08.053
Core and Pancharatra: Uttamauja cuts off the head of Karna's son Sushena, causing depression to Karna. Bhima launches his attack on Duryodhana's brothers.
sañjaya uvāca॥
Sanjaya said:
teṣāmanīkāni bṛhaddhvajāni; raṇe samṛddhāni samāgatāni। garjanti bherīninaḍonmukhāni; meghairyathā meghagaṇāstapānte ॥8-53-1॥
Their armies, adorned with great banners, gathered and prosperous in battle, roar with the sound of drums, much like the clouds at the end of summer.
mahāgajābhrākulamastaratoyaṁ; vāditranemītalaśabdavacca। hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutaṁ ca; mahārathairāvṛtaśabdavacca ॥8-53-2॥
The scene was filled with great elephants and clouds, crowded with weapons and water, resonating with the sound of musical instruments and the rim of the wheel. It was adorned with golden, varied, and electric weapons, surrounded by the sound of great chariots.
tadbhīmavegaṃ rudhiraughavāhi; khaḍgākulaṃ kṣatriyajīvavāhi। anārtavaṃ krūramaniṣṭavarṣaṃ; babhūva tatsaṃharaṇaṃ prajānām ॥8-53-3॥
The destruction that came upon the people was like a terrible storm, carrying streams of blood and filled with swords, taking the lives of warriors. It was unseasonal, cruel, and brought inauspicious rain.
rathāṁsasūtāṁsahayāṁgajāṁśca; sarvānarīnmṛtyuvaśaṁ śaraughaiḥ। ninye hayāṁścaiva tathā sasādī; npadātisaṅghāṁśca tathaiva pārthaḥ ॥8-53-4॥
Arjuna brought chariots with charioteers, horses, elephants, and all enemies under the control of death with showers of arrows. Similarly, he brought horses and riders, as well as groups of infantry, under control.
kṛpaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca raṇe sametau; duryodhanaṃ sātyakirabhyagacchat। śrutaśravā droṇasutena sārdhaṃ; yudhāmanyuścitrasenena cāpi ॥8-53-5॥
Kṛpa and Śikhaṇḍī joined forces in battle; Sātyaki approached Duryodhana. Śrutaśravā was with Droṇa's son, and Yudhāmanyu was also with Citrasena.
karṇasya putrastu rathī suṣeṇaṃ; samāgataḥ sṛñjayāṃścottamaujāḥ। gāndhārarājaṃ sahadevaḥ kṣudhārto; maharṣabhaṃ siṃha ivābhyadhāvat ॥8-53-6॥
Karna's son, the charioteer, approached Suṣena, the Sṛñjayas, and Uttamaujas. Sahadeva, driven by hunger, attacked the Gandhara king like a lion attacking a great bull.
śatānīko nākuliḥ karṇaputraṃ; yuvā yuvānaṃ vṛṣasenaṃ śaraughaiḥ। samārdayatkarṇasutaśca vīraḥ; pāñcāleyaṃ śaravarṣairanekaiḥ ॥8-53-7॥
Śatānīka, the son of Nakula, fiercely attacked Vṛṣasena, the young son of Karna, with a barrage of arrows. In response, the brave son of Karna retaliated by showering numerous arrows upon the son of Pāñcālī.
ratharṣabhaḥ kṛtavarmāṇamārccha; nmādrīputro nakulaścitrayodhī. pāñcālānāmadhipo yājñaseniḥ; senāpatiṃ karṇamārcchatsasainyam ॥8-53-8॥
The chief of charioteers approached Kritavarma; Nakula, the son of Madri and a skilled warrior, and the lord of the Panchalas, Yajnaseni, approached Karna, the commander, with the army.
duḥśāsano bhārata bhāratī ca; saṃśaptakānāṃ pṛtanā samṛddhā। bhīmaṃ raṇe śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ; tadā samārchattamasahyavegam ॥8-53-9॥
Duhshasana, O Bharata, and the speech; the prosperous army of the Samsaptakas. Bhima, the best of the weapon-bearers, then attacked with unbearable force in battle.
karṇātmajaṃ tatra jaghāna śūra; stathācchinaccottamaujāḥ prasahya। tasyottamāṅgaṃ nipapāta bhūmau; ninādayadgāṃ ninadena khaṃ ca ॥8-53-10॥
There, the hero killed Karna's son; then Uttamaujas forcefully cut off his head, which fell to the ground, causing the earth and sky to resound with the sound.
suṣeṇaśīrṣaṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ; vilokya karṇo'tha tadārtarūpaḥ। krodhāddhayāṃstasya rathaṃ dhvajaṃ ca; bāṇaiḥ sudhārairniśitairnyakṛntat ॥8-53-11॥
Upon seeing Suṣena's head fallen to the ground, Karṇa, appearing deeply distressed, in a fit of rage, severed his horses, chariot, and flag with sharp and keen arrows.
sa tūttamaujā niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ vivyādha khaṅgena ca bhāsvareṇa। pārṣṇiṃ hayāṃścaiva kṛpasya hatvā; śikhaṇḍivāhaṃ sa tato'bhyarohat ॥8-53-12॥
Tuttamauja, with his sharp arrows and shining sword, attacked and killed Kripa's horses and heel, then ascended the chariot of Shikhandi.
kṛpaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā virathaṃ rathastho; naicchaccharaistāḍayituṃ śikhaṇḍī। taṃ drauṇirāvārya rathaṃ kṛpaṃ sma; samujjahre paṅkagatāṃ yathā gām ॥8-53-13॥
Upon seeing Kṛpa without his chariot, Śikhaṇḍī, who was on his own chariot, refrained from attacking with arrows. Aśvatthāmā then came to Kṛpa's aid, lifting his chariot as one would rescue a cow trapped in mud.
hiraṇyavarmā niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ; stavātmajānāmanilātmajo vai। atāpayatsainyamatīva bhīmaḥ; kāle śucau madhyagato yathārkaḥ ॥8-53-14॥
Bhima, clad in golden armor and the son of the wind, fiercely attacked your sons' army with sharp arrows, resembling the sun at its zenith during an auspicious moment.
