Death of Duhshasana in Kumbhakonam edition (08.085 to 87)

सञ्जय उवाच।

sañjaya uvāca।

[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said.)

Sanjaya said.

तमायान्तं महावेगैरश्वैः कपिवरध्वजम्। युद्धायाभ्यद्रवन्दीराः कुरूणां नवतीं रथाः॥ ८-८५-१

tamāyāntaṃ mahāvegairaśvaiḥ kapivaradhvajam। yuddhāyābhyadravandīrāḥ kurūṇāṃ navatīṃ rathāḥ॥ 8-85-1

[तम् (tam) - him; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses; कपिवरध्वजम् (kapivaradhvajam) - with the monkey-banner; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - rushed; दीराः (dīrāḥ) - brave; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; नवतीम् (navatīm) - ninety; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots;]

(Him approaching with great speed with horses, with the monkey-banner, for battle rushed brave of the Kurus ninety chariots.)

As he approached with great speed, the brave warriors of the Kurus, with their ninety chariots, rushed into battle with the monkey-banner.

कृत्वा संशप्तका घोरं शपथं पारलौकिकम्। परिवव्रुर्नरव्याघ्रा नरव्याघ्रं रणेऽर्जुनम्॥ ८-८५-२

kṛtvā saṃśaptakā ghoraṃ śapathaṃ pāralaukikam। parivavrur naravyāghrā naravyāghraṃ raṇe'rjunam॥ 8-85-2

[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - the sworn warriors; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; शपथम् (śapatham) - oath; पारलौकिकम् (pāralaukikam) - otherworldly; परिवव्रुः (parivavrur) - surrounded; नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tiger among men; नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna;]

(Having made a terrible, otherworldly oath, the sworn warriors surrounded Arjuna, the tiger among men, in battle.)

The sworn warriors, having taken a dreadful and otherworldly oath, surrounded Arjuna, the tiger among men, on the battlefield.

कृष्णः श्वेतान्महावेगानश्वान्काञ्चनभूषणान्। मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नान्प्रैषीत्कर्णरथं प्रति॥ ८-८५-३

kṛṣṇaḥ śvetān mahāvegān aśvān kāñcanabhūṣaṇān। muktājālapraticchannān praiṣīt karṇarathaṃ prati॥ 8-85-3

[कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; श्वेतान् (śvetān) - white; महावेगान् (mahāvegān) - swift; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; काञ्चनभूषणान् (kāñcanabhūṣaṇān) - adorned with gold ornaments; मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नान् (muktājālapraticchannān) - covered with pearl nets; प्रैषीत् (praiṣīt) - sent; कर्णरथं (karṇarathaṃ) - towards Karna's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(Krishna sent the swift white horses adorned with gold ornaments and covered with pearl nets towards Karna's chariot.)

Krishna dispatched the swift white horses, adorned with golden ornaments and covered with pearl nets, towards Karna's chariot.

प्रेक्ष्य कर्णरथं यान्तमरिघ्नं तं धनञ्जयम्। बाणवर्षैरभिघ्नन्तः संशप्तकगणा ययुः॥ ८-८५-४

prekṣya karṇarathaṃ yāntam arighnaṃ taṃ dhanañjayam। bāṇavarṣairabhighnantaḥ saṃśaptakagaṇā yayuḥ॥ 8-85-4

[प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen; कर्णरथम् (karṇaratham) - Karna's chariot; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; अरिघ्नम् (arighnam) - foe-slaying; तम् (tam) - that; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अभिघ्नन्तः (abhighnantaḥ) - striking; संशप्तकगणाः (saṃśaptakagaṇāḥ) - the Trigarta warriors; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went;]

(Having seen Karna's chariot going, that foe-slaying Dhananjaya, the Trigarta warriors went striking with showers of arrows.)

Upon seeing Karna's chariot advancing, the Trigarta warriors attacked the formidable Dhananjaya with a barrage of arrows.

त्वरमाणांस्तु तान्सर्वान्ससूतेष्वसनध्वजान्। जघान नवतिं वीरानर्जुनो निशितैः शरैः॥

tvaramāṇāṃstu tānsarvānsasūteṣvasanadhvajān। jaghāna navatiṃ vīrānarjuno niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ॥

[त्वरमाणान् (tvaramāṇān) - hastening; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; ससूतेषु (sasūteṣu) - with chariots; असनध्वजान् (asanadhvajān) - with banners lowered; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; नवतिं (navatiṃ) - ninety; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]

(Hastening, but Arjuna killed all those ninety heroes with chariots and banners lowered, with sharp arrows.)

Arjuna, in his haste, slew all those ninety warriors who were in chariots with their banners lowered, using his sharp arrows.

तेऽपतन्त हता बाणैर्नानारूपैः किरीटिना। विमानेभ्यः सुकृतिनः स्वर्गात्पुण्यक्षये यथा॥

te'patanta hatā bāṇairnānārūpaiḥ kirīṭinā। vimānebhyaḥ sukṛtinaḥ svargātpuṇyakṣaye yathā॥

[ते (te) - they; अपतन्त (apatanta) - fell; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows; नानारूपैः (nānārūpaiḥ) - of various forms; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one; विमानेभ्यः (vimānebhyaḥ) - from the chariots; सुकृतिनः (sukṛtinaḥ) - the virtuous ones; स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven; पुण्यक्षये (puṇyakṣaye) - at the exhaustion of merit; यथा (yathā) - as;]

(They fell, killed by arrows of various forms by the crowned one, from the chariots, the virtuous ones, from heaven, as at the exhaustion of merit.)

The virtuous ones fell from their chariots, struck down by the crowned one's various arrows, just as beings fall from heaven when their merit is exhausted.

ततः सरथनागाश्वाः कुरवः कुरुसत्तमम्। निर्भया भरतश्रेष्ठमभ्यवर्तन्त फल्गुनम्॥ ८-८५-७

tataḥ sarathanāgāśvāḥ kuravaḥ kurusattamam। nirbhayā bharataśreṣṭhamabhyavartanta phalgunam॥ 8-85-7

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स-रथ-नाग-अश्वाः (sa-ratha-nāga-aśvāḥ) - with chariots, elephants, and horses; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; कुरु-सत्तमम् (kuru-sattamam) - the best of the Kurus; निर्भयाः (nirbhayāḥ) - fearlessly; भरत-श्रेष्ठम् (bharata-śreṣṭham) - the best of the Bharatas; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - approached; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna;]

(Then, the Kurus, with chariots, elephants, and horses, fearlessly approached Arjuna, the best of the Bharatas, the best of the Kurus.)

Then, the Kurus, equipped with chariots, elephants, and horses, fearlessly advanced towards Arjuna, the foremost among the Bharatas and the Kurus.

तदायस्तमनुष्याश्वमुदीर्णवरवारणम्। पुत्राणां ते महासैन्यं समरौत्सीद्धनञ्जयम्॥

tadāyastamanuṣyāśvamudīrṇavaravāraṇam। putrāṇāṃ te mahāsainyaṃ samarautsīddhanañjayam॥

[तत् (tat) - that; आयस्तम् (āyastam) - exhausted; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - men; अश्व (aśva) - horses; उदीर्ण (udīrṇa) - excited; वर (vara) - excellent; वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephants; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons; ते (te) - your; महासैन्यम् (mahāsainyam) - great army; समर (samara) - battle; अवोत्सीत् (avotsīt) - engaged; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna;]

(That exhausted men, horses, excited excellent elephants; your sons' great army engaged in battle with Arjuna.)

The great army of your sons, consisting of exhausted men, horses, and excited excellent elephants, engaged in battle with Arjuna.

शक्त्यृष्टितोमरप्रासैर्गदानिस्त्रिंशसायकैः। प्राच्छादयन्महेष्वासाः कुरवः कुरुनन्दनम्॥ ८-८५-९

śaktyṛṣṭitomaraprāsairgadānistriṁśasāyakaiḥ। prācchādayanmaheṣvāsāḥ kuravaḥ kurunandanam॥ 8-85-9

[शक्ति (śakti) - power; ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi) - spear; तोमर (tomara) - club; प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - javelins; गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; निस्त्रिंश (nistriṁśa) - swords; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - arrows; प्राच्छादयन् (prācchādayan) - covering; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; कुरुनन्दनम् (kurunandanam) - son of Kuru;]

(With spears, clubs, javelins, maces, swords, and arrows, the great archers of the Kurus covered the son of Kuru.)

The great archers of the Kuru dynasty attacked the son of Kuru with a barrage of weapons including spears, clubs, javelins, maces, swords, and arrows.

तामन्तरिक्षे विततां शस्त्रवृष्टिं समन्ततः। व्यधमत्पाण्डवो बाणैस्तमः सूर्य इवांशुभिः॥ ८-८५-१०

tām antarikṣe vitatāṃ śastravṛṣṭiṃ samantataḥ। vyadhamat pāṇḍavo bāṇais tamaḥ sūrya ivāṃśubhiḥ॥ 8-85-10

[ताम् (tām) - that; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; वितताम् (vitatām) - spread; शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - shower of weapons; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - dispelled; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun; इव (iva) - like; अंशुभिः (aṃśubhiḥ) - with rays;]

(In the sky, the Pandava dispelled that shower of weapons spread all around with arrows, like the sun dispels darkness with rays.)

In the sky, the Pandava dispelled the shower of weapons spread all around with his arrows, just as the sun dispels darkness with its rays.

ततो म्लेच्छाः स्थिता मत्तैस्त्रयोदशशतैर्गजैः। पार्श्वतो व्यहनन्पार्थं तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्॥ ८-८५-११

tato mlecchāḥ sthitā mattais trayodaśaśatair gajaiḥ। pārśvato vyahanan pārthaṃ tava putrasya śāsanāt॥ 8-85-11

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - foreigners; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood; मत्तैः (mattais) - intoxicated; त्रयोदशशतैः (trayodaśaśataiḥ) - with thirteen hundred; गजैः (gajaiḥ) - elephants; पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - from the side; व्यहनन् (vyahanan) - attacked; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the order;]

(Then the foreigners, standing with thirteen hundred intoxicated elephants, attacked Arjuna from the side by the order of your son.)

Then, by the command of your son, the foreigners, positioned with thirteen hundred intoxicated elephants, launched an attack on Arjuna from the flank.

कर्णिनालीकनाराचैस्तोमरप्रासशक्तिभिः। कर्पणैर्भिण्डिपालैश्च रथस्थं पार्थमार्दयन्॥ ८-८५-१२

karṇinālīkanārācaiḥ tomaraprāsaśaktibhiḥ। karpaṇairbhiṇḍipālaiśca rathasthaṃ pārthamārdayan॥ 8-85-12

[कर्णि (karṇi) - with arrows; नालिक (nālika) - with reeds; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows; तोमर (tomara) - with spears; प्रास (prāsa) - with javelins; शक्तिभिः (śaktibhiḥ) - with darts; कर्पणैः (karpaṇaiḥ) - with swords; भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with clubs; च (ca) - and; रथस्थं (rathasthaṃ) - standing on the chariot; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; आर्दयन् (ārdayan) - tormented;]

(With arrows, reeds, iron arrows, spears, javelins, darts, swords, and clubs, they tormented Arjuna standing on the chariot.)

They attacked Arjuna, who was standing on his chariot, with various weapons like arrows, reeds, iron arrows, spears, javelins, darts, swords, and clubs.

तां शस्त्रवृष्टिमतुलां द्विपस्थैः प्रेषितां प्रभुः। चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरर्धचन्द्रैश्च फल्गुनः॥ ८-८५-१३

tāṃ śastravṛṣṭimatulāṃ dvipasthaiḥ preṣitāṃ prabhuḥ। ciccheda niśitairbhallairardhacandraiśca phalgunaḥ॥ 8-85-13

[ताम् (tām) - that; शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - weapon-rain; अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable; द्विपस्थैः (dvipasthaiḥ) - by those on elephants; प्रेषिताम् (preṣitām) - sent; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; अर्धचन्द्रैः (ardhacandraiḥ) - with crescent-shaped; च (ca) - and; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna;]

(That incomparable rain of weapons sent by those on elephants, the lord Arjuna cut off with sharp arrows and crescent-shaped ones.)

Arjuna, the lord, skillfully cut off the incomparable rain of weapons sent by those mounted on elephants, using his sharp and crescent-shaped arrows.

अथ तान्द्विरदान्सर्वान्नानालिङ्गैः शरोत्तमैः। सपताकध्वजारोहान्गिरीन्वज्रैरिवाभिनत्॥ ८-८५-१४

atha tāndviradānsarvānnānāliṅgaiḥ śarottamaiḥ। sapatākadhvajārohāngirīnvajrairivābhinat॥ 8-85-14

[अथ (atha) - then; तान् (tān) - those; द्विरदान् (dviradān) - elephants; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; नानालिङ्गैः (nānāliṅgaiḥ) - with various marks; शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows; सपताकध्वजारोहान् (sapatākadhvajārohān) - with flags and banners raised; गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains; वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - with thunderbolts; इव (iva) - like; अभिनत् (abhinat) - struck; ८-८५-१४ (8-85-14) - (verse number);]

(Then he struck all those elephants, adorned with various marks, with excellent arrows, like mountains with thunderbolts.)

Then he attacked all those elephants, adorned with various marks and with flags and banners raised, with excellent arrows, as if striking mountains with thunderbolts.

ते हेमपुङ्खैरिषुभिरर्दिता हेममालिनः। हताः पेतुर्महानागाः साग्रिज्वाला इवाद्रयः॥ ८-८५-१५

te hemapuṅkhairiṣubhirarditā hemamālinaḥ। hatāḥ peturmahānāgāḥ sāgrijvālā ivādrayaḥ॥ 8-85-15

[ते (te) - they; हेमपुङ्खैः (hemapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-feathered; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; अर्दिता (arditā) - pierced; हेममालिनः (hemamālinaḥ) - golden-garlanded; हताः (hatāḥ) - slain; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants; स-अग्नि-ज्वाला (sa-agni-jvālā) - with fire-flames; इव (iva) - like; अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains;]

(They, adorned with golden garlands, were pierced by golden-feathered arrows. The great elephants, slain, fell like mountains with flames of fire.)

The great elephants, adorned with golden garlands, were struck down by arrows with golden feathers. They fell, slain, like mountains ablaze with fire.

ततो गाण्डीवनिर्घोषो महानासीद्विशाम्पते। स्तनतां कूजतां चैव मनुष्यगजवाजिनाम्॥ ८-८५-१६

tato gāṇḍīvanirghoṣo mahānāsīdviśāmpate। stanatāṃ kūjatāṃ caiva manuṣyagajavājinām॥ 8-85-16

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - Gandiva; निर्घोषः (nirghoṣaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशाम्पते (viśāmpate) - O lord of the people; स्तनताम् (stanatām) - of those who roar; कूजताम् (kūjatām) - of those who coo; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - men; गज (gaja) - elephants; वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - horses;]

(Then the great sound of Gandiva arose, O lord of the people, from the roaring and cooing of men, elephants, and horses.)

Then, O lord of the people, the great sound of Gandiva arose, mingling with the roars and coos of men, elephants, and horses.

कुञ्चराश्च हता राजन्दद्रुवुस्ते समन्ततः। अश्वाश्च पर्यधावन्त हतारोहा दिशो दश॥ ८-८५-१७

kuñcarāśca hatā rājandadruvuste samantataḥ। aśvāśca paryadhāvanta hatārohā diśo daśa॥ 8-85-17

[कुञ्चराः (kuñcarāḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दद्रुवुः (dadruvuḥ) - ran away; ते (te) - they; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - in all directions; अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; पर्यधावन्त (paryadhāvanta) - ran around; हतारोहाः (hatārohāḥ) - with riders killed; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]

(The elephants were killed, O king, and they ran away in all directions. The horses, with their riders killed, ran around in ten directions.)

O king, the elephants were killed and scattered in all directions. The horses, whose riders were slain, ran wildly in all ten directions.

रथा हीना नहाराज रथिभिर्वाजिभिस्तथा। गन्धर्वनगराकारा दृश्यन्ते स्म सहस्रशः॥ ८-८५-१८

rathā hīnā nahārāja rathibhirvājibhistathā। gandharvanagarākārā dṛśyante sma sahasraśaḥ॥ 8-85-18

[रथा (rathā) - chariots; हीना (hīnā) - devoid of; न (na) - not; हा (hā) - O; राज (rāja) - king; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by charioteers; वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - by horses; तथा (tathā) - thus; गन्धर्वनगराकारा (gandharvanagarākārā) - like the city of Gandharvas; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - were seen; स्म (sma) - indeed; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]

(Chariots devoid, O king, by charioteers and horses thus, like the city of Gandharvas, were seen indeed in thousands.)

Thousands of chariots without charioteers and horses appeared like the city of Gandharvas, O king.

अश्वारोहा महाराज धावमाना इतस्ततः। तत्रतत्रैव दृश्यन्ते निहताः पार्थसायकैः॥ ८-८५-१९

aśvārōhā mahārāja dhāvamānā itastataḥ। tatratatraiva dṛśyantē nihatāḥ pārthasāyakaiḥ॥ 8-85-19

[अश्वारोहा (aśvārōhā) - horsemen; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; धावमाना (dhāvamānā) - running; इतस्ततः (itastataḥ) - here and there; तत्रतत्र (tatratatra) - everywhere; एव (eva) - indeed; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyantē) - are seen; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed; पार्थसायकैः (pārthasāyakaiḥ) - by Arjuna's arrows;]

(Horsemen, O great king, running here and there, are indeed seen everywhere killed by Arjuna's arrows.)

O great king, the horsemen running here and there are seen everywhere, struck down by Arjuna's arrows.

तस्मिन्क्षणे पाण्डवस्य बाह्वोर्बलमदृश्यत। यत्सादिनो वारणांश्च रथांश्चैकोऽजयद्युधि॥ ८-८५-२०

tasmiṅkṣaṇe pāṇḍavasya bāhvorbalamadṛśyata। yatsādino vāraṇāṃśca rathāṃścaiko'jayadyudhi॥ 8-85-20

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; क्षणे (kṣaṇe) - moment; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of the arms; बलम् (balam) - strength; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; यत् (yat) - which; सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen; वारणान् (vāraṇān) - elephants; च (ca) - and; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]

(In that moment, the strength of the arms of the Pandava was seen, which alone conquered horsemen, elephants, and chariots in battle.)

At that moment, the strength of the Pandava's arms was revealed, as he single-handedly defeated horsemen, elephants, and chariots in the battle.

असंयुक्ताश्च ते राजन्परिवृत्ता रणं प्रति। नरा नागा रथाश्चैव नदन्तोऽर्जुनमभ्ययुः॥ ८-८५-२१

asaṁyuktāśca te rājanparivṛttā raṇaṁ prati। narā nāgā rathāścaiva nadanto'rjunamabhyayuḥ॥ 8-85-21

[असंयुक्ताः (asaṁyuktāḥ) - disunited; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; राजन् (rājan) - O king; परिवृत्ताः (parivṛttāḥ) - turned back; रणं (raṇam) - battle; प्रति (prati) - towards; नराः (narāḥ) - men; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached;]

(Disunited, they turned back towards the battle, O king. Men, elephants, and chariots, indeed roaring, approached Arjuna.)

The disunited forces, O king, turned back towards the battlefield. The men, elephants, and chariots, roaring, advanced towards Arjuna.

ततस्त्र्येङ्गेण महता बलेन भरतर्षभ। दृष्ट्वा परिवृतं राजन्भीमसेनः किरीटिनम्॥ ८-८५-२२

tatas tryeṅgeṇa mahatā balena bharatarṣabha। dṛṣṭvā parivṛtaṃ rājan bhīmasenaḥ kirīṭinam॥ 8-85-22

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्र्येङ्गेण (tryeṅgeṇa) - with three divisions; महता (mahatā) - great; बलेन (balena) - by force; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; परिवृतं (parivṛtam) - surrounded; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; किरीटिनम् (kirīṭinam) - the crowned one;]

(Then, O best of the Bharatas, seeing the crowned one surrounded by a great force with three divisions, O king, Bhimasena)

Then, O best of the Bharatas, Bhimasena saw the crowned one surrounded by a great force with three divisions, O king.

हतावशेषानुत्सृज्य त्वदीयान्कतिचिद्रथान्। जवेनाभ्यद्रवद्भीमो धनञ्जयरथं प्रति॥ ८-८५-२३

hatāvaśeṣānutsṛjya tvadīyānkaticidrathān। javenābhyadravadbhīmo dhanañjayarathaṃ prati॥ 8-85-23

[हत (hata) - killed; अवशेषान् (avaśeṣān) - remaining; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving; त्वदीयान् (tvadīyān) - your; कतिचित् (katicit) - some; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; जवेन (javena) - with speed; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; धनञ्जयरथं (dhanañjayarathaṃ) - towards Arjuna's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(Leaving some of your remaining chariots, Bhima rushed with speed towards Arjuna's chariot.)

After leaving some of the remaining chariots of your side, Bhima quickly advanced towards Arjuna's chariot.

ततस्तत्प्राद्रवत्सैन्यं हतभूयिष्ठमातुरम्। दृष्ट्वाऽर्जुनं तदा भीममागतं भ्रातरं प्रति॥ ८-८५-२४

tatastatprādravatsainyaṃ hatabhūyiṣṭhamāturam। dṛṣṭvā'rjunaṃ tadā bhīmamāgataṃ bhrātaraṃ prati॥ 8-85-24

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled; सैन्यम् (sainyaṃ) - army; हत (hata) - slain; भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly; आतुरम् (āturam) - distressed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; तदा (tadā) - then; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(Then that army, mostly slain and distressed, fled. Seeing Arjuna, then Bhima arrived towards his brother.)

Then, seeing Arjuna, Bhima came towards his brother, and the army, mostly slain and distressed, fled.

हतावशिष्टांस्तुरगानर्जुनेन महाबलः। भीमो व्यधमदश्रान्तो गदापाणिर्महाहवे॥ ८-८५-२५

hatāvaśiṣṭāṃsturagānarjunena mahābalaḥ। bhīmo vyadhamadaśrānto gadāpāṇirmahāhave॥ 8-85-25

[हतावशिष्टान् (hatāvaśiṣṭān) - remaining after being killed; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - smashed; अश्रान्तः (aśrāntaḥ) - untiring; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with a mace in hand; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]

(The mighty Bhima, untiring and with a mace in hand, smashed the horses remaining after being killed by Arjuna in the great battle.)

In the great battle, the mighty Bhima, untiring and wielding a mace, destroyed the horses that were left after Arjuna's attack.

गदापाणिं तदा दृष्ट्वा भीमं भारत भारताः। मेनिरे तमनुप्राप्तं दण्डपाणिमिवान्तकम्'॥ ८-८५-२६

gadāpāṇiṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā bhīmaṃ bhārata bhāratāḥ। menire tamanuprāptaṃ daṇḍapāṇimivāntakam'॥ 8-85-26

[गदापाणिम् (gadāpāṇim) - mace-wielder; तदा (tadā) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; भारताः (bhāratāḥ) - Bharatas; मेनिरे (menire) - thought; तम् (tam) - him; अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived; दण्डपाणिम् (daṇḍapāṇim) - staff-wielder; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]

(Then, having seen Bhima, the mace-wielder, O Bharata, the Bharatas thought him to have arrived like Death, the staff-wielder.)

Then, seeing Bhima with his mace, the Bharatas, O Bharata, thought he had arrived like Death himself, wielding his staff.

कालरात्रिमिवात्युग्रां नरनागाश्वभोजनाम्। प्राकाराट्टपुरद्वारदारणीमतिदारुणाम्॥ ८-८५-२७

kālarātrimivātyugrāṃ naranāgāśvabhojanām। prākārāṭṭapuradvāradāraṇīmatidāruṇām॥ 8-85-27

[कालरात्रिम् (kālarātrim) - night of destruction; इव (iva) - like; अत्युग्रां (atyugrāṃ) - very fierce; नर (nara) - men; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; भोजनाम् (bhojanām) - feasting upon; प्राकार (prākāra) - ramparts; अट्ट (aṭṭa) - towers; पुर (pura) - city; द्वार (dvāra) - gates; दारणीम् (dāraṇīm) - tearing apart; अति (ati) - extremely; दारुणाम् (dāruṇām) - terrible;]

(Like a night of destruction, very fierce, feasting upon men, elephants, and horses, tearing apart the ramparts, towers, and gates of the city, extremely terrible.)

It was like a night of destruction, extremely fierce, devouring men, elephants, and horses, and tearing apart the ramparts, towers, and gates of the city, presenting an extremely terrible sight.

गदां तुरगनाशाय त्वरन्भीमो व्यवासृजत्। सा जघान बहूनश्वानश्वारोहांश्च मारिष॥ ८-८५-२८

gadāṃ turaganāśāya tvaranbhīmo vyavāsṛjat। sā jaghāna bahūnaśvānaśvārōhāṃśca māriṣa॥ 8-85-28

[गदाम् (gadām) - mace; तुरग-नाशाय (turaga-nāśāya) - to destroy horses; त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastening; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; व्यवासृजत् (vyavāsṛjat) - released; सा (sā) - it; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; बहून् (bahūn) - many; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अश्वारोहान् (aśvārōhān) - horsemen; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]

(Bhima, hastening, released the mace to destroy horses. It killed many horses and horsemen, O lord.)

Bhima, in his haste, hurled his mace to annihilate the horses. It struck down numerous horses and horsemen, O lord.

कांस्यायसतनुत्रांश्च नरानश्वांश्च पाण्डवः। पोथयामास गदया सशब्दं तेऽपतन्हताः॥ ८-८५-२९

kāṃsyāyasatanutrāṃśca narānaśvāṃśca pāṇḍavaḥ। pothayāmāsa gadayā saśabdaṃ te'patanhatāḥ॥ 8-85-29

[कांस्य (kāṃsya) - bronze; आयस (āyasa) - iron; तनुत्रान् (tanutrān) - armored; च (ca) - and; नरान् (narān) - men; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; पोथयामास (pothayāmāsa) - smashed; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; सशब्दम् (saśabdam) - with sound; ते (te) - they; अपतन् (apatan) - fell; हताः (hatāḥ) - dead;]

(The Pāṇḍava smashed the armored men and horses of bronze and iron with a mace, with sound; they fell dead.)

The Pāṇḍava, with his mace, struck down the armored men and horses made of bronze and iron, causing a loud noise as they fell lifeless.

दन्तैर्दशन्तो वसुधां शेरते क्षतजोक्षिताः। भग्नमूर्धास्थिचरणाः क्रव्यादगणभोजनाः॥ ८-८५-३०

dantairdaśanto vasudhāṃ śerate kṣatajokṣitāḥ। bhagnamūrdhāsthicaraṇāḥ kravyādaganabhojanāḥ॥ 8-85-30

[दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth; दशन्तः (daśantaḥ) - biting; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - earth; शेरते (śerate) - lie; क्षतज-उक्षिताः (kṣataja-ukṣitāḥ) - smeared with blood; भग्न-मूर्धा-अस्थि-चरणाः (bhagna-mūrdhā-asthi-caraṇāḥ) - with broken heads, bones, and limbs; क्रव्याद-गण-भोजनाः (kravyāda-gaṇa-bhojanāḥ) - food for groups of carnivores;]

(With teeth biting the earth, they lie smeared with blood, with broken heads, bones, and limbs, as food for groups of carnivores.)

They lie on the ground, their bodies bitten and smeared with blood, with broken heads, bones, and limbs, serving as food for groups of carnivorous creatures.

असृङ्मांसवसाभिश्च तृप्तिमभ्यागता गदा। अस्थीन्यप्यश्नती तस्थौ कालरात्रीव दुर्दृशा॥ ८-८५-३१

asṛṅmāṃsavasābhiśca tṛptimabhyāgatā gadā। asthīnyapyaśnatī tasthau kālarātrīva durdṛśā॥ 8-85-31

[असृक् (asṛk) - blood; मांस (māṃsa) - flesh; वसा (vasā) - fat; अभिः (abhiḥ) - with; च (ca) - and; तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction; अभ्यागता (abhyāgatā) - attained; गदा (gadā) - mace; अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones; अपि (api) - also; अश्नती (aśnatī) - consuming; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; कालरात्रि (kālarātri) - Kalaratri; इव (iva) - like; दुर्दृशा (durdṛśā) - terrible to behold;]

(The mace, having attained satisfaction with blood, flesh, and fat, stood consuming even the bones, like the terrible Kalaratri.)

The mace, having been satisfied with blood, flesh, and fat, stood consuming even the bones, resembling the dreadful Kalaratri.

सहस्राणि दशाश्वानां हत्वा पत्तींश्च भूयसः। भीमोऽभ्यधावत्सङ्क्रुद्धो गदापाणिरितस्ततः॥ ८-८५-३२

sahasrāṇi daśāśvānāṃ hatvā pattīṃśca bhūyasaḥ। bhīmo'bhyadhāvatsaṅkruddho gadāpāṇiritastataḥ॥ 8-85-32

[सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; दश (daśa) - ten; अश्वानां (aśvānāṃ) - of horses; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पत्तीन् (pattīn) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; भूयसः (bhūyasaḥ) - more; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; इतः (itaḥ) - here; ततः (tataḥ) - there;]

(Having killed thousands of ten horses and more foot soldiers, Bhima, angrily rushed here and there with mace in hand.)

After slaying thousands of horses and numerous foot soldiers, the enraged Bhima charged in all directions, wielding his mace.

गदापाणिं ततो भीमं दृष्ट्वा भारत तावकाः। मेनिरे समनुप्राप्तं कालदण़्डोद्यतं यमम्॥ ८-८५-३३

gadāpāṇiṃ tato bhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhārata tāvakāḥ। menire samanuprāptaṃ kāladaṇḍodyataṃ yamam॥ 8-85-33

[गदापाणिम् (gadāpāṇim) - with mace in hand; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your (people); मेनिरे (menire) - thought; समनुप्राप्तम् (samanuprāptam) - arrived; कालदण्ड (kāladaṇḍa) - the rod of time; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised; यमम् (yamam) - Yama;]

(Then, seeing Bhima with mace in hand, O Bharata, your people thought that Yama, the god of death, wielding the rod of time, had arrived.)

Upon seeing Bhima with his mace, your people, O Bharata, believed that Yama, the god of death, had come with the rod of time raised.

स मत्त इव मातङ्गः सङ्क्रुद्धः पाण्डुनन्दनः। प्रविवेश गजानीकं मकरः सागरं यथा॥ ८-८५-३४

sa matta iva mātaṅgaḥ saṅkruddhaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ। praviveśa gajānīkaṃ makaraḥ sāgaraṃ yathā॥ 8-85-34

[स (sa) - he; मत्त (matta) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - elephant; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pandu; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; गजानीकं (gajānīkaṃ) - elephant army; मकरः (makaraḥ) - crocodile; सागरं (sāgaraṃ) - ocean; यथा (yathā) - as; ८-८५-३४ (8-85-34) - (verse number);]

(He, like an intoxicated elephant, the enraged son of Pandu, entered the elephant army as a crocodile enters the ocean.)

The enraged son of Pandu, like an intoxicated elephant, entered the elephant army just as a crocodile enters the ocean.

विगाह्य च गजानीकं प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। क्षणेन भीमः सङ्क्रुद्धस्तन्निन्ये यमसादनम्॥ ८-८५-३५

vigāhya ca gajānīkaṃ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām। kṣaṇena bhīmaḥ saṅkruddhastanninye yamasādanam॥ 8-85-35

[विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered; च (ca) - and; गजानीकं (gajānīkaṃ) - elephant army; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; महतीं (mahatīṃ) - great; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; तत् (tat) - that; निन्ये (ninye) - brought; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]

(Having entered the elephant army and taken the great mace, in a moment, the enraged Bhima brought that to the abode of Yama.)

Bhima, in his fury, swiftly entered the elephant army, wielded his mighty mace, and sent them to the realm of Yama.

गजान्सकङ्कटान्मत्तान्सारोहान्सपताकिनः। पततः समपश्याम सपक्षान्पर्वतानिव॥ ८-८५-३६

gajān sakaṅkaṭān mattān sārōhān sapatākinaḥ। patataḥ samapaśyāma sapakṣān parvatān iva॥ 8-85-36

[गजान् (gajān) - elephants; सकङ्कटान् (sakaṅkaṭān) - with howdahs; मत्तान् (mattān) - intoxicated; सारोहान् (sārōhān) - with riders; सपताकिनः (sapatākinaḥ) - with flags; पततः (patataḥ) - falling; समपश्याम (samapaśyāma) - we saw; सपक्षान् (sapakṣān) - with wings; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; इव (iva) - like;]

(We saw elephants with howdahs, intoxicated, with riders and flags, falling like mountains with wings.)

We observed elephants equipped with howdahs, intoxicated and bearing riders and flags, descending as if they were mountains with wings.

हत्वा तु तद्गजानीकं भीमसेनो महाबलः। पुनः स्वरथमास्थाय पृष्ठतोऽर्जुनमभ्ययात्॥ ८-८५-३७

hatvā tu tadgajānīkaṃ bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। punaḥ svarathamāsthāya pṛṣṭhato'rjunamabhyayāt॥ 8-85-37

[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; गजानीकं (gajānīkaṃ) - elephant army; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्वरथम् (svaratham) - his chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]

(Having killed that elephant army, the mighty Bhimasena, having mounted his chariot again, approached Arjuna from behind.)

After slaying the elephant army, the mighty Bhimasena mounted his chariot once more and approached Arjuna from behind.

ततः पराङ्मुखीभूतं निरुत्साहं बलं तव। तदानीं तु महाराज प्रायशः शस्त्रवेष्टितम्॥ ८-८५-३८

tataḥ parāṅmukhībhūtaṃ nirutsāhaṃ balaṃ tava। tadānīṃ tu mahārāja prāyaśaḥ śastraveṣṭitam॥ 8-85-38

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पराङ्मुखीभूतं (parāṅmukhībhūtaṃ) - turned away; निरुत्साहं (nirutsāhaṃ) - dispirited; बलं (balaṃ) - army; तव (tava) - your; तदानीं (tadānīṃ) - at that time; तु (tu) - but; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly; शस्त्रवेष्टितम् (śastraveṣṭitam) - surrounded by weapons;]

(Then your army, turned away and dispirited, was mostly surrounded by weapons at that time, O great king.)

At that time, O great king, your army was mostly surrounded by weapons, having turned away and become dispirited.

विलम्बमानं तत्सैन्यभप्रगल्भमवस्थितम्। दृष्ट्वा प्राच्छादयद्बाणैरर्जुनः शस्त्रवृष्टिभिः॥ ८-८५-३९

vilambamānaṃ tatsainyabhapragalbhamavasthitam। dṛṣṭvā prācchādayadbāṇairarjunaḥ śastravṛṣṭibhiḥ॥ 8-85-39

[विलम्बमानम् (vilambamānam) - delaying; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्य (sainya) - army; भ (bha) - splendid; प्रगल्भम् (pragalbham) - confident; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; प्राच्छादयत् (prācchādayat) - covered; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; शस्त्रवृष्टिभिः (śastravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with a shower of weapons;]

(Seeing that splendid and confident army delaying and situated, Arjuna covered (it) with arrows and a shower of weapons.)

Arjuna, observing the delay and the confident stance of that splendid army, showered it with arrows and weapons.

नराश्वरथमातङ्गा युधि गाण्डीवधन्वना। शरव्रातैश्चिता रेजुः कदम्बा इव केसरैः॥ ८-८५-४०

narāśvarathamātaṅgā yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvanā। śaravrātaiścitā rejuḥ kadambā iva kesaraiḥ॥ 8-85-40

[नर (nara) - men; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; मातङ्गा (mātaṅgā) - elephants; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the bowman with the Gandiva; शर (śara) - arrows; व्रातैः (vrātaiḥ) - by the multitude; चिताः (citāḥ) - adorned; रेजुः (rejuḥ) - shone; कदम्बाः (kadambāḥ) - like kadamba trees; इव (iva) - like; केसरैः (kesaraiḥ) - with filaments;]

(Men, horses, chariots, and elephants in battle by the bowman with the Gandiva, adorned by the multitude of arrows, shone like kadamba trees with filaments.)

In the battle, men, horses, chariots, and elephants were adorned by the multitude of arrows shot by the bowman with the Gandiva, and they shone like kadamba trees with their filaments.

ततः कुरुणामभवदार्तनादो महान्नृप। नराश्वनागासुहनान्दृष्ट्वा बाणान्किरीटिनः॥ ८-८५-४१

tataḥ kuruṇām abhavad ārtanādo mahān nṛpa। narāśvanāgāsuhanān dṛṣṭvā bāṇān kirīṭinaḥ॥ 8-85-41

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कुरुणाम् (kuruṇām) - of the Kurus; अभवत् (abhavat) - arose; आर्तनादः (ārtanādaḥ) - a loud wail; महान् (mahān) - great; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; नर (nara) - men; अश्व (aśva) - horses; नाग (nāga) - elephants; सुहनान् (suhanān) - destroyed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; किरीटिनः (kirīṭinaḥ) - of Arjuna;]

(Then there arose a great wail from the Kurus, O king, seeing the men, horses, and elephants destroyed by Arjuna's arrows.)

Then, O king, a great cry of lamentation arose from the Kurus, as they saw their men, horses, and elephants being destroyed by Arjuna's arrows.

हाहाकृतं भृशं त्रस्तं लीयमानं परस्परम्। अलातचक्रवत्सैन्यं तदा बभ्राम तावकम्॥ ८-८५-४२

hāhākṛtaṃ bhṛśaṃ trastaṃ līyamānaṃ parasparam। alātacakravatsainyaṃ tadā babhrāma tāvakam॥ 8-85-42

[हाहाकृतम् (hāhākṛtam) - causing cries of distress; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; त्रस्तम् (trastam) - frightened; लीयमानम् (līyamānam) - disappearing; परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually; अलातचक्रवत् (alātacakravat) - like a firebrand wheel; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; तदा (tadā) - then; बभ्राम (babhrāma) - whirled; तावकम् (tāvakam) - your;]

(Causing cries of distress, intensely frightened, disappearing mutually, like a firebrand wheel, the army then whirled, your.)

Your army, intensely frightened and causing cries of distress, was disappearing mutually and then whirled like a firebrand wheel.

ततोऽर्जुनशरध्वस्तं कुरूणां सुमहद्बलम्। न ह्यत्रासीदनिर्भिन्नो रथः सादी हयो गजः॥ ८-८५-४३

tato'rjunaśaradhvastaṃ kurūṇāṃ sumahadbalam। na hyatrāsīdanirbhinno rathaḥ sādī hayo gajaḥ॥ 8-85-43

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; शर (śara) - arrows; ध्वस्तं (dhvastaṃ) - destroyed; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kurus; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; बलम् (balam) - army; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अत्र (atra) - here; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अनिर्भिन्नः (anirbhinnaḥ) - unbroken; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; सादी (sādī) - with driver; हयः (hayaḥ) - horse; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant;]

(Then the very great army of the Kurus was destroyed by Arjuna's arrows. Here, indeed, there was not a single chariot, driver, horse, or elephant unbroken.)

Then Arjuna's arrows destroyed the great army of the Kurus. Indeed, there was not a single chariot, driver, horse, or elephant left unscathed.

आदीप्तमिव तत्सैन्यं शरैश्छिन्नतनुच्छदम्। आसीत्स्वशोणितक्लिन्नं रौद्रं नष्टं विशाम्पते॥ ८-८५-४४

ādīptam iva tat sainyaṃ śaraiḥ chinna-tanu-cchadam। āsīt sva-śoṇita-klinnaṃ raudraṃ naṣṭaṃ viśām-pate॥ 8-85-44

[आदीप्तम् (ādīptam) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyaṃ) - army; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; छिन्न (chinna) - cut; तनु (tanu) - body; छदम् (chadam) - covering; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; स्व (sva) - own; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; क्लिन्नम् (klinnam) - soaked; रौद्रम् (raudram) - terrible; नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - lord;]

(That army, like blazing, with its body covering cut by arrows, was soaked in its own blood, terrible and destroyed, O lord of men.)

The army appeared as if it was blazing, its coverings cut by arrows, soaked in its own blood, terrible and destroyed, O lord of men.

तत्सैन्यं हतभूयिष्ठमाहतं निशितैः शरैः। न जहौ समरं प्राप्य फल्गुनं शत्रुतापनम्॥ ८-८५-४५

tatsainyaṃ hatabhūyiṣṭhamāhataṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। na jahau samaraṃ prāpya phalgunaṃ śatrutāpanam॥ 8-85-45

[तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; हत (hata) - slain; भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly; आहतम् (āhatam) - struck; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; न (na) - not; जहौ (jahau) - left; समरम् (samaram) - battle; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; फल्गुनम् (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; शत्रुतापनम् (śatrutāpanam) - enemy tormentor;]

(That army, mostly slain and struck by sharp arrows, did not leave the battle having reached Arjuna, the enemy tormentor.)

The army, though mostly destroyed and struck by sharp arrows, did not abandon the battle upon encountering Arjuna, the tormentor of enemies.

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कौरवाणां पराक्रमम्। वध्यमानोऽपि यत्पार्थं न जहौ भरतर्षभ॥ ८-८५-४६

tatrādbhutamapaśyāma kauravāṇāṃ parākramam। vadhyamāno'pi yatpārthaṃ na jahau bharatarṣabha॥ 8-85-46

[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being killed; अपि (api) - even; यत् (yat) - who; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; न (na) - not; जहौ (jahau) - abandoned; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]

(There we saw the wonderful valor of the Kauravas. Even while being killed, he did not abandon Arjuna, O best of the Bharatas.)

There, we witnessed the extraordinary valor of the Kauravas. Despite being slain, he did not forsake Arjuna, O best of the Bharatas.

तं दृष्ट्वा विक्रमं तस्य कुरवः सव्यसाचिनः। निराशाः समपद्यन्त सर्वे कर्णस्य जीविते॥ ८-८५-४७

taṁ dṛṣṭvā vikramaṁ tasya kuravaḥ savyasācinaḥ। nirāśāḥ samapadyanta sarve karṇasya jīvite॥ 8-85-47

[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विक्रमं (vikramaṁ) - valor; तस्य (tasya) - his; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - Arjuna; निराशाः (nirāśāḥ) - despondent; समपद्यन्त (samapadyanta) - became; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - Karna's; जीविते (jīvite) - life;]

(Having seen his valor, the Kurus and Arjuna became despondent, all regarding Karna's life.)

Upon witnessing his valor, the Kuru warriors and Arjuna lost hope entirely for Karna's survival.

अविषह्यं तु पार्थस्य शरसंस्पर्शमाहवे। मत्वा न्यवर्तन्कुरवो जिता गाण्डीवधन्वना॥ ८-८५-४८

aviṣahyaṃ tu pārthasya śarasaṃsparśamāhave। matvā nyavartankuravo jitā gāṇḍīvadhanvanā॥ 8-85-48

[अविषह्यं (aviṣahyam) - unbearable; तु (tu) - but; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; शरसंस्पर्शम् (śarasaṃsparśam) - the touch of arrows; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; न्यवर्तन् (nyavartan) - retreated; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of the Gandiva bow;]

(But thinking the touch of Arjuna's arrows in battle to be unbearable, the Kauravas retreated, conquered by the wielder of the Gandiva bow.)

The Kauravas, realizing the unbearable impact of Arjuna's arrows in battle, retreated, defeated by him who wields the Gandiva bow.

ते हित्वा समरे पार्थं वध्यमानाश्च सायकैः। प्रदुद्रुवुर्दिशो भीताश्चुक्रुशुश्चापि सूतजम्॥ ८-८५-४९

te hitvā samare pārthaṃ vadhyamānāśca sāyakaiḥ। pradudruvurdiśo bhītāścukruśuścāpi sūtajam॥ 8-85-49

[ते (te) - they; हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; समरे (samare) - in the battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck; च (ca) - and; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows; प्रदुद्रुवुः (pradudruvuḥ) - fled; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; भीताः (bhītāḥ) - fearful; च (ca) - and; उक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - cried out; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सूतजम् (sūtajam) - Karna;]

(They, having abandoned Arjuna in the battle, being struck by arrows, fled in all directions, fearful, and also cried out to Karna.)

They left Arjuna in the battlefield, struck by arrows, and fled in all directions in fear, crying out to Karna.

तान्विद्रावयते पार्थः किरञ्शरशतान्बहून्। हर्षयन्पाण्डवीं सेनां राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम्॥

tānvidrāvayate pārthaḥ kirañśaraśatānbahūn। harṣayanpāṇḍavīṃ senāṃ rājānaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhiram॥

[तान् (tān) - them; विद्रावयते (vidrāvayate) - drives away; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; किरञ् (kirañ) - scattering; शरशतान् (śaraśatān) - hundreds of arrows; बहून् (bahūn) - many; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening; पाण्डवीं (pāṇḍavīm) - the Pandava; सेनां (senām) - army; राजानं (rājānam) - king; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]

(Arjuna drives them away, scattering many hundreds of arrows, gladdening the Pandava army and King Yudhishthira.)

Arjuna, by scattering many hundreds of arrows, drives them away, bringing joy to the Pandava army and King Yudhishthira.

पुत्रास्तव महाराज जग्मुः कर्णरथं प्रति। अगाधे मज्जतां तेषां द्वीपः कर्णोऽभवत्तदा॥ ८-८५-५१

putrāstava mahārāja jagmuḥ karṇarathaṃ prati। agādhe majjatāṃ teṣāṃ dvīpaḥ karṇo'bhavattadā॥ 8-85-51

[पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; तव (tava) - your; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; कर्णरथं (karṇarathaṃ) - to Karna's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards; अगाधे (agādhe) - in the unfathomable; मज्जतां (majjatāṃ) - drowning; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; द्वीपः (dvīpaḥ) - island; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then;]

(Your sons, O great king, went towards Karna's chariot. In the unfathomable waters, as they were drowning, Karna became their island then.)

O great king, your sons went towards Karna's chariot. As they were drowning in the unfathomable waters, Karna became their savior, like an island.

कुरवो हि महाराज निर्विषाः पन्नगा इव। कर्णमेवोपलीयन्त भयाद्गाण्डीवघन्वनः॥ ८-८५-५२

kuravo hi mahārāja nirviṣāḥ pannagā iva। karṇamevopalīyanta bhayādgāṇḍīvaghanvanaḥ॥ 8-85-52

[कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; हि (hi) - indeed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; निर्विषाः (nirviṣāḥ) - without poison; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents; इव (iva) - like; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; एव (eva) - only; उपलीयन्त (upalīyanta) - approached; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; गाण्डीवघन्वनः (gāṇḍīvaghanvanaḥ) - of the wielder of the Gandiva bow;]

(The Kurus, O great king, were like serpents without poison. They approached Karna only out of fear of the wielder of the Gandiva bow.)

O great king, the Kurus were like serpents without venom, approaching only Karna out of fear of Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow.

यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मृत्योर्भीतानि मारिष। उपलीयन्ति सन्त्रासाद्धर्मं लोकपरायणम्॥ ८-८५-५३

yathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni mṛtyorbhītāni māriṣaḥ। upalīyanti santrāsāddharmaṃ lokaparāyaṇam॥ 8-85-53

[यथा (yathā) - as; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death; भीतानि (bhītāni) - afraid; मारिष (māriṣaḥ) - O gentle one; उपलीयन्ति (upalīyanti) - take refuge; सन्त्रासात् (santrāsāt) - out of fear; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - in dharma; लोकपरायणम् (lokaparāyaṇam) - the refuge of the world;]

(As all beings, O gentle one, afraid of death, take refuge out of fear in dharma, the refuge of the world.)

Just as all beings, O gentle one, fearing death, seek refuge in dharma, which is the ultimate refuge for the world.

तथा कर्णं महेष्वासं पुत्रास्तव नराधिप। उपालीयन्त सन्त्रासात्पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः॥ ८-८५-५४

tathā karṇaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ putrāstava narādhipa। upālīyanta santrāsātpāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ॥ 8-85-54

[तथा (tathā) - thus; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; तव (tava) - your; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; उपालीयन्त (upālīyanta) - approached; सन्त्रासात् (santrāsāt) - out of fear; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of Pandava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul;]

(Thus, O king, your sons approached Karna, the great archer, out of fear of the great-souled Pandava.)

In this way, O king, your sons, fearing the great-souled Pandava, sought the company of Karna, the great archer.

ताञ्शोणितपरिक्लिन्नान्विषमस्थाञ्शरातुरान्। मा भैष्टेत्यब्रवीत्कर्णो भीतानाविष्टचेतसः॥

tāñ śoṇita-pariklinnān viṣamasthān śarāturān। mā bhaiṣṭety abravīt karṇo bhītān āviṣṭa-cetasaḥ॥

[तान् (tān) - those; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; परिक्लिन्नान् (pariklinnān) - soaked; विषमस्थान् (viṣamasthān) - lying unevenly; शरातुरान् (śarāturān) - afflicted by arrows; मा (mā) - do not; भैष्ट (bhaiṣṭa) - fear; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; भीतान् (bhītān) - frightened; आविष्ट (āviṣṭa) - possessed; चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - minds;]

(Karna said to those who were soaked in blood, lying unevenly, and afflicted by arrows, "Do not fear," to the frightened and possessed minds.)

Karna reassured those who were drenched in blood and scattered unevenly, suffering from arrow wounds, saying, "Do not be afraid," to calm their frightened and troubled minds.

सम्भग्नं हि बलं दृष्ट्वा बलात्पार्थेन तावकम्। धनुर्विस्फारयन्कर्णस्तस्थौ शत्रुजिघांसया॥ ८-८५-५६

sambhagnaṃ hi balaṃ dṛṣṭvā balāt pārthena tāvakam। dhanurvisphārayan karṇas tasthau śatrujighāṃsayā॥ 8-85-56

[सम्भग्नम् (sambhagnam) - broken; हि (hi) - indeed; बलम् (balam) - force; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; बलात् (balāt) - by force; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; तावकम् (tāvakam) - your; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; विस्फारयन् (visphārayan) - stretching; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; शत्रुजिघांसया (śatrujighāṃsayā) - with the intent to kill the enemy;]

(Having seen your force broken by Arjuna by force, Karna stood stretching his bow with the intent to kill the enemy.)

Seeing that your forces were indeed broken by Arjuna's might, Karna stood firm, stretching his bow with the intent to kill the enemy.

तान्प्रद्रुतान्कुरून्दृष्ट्वा कर्णः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। सञ्चिन्तयित्वा पार्थस्य वधे दध्रे मनः श्वसन्॥ ८-८५-५७

tānpradrutānkūrūndṛṣṭvā karṇaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। sañcintayitvā pārthasya vadhe dadhre manaḥ śvasan॥ 8-85-57

[तान् (tān) - them; प्रद्रुतान् (pradrutān) - fleeing; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the warriors; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; सञ्चिन्तयित्वा (sañcintayitvā) - having considered; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; वधे (vadhe) - in killing; दध्रे (dadhre) - fixed; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing heavily;]

(Having seen the fleeing Kurus, Karna, the best of the warriors, having considered, fixed his mind on killing Arjuna, breathing heavily.)

Seeing the Kurus fleeing, Karna, the greatest of warriors, resolved with a heavy heart to kill Arjuna.

विस्फार्य सुमहच्चापं ततश्चाधिरथिर्वृषः। पाञ्चालान्पुनराधावत्पश्यतः सव्यसाचिनः॥ ८-८५-५८

visphārya sumahaccāpaṃ tataścādhirathirvṛṣaḥ। pāñcālānpunarādhāvatpaśyataḥ savyasācinaḥ॥ 8-85-58

[विस्फार्य (visphārya) - stretching; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; ततः (tataḥ) - then; च (ca) - and; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Adhirathi; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - Vrisha; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; पुनः (punar) - again; आधावत् (ādhāvat) - charged; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - Arjuna;]

(Stretching the great bow, then Adhirathi Vrisha charged again at the Panchalas, watching Arjuna.)

Adhirathi Vrisha, after stretching his great bow, charged once more at the Panchalas while Arjuna watched.

ततः क्षणेन क्षितिपाः क्षतजप्रतिमेक्षणाः। शरौघैश्छादयामासुर्महामेघा इवाचलम्॥ ८-८५-५९

tataḥ kṣaṇena kṣitipāḥ kṣatajapratimekṣaṇāḥ। śaraughaiśchādayāmāsurmahāmeghā ivācalam॥ 8-85-59

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; क्षितिपाः (kṣitipāḥ) - kings; क्षतजप्रतिमेक्षणाः (kṣatajapratimekṣaṇāḥ) - with bloodshot eyes; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with a multitude of arrows; छादयामासुः (chādayāmāsuḥ) - covered; महामेघाः (mahāmeghāḥ) - like great clouds; इव (iva) - as if; अचलम् (acalam) - a mountain;]

(Then, in a moment, the kings with bloodshot eyes covered (the enemy) with a multitude of arrows, like great clouds (cover) a mountain.)

Then, in an instant, the kings, their eyes resembling blood, covered the mountain-like enemy with a barrage of arrows, as if they were great clouds.

ततः शरसहस्राणि कर्णमुक्तानि मारिष। पाञ्चालानां हरत्प्राणांस्तमांसीव तमोनुदः॥ ८-८५-६०

tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi karṇamuktāni māriṣa। pāñcālānāṃ haratprāṇāṃstamāṃsīva tamonudaḥ॥ 8-85-60

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows; कर्णमुक्तानि (karṇamuktāni) - released by Karna; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear one; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas; हरत् (harat) - taking away; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; तमांसि (tamāṃsi) - darkness; इव (iva) - like; तमोनुदः (tamonudaḥ) - the dispeller of darkness;]

(Then, O dear one, thousands of arrows released by Karna, like the dispeller of darkness, took away the lives of the Panchalas.)

Then, O dear one, thousands of arrows released by Karna swept away the lives of the Panchalas like a dispeller of darkness.

महतासीत्तदा युद्धं पाञ्चालानां महामते। वध्यतां सूतपुत्रेण मित्रार्थे मित्रगृद्धिना॥ ॥ ८-८५-६१

mahatāsīttadā yuddhaṃ pāñcālānāṃ mahāmate। vadhyatāṃ sūtaputreṇa mitrārthe mitragṛddhinā॥ ॥ 8-85-61

[महत् (mahat) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas; महामते (mahāmate) - O wise one; वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - to be killed; सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by the son of a charioteer; मित्रार्थे (mitrārthe) - for the sake of a friend; मित्रगृद्धिना (mitragṛddhinā) - eager for friendship;]

(Then there was a great battle of the Panchalas, O wise one. To be killed by the son of a charioteer for the sake of a friend, eager for friendship.)

O wise one, at that time, there was a great battle involving the Panchalas. The son of a charioteer, eager to help a friend, was to kill for the sake of friendship.

सञ्जय उवाच।

sañjaya uvāca।

[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said.)

Sanjaya said.

ततः कर्णः कुरुषु प्रद्रुतेषु वरूथिना श्वेतहयेन राजन्। पाञ्चालपुत्रान्व्यधमत्सूतपुत्रो महेषुमिर्वात इवाभ्रसङ्घान्॥ ८-८६-१

tataḥ karṇaḥ kuruṣu pradruteṣu varūthinā śvetahayena rājan। pāñcālaputrānvyadhamatsūtaputro maheṣumirvāta ivābhrasaṅghān॥ 8-86-1

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - among the Kauravas; प्रद्रुतेषु (pradruteṣu) - fleeing; वरूथिना (varūthinā) - with the chariot; श्वेतहयेन (śvetahayena) - with white horses; राजन् (rājan) - O King; पाञ्चालपुत्रान् (pāñcālaputrān) - the sons of Panchala; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - the son of a charioteer; महेषुमिः (maheṣumiḥ) - great archer; वातः (vātaḥ) - wind; इव (iva) - like; अभ्रसङ्घान् (abhrasaṅghān) - clouds;]

(Then Karna, with his chariot and white horses, scattered the sons of Panchala among the fleeing Kauravas, like a great archer wind scatters clouds, O King.)

Then, O King, Karna, the son of a charioteer and a great archer, with his chariot drawn by white horses, scattered the sons of Panchala among the fleeing Kauravas like the wind scatters clouds.

सूतं रथादञ्जलिकैर्निपात्य जघान चाश्वाञ्जनमेजयस्य। शतानीकं सुतसोमं च भल्लै-- रवाकिरद्धनुषी चाप्यकृन्तत्॥ ८-८६-२

sūtaṃ rathādañjalikairnipātya jaghāna cāśvāñjanamejayasya। śatānīkaṃ sutasomaṃ ca bhallai-- avākiraddhanuṣī cāpyakṛntat॥ 8-86-2

[सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अञ्जलिकैः (añjalikaiḥ) - with arrows; निपात्य (nipātya) - having felled; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; च (ca) - and; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya; शतानीकम् (śatānīkam) - Śatānīka; सुतसोमम् (sutasomam) - Sutasoma; च (ca) - and; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered; धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - bows; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अकृन्तत् (akṛntat) - cut off;]

(Having felled the charioteer from the chariot with arrows, he killed the horses of Janamejaya. He showered Śatānīka and Sutasoma with arrows and also cut off their bows.)

The warrior, having struck down the charioteer from the chariot with arrows, killed the horses belonging to Janamejaya. He then showered Śatānīka and Sutasoma with arrows and cut off their bows as well.

धृष्टद्युम्नं निर्बिभेदाथ षड्भि-- र्जघानाश्वान्दक्षिणांस्तस्य सङ्ख्ये। हत्वा चाश्वान्सात्यकेः सूतपुत्रः कैकेयपुत्रं न्यवधीद्विशोकम्॥ ८-८६-३

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ nirbibhedātha ṣaḍbhi-- rjaghānāśvāndakṣiṇāṃstasya saṅkhye। hatvā cāśvānsātyakeḥ sūtaputraḥ kaikeyaputraṃ nyavadhīdviśokam॥ 8-86-3

[धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced; अथ (atha) - then; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; दक्षिणान् (dakṣiṇān) - right; तस्य (tasya) - his; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; च (ca) - and; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Sātyaki; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - the charioteer's son; कैकेयपुत्रम् (kaikeyaputram) - Kaikeya's son; न्यवधीद् (nyavadhīd) - killed; विशोकम् (viśokam) - Viśoka;]

(Dhṛṣṭadyumna then pierced with six (arrows) and killed his right horses in battle. Having killed the horses of Sātyaki, the charioteer's son killed Kaikeya's son Viśoka.)

Dhṛṣṭadyumna pierced and killed the right horses of his opponent in battle with six arrows. After killing Sātyaki's horses, the charioteer's son killed Kaikeya's son, Viśoka.

तमभ्यधावन्निहते कुमारे सेनापतिः कैकयो मित्रवर्मा। शरैर्विधुन्वन्भृशमुग्रवेगैः कर्णात्मजं चाप्यहनत्सुदेवम्॥ ८-८६-४

tam abhyadhāvan nihate kumāre senāpatiḥ kaikayo mitravarmā। śarair vidhunvan bhṛśam ugravegaiḥ karṇātmajaṃ cāpy ahanat sudevam॥ 8-86-4

[तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - ran towards; निहते (nihate) - slain; कुमारे (kumāre) - prince; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - general; कैकयः (kaikayaḥ) - Kaikaya; मित्रवर्मा (mitravarmā) - Mitravarma; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; विधुन्वन् (vidhunvan) - shaking; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - with fierce speed; कर्णात्मजम् (karṇātmajam) - Karna's son; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अहनत् (ahanat) - killed; सुदेवम् (sudevam) - Sudeva;]

(The general Kaikaya Mitravarma ran towards him, the slain prince, shaking his arrows greatly with fierce speed, and also killed Karna's son, Sudeva.)

The general Kaikaya Mitravarma, seeing the prince slain, rushed towards him with great speed, shaking his arrows fiercely, and killed Karna's son, Sudeva.

तस्यार्धचन्द्रैस्त्रिभिरुच्चकर्त प्रहस्य बाहू च शिरश्च कर्णः। स स्यन्दनाद्गामगमद्गतासुः परश्वथैः साल इवावरुग्णः॥ ८-८६-५

tasyārdhacandraistribhiruccakarta prahasya bāhū ca śiraśca karṇaḥ। sa syandanādgāmagamadgatāsuḥ paraśvathaiḥ sāla ivāvarugṇaḥ॥ 8-86-5

[तस्य (tasya) - his; अर्धचन्द्रैः (ardhacandraiḥ) - with crescent-shaped (arrows); त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; उच्चकर्त (uccakarta) - cut off; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - laughing; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; च (ca) - and; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; सः (saḥ) - he; स्यन्दनात् (syandanāt) - from the chariot; गाम् (gām) - to the ground; अगमत् (agamat) - went; गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - lifeless; परश्वथैः (paraśvathaiḥ) - by axes; सालः (sālaḥ) - a tree; इव (iva) - like; अवरुग्णः (avarugṇaḥ) - felled;]

(Laughing, Karṇa cut off his arms and head with three crescent-shaped arrows. Lifeless, he fell from the chariot to the ground like a tree felled by axes.)

Laughing, Karṇa severed his arms and head with three crescent-shaped arrows. Lifeless, he fell from the chariot to the ground like a tree cut down by axes.

हताश्वमञ्जोगमिभिः सुषेणः शिनिप्रवीरं निशितैः पृषत्कैः। प्रच्छाद्य नृत्यन्निव कर्णपुत्रः शैनेयबाणाभिहतः पपात॥ ८-८६-६

hatāśvamañjogamibhiḥ suṣeṇaḥ śinipravīraṃ niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ। pracchādya nṛtyanniva karṇaputraḥ śaineyabāṇābhihataḥ papāta॥ 8-86-6

[हत (hata) - killed; अश्व (aśva) - horses; मञ्जोगमिभिः (mañjogamibhiḥ) - with swift elephants; सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa; शिनिप्रवीरं (śinipravīraṃ) - the hero of the Śini clan; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - covering; नृत्यन्निव (nṛtyanniva) - as if dancing; कर्णपुत्रः (karṇaputraḥ) - the son of Karṇa; शैनेयबाणाभिहतः (śaineyabāṇābhihataḥ) - struck by Śaineya's arrows; पपात (papāta) - fell;]

(Suṣeṇa, with swift elephants and sharp arrows, covered the hero of the Śini clan, and as if dancing, the son of Karṇa, struck by Śaineya's arrows, fell.)

Suṣeṇa, riding swift elephants and wielding sharp arrows, attacked the hero of the Śini clan. The son of Karṇa, appearing to dance as he was struck by Śaineya's arrows, fell to the ground.

पुत्रे हते क्रोधपरीतयेताः कर्णः शिनीनां प्रवरं जिघांसुः। हतोऽसि हे सात्यक इत्युदीर्य व्यवासृजद्बाणममित्रसाहम्॥

putre hate krodhaparītayetāḥ karṇaḥ śinīnāṃ pravaraṃ jighāṃsuḥ। hato'si he sātyaka ityudīrya vyavāsṛjadbāṇamamitrasāham॥

[पुत्रे (putre) - son; हते (hate) - killed; क्रोधपरीतयेताः (krodhaparītayetāḥ) - overcome with anger; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शिनीनां (śinīnāṃ) - of the Shinis; प्रवरं (pravaraṃ) - chief; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; असि (asi) - are; हे (he) - O; सात्यक (sātyaka) - Satyaki; इति (iti) - thus; उदीर्य (udīrya) - uttering; व्यवासृजत् (vyavāsṛjat) - released; बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow; अमित्रसाहम् (amitrasāham) - foe-conquering;]

(When his son was killed, Karna, overcome with anger, desiring to kill the chief of the Shinis, said, "O Satyaki, you are killed," and released a foe-conquering arrow.)

Upon the death of his son, Karna, filled with rage, sought to kill the leader of the Shinis. He declared, "O Satyaki, you are slain," and launched a deadly arrow.

तमस्य चिच्छेद शरं शिखण्डी त्रिभिस्त्रिभिश्च प्रतुतोद कर्णम्। शिखण्डिनः कार्मुकं च ध्वजं च च्छित्त्वा क्षुराभ्यां न्यहनत्सुजातः॥ ८-८६-८

tamasya ciccheda śaraṃ śikhaṇḍī tribhistribhiśca pratutoda karṇam। śikhaṇḍinaḥ kārmukaṃ ca dhvajaṃ ca cchittvā kṣurābhyāṃ nyahanatsu jātaḥ॥ 8-86-8

[तमस्य (tamasya) - his; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; शरं (śaram) - arrow; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; च (ca) - and; प्रतुतोद (pratutoda) - pierced; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Shikhandi; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṃ) - bow; च (ca) - and; ध्वजं (dhvajam) - flag; च (ca) - and; च्छित्त्वा (cchittvā) - having cut; क्षुराभ्यां (kṣurābhyāṃ) - with two razors; न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - struck down; सुजातः (sujātaḥ) - Sujata;]

(Shikhandi cut his arrow and pierced Karna with three arrows. Sujata, having cut Shikhandi's bow and flag with two razors, struck him down.)

Shikhandi severed his arrow and pierced Karna with three arrows. Sujata, after cutting down Shikhandi's bow and flag with two razor-sharp arrows, struck him down.

शिखण्डिनं षड्भिरविध्यदुग्रो धार्ष्टद्युम्नेः स शिरश्चोच्चकर्त। ततोऽभिनत्सुतसोमं क्षुरेण सुसञ्झितेनाधिरथिर्महात्मा॥ ८-८६-९

śikhaṇḍinaṃ ṣaḍbhiravidhyadugro dhārṣṭadyumneḥ sa śiraścoccakarta। tato'bhinatsutasomaṃ kṣureṇa susañjhitena' dhirathirmahātmā॥

[शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce; धार्ष्टद्युम्नेः (dhārṣṭadyumneḥ) - of Dhrishtadyumna; सः (saḥ) - he; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; चोच्चकर्त (coccakarta) - cut off; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभिनत् (abhinat) - cut; सुतसोमं (sutasomam) - Sutasoma; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; सुसञ्झितेन (susañjhitena) - well-fastened; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Adhiratha; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul;]

(The fierce one pierced Shikhandin with six (arrows) and cut off the head of Dhrishtadyumna. Then the great-souled Adhiratha cut Sutasoma with a well-fastened razor.)

The fierce warrior pierced Shikhandin with six arrows and severed the head of Dhrishtadyumna. Then, the noble Adhiratha skillfully cut Sutasoma with a sharp, well-secured razor.

अथाक्रन्दे तुमुले वर्तमाने धार्ष्टद्युम्ने निहते तत्र कृष्णः। अपाञ्चाल्यं क्रियते याहि पार्थ कर्णं जहीलाब्रवीद्राजसिंह॥ ८-८६-१०

athākrande tumule vartamāne dhārṣṭadyumne nihate tatra kṛṣṇaḥ। apāñcālyaṃ kriyate yāhi pārtha karṇaṃ jahīlābravīdrājasiṃha॥ 8-86-10

[अथ (atha) - then; आक्रन्दे (ākrande) - in the tumult; तुमुले (tumule) - fierce; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; धार्ष्टद्युम्ने (dhārṣṭadyumne) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; निहते (nihate) - slain; तत्र (tatra) - there; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; अपाञ्चाल्यम् (apāñcālyam) - without Panchala; क्रियते (kriyate) - is done; याहि (yāhi) - go; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; जही (jahī) - conquer; लाब्रवीत् (lābravīt) - said; राजसिंहः (rājasiṃhaḥ) - the lion among kings;]

(Then, in the fierce ongoing tumult, with Dhṛṣṭadyumna slain there, Krishna said: "Without Panchala, go, O son of Pritha, conquer Karna, the lion among kings.")

In the midst of the fierce battle, with Dhṛṣṭadyumna slain, Krishna urged Arjuna: "Without the support of Panchala, proceed, O son of Pritha, and defeat Karna, the lion among kings."

ततः प्रहस्याशु नरप्रवीरो रथं रथेनाधिरथेर्जगाम। भये तेषां त्राणमिच्छन्सुबाहु-- रभ्याहतानां रथयूथपेन॥ ८-८६-११

tataḥ prahasyāśu narapravīro rathaṃ rathenādhiratherjagāma। bhaye teṣāṃ trāṇamicchansubāhu-- rabhyāhatānāṃ rathayūthapena॥ 8-86-11

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; आशु (āśu) - quickly; नरप्रवीरः (narapravīraḥ) - the hero among men; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; रथेन (rathena) - with a chariot; अधिरथेः (adhiratheḥ) - of the great charioteer; जगाम (jagāma) - went; भये (bhaye) - in fear; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; त्राणम् (trāṇam) - protection; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subahu; अभ्याहतानाम् (abhyāhatānām) - of those attacked; रथयूथपेन (rathayūthapena) - by the leader of the chariots;]

(Then, smiling quickly, the hero among men went with a chariot of the great charioteer. In fear, desiring protection for them, Subahu, of those attacked by the leader of the chariots.)

Then, with a quick smile, the hero among men, Subahu, went with the chariot of the great charioteer, seeking protection for those who were attacked by the leader of the chariots, amidst their fear.

ततोऽपरे भारत दुष्प्रकम्प्याः पाञ्चालानां रथसङ्घाः समेताः। प्रतिश्रिता ह्यन्तरिक्षे ग्रहाभा धनुःप्रवीरास्तु रथप्रवीराः॥ ८-८६-१२

tato'pare bhārata duṣprakampyāḥ pāñcālānāṃ rathasaṅghāḥ sametāḥ। pratiśritā hyantarikṣe grahābhā dhanuḥpravīrāstu rathapravīrāḥ॥ 8-86-12

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरे (apare) - others; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; दुष्प्रकम्प्याः (duṣprakampyāḥ) - unshakeable; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; रथसङ्घाः (rathasaṅghāḥ) - chariot divisions; समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled; प्रतिश्रिताः (pratiśritāḥ) - stationed; हि (hi) - indeed; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; ग्रहाभाः (grahābhāḥ) - like planets; धनुःप्रवीराः (dhanuḥpravīrāḥ) - bow heroes; तु (tu) - but; रथप्रवीराः (rathapravīrāḥ) - chariot heroes;]

(Then, O Bhārata, others, the unshakeable chariot divisions of the Pāñcālas, assembled. Stationed indeed in the sky, like planets, were the bow heroes, but the chariot heroes.)

Then, O Bhārata, other unshakeable chariot divisions of the Pāñcālas assembled. They were stationed in the sky, appearing like planets, as bow heroes and chariot heroes.

विस्फार्य गाण्डीवमथोग्रघोषं ज्यया समाहत्य तले भृशं च। बाणान्धकारं सहसैव कृत्वा जघान नागाश्वरथध्वजांश्च॥ ८-८६-१३

visphārya gāṇḍīvamathogra ghoṣaṃ jyayā samāhatya tale bhṛśaṃ ca। bāṇāndhakāraṃ sahasaiva kṛtvā jaghāna nāgāśvarathadhvajāṃśca॥ 8-86-13

[विस्फार्य (visphārya) - stretching; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the bow; अथ (atha) - then; उग्रघोषम् (ugraghoṣam) - loud sound; ज्यया (jyayā) - with the string; समाहत्य (samāhatya) - having struck; तले (tale) - on the surface; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - violently; च (ca) - and; बाणान्धकारम् (bāṇāndhakāram) - arrow-darkness; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; एव (eva) - indeed; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; जघान (jaghāna) - he struck; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - banners; च (ca) - and;]

(Stretching the bow, then with a loud sound, having struck violently on the surface with the string, suddenly indeed making arrow-darkness, he struck elephants, horses, chariots, and banners.)

Stretching the Gandiva bow, Arjuna made a loud sound by striking violently with the string, and suddenly created a darkness of arrows, striking down elephants, horses, chariots, and banners.

प्रतिश्रुतः प्राचरदन्तरिक्षे गुहा गिरीणामपतन्वयांसि। यन्मण्डलज्येन विजृम्भमाणो रौद्रे मुहूर्तेऽभ्यपतत्किरीटी॥

pratiśrutaḥ prācaradantarikṣe guhā girīṇāmapatanvayāṃsi। yanmaṇḍalajyena vijṛmbhamāṇo raudre muhūrte'bhyapatatkīrīṭī॥

[प्रतिश्रुतः (pratiśrutaḥ) - echoed; प्राचरत् (prācarat) - spread; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; गुहा (guhā) - caves; गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of the mountains; अपतन् (apatan) - fell; वयांसि (vayāṃsi) - birds; यत् (yat) - which; मण्डलज्येन (maṇḍalajyena) - by the circle of the bowstring; विजृम्भमाणः (vijṛmbhamāṇaḥ) - expanding; रौद्रे (raudre) - fierce; मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - at the moment; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - descended; किरीटी (kīrīṭī) - the crowned one;]

(Echoed spread in the sky, caves of the mountains fell birds. Which by the circle of the bowstring expanding fierce at the moment descended the crowned one.)

The sound echoed through the sky and the caves of the mountains, causing the birds to fall. At that fierce moment, the crowned one descended, expanding with the circle of the bowstring.

तं भीमसेनोऽनुययौ रथेन पृष्ठे रक्षन्पाण्डवमेकवीरः। तौ राजपुत्रौ त्वरितौ रथाभ्यां कर्णाय यातावरिभिर्विषक्तौ॥ ८-८६-१५

taṁ bhīmaseno'nuyayau rathena pṛṣṭhe rakṣanpāṇḍavamekavīraḥ। tau rājaputrau tvaritau rathābhyāṁ karṇāya yātāvaribhirviṣaktau॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - behind; रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava; एकवीरः (ekavīraḥ) - the sole hero; तौ (tau) - those two; राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - princes; त्वरितौ (tvaritau) - swiftly; रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) - by chariots; कर्णाय (karṇāya) - to Karna; यातौ (yātau) - went; अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - with enemies; विषक्तौ (viṣaktau) - engaged.;]

(Bhimasena followed him by chariot, protecting the Pandava, the sole hero, from behind. Those two princes swiftly went by chariots to Karna, engaged with enemies.)

Bhimasena followed the Pandava hero by chariot, protecting him from behind. The two princes swiftly went to Karna, engaged in battle with enemies.

तत्रान्तरे सुमहान्सूतपुत्र-- श्चक्रे युद्धं सोमकान्सम्प्रमथ्य। रथाश्वमातङ्गणाञ्जघान प्रच्छादयामास शरैर्दिशश्च॥ ८-८६-१६

tatrāntare sumahān sūtaputra-- cakre yuddhaṃ somakān sampramathya। rathāśvamātaṅgaṇāñ jaghāna pracchādayāmāsa śarair diśaś ca॥ 8-86-16

[तत्रान्तरे (tatrāntare) - meanwhile; सुमहान् (sumahān) - great; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; चक्रे (cakre) - made; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; सम्प्रमथ्य (sampramathya) - having crushed; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अश्व (aśva) - horses; मातङ्गान् (mātaṅgān) - elephants; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - covered; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; च (ca) - and;]

(Meanwhile, the great son of a charioteer made battle, having crushed the Somakas. He killed chariots, horses, and elephants, and covered the directions with arrows.)

In the meantime, the mighty son of a charioteer engaged in battle, overpowering the Somakas. He slaughtered chariots, horses, and elephants, and filled all directions with arrows.

तमुत्तमौजा जनमेजयश्च क्रुद्धौ युधामन्युशिखण्डिनौ च। कर्णं बिभेदुः सहिताः पृषत्कैः सन्नर्दमानाः सह पार्षतेन॥ ८-८६-१७

tamuttamaujā janamejayaśca kruddhau yudhāmanyuśikhaṇḍinau ca। karṇaṃ bibheduḥ sahitāḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ sannardamānāḥ saha pārṣatena॥ 8-86-17

[तम् (tam) - that; उत्तम-उजा (uttama-ujā) - of great energy; जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; च (ca) - and; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; युधामन्यु-शिखण्डिनौ (yudhāmanyu-śikhaṇḍinau) - Yudhāmanyu and Śikhaṇḍin; च (ca) - and; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; बिभेदुः (bibheduḥ) - pierced; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - with arrows; सन्नर्दमानाः (sannardamānāḥ) - shouting loudly; सह (saha) - with; पार्षतेन (pārṣatena) - with the son of Prishata;]

(That Janamejaya of great energy, and the angry Yudhāmanyu and Śikhaṇḍin, together with the son of Prishata, shouting loudly, pierced Karna with arrows.)

Janamejaya, full of great energy, along with the enraged Yudhāmanyu and Śikhaṇḍin, and accompanied by the son of Prishata, loudly attacked and pierced Karna with their arrows.

ते पञ्च पाञ्चालरथाः समेता वैकर्तनं कर्णमभिद्रवन्तः। तस्माद्रथाच्च्यावयितुं न शेकु-- र्धैर्यात्कृतात्मानमिवेन्द्रियार्थाः॥ ८-८६-१८

te pañca pāñcālarathāḥ sametā vaikartanaṃ karṇamabhidravantaḥ। tasmādrathāccyāvayituṃ na śeku-- dhairyātkṛtātmānamivendriyārthāḥ॥ 8-86-18

[ते (te) - they; पञ्च (pañca) - five; पाञ्चालरथाः (pāñcālarathāḥ) - Panchala chariots; समेता (sametā) - together; वैकर्तनं (vaikartanaṃ) - Vaikartana; कर्णमभिद्रवन्तः (karṇamabhidravantaḥ) - approaching Karna; तस्माद्रथात् (tasmādrathāt) - from that chariot; च्यावयितुं (cyāvayituṃ) - to dislodge; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - due to courage; कृतात्मानम् (kṛtātmānam) - self-controlled; इव (iva) - like; इन्द्रियार्थाः (indriyārthāḥ) - senses;]

(The five Panchala chariots together approached Vaikartana Karna. From that chariot, they were not able to dislodge him, due to his courage, like self-controlled senses.)

The five chariots of the Panchalas, united, charged towards Vaikartana Karna. However, they could not dislodge him from his chariot, as he was steadfast and self-controlled, like senses mastered by the mind.

तेषां धनूंषि ध्वजवाजिसूतां-- स्तूर्णं पताकाश्च निकृत्य बाणैः। तान्पाञ्चालानभ्यहनत्पृवत्कैः कर्णस्ततः सिंह इवोन्ननाद॥ ८-८६-१९

teṣāṃ dhanūṃṣi dhvajavājisūtāṃ-- stūrṇaṃ patākāśca nikṛtya bāṇaiḥ। tānpāñcālānabyahanatpṛvatkaiḥ karṇastataḥ siṃha ivonnanāda॥ 8-86-19

[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flags; वाजि (vāji) - horses; सूताम् (sūtām) - charioteers; स्तूर्णम् (stūrṇam) - quickly; पताकाः (patākāḥ) - banners; च (ca) - and; निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - cutting; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; तान् (tān) - those; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck; पृवत्कैः (pṛvatkaiḥ) - with force; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; इव (iva) - like; उन्ननाद (unnanāda) - roared;]

(Their bows, flags, horses, and charioteers were quickly cut down with arrows. Karna then struck those Panchalas with force and roared like a lion.)

Karna swiftly cut down the bows, flags, horses, and charioteers with his arrows. Then, like a lion, he roared and struck the Panchalas with great force.

तस्यास्यतस्तानभिनिघ्नतश्च ज्याबाणहस्तस्य धनुःस्वेनन। साद्रिद्रुमा स्यात्पृथिवी विशीर्णे-- त्यतीव मत्वा जनता व्यपीदत्॥ ८-८६-२०

tasyāsyatastānabhinighnataśca jyābāṇahastasya dhanuḥsvenana। sādridrumā syātpṛthivī viśīrṇe-- tyatīva matvā janatā vyapīdat॥ 8-86-20

[तस्य (tasya) - his; अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - shooting; तान् (tān) - them; अभिनिघ्नतः (abhinighnataḥ) - striking; च (ca) - and; ज्या (jyā) - bowstring; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; हस्तस्य (hastasya) - of the hand; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; स्वेन (svena) - by his own; न (na) - not; सा (sā) - that; अद्रिद्रुमा (adridrumā) - mountain trees; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; विशीर्णे (viśīrṇe) - shattered; ति (ti) - indeed; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; जनता (janatā) - people; व्यपीदत् (vyapīdat) - were distressed;]

(His shooting and striking them with the bowstring and arrow in hand, by his own bow, not that the mountain trees would be shattered, indeed, extremely thinking, the people were distressed.)

The people were extremely distressed, thinking that his shooting and striking them with the bowstring and arrow in hand, by his own bow, would not shatter the mountain trees.

स शक्रचापप्रतिमेन धन्वना भृशायतेनाधिरथिः शरान्सृजन्। बभौ रणे दीप्तमरीचिमण्डलो यथांशुमाली परिवेषवांस्तथा॥ ८-८६-२१

sa śakracāpapratimena dhanvanā bhṛśāyatenādhirathiḥ śarānsṛjan। babhau raṇe dīptamarīcimaṇḍalo yathāṃśumālī pariveṣavāṃstathā॥ 8-86-21

[स (sa) - he; शक्रचापप्रतिमेन (śakracāpapratimena) - like Indra's bow; धन्वना (dhanvanā) - with a bow; भृशायतेन (bhṛśāyatenā) - very strong; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - the great charioteer; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; सृजन् (sṛjan) - releasing; बभौ (babhau) - shone; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; दीप्तमरीचिमण्डलः (dīptamarīcimaṇḍalaḥ) - with a circle of blazing rays; यथा (yathā) - like; अंशुमाली (aṃśumālī) - the sun; परिवेषवांश्च (pariveṣavāṃstathā) - surrounded by a halo;]

(He, like Indra's bow, with a very strong bow, the great charioteer, releasing arrows, shone in the battle with a circle of blazing rays, like the sun surrounded by a halo.)

He, the great charioteer, wielding a bow as strong as Indra's, released arrows and shone in the battlefield like the sun with a halo of blazing rays.

शिखण्डिनं द्वादशभिः पराभिन-- च्छितैः शरैः षड्भिरथोत्तमौजसम्। त्रिभिर्युधामन्युमविध्यदाशुगै-- स्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः सोमकपार्षतात्मजौ॥ ८-८६-२२

śikhaṇḍinaṃ dvādaśabhiḥ parābhina-- cchitaiḥ śaraiḥ ṣaḍbhirathottamaujasam। tribhiryudhāmanyumavidhyadāśugai-- stribhistribhiḥ somakapārṣatātmajau॥ 8-86-22

[शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; पराभिनच्छितैः (parābhina-cchitaiḥ) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; अथ (atha) - then; उत्तमौजसम् (uttamaujasam) - Uttamaujas; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; युधामन्यम् (yudhāmanyam) - Yudhamanyu; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; सोमकपार्षतात्मजौ (somakapārṣatātmajau) - sons of Somaka and Parshata;]

(Shikhandin was pierced with twelve arrows, then Uttamaujas with six. Yudhamanyu was pierced with three swift arrows, and the sons of Somaka and Parshata with three each.)

Shikhandin was struck by twelve arrows, Uttamaujas by six. Yudhamanyu was hit by three swift arrows, and the sons of Somaka and Parshata were each struck by three.

पराजिताः पञ्च महारथास्तु ते महाहवे सूतसुतेन मारिष। निरुद्यमास्तस्थुरमित्रनन्दना यथेन्द्रियार्थात्मवता पराजिताः॥ ८-८६-२३

parājitāḥ pañca mahārathāstu te mahāhave sūtasutena māriṣa। nirudyamāstasthuramitranandanā yathendriyārthātmavatā parājitāḥ॥ 8-86-23

[पराजिताः (parājitāḥ) - defeated; पञ्च (pañca) - five; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; सूतसुतेन (sūtasutena) - by the son of the charioteer; मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one; निरुद्यमाः (nirudyamāḥ) - inactive; अस्थुः (asthuḥ) - stood; अमित्रनन्दनाः (amitranandanāḥ) - delighters of foes; यथा (yathā) - as; इन्द्रियार्थात्मवता (indriyārthātmavatā) - by the one who has control over senses; पराजिताः (parājitāḥ) - defeated;]

(Defeated, the five great warriors, O respected one, stood inactive in the great battle, defeated by the son of the charioteer, as the delighters of foes, by the one who has control over senses.)

O respected one, the five great warriors were defeated in the great battle by the son of the charioteer. They stood inactive, like those who delight their foes, defeated by the one who has control over his senses.

निमज्जतस्तानथ कर्णसागरे विपन्ननावो वणिजो यथार्णवे। उद्दध्रिरे नौभिरिवार्णवाद्रथैः सुकल्पितैर्द्रौपदिजाः स्वमातुलान्॥ ८-८६-२४

nimajjatas tān atha karṇasāgare vipannanāvo vaṇijo yathārṇave। uddadhrire naubhir ivārṇavādrathaiḥ sukalpitair draupadijāḥ svamātulān॥ 8-86-24

[निमज्जतः (nimajjataḥ) - drowning; तान् (tān) - them; अथ (atha) - then; कर्णसागरे (karṇasāgare) - in the ocean of Karna; विपन्ननावः (vipannanāvaḥ) - with wrecked ships; वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants; यथा (yathā) - as; अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean; उद्दध्रिरे (uddadhrire) - rescued; नौभिः (naubhiḥ) - by ships; इव (iva) - like; अर्णव (arṇava) - ocean; अद्रथैः (adrathaiḥ) - by chariots; सुकल्पितैः (sukalpitaiḥ) - well-equipped; द्रौपदिजाः (draupadijāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; स्वमातुलान् (svamātulān) - their maternal uncles;]

(Then, like merchants with wrecked ships drowning in the ocean of Karna, the sons of Draupadi rescued their maternal uncles by well-equipped chariots like ships in the ocean.)

The sons of Draupadi, like merchants whose ships are wrecked and drowning in the ocean of Karna, rescued their maternal uncles using well-equipped chariots, akin to ships in the sea.

ततः शिनीनामृषभः शितैः शरै-- र्निकृत्य कर्णप्रहितानिषून्वहून्। विदार्य कर्णं निशितैरयस्मयै-- स्तवात्मजं ज्येष्ठमविध्यदष्टमिः॥ ८-८६-२५

tataḥ śinīnāmṛṣabhaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ nikṛtya karṇaprahitāniśūnvahūn। vidārya karṇaṃ niśitairayasmayaiḥ tavātmajaṃ jyeṣṭhamavidhyadaṣṭimiḥ॥ 8-86-25

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शिनीनाम् (śinīnām) - of the Shinis; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the bull; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - cutting off; कर्णप्रहितान् (karṇaprahitān) - sent by Karna; इषून् (iṣūn) - arrows; वहून् (vahūn) - many; विदार्य (vidārya) - piercing; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; अयस्मयैः (ayasmayaiḥ) - iron-tipped; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son; ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - eldest; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - struck; अष्टमिः (aṣṭimiḥ) - the eighth.;]

(Then, the bull of the Shinis, cutting off many arrows sent by Karna with sharp arrows, pierced Karna with sharp iron-tipped arrows and struck your eldest son, the eighth.)

Then, the leader of the Shinis, with his sharp arrows, cut off the many arrows sent by Karna, pierced Karna with sharp iron-tipped arrows, and struck your eldest son, who was the eighth in line.

कृपोऽथ भोजश्च तवात्मजस्तथा स्वयं च कर्णो निशितैरताडयत्। स तैश्चतुर्भिर्युयुधे यदूत्तमो दिगीश्वरैर्दैत्यपतिर्यथा तथा॥ ८-८६-२६

kṛpo'tha bhojaśca tavātmajastathā svayaṃ ca karṇo niśitairatāḍayat। sa taiścaturbhiryuyudhe yadūttamo digīśvarairdaityapatiryathā tathā॥ 8-86-26

[कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; अथ (atha) - then; भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; तथा (tathā) - also; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck; सः (saḥ) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - four; युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought; यदूत्तमः (yadūttamaḥ) - Yaduttama; दिगीश्वरैः (digīśvaraiḥ) - with the lords of directions; दैत्यपतिः (daityapatiḥ) - the lord of demons; यथा (yathā) - as; तथा (tathā) - so;]

(Kṛpa, then Bhoja, and your son, also Karṇa himself, struck with sharp weapons. He fought with them, the four, as Yaduttama fought with the lords of directions, like the lord of demons.)

Kṛpa, Bhoja, your son, and Karṇa himself attacked fiercely with sharp weapons. Yaduttama fought with the four of them as if he were the lord of demons battling the lords of the directions.

समाततेनेष्वसनेन कूजता महास्वनेनाशनिपातदीधितिः। बभूव दुर्धर्षतरः स सात्यकिः शरन्नभोमध्यगतो यथा रविः॥ ८-८६-२७

samātena iṣvasanena kūjatā mahāsvanenāśanipātadīdhitiḥ। babhūva durdharṣataraḥ sa sātyakiḥ śarannabhomadhyagato yathā raviḥ॥ 8-86-27

[समाततेन (samātena) - with a stretched; इष्वसनेन (iṣvasanena) - with a bow; कूजता (kūjatā) - resounding; महास्वनेन (mahāsvanena) - with a great sound; अशनिपातदीधितिः (aśanipātadīdhitiḥ) - like the flash of lightning; बभूव (babhūva) - became; दुर्धर्षतरः (durdharṣataraḥ) - more formidable; स (sa) - he; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; शरन्नभोमध्यगतः (śarannabhomadhyagataḥ) - in the midst of the autumn sky; यथा (yathā) - like; रविः (raviḥ) - the sun;]

(With a stretched bow resounding with a great sound like the flash of lightning, he, Satyaki, became more formidable, like the sun in the midst of the autumn sky.)

Satyaki, with his bow stretched and resounding like thunder, appeared as formidable as the sun shining in the autumn sky.

पुनः समास्थाय रथान्सुदंशिताः शिनिप्रवीरं जुगुपुः परन्तपाः। समेत्य पाञ्चालमहारथा रणे मरुद्रणाः शक्रमिवारिनिग्रहे॥ ८-८६-२८

punaḥ samāsthāya rathānsudaṁśitāḥ śinipravīraṁ jugupuḥ parantapāḥ। sametya pāñcālamahārathā raṇe marudraṇāḥ śakramivārinigrahe॥ 8-86-28

[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having mounted; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; सुदंशिताः (sudaṁśitāḥ) - well-equipped; शिनिप्रवीरं (śinipravīraṁ) - the hero of the Shini clan; जुगुपुः (jugupuḥ) - protected; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - scorchers of foes; समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled; पाञ्चालमहारथा (pāñcālamahārathā) - the great chariot-warriors of the Panchalas; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मरुद्रणाः (marudraṇāḥ) - the Maruts' army; शक्रमिव (śakramiva) - like Indra; अरिनिग्रहे (arinigrahe) - in subduing the enemies;]

(Again, having mounted the well-equipped chariots, the scorchers of foes protected the hero of the Shini clan. Having assembled, the great chariot-warriors of the Panchalas in battle, like Indra in subduing the enemies.)

Once more, the valiant warriors mounted their well-equipped chariots and protected the hero of the Shini clan. The great chariot-warriors of the Panchalas gathered in battle, resembling Indra in their effort to subdue the enemies.

ततोऽभवद्युद्धमतीव दारुणं तवाहितानां तव सैनिकैः सह। रथाश्वमातङ्गविनाशनं तथा यथा सुराणामसुरैः पुराऽभवत्॥ ८-८६-२९

tato'bhavadyuddhamatīva dāruṇaṃ tavāhitānāṃ tava sainikaiḥ saha। rathāśvāmātaṅgavināśanaṃ tathā yathā surāṇāmasuraiḥ purā'bhavat॥ 8-86-29

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभवत् (abhavat) - there was; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible; तव (tava) - your; अहितानाम् (ahitānām) - of enemies; तव (tava) - your; सैनिकैः (sainikaiḥ) - with soldiers; सह (saha) - together; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अश्व (aśva) - horses; मातङ्ग (mātaṅga) - elephants; विनाशनम् (vināśanam) - destruction; तथा (tathā) - as; यथा (yathā) - like; सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of gods; असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - with demons; पुरा (purā) - in ancient times; अभवत् (abhavat) - there was;]

(Then there was an extremely terrible battle between your enemies and your soldiers, with the destruction of chariots, horses, and elephants, just like it happened in ancient times between the gods and the demons.)

Then there was a fierce and terrible battle between your enemies and your soldiers, resulting in the destruction of chariots, horses, and elephants, reminiscent of the ancient battles between the gods and the demons.

रथा द्विपा वाजिपदातयस्तथा भ्रमन्ति नानाविधशस्त्रवेष्टिताः। परस्परेणाभिहताश्च चस्खलु-- र्विनेदुरार्ता व्यसवोऽपतंस्तथा॥ ८-८६-३०

rathā dvipā vājipadātayastathā bhramanti nānāvidhaśastraveṣṭitāḥ। paraspareṇābhihatāśca caskhalu-- r̥vinedurārtā vyasavo'pataṃstathā॥ 8-86-30

[रथा (rathā) - chariots; द्विपा (dvipā) - elephants; वाजिपदातयः (vājipadātayaḥ) - horsemen and foot soldiers; तथा (tathā) - thus; भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - wander; नानाविध (nānāvidha) - various kinds of; शस्त्रवेष्टिताः (śastraveṣṭitāḥ) - armed with weapons; परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - with each other; अभिहताः (abhihatāḥ) - struck; च (ca) - and; चस्खलुः (caskhaluḥ) - stumbled; विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - cried out; आर्ताः (ārtāḥ) - in pain; वयसवः (vyasavaḥ) - lifeless; अपतंस्तथा (apataṃstathā) - fell down thus;]

(Chariots, elephants, horsemen, and foot soldiers thus wander, armed with various kinds of weapons. Struck with each other, they stumbled, cried out in pain, and lifeless, fell down thus.)

Chariots, elephants, horsemen, and foot soldiers roamed around, armed with various weapons. They struck each other, stumbled, cried out in pain, and fell down lifeless.

तथागतं भीममभीस्तवात्मजः ससार राजावरजः किरञ्शरैः। तमभ्यधावत्त्वरितो वृकोदरो महारुरुं सिंह इवाभिपेदिवान्॥ ८-८६-३१

tathāgataṃ bhīmam abhīstavātmajaḥ sasāra rājāvarajaḥ kirañśaraiḥ। tam abhyadhāvattvarito vṛkodaro mahāruruṃ siṃha ivābhipedivān॥ 8-86-31

[तथागतं (tathāgatam) - thus gone; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; अभीस्तवात्मजः (abhīstavātmajaḥ) - fearless son of you; ससार (sasāra) - moved; राजावरजः (rājāvarajaḥ) - king's younger brother; किरञ्शरैः (kirañśaraiḥ) - with shining arrows; तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; महारुरुम् (mahārurum) - great roar; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; इव (iva) - like; अभिपेदिवान् (abhipedivān) - approached;]

(Thus gone, Bhima, the fearless son of you, moved, the king's younger brother, with shining arrows. Him, quickly rushed Vrikodara, with a great roar, like a lion approached.)

Thus, Bhima, your fearless son, moved with shining arrows, and the king's younger brother quickly rushed towards him, Vrikodara, with a great roar, approached like a lion.

ततस्तयोर्युद्धमतीव दारुणं प्रदीव्यतोः प्राणदुरोदरं द्वयोः। परस्परेणाभिनिविष्टरोषयो-- रुदग्रयोः शम्बरशक्रयोर्यथा॥ ८-८६-३२

tatastayoryuddhamatīva dāruṇaṃ pradīvyatoḥ prāṇadurodaraṃ dvayoḥ। paraspareṇābhiniviṣṭaroṣayo-- rudagrayoḥ śambaraśakrayoḥ yathā॥ 8-86-32

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - fierce; प्रदीव्यतोः (pradīvyatoḥ) - of the blazing; प्राणदुरोदरम् (prāṇadurodaram) - life-threatening; द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two; परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - with each other; अभिनिविष्ट (abhiniviṣṭa) - engaged; रोषयोः (roṣayoḥ) - in anger; उदग्रयोः (udagrayoḥ) - of the fierce; शम्बर (śambara) - Śambara; शक्रयोः (śakrayoḥ) - and Śakra; यथा (yathā) - as;]

(Then the battle between the two was extremely fierce, blazing, and life-threatening, as between the fierce Śambara and Śakra, engaged with each other in anger.)

Then, the battle between the two was extremely fierce and life-threatening, blazing with intensity, much like the legendary conflict between the fierce Śambara and Śakra, both engaged in mutual anger.

शरैः शरीरार्तिकरैः सुतेजनै-- र्निजघ्नतुस्तावितरेतरं भृशम्। सकृत्प्रभिन्नाविव वासितान्तरे महागजौ दोर्भिरदीनघातिनौ॥ ८-८६-३३

śaraiḥ śarīrārtikaraiḥ sutejanai-- rnijaghnatustāvitaretaraṃ bhṛśam। sakṛtprabhinnāviva vāsitāntare mahāgajau dorbhiradīnaghātinau॥ 8-86-33

[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; शरीर (śarīra) - body; आर्तिकरैः (ārtikaraiḥ) - pain-causing; सुतेजनैः (sutejanaiḥ) - well-aimed; निजघ्नतुः (nijaghnatuḥ) - they struck; तावत् (tāvat) - each other; इतरम् (itaram) - the other; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - violently; सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; प्रभिन्नौ (prabhinnau) - pierced; इव (iva) - like; वासित (vāsita) - perfumed; अन्तरे (antare) - in the midst; महागजौ (mahāgajau) - two great elephants; दोर् (dor) - with arms; अदीन (adīna) - undaunted; घातिनौ (ghātinau) - striking;]

(With arrows causing pain to the body, well-aimed, they struck each other violently, like two great elephants pierced once in the midst of a perfumed area, striking undaunted with arms.)

With well-aimed arrows causing pain to their bodies, they fiercely attacked each other, like two mighty elephants clashing in a fragrant forest, striking fearlessly with their arms.

आलोक्य तौ चैव परस्परं ततः समं च शूरौ च ससारथी तदा। भीमोऽब्रवीद्याहि दुःशासनाय दुःशासनो याहि वृकोदराय॥ ८-८६-३४

ālōkya tau caiva parasparaṁ tataḥ samaṁ ca śūrau ca sasārathī tadā। bhīmō'bravīdyāhi duḥśāsanāya duḥśāsanō yāhi vṛkōdarāya॥ 8-86-34

[आलोक्य (ālōkya) - having seen; तौ (tau) - those two; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; ततः (tataḥ) - then; समम् (samam) - equally; च (ca) - and; शूरौ (śūrau) - heroes; च (ca) - and; ससारथी (sasārathī) - with charioteer; तदा (tadā) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; याहि (yāhi) - go; दुःशासनाय (duḥśāsanāya) - to Duhshasana; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; याहि (yāhi) - go; वृकोदराय (vṛkōdarāya) - to Vrikodara;]

(Having seen those two, indeed, each other, then equally, the heroes with charioteer then, Bhima said, "Go to Duhshasana, Duhshasana, go to Vrikodara.")

Upon seeing each other, the two heroes with their charioteers stood equally poised. Then Bhima said, "Go to Duhshasana," and Duhshasana replied, "Go to Vrikodara."

तयो रथौ सारथिसम्प्रचोदितौ समं रथौ तौ महसा समीयतुः। नानायुधच्छत्रपताकिकाध्वजौ दिवीव पूर्वं बलशक्रयो रणे॥ ८-८६-३५

tayo rathau sārathisampracoditau samaṁ rathau tau mahasā samīyatuḥ। nānāyudhacchatrapatākikādhvajau divīva pūrvaṁ balaśakrayor raṇe॥ 8-86-35

[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; रथौ (rathau) - chariots; सारथि (sārathi) - charioteer; सम्प्रचोदितौ (sampracoditau) - driven; समम् (samam) - together; रथौ (rathau) - chariots; तौ (tau) - those two; महसा (mahasā) - with great speed; समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - approached; नानायुध (nānāyudha) - various weapons; छत्र (chatra) - umbrellas; पताकि (patāki) - flags; क (ka) - and; ध्वजौ (dhvajau) - banners; दिवि (divi) - in the sky; इव (iva) - like; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; बल (bala) - Bala; शक्रयोः (śakrayor) - and Indra; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]

(The two chariots, driven by the charioteers, approached together with great speed, adorned with various weapons, umbrellas, flags, and banners, like Bala and Indra in battle before in the sky.)

The two chariots, urged on by their charioteers, moved together swiftly, adorned with various weapons, umbrellas, flags, and banners, resembling Bala and Indra in a previous battle in the sky.

भीम उवाच।

bhīma uvāca।

[भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Bhima said.)

Bhima said.

दिष्ट्याऽसि दुःशासन अद्य दृष्टः क्षणं प्रतीच्छे सहवृद्धि मूलम्। चिरोदितं यन्मया ते सभायां कृष्णाभिमर्शेन गृहाण मत्तः॥ ८-८६-३६

diṣṭyā'si duḥśāsana adya dṛṣṭaḥ kṣaṇaṃ pratīcche sahavṛddhi mūlam। ciroditaṃ yanmayā te sabhāyāṃ kṛṣṇābhimarśena gṛhāṇa mattaḥ॥ 8-86-36

[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; असि (asi) - you are; दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duḥśāsana; अद्य (adya) - today; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment; प्रतीच्छे (pratīcche) - I await; सहवृद्धि (sahavṛddhi) - with growth; मूलम् (mūlam) - root; चिरोदितम् (ciroditam) - long declared; यत् (yat) - which; मया (mayā) - by me; ते (te) - to you; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; कृष्णाभिमर्शेन (kṛṣṇābhimarśena) - by the insult to Draupadi; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - receive; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me;]

(By fortune, you are seen today, Duḥśāsana, for a moment. I await the root with growth, which was long declared by me to you in the assembly, receive from me by the insult to Draupadi.)

"By fortune, Duḥśāsana, you are seen today for a moment. I await the consequence of the insult to Draupadi, which I long declared to you in the assembly. Receive it from me."

स एवमुक्तस्तु ततो महात्मा दुःशासनो वाक्यमुवाच वीरः। सर्वं स्मरन्नेव विसंस्मरामि उदीर्यमाणं शृणु भीमसेन॥ ८-८६-३७

sa evamuktastu tato mahātmā duḥśāsano vākyamuvāca vīraḥ। sarvaṃ smaranneva visaṃsmarāmi udīryamāṇaṃ śṛṇu bhīmasena॥ 8-86-37

[स (sa) - he; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering; एव (eva) - indeed; विसंस्मरामि (visaṃsmarāmi) - I forget; उदीर्यमाणम् (udīryamāṇam) - being spoken; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhīmasena;]

(He, thus spoken to, then the great soul Duḥśāsana, the hero, said the words. Remembering all, I indeed forget. Listen, Bhīmasena, to what is being spoken.)

Thus addressed, the great soul Duḥśāsana, the hero, spoke. While remembering everything, I forget. Listen, Bhīmasena, to what is being said.

स्मरामि चात्मप्रभवं चिराय यज्जातुषे वेश्मनि रात्र्यहानि। विश्वासहीना मृगयां चरन्तो वसन्ति सर्वत्र निराकृतास्तु॥ ८-८६-३८

smarāmi cātmaprabhavaṃ cirāya yajjātuṣe veśmani rātryahāni। viśvāsahīnā mṛgayāṃ caranto vasanti sarvatra nirākṛtāstu॥ 8-86-38

[स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; च (ca) - and; आत्मप्रभवं (ātmaprabhavaṃ) - self-origin; चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time; यत् (yat) - which; जातुषे (jātuṣe) - in the wooden; वेश्मनि (veśmani) - house; रात्र्यहानि (rātryahāni) - nights and days; विश्वासहीनाः (viśvāsahīnāḥ) - without trust; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - in hunting; चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - wandering; वसन्ति (vasanti) - they live; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; निराकृताः (nirākṛtāḥ) - rejected; तु (tu) - but;]

(I remember the self-origin for a long time, which in the wooden house, nights and days, without trust, wandering in hunting, they live everywhere, but rejected.)

I remember my self-origin for a long time, in the wooden house, through nights and days, wandering without trust in hunting, they live everywhere, but are rejected.

महाभयं रात्र्यहानि स्मरन्त-- स्तथोपभोगाच्च सुखाच्च हीनाः। वनेष्वटन्तो गिरिगह्वराणि पाञ्चालराजस्य पुरं प्रविष्टाः॥ ८-८६-३९

mahābhayaṃ rātryahāni smaranta-- stathopabhogācca sukhācca hīnāḥ। vaneṣvaṭanto girigahvarāṇi pāñcālarājasya puraṃ praviṣṭāḥ॥ 8-86-39

[महाभयम् (mahābhayam) - great fear; रात्र्यहानि (rātryahāni) - nights and days; स्मरन्तः (smarantaḥ) - remembering; तथा (tathā) - thus; उपभोगात् (upabhogāt) - from enjoyment; च (ca) - and; सुखात् (sukhāt) - from happiness; च (ca) - and; हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived; वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests; अटन्तः (aṭantaḥ) - wandering; गिरिगह्वराणि (girigahvarāṇi) - mountain caves; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Panchala; पुरम् (puram) - city; प्रविष्टाः (praviṣṭāḥ) - entered;]

(Remembering great fear, nights and days, thus deprived of enjoyment and happiness, wandering in the forests and mountain caves, they entered the city of the king of Panchala.)

Remembering the great fear and the days and nights spent in deprivation of enjoyment and happiness, they wandered through the forests and mountain caves and finally entered the city of the king of Panchala.

मायां यूयं कामपि सम्प्रविष्टा यतो वृतः कृष्णया फल्गुनो वः। संभूय पापैस्तदनार्यवृत्तं कृतं तदा मातृकृतानुरूपम्॥ ८-८६-४०

māyāṃ yūyaṃ kāmapi sampraviṣṭā yato vṛtaḥ kṛṣṇayā phalguno vaḥ। saṃbhūya pāpaistadanāryavṛttaṃ kṛtaṃ tadā mātṛkṛtānurūpam॥ 8-86-40

[मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; यूयम् (yūyam) - you; कामपि (kāmapi) - some; सम्प्रविष्टा (sampraviṣṭā) - entered; यतः (yataḥ) - because; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - by Krishna; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; वः (vaḥ) - your; संभूय (saṃbhūya) - together; पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - with sins; तत् (tat) - that; अनार्यवृत्तम् (anāryavṛttam) - ignoble act; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; तदा (tadā) - then; मातृकृतानुरूपम् (mātṛkṛtānurūpam) - befitting your mothers;]

(You have entered some illusion, because Arjuna, surrounded by Krishna, together with sins, has done that ignoble act, befitting your mothers.)

You have fallen into some illusion, as Arjuna, surrounded by Krishna, has committed that ignoble act together with sins, which is befitting your mothers.

एका वृता पञ्चभिः साभिपन्ना। ह्यलज्जमानेश्च परस्परस्य। स्मरे सभायां सुबलात्मजेन दासीकृता यत्सह कृष्णया च॥ ८-८६-४१

ekā vṛtā pañcabhiḥ sābhipannā। hyalajjamāneśca parasparasya। smare sabhāyāṃ subalātmajena dāsīkṛtā yatsaha kṛṣṇayā ca॥ 8-86-41

[एका (ekā) - one; वृता (vṛtā) - surrounded; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by five; साभिपन्ना (sābhipannā) - attacked; ह्यलज्जमाने (hyalajjamāne) - ashamed; च (ca) - and; परस्परस्य (parasparasya) - of each other; स्मरे (smare) - in the assembly; सभायां (sabhāyāṃ) - in the court; सुबलात्मजेन (subalātmajena) - by Subala's son; दासीकृता (dāsīkṛtā) - enslaved; यत्सह (yatsaha) - with whom; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - with Krishna; च (ca) - and;]

(One surrounded by five, attacked, ashamed, and of each other, in the assembly, in the court, enslaved by Subala's son, with whom and with Krishna.)

In the assembly, one who was surrounded by five and attacked, feeling ashamed, was enslaved by Subala's son along with Krishna.

सञ्जय उवाच।

sañjaya uvāca।

[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said.)

Sanjaya said.

इत्येवमुक्तस्तु तवात्मजेन पाण्डोः सुतः कोपवशं भृशं धनुः क्षुराभ्यां ध्वजमेव चाच्छिनत्। ललाटमप्यस्य बिभेद पत्रिणा ८-८६-४२

ityevamuktastu tavātmajena pāṇḍoḥ sutaḥ kopavaśaṃ bhṛśaṃ dhanuḥ kṣurābhyāṃ dhvajameva cācchinat. lalāṭamapyasya bibheda patriṇā 8-86-42

[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजेन (ātmajena) - by the son; पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; कोपवशं (kopavaśaṃ) - under the influence of anger; भृशं (bhṛśaṃ) - intensely; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; क्षुराभ्यां (kṣurābhyāṃ) - with arrows; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off; ललाटम् (lalāṭam) - forehead; अपि (api) - also; अस्य (asya) - his; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow;]

(Thus spoken by your son, the son of Pandu, intensely under the influence of anger, cut off the flag with arrows and also pierced his forehead with an arrow.)

In this way, your son, the son of Pandu, driven by intense anger, cut off the flag with arrows and pierced his forehead with an arrow.

शिरश्च कायात्प्रजहार सारथेः॥ स राजपुत्रोऽन्यदवाप्य कार्मुकं वृकोदरं द्वादशभिः पराभिनत्। स्वयं नियच्छंस्तुरगानजिह्मगैः ८-८६-४३

śiraśca kāyāt prajahāra sāratheḥ॥ sa rājaputro'nyadavāpya kārmukaṃ vṛkodaraṃ dvādaśabhiḥ parābhint। svayaṃ niyacchaṃsturagānajihmagaiḥ 8-86-43

[शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; च (ca) - and; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; प्रजहार (prajahāra) - took away; सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer; सः (saḥ) - he; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - the prince; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṃ) - bow; वृकोदरं (vṛkodaram) - Vrikodara; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; पराभिनत् (parābhint) - defeated; स्वयं (svayaṃ) - himself; नियच्छन् (niyacchan) - controlling; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight movements;]

(He took away the head from the body of the charioteer. The prince, having obtained another bow, defeated Vrikodara with twelve. Controlling the horses with straight movements himself.)

He severed the head of the charioteer from his body. The prince then acquired another bow and defeated Vrikodara with twelve arrows, while he himself controlled the horses with straight movements.

शरैश्च भीमं पुनरप्यवीवृषत्॥ ॥ ८-८६-४४

śaraiś ca bhīmaṃ punar apy avīvṛṣat॥ ॥ 8-86-44

[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अपि (api) - also; अवीवृषत् (avīvṛṣat) - showered;]

(And with arrows, Bhima was again also showered.)

Bhima was once again showered with arrows.

सञ्जय उवाच।

sañjaya uvāca।

[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said.)

Sanjaya said.

सर राजपुत्रेण समार्च्छदुग्र-- दुःशासनेन निकृतो निकृत्या॥ ८-८७-१

sara rājaputreṇa samārchadugra-- duḥśāsanena nikṛto nikṛtyā॥ 8-87-1

[सर (sara) - with; राजपुत्रेण (rājaputreṇa) - by the prince; समार्च्छदुग्र (samārchadugra) - fierce attack; दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duhshasana; निकृतः (nikṛtaḥ) - deceived; निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit;]

(With the prince, a fierce attack was made by Duhshasana, deceived by deceit.)

The prince, with a fierce attack, was deceived by Duhshasana's cunning trickery.

तत्राकरोद्दुष्करं राजपुत्रो दुःशासनः कुरुवीरो महात्मा। यद्भीमसेनं प्रतियोधयद्रणे जम्भो यथा शक्रमुदारवीर्यम्॥

tatrākarodduṣkaraṃ rājaputro duḥśāsanaḥ kuruvīro mahātmā। yadbhīmasenaṃ pratiyodhayadraṇe jambho yathā śakramudāravīryam॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; दुष्करं (duṣkaraṃ) - difficult; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; कुरुवीरः (kuruvīraḥ) - Kuru hero; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; यत् (yat) - which; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; प्रतियोधयत् (pratiyodhayat) - opposed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जम्भः (jambhaḥ) - Jambha; यथा (yathā) - like; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; उदारवीर्यम् (udāravīryam) - of noble strength;]

(There, the prince Duhshasana, the Kuru hero of great soul, did the difficult task of opposing Bhimasena in battle, like Jambha opposed Indra of noble strength.)

In that place, the noble prince Duhshasana, a great soul among the Kuru heroes, undertook the challenging task of confronting Bhimasena in battle, much like Jambha once opposed the mighty Indra.

धनुच्छित्त्वा भीमसेनस्य सङ्ख्ये षड्भिः शरैः सारथिमभ्यविध्यत्। ततोऽविध्यत्त्रिंशता भीमसेनं वरेषुभिर्वन्यमिव द्विपेन्द्रम्॥ ८-८७-३

dhanuśchittvā bhīmasenasya saṅkhye ṣaḍbhiḥ śaraiḥ sārathimabhyavidhyat। tato'vidhyattriṁśatā bhīmasenaṁ vareṣubhirvanyamiva dvipendram॥ 8-87-3

[धनुच्छित्त्वा (dhanuśchittvā) - having cut the bow; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer; अभ्यविध्यत् (abhyavidhyat) - pierced; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; त्रिंशता (triṁśatā) - with thirty; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; वरेषुभिः (vareṣubhiḥ) - with excellent arrows; वन्यम् (vanyam) - wild; इव (iva) - like; द्विपेन्द्रम् (dvipendram) - the lord of elephants;]

(Having cut the bow of Bhimasena in the battle with six arrows, he pierced the charioteer. Then he pierced Bhimasena with thirty excellent arrows like a wild lord of elephants.)

In the battle, after cutting Bhimasena's bow with six arrows, he struck the charioteer. Then, he shot Bhimasena with thirty excellent arrows, likening him to a wild lord of elephants.

स कार्मुकं गृह्य तु भारसाधनं भीमस्तदा राजपुत्रं ह्यविध्यत्। पञ्चाशतैर्बाणगणैः स्तनानन्तरे तोत्रैर्यथा तीव्रवेगं द्विपेन्द्रम्॥ ८-८७-४

sa kārmukaṃ gṛhya tu bhārasādhanaṃ bhīmastadā rājaputraṃ hyavidhyat। pañcāśatairbāṇagaṇaiḥ stanānantare totrairyathā tīvravegaṃ dvipendram॥ 8-87-4

[स (sa) - he; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṃ) - bow; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; तु (tu) - but; भारसाधनं (bhārasādhanam) - weighty weapon; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तदा (tadā) - then; राजपुत्रं (rājaputram) - prince; हि (hi) - indeed; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; पञ्चाशतैः (pañcāśataiḥ) - with fifty; बाणगणैः (bāṇagaṇaiḥ) - arrows; स्तनानन्तरे (stanānantare) - between the breasts; तोत्रैः (totraiḥ) - with goads; यथा (yathā) - as; तीव्रवेगं (tīvravegam) - swift-moving; द्विपेन्द्रम् (dvipendram) - lord of elephants;]

(He, having taken the bow, a weighty weapon, Bhima then indeed pierced the prince with fifty arrows between the breasts, as with goads a swift-moving lord of elephants.)

Bhima, taking up his mighty bow, struck the prince with fifty arrows between the chest, just as one would drive a swift elephant with goads.

ततस्तु राजन्विरथं महात्मा दुःशासनो भीमसेनं चकार। निहत्य सङ्ख्ये चतुरोऽस्य बाहा-- ञ्छित्त्वा रथेषां पुनरेव चाक्षिपत्॥ ८-८७-५

tatastu rājanvirathaṃ mahātmā duḥśāsano bhīmasenaṃ cakāra। nihatya saṅkhye caturo'sya bāhā-- ñchittvā ratheṣāṃ punareva cākṣipat॥ 8-87-5

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विरथम् (viratham) - without a chariot; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena; चकार (cakāra) - made; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; अस्य (asya) - his; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut off; रथेषाम् (ratheṣām) - of the chariots; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; चाक्षिपत् (cākṣipat) - threw down;]

(Then, O king, the great soul Duḥśāsana made Bhīmasena without a chariot. Having killed in battle, he cut off his four arms and again threw down the chariots.)

Then, O king, the noble Duḥśāsana rendered Bhīmasena chariotless. After slaying in battle, he severed his four arms and once more cast down the chariots.

ततः क्षितिस्वो ह्यबरुह्य याना-- द्वृकोदरो मदया तस्य वाहान्। यमक्षयं प्रेषयित्वा महात्मा रथं समाकर्पत राजसूनोः॥ ८-८७-६

tataḥ kṣitisvo hyabaruhya yānā-- dvṛkodaro madayā tasya vāhān। yamakṣayaṃ preṣayitvā mahātmā rathaṃ samākarpata rājasūnoḥ॥ 8-87-6

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षितिस्वः (kṣitisvaḥ) - earth-lord; हि (hi) - indeed; अबरुह्य (abaruhya) - having descended; यानात् (yānāt) - from the vehicle; द्वृकोदरः (dvṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima; मदयाः (madayāḥ) - intoxicated; तस्य (tasya) - his; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to Yama's abode; प्रेषयित्वा (preṣayitvā) - having sent; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; समाकर्पत (samākarpata) - prepared; राजसूनोः (rājasūnoḥ) - of the prince;]

(Then the earth-lord indeed, having descended from the vehicle, Bhima, intoxicated, sent his horses to Yama's abode. The great soul prepared the chariot of the prince.)

Then Bhima, the son of the king, descended from his vehicle in a state of intoxication and sent his horses to the abode of Yama. The great soul then prepared the chariot for the prince.

तस्मादवप्लुत्य रथात्ससर्ज दुःशासनस्तोमरमुग्रवेगम्। स तेन विद्धो ह्युरसि ह्यप्रमेयो गदां तस्मै विससर्जाप्रमेयाम्॥

tasmādavaplutya rathātsasarja duḥśāsanastomaramugravegam। sa tena viddho hyurasi hyaprameyo gadāṃ tasmai visasarjāprameyām॥

[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - jumping down; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; ससर्ज (sasarja) - released; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; तोमरम् (tomaram) - spear; उग्रवेगम् (ugravegam) - with fierce speed; सः (saḥ) - he; तेन (tena) - by that; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; हि (hi) - indeed; उरसि (urasi) - in the chest; हि (hi) - indeed; अप्रमेयः (aprameyaḥ) - immeasurable; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; विससर्ज (visasarja) - hurled; अप्रमेयाम् (aprameyām) - immeasurable;]

(From that, jumping down from the chariot, Duhshasana released a spear with fierce speed. He, indeed pierced in the chest by that, the immeasurable one hurled an immeasurable mace at him.)

Duhshasana, jumping down from the chariot, hurled a spear with fierce speed. In response, the immeasurable warrior, pierced in the chest, hurled an equally immeasurable mace back at him.

ततः क्रोधाद्भीमसेनः कृतानि सर्वाणि दुःखान्यनुसंस्मरन्वै। संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य तथा प्रतिज्ञा-- मुग्रामसौ राजपुत्रौ व्यषीदत्॥ ८-८७-८

tataḥ krodhādbhīmasenaḥ kṛtāni sarvāṇi duḥkhānyanusaṃsmaranvai। saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya tathā pratijñā-- mugrāmasau rājaputrau vyaṣīdat॥ 8-87-8

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; कृतानि (kṛtāni) - done; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows; अनुसंस्मरन् (anusaṃsmaran) - remembering; वै (vai) - indeed; संस्मृत्य (saṃsmṛtya) - remembering; संस्मृत्य (saṃsmṛtya) - remembering; तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow; मुग्राम् (mugrām) - terrible; असौ (asau) - that; राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - princes; व्यषीदत् (vyaṣīdat) - became despondent;]

(Then, from anger, Bhimasena, remembering all the sorrows done, indeed remembering, remembering thus the vow, that terrible princes became despondent.)

Then, driven by anger, Bhimasena recalled all the sorrows inflicted upon him. As he remembered and remembered his vow, the terrible prince became despondent.

सञ्चिन्तितं रोषमतीव वेगा- त्त्रयोदशाब्दं पुरुषप्रवीरः। प्रगृह्य वज्राशनितुल्यवेगां गदां करेणाथ वृकोदरो रुषा॥

sañcintitaṃ roṣamatīva vegā- trayodaśābdaṃ puruṣapravīraḥ। pragṛhya vajrāśanitulyavegāṃ gadāṃ kareṇātha vṛkodaro ruṣā॥

[सञ्चिन्तितं (sañcintitaṃ) - considered; रोषम् (roṣam) - anger; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; वेगात् (vegāt) - with speed; त्रयोदशाब्दं (trayodaśābdaṃ) - thirteen years; पुरुषप्रवीरः (puruṣapravīraḥ) - heroic man; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; वज्राशनितुल्यवेगां (vajrāśanitulyavegāṃ) - like the speed of a thunderbolt; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; करेण (kareṇa) - in hand; अथ (atha) - then; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger;]

(Considered with extreme anger and speed, the heroic man of thirteen years, holding a mace like the speed of a thunderbolt in hand, then Vrikodara (Bhima) with anger.)

Vrikodara (Bhima), filled with intense anger and speed, after thirteen years, held a mace with the speed of a thunderbolt in his hand.

निपातयित्वा पृथिवीतले भृशं स ताजयामा वृकोदरो बली। अतीव सन्ताडितभिन्नगात्रो दुःशासनो वै निपपात भूमौ॥ ८-८७-१०

nipātayitvā pṛthivītale bhṛśaṃ sa tājayāmā vṛkodaro balī। atīva santāḍitabhinnagātro duḥśāsano vai nipapāta bhūmau॥ 8-87-10

[निपातयित्वा (nipātayitvā) - having felled; पृथिवीतले (pṛthivītale) - on the ground; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - violently; सः (saḥ) - he; ताजयाम (tājayāma) - subdued; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; बली (balī) - the mighty; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; सन्ताडित (santāḍita) - beaten; भिन्न (bhinna) - broken; गात्रः (gātraḥ) - limbs; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; वै (vai) - indeed; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground;]

(Having felled him violently on the ground, the mighty Vrikodara subdued him. Extremely beaten and with broken limbs, Duhshasana indeed fell on the ground.)

The mighty Vrikodara, having violently thrown him to the ground, subdued him. Duhshasana, extremely beaten and with broken limbs, indeed fell to the earth.

आक्रम्य कण्ठे युधि राजपुत्रं संरक्तनेत्रो ह्यब्रवीद्धार्तराष्ट्रम्। तद्ब्रूहि किं त्वं परिमार्गमाणो ह्यस्मान्पराभूय इहागतः पुनः॥ ८-८७-११

ākramya kaṇṭhe yudhi rājaputraṃ saṃraktanetro hyabravīddhārtarāṣṭram। tadbrūhi kiṃ tvaṃ parimārgamāṇo hyasmānparābhūya ihāgataḥ punaḥ॥ 8-87-11

[आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having seized; कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - by the throat; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; राजपुत्रं (rājaputraṃ) - the prince; संरक्तनेत्रः (saṃraktanetraḥ) - with bloodshot eyes; हि (hi) - indeed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - to Dhritarashtra's son; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; किं (kiṃ) - why; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; परिमार्गमाणः (parimārgamāṇaḥ) - searching; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; पराभूय (parābhūya) - having defeated; इह (iha) - here; आगतः (āgataḥ) - come; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]

(Having seized the prince by the throat in battle, with bloodshot eyes, he indeed said to Dhritarashtra's son: "Tell me, why have you come here again, having defeated us, searching?")

In the battle, having seized the prince by the throat, with bloodshot eyes, he said to Dhritarashtra's son: "Tell me, why have you come here again after defeating us and searching for something?"

दिदीपयंस्तद्भृशदीपितं मे चिरार्जितं रोषमतिप्रदीप्तम्। मधु प्रपास्ये तव कोष्टभाजना-- दित्यब्रवीद्भीमसेनस्तरस्वी॥ ८-८७-१२

didīpayaṃstadbhṛśadīpitaṃ me cirārjitaṃ roṣamatipradīptam। madhu prapāsye tava koṣṭabhājanā-- dityabravīdbhīmasenastarasvī॥ 8-87-12

[दिदीपयन् (didīpayan) - shining; तत् (tat) - that; भृश (bhṛśa) - intensely; दीपितं (dīpitaṃ) - inflamed; मे (me) - my; चिर (cira) - long; अर्जितं (arjitaṃ) - acquired; रोषं (roṣaṃ) - anger; अति (ati) - very; प्रदीप्तं (pradīptaṃ) - blazing; मधु (madhu) - honey; प्रपास्ये (prapāsye) - I will drink; तव (tava) - your; कोष्ट (koṣṭa) - store; भाजना (bhājanā) - vessel; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty;]

(Shining, that intensely inflamed my long-acquired anger, very blazing. I will drink honey from your store vessel, thus said the mighty Bhimasena.)

The mighty Bhimasena, with his long-acquired anger intensely inflamed, declared that he would drink honey from your store vessel.

दुःशासनं कण्ठदेशे प्रमृद्रं-- स्ततः क्रूरं भीमसेनश्चकार। कतं व्यंसयित्वा सहसा ससार बलादसौ धार्तराष्ट्रस्तरस्वी॥ ८-८७-१३

duḥśāsanaṃ kaṇṭhadeśe pramṛdraṃ-- stataḥ krūraṃ bhīmasenaścakāra। kataṃ vyaṃsayitvā sahasā sasāra balādasau dhārtarāṣṭrastaravī॥ 8-87-13

[दुःशासनं (duḥśāsanaṃ) - Duhshasana; कण्ठदेशे (kaṇṭhadeśe) - in the region of the neck; प्रमृद्रं (pramṛdraṃ) - pressing; स्ततः (stataḥ) - then; क्रूरं (krūraṃ) - cruel; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; चकार (cakāra) - did; कतं (kataṃ) - having done; व्यंसयित्वा (vyaṃsayitvā) - having twisted; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; ससार (sasāra) - departed; बलात् (balāt) - by force; असौ (asau) - he; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhartarashtra; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty;]

(Duhshasana in the region of the neck pressing-- then cruel Bhimasena did. Having done, having twisted suddenly departed by force he, the mighty Dhartarashtra.)

Bhimasena cruelly pressed Duhshasana's neck, then twisted it suddenly and forcefully, causing the mighty Dhartarashtra to depart.

भीमोऽभिदुद्राव सुतं त्वदीयं सपत्रतां दर्शयन्धार्तराष्ट्रे। मृगं मुहुः सिंहशिशुर्यथा वने तथाश्वभिद्रुत्य महाबलं बली॥ ८-८७-१४

bhīmo'bhidudrāva sutaṃ tvadīyaṃ sapatratāṃ darśayan dhārtarāṣṭre। mṛgaṃ muhuḥ siṃhaśiśur yathā vane tathāśvabhidrutya mahābalaṃ balī॥ 8-87-14

[भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; त्वदीयं (tvadīyaṃ) - your; सपत्रतां (sapatratāṃ) - with speed; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; धार्तराष्ट्रे (dhārtarāṣṭre) - at Dhritarashtra's son; मृगं (mṛgaṃ) - deer; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; सिंहशिशुः (siṃhaśiśuḥ) - lion cub; यथा (yathā) - as; वने (vane) - in the forest; तथा (tathā) - so; अश्वभिद्रुत्य (aśvabhidrutya) - rushing on horseback; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; बली (balī) - strong;]

(Bhima rushed towards your son, showing speed at Dhritarashtra's son, like a lion cub repeatedly at a deer in the forest, so rushing on horseback, mighty and strong.)

Bhima, demonstrating his swiftness, charged at your son, the son of Dhritarashtra, just as a lion cub repeatedly charges at a deer in the forest, displaying his might and strength while rushing on horseback.

निगृह्य चैनं परमेण कर्मणा उत्क्षिप्य चोत्क्षिप्य च तूर्णमेनम्। भूमौ तदा निष्पिपेषाथ वीर असिं विकोशं विमलं चकार॥ ८-८७-१५

nigṛhya cainaṃ parameṇa karmaṇā utkṣipya cotkṣipya ca tūrṇamenam। bhūmau tadā niṣpipeṣātha vīra asiṃ vikośaṃ vimalaṃ cakāra॥ 8-87-15

[निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; परमेण (parameṇa) - with supreme; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - action; उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having lifted; च (ca) - and; उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having lifted; च (ca) - and; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; एनम् (enam) - him; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; तदा (tadā) - then; निष्पिपेष (niṣpipeṣa) - crushed; अथ (atha) - then; वीर (vīra) - hero; असिम् (asim) - sword; विकोशम् (vikośam) - unsheathed; विमलम् (vimalam) - pure; चकार (cakāra) - made;]

(Having seized him with supreme action, and having lifted him quickly, then crushed him on the ground. Then the hero unsheathed the pure sword.)

The hero, with supreme skill, seized and swiftly lifted him, crushing him to the ground, and then unsheathed his pure sword.

तं पातयित्वा तु वृकोदरोऽथ जगर्ज हर्षेण विनादयन्दिशः। नादेन तेनाखिलपार्श्ववर्तिनो मूर्च्छाकुलाः पतितास्त्वाजमीढ॥ ८-८७-१६

taṁ pātayitvā tu vṛkodaro'tha jagarja harṣeṇa vinādayandiśaḥ। nādena tenākhilapārśvavartino mūrcchākulāḥ patitāstvājamīḍha॥ 8-87-16

[तं (taṁ) - him; पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having felled; तु (tu) - but; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); अथ (atha) - then; जगर्ज (jagarja) - roared; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; विनादयन् (vinādayan) - resounding; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; नादेन (nādena) - with the sound; तेन (tena) - by that; अखिल (akhila) - all; पार्श्ववर्तिनः (pārśvavartinaḥ) - those nearby; मूर्च्छाकुलाः (mūrcchākulāḥ) - overcome with fainting; पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fell; तु (tu) - but; अजमीढ (ajamīḍha) - O Ajamidha (King Virata);]

(Having felled him, Vrikodara (Bhima) then roared with joy, resounding the directions. By that sound, all those nearby, overcome with fainting, fell, O Ajamidha.)

After felling him, Bhima, known as Vrikodara, roared joyfully, causing the directions to resound. The sound caused all those nearby to faint and fall, O Ajamidha (King Virata).

दुःशासनं तत्र समीक्ष्य राज-- न्भीमो महाबाहुरचिन्त्यकर्मा। स्मृत्वा च केशग्रहणं च देव्या वस्त्रापहारं च रजस्वलायाः॥ ८-८७-१७

duḥśāsanaṃ tatra samīkṣya rāja-- nbhīmo mahābāhuracintyakarmā। smṛtvā ca keśagrahaṇaṃ ca devyā vastrāpahāraṃ ca rajasvalāyāḥ॥ 8-87-17

[दुःशासनं (duḥśāsanaṃ) - Duhshasana; तत्र (tatra) - there; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अचिन्त्यकर्मा (acintyakarmā) - of unimaginable deeds; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; च (ca) - and; केशग्रहणं (keśagrahaṇaṃ) - the dragging by the hair; च (ca) - and; देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the lady; वस्त्रापहारं (vastrāpahāraṃ) - the disrobing; च (ca) - and; रजस्वलायाः (rajasvalāyāḥ) - of the menstruating one;]

(Seeing Duhshasana there, O king, Bhima, the mighty-armed and of unimaginable deeds, remembering the dragging by the hair and the disrobing of the lady who was menstruating.)

Upon seeing Duhshasana there, Bhima, the mighty warrior known for his incredible deeds, recalled the incident where the lady was dragged by her hair and disrobed while she was menstruating.

अनागसो भर्तृपराङ्मुखाया दुःखानि दत्तान्यपि विप्रचिन्त्या। जज्वाल कोपादथ भीमसेन आज्यप्रसिक्तो हि यथा हुताशः॥

anāgaso bhartṛparāṅmukhāyā duḥkhāni dattānyapi vipracintyā। jajvāla kopādatha bhīmasena ājyaprasikto hi yathā hutāśaḥ॥

[अनागसो (anāgasaḥ) - innocent; भर्तृपराङ्मुखाया (bhartṛparāṅmukhāyā) - of the one turned away from the husband; दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows; दत्तानि (dattāni) - given; अपि (api) - also; विप्रचिन्त्या (vipracintyā) - to be considered; जज्वाल (jajvāla) - blazed; कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger; अथ (atha) - then; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; आज्यप्रसिक्तः (ājya-prasiktaḥ) - anointed with ghee; हि (hi) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - like; हुताशः (hutāśaḥ) - fire;]

(The innocent one, turned away from her husband, also given sorrows to be considered. Bhimasena blazed with anger, like a fire anointed with ghee.)

The innocent woman, neglected by her husband, was also burdened with sorrows to ponder. Bhimasena, in his anger, blazed like a fire fed with ghee.

तत्राह कर्णं च सुयोधनं च कृपं द्रौणिं कृतवर्माणमेव। निहन्मि दुःशासनमद्य पापं संरक्ष्यतामद्य समस्तयोधाः॥ ८-८७-१९

tatrāha karṇaṃ ca suyodhanaṃ ca kṛpaṃ drauṇiṃ kṛtavarmāṇameva। nihanmi duḥśāsanam adya pāpaṃ saṃrakṣyatām adya samastayodhāḥ॥ 8-87-19

[तत्र (tatra) - there; आह (āha) - said; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; च (ca) - and; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana; च (ca) - and; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kripa; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; एव (eva) - only; निहन्मि (nihanmi) - I will slay; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duhshasana; अद्य (adya) - today; पापम् (pāpam) - sinful; संरक्ष्यताम् (saṃrakṣyatām) - be protected; अद्य (adya) - today; समस्तयोधाः (samastayodhāḥ) - all warriors;]

(There, he said, "Karna and Suyodhana and Kripa, Drona's son, and Kritavarma only. I will slay Duhshasana today, the sinful one. Let all warriors be protected today.")

There, he declared to Karna, Suyodhana, Kripa, Drona's son, and Kritavarma that he would slay the sinful Duhshasana today and urged all warriors to be on guard.

इत्येवमुक्त्वा सहसाभ्यधाव-- न्निहन्तुकामोऽतिबलस्तरस्वी। तथा तु विक्रम्य रमे वृकोदरो महागजं केसरिको यथैव। निगृह्य दुःशासनमेकवीरः सुयोधनस्याधिरथेः समक्षम्॥ ८-८७-२०

ityevamuktvā sahasābhyadhāva-- nnihantukāmo'tibalastarasvī। tathā tu vikramya rame vṛkodaro mahāgajaṃ kesariko yathaiva। nigṛhya duḥśāsanamekavīraḥ suyodhanasyādhiratheḥ samakṣam॥ 8-87-20

[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed; निहन्तुकामः (nihantukāmaḥ) - desiring to kill; अतिबलः (atibalaḥ) - very strong; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - energetic; तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having advanced; रमे (rame) - in the battlefield; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); महागजम् (mahāgajam) - great elephant; केसरिकः (kesarikaḥ) - like a lion; यथा (yathā) - as; एव (eva) - indeed; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Dushasana; एकवीरः (ekavīraḥ) - the lone hero; सुयोधनस्य (suyodhanasya) - of Suyodhana; अधिरथेः (adhiratheḥ) - of the great charioteer; समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in front of;]

(Thus having spoken, suddenly rushed, desiring to kill, very strong and energetic. But having advanced in the battlefield, Vrikodara (Bhima) like a lion indeed seized the great elephant. Having seized Dushasana, the lone hero, in front of Suyodhana, the great charioteer.)

Having spoken thus, the very strong and energetic Vrikodara (Bhima) suddenly rushed forward, desiring to kill. But advancing in the battlefield like a lion seizing a great elephant, he seized Dushasana in front of Suyodhana, the great charioteer.

असिं समुद्यम्य सितं सुधारं कण्ठे पदाक्रम्य च वेपमानम्। उवाच तद्गौरिति यद्ब्रुवाणो हृष्टोऽवदः कर्णसुयोधनाभ्याम्॥ ८-८७-२१

asiṁ samudyamya sitaṁ sudhāraṁ kaṇṭhe padākramya ca vepamānam। uvāca tadgauriti yadbruvāṇo hṛṣṭo'vadaḥ karṇasuyodhanābhyām॥ 8-87-21

[असिम् (asim) - sword; समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having raised; सितम् (sitam) - bright; सुधारम् (sudhāram) - excellent; कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - on the neck; पदाक्रम्य (padākramya) - having stepped; च (ca) - and; वेपमानम् (vepamānam) - trembling; उवाच (uvāca) - said; तत् (tat) - that; गौर् (gaur) - bull; इति (iti) - thus; यत् (yat) - which; ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - speaking; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; अवदः (avadaḥ) - said; कर्णसुयोधनाभ्याम् (karṇasuyodhanābhyām) - to Karna and Suyodhana;]

(Having raised the bright, excellent sword, and having stepped on the trembling neck, he said joyfully to Karna and Suyodhana, "That bull which speaks thus.")

With joy, he raised the bright, excellent sword, stepped on the trembling neck, and said to Karna and Suyodhana, "That bull which speaks thus."

ये राजसूयावभृथे पवित्रा जाताः कछा याज्ञसेन्या दुरात्मन्। ते पाणिना कतरेणावकृष्टा-- स्तद्ब्रूहि त्वां पृच्छति भीमसेनः॥ ८-८७-२२

ye rājasūyāvabhṛthe pavitrā jātāḥ kachā yājñasenyā durātman। te pāṇinā katareṇāvakṛṣṭā-- stadbrūhi tvāṃ pṛcchati bhīmasenaḥ॥ 8-87-22

[ये (ye) - those who; राजसूयावभृथे (rājasūyāvabhṛthe) - in the Rājasūya sacrifice; पवित्रा (pavitrā) - pure; जाताः (jātāḥ) - born; कछा (kachā) - locks of hair; याज्ञसेन्या (yājñasenyā) - of Draupadi; दुरात्मन् (durātman) - wicked one; ते (te) - those; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand; कतरेण (katareṇa) - by which; आवकृष्टाः (āvakṛṣṭāḥ) - were pulled; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; पृच्छति (pṛcchati) - asks; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena;]

(Those locks of hair of Draupadi, which were pure and born in the Rājasūya sacrifice, O wicked one, by which hand were they pulled? Tell that, Bhimasena asks you.)

Bhimasena is asking you, O wicked one, by which hand were the pure locks of Draupadi, born in the Rājasūya sacrifice, pulled?

श्रुत्वा तु तद्भीमवचः सुघोरं दुःशासनो भीमसेनं निरीक्ष्य। जज्वाल बीमं स तदा स्मयेन संशृण्वतां कौरवसोमकानाम्। उक्तस्तदाजौ स तथा सरोषं जगाद भीमं परिवृत्तनेत्रः॥ ८-८७-२३

śrutvā tu tadbhīmavacaḥ sughoraṃ duḥśāsano bhīmasenaṃ nirīkṣya। jajvāla bīmaṃ sa tadā smayena saṃśṛṇvatāṃ kauravasomakānām। uktastadājau sa tathā saroṣaṃ jagāda bhīmaṃ parivṛttanetraḥ॥ 8-87-23

[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; भीमवचः (bhīmavacaḥ) - terrible words; सुघोरं (sughoram) - very fierce; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena; निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen; जज्वाल (jajvāla) - blazed; बीमं (bīmam) - terrible; सः (saḥ) - he; तदा (tadā) - then; स्मयेन (smayena) - with a smile; संशृण्वतां (saṃśṛṇvatām) - of those who were listening; कौरवसोमकानाम् (kauravasomakānām) - of the Kauravas and Somakas; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed; तदा (tadā) - then; अजौ (ajau) - in the battle; सः (saḥ) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; सरोषं (saroṣam) - angrily; जगाद (jagāda) - said; भीमं (bhīmam) - to Bhīma; परिवृत्तनेत्रः (parivṛttanetraḥ) - with rolling eyes;]

(Having heard those terrible words, Duḥśāsana, having seen Bhīmasena, blazed terribly. Then, with a smile, he, in the presence of those listening Kauravas and Somakas, having been addressed, thus angrily said to Bhīma with rolling eyes.)

Upon hearing those fierce words, Duḥśāsana looked at Bhīmasena and blazed with anger. Then, with a smile, in front of the listening Kauravas and Somakas, he, having been addressed, spoke angrily to Bhīma, his eyes rolling.

अयं करिकराकारः पीनस्तनविमर्दनः। गोसहस्रप्रदाता च क्षत्रियान्तकरः करः॥ ८-८७-२४

ayaṁ karikarākāraḥ pīnastanavimardanaḥ। gosahasrapradātā ca kṣatriyāntakaraḥ karaḥ॥ 8-87-24

[अयम् (ayam) - this; करिकराकारः (karikarākāraḥ) - elephant-like; पीन (pīna) - full; स्तन (stana) - breast; विमर्दनः (vimardanaḥ) - crushing; गोसहस्र (gosahasra) - thousand cows; प्रदाता (pradātā) - giver; च (ca) - and; क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya) - warrior; अन्त (anta) - end; करः (karaḥ) - doer; करः (karaḥ) - hand;]

(This hand, resembling an elephant, crushes full breasts, is a giver of a thousand cows, and is the ender of warriors.)

This hand, resembling an elephant's trunk, is powerful enough to crush full breasts, generous in giving a thousand cows, and is the destroyer of warriors.

अनेन याज्ञसेन्या मे भीम केशा विकर्षिताः। पश्यतां कुरुमुख्यानां युष्माकं च सभासदाम्॥ ८-८७-२५

anena yājñasenyā me bhīma keśā vikarṣitāḥ। paśyatāṃ kurumukhyānāṃ yuṣmākaṃ ca sabhāsadām॥ 8-87-25

[अनेन (anena) - by this; याज्ञसेन्या (yājñasenyā) - by Draupadi; मे (me) - my; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; केशा (keśā) - hair; विकर्षिताः (vikarṣitāḥ) - dragged; पश्यतां (paśyatām) - in the presence; कुरुमुख्यानां (kurumukhyānāṃ) - of the Kuru chiefs; युष्माकं (yuṣmākaṃ) - your; च (ca) - and; सभासदाम् (sabhāsadām) - of the assembly;]

(By this Draupadi, my Bhima's hair was dragged in the presence of the Kuru chiefs and your assembly.)

Draupadi, by this act, my Bhima's hair was dragged in front of the Kuru chiefs and your assembly members.

एवं त्वसौ राजसुतं निशम्य ब्रुवन्तमाजौ विनिपीड्य वक्षः। भीमो बलात्तं प्रतिगृह्य दोर्भ्या-- मुच्चैर्ननादाथ समस्तयोधान्॥ ८-८७-२६

evaṁ tvasau rājasutaṁ niśamya bruvantamājau vinipīḍya vakṣaḥ। bhīmo balāttaṁ pratigṛhya dorbhyā-- muccairnanādātha samastayodhān॥ 8-87-26

[एवम् (evam) - thus; त् (t) - this; असौ (asau) - that; राजसुतम् (rājasutam) - prince; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; ब्रुवन्तम् (bruvantam) - speaking; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; विनिपीड्य (vinipīḍya) - having crushed; वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - chest; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; बलात् (balāt) - by force; तम् (tam) - him; प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having seized; दोर् (dor) - arms; भ्या (bhyā) - with; मुच्चैः (muccaiḥ) - loudly; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; अथ (atha) - then; समस्त (samasta) - all; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors;]

(Thus, having heard the prince speaking in battle, Bhima, having crushed his chest, seized him by force with his arms and then roared loudly at all the warriors.)

Upon hearing the prince's words in the battle, Bhima forcefully crushed his chest, seized him with his arms, and then roared loudly at all the warriors.

उवाच यस्यास्ति बलं स रक्ष-- त्वसौ भवेदद्य निरस्तबाहुः। दुःशानं जीवितं प्रोत्सृजन्त-- माक्षिप्य योधांस्तरसा महाबलः॥ ८-८७-२७

uvāca yasyāsti balaṃ sa rakṣa-- tvasau bhavedadya nirastabāhuḥ। duḥśānaṃ jīvitaṃ protsṛjant-- amākṣipya yodhāṃstarasā mahābalaḥ॥ 8-87-27

[उवाच (uvāca) - said; यस्मिन (yasmin) - in whom; अस्ति (asti) - is; बलम् (balam) - strength; सः (saḥ) - he; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असौ (asau) - this; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; अद्य (adya) - today; निरस्तबाहुः (nirastabāhuḥ) - with arms cut off; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duḥśāsana; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; प्रोत्सृजन् (protsṛjan) - abandoning; आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having seized; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one;]

(He said, 'In whom there is strength, let him protect you. Today, this one may become with arms cut off, abandoning Duḥśāsana's life, having seized the warriors with force, the mighty one.')

He said, 'Let the one who has strength protect you. Today, this mighty one may cut off the arms of Duḥśāsana, abandoning his life, having seized the warriors with force.'

एवं क्रुद्धो भीमसेनः करेण उत्पाटयामास भुजं महात्मा। दुःशासनं तेन स वीरमध्ये जघान वज्राशनिसन्निभेन॥ ८-८७-२८

evaṃ kruddho bhīmasenaḥ kareṇa utpāṭayāmāsa bhujaṃ mahātmā। duḥśāsanaṃ tena sa vīramadhye jaghāna vajrāśanisannibhena॥ 8-87-28

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; करेण (kareṇa) - with hand; उत्पाटयामास (utpāṭayāmāsa) - tore off; भुजं (bhujaṃ) - arm; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; दुःशासनं (duḥśāsanaṃ) - Duhshasana; तेन (tena) - by him; सः (saḥ) - he; वीरमध्ये (vīramadhye) - among heroes; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; वज्राशनिसन्निभेन (vajrāśanisannibhena) - like a thunderbolt;]

(Thus, angry Bhimasena tore off the arm with his hand, the great soul. He killed Duhshasana among heroes like a thunderbolt.)

In his fury, Bhimasena, the great soul, tore off Duhshasana's arm with his hand and killed him among the heroes, striking like a thunderbolt.

कण्ठे समाक्रम्य च वेपमानं कृत्वाऽनु रूपं परमं सुघोरम्। कालान्तकाभ्यां सदृशं तदानीं विदार्य वक्षश्च महारथस्य॥ ८-८७-२९

kaṇṭhe samākramya ca vepamānaṃ kṛtvā'nu rūpaṃ paramaṃ sughoram। kālāntakābhyāṃ sadṛśaṃ tadānīṃ vidārya vakṣaśca mahārathasya॥ 8-87-29

[कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - in the throat; समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having seized; च (ca) - and; वेपमानं (vepamānaṃ) - trembling; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; अनु (anu) - according to; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very terrible; कालान्तकाभ्यां (kālāntakābhyāṃ) - to Kāla and Antaka; सदृशं (sadṛśaṃ) - similar; तदानीं (tadānīṃ) - then; विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn apart; वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - the chest; च (ca) - and; महारथस्य (mahārathasya) - of the great chariot-warrior;]

(In the throat, having seized and made trembling, according to the supreme form, very terrible, similar to Kāla and Antaka, then having torn apart the chest of the great chariot-warrior.)

Seizing by the throat and making him tremble, in a form that was supremely terrible and akin to Kāla and Antaka, he then tore apart the chest of the great chariot-warrior.

दुःशासनस्य निपुशासनस्य उद्धृत्य वक्षः पतितस्य भूमौ। ततोऽपिबच्छोणितमस्य कोष्ण-- मास्वाद्य चास्वाद्य च वीक्षमाणः॥ ८-८७-३०

duḥśāsanasya nipuśāsanasya uddhṛtya vakṣaḥ patitasya bhūmau। tato'pibacchoṇitamasya koṣṇa-- māsvādya cāsvādya ca vīkṣamāṇaḥ॥ 8-87-30

[दुःशासनस्य (duḥśāsanasya) - of Duḥśāsana; निपुशासनस्य (nipuśāsanasya) - of Nipuśāsana; उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having lifted; वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - chest; पतितस्य (patitasya) - fallen; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपिबत् (apibat) - drank; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood; अस्य (asya) - his; कोष्णम् (koṣṇam) - warm; आस्वाद्य (āsvādya) - tasting; च (ca) - and; अस्वाद्य (asvādaya) - relishing; च (ca) - and; वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - watching;]

(Having lifted the chest of the fallen Duḥśāsana and Nipuśāsana on the ground, then drank his warm blood, tasting and relishing, while watching.)

After lifting the chest of the fallen Duḥśāsana and Nipuśāsana on the ground, he drank their warm blood, savoring it while watching.

क्रुद्धः प्रहृष्टो निजगाद वाक्यं स्तन्यस्य मातुः पयसोऽमृतस्य। माध्वीकजस्येव रसस्य तस्य मधोश्च पानाद्यवकस्य पानात्॥ ८-८७-३१

kruddhaḥ prahṛṣṭo nijagāda vākyaṃ stanyasya mātuḥ payaso'mṛtasya। mādhvīkajasyeva rasasya tasya madhośca pānādyavakasya pānāt॥ 8-87-31

[क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; निजगाद (nijagāda) - spoke; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; स्तन्यस्य (stanyasya) - of the breast; मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother; पयसो (payaso) - of the milk; अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of nectar; माध्वीकजस्य (mādhvīkajasya) - of the honey wine; इव (iva) - like; रसस्य (rasasya) - of the juice; तस्य (tasya) - of that; मधोः (madhoḥ) - of the honey; च (ca) - and; पानात् (pānāt) - from drinking; अव्यवकस्य (avyavakasya) - of the unfermented; पानात् (pānāt) - from drinking;]

(Angry and delighted, he spoke words like the nectar of the mother's milk, like the juice of the honey wine, from drinking the honey and the unfermented.)

In a state of anger and delight, he spoke words that were as sweet and nourishing as a mother's milk, akin to the essence of honey wine, derived from the consumption of honey and unfermented drink.

पयोदधिभ्यां मथिताच्च मुख्या-- त्तथेक्षुसारस्य मनोहरस्य। सर्वेभ्य एवाभ्यधिको रसोऽस्य मतो ममाद्याहितलोहितस्य॥ ८-८७-३२

payodadhibhyāṃ mathitācca mukhyā-- ttathekṣusārasya manoharasya। sarvebhya evābhyadhiko raso'sya mato mamādyāhitalohitasya॥ 8-87-32

[पयोदधिभ्यां (payodadhibhyām) - from milk and curd; मथितात् (mathitāt) - churned; च (ca) - and; मुख्यात् (mukhyāt) - from the chief; तथा (tathā) - thus; इक्षुसारस्य (ikṣusārasya) - of sugarcane juice; मनोहरस्य (manoharasya) - of the delightful; सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - than all; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; रसः (rasaḥ) - taste; अस्य (asya) - of this; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; मम (mama) - by me; आद्य (ādya) - first; आहितलोहितस्य (āhitalohitasya) - of the added red.;]

(From milk and curd, churned, and from the chief, thus of sugarcane juice, of the delightful, indeed superior taste of this is considered by me, first of the added red.)

The taste derived from the churning of milk and curd, and the essence of sugarcane, is considered by me to be superior to all, especially the first of the added red.

एवं ब्रुवाणं पुनरुत्थितं त-- मास्फोट्य वल्गन्तमतिप्रहृष्टम्। ये भीमसेनं ददृशुस्तदानीं प्रायेण तेऽपि व्यथिता निपेतुः॥ ८-८७-३३

evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ punarutthitaṃ ta-- māsphoṭya valgantamatiprahṛṣṭam। ye bhīmasenaṃ dadṛśustadānīṃ prāyeṇa te'pi vyathitā nipetuḥ॥ 8-87-33

[एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen; त (ta) - that; मास्फोट्य (māsphoṭya) - shouting; वल्गन्तम् (valgantam) - leaping; अतिप्रहृष्टम् (atiprahṛṣṭam) - very delighted; ये (ye) - who; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then; प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - mostly; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; व्यथिताः (vyathitāḥ) - distressed; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell;]

(Thus speaking, risen again, shouting, leaping, very delighted. Those who saw Bhimasena then, mostly they also fell distressed.)

Thus, as he spoke and rose again, shouting and leaping with great delight, those who saw Bhimasena at that moment mostly fell down, distressed.

ये चापि नासन्पतिता मनुष्या-- स्तेषां करेभ्यः पतितं तु शस्त्रम्। भयाच्च सञ्चुक्रुशुरस्वरैस्तदा निमीलिताक्षा मुमुहुश्च तत्र॥ ८-८७-३४

ye cāpi nāsanpatitā manuṣyā-- steṣāṃ karebhyaḥ patitaṃ tu śastram। bhayācca sañcukruśurasvaraistadā nimīlitākṣā mumuhuśca tatra॥ 8-87-34

[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; न (na) - not; आसन् (āsan) - were; पतिता (patitā) - fallen; मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - men; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; करेभ्यः (karebhyaḥ) - from hands; पतितम् (patitam) - fallen; तु (tu) - but; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapons; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; च (ca) - and; सञ्चुक्रुशुः (sañcukruśuḥ) - screamed; अस्वरैः (asvaraiḥ) - in discordant voices; तदा (tadā) - then; निमीलिताक्षाः (nimīlitākṣāḥ) - with closed eyes; मुमुहुः (mumuhuḥ) - fainted; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there;]

(Those men who had not fallen, their weapons fell from their hands. Out of fear, they screamed in discordant voices, then with closed eyes, they fainted there.)

The men who had not fallen dropped their weapons from their hands. Out of fear, they screamed in discordant voices, and then, with closed eyes, they fainted there.

ये तत्र भीमं रुधिरं पिबन्तं दुःशासनस्य ददृशुः प्रपन्नाः। नायं मनुष्यस्त्विति भाषमाणाः सर्वेऽपलायन्त भयाभिपन्नाः॥ ॥ ८-८७-३५

ye tatra bhīmaṃ rudhiraṃ pibantaṃ duḥśāsanasya dadṛśuḥ prapannāḥ। nāyaṃ manuṣyastviti bhāṣamāṇāḥ sarve'palāyanta bhayābhipannāḥ॥ ॥ 8-87-35

[ये (ye) - those who; तत्र (tatra) - there; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; पिबन्तं (pibantaṃ) - drinking; दुःशासनस्य (duḥśāsanasya) - of Duhshasana; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - surrendered; न (na) - not; अयं (ayaṃ) - this; मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a human; त्विति (tviti) - thus; भाषमाणाः (bhāṣamāṇāḥ) - speaking; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अपलायन्त (apalāyanta) - fled; भयाभिपन्नाः (bhayābhipannāḥ) - overcome with fear;]

(Those who were there saw Bhima drinking the blood of Duhshasana. Speaking thus, "This is not a human," all fled, overcome with fear.)

Those present witnessed Bhima drinking Duhshasana's blood. Declaring, "This is not a human," they all fled in terror.