārayāmāsa prekṣaṇīyaḥ samantataḥ ॥8-42-32॥
[राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karna; अपि (api) - also; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; सह (saha) - with; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - the Pandavas; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - the sons of Draupadi; युधामन्यम् (yudhāmanyam) - Yudhamanyu; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot-warrior; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; सः (saḥ) - he; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; प्रेक्षणीयः (prekṣaṇīyaḥ) - admirable; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Karna also, O great king, restrained the Panchalas with the Pandavas, the sons of Draupadi, Yudhamanyu, Satyaki, and the great chariot-warrior alone, admirable all around.)
Karna, O great king, single-handedly held back the Panchalas along with the Pandavas, the sons of Draupadi, Yudhamanyu, and the great chariot-warrior Satyaki, displaying admirable skill all around.
धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि समरे द्रौणेश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम्। तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नमन्यदादत्त कार्मुकम् ॥ वेगवत्समरे घोरं शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् ॥८-४२-३३॥
dhṛṣṭadyumno'pi samare drauṇeś ciccheda kārmukam। tadapāsya dhanuś chinnam anyadādatta kārmukam ॥ vegavat samare ghoraṃ śarāṃś cāśīviṣopamān ॥8-42-33॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अपि (api) - also; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रौणेश (drauṇeśa) - of Droṇa's son; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; तत् (tat) - that; अपास्य (apāsya) - discarding; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छिन्नम् (chinnam) - broken; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; वेगवत् (vegavat) - swift; समरे (samare) - in battle; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; आशीविष (āśīviṣa) - like serpents; उपमान् (upamān) - comparable;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna also in battle cut the bow of Droṇa's son. Discarding that broken bow, he took another bow. Swift in battle, he shot terrible arrows comparable to serpents.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, in the battle, cut the bow of Droṇa's son. After discarding the broken bow, he took another one and swiftly shot terrible arrows that were like serpents.
स पार्षतस्य राजेन्द्र धनुः शक्तिं गदां ध्वजम्। हयान्सूतं रथं चैव निमेषाद्व्यधमच्छरैः ॥८-४२-३४॥
sa pārṣatasya rājendra dhanuḥ śaktiṃ gadāṃ dhvajam। hayānsūtaṃ rathaṃ caiva nimeṣādvyadhamaccharaiḥ ॥8-42-34॥
[स (sa) - he; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Prishata; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; हयान् (hayān) - horses; सूतं (sūtaṃ) - charioteer; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in a moment; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(He, O king, scattered the bow, spear, mace, flag, horses, charioteer, and chariot of the son of Prishata with arrows in a moment.)
In a moment, he, O king, scattered with arrows the bow, spear, mace, flag, horses, charioteer, and chariot of the son of Prishata.
स छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः। खड्गमादत्त विपुलं शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत् ॥८-४२-३५॥
sa chinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ। khaḍgamādatta vipulaṃ śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat ॥8-42-35॥
[स (sa) - he; छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with broken bow; विरथः (virathaḥ) - without chariot; हताश्वः (hatāśvaḥ) - with horses killed; हतसारथिः (hatasārathiḥ) - with charioteer killed; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; विपुलम् (vipulam) - large; शतचन्द्रम् (śatacandram) - with a hundred moons; च (ca) - and; भानुमत् (bhānumat) - shining;]
(He, with broken bow, without chariot, with horses killed, with charioteer killed, took a large sword with a hundred moons and shining.)
He, having his bow broken, chariot destroyed, horses and charioteer slain, took up a large, shining sword adorned with a hundred moon-like spots.
द्रौणिस्तदपि राजेन्द्र भल्लैः क्षिप्रं महारथः। चिच्छेद समरे वीरः क्षिप्रहस्तो दृढायुधः ॥ रथादनवरूढस्य तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥८-४२-३६॥
drauṇistadapi rājendra bhallaiḥ kṣipraṃ mahārathaḥ। ciccheda samare vīraḥ kṣiprahasto dṛḍhāyudhaḥ ॥ rathādanavarūḍhasya tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥8-42-36॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; तदपि (tadapi) - even then; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; क्षिप्रहस्तः (kṣiprahastaḥ) - quick-handed; दृढायुधः (dṛḍhāyudhaḥ) - firm weaponed; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अनवरूढस्य (anavarūḍhasya) - not descended; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Drona's son, even then, O king, quickly cut with arrows, the great chariot warrior, the hero, quick-handed, firm weaponed, from the chariot, not descended, that became as if wonderful.)
Even then, O King, Drona's son, the great chariot warrior, quickly and skillfully cut with arrows in battle, appearing as if it was a wonderful feat, without descending from his chariot.
धृष्टद्युम्नं तु विरथं हताश्वं छिन्नकार्मुकम्। शरैश्च बहुधा विद्धमस्त्रैश्च शकलीकृतम् ॥ नातरद्भरतश्रेष्ठ यतमानो महारथः ॥८-४२-३७॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tu virathaṃ hatāśvaṃ chinnakārmukam। śaraiśca bahudhā viddhamastraiśca śakalīkṛtam ॥ nātaradbharataśreṣṭha yatamāno mahārathaḥ ॥8-42-37॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तु (tu) - but; विरथं (virathaṃ) - without chariot; हताश्वं (hatāśvaṃ) - horses killed; छिन्नकार्मुकम् (chinnakārmukam) - bow broken; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; च (ca) - and; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; विद्धम् (viddham) - pierced; अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - by weapons; च (ca) - and; शकलीकृतम् (śakalīkṛtam) - shattered; न (na) - not; अतरत् (atarat) - crossed; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; यतमानः (yatamānaḥ) - striving; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, however, without a chariot, with horses killed, bow broken, pierced in many ways by arrows and shattered by weapons, did not cross, O best of the Bharatas, though striving, the great chariot warrior.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, despite being a great chariot warrior and striving hard, could not cross the battlefield as his chariot was destroyed, his horses were killed, his bow was broken, and he was pierced and shattered by numerous arrows and weapons, O best of the Bharatas.
तस्यान्तमिषुभी राजन्यदा द्रौणिर्न जग्मिवान्। अथ त्यक्त्वा धनुर्वीरः पार्षतं त्वरितोऽन्वगात् ॥८-४२-३८॥
tasyāntamiṣubhī rājanyadā drauṇirna jagmivān। atha tyaktvā dhanurvīraḥ pārṣataṃ tvarito'nvagāt ॥8-42-38॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अन्तम् (antam) - end; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यदा (yadā) - when; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; न (na) - not; जग्मिवान् (jagmivān) - went; अथ (atha) - then; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - towards Pārṣata (Sṛñjaya); त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; अन्वगात् (anvagāt) - followed;]
(When Aśvatthāmā did not bring his end with arrows, O king, then the hero, having abandoned the bow, quickly followed Pārṣata (Sṛñjaya).)
O king, when Aśvatthāmā could not achieve his end with arrows, he, the hero, abandoned his bow and quickly pursued Pārṣata (Sṛñjaya).
आसीदाद्रवतो राजन्वेगस्तस्य महात्मनः। गरुडस्येव पततो जिघृक्षोः पन्नगोत्तमम् ॥८-४२-३९॥
āsīdādravato rājanvegas tasya mahātmanaḥ। garuḍasyeva patato jighṛkṣoḥ pannagottamam ॥8-42-39॥
[आसीत् (āsīt) - was; आद्रवतः (ādravataḥ) - running; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed; तस्य (tasya) - his; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuda; इव (iva) - like; पततः (patataḥ) - flying; जिघृक्षोः (jighṛkṣoḥ) - desiring to seize; पन्नगोत्तमम् (pannagottamam) - the best of serpents;]
(The speed of that great soul, while running, was like that of Garuda flying, desiring to seize the best of serpents.)
O king, the speed of that great soul, as he ran, was akin to Garuda's flight when he sought to capture the finest serpent.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु माधवोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत्। पश्य पार्थ यथा द्रौणिः पार्षतस्य वधं प्रति ॥ यत्नं करोति विपुलं हन्याच्चैनमसंशयम् ॥८-४२-४०॥
etasmínneva kāle tu mādhavo'rjunamabravīt। paśya pārtha yathā drauṇiḥ pārṣatasya vadhaṃ prati ॥ yatnaṃ karoti vipulaṃ hanyāccainamasaṃśayam ॥8-42-40॥
[एतस्मिन्नेव (etasmínneva) - at this very; काले (kāle) - time; तु (tu) - but; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पश्य (paśya) - see; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; यथा (yathā) - how; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Prishata; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; प्रति (prati) - towards; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; करोति (karoti) - makes; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - undoubtedly;]
(At this very time, Madhava said to Arjuna: "See, O son of Pritha, how Drona's son makes great effort towards the killing of the son of Prishata and would undoubtedly kill him.")
At that moment, Madhava spoke to Arjuna, "Look, O Partha, how Drona's son is making a great effort to kill the son of Prishata, and he will surely succeed."
तं मोचय महाबाहो पार्षतं शत्रुतापनम्। द्रौणेरास्यमनुप्राप्तं मृत्योरास्यगतं यथा ॥८-४२-४१॥
taṁ mocaya mahābāho pārṣataṁ śatrutāpanam। drauṇerāsyamanuprāptaṁ mṛtyorāsyagataṁ yathā ॥8-42-41॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; मोचय (mocaya) - release; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - the son of Prishata; शत्रुतापनम् (śatrutāpanam) - scorcher of foes; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son; आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth; अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - having reached; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; आस्यगतं (āsyagataṁ) - entered the mouth; यथा (yathā) - as; ८-४२-४१ (8-42-41) - (verse number);]
(Release him, O mighty-armed one, the son of Prishata, scorcher of foes, who has reached the mouth of Drona's son, as one who has entered the mouth of death.)
O mighty-armed one, release the son of Prishata, the scorcher of foes, who has fallen into the clutches of Drona's son, as if he has entered the jaws of death.
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज वासुदेवः प्रतापवान्। प्रैषयत्तत्र तुरगान्यत्र द्रौणिर्व्यवस्थितः ॥८-४२-४२॥
evamuktvā mahārāja vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān। praiṣayattatra turagānyatra drauṇirvyavasthitaḥ ॥8-42-42॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful; प्रैषयत् (praiṣayat) - dispatched; तत्र (tatra) - there; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; यत्र (yatra) - where; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - was stationed;]
(Thus having spoken, O great king, the powerful Vasudeva dispatched the horses there where Drona's son was stationed.)
After speaking thus, O great king, the mighty Vasudeva sent the horses to the place where Ashwatthama, the son of Drona, was positioned.
ते हयाश्चन्द्रसङ्काशाः केशवेन प्रचोदिताः। पिबन्त इव तद्व्योम जग्मुर्द्रौणिरथं प्रति ॥८-४२-४३॥
te hayāścandrasaṅkāśāḥ keśavena pracoditāḥ। pibanta iva tadvyoma jagmurdrauṇirathaṃ prati ॥8-42-43॥
[ते (te) - they; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; सङ्काशाः (saṅkāśāḥ) - resembling; केशवेन (keśavena) - by Keshava; प्रचोदिताः (pracoditāḥ) - urged; पिबन्त (pibanta) - drinking; इव (iva) - as if; तत् (tat) - that; व्योम (vyoma) - sky; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; द्रौणि (drauṇi) - Drona's son; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(They, the horses resembling the moon, urged by Keshava, went towards Drona's son's chariot as if drinking that sky.)
The horses, shining like the moon and driven by Keshava, galloped towards Ashwatthama's chariot as if they were drinking up the sky.
दृष्ट्वायान्तौ महावीर्यावुभौ कृष्णधनञ्जयौ। धृष्टद्युम्नवधे राजंश्चक्रे यत्नं महाबलः ॥८-४२-४४॥
dṛṣṭvāyāntau mahāvīryāvubhau kṛṣṇadhanañjayau। dhṛṣṭadyumnavadhe rājaṃścakre yatnaṃ mahābalaḥ ॥8-42-44॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; आन्तौ (āntau) - approaching; महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - great heroes; उभौ (ubhau) - both; कृष्णधनञ्जयौ (kṛṣṇadhanañjayau) - Krishna and Dhananjaya; धृष्टद्युम्नवधे (dhṛṣṭadyumnavadhe) - for the killing of Dhrishtadyumna; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चक्रे (cakre) - made; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one;]
(Having seen both the great heroes Krishna and Dhananjaya approaching, the mighty one made an effort for the killing of Dhrishtadyumna, O king.)
Upon seeing the mighty Krishna and Arjuna approaching, the powerful one made efforts to kill Dhrishtadyumna, O king.
विकृष्यमाणं दृष्ट्वैव धृष्टद्युम्नं जनेश्वर। शरांश्चिक्षेप वै पार्थो द्रौणिं प्रति महाबलः ॥८-४२-४५॥
vikṛṣyamāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ janeśvara। śarāṃścikṣepa vai pārtho drauṇiṃ prati mahābalaḥ ॥8-42-45॥
[विकृष्यमाणम् (vikṛṣyamāṇam) - being drawn; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - dispatched; वै (vai) - indeed; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Aśvatthāmā; प्रति (prati) - towards; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Seeing Dhṛṣṭadyumna being drawn, O lord of people, Arjuna indeed dispatched arrows towards Aśvatthāmā, the mighty one.)
Upon witnessing Dhṛṣṭadyumna being dragged, Arjuna, the mighty one, sent arrows towards Aśvatthāmā, O lord of the people.
ते शरा हेमविकृता गाण्डीवप्रेषिता भृशम्। द्रौणिमासाद्य विविशुर्वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः ॥८-४२-४६॥
te śarā hemavikṛtā gāṇḍīvapreṣitā bhṛśam। drauṇimāsādya viviśurvalmīkamiva pannagāḥ ॥8-42-46॥
[ते (te) - they; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; हेमविकृताः (hemavikṛtāḥ) - golden-made; गाण्डीवप्रेषिताः (gāṇḍīvapreṣitāḥ) - dispatched by Gandiva; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered; वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - anthill; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents;]
(Those arrows, made of gold and dispatched by Gandiva, intensely reached Drona's son and entered like serpents into an anthill.)
The golden arrows, shot with great force from Gandiva, struck Ashwatthama and penetrated him like snakes entering an anthill.
स विध्वस्तैः शरैर्घोरैर्द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। रथमारुरुहे वीरो धनञ्जयशरार्दितः ॥ प्रगृह्य च धनुः श्रेष्ठं पार्थं विव्याध सायकैः ॥८-४२-४७॥
sa vidhvastaiḥ śarairghorairdroṇaputraḥ pratāpavān। rathamāruruhe vīro dhanañjayaśarārditaḥ ॥ pragṛhya ca dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ pārthaṃ vivyādha sāyakaiḥ ॥8-42-47॥
[स (sa) - he; विध्वस्तैः (vidhvastaiḥ) - destroyed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरुरुहे (āruruhe) - ascended; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Dhananjaya; शरार्दितः (śarārditaḥ) - afflicted by arrows; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - taking; च (ca) - and; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Partha; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(He, the valiant son of Drona, ascended the chariot, afflicted by the terrible arrows of Dhananjaya. Taking the best bow, he pierced Partha with arrows.)
The valiant son of Drona, overwhelmed by Dhananjaya's fierce arrows, climbed onto his chariot. Grasping his finest bow, he shot arrows at Partha.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वीरः सहदेवो जनाधिप। अपोवाह रथेनाजौ पार्षतं शत्रुतापनम् ॥८-४२-४८॥
etasminnantare vīraḥ sahadevo janādhipa। apovāha rathenājau pārṣataṃ śatrutāpanam ॥8-42-48॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - king; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Pārṣata; शत्रुतापनम् (śatrutāpanam) - enemy-burner;]
(In this interval, the hero Sahadeva, the king, carried away Pārṣata, the enemy-burner, by chariot in battle.)
During this time, the brave Sahadeva, a king, took Pārṣata, the tormentor of enemies, away in his chariot during the battle.
अर्जुनोऽपि महाराज द्रौणिं विव्याध पत्रिभिः। तं द्रोणपुत्रः सङ्क्रुद्धो बाह्वोरुरसि चार्दयत् ॥८-४२-४९॥
arjuno'pi mahārāja drauṇiṁ vivyādha patribhiḥ। taṁ droṇaputraḥ saṅkruddho bāhvorurasi cārdayat ॥8-42-49॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; तम् (tam) - him; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Drona's son; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - in the arms; उरसि (urasi) - in the chest; चार्दयत् (cārdayat) - struck; ८-४२-४९ (8-42-49) - verse number;]
(Arjuna also, O great king, pierced Drona's son with arrows. Enraged, Drona's son struck him in the arms and chest.)
Arjuna, O great king, attacked Drona's son with arrows, and in return, the enraged son of Drona struck Arjuna in the arms and chest.
क्रोधितस्तु रणे पार्थो नाराचं कालसंमितम्। द्रोणपुत्राय चिक्षेप कालदण्डमिवापरम् ॥ स ब्राह्मणस्यांसदेशे निपपात महाद्युतिः ॥८-४२-५०॥
krodhitastu raṇe pārtho nārācaṃ kālasaṃmitam। droṇaputrāya cikṣepa kāladaṇḍamivāparam ॥ sa brāhmaṇasyāṃsadeśe nipapāta mahādyutiḥ ॥8-42-50॥
[क्रोधितः (krodhitaḥ) - angry; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; नाराचं (nārācam) - arrow; कालसंमितम् (kālasaṃmitam) - equal to time; द्रोणपुत्राय (droṇaputrāya) - to Drona's son; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw; कालदण्डमिव (kāladaṇḍamiva) - like the rod of time; अपरम् (aparam) - another; सः (saḥ) - it; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin; अंसदेशे (aṃsadeśe) - on the shoulder; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly radiant;]
(Angry but in battle, Arjuna threw an arrow equal to time at Drona's son, like another rod of time. It fell on the Brahmin's shoulder, greatly radiant.)
In the battle, an angry Arjuna hurled an arrow, as powerful as time itself, at Drona's son. It struck the Brahmin's shoulder with great radiance.
स विह्वलो महाराज शरवेगेन संयुगे। निषसाद रथोपस्थे वैक्लव्यं च परं ययौ ॥८-४२-५१॥
sa vihvalo mahārāja śaravegena saṃyuge। niṣasāda rathopasthe vaiklavyaṃ ca paraṃ yayau ॥8-42-51॥
[स (sa) - he; विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - overwhelmed; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; शरवेगेन (śaravegena) - by the speed of arrows; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; वैक्लव्यम् (vaiklavyam) - despondency; च (ca) - and; परम् (param) - extreme; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(He, the great king, overwhelmed by the speed of arrows in battle, sat down on the chariot seat and went into extreme despondency.)
The great king, overwhelmed by the speed of arrows during the battle, sat down on his chariot seat and fell into deep despair.
ततः कर्णो महाराज व्याक्षिपद्विजयं धनुः। अर्जुनं समरे क्रुद्धः प्रेक्षमाणो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ द्वैरथं चापि पार्थेन कामयानो महारणे ॥८-४२-५२॥
tataḥ karṇo mahārāja vyākṣipad vijayaṃ dhanuḥ। arjunaṃ samare kruddhaḥ prekṣamāṇo muhurmuhuḥ ॥ dvairathaṃ cāpi pārthena kāmayāno mahāraṇe ॥8-42-52॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; व्याक्षिपत् (vyākṣipat) - stretched; विजयम् (vijayam) - Vijaya (name of bow); धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - looking; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly; द्वैरथम् (dvairatham) - duel; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पार्थेन (pārthena) - with Arjuna; कामयानः (kāmayānaḥ) - desiring; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle;]
(Then Karṇa, O great king, stretched the Vijaya bow, looking at Arjuna in battle, angry, repeatedly. Desiring a duel with Arjuna also in the great battle.)
Then Karṇa, O great king, stretched his bow named Vijaya, repeatedly looking at Arjuna in anger, desiring a duel with him in the great battle.
तं तु हित्वा हतं वीरं सारथिः शत्रुकर्शनम्। अपोवाह रथेनाजौ त्वरमाणो रणाजिरात् ॥८-४२-५३॥
taṁ tu hitvā hataṁ vīraṁ sārathiḥ śatrukarśanam। apovāha rathenājau tvaramāṇo raṇājirāt ॥8-42-53॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; तु (tu) - but; हित्वा (hitvā) - having left; हतं (hataṁ) - slain; वीरं (vīraṁ) - hero; सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer; शत्रुकर्शनम् (śatrukarśanam) - enemy tormentor; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastily; रणाजिरात् (raṇājirāt) - from the battlefield;]
(But having left the slain hero, the charioteer, tormentor of enemies, hastily carried him away from the battlefield by chariot in battle.)
The charioteer, known for tormenting enemies, quickly left the slain hero and carried him away from the battlefield in his chariot.
अथोत्क्रुष्टं महाराज पाञ्चालैर्जितकाशिभिः। मोक्षितं पार्षतं दृष्ट्वा द्रोणपुत्रं च पीडितम् ॥८-४२-५४॥
athotkruṣṭaṃ mahārāja pāñcālairjitakāśibhiḥ। mokṣitaṃ pārṣataṃ dṛṣṭvā droṇaputraṃ ca pīḍitam ॥8-42-54॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उत्क्रुष्टं (utkruṣṭaṃ) - exclaimed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाञ्चालैः (pāñcālaiḥ) - by the Panchalas; जितकाशिभिः (jitakāśibhiḥ) - by the victorious Kashi people; मोक्षितं (mokṣitam) - released; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - the son of Prishata; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रोणपुत्रं (droṇaputraṃ) - the son of Drona; च (ca) - and; पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted;]
(Then, O great king, having seen the son of Prishata released by the Panchalas and the victorious Kashi people, and the son of Drona afflicted.)
Then, O great king, the Panchalas and the victorious Kashi people exclaimed as they saw the son of Prishata released and the son of Drona afflicted.
वादित्राणि च दिव्यानि प्रावाद्यन्त सहस्रशः। सिंहनादश्च सञ्जज्ञे दृष्ट्वा घोरं महाद्भुतम् ॥८-४२-५५॥
vāditrāṇi ca divyāni prāvādyanta sahasraśaḥ। siṃhanādaśca sañjajñe dṛṣṭvā ghoraṃ mahādbhutam ॥8-42-55॥
[वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; च (ca) - and; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were played; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; सिंहनादः (siṃhanādaḥ) - lion's roar; च (ca) - and; सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - arose; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; महाद्भुतम् (mahādbhutam) - great wonder;]
(Musical instruments and divine ones were played by thousands. A lion's roar arose seeing the terrible great wonder.)
Thousands of divine musical instruments were played, and a lion's roar arose upon witnessing the terrible and great wonder.
एवं कृत्वाब्रवीत्पार्थो वासुदेवं धनञ्जयः। याहि संशप्तकान्कृष्ण कार्यमेतत्परं मम ॥८-४२-५६॥
evaṃ kṛtvābravītpārtho vāsudevaṃ dhanañjayaḥ। yāhi saṃśaptakānkṛṣṇa kāryametatparaṃ mama ॥8-42-56॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - to Krishna; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; याहि (yāhi) - go; संशप्तकान् (saṃśaptakān) - to the Samsaptakas; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; कार्य (kārya) - task; एतत् (etat) - this; परम् (param) - supreme; मम (mama) - my;]
(Thus having done, Arjuna said to Krishna, "Go to the Samsaptakas, Krishna; this is my supreme task.")
After completing his actions, Arjuna addressed Krishna, urging him to proceed towards the Samsaptakas, emphasizing that this was his utmost duty.
ततः प्रयातो दाशार्हः श्रुत्वा पाण्डवभाषितम्। रथेनातिपताकेन मनोमारुतरंहसा ॥८-४२-५७॥
tataḥ prayāto dāśārhaḥ śrutvā pāṇḍavabhāṣitam। rathenātipatākena manomārutaraṃhasā ॥8-42-57॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - the descendant of the Daśārhas; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पाण्डवभाषितम् (pāṇḍavabhāṣitam) - the words of the Pāṇḍavas; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अतिपताकेन (atipatākena) - with a grand flag; मनोमारुतरंहसा (manomārutaraṃhasā) - swift as the mind and wind;]
(Then the descendant of the Daśārhas, having heard the words of the Pāṇḍavas, departed by chariot with a grand flag, swift as the mind and wind.)
Then the descendant of the Daśārhas, upon hearing the words of the Pāṇḍavas, departed swiftly in his chariot adorned with a grand flag, moving as fast as the mind and wind.
