08.061
Core and Pancharatra: Bhima drew his sharp, excellent sword and seized the trembling throat of Duḥśāsana. After cutting open the chest of the fallen one on the ground, he drank the warm blood, tasting it repeatedly. The elated one roared loudly, his body drenched in blood.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तत्राकरोद्दुष्करं राजपुत्रो; दुःशासनस्तुमुले युध्यमानः। चिच्छेद भीमस्य धनुः क्षुरेण; षड्भिः शरैः सारथिमप्यविध्यत् ॥८-६१-१॥
tatrākarodduṣkaraṃ rājaputro; duḥśāsanastumule yudhyamānaḥ। ciccheda bhīmasya dhanuḥ kṣureṇa; ṣaḍbhiḥ śaraiḥ sārathimapyavidhyat ॥8-61-1॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; दुष्करं (duṣkaraṃ) - difficult; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumult; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; अपि (api) - also; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced;]
(There, the prince Duhshasana, fighting in the tumult, did a difficult deed; he cut Bhima's bow with a razor and also pierced the charioteer with six arrows.)
In the midst of the battle, Prince Duhshasana performed a challenging feat by cutting Bhima's bow with a razor and striking the charioteer with six arrows.
ततोऽभिनद्बहुभिः क्षिप्रमेव; वरेषुभिर्भीमसेनं महात्मा। स विक्षरन्नाग इव प्रभिन्नो; गदामस्मै तुमुले प्राहिणोद्वै ॥८-६१-२॥
tato'bhinadbahubhiḥ kṣiprameva; vareṣubhirbhīmasenaṃ mahātmā। sa vikṣarannāga iva prabhinno; gadāmasmai tumule prāhiṇodvai ॥8-61-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभिनद् (abhina) - pierced; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; एव (eva) - indeed; वरेषुभिः (vareṣubhiḥ) - with excellent arrows; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; सः (saḥ) - he; विक्षरन् (vikṣaran) - bleeding; नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; प्रभिन्नः (prabhinnaḥ) - wounded; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumult; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Then the great soul quickly pierced Bhimasena with many excellent arrows; bleeding like a wounded elephant, he sent a mace to him in the tumult.)
Then the great warrior swiftly struck Bhimasena with numerous fine arrows. Bleeding like a pierced elephant, he hurled a mace at him amidst the chaos.
तयाहरद्दश धन्वन्तराणि; दुःशासनं भीमसेनः प्रसह्य। तया हतः पतितो वेपमानो; दुःशासनो गदया वेगवत्या ॥८-६१-३॥
tayāharaddaśa dhanvantarāṇi; duḥśāsanaṃ bhīmasenaḥ prasahya। tayā hataḥ patito vepamāno; duḥśāsano gadayā vegavatyā ॥8-61-3॥
[तया (tayā) - by her; हरत् (harat) - took away; दश (daśa) - ten; धन्वन्तराणि (dhanvantarāṇi) - bows; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duḥśāsana; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; प्रसह्य (prasabya) - forcibly; तया (tayā) - by her; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen; वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; वेगवत्या (vegavatyā) - swift;]
(By her, ten bows were taken away; Duḥśāsana was forcibly killed by Bhīmasena. Trembling and fallen, Duḥśāsana was struck by the swift mace.)
Bhīmasena forcibly took away ten bows and killed Duḥśāsana. Trembling and fallen, Duḥśāsana was struck by the swift mace.
हयाः ससूताश्च हता नरेन्द्र; चूर्णीकृतश्चास्य रथः पतन्त्या। विध्वस्तवर्माभरणाम्बरस्र; ग्विचेष्टमानो भृशवेदनार्तः ॥८-६१-४॥
hayāḥ sasūtāśca hatā narendra; cūrṇīkṛtaścāsya rathaḥ patantyā. vidhvastavarmābharaṇāmbarasra; gviceṣṭamāno bhṛśavedanārtaḥ ॥8-61-4॥
[हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; स (sa) - with; सूताः (sūtāḥ) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; चूर्णीकृतः (cūrṇīkṛtaḥ) - smashed; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; पतन्त्या (patantyā) - falling; विध्वस्त (vidhvastha) - shattered; वर्म (varma) - armor; आभरण (ābharaṇa) - ornaments; अम्बर (ambara) - garments; स्रग् (srag) - garlands; विचेष्टमानः (viceṣṭamānaḥ) - struggling; भृश (bhṛśa) - greatly; वेदन (vedana) - pain; आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - afflicted;]
(The horses along with the charioteers were killed, O king; his chariot was smashed by the falling one. Shattered were his armor, ornaments, garments, and garlands; he was struggling, greatly afflicted by pain.)
The horses and charioteers were slain, O king, and his chariot was crushed by the falling one. His armor, ornaments, garments, and garlands were shattered, and he struggled, greatly afflicted by pain.
ततः स्मृत्वा भीमसेनस्तरस्वी; सापत्नकं यत्प्रयुक्तं सुतैस्ते। रथादवप्लुत्य गतः स भूमौ; यत्नेन तस्मिन्प्रणिधाय चक्षुः ॥८-६१-५॥
tataḥ smṛtvā bhīmasenastarasvī; sāpatnakaṃ yatprayuktaṃ sutaiste। rathādavaplutya gataḥ sa bhūmau; yatnena tasminpraṇidhāya cakṣuḥ ॥8-61-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - vigorous; सापत्नकम् (sāpatnakam) - towards the enemy; यत् (yat) - which; प्रयुक्तम् (prayuktam) - employed; सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - by the sons; ते (te) - your; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - jumping down; गतः (gataḥ) - went; स (sa) - he; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; प्रणिधाय (praṇidhāya) - fixing; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eyes;]
(Then, remembering, Bhimasena, vigorous, towards the enemy, which was employed by your sons, jumping down from the chariot, went on the ground, with effort, fixing the eyes there.)
Then, remembering the act employed by your sons against the enemy, the vigorous Bhimasena jumped down from the chariot and went to the ground, fixing his eyes there with effort.
असिं समुद्धृत्य शितं सुधारं; कण्ठे समाक्रम्य च वेपमानम्। उत्कृत्य वक्षः पतितस्य भूमा; वथापिबच्छोणितमस्य कोष्णम् ॥ आस्वाद्य चास्वाद्य च वीक्षमाणः; क्रुद्धोऽतिवेलं प्रजगाद वाक्यम् ॥८-६१-६॥
asiṁ samuddhṛtya śitaṁ sudhāraṁ; kaṇṭhe samākramya ca vepamānam। utkṛtya vakṣaḥ patitasya bhūmā; vathāpibacchoṇitamasya koṣṇam ॥ āsvādya cāsvādya ca vīkṣamāṇaḥ; kruddho'tivelaṁ prajagāda vākyam ॥8-61-6॥
[असिं (asiṁ) - sword; समुद्धृत्य (samuddhṛtya) - having drawn; शितं (śitaṁ) - sharp; सुधारं (sudhāraṁ) - excellent; कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - at the throat; समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having seized; च (ca) - and; वेपमानम् (vepamānam) - trembling; उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut open; वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - chest; पतितस्य (patitasya) - fallen; भूमा (bhūmā) - on the ground; वथ (vatha) - then; अपिबत् (apibat) - drank; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood; अस्य (asya) - his; कोष्णम् (koṣṇam) - warm; आस्वाद्य (āsvādya) - tasting; च (ca) - and; आस्वाद्य (āsvādya) - tasting; च (ca) - and; वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - looking; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; अतिवेलं (ativelaṁ) - excessively; प्रजगाद (prajagāda) - spoke; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words;]
(Having drawn the sharp, excellent sword; having seized the trembling throat, having cut open the chest of the fallen one on the ground, then drank his warm blood. Tasting and tasting, looking, excessively angry, he spoke words.)
He drew his sharp, excellent sword and seized the trembling throat. After cutting open the chest of the fallen one on the ground, he drank the warm blood. Tasting it repeatedly, he looked around, excessively angry, and spoke.
स्तन्यस्य मातुर्मधुसर्पिषो वा; माध्वीकपानस्य च सत्कृतस्य। दिव्यस्य वा तोयरसस्य पाना; त्पयोदधिभ्यां मथिताच्च मुख्यात् ॥ सर्वेभ्य एवाभ्यधिको रसोऽयं; मतो ममाद्याहितलोहितस्य ॥८-६१-७॥
stanyasya māturmadhusarpiṣo vā; mādhvīkapānasya ca satkṛtasya। divyasya vā toyarasasya pānā; tpayodadhibhyāṃ mathitācca mukhyāt ॥ sarvebhya evābhyadhiko raso'yaṃ; mato mamādyāhitalohitasya ॥8-61-7॥
[स्तन्यस्य (stanyasya) - of milk; मातुः (mātuḥ) - of mother; मधुसर्पिषः (madhusarpiṣaḥ) - of honey and ghee; वा (vā) - or; माध्वीकपानस्य (mādhvīkapānasya) - of drinking mead; च (ca) - and; सत्कृतस्य (satkṛtasya) - of honored; दिव्यस्य (divyasya) - divine; वा (vā) - or; तोयरसस्य (toyarasasya) - of water juice; पानात् (pānāt) - from drinking; पयोदधिभ्याम् (payodadhibhyām) - from milk and curd; मथितात् (mathitāt) - from churning; च (ca) - and; मुख्यात् (mukhyāt) - from the chief; सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - than all; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; रसः (rasaḥ) - juice; अयम् (ayam) - this; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; मम (mama) - by me; आद्य (ādya) - first; आहितलोहितस्य (āhitalohitasya) - of the one with red applied;]
(Of milk, of mother, of honey and ghee, or of drinking mead, and of honored, divine or of water juice, from drinking, from milk and curd, from churning and from the chief, than all indeed superior juice this considered by me, first of the one with red applied.)
The juice derived from milk, honey, ghee, mead, divine water, milk and curd, and churning is considered superior to all by me, especially the one with red applied.
एवं ब्रुवाणं पुनराद्रवन्त; मास्वाद्य वल्गन्तमतिप्रहृष्टम्। ये भीमसेनं ददृशुस्तदानीं; भयेन तेऽपि व्यथिता निपेतुः ॥८-६१-८॥
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ punarādravanta; māsvādya valgantamatiprahṛṣṭam। ye bhīmasenaṁ dadṛśustadānīṁ; bhayena te'pi vyathitā nipetuḥ ॥8-61-8॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आद्रवन्त (ādravanta) - ran; मा (mā) - do not; आस्वाद्य (āsvādya) - tasting; वल्गन्तम् (valgantam) - leaping; अति (ati) - very; प्रहृष्टम् (prahṛṣṭam) - delighted; ये (ye) - those who; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then; भयेन (bhayena) - with fear; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; व्यथिताः (vyathitāḥ) - distressed; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down;]
(Thus speaking, they ran again; tasting, leaping very delighted. Those who saw Bhimasena then; with fear, they also fell down distressed.)
As he spoke thus, they ran again, tasting and leaping with great delight. Those who saw Bhimasena at that moment were also struck with fear and fell down in distress.
ये चापि तत्रापतिता मनुष्या; स्तेषां करेभ्यः पतितं च शस्त्रम्। भयाच्च सञ्चुक्रुशुरुच्चकैस्ते; निमीलिताक्षा ददृशुश्च तन्न ॥८-६१-९॥
ye cāpi tatrāpatitā manuṣyā; steṣāṃ karebhyaḥ patitaṃ ca śastram। bhayācca sañcukruśuruccakaiste; nimīlitākṣā dadṛśuśca tanna ॥8-61-9॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत्र (tatra) - there; आपतिता (āpatitā) - arrived; मनुष्या (manuṣyā) - humans; स्तेषां (steṣāṃ) - their; करेभ्यः (karebhyaḥ) - from hands; पतितं (patitaṃ) - fallen; च (ca) - and; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapons; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; च (ca) - and; सञ्चुक्रुशुः (sañcukruśuḥ) - screamed; उच्चकैः (uccakaiḥ) - loudly; ते (te) - they; निमीलिताक्षाः (nimīlitākṣāḥ) - with closed eyes; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; न (na) - not;]
(Those humans who had arrived there, their weapons fell from their hands. Out of fear, they screamed loudly; with closed eyes, they saw that not.)
The humans who had arrived there dropped their weapons from their hands. Out of fear, they screamed loudly and, with closed eyes, they saw that it was not.
ये तत्र भीमं ददृशुः समन्ता; द्दौःशासनं तद्रुधिरं पिबन्तम्। सर्वे पलायन्त भयाभिपन्ना; नायं मनुष्य इति भाषमाणाः ॥८-६१-१०॥
ye tatra bhīmaṃ dadṛśuḥ samantā; ddauḥśāsanaṃ tadrudhiraṃ pibantam। sarve palāyanta bhayābhipannā; nāyaṃ manuṣya iti bhāṣamāṇāḥ ॥8-61-10॥
[ये (ye) - those who; तत्र (tatra) - there; भीमं (bhīmam) - Bhima; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; दौःशासनं (dauḥśāsanam) - Duhshasana; तत् (tat) - his; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; पिबन्तम् (pibantam) - drinking; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पलायन्त (palāyanta) - fled; भयाभिपन्नाः (bhayābhipannāḥ) - overcome with fear; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a human; इति (iti) - thus; भाषमाणाः (bhāṣamāṇāḥ) - saying;]
(Those who saw Bhima there all around, drinking Duhshasana's blood, all fled overcome with fear, saying, "This is not a human.")
Those who witnessed Bhima there, drinking the blood of Duhshasana, fled in all directions, overcome with fear, exclaiming, "This is not a human being."
शृण्वतां लोकवीराणामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्। एष ते रुधिरं कण्ठात्पिबामि पुरुषाधम ॥ ब्रूहीदानीं सुसंरब्धः पुनर्गौरिति गौरिति ॥८-६१-११॥
śṛṇvatāṃ lokavīrāṇāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt। eṣa te rudhiraṃ kaṇṭhātpibāmi puruṣādhama ॥ brūhīdānīṃ susaṃrabdhaḥ punargauriti gauriti ॥8-61-11॥
[शृण्वतां (śṛṇvatāṃ) - of those who hear; लोकवीराणाम् (lokavīrāṇām) - of the heroes of the world; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; ते (te) - your; रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood; कण्ठात् (kaṇṭhāt) - from the throat; पिबामि (pibāmi) - I drink; पुरुषाधम (puruṣādhama) - O worst of men; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; सुसंरब्धः (susaṃrabdhaḥ) - very enraged; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गौरिति (gauriti) - cow, thus; गौरिति (gauriti) - cow, thus;]
(Of those who hear, this speech was said by the heroes of the world: "This is your blood from the throat, I drink, O worst of men. Speak now, very enraged, again 'cow, thus', 'cow, thus'.")
The heroes of the world, upon hearing, said this: "I drink your blood from the throat, O worst of men. Now speak, very enraged, again 'cow, thus', 'cow, thus'."
प्रमाणकोट्यां शयनं कालकूटस्य भोजनम्। दशनं चाहिभिः कष्टं दाहं च जतुवेश्मनि ॥८-६१-१२॥
pramāṇakoṭyāṃ śayanaṃ kālakūṭasya bhojanam। daśanaṃ cāhibhiḥ kaṣṭaṃ dāhaṃ ca jatuveśmani ॥8-61-12॥
[प्रमाणकोट्यां (pramāṇakoṭyāṃ) - in the measure of crores; शयनं (śayanaṃ) - sleep; कालकूटस्य (kālakūṭasya) - of Kālakūṭa; भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food; दशनं (daśanam) - biting; च (ca) - and; अहिभिः (ahibhiḥ) - by snakes; कष्टं (kaṣṭaṃ) - painful; दाहं (dāham) - burning; च (ca) - and; जतुवेश्मनि (jatuveśmani) - in a house made of lac;]
(In the measure of crores, sleep is the food of Kālakūṭa; biting by snakes is painful, and burning in a house made of lac.)
In the measure of crores, sleep is the sustenance for Kālakūṭa; being bitten by snakes is painful, and there is burning in a house made of lac.
द्यूतेन राज्यहरणमरण्ये वसतिश्च या। इष्वस्त्राणि च सङ्ग्रामेष्वसुखानि च वेश्मनि ॥८-६१-१३॥
dyūtena rājyaharaṇamaraṇye vasatiśca yā। iṣvastrāṇi ca saṅgrāmeṣvasukhāni ca veśmani ॥8-61-13॥
[द्यूतेन (dyūtena) - by gambling; राज्यहरणम् (rājyaharaṇam) - loss of kingdom; अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; वसतिः (vasatiḥ) - dwelling; च (ca) - and; या (yā) - which; इष्वस्त्राणि (iṣvastrāṇi) - bows and arrows; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles; असुखानि (asukhāni) - discomforts; च (ca) - and; वेश्मनि (veśmani) - in the house;]
(By gambling, the loss of kingdom, dwelling in the forest, and the bows and arrows in battles, and the discomforts in the house.)
The loss of the kingdom due to gambling, living in the forest, the use of bows and arrows in battles, and the discomforts at home.
दुःखान्येतानि जानीमो न सुखानि कदाचन। धृतराष्ट्रस्य दौरात्म्यात्सपुत्रस्य सदा वयम् ॥८-६१-१४॥
duḥkhānyetāni jānīmo na sukhāni kadācana। dhṛtarāṣṭrasya daurātmyātsaputrasya sadā vayam ॥8-61-14॥
[दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows; एतानि (etāni) - these; जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know; न (na) - not; सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; दौरात्म्यात् (daurātmyāt) - due to wickedness; सपुत्रस्य (saputrasya) - with his sons; सदा (sadā) - always; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(We know these sorrows, not happiness, ever. Due to the wickedness of Dhritarashtra with his sons, we always (suffer).)
We are always aware of these sorrows and never of happiness, due to the wickedness of Dhritarashtra and his sons.
इत्युक्त्वा वचनं राजञ्जयं प्राप्य वृकोदरः। पुनराह महाराज स्मयंस्तौ केशवार्जुनौ ॥८-६१-१५॥
ityuktvā vacanaṃ rājañjayaṃ prāpya vṛkodaraḥ। punarāha mahārāja smayaṃstau keśavārjunau ॥8-61-15॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आह (āha) - said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; तौ (tau) - those two; केशव-अर्जुनौ (keśava-arjunau) - Krishna and Arjuna;]
(Thus having spoken the words, O king, having obtained victory, Vrikodara (Bhima) again said, O great king, smiling at those two, Krishna and Arjuna.)
Having declared victory, Bhima, also known as Vrikodara, addressed the king once more, smiling at Krishna and Arjuna.
दुःशासने यद्रणे संश्रुतं मे; तद्वै सर्वं कृतमद्येह वीरौ। अद्यैव दास्याम्यपरं द्वितीयं; दुर्योधनं यज्ञपशुं विशस्य ॥८-६१-१६॥
duḥśāsane yadraṇe saṃśrutaṃ me; tadvai sarvaṃ kṛtamadyeha vīrau। adyaiva dāsyāmyaparaṃ dvitīyaṃ; duryodhanaṃ yajñapaśuṃ viśasya ॥8-61-16॥
[दुःशासने (duḥśāsane) - to Duḥśāsana; यद्रणे (yadraṇe) - what in battle; संश्रुतं (saṃśrutaṃ) - promised; मे (me) - by me; तद्वै (tadvai) - that indeed; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; कृतमद्येह (kṛtamadyeha) - done today here; वीरौ (vīrau) - O heroes; अद्यैव (adyaiva) - today itself; दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give; अपरं (aparaṃ) - another; द्वितीयं (dvitīyaṃ) - second; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṃ) - Duryodhana; यज्ञपशुं (yajñapaśuṃ) - sacrificial victim; विशस्य (viśasya) - having slain;]
(To Duḥśāsana, what was promised by me in battle, that indeed all is done today here, O heroes. Today itself I will give another, the second, Duryodhana as a sacrificial victim, having slain.)
To Duḥśāsana, what I promised in battle has been fulfilled today, O heroes. Today, I will offer another, the second one, Duryodhana, as a sacrificial victim, having slain him.
शिरो मृदित्वा च पदा दुरात्मनः; शान्तिं लप्स्ये कौरवाणां समक्षम् ॥८-६१-१६॥
śiro mṛditvā ca padā durātmanaḥ; śāntiṁ lapsye kauravāṇāṁ samakṣam ॥8-61-16॥
[शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; मृदित्वा (mṛditvā) - crushing; च (ca) - and; पदा (padā) - with foot; दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-minded; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; लप्स्ये (lapsye) - I shall obtain; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in the presence;]
(Crushing the head of the evil-minded with foot, I shall obtain peace in the presence of the Kauravas.)
By crushing the head of the wicked one with my foot, I will secure peace in front of the Kauravas.
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं प्रहृष्टो; ननाद चोच्चै रुधिरार्द्रगात्रः। ननर्त चैवातिबलो महात्मा; वृत्रं निहत्येव सहस्रनेत्रः ॥८-६१-१७॥
etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ prahṛṣṭo; nanāda coccai rudhirārdragātraḥ। nanarta caivātibalo mahātmā; vṛtraṃ nihatyeva sahasranetraḥ ॥8-61-17॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - elated; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; आर्द्र (ārdra) - wet; गात्रः (gātraḥ) - body; ननर्त (nanarta) - danced; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अतिबलः (atibalaḥ) - very strong; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vritra; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; सहस्रनेत्रः (sahasranetraḥ) - thousand-eyed;]
(Thus having spoken the words, elated, he roared loudly, his body wet with blood. The very strong great soul danced indeed, having slain Vritra, the thousand-eyed one.)
Having spoken thus, the elated one roared loudly, his body drenched in blood. The mighty soul danced with joy, having slain Vritra, the thousand-eyed Indra.
