08.045
Pancharatra and Core: Arjuna overpowers Ashwatthama; the Kaurava army retreats in panic; requested by Duryodhana, Karna releases the Bhargava weapon, uprooting Pandava army; Arjuna and Krishna go to see the injured Yudhisthira, leaving the Samsaptakas in the hands of Bhima.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
द्रौणिस्तु रथवंशेन महता परिवारितः। आपतत्सहसा राजन्यत्र राजा व्यवस्थितः ॥८-४५-१॥
drauṇistu rathavaṃśena mahatā parivāritaḥ। āpatatsahasā rājanyatra rājā vyavasthitaḥ ॥8-45-1॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; तु (tu) - but; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - by chariots; महता (mahatā) - great; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded; आपतत् (āpatat) - attacked; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; राजन् (rājan) - O King; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - the king; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - was situated;]
(Drona's son, however, was surrounded by great chariots. Suddenly attacked, O King, where the king was situated.)
Drona's son was surrounded by a great number of chariots. Suddenly, O King, he was attacked where the king was positioned.
तमापतन्तं सहसा शूरः शौरिसहायवान्। दधार सहसा पार्थो वेलेव मकरालयम् ॥८-४५-२॥
tamāpatantaṃ sahasā śūraḥ śaurisahāyavān। dadhāra sahasā pārtho veleva makarālayam ॥8-45-2॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; शौरिसहायवान् (śaurisahāyavān) - with the help of Krishna; दधार (dadhāra) - held; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; वेलेव (vel eva) - like a shore; मकरालयम् (makarālayam) - ocean;]
(That hero, with the help of Krishna, suddenly held the approaching (enemy), like a shore (holds) the ocean.)
Arjuna, the hero with Krishna's aid, suddenly held back the approaching enemy like the shore holds back the ocean.
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च छादयामास पत्रिभिः ॥८-४५-३॥
tataḥ kruddho mahārāja droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān। arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca chādayāmāsa patribhiḥ ॥8-45-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then the angry great king, the powerful son of Drona, covered Arjuna and Vasudeva with arrows.)
Then, the powerful son of Drona, in his anger, covered Arjuna and Vasudeva with arrows.
अवच्छन्नौ ततः कृष्णौ दृष्ट्वा तत्र महारथाः। विस्मयं परमं गत्वा प्रैक्षन्त कुरवस्तदा ॥८-४५-४॥
avacchannau tataḥ kṛṣṇau dṛṣṭvā tatra mahārathāḥ। vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā praikṣanta kuravastadā ॥8-45-4॥
[अवच्छन्नौ (avacchannau) - covered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तत्र (tatra) - there; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; विस्मयं (vismayaṃ) - amazement; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; प्रैक्षन्त (praikṣanta) - looked; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, seeing Krishna covered, the great warriors there, having gone to supreme amazement, looked at the Kurus.)
Then, when Krishna was covered, the great warriors there were utterly amazed and looked at the Kurus.
अर्जुनस्तु ततो दिव्यमस्त्रं चक्रे हसन्निव। तदस्त्रं ब्राह्मणो युद्धे वारयामास भारत ॥८-४५-५॥
arjunastu tato divyam astraṁ cakre hasann iva। tad astraṁ brāhmaṇo yuddhe vārayām āsa bhārata ॥8-45-5॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; चक्रे (cakre) - made; हसन् (hasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; तत् (tad) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; वारयामास (vārayām āsa) - restrained; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Arjuna, but then made a divine weapon, smiling as if. That weapon, the Brahmin restrained in battle, O Bharata.)
Arjuna, however, then crafted a divine weapon, smiling as if amused. That weapon was restrained in battle by the Brahmin, O Bharata.
यद्यद्धि व्याक्षिपद्युद्धे पाण्डवोऽस्त्रं जिघांसया। तत्तदस्त्रं महेष्वासो द्रोणपुत्रो व्यशातयत् ॥८-४५-६॥
yadyaddhi vyākṣipadyuddhe pāṇḍavo'straṃ jighāṃsayā। tattadastraṃ maheṣvāso droṇaputro vyaśātayat ॥8-45-6॥
[यत् (yat) - whatever; यत् (yat) - whatever; हि (hi) - indeed; व्याक्षिपत् (vyākṣipat) - discharged; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; जिघांसया (jighāṃsayā) - with the intent to kill; तत् (tat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Droṇa's son; व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - neutralized;]
(Whatever weapon Pāṇḍava discharged in battle with the intent to kill, that weapon the great archer, Droṇa's son, neutralized.)
In the battle, whatever weapon Pāṇḍava used with the intent to kill, Droṇa's son, the great archer, neutralized it.
अस्त्रयुद्धे ततो राजन्वर्तमाने भयावहे। अपश्याम रणे द्रौणिं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ॥८-४५-७॥
astrayuddhe tato rājanvartamāne bhayāvahe। apaśyāma raṇe drauṇiṃ vyāttānanamivāntakam ॥8-45-7॥
[अस्त्रयुद्धे (astrayuddhe) - in the weapon-battle; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; भयावहे (bhayāvahe) - fearful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; व्यात्ताननम् (vyāttānanam) - with open mouth; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(In the weapon-battle, then, O king, as it was ongoing and fearful, we saw Drona's son in the battle, with an open mouth like death.)
In the terrifying weapon-battle that was ongoing, O king, we saw Drona's son, his mouth wide open, resembling death itself.
स दिशो विदिशश्चैव छादयित्वा विजिह्मगैः। वासुदेवं त्रिभिर्बाणैरविध्यद्दक्षिणे भुजे ॥८-४५-८॥
sa diśo vidiśaścaiva chādayitvā vijihmagaiḥ। vāsudevaṃ tribhirbāṇairavidhyaddakṣiṇe bhuje ॥8-45-8॥
[स (sa) - he; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; विदिशः (vidiśaḥ) - intermediate directions; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; छादयित्वा (chādayitvā) - having covered; विजिह्मगैः (vijihmagaiḥ) - with crooked-moving (arrows); वासुदेवं (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - right; भुजे (bhuje) - arm;]
(He, having covered the directions and intermediate directions with crooked-moving arrows, pierced Vasudeva in the right arm with three arrows.)
He covered all directions and intermediate directions with his crooked-moving arrows and then pierced Vasudeva's right arm with three arrows.
ततोऽर्जुनो हयान्हत्वा सर्वांस्तस्य महात्मनः। चकार समरे भूमिं शोणितौघतरङ्गिणीम् ॥८-४५-९॥
tato'rjuno hayānhatvā sarvāṃstasya mahātmanaḥ। cakāra samare bhūmiṃ śoṇitaughataraṅgiṇīm ॥8-45-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; हयान् (hayān) - horses; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तस्य (tasya) - his; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; चकार (cakāra) - made; समरे (samare) - in the battle; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; ओघ (augha) - flood; तरङ्गिणीम् (taraṅgiṇīm) - waving;]
(Then Arjuna, having killed all the horses of the great soul, made the ground in the battle wave with a flood of blood.)
Then Arjuna, after slaying all the horses of the great warrior, turned the battlefield into a river of blood.
निहता रथिनः पेतुः पार्थचापच्युतैः शरैः। हयाश्च पर्यधावन्त मुक्तयोक्त्रास्ततस्ततः ॥८-४५-१०॥
nihatā rathinaḥ petuḥ pārthacāpyutaiḥ śaraiḥ। hayāśca paryadhāvanta mukta-yoktrās-tatas-tataḥ ॥8-45-10॥
[निहता (nihata) - slain; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; पार्थचापच्युतैः (pārthacāpyutaiḥ) - by Arjuna's bow-released; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; पर्यधावन्त (paryadhāvanta) - ran around; मुक्तयोक्त्राः (mukta-yoktrāḥ) - with loosened harnesses; ततः (tataḥ) - here and there; ततः (tataḥ) - there.;]
(The slain charioteers fell by Arjuna's bow-released arrows. The horses ran around with loosened harnesses here and there.)
The charioteers, struck down by Arjuna's arrows, fell from their chariots. The horses, with their harnesses loosened, ran wildly in all directions.
तद्दृष्ट्वा कर्म पार्थस्य द्रौणिराहवशोभिनः। अवाकिरद्रणे कृष्णं समन्तान्निशितैः शरैः ॥८-४५-११॥
taddṛṣṭvā karma pārthasya drauṇirāhavaśobhinaḥ। avākiradraṇe kṛṣṇaṃ samantānniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥8-45-11॥
[तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्म (karma) - action; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Droṇa; आहव (āhava) - battle; शोभिनः (śobhinaḥ) - glorious; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Having seen that action of Arjuna, the son of Droṇa, glorious in battle, showered Kṛṣṇa in the battle from all sides with sharp arrows.)
Upon witnessing Arjuna's actions, the son of Droṇa, renowned for his prowess in battle, unleashed a barrage of sharp arrows upon Kṛṣṇa from every direction.
ततोऽर्जुनं महाराज द्रौणिरायम्य पत्रिणा। वक्षोदेशे समासाद्य ताडयामास संयुगे ॥८-४५-१२॥
tato'rjunaṁ mahārāja drauṇirāyamya patriṇā। vakṣodeśe samāsādya tāḍayāmāsa saṁyuge ॥8-45-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; आयम्य (āyamya) - having aimed; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow; वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - chest; देशे (deśe) - region; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; ताडयामास (tāḍayāmāsa) - struck; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle;]
(Then Drona's son, having aimed with an arrow, struck Arjuna in the chest region in battle.)
Then, O great king, Drona's son aimed and struck Arjuna in the chest with an arrow during the battle.
सोऽतिविद्धो रणे तेन द्रोणपुत्रेण भारत। आदत्त परिघं घोरं द्रौणेश्चैनमवाक्षिपत् ॥८-४५-१३॥
so'tividdho raṇe tena droṇaputreṇa bhārata। ādatta parighaṃ ghoraṃ drauṇeścainamavākṣipat ॥8-45-13॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced severely; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तेन (tena) - by him; द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by Droṇa's son; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; परिघम् (parigham) - a club; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; द्रौणेश (drauṇeśa) - of Droṇa's son; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; अवाक्षिपत् (avākṣipat) - hurled;]
(He, pierced severely in battle by Droṇa's son, O Bhārata, took a terrible club and hurled it at Droṇa's son.)
Pierced severely in battle by Droṇa's son, he took a terrible club and hurled it back at him, O Bhārata.
तमापतन्तं परिघं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम्। द्रौणिश्चिच्छेद सहसा तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥८-४५-१४॥
tamāpatantaṃ parighaṃ kārtsvaravibhūṣitam। drauṇiściccheda sahasā tata uccukruśurjanāḥ ॥8-45-14॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; परिघम् (parigham) - club; कार्तस्वर (kārtsvara) - gold; विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; तत् (tat) - then; उच्चुक्रुशुः (uccukruśuḥ) - cried out; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(That approaching club adorned with gold, Drona's son suddenly cut, then the people cried out.)
As the golden-adorned club approached, Drona's son swiftly cut it down, causing the people to cry out in surprise.
सोऽनेकधापतद्भूमौ भारद्वाजस्य सायकैः। विशीर्णः पर्वतो राजन्यथा स्यान्मातरिश्वना ॥८-४५-१५॥
so'nekadhāpatadbhūmau bhāradvājasya sāyakaiḥ। viśīrṇaḥ parvato rājanyathā syānmātariśvanā ॥8-45-15॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अनेकधा (anekadhā) - in many ways; पतत् (patat) - falling; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bhāradvāja; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows; विशीर्णः (viśīrṇaḥ) - shattered; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; मातरिश्वना (mātariśvanā) - by the wind;]
(He, falling in many ways on the ground by the arrows of Bhāradvāja, was shattered like a mountain would be by the wind, O king.)
He fell to the ground in many ways, shattered by the arrows of Bhāradvāja, like a mountain would be by the wind, O king.
ततोऽर्जुनो रणे द्रौणिं विव्याध दशभिः शरैः। सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपाहरत् ॥८-४५-१६॥
tato'rjuno raṇe drauṇiṃ vivyādha daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ। sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍādapāharat ॥8-45-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a sharp arrow; रथनीडात् (rathanīḍāt) - from the chariot seat; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - removed;]
(Then Arjuna in battle pierced Drona's son with ten arrows. And his charioteer he removed from the chariot seat with a sharp arrow.)
Then Arjuna, in the battle, struck Drona's son with ten arrows and removed his charioteer from the chariot seat with a sharp arrow.
स सङ्गृह्य स्वयं वाहान्कृष्णौ प्राच्छादयच्छरैः। तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम द्रौणेराशु पराक्रमम् ॥८-४५-१७॥
sa saṅgṛhya svayaṃ vāhān kṛṣṇau prācchādayac charaiḥ। tatrādbhutam apaśyāma drauṇer āśu parākramam ॥8-45-17॥
[स (sa) - he; सङ्गृह्य (saṅgṛhya) - having gathered; स्वयं (svayaṃ) - himself; वाहान् (vāhān) - chariots; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; प्राच्छादयत् (prācchādayat) - covered; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son; आशु (āśu) - swift; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - prowess;]
(He, having gathered himself, covered the chariots of Krishna with arrows. There we saw the wonderful swift prowess of Drona's son.)
He gathered himself and covered Krishna's chariots with arrows. There, we witnessed the remarkable and swift prowess of Drona's son.
अयच्छत्तुरगान्यच्च फल्गुनं चाप्ययोधयत्। तदस्य समरे राजन्सर्वे योधा अपूजयन् ॥८-४५-१८॥
ayacchatturagānyacca phalgunaṃ cāpyayodhayat। tadasya samare rājansarve yodhā apūjayan ॥8-45-18॥
[अयच्छत् (ayacchat) - gave; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; यच्च (yacca) - and which; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought; तत् (tat) - that; अस्य (asya) - his; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सर्वे (sarve) - all; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - honored;]
(He gave horses and also fought with Arjuna. In that battle, O king, all the warriors honored him.)
He provided horses and engaged in battle with Arjuna. In that battle, O king, all the warriors honored him.
यदा त्वग्रस्यत रणे द्रोणपुत्रेण फल्गुनः। ततो रश्मीन्रथाश्वानां क्षुरप्रैश्चिच्छिदे जयः ॥८-४५-१९॥
yadā tv agrasyata raṇe droṇaputreṇa phalgunaḥ। tato raśmīn rathāśvānāṃ kṣurapraiś cicchide jayaḥ ॥8-45-19॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; त्व (tva) - you; अग्रस्यत (agrasyata) - was attacked; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by Drona's son; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - the reins; रथाश्वानाम् (rathāśvānām) - of the chariot horses; क्षुरप्रैः (kṣurapraiḥ) - with sharp arrows; चिच्छिदे (cicchide) - cut off; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(When you were attacked in battle by Drona's son, Arjuna then cut off the reins of the chariot horses with sharp arrows, achieving victory.)
When Arjuna was attacked in battle by Drona's son, he skillfully cut off the reins of the chariot horses with sharp arrows, securing victory.
प्राद्रवंस्तुरगास्ते तु शरवेगप्रबाधिताः। ततोऽभून्निनदो भूयस्तव सैन्यस्य भारत ॥८-४५-२०॥
prādravaṃsturagāste tu śaravegaprabhāditāḥ। tato'bhūnninado bhūyastava sainyasya bhārata ॥8-45-20॥
[प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - ran away; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; शरवेग (śaravega) - by the speed of arrows; प्रबाधिताः (prabhāditāḥ) - overcome; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभूत् (abhūt) - there was; निनदः (ninadaḥ) - a sound; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(The horses ran away, overcome by the speed of arrows. Then there was a sound again of your army, O Bharata.)
The horses, overwhelmed by the swift arrows, fled. Then, once more, the sound of your army arose, O Bharata.
पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा तव सैन्यमुपाद्रवन्। समन्तान्निशितान्बाणान्विमुञ्चन्तो जयैषिणः ॥८-४५-२१॥
pāṇḍavāstu jayaṃ labdhvā tava sainyamupādravan। samantānniśitānbāṇānvimuñcanto jayaiṣiṇaḥ ॥8-45-21॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; तु (tu) - but; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - attacked; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; विमुञ्चन्तः (vimuñcantaḥ) - releasing; जयैषिणः (jayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory;]
(The Pandavas, having obtained victory, attacked your army from all sides, releasing sharp arrows, desiring victory.)
The Pandavas, after achieving victory, launched an attack on your army from every direction, shooting sharp arrows in their quest for triumph.
पाण्डवैस्तु महाराज धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः। पुनः पुनरथो वीरैरभज्यत जयोद्धतैः ॥८-४५-२२॥
pāṇḍavaistu mahārāja dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ। punaḥ punaratho vīrairabhajyata jayoddhataiḥ ॥8-45-22॥
[पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; तु (tu) - but; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; धार्तराष्ट्री (dhārtarāṣṭrī) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अथ (atha) - then; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by the heroes; अभज्यत (abhajyata) - was broken; जयोद्धतैः (jayoddhataiḥ) - by the victorious ones;]
(By the Pandavas, O great king, the great army of Dhritarashtra's sons was repeatedly broken by the heroes, who were victorious.)
O great king, the great army of Dhritarashtra's sons was repeatedly shattered by the victorious Pandavas and their heroic warriors.
पश्यतां ते महाराज पुत्राणां चित्रयोधिनाम्। शकुनेः सौबलेयस्य कर्णस्य च महात्मनः ॥८-४५-२३॥
paśyatāṃ te mahārāja putrāṇāṃ citrayodhinām। śakuneḥ saubaleyasya karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥8-45-23॥
[पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who are watching; ते (te) - your; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons; चित्रयोधिनाम् (citrayodhinām) - of the distinguished warriors; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Śakuni; सौबलेयस्य (saubaleyasya) - the son of Subala; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Of those who are watching, your sons, O great king, are distinguished warriors, as are Śakuni, the son of Subala, and Karṇa, the great soul.)
O great king, behold your sons, the distinguished warriors, along with Śakuni, the son of Subala, and the noble Karṇa.
वार्यमाणा महासेना पुत्रैस्तव जनेश्वर। नावतिष्ठत सङ्ग्रामे ताड्यमाना समन्ततः ॥८-४५-२४॥
vāryamāṇā mahāsenā putraistava janeśvara। nāvatiṣṭhata saṅgrāme tāḍyamānā samantataḥ ॥8-45-24॥
[वार्यमाणा (vāryamāṇā) - being restrained; महासेना (mahāsenā) - great army; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by sons; तव (tava) - your; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; न (na) - not; अवतिष्ठत (avatiṣṭhata) - stood; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; ताड्यमाना (tāḍyamānā) - being struck; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides;]
(Being restrained, the great army of your sons, O lord of people, did not stand in battle, being struck from all sides.)
The great army, though restrained by your sons, O lord of people, could not hold its ground in battle as it was being attacked from all directions.
ततो योधैर्महाराज पलायद्भिस्ततस्ततः। अभवद्व्याकुलं भीतैः पुत्राणां ते महद्बलम् ॥८-४५-२५॥
tato yodhairmahārāja palāyadbhistatastataḥ। abhavadyākulaṃ bhītaiḥ putrāṇāṃ te mahadbalam ॥8-45-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by the warriors; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पलायद्भिः (palāyadbhiḥ) - fleeing; ततः (tataḥ) - here and there; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; व्याकुलम् (vyākulam) - confused; भीतैः (bhītaiḥ) - frightened; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons; ते (te) - your; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(Then, O great king, your sons' great army, frightened and fleeing here and there, became confused.)
Then, O great king, your sons' mighty army, in fear and fleeing in all directions, became disordered.
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति सततं सूतपुत्रस्य जल्पतः। नावतिष्ठत सा सेना वध्यमाना महात्मभिः ॥८-४५-२६॥
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti satataṃ sūtaputrasya jalpataḥ। nāvatiṣṭhata sā senā vadhyamānā mahātmabhiḥ ॥8-45-26॥
[तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; इति (iti) - thus; सततम् (satatam) - always; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of a charioteer; जल्पतः (jalpataḥ) - speaking; न (na) - not; अवस्थित (avasthita) - stood; सा (sā) - that; सेना (senā) - army; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slain; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls;]
("Stay, stay," thus always spoke the son of a charioteer. That army, being slain by the great souls, did not stand.)
The son of a charioteer continuously shouted "Stay, stay," but the army, being slaughtered by the great warriors, did not hold its ground.
अथोत्क्रुष्टं महाराज पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः। धार्तराष्ट्रबलं दृष्ट्वा द्रवमाणं समन्ततः ॥८-४५-२७॥
athotkruṣṭaṃ mahārāja pāṇḍavairjitakāśibhiḥ। dhārtarāṣṭrabhalaṃ dṛṣṭvā dravamāṇaṃ samantataḥ ॥8-45-27॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उत्क्रुष्टं (utkruṣṭaṃ) - exalted; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; जितकाशिभिः (jitakāśibhiḥ) - conquered the Kashi; धार्तराष्ट्रबलं (dhārtarāṣṭrabhalaṃ) - the Kaurava army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; द्रवमाणं (dravamāṇaṃ) - fleeing; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Then, O great king, seeing the Kaurava army, conquered by the Pandavas and the Kashi, fleeing all around.)
Then, O great king, upon seeing the Kaurava army, which had been defeated by the Pandavas and the forces of Kashi, fleeing in all directions.
ततो दुर्योधनः कर्णमब्रवीत्प्रणयादिव। पश्य कर्ण यथा सेना पाण्डवैरर्दिता भृशम् ॥८-४५-२८॥
tato duryodhanaḥ karṇamabravītpraṇayādiva। paśya karṇa yathā senā pāṇḍavairarditā bhṛśam ॥8-45-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; कर्णम् (karṇam) - to Karna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; प्रणयात् (praṇayāt) - affectionately; इव (iva) - as if; पश्य (paśya) - see; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; यथा (yathā) - how; सेना (senā) - army; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; अर्दिता (arditā) - afflicted; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]
(Then Duryodhana said to Karna as if affectionately, "See, Karna, how the army is greatly afflicted by the Pandavas.")
Then Duryodhana, with a tone of affection, said to Karna, "Look, Karna, how the army is severely troubled by the Pandavas."
त्वयि तिष्ठति सन्त्रासात्पलायति समन्ततः। एतज्ज्ञात्वा महाबाहो कुरु प्राप्तमरिंदम ॥८-४५-२९॥
tvayi tiṣṭhati santrāsāt palāyati samantataḥ। etaj jñātvā mahābāho kuru prāptam ariṃdama ॥8-45-29॥
[त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; सन्त्रासात् (santrāsāt) - from fear; पलायति (palāyati) - flees; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; एतत् (etat) - this; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; कुरु (kuru) - do; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - what is to be done; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(In you stands from fear, flees all around. Knowing this, O mighty-armed, do what is to be done, O subduer of enemies.)
"In you, everything stands firm out of fear and flees in all directions. Knowing this, O mighty-armed one, act accordingly, O conqueror of foes."
सहस्राणि च योधानां त्वामेव पुरुषर्षभ। क्रोशन्ति समरे वीर द्राव्यमाणानि पाण्डवैः ॥८-४५-३०॥
sahasrāṇi ca yodhānāṃ tvāmeva puruṣarṣabha। krośanti samare vīra drāvyamāṇāni pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥8-45-30॥
[सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; च (ca) - and; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; एव (eva) - only; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; क्रोशन्ति (krośanti) - are crying; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीर (vīra) - O hero; द्राव्यमाणानि (drāvyamāṇāni) - being driven away; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas;]
(Thousands of warriors, O best of men, are crying out to you alone in battle, O hero, being driven away by the Pandavas.)
Thousands of warriors are calling out to you, O best of men, as they are being driven away by the Pandavas in battle, O hero.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राधेयो दुर्योधनवचो महत्। मद्रराजमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्सूतनन्दनः ॥८-४५-३१॥
etacchrutvā tu rādheyo duryodhanavaco mahat। madrarājamidaṃ vākyamabravītsūtanandanaḥ ॥8-45-31॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; महत् (mahat) - great; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - Madra king; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सूतनन्दनः (sūtanandanaḥ) - son of a charioteer;]
(Having heard this, Radheya, the son of a charioteer, spoke these great words of Duryodhana to the Madra king.)
Upon hearing these words of Duryodhana, Radheya, the son of a charioteer, addressed the Madra king with great speech.
पश्य मे भुजयोर्वीर्यमस्त्राणां च जनेश्वर। अद्य हन्मि रणे सर्वान्पाञ्चालान्पाण्डुभिः सह ॥ वाहयाश्वान्नरव्याघ्र भद्रेणैव जनेश्वर ॥८-४५-३२॥
paśya me bhujayorvīryamastrāṇāṃ ca janeśvara। adya hanmi raṇe sarvānpāñcālānpāṇḍubhiḥ saha ॥ vāhayāśvānnaravyāghra bhadreṇaiva janeśvara ॥8-45-32॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of arms; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons; च (ca) - and; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; अद्य (adya) - today; हन्मि (hanmi) - I will slay; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; पाण्डुभिः (pāṇḍubhiḥ) - with Pandavas; सह (saha) - together; वाहय (vāhaya) - drive; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; भद्रेण (bhadreṇa) - with auspiciousness; एव (eva) - indeed; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people;]
(See my arms' strength and of weapons, O lord of people. Today I will slay all the Panchalas in battle together with the Pandavas. Drive the horses, O tiger among men, with auspiciousness indeed, O lord of people.)
"Behold the might of my arms and the power of my weapons, O lord of the people. Today, I shall vanquish all the Panchalas in battle along with the Pandavas. Drive the chariot, O tiger among men, with auspiciousness, O lord of the people."
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। प्रगृह्य विजयं वीरो धनुःश्रेष्ठं पुरातनम् ॥ सज्यं कृत्वा महाराज संमृज्य च पुनः पुनः ॥८-४५-३३॥
evamuktvā mahārāja sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān। pragṛhya vijayaṃ vīro dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṃ purātanam ॥ sajyaṃ kṛtvā mahārāja saṃmṛjya ca punaḥ punaḥ ॥8-45-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful one; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; विजयम् (vijayam) - the bow named Vijaya; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the best of bows; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; संमृज्य (saṃmṛjya) - having cleaned; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Thus having spoken, O great king, the powerful son of a charioteer, having taken the bow named Vijaya, the hero, the best of bows, ancient, having strung it, having cleaned it again and again.)
Thus, having spoken, the powerful son of a charioteer, took up the ancient and best bow named Vijaya, strung it, and cleaned it repeatedly, O great king.
संनिवार्य च योधान्स्वान्सत्येन शपथेन च। प्रायोजयदमेयात्मा भार्गवास्त्रं महाबलः ॥८-४५-३४॥
saṁnivārya ca yodhānsvānsatyena śapathena ca। prāyojayadameyātmā bhārgavāstraṁ mahābalaḥ ॥8-45-34॥
[संनिवार्य (saṁnivārya) - having restrained; च (ca) - and; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; स्वान् (svān) - own; सत्येन (satyena) - with truth; शपथेन (śapathena) - with an oath; च (ca) - and; प्रायोजयत् (prāyojayat) - employed; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; भार्गवास्त्रं (bhārgavāstraṁ) - Bhargava weapon; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - great strength;]
(Having restrained his own warriors with truth and an oath, the one with an immeasurable soul employed the Bhargava weapon of great strength.)
The one with an immeasurable soul, having restrained his own warriors with truth and an oath, employed the powerful Bhargava weapon.
ततो राजन्सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। कोटिशश्च शरास्तीक्ष्णा निरगच्छन्महामृधे ॥८-४५-३५॥
tato rājansahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca। koṭiśaśca śarāstīkṣṇā niragacchanmahāmṛdhe ॥8-45-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; प्रयुतानि (prayutāni) - tens of millions; अर्बुदानि (arbudāni) - hundreds of millions; च (ca) - and; कोटिशः (koṭiśaḥ) - crores; च (ca) - and; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - sharp; निरगच्छन् (niragacchan) - emerged; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle;]
(Then, O king, thousands, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, and crores of sharp arrows emerged in the great battle.)
Then, O king, countless sharp arrows emerged in the great battle.
ज्वलितैस्तैर्महाघोरैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः। सञ्छन्ना पाण्डवी सेना न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥८-४५-३६॥
jvalitaistairmahāghoraiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ। sañchannā pāṇḍavī senā na prājñāyata kiñcana ॥8-45-36॥
[ज्वलितैः (jvalitaiḥ) - blazing; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; महाघोरैः (mahāghoraiḥ) - very terrible; कङ्क (kaṅka) - vultures; बर्हिण (barhiṇa) - peacocks; वाजितैः (vājitaiḥ) - screaming; सञ्छन्ना (sañchannā) - covered; पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - of the Pandavas; सेना (senā) - army; न (na) - not; प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was visible; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(The Pandava army, covered by those blazing and very terrible vultures and screaming peacocks, was not visible at all.)
The Pandava army was completely obscured by the blazing and terrifying presence of vultures and the cries of peacocks, making it entirely invisible.
हाहाकारो महानासीत्पाञ्चालानां विशां पते। पीडितानां बलवता भार्गवास्त्रेण संयुगे ॥८-४५-३७॥
hāhākāro mahān āsīt pāñcālānāṃ viśāṃ pate। pīḍitānāṃ balavatā bhārgavāstreṇa saṃyuge ॥8-45-37॥
[हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; पीडितानाम् (pīḍitānām) - of the afflicted; बलवता (balavatā) - by the powerful; भार्गवास्त्रेण (bhārgavāstreṇa) - by Bhārgava's weapon; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle;]
(A great uproar arose among the Pāñcālas, O lord of the people, afflicted by the powerful Bhārgava's weapon in the battle.)
A great uproar arose among the Pāñcālas, O lord of the people, as they were afflicted by the powerful Bhārgava's weapon in the battle.
निपतद्भिर्गजै राजन्नरैश्चापि सहस्रशः। रथैश्चापि नरव्याघ्र हयैश्चापि समन्ततः ॥८-४५-३८॥
nipatadbhirgajai rājanaraścāpi sahasraśaḥ। rathaiścāpi naravyāghra hayaścāpi samantataḥ ॥8-45-38॥
[निपतद्भिः (nipatadbhiḥ) - falling; गजैः (gajaiḥ) - elephants; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नरैः (naraiḥ) - men; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Falling elephants, O king, and men by thousands, and chariots, O tiger among men, and horses all around.)
O king, elephants and men were falling by the thousands, along with chariots and horses all around, O tiger among men.
प्राकम्पत मही राजन्निहतैस्तैस्ततस्ततः। व्याकुलं सर्वमभवत्पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ॥८-४५-३९॥
prākampata mahī rājannihataistaistatastataḥ। vyākulaṃ sarvamabhavatpāṇḍavānāṃ mahadbalam ॥8-45-39॥
[प्राकम्पत (prākampata) - trembled; मही (mahī) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इहतैः (ihataḥ) - by those who were killed; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; व्याकुलं (vyākulaṃ) - distressed; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(The earth trembled, O king, by those who were killed, by them, then thereafter. All of the Pandavas' great army became distressed.)
O king, the earth trembled due to the slain warriors, and thereafter, the entire great army of the Pandavas became distressed.
कर्णस्त्वेको युधां श्रेष्ठो विधूम इव पावकः। दहञ्शत्रून्नरव्याघ्र शुशुभे स परन्तपः ॥८-४५-४०॥
karṇastveko yudhāṃ śreṣṭho vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ। dahañśatrūnnaravyāghra śuśubhe sa parantapaḥ ॥8-45-40॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; तु (tu) - but; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - without smoke; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; दहन् (dahan) - burning; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; सः (saḥ) - he; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes;]
(Karna, however, alone among warriors, like a smokeless fire, burning enemies, shone as a tiger among men, he the scorcher of foes.)
Karna, standing alone as the best among warriors, shone brilliantly like a smokeless fire, burning his enemies, truly a tiger among men and a scorcher of foes.
ते वध्यमानाः कर्णेन पाञ्चालाश्चेदिभिः सह। तत्र तत्र व्यमुह्यन्त वनदाहे यथा द्विपाः ॥ चुक्रुशुस्ते नरव्याघ्र यथाप्राग्वा नरोत्तमाः ॥८-४५-४१॥
te vadhyamānāḥ karṇena pāñcālāścedibhiḥ saha। tatra tatra vyamuhyanta vanadāhe yathā dvipāḥ ॥ cukruśuste naravyāghra yathāprāgvā narottamāḥ ॥8-45-41॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; एदिभिः (edibhiḥ) - with the Cedis; सह (saha) - together; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; व्यमुह्यन्त (vyamuhyanta) - were bewildered; वनदाहे (vanadāhe) - in the forest fire; यथा (yathā) - like; द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants; चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - cried out; ते (te) - they; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; यथा (yathā) - as; प्राक् (prāk) - before; वा (vā) - or; नरोत्तमाः (narottamāḥ) - best of men;]
(They, being killed by Karna, the Panchalas together with the Cedis, were bewildered here and there like elephants in a forest fire. They cried out, O tiger among men, as before, O best of men.)
The Panchalas and the Cedis, being slaughtered by Karna, were bewildered and scattered like elephants caught in a forest fire. They cried out in distress, O tiger among men, just as they had before, O best of men.
तेषां तु क्रोशतां श्रुत्वा भीतानां रणमूर्धनि। धावतां च दिशो राजन्वित्रस्तानां समन्ततः ॥ आर्तनादो महांस्तत्र प्रेतानामिव सम्प्लवे ॥८-४५-४२॥
teṣāṃ tu krośatāṃ śrutvā bhītānāṃ raṇamūrdhani। dhāvatāṃ ca diśo rājanvitrasatānāṃ samantataḥ ॥ ārtanādo mahāṃstatra pretānāmiva samplave ॥8-45-42॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; क्रोशताम् (krośatām) - shouting; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भीतानाम् (bhītānām) - of the frightened; रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - in the midst of battle; धावताम् (dhāvatām) - running; च (ca) - and; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वित्रस्तानाम् (vitrasatānām) - of the terrified; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; आर्तनादः (ārtanādaḥ) - a loud cry; महान् (mahān) - great; तत्र (tatra) - there; प्रेतानाम् (pretānām) - of the ghosts; इव (iva) - like; सम्प्लवे (samplave) - in a flood;]
(But having heard the shouting of them, the frightened, in the midst of battle, and the running in all directions, O king, of the terrified all around, there was a great loud cry like that of ghosts in a flood.)
Upon hearing the cries of the frightened in the midst of battle, and seeing them running in all directions, O king, there arose a great wail, as if from ghosts in a deluge.
वध्यमानांस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा सूतपुत्रेण मारिष। वित्रेसुः सर्वभूतानि तिर्यग्योनिगतान्यपि ॥८-४५-४३॥
vadhyamānāṃstu tāndṛṣṭvā sūtaputreṇa māriṣa। vitresuḥ sarvabhūtāni tiryagyonigatānyapi ॥8-45-43॥
[वध्यमानान् (vadhyamānān) - being killed; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by the son of Sūta; मारिष (māriṣa) - O Māriṣa; वित्रेसुः (vitresuḥ) - became frightened; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; तिर्यग्योनिगतानि (tiryagyonigatāni) - those born in lower species; अपि (api) - even;]
(But having seen them being killed by the son of Sūta, O Māriṣa, all beings, even those born in lower species, became frightened.)
O Māriṣa, upon witnessing the slaughter by the son of Sūta, all creatures, including those of lower species, were struck with terror.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे सूतपुत्रेण सृञ्जयाः। अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च व्याक्रोशन्त मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ प्रेतराजपुरे यद्वत्प्रेतराजं विचेतसः ॥८-४५-४४॥
te vadhyamānāḥ samare sūtaputreṇa sṛñjayāḥ। arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca vyākrośanta muhurmuhuḥ ॥ pretarājapure yadvatpretarājaṃ vicetasaḥ ॥8-45-44॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by the son of a charioteer; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Sṛñjayas; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṃ) - Vāsudeva; च (ca) - and; व्याक्रोशन्त (vyākrośanta) - cried out; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again; प्रेतराजपुरे (pretarājapure) - in the city of the king of the dead; यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as; प्रेतराजं (pretarājaṃ) - the king of the dead; विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - unconscious;]
(They, being killed in battle by the son of a charioteer, the Sṛñjayas cried out to Arjuna and Vāsudeva again and again, just as unconscious ones cry out to the king of the dead in the city of the king of the dead.)
The Sṛñjayas, being slaughtered in battle by Karna, the son of a charioteer, repeatedly called out to Arjuna and Krishna, much like the unconscious souls in the city of the dead call out to Yama, the lord of death.
अथाब्रवीद्वासुदेवं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। भार्गवास्त्रं महाघोरं दृष्ट्वा तत्र सभीरितम् ॥८-४५-४५॥
athābravīd vāsudevaṃ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ। bhārgavāstraṃ mahāghoraṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra sabhīritam ॥8-45-45॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - to Vāsudeva; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kuntī; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya; भार्गवास्त्रम् (bhārgavāstram) - Bhārgava weapon; महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very terrible; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत्र (tatra) - there; सभीरितम् (sabhīritam) - with fear;]
(Then Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, said to Vāsudeva, having seen the very terrible Bhārgava weapon there with fear.)
Then Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, addressed Vāsudeva, expressing his fear upon seeing the dreadful Bhārgava weapon there.
पश्य कृष्ण महाबाहो भार्गवास्त्रस्य विक्रमम्। नैतदस्त्रं हि समरे शक्यं हन्तुं कथञ्चन ॥८-४५-४६॥
paśya kṛṣṇa mahābāho bhārgavāstrasya vikramam। naitad astraṃ hi samare śakyaṃ hantuṃ kathañcana ॥8-45-46॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; भार्गव (bhārgava) - of Bhargava; अस्त्रस्य (astrasya) - of the weapon; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - prowess; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in battle; शक्यं (śakyaṃ) - possible; हन्तुं (hantuṃ) - to defeat; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(See, O mighty-armed Krishna, the prowess of Bhargava's weapon. Indeed, this weapon cannot be defeated in battle in any way.)
Behold, O mighty-armed Krishna, the power of Bhargava's weapon. This weapon is invincible in battle.
सूतपुत्रं च संरब्धं पश्य कृष्ण महारणे। अन्तकप्रतिमं वीरं कुर्वाणं कर्म दारुणम् ॥८-४५-४७॥
sūtaputraṃ ca saṃrabdhaṃ paśya kṛṣṇa mahāraṇe। antakapratimaṃ vīraṃ kurvāṇaṃ karma dāruṇam ॥8-45-47॥
[सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - son of a charioteer; च (ca) - and; संरब्धम् (saṃrabdham) - enraged; पश्य (paśya) - see; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; अन्तकप्रतिमम् (antakapratimam) - like Yama; वीरम् (vīram) - heroic; कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - performing; कर्म (karma) - deeds; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible;]
(See the son of a charioteer, enraged, O Krishna, in the great battle, like Yama, heroic, performing terrible deeds.)
O Krishna, behold the son of a charioteer, who is enraged and stands like Yama in the great battle, performing heroic and terrible deeds.
सुतीक्ष्णं चोदयन्नश्वान्प्रेक्षते मां मुहुर्मुहुः। न च पश्यामि समरे कर्णस्य प्रपलायितम् ॥८-४५-४८॥
sutīkṣṇaṃ codayannaśvānprekṣate māṃ muhurmuhuḥ। na ca paśyāmi samare karṇasya prapalāyitam ॥8-45-48॥
[सुतीक्ष्णम् (sutīkṣṇam) - sharp; चोदयन् (codayan) - urging; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; प्रेक्षते (prekṣate) - looks; माम् (mām) - at me; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; समरे (samare) - in battle; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; प्रपलायितम् (prapalāyitam) - fleeing;]
(Sharp, urging the horses, he looks at me repeatedly. And I do not see Karna fleeing in battle.)
He urges the horses sharply and keeps looking at me repeatedly. Yet, I do not see Karna fleeing from the battlefield.
जीवन्प्राप्नोति पुरुषः सङ्ख्ये जयपराजयौ। जितस्य तु हृषीकेश वध एव कुतो जयः ॥८-४५-४९॥
jīvanprāpnoti puruṣaḥ saṅkhye jayaparājayau। jitasya tu hṛṣīkeśa vadha eva kuto jayaḥ ॥8-45-49॥
[जीवन् (jīvan) - living; प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; जय (jaya) - victory; पराजयौ (parājayau) - defeat; जितस्य (jitasya) - of the conquered; तु (tu) - but; हृषीकेश (hṛṣīkeśa) - O Hṛṣīkeśa; वध (vadha) - death; एव (eva) - only; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(Living, a man obtains in battle both victory and defeat. But, O Hṛṣīkeśa, for the conquered, there is only death; where is victory?)
A living man experiences both victory and defeat in battle. However, O Hṛṣīkeśa, for the one who is conquered, there is only death; how can there be victory?
ततो जनार्दनः प्रायाद्द्रष्टुमिच्छन्युधिष्ठिरम्। श्रमेण ग्राहयिष्यंश्च कर्णं युद्धेन मारिष ॥८-४५-५०॥
tato janārdanaḥ prāyāddraṣṭumicchanyudhiṣṭhiram। śrameṇa grāhayiṣyaṃśca karṇaṃ yuddhena māriṣa ॥8-45-50॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; श्रमेण (śrameṇa) - with effort; ग्राहयिष्यन् (grāhayiṣyan) - intending to make understand; च (ca) - and; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one;]
(Then Janardana went to see Yudhishthira, desiring to make Karna understand through battle, O great one.)
Then Janardana, wishing to meet Yudhishthira and make Karna understand through the effort of battle, proceeded on his way, O great one.
अर्जुनं चाब्रवीत्कृष्णो भृशं राजा परिक्षतः। तमाश्वास्य कुरुश्रेष्ठ ततः कर्णं हनिष्यसि ॥८-४५-५१॥
arjunaṁ cābravīt kṛṣṇo bhṛśaṁ rājā parikṣataḥ। tam āśvāsya kuruśreṣṭha tataḥ karṇaṁ haniṣyasi ॥8-45-51॥
[अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; राजा (rājā) - king; परिक्षतः (parikṣataḥ) - Parikshit; तम् (tam) - him; आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - consoling; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - best of the Kurus; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; हनिष्यसि (haniṣyasi) - you will kill;]
(Krishna, the greatly distressed King Parikshit, said to Arjuna, "Consoling him, O best of the Kurus, then you will kill Karna.")
Krishna, deeply troubled, spoke to Arjuna, "After consoling him, O best of the Kurus, you will then slay Karna."
ततो धनञ्जयो द्रष्टुं राजानं बाणपीडितम्। रथेन प्रययौ क्षिप्रं सङ्ग्रामे केशवाज्ञया ॥८-४५-५२॥
tato dhanañjayo draṣṭuṃ rājānaṃ bāṇapīḍitam। rathena prayayau kṣipraṃ saṅgrāme keśavājñayā ॥8-45-52॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; प्रययौ (prayayau) - went; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; केशव (keśava) - Keshava (Krishna); आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by the order;]
(Then Dhananjaya (Arjuna) went quickly by chariot to see the king afflicted by arrows in the battle by the order of Keshava (Krishna).)
Then, by the order of Keshava (Krishna), Dhananjaya (Arjuna) quickly went by chariot to see the king who was afflicted by arrows in the battle.
गच्छन्नेव तु कौन्तेयो धर्मराजदिदृक्षया। सैन्यमालोकयामास नापश्यत्तत्र चाग्रजम् ॥८-४५-५३॥
gacchanneva tu kaunteyo dharmarājadidṛkṣayā। sainyamālokayāmāsa nāpaśyattatra cāgrajam ॥8-45-53॥
[गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; धर्मराज-दिदृक्षया (dharmarāja-didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see Yudhishthira; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; आलोकयामास (ālokayāmāsa) - observed; न (na) - not; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; तत्र (tatra) - there; च (ca) - and; अग्रजम् (agrajam) - elder brother;]
(Going indeed, but the son of Kunti, with the desire to see Yudhishthira, observed the army, did not see his elder brother there.)
While going, the son of Kunti, eager to see Yudhishthira, observed the army but did not find his elder brother there.
युद्धं कृत्वा तु कौन्तेयो द्रोणपुत्रेण भारत। दुःसहं वज्रिणा सङ्ख्ये पराजिग्ये भृगोः सुतम् ॥८-४५-५४॥
yuddhaṁ kṛtvā tu kaunteyo droṇaputreṇa bhārata। duḥsahaṁ vajriṇā saṅkhye parājigye bhṛgoḥ sutam ॥8-45-54॥
[युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by the son of Drona; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; दुःसहम् (duḥsaham) - unbearable; वज्रिणा (vajriṇā) - by the thunderbolt-wielder; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; पराजिग्ये (parājigye) - was defeated; भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhrigu; सुतम् (sutam) - son;]
(Having fought the battle, O Bharata, the son of Kunti was defeated by the son of Drona, unbearable by the thunderbolt-wielder, in battle, the son of Bhrigu.)
After engaging in battle, O Bharata, the son of Kunti was ultimately defeated by the son of Drona, who was as unbearable as the wielder of the thunderbolt, in the battlefield, by the son of Bhrigu.
द्रौणिं पराजित्य ततोग्रधन्वा; कृत्वा महद्दुष्करमार्यकर्म। आलोकयामास ततः स्वसैन्यं; धनञ्जयः शत्रुभिरप्रधृष्यः ॥८-४५-५५॥
drauṇiṃ parājitya tatogradhanvā; kṛtvā mahadduṣkaramāryakarma. ālokayāmāsa tataḥ svasainyaṃ; dhanañjayaḥ śatrubhirapradhṛṣyaḥ ॥8-45-55॥
[द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; पराजित्य (parājitya) - having defeated; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अग्रधन्वा (agradhanvā) - the foremost archer; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; महत् (mahat) - great; दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult; आर्यकर्म (āryakarma) - noble deed; आलोकयामास (ālokayāmāsa) - looked at; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्व (sva) - his own; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies; अप्रधृष्यः (apradhṛṣyaḥ) - invincible;]
(Having defeated Drona's son, then the foremost archer, having performed a great difficult noble deed, looked at his own army; Arjuna, invincible by enemies.)
After defeating Drona's son, the great archer Arjuna, who had performed a noble and difficult deed, looked upon his own army, remaining invincible to his enemies.
स युध्यमानः पृतनामुखस्था; ञ्शूराञ्शूरो हर्षयन्सव्यसाची। पूर्वापदानैः प्रथितैः प्रशंस; न्स्थिरांश्चकारात्मरथाननीके ॥८-४५-५६॥
sa yudhyamānaḥ pṛtanāmukhasthā; ñśūrāñśūro harṣayansavyasācī। pūrvāpadānaiḥ prathitaiḥ praśaṃsa; nsthirāṃścakārātmarathānanīke ॥8-45-56॥
[स (sa) - he; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; पृतनामुखस्था (pṛtanāmukhasthā) - standing at the front of the army; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; पूर्वापदानैः (pūrvāpadānaiḥ) - with previous words; प्रथितैः (prathitaiḥ) - famous; प्रशंसन् (praśaṃsan) - praising; स्थिरान् (sthirān) - steadfast; चकार (cakāra) - made; आत्मरथान् (ātmarathān) - his own chariots; अनीके (anīke) - in the army;]
(He, fighting, standing at the front of the army, Arjuna, the hero, gladdening the heroes, with previous famous words, praising, made his own chariots steadfast in the army.)
Arjuna, standing at the forefront of the army and fighting, encouraged the heroes with his famous words, making his own chariots steadfast in the battle formation.
अपश्यमानस्तु किरीटमाली; युधि ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरमाजमीढम्। उवाच भीमं तरसाभ्युपेत्य; राज्ञः प्रवृत्तिस्त्विह केति राजन् ॥८-४५-५७॥
apaśyamānastu kirīṭamālī; yudhi jyeṣṭhaṃ bhrātaramājamīḍham। uvāca bhīmaṃ tarasābhyupetya; rājñaḥ pravṛttistviha keti rājan ॥8-45-57॥
[अपश्यमानः (apaśyamānaḥ) - seeing; तु (tu) - but; किरीटमाली (kirīṭamālī) - the one with a crown; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; ज्येष्ठं (jyeṣṭham) - eldest; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; आजमीढम् (ājamīḍham) - Ajamīḍha; उवाच (uvāca) - said; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - to Bhima; तरसा (tarasā) - quickly; अभ्युपेत्य (abhyupetya) - approaching; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - news; तु (tu) - but; इह (iha) - here; का (kā) - what; इति (iti) - thus; राजन् (rājan) - O king;]
(Seeing the one with a crown, but in battle, the eldest brother Ajamīḍha said to Bhima quickly approaching, "What is the news of the king here, O king?")
Seeing the crowned one, the eldest brother Ajamīḍha quickly approached Bhima in battle and said, "O king, what is the news of the king here?"
भीम उवाच॥
bhīma uvāca॥
[भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhima said:)
Bhima said:
अपयात इतो राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। कर्णबाणविभुग्नाङ्गो यदि जीवेत्कथञ्चन ॥८-४५-५८॥
apayāta ito rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। karṇabāṇavibhugnāṅgo yadi jīvetkathañcana ॥8-45-58॥
[अपयात (apayāta) - departed; इतो (itaḥ) - from here; राजा (rājā) - king; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - son of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; विभुग्न (vibhugna) - broken; अङ्गः (aṅgaḥ) - body; यदि (yadi) - if; जीवेत् (jīvet) - lives; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - somehow;]
(The king, son of Dharma, Yudhishthira, has departed from here. If somehow the body broken by Karna's arrow lives.)
Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, has left this place. If somehow he survives the injuries inflicted by Karna's arrow.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
तस्माद्भवाञ्शीघ्रमितः प्रयातु; राज्ञः प्रवृत्त्यै कुरुसत्तमस्य। नूनं हि विद्धोऽतिभृशं पृषत्कैः; कर्णेन राजा शिबिरं गतोऽसौ ॥८-४५-५९॥
tasmādbhavāñśīghramitaḥ prayātu; rājñaḥ pravṛttyai kurusattamasya। nūnaṃ hi viddho'tibhṛśaṃ pṛṣatkaiḥ; karṇena rājā śibiraṃ gato'sau ॥8-45-59॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भवान् (bhavān) - you; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; प्रयातु (prayātu) - go; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; प्रवृत्त्यै (pravṛttyai) - for the news; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; सत्तमस्य (sattamasya) - the best; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - wounded; अतिभृशम् (atibhṛśam) - severely; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - by arrows; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; राजा (rājā) - the king; शिबिरम् (śibiram) - camp; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; असौ (asau) - he;]
(Therefore, you quickly go from here for the news of the best of the Kuru king. Indeed, for he is severely wounded by arrows by Karna, the king has gone to the camp.)
Therefore, you should quickly leave from here to inform about the Kuru king. It is certain that the king, having been severely wounded by Karna's arrows, has gone to the camp.
यः सम्प्रहारे निशि सम्प्रवृत्ते; द्रोणेन विद्धोऽतिभृशं तरस्वी। तस्थौ च तत्रापि जयप्रतीक्षो; द्रोणेन यावन्न हतः किलासीत् ॥८-४५-६०॥
yaḥ samprahāre niśi sampravṛtte; droṇena viddho'tibhṛśaṃ tarasvī। tasthau ca tatra'pi jayapratīkṣo; droṇena yāvanna hataḥ kilāsīt ॥8-45-60॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; सम्प्रहारे (samprahāre) - in battle; निशि (niśi) - at night; सम्प्रवृत्ते (sampravṛtte) - commenced; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; अतिभृशम् (atibhṛśam) - severely; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; जयप्रतीक्षः (jayapratīkṣaḥ) - awaiting victory; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; यावत् (yāvat) - until; न (na) - not; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; किल (kila) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was;]
(Who, in the battle commenced at night, was severely pierced by Drona, the mighty one stood there also awaiting victory, until he was indeed slain by Drona.)
The mighty warrior, who was severely pierced by Drona during the battle that commenced at night, stood there awaiting victory until he was indeed slain by Drona.
स संशयं गमितः पाण्डवाग्र्यः; सङ्ख्येऽद्य कर्णेन महानुभावः। ज्ञातुं प्रयाह्याशु तमद्य भीम; स्थास्याम्यहं शत्रुगणान्निरुध्य ॥८-४५-६१॥
sa saṁśayaṁ gamitaḥ pāṇḍavāgryaḥ; saṅkhye'dya karṇena mahānubhāvaḥ। jñātuṁ prayāhyāśu tamadya bhīma; sthāsyāmyahaṁ śatrugaṇānnirudhya ॥8-45-61॥
[स (sa) - he; संशयं (saṁśayam) - doubt; गमितः (gamitaḥ) - removed; पाण्डवाग्र्यः (pāṇḍavāgryaḥ) - the foremost of the Pandavas; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; अद्य (adya) - today; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - great warrior; ज्ञातुं (jñātuṁ) - to know; प्रयाहि (prayāhi) - go; आशु (āśu) - quickly; तम् (tam) - him; अद्य (adya) - today; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; स्थास्यामि (sthāsyāmi) - I will stand; अहम् (aham) - I; शत्रुगणान् (śatrugaṇān) - the host of enemies; निरुध्य (nirudhya) - restraining;]
(He, the foremost of the Pandavas, has been put into doubt today in battle by the great warrior Karna. Go quickly today, Bhima, to know him; I will stand restraining the host of enemies.)
The foremost of the Pandavas has been cast into doubt today by the great warrior Karna in battle. Bhima, go quickly today to find out about him; I will hold back the host of enemies.
भीम उवाच॥
bhīma uvāca॥
[भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhima said:)
Bhima said:
त्वमेव जानीहि महानुभाव; राज्ञः प्रवृत्तिं भरतर्षभस्य। अहं हि यद्यर्जुन यामि तत्र; वक्ष्यन्ति मां भीत इति प्रवीराः ॥८-४५-६२॥
tvam eva jānīhi mahānubhāva; rājñaḥ pravṛttiṃ bharatarṣabhasya। ahaṃ hi yady arjuna yāmi tatra; vakṣyanti māṃ bhīta iti pravīrāḥ ॥8-45-62॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; एव (eva) - only; जानीहि (jānīhi) - know; महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - great one; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - activity; भरतर्षभस्य (bharatarṣabhasya) - of the best of the Bharatas; अहम् (aham) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; यदि (yadi) - if; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; यामि (yāmi) - go; तत्र (tatra) - there; वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - will say; माम् (mām) - me; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; इति (iti) - thus; प्रवीराः (pravīrāḥ) - heroes;]
(You alone, O great one, know the activity of the king, the best of the Bharatas. Indeed, if I, Arjuna, go there, the heroes will say that I am afraid.)
"You alone, O great one, understand the actions of the king, the best of the Bharatas. If I, Arjuna, were to go there, the heroes would claim that I am fearful."
ततोऽब्रवीदर्जुनो भीमसेनं; संशप्तकाः प्रत्यनीकं स्थिता मे। एतानहत्वा न मया तु शक्य; मितोऽपयातुं रिपुसङ्घगोष्ठात् ॥८-४५-६३॥
tato'bravīd arjuno bhīmasenaṃ; saṃśaptakāḥ pratyanīkaṃ sthitā me। etān ahatvā na mayā tu śakya; mito'payātuṃ ripusaṅghagoṣṭhāt ॥8-45-63॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - to Bhimasena; संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - the Samsaptakas; प्रत्यनीकम् (pratyanīkam) - opposite army; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; मे (me) - my; एतान् (etān) - these; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; न (na) - not; मया (mayā) - by me; तु (tu) - but; शक्य (śakya) - possible; मितः (mitaḥ) - limited; अपयातुम् (apayātum) - to retreat; रिपु-सङ्घ-गोष्ठात् (ripu-saṅgha-goṣṭhāt) - from the enemy group;]
(Then Arjuna said to Bhimasena, "The Samsaptakas are standing as my opposite army. Without killing these, it is not possible for me to retreat from the enemy group.")
Arjuna then addressed Bhimasena, stating that the Samsaptakas were positioned against him as his opposing force. He expressed that without defeating them, he could not withdraw from the assembly of enemies.
अथाब्रवीदर्जुनं भीमसेनः; स्ववीर्यमाश्रित्य कुरुप्रवीर। संशप्तकान्प्रतियोत्स्यामि सङ्ख्ये; सर्वानहं याहि धनञ्जयेति ॥८-४५-६४॥
athābravīdarjunaṃ bhīmasenaḥ; svavīryamāśritya kurupravīra। saṃśaptakānpratiyotsyāmi saṅkhye; sarvānahaṃ yāhi dhanañjayeti ॥8-45-64॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - to Arjuna; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; स्व (sva) - own; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on; कुरु-प्रवीर (kuru-pravīra) - O hero of the Kurus; संशप्तकान् (saṃśaptakān) - the Samsaptakas; प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - I will fight; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अहम् (aham) - I; याहि (yāhi) - go; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Then Bhimasena said to Arjuna, "O hero of the Kurus, relying on my own strength, I will fight all the Samsaptakas in battle; you go, O Dhananjaya.")
Then Bhimasena addressed Arjuna, saying, "O hero of the Kurus, with confidence in my own strength, I will take on all the Samsaptakas in battle; you proceed, O Dhananjaya."
तद्भीमसेनस्य वचो निशम्य; सुदुर्वचं भ्रातुरमित्रमध्ये। द्रष्टुं कुरुश्रेष्ठमभिप्रयातुं; प्रोवाच वृष्णिप्रवरं तदानीम् ॥८-४५-६५॥
tadbhīmasenasya vaco niśamya; sudurvacaṃ bhrāturamitra madhye। draṣṭuṃ kuruśreṣṭham abhiprayātuṃ; provāca vṛṣṇipravaraṃ tadānīm ॥8-45-65॥
[तत् (tat) - that; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; सुदुर्वचम् (sudurvacam) - harsh words; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother; अमित्रमध्ये (amitra madhye) - among enemies; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; कुरुश्रेष्ठम् (kuruśreṣṭham) - the best of the Kurus; अभिप्रयातुम् (abhiprayātum) - to approach; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; वृष्णिप्रवरम् (vṛṣṇipravaram) - the best of the Vrishnis; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then;]
(Having heard those words of Bhimasena, harsh words of his brother among enemies, to see the best of the Kurus, to approach, he then said to the best of the Vrishnis.)
Upon hearing the harsh words of Bhimasena, spoken among enemies, he then addressed the best of the Vrishnis, intending to approach the foremost of the Kurus.
चोदयाश्वान्हृषीकेश विगाह्यैतं रथार्णवम्। अजातशत्रुं राजानं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि केशव ॥८-४५-६६॥
codayāśvānhṛṣīkeśa vigāhyaitaṃ rathārṇavam। ajātaśatruṃ rājānaṃ draṣṭumicchāmi keśava ॥8-45-66॥
[चोदय (codaya) - urge; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; हृषीकेश (hṛṣīkeśa) - O Hrishikesha; विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered; एतं (etaṃ) - this; रथ (ratha) - chariot; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean; अजातशत्रुं (ajātaśatruṃ) - Ajatashatru; राजानं (rājānaṃ) - king; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; केशव (keśava) - O Keshava;]
(Urge the horses, O Hrishikesha, having entered this chariot-ocean. I wish to see King Ajatashatru, O Keshava.)
"O Hrishikesha, drive the horses into this ocean of chariots. I desire to see King Ajatashatru, O Keshava."
ततो हयान्सर्वदाशार्हमुख्यः; प्राचोदयद्भीममुवाच चेदम्। नैतच्चित्रं तव कर्माद्य वीर; यास्यामहे जहि भीमारिसङ्घान् ॥८-४५-६७॥
tato hayānsarvadāśārhamukhyaḥ; prācodayadbhīmamuvāca cedam। naitaccitraṃ tava karmādya vīra; yāsyāmahe jahi bhīmārisaṅghān ॥8-45-67॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; हयान् (hayān) - horses; सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always; आशार्ह (āśārha) - worthy of respect; मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - chief; प्राचोदयत् (prācodayat) - urged; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; चित्रम् (citram) - surprising; तव (tava) - your; कर्म (karma) - deed; अद्य (adya) - today; वीर (vīra) - hero; यास्यामहे (yāsyāmahe) - we shall go; जहि (jahi) - conquer; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; अरिसङ्घान् (arisaṅghān) - enemy groups;]
(Then, the chief worthy of respect always urged the horses and said to Bhima: "This is not surprising, your deed today, hero; we shall go and conquer the enemy groups, Bhima.")
Then, the chief, always worthy of respect, urged the horses and said to Bhima: "This is not surprising, your deed today, hero; we shall go and conquer the enemy groups, Bhima."
ततो ययौ हृषीकेशो यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः। शीघ्राच्छीघ्रतरं राजन्वाजिभिर्गरुडोपमैः ॥८-४५-६८॥
tato yayau hṛṣīkeśo yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। śīghrācchīghrataraṃ rājanvājibhirgaruḍopamaiḥ ॥8-45-68॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ययौ (yayau) - went; हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Hṛṣīkeśa; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; शीघ्रात् (śīghrāt) - quickly; शीघ्रतरम् (śīghrataraṃ) - more quickly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - by horses; गरुडोपमैः (garuḍopamaiḥ) - like Garuḍa;]
(Then Hṛṣīkeśa went to where King Yudhiṣṭhira was, more quickly than quickly, O king, by horses like Garuḍa.)
Then Hṛṣīkeśa swiftly went to King Yudhiṣṭhira, riding horses that were as fast as Garuḍa.
प्रत्यनीके व्यवस्थाप्य भीमसेनमरिंदमम्। संदिश्य चैव राजेन्द्र युद्धं प्रति वृकोदरम् ॥८-४५-६९॥
pratyanīke vyavasthāpya bhīmasenamariṃdamam। saṃdiśya caiva rājendra yuddhaṃ prati vṛkodaram ॥8-45-69॥
[प्रत्यनीके (pratyanīke) - in the opposite army; व्यवस्थाप्य (vyavasthāpya) - placing; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - the subduer of enemies; संदिश्य (saṃdiśya) - having instructed; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; प्रति (prati) - towards; वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Vrikodara (another name for Bhima);]
(Placing Bhimasena, the subduer of enemies, in the opposite army, and having instructed Vrikodara towards the battle, O king.)
O King, having placed Bhimasena, the subduer of enemies, in the opposite army and instructed Vrikodara towards the battle.
ततस्तु गत्वा पुरुषप्रवीरौ; राजानमासाद्य शयानमेकम्। रथादुभौ प्रत्यवरुह्य तस्मा; द्ववन्दतुर्धर्मराजस्य पादौ ॥८-४५-७०॥
tatastu gatvā puruṣapravīrau; rājānamāsādya śayānamekam। rathādubhau pratyavaruhya tasmā; dvavandaturdharmarājasya pādau ॥8-45-70॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - indeed; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; पुरुषप्रवीरौ (puruṣapravīrau) - the two mighty men; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; एकम् (ekam) - alone; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; उभौ (ubhau) - both; प्रत्यवरुह्य (pratyavaruhya) - having descended; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; द्ववन्दतुः (dvavandatuḥ) - both bowed; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of the king of dharma; पादौ (pādau) - feet;]
(Then, having gone, the two mighty men, having reached the king lying alone, both descended from the chariot and bowed to the feet of the king of dharma.)
Then the two mighty warriors went to the king, who was lying alone, descended from their chariot, and bowed to the feet of the righteous king.
तौ दृष्ट्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रौ क्षेमिणौ पुरुषर्षभ। मुदाभ्युपगतौ कृष्णावश्विनाविव वासवम् ॥८-४५-७१॥
tau dṛṣṭvā puruṣavyāghrau kṣemiṇau puruṣarṣabha। mudābhyupagatau kṛṣṇāvaśvināviva vāsavam ॥8-45-71॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger among men; क्षेमिणौ (kṣemiṇau) - safe; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - bull among men; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; अभ्युपगतौ (abhyupagatau) - approached; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - Ashvins; इव (iva) - like; वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra;]
(Having seen those two tigers among men, safe, O bull among men, they approached Krishna with joy, like the Ashvins approach Indra.)
Seeing those two great warriors safe, they joyfully approached Krishna, just as the Ashvins approach Indra.
तावभ्यनन्दद्राजा हि विवस्वानश्विनाविव। हते महासुरे जम्भे शक्रविष्णू यथा गुरुः ॥८-४५-७२॥
tāv abhyanandad rājā hi vivasvān aśvināv iva। hate mahāsure jambhe śakra-viṣṇū yathā guruḥ ॥8-45-72॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; अभ्यनन्दत् (abhyanandat) - welcomed; राजा (rājā) - the king; हि (hi) - indeed; विवस्वान् (vivasvān) - Vivasvan; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Ashvins; इव (iva) - like; हते (hate) - having been slain; महासुरे (mahāsure) - the great demon; जम्भे (jambhe) - Jambha; शक्रविष्णू (śakra-viṣṇū) - Indra and Vishnu; यथा (yathā) - as; गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher;]
(The king indeed welcomed those two, Vivasvan like the Ashvins, as the teacher (welcomed) Indra and Vishnu, when the great demon Jambha was slain.)
The king, like Vivasvan welcoming the Ashvins, welcomed those two as the teacher welcomed Indra and Vishnu after the great demon Jambha was slain.
मन्यमानो हतं कर्णं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। हर्षगद्गदया वाचा प्रीतः प्राह परन्तपौ ॥८-४५-७३॥
manyamāno hataṃ karṇaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। harṣagadgadayā vācā prītaḥ prāha parantapau ॥8-45-73॥
[मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking; हतम् (hatam) - killed; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; हर्षगद्गदया (harṣagadgadayā) - with joy and emotion; वाचा (vācā) - with voice; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; प्राह (prāha) - said; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - to the scorcher of foes;]
(Thinking Karṇa to be killed, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, with joy and emotion, with voice, pleased, said to the scorcher of foes.)
Believing that Karṇa was slain, King Yudhishthira, filled with joy and emotion, spoke with a pleased voice to the scorcher of foes.
