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Pancharatra and Core: Karna's special snake arrow misses the mark, helped by Krishna's manoeuvre, and hits Arjuna's crown. Arjuna dislodges Karna's armour, and Karna's chariot wheel gets stuck in a pit. Karna asks for a moment of time for him to dislodge his chariot, taking dharma's shelter.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

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

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

ततोऽपयाताः शरपातमात्र; मवस्थिताः कुरवो भिन्नसेनाः। विद्युत्प्रकाशं ददृशुः समन्ता; द्धनञ्जयास्त्रं समुदीर्यमाणम् ॥८-६६-१॥

tato'payātāḥ śarapātamātra; mavasthitāḥ kuravo bhinnasenāḥ। vidyutprakāśaṃ dadṛśuḥ samantā; ddhanañjayāstraṃ samudīryamāṇam ॥8-66-1॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपयाताः (apayātāḥ) - retreated; शरपातमात्रम् (śarapātamātram) - arrow's range; अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - stood; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; भिन्नसेनाः (bhinnasenāḥ) - with broken army; विद्युत्प्रकाशम् (vidyutprakāśam) - lightning-like brightness; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Arjuna; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; समुदीर्यमाणम् (samudīryamāṇam) - being discharged;]

(Then the Kurus, with their army broken, retreated to the range of arrows and stood. They saw all around the lightning-like brightness of Arjuna's weapon being discharged.)

Then the Kuru warriors, with their army shattered, retreated to the range of arrows and stood firm. They witnessed the dazzling brightness of Arjuna's weapon being unleashed all around.

तदर्जुनास्त्रं ग्रसते स्म वीरा; न्वियत्तथाकाशमनन्तघोषम्। क्रुद्धेन पार्थेन तदाशु सृष्टं; वधाय कर्णस्य महाविमर्दे ॥८-६६-२॥

tadarjunāstraṃ grasate sma vīrā; nviyattathākāśamanantaghoṣam। kruddhena pārthena tadāśu sṛṣṭaṃ; vadhāya karṇasya mahāvimarde ॥8-66-2॥

[तत् (tat) - that; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; ग्रसते (grasate) - devours; स्म (sma) - indeed; वीर (vīra) - hero; नु (nu) - indeed; इयत्त (iyatta) - extent; तथा (tathā) - thus; आकाशं (ākāśaṃ) - sky; अनन्त (ananta) - endless; घोषं (ghoṣam) - sound; क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the angry; पार्थेन (pārthena) - son of Pritha; तदा (tadā) - then; आशु (āśu) - quickly; सृष्टं (sṛṣṭaṃ) - released; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; महाविमर्दे (mahāvimarde) - in the great battle;]

(That weapon of Arjuna indeed devours, O hero; indeed, thus the sky with endless sound. By the angry son of Pritha, it was then quickly released for the killing of Karna in the great battle.)

The weapon of Arjuna, with its endless sound, devoured the sky, O hero. In his anger, the son of Pritha quickly released it to kill Karna in the great battle.

रामादुपात्तेन महामहिम्ना; आथर्वणेनारिविनाशनेन। तदर्जुनास्त्रं व्यधमद्दहन्तं; पार्थं च बाणैर्निशितैर्निजघ्ने ॥८-६६-३॥

rāmād-upāttena mahāmahimnā; ātharvaṇenārivināśanena। tadarjunāstraṃ vyadhamaddahantaṃ; pārthaṃ ca bāṇairniśitairnijaghne ॥8-66-3॥

[रामात् (rāmāt) - from Rama; उपात्तेन (upāttena) - obtained; महामहिम्ना (mahāmahimnā) - with great glory; आथर्वणेन (ātharvaṇena) - by Atharvan; अरिविनाशनेन (arivināśanena) - destroyer of enemies; तत् (tat) - that; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - pierced; दहन्तं (dahantaṃ) - burning; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Partha; च (ca) - and; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; निजघ्ने (nijaghne) - struck.;]

(With the great glory obtained from Rama, by Atharvan, the destroyer of enemies, that weapon of Arjuna pierced and burned, and struck Partha with sharp arrows.)

With the great power bestowed by Rama, through the Atharvan incantation that destroys enemies, Arjuna's weapon pierced and burned, striking Partha with sharp arrows.

ततो विमर्दः सुमहान्बभूव; तस्यार्जुनस्याधिरथेश्च राजन्। अन्योन्यमासादयतोः पृषत्कै; र्विषाणघातैर्द्विपयोरिवोग्रैः ॥८-६६-४॥

tato vimardaḥ sumahān babhūva; tasyārjunasyādhiratheśca rājan। anyonyamāsādayatoḥ pṛṣatkai; rviṣāṇaghātairdvipayorivograiḥ ॥8-66-4॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - conflict; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; बभूव (babhūva) - occurred; तस्य (tasya) - of that; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - Arjuna; अधिरथेश् (adhiratheś) - of the charioteer; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; आसादयतोः (āsādayatoḥ) - attacking; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - with arrows; विषाणघातैः (viṣāṇaghātaiḥ) - with horn-blows; द्विपयोः (dvipayoḥ) - of two elephants; इव (iva) - like; उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - fierce;]

(Then a very great conflict occurred; of that Arjuna and the charioteer, O king. Attacking each other with arrows; like fierce horn-blows of two elephants.)

Then a very great conflict arose between Arjuna and the charioteer, O king, as they attacked each other with arrows, like the fierce horn-blows of two elephants.

ततो रिपुघ्नं समधत्त कर्णः; सुसंशितं सर्पमुखं ज्वलन्तम्। रौद्रं शरं संयति सुप्रधौतं; पार्थार्थमत्यर्थचिराय गुप्तम् ॥८-६६-५॥

tato ripughnaṃ samadhatta karṇaḥ; susaṃśitaṃ sarpamukhaṃ jvalantam। raudraṃ śaraṃ saṃyati supradhautaṃ; pārthārtham atyarthacirāya guptam ॥8-66-5॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रिपुघ्नम् (ripughnam) - enemy-slaying; समधत्त (samadhatta) - prepared; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सुसंशितम् (susaṃśitam) - well-sharpened; सर्पमुखम् (sarpamukham) - snake-faced; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing; रौद्रम् (raudram) - terrible; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; संयति (saṃyati) - in battle; सुप्रधौतम् (supradhautam) - well-cleansed; पार्थार्थम् (pārthārtham) - for Arjuna; अत्यर्थचिराय (atyarthacirāya) - for a very long time; गुप्तम् (guptam) - kept hidden;]

(Then Karna prepared the enemy-slaying, well-sharpened, snake-faced, blazing, terrible arrow in battle, well-cleansed, kept hidden for a very long time for Arjuna.)

Then Karna prepared a deadly arrow, sharp and blazing like a snake, which had been kept hidden for a long time, to use against Arjuna in battle.

सदार्चितं चन्दनचूर्णशायिनं; सुवर्णनालीशयनं महाविषम्। प्रदीप्तमैरावतवंशसम्भवं; शिरो जिहीर्षुर्युधि फल्गुनस्य ॥८-६६-६॥

sadārcitaṃ candanacūrṇaśāyinaṃ; suvarṇanālīśayanaṃ mahāviṣam। pradīptamairāvatavaṃśasambhavaṃ; śiro jihīrṣuryudhi phalgunasya ॥8-66-6॥

[सदा (sadā) - always; अर्चितं (arcitaṃ) - worshipped; चन्दन (candana) - sandalwood; चूर्ण (cūrṇa) - powder; शायिनं (śāyinaṃ) - reclining; सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - golden; नाली (nālī) - tube; शयनं (śayanaṃ) - bed; महाविषम् (mahāviṣam) - great poison; प्रदीप्त (pradīpta) - illuminated; ऐरावत (airāvata) - Airavata; वंश (vaṃśa) - lineage; सम्भवं (sambhavaṃ) - born; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; जिहीर्षुः (jihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to seize; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna;]

(Always worshipped, reclining on sandalwood powder; resting on a golden tube, great poison. Illuminated, born of the lineage of Airavata; desiring to seize the head of Arjuna in battle.)

Always revered, resting on sandalwood powder, and lying on a golden bed, the great poison. Shining, born from the lineage of Airavata, seeking to seize Arjuna's head in battle.

तमब्रवीन्मद्रराजो महात्मा; वैकर्तनं प्रेक्ष्य हि संहितेषुम्। न कर्ण ग्रीवामिषुरेष प्राप्स्यते; संलक्ष्य सन्धत्स्व शरं शिरोघ्नम् ॥८-६६-७॥

tamabravīn madrarājo mahātmā; vaikartanaṃ prekṣya hi saṃhiteṣum। na karṇa grīvāmiṣureṣa prāpsyate; saṃlakṣya sandhatsva śaraṃ śiroghnam ॥8-66-7॥

[तम् (tam) - that; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; वैकर्तनम् (vaikartanam) - Karna; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; हि (hi) - indeed; संहितेषुम् (saṃhiteṣum) - with an arrow fitted; न (na) - not; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; ग्रीवाम् (grīvām) - neck; इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; प्राप्स्यते (prāpsyate) - will reach; संलक्ष्य (saṃlakṣya) - aiming; सन्धत्स्व (sandhatsva) - fix; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; शिरोघ्नम् (śiroghnam) - head-destroying;]

(The great-souled king of Madra said to Karna, seeing him with an arrow fitted: "This arrow will not reach Karna's neck; aim and fix the head-destroying arrow.")

The wise king of Madra advised Karna, observing him ready with his bow: "This arrow will not hit Karna's neck; aim carefully and use the arrow that can destroy the head."

अथाब्रवीत्क्रोधसंरक्तनेत्रः; कर्णः शल्यं सन्धितेषुः प्रसह्य। न सन्धत्ते द्विः शरं शल्य कर्णो; न मादृशाः शाठ्ययुक्ता भवन्ति ॥८-६६-८॥

athābravītkrodhasaṁrakta netraḥ; karṇaḥ śalyaṁ sandhiteṣuḥ prasahya। na sandhatte dviḥ śaraṁ śalya karṇo; na mādṛśāḥ śāṭhyayuktā bhavanti ॥8-66-8॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; संरक्त (saṁrakta) - reddened; नेत्रः (netraḥ) - eyes; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शल्यं (śalyaṁ) - Shalya; सन्धितेषुः (sandhiteṣuḥ) - with an arrow fitted; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; न (na) - not; सन्धत्ते (sandhatte) - fits; द्विः (dviḥ) - twice; शरं (śaraṁ) - arrow; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; न (na) - not; मादृशाः (mādṛśāḥ) - like me; शाठ्ययुक्ताः (śāṭhyayuktāḥ) - deceitful; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - are;]

(Then, with eyes reddened by anger, Karna said to Shalya, forcibly with an arrow fitted: "Karna does not fit an arrow twice, Shalya; those like me are not deceitful.")

Then Karna, with eyes reddened by anger, said to Shalya, forcibly fitting an arrow: "Karna does not fit an arrow twice, Shalya; those like me are not deceitful."

तथैवमुक्त्वा विससर्ज तं शरं; बलाहकं वर्षघनाभिपूजितम्। हतोऽसि वै फल्गुन इत्यवोच; त्ततस्त्वरन्नूर्जितमुत्ससर्ज ॥८-६६-९॥

tathaivamuktvā visasarja taṃ śaraṃ; balāhakaṃ varṣaghanābhipūjitam। hato'si vai phalguna ityavoca; ttatastvarannūrjitamutsasarja ॥8-66-9॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; विससर्ज (visasarja) - released; तं (taṃ) - that; शरं (śaraṃ) - arrow; बलाहकं (balāhakaṃ) - cloud; वर्ष (varṣa) - rain; घन (ghana) - dense; अभिपूजितम् (abhipūjitam) - honored; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; असि (asi) - are; वै (vai) - indeed; फल्गुन (phalguna) - Arjuna; इति (iti) - thus; अवोचत् (avocat) - spoke; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वरन् (tvaran) - quickly; ऊर्जितम् (ūrjitam) - powerfully; उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - released;]

(Thus indeed, having spoken, he released that arrow; the cloud honored by the dense rain. "You are killed, indeed, O Phalguna," he spoke; then quickly and powerfully released.)

Having spoken thus, he released that arrow, which was like a cloud honored by dense rain. He declared, "You are slain, O Arjuna," and then swiftly and powerfully released another.

सन्धीयमानं भुजगं दृष्ट्वा कर्णेन माधवः। आक्रम्य स्यन्दनं पद्भ्यां बलेन बलिनां वरः ॥८-६६-१०॥

sandhīyamānaṃ bhujagaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇena mādhavaḥ। ākramya syandanaṃ padbhyāṃ balena balināṃ varaḥ ॥8-66-10॥

[सन्धीयमानं (sandhīyamānam) - being joined; भुजगं (bhujagam) - serpent; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having attacked; स्यन्दनं (syandanam) - chariot; पद्भ्यां (padbhyām) - with feet; बलेन (balena) - with strength; बलिनां (balinām) - of the strong; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]

(Seeing the serpent being joined, Madhava, by Karna, attacked the chariot with his feet, with the strength of the best of the strong.)

Madhava, upon seeing the serpent being joined by Karna, attacked the chariot with his feet, demonstrating the strength of the mightiest.

अवगाढे रथे भूमौ जानुभ्यामगमन्हयाः। ततः शरः सोऽभ्यहनत्किरीटं तस्य धीमतः ॥८-६६-११॥

avagāḍhe rathe bhūmau jānubhyām agaman hayāḥ। tataḥ śaraḥ so'bhyanat kirīṭaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ ॥8-66-11॥

[अवगाढे (avagāḍhe) - immersed; रथे (rathe) - in the chariot; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - with knees; अगमन् (agaman) - went; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck; किरीटम् (kirīṭam) - crown; तस्य (tasya) - his; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]

(The horses, having gone with their knees on the ground, were immersed in the chariot. Then, the arrow struck the crown of the wise one.)

The horses sank to their knees on the ground, becoming immersed in the chariot. Then, an arrow struck the crown of the wise warrior.

अथार्जुनस्योत्तमगात्रभूषणं; धरावियद्द्योसलिलेषु विश्रुतम्। बलास्त्रसर्गोत्तमयत्नमन्युभिः; शरेण मूर्ध्नः स जहार सूतजः ॥८-६६-१२॥

athārjunasyauttamagātrabhūṣaṇaṁ; dharāviyaddyosaliḷeṣu viśrutam। balāstrasargottamayatnamanyubhiḥ; śareṇa mūrdhnaḥ sa jahāra sūtajaḥ ॥8-66-12॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; गात्र (gātra) - body; भूषणं (bhūṣaṇaṁ) - ornament; धरा (dharā) - earth; वियत् (viyat) - sky; द्यौ (dyau) - heaven; सलिलेषु (salileṣu) - in waters; विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - famous; बल (bala) - strength; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; सर्ग (sarga) - creation; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; यत्न (yatna) - effort; मन्यु (manyu) - anger; भिः (bhiḥ) - with; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; मूर्ध्नः (mūrdhnaḥ) - from the head; स (sa) - he; जहार (jahāra) - took away; सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - son of the charioteer;]

(Then the excellent body ornament of Arjuna, famous on earth, sky, heaven, and in waters, with strength, weapon, creation, excellent effort, and anger, was taken away from the head by the son of the charioteer with an arrow.)

Then the son of the charioteer, with an arrow, took away the excellent body ornament of Arjuna, which was famous on earth, sky, heaven, and in waters, through strength, weaponry, creation, excellent effort, and anger.

दिवाकरेन्दुज्वलनग्रहत्विषं; सुवर्णमुक्तामणिजालभूषितम्। पुरंदरार्थं तपसा प्रयत्नतः; स्वयं कृतं यद्भुवनस्य सूनुना ॥८-६६-१३॥

divākarendujvalanagrahatviṣaṁ; suvarṇamuktāmaṇijālabhūṣitam। puraṁdarārthaṁ tapasā prayatnataḥ; svayaṁ kṛtaṁ yad bhuvanasya sūnunā ॥8-66-13॥

[दिवाकर (divākara) - sun; इन्दु (indu) - moon; ज्वलन (jvalana) - fire; ग्रह (graha) - planet; त्विषं (tviṣaṁ) - lustre; सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - gold; मुक्ता (muktā) - pearl; मणि (maṇi) - gem; जाल (jāla) - net; भूषितम् (bhūṣitam) - adorned; पुरंदर (puraṁdara) - Indra; अर्थं (arthaṁ) - for the sake of; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort; स्वयं (svayaṁ) - himself; कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - made; यद् (yad) - which; भुवनस्य (bhuvanasya) - of the world; सूनुना (sūnunā) - by the son;]

(The lustre of the sun, moon, fire, and planets; adorned with a net of gold, pearls, and gems. For the sake of Indra, with penance and effort; made by the son of the world himself.)

The brilliance of the sun, moon, fire, and planets, adorned with a network of gold, pearls, and gems, was created by the son of the world himself through penance and effort for the sake of Indra.

महार्हरूपं द्विषतां भयङ्करं; विभाति चात्यर्थसुखं सुगन्धि तत्। निजघ्नुषे देवरिपून्सुरेश्वरः; स्वयं ददौ यत्सुमनाः किरीटिने ॥८-६६-१४॥

mahārharūpaṃ dviṣatāṃ bhayaṅkaraṃ; vibhāti cātyarthasukhaṃ sugandhi tat. nijaghnuṣe devaripūnsureśvaraḥ; svayaṃ dadau yatsumanāḥ kirīṭine ॥8-66-14॥

[महार्हरूपं (mahārharūpaṃ) - of great value form; द्विषतां (dviṣatāṃ) - of enemies; भयङ्करं (bhayaṅkaraṃ) - fearful; विभाति (vibhāti) - shines; च (ca) - and; अत्यर्थसुखं (atyarthasukhaṃ) - extremely pleasant; सुगन्धि (sugandhi) - fragrant; तत् (tat) - that; निजघ्नुषे (nijaghnuṣe) - to the slayer; देवरिपून् (devaripūn) - of the enemies of the gods; सुरेश्वरः (sureśvaraḥ) - lord of gods; स्वयं (svayaṃ) - himself; ददौ (dadau) - gave; यत् (yat) - which; सुमनाः (sumanāḥ) - gladly; किरीटिने (kirīṭine) - to the crowned one;]

(The form of great value, fearful to enemies, shines and is extremely pleasant and fragrant. The lord of gods himself gladly gave that to the crowned one, the slayer of the enemies of the gods.)

The lord of gods, in his magnificent form that instills fear in enemies, shines with extreme pleasantness and fragrance. He himself gladly bestowed it upon the crowned one, the vanquisher of the gods' foes.

हराम्बुपाखण्डलवित्तगोप्तृभिः; पिनाकपाशाशनिसायकोत्तमैः। सुरोत्तमैरप्यविषह्यमर्दितुं; प्रसह्य नागेन जहार यद्वृषः ॥८-६६-१५॥

harāmbupākhaṇḍalavittagoptr̥bhiḥ; pinākapāśāśanisāyakottamaiḥ। surottamairapyaviṣahyamardituṃ; prasahya nāgena jahāra yadvṛṣaḥ ॥8-66-15॥

[हराम्बु (harāmbu) - Shiva's water; पाखण्ड (pākhaṇḍa) - deception; लवित्त (lavitta) - wealth; गोप्तृभिः (goptr̥bhiḥ) - by protectors; पिनाक (pināka) - Pinaka; पाश (pāśa) - noose; अशनि (aśani) - thunderbolt; सायक (sāyaka) - arrow; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - by the best; सुरोत्तमैः (surottamaiḥ) - by the best of gods; अपि (api) - even; अविषह्यम् (aviṣahyam) - unbearable; अर्दितुम् (arditum) - to torment; प्रसह्य (prasabya) - forcibly; नागेन (nāgena) - by the serpent; जहार (jahāra) - seized; यद् (yad) - which; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - bull;]

(By the protectors of Shiva's water, deception, and wealth; with the best of Pinaka, noose, thunderbolt, and arrow. Even by the best of gods, unbearable to torment; forcibly seized by the serpent, the bull which.)

The bull, which was unbearable to torment even by the best of gods, was forcibly seized by the serpent with the protectors of Shiva's water, deception, and wealth, and the best of Pinaka, noose, thunderbolt, and arrow.

तदुत्तमेषून्मथितं विषाग्निना; प्रदीप्तमर्चिष्मदभिक्षिति प्रियम्। पपात पार्थस्य किरीटमुत्तमं; दिवाकरोऽस्तादिव पर्वताज्ज्वलन् ॥८-६६-१६॥

taduttameṣūnmathitaṃ viṣāgninā; pradīptamarciṣmadabhikṣiti priyam। papāta pārthasya kirīṭamuttamaṃ; divākaro'stādiva parvatājjvalan ॥8-66-16॥

[तत् (tat) - that; उत्तमेषु (uttameṣu) - among the best; उन्मथितं (unmathitaṃ) - churned; विष-अग्निना (viṣa-agninā) - by the poison-fire; प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing; अर्चिष्मत् (arciṣmat) - radiant; अभिक्षिति (abhikṣiti) - on the earth; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; पपात (papāta) - fell; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; किरीटम् (kirīṭam) - crown; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun; अस्त (asta) - set; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतात् (parvatāt) - from the mountain; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing;]

(That, churned among the best by the poison-fire, blazing and radiant, dear on the earth, the excellent crown of Partha fell, like the sun setting blazing from the mountain.)

The excellent crown of Partha, churned among the best by the poison-fire, blazing and radiant, dear on the earth, fell like the sun setting blazing from the mountain.

ततः किरीटं बहुरत्नमण्डितं; जहार नागोऽर्जुनमूर्धतो बलात्। गिरेः सुजाताङ्कुरपुष्पितद्रुमं; महेन्द्रवज्रः शिखरं यथोत्तमम् ॥८-६६-१७॥

tataḥ kirīṭaṃ bahuratnamaṇḍitaṃ; jahāra nāgo'rjunamūrdhato balāt. gireḥ sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadrumaṃ; mahendravajraḥ śikharaṃ yathottamam ॥8-66-17॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; किरीटं (kirīṭam) - crown; बहु (bahu) - many; रत्न (ratna) - gems; मण्डितं (maṇḍitaṃ) - adorned; जहार (jahāra) - seized; नागः (nāgaḥ) - serpent; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; मूर्धतः (mūrdhataḥ) - from the head; बलात् (balāt) - by force; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; सुजात (sujāta) - well-born; अङ्कुर (aṅkura) - sprouts; पुष्पित (puṣpita) - blossomed; द्रुमं (drumaṃ) - tree; महेन्द्र (mahendra) - of Indra; वज्रः (vajraḥ) - thunderbolt; शिखरं (śikharam) - peak; यथा (yathā) - as; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]

(Then the serpent forcibly seized the crown adorned with many gems from Arjuna's head, just as Indra's thunderbolt strikes the excellent peak of a mountain with well-born blossomed trees.)

Then the serpent forcefully took the gem-adorned crown from Arjuna's head, akin to how Indra's thunderbolt strikes the top of a mountain with flourishing trees.

मही वियद्द्यौः सलिलानि वायुना; यथा विभिन्नानि विभान्ति भारत। तथैव शब्दो भुवनेष्वभूत्तदा; जना व्यवस्यन्व्यथिताश्च चस्खलुः ॥८-६६-१८॥

mahī viyaddyauḥ salilāni vāyunā; yathā vibhinnāni vibhānti bhārata। tathaiva śabdo bhuvaneṣvabhūttadā; janā vyavasyanvyathitāśca caskhaluḥ ॥8-66-18॥

[मही (mahī) - earth; वियत् (viyat) - sky; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven; सलिलानि (salilāni) - waters; वायुना (vāyunā) - by air; यथा (yathā) - as; विभिन्नानि (vibhinnāni) - diverse; विभान्ति (vibhānti) - appear; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तथैव (tathaiva) - so also; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; भुवनेषु (bhuvaneṣu) - in the worlds; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; तदा (tadā) - then; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; व्यवस्यन् (vyavasyan) - determining; व्यथिताः (vyathitāḥ) - distressed; च (ca) - and; स्खलुः (skhaluḥ) - stumbled;]

(Earth, sky, heaven, waters by air; as diverse they appear, O Bharata. So also sound was in the worlds then; people determining, distressed and stumbled.)

O Bharata, just as the earth, sky, heaven, and waters appear diverse due to the air, similarly, sound was present in the worlds then; people were determining, distressed, and stumbled.

ततः समुद्ग्रथ्य सितेन वाससा; स्वमूर्धजानव्यथितः स्थितोऽर्जुनः। विभाति सम्पूर्णमरीचिभास्वता; शिरोगतेनोदयपर्वतो यथा ॥८-६६-१९॥

tataḥ samudgrathya sitena vāsasā; svamūrdhajānavyathitaḥ sthito'rjunaḥ। vibhāti sampūrṇamarīcibhāsvatā; śirogatenodayaparvato yathā ॥8-66-19॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुद्ग्रथ्य (samudgrathya) - having wrapped; सितेन (sitena) - with white; वाससा (vāsasā) - garment; स्व (sva) - own; मूर्धजानव्यथितः (mūrdhajānavyathitaḥ) - hair unshaken; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; विभाति (vibhāti) - shines; सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa) - complete; मरीचि (marīci) - rays; भास्वता (bhāsvatā) - with brilliance; शिरोगतेन (śirogatena) - on the head; उदय (udaya) - rising; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain; यथा (yathā) - like;]

(Then, having wrapped with a white garment, Arjuna stood with his hair unshaken, shining completely with the brilliance of rays, like a rising mountain on the head.)

Then Arjuna, having wrapped himself in a white garment, stood with his hair unshaken, shining with the full brilliance of rays, like a mountain rising at dawn.

बलाहकः कर्णभुजेरितस्ततो; हुताशनार्कप्रतिमद्युतिर्महान्। महोरगः कृतवैरोऽर्जुनेन; किरीटमासाद्य समुत्पपात ॥८-६६-२०॥

balāhakaḥ karṇabhujeritastato; hutāśanārkapratimadyutirmahān। mahoragaḥ kṛtavairo'rjunena; kirīṭamāsādya samutpapāta ॥8-66-20॥

[बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - cloud-like; कर्णभुजेरितः (karṇabhujeritaḥ) - moved by Karna's arms; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हुताशनार्कप्रतिमद्युतिर्महान् (hutāśanārkapratimadyutirmahān) - great with the brilliance like fire and sun; महोर्गः (mahoragaḥ) - great serpent; कृतवैरो (kṛtavairo) - having enmity; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - with Arjuna; किरीटमासाद्य (kirīṭamāsādya) - reaching the crown; समुत्पपात (samutpapāta) - leaped up;]

(The cloud-like one, moved by Karna's arms, then, great with the brilliance like fire and sun, the great serpent, having enmity with Arjuna, reaching the crown, leaped up.)

The cloud-like serpent, driven by Karna's strength, shone with the brilliance of fire and sun, and having enmity with Arjuna, it leaped up to reach the crown.

तमब्रवीद्विद्धि कृतागसं मे; कृष्णाद्य मातुर्वधजातवैरम्। ततः कृष्णः पार्थमुवाच सङ्ख्ये; महोरगं कृतवैरं जहि त्वम् ॥८-६६-२१॥

tamabravīdviddhi kṛtāgasaṃ me; kṛṣṇādya māturvadhajātavairam. tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pārthamuvāca saṅkhye; mahoragaṃ kṛtavairaṃ jahi tvam ॥8-66-21॥

[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; कृतागसम् (kṛtāgasam) - offender; मे (me) - my; कृष्णात् (kṛṣṇāt) - from Krishna; मातुः (mātuḥ) - mother's; वध (vadha) - killing; जात (jāta) - born; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; महा-उरगम् (mahā-uragam) - great serpent; कृतवैरम् (kṛtavairam) - having enmity; जहि (jahi) - slay; त्वम् (tvam) - you;]

(He said to him, 'Know my offender; enmity born from the killing of Krishna's mother.' Then Krishna said to Arjuna in battle, 'Slay the great serpent having enmity.')

He said, 'Know that he is my offender, the enmity born from the killing of Krishna's mother.' Then Krishna told Arjuna in the battle, 'You must slay the great serpent who harbors enmity.'

स एवमुक्तो मधुसूदनेन; गाण्डीवधन्वा रिपुषूग्रधन्वा। उवाच को न्वेष ममाद्य नागः; स्वयं य आगाद्गरुडस्य वक्त्रम् ॥८-६६-२२॥

sa evamukto madhusūdanena; gāṇḍīvadhanvā ripuṣūgradhanvā। uvāca ko nveṣa mamādya nāgaḥ; svayaṃ ya āgādgaruḍasya vaktram ॥8-66-22॥

[स (sa) - he; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; मधुसूदनेन (madhusūdanena) - by Madhusudana; गाण्डीवधन्वा (gāṇḍīvadhanvā) - the wielder of the Gandiva bow; रिपुषूग्रधन्वा (ripuṣūgradhanvā) - the formidable archer against enemies; उवाच (uvāca) - said; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; मम (mama) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; नागः (nāgaḥ) - serpent; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; यः (yaḥ) - who; आगात् (āgāt) - came; गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuda; वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth;]

(He, thus spoken by Madhusudana, the wielder of the Gandiva bow and formidable archer against enemies, said: "Who indeed is this serpent of mine today, who himself came to the mouth of Garuda?")

Upon being addressed by Madhusudana, Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow and a formidable archer, inquired: "Who is this serpent that has come to Garuda's mouth today?"

कृष्ण उवाच॥

kṛṣṇa uvāca॥

[कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Krishna said:)

Krishna said:

योऽसौ त्वया खाण्डवे चित्रभानुं; सन्तर्पयानेन धनुर्धरेण। वियद्गतो बाणनिकृत्तदेहो; ह्यनेकरूपो निहतास्य माता ॥८-६६-२३॥

yo'sau tvayā khāṇḍave citrabhānuṃ; santarpayānena dhanurdhareṇa। viyadgato bāṇanikṛttadeho; hyanekarūpo nihatāsya mātā ॥8-66-23॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - in Khāṇḍava; चित्रभानुम् (citrabhānum) - Citrabhanu; सन्तर्पयानेन (santarpayānena) - while satisfying; धनुर्धरेण (dhanurdhareṇa) - by the archer; वियद्गतः (viyadgataḥ) - gone to the sky; बाणनिकृत्तदेहः (bāṇanikṛttadehaḥ) - body cut by arrows; हि (hi) - indeed; अनेक (aneka) - many; रूपः (rūpaḥ) - forms; निहता (nihatā) - killed; अस्य (asya) - his; माता (mātā) - mother;]

(He who, by you, in Khāṇḍava, Citrabhanu, while satisfying, by the archer, gone to the sky, body cut by arrows, indeed, many forms, killed, his mother.)

He who, by you, in the Khāṇḍava forest, was Citrabhanu, while being satisfied by the archer, ascended to the sky with his body cut by arrows, indeed having many forms, his mother was killed.

ततस्तु जिष्णुः परिहृत्य शेषां; श्चिच्छेद षड्भिर्निशितैः सुधारैः। नागं वियत्तिर्यगिवोत्पतन्तं; स छिन्नगात्रो निपपात भूमौ ॥८-६६-२४॥

tatastu jiṣṇuḥ parihṛtya śeṣāṃ; ściccheda ṣaḍbhirniśitaiḥ sudhāraiḥ। nāgaṃ viyat-tiryagivotpatantaṃ; sa chinnagātro nipapāta bhūmau ॥8-66-24॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna; परिहृत्य (parihṛtya) - having avoided; शेषान् (śeṣān) - the remaining; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; सुधारैः (sudhāraiḥ) - excellent; नागम् (nāgam) - the serpent; वियत् (viyat) - in the sky; तिर्यक् (tiryak) - crosswise; इव (iva) - like; उत्पतन्तम् (utpatantam) - flying; सः (saḥ) - he; छिन्नगात्रः (chinnagātraḥ) - with severed limbs; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground;]

(Then Arjuna, having avoided the remaining ones, cut off the serpent flying crosswise in the sky with six sharp, excellent arrows; he, with severed limbs, fell down on the ground.)

Then Arjuna skillfully avoided the remaining ones and cut down the serpent flying crosswise in the sky with six sharp, excellent arrows; the serpent, with its limbs severed, fell to the ground.

तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते दशभिः पृषत्कैः; शिलाशितैर्बर्हिणवाजितैश्च। विव्याध कर्णः पुरुषप्रवीरं; धनञ्जयं तिर्यगवेक्षमाणम् ॥८-६६-२५॥

tasmin muhūrte daśabhiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ; śilāśitair barhiṇavājitaiś ca। vivyādha karṇaḥ puruṣa-pravīraṃ; dhanañjayaṃ tiryag-avekṣamāṇam ॥8-66-25॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - moment; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - stone-sharpened; बर्हिणवाजितैः (barhiṇavājitaiḥ) - peacock-feathered; च (ca) - and; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; पुरुषप्रवीरं (puruṣa-pravīram) - the valiant man; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; तिर्यगवेक्षमाणम् (tiryag-avekṣamāṇam) - looking sideways;]

(In that moment, Karna pierced the valiant man Dhananjaya with ten stone-sharpened, peacock-feathered arrows while he was looking sideways.)

At that moment, Karna attacked the brave warrior Arjuna with ten arrows that were sharpened with stones and adorned with peacock feathers, as Arjuna was glancing sideways.

ततोऽर्जुनो द्वादशभिर्विमुक्तै; राकर्णमुक्तैर्निशितैः समर्प्य। नाराचमाशीविषतुल्यवेग; माकर्णपूर्णायतमुत्ससर्ज ॥८-६६-२६॥

tato'rjuno dvādaśabhirvimuktai; rākarṇamuktairniśitaiḥ samarpya। nārācamaśīviṣatulyavega; mākaraṇapūrṇāyatamutsasarja ॥8-66-26॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; विमुक्तैः (vimuktaiḥ) - released; राकर्णमुक्तैः (rākarṇamuktaiḥ) - drawn to the ear and released; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; समर्प्य (samarpya) - having aimed; नाराचम् (nārācam) - iron arrow; आशीविषतुल्यवेगम् (āśīviṣatulyavegam) - with the speed of a snake; आकर्णपूर्णायतम् (ākarṇapūrṇāyatam) - drawn to the ear; उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - released;]

(Then Arjuna, having aimed with twelve sharp arrows drawn to the ear and released, released an iron arrow with the speed of a snake.)

Then Arjuna, with great skill, aimed and released twelve sharp arrows drawn to his ear, followed by an iron arrow that sped like a snake.

स चित्रवर्मेषुवरो विदार्य; प्राणान्निरस्यन्निव साधु मुक्तः। कर्णस्य पीत्वा रुधिरं विवेश; वसुन्धरां शोणितवाजदिग्धः ॥८-६६-२७॥

sa citravarmeṣuvaro vidārya; prāṇānnirasyanniva sādhu muktaḥ। karṇasya pītvā rudhiraṃ viveśa; vasundharāṃ śoṇitavājadigdhaḥ ॥8-66-27॥

[स (sa) - he; चित्रवर्मा (citravarmā) - Citravarman; इषुवरः (iṣuvaraḥ) - the great archer; विदार्य (vidārya) - having pierced; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths; निरस्यन् (nirasyan) - expelling; इव (iva) - as if; साधु (sādhu) - noble; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth; शोणितवाजदिग्धः (śoṇitavājadigdhaḥ) - smeared with blood and dust;]

(He, having pierced Citravarman, the great archer, as if expelling life-breaths, was nobly released. Having drunk the blood of Karna, he entered the earth, smeared with blood and dust.)

He pierced Citravarman, the great archer, and as if expelling his life-breaths, he was nobly released. After drinking Karna's blood, he entered the earth, smeared with blood and dust.

ततो वृषो बाणनिपातकोपितो; महोरगो दण्डविघट्टितो यथा। तथाशुकारी व्यसृजच्छरोत्तमा; न्महाविषः सर्प इवोत्तमं विषम् ॥८-६६-२८॥

tato vṛṣo bāṇanipātakopitaḥ; mahorago daṇḍavighaṭṭito yathā। tathāśukārī vyasṛjaccharottamān; mahāviṣaḥ sarpa ivottamaṃ viṣam ॥8-66-28॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - bull; बाण-निपात-कोपितः (bāṇa-nipāta-kopitaḥ) - angered by the fall of arrows; महा-उरगः (mahā-uragaḥ) - great serpent; दण्ड-विघट्टितः (daṇḍa-vighaṭṭitaḥ) - struck by a stick; यथा (yathā) - as; तथा (tathā) - thus; अशु-कारी (aśu-kārī) - quick-acting; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - releasing; शर-उत्तमान् (śara-uttamān) - excellent arrows; महाविषः (mahāviṣaḥ) - highly venomous; सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - serpent; इव (iva) - like; उत्तमं (uttamam) - excellent; विषम् (viṣam) - poison;]

(Then the bull, angered by the fall of arrows, like a great serpent struck by a stick, quickly released excellent arrows, like a highly venomous serpent releases excellent poison.)

Then the bull, enraged by the arrows, acted swiftly like a great serpent struck by a stick, releasing his best arrows as a venomous serpent releases its deadly poison.

जनार्दनं द्वादशभिः पराभिन; न्नवैर्नवत्या च शरैस्तथार्जुनम्। शरेण घोरेण पुनश्च पाण्डवं; विभिद्य कर्णोऽभ्यनदज्जहास च ॥८-६६-२९॥

janārdanaṁ dvādaśabhiḥ parābhina; nnavairnavatyā ca śaraistathārjunam। śareṇa ghoreṇa punaśca pāṇḍavaṁ; vibhidya karṇo'bhyanadajjahāsa ca ॥8-66-29॥

[जनार्दनं (janārdanam) - Janardana; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; पराभिन; (parābhina;) - pierced; न्नवैः (nnavaiḥ) - with nine; नवत्या (navatyā) - with ninety; च (ca) - and; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; तथा (tathā) - also; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - terrible; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava; विभिद्य (vibhidya) - having pierced; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अभ्यनदत् (abhyanadat) - roared; जहास (jahāsa) - laughed; च (ca) - and;]

(Karna pierced Janardana with twelve, and Arjuna with ninety-nine arrows; with a terrible arrow, he again pierced the Pandava, roared, and laughed.)

Karna attacked Janardana with twelve arrows and Arjuna with ninety-nine arrows. Then, with a terrible arrow, he pierced the Pandava again, roaring and laughing.

तमस्य हर्षं ममृषे न पाण्डवो; बिभेद मर्माणि ततोऽस्य मर्मवित्। परं शरैः पत्रिभिरिन्द्रविक्रम; स्तथा यथेन्द्रो बलमोजसाहनत् ॥८-६६-३०॥

tamasya harṣaṃ mamṛṣe na pāṇḍavo; bibheda marmāṇi tato'sya marmavit. paraṃ śaraiḥ patribhirindravikrama; stathā yathendro balamojasāhanat ॥8-66-30॥

[तमस्य (tamasya) - of his darkness; हर्षं (harṣaṃ) - joy; ममृषे (mamṛṣe) - did not tolerate; न (na) - not; पाण्डवो (pāṇḍavo) - the Pandava; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital parts; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; मर्मवित् (marmavit) - knower of vital parts; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - feathered; इन्द्रविक्रम (indravikrama) - Indra-like prowess; स्तथा (stathā) - thus; यथा (yathā) - as; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; बलम् (balam) - strength; ओजसा (ojasā) - with vigor; अहनत् (ahanat) - struck;]

(The Pandava did not tolerate his joy of darkness; then the knower of vital parts pierced his vital parts with supreme arrows, with Indra-like prowess, just as Indra struck with strength and vigor.)

The Pandava could not bear his joy in darkness; then the one skilled in vital points pierced his vital parts with supreme feathered arrows, displaying prowess like Indra, just as Indra struck with strength and vigor.

ततः शराणां नवतीर्नवार्जुनः; ससर्ज कर्णेऽन्तकदण्डसंनिभाः। शरैर्भृशायस्ततनुः प्रविव्यथे; तथा यथा वज्रविदारितोऽचलः ॥८-६६-३१॥

tataḥ śarāṇāṃ navatīrnavārjunaḥ; sasarja karṇe'ntakadaṇḍasaṃnibhāḥ। śarairbhṛśāyastatanuḥ pravivyathe; tathā yathā vajravidārito'calaḥ ॥8-66-31॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows; नवतीः (navatīḥ) - ninety; नव (nava) - nine; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; ससर्ज (sasarja) - discharged; कर्णे (karṇe) - at Karna; अन्तकदण्डसंनिभाः (antakadaṇḍasaṃnibhāḥ) - resembling the rod of death; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; भृशाय (bhṛśāya) - severely; अस्ततनुः (astatanuḥ) - his body; प्रविव्यथे (pravivyathe) - was pierced; तथा (tathā) - as; यथा (yathā) - as if; वज्रविदारितः (vajravidāritaḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt; अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain;]

(Then Arjuna discharged ninety-nine arrows at Karna, resembling the rod of death. Severely pierced by the arrows, his body was as if struck by a thunderbolt, like a mountain.)

Then Arjuna shot ninety-nine deadly arrows at Karna, which pierced his body severely, making him feel as if he were a mountain struck by a thunderbolt.

मणिप्रवेकोत्तमवज्रहाटकै; रलङ्कृतं चास्य वराङ्गभूषणम्। प्रविद्धमुर्व्यां निपपात पत्रिभि; र्धनञ्जयेनोत्तमकुण्डलेऽपि च ॥८-६६-३२॥

maṇipravekottamavajrahāṭakai; ralaṅkṛtaṃ cāsya varāṅgabhūṣaṇam। praviddhamurvyāṃ nipapāta patribhi; rdhanan̄jayenottamakuṇḍale'pi ca ॥8-66-32॥

[मणि (maṇi) - gem; प्रवेका (praveka) - excellent; उत्तम (uttama) - best; वज्र (vajra) - diamond; हाटकै (hāṭakai) - gold; र (ra) - and; लङ्कृतं (laṅkṛtaṃ) - adorned; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; वर (vara) - excellent; अङ्ग (aṅga) - limbs; भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornament; प्रविद्धम् (praviddham) - thrown; उर्व्यां (urvyāṃ) - on the ground; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - by arrows; धनञ्जयेन (dhanan̄jayena) - by Dhananjaya; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and;]

(The excellent gem-studded diamond and gold ornaments, adorned on his excellent limbs, were thrown to the ground by the arrows of Dhananjaya, along with the excellent earrings.)

The exquisite ornaments made of the finest gems, diamonds, and gold, which adorned his splendid limbs, were cast down to the ground by the arrows of Dhananjaya, along with the superior earrings.

महाधनं शिल्पिवरैः प्रयत्नतः; कृतं यदस्योत्तमवर्म भास्वरम्। सुदीर्घकालेन तदस्य पाण्डवः; क्षणेन बाणैर्बहुधा व्यशातयत् ॥८-६६-३३॥

mahādhanaṃ śilpivaraiḥ prayatnataḥ; kṛtaṃ yadasyottamavarma bhāsvaram। sudīrghakālena tadasya pāṇḍavaḥ; kṣaṇena bāṇairbahudhā vyaśātayat ॥8-66-33॥

[महाधनं (mahā-dhanam) - great wealth; शिल्पिवरैः (śilpi-varaiḥ) - by the best artisans; प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort; कृतं (kṛtam) - made; यत् (yat) - which; अस्य (asya) - his; उत्तमवर्म (uttama-varma) - excellent armor; भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining; सुदीर्घकालेन (sudīrgha-kālena) - over a long time; तत् (tat) - that; अस्य (asya) - his; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - shattered;]

(The great wealth, made by the best artisans with effort, which was his excellent and shining armor, over a long time, that his, Pāṇḍava, in a moment, with arrows, in many ways, shattered.)

The great wealth, which was his excellent and shining armor made by the best artisans with effort over a long time, was shattered in many ways by Pāṇḍava in a moment with arrows.

स तं विवर्माणमथोत्तमेषुभिः; शरैश्चतुर्भिः कुपितः पराभिनत्। स विव्यथेऽत्यर्थमरिप्रहारितो; यथातुरः पित्तकफानिलव्रणैः ॥८-६६-३४॥

sa taṁ vivarmāṇamathottameṣubhiḥ; śaraiścaturbhiḥ kupitaḥ parābhinat. sa vivyathe'tyarthamariprāhārito; yathāturaḥ pittakaphānilavraṇaiḥ ॥8-66-34॥

[स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - him; विवर्माणम् (vivarmāṇam) - without armor; अथ (atha) - then; उत्तमेषुभिः (uttameṣubhiḥ) - with excellent arrows; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - four; कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angry; पराभिनत् (parābhinat) - pierced; सः (saḥ) - he; विव्यथे (vivyathe) - was distressed; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly; अरिप्रहारितः (ariprāhāritaḥ) - struck by the enemy; यथा (yathā) - as; आतुरः (āturaḥ) - a sick person; पित्त (pitta) - bile; कफ (kapha) - phlegm; अनिल (anila) - wind; व्रणैः (avraṇaiḥ) - by wounds;]

(He, angry, pierced him, who was without armor, with four excellent arrows. He was greatly distressed, struck by the enemy, as a sick person by wounds of bile, phlegm, and wind.)

In his anger, he pierced the unarmored one with four excellent arrows. The struck man was greatly distressed, like a sick person suffering from wounds caused by bile, phlegm, and wind.

महाधनुर्मण्डलनिःसृतैः शितैः; क्रियाप्रयत्नप्रहितैर्बलेन च। ततक्ष कर्णं बहुभिः शरोत्तमै; र्बिभेद मर्मस्वपि चार्जुनस्त्वरन् ॥८-६६-३५॥

mahādhanurmaṇḍalaniḥsṛtaiḥ śitaiḥ; kriyāprayatnaprahitairbalena ca। tatakṣa karṇaṃ bahubhiḥ śarottamai; rbibheda marmasvapi cārjunastvaran ॥8-66-35॥

[महाधनुर्मण्डलनिःसृतैः (mahādhanurmaṇḍalaniḥsṛtaiḥ) - from the great bow-circle released; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; क्रियाप्रयत्नप्रहितैः (kriyāprayatnaprahitaiḥ) - by effort and action sent; बलेन (balena) - by strength; च (ca) - and; ततक्ष (tatakṣa) - pierced; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - excellent arrows; बिभेद (bibheda) - penetrated; मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital parts; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastening;]

(From the great bow-circle released sharp arrows, by effort and action sent with strength, pierced Karna with many excellent arrows, penetrated in the vital parts also, and Arjuna hastening.)

Arjuna, with great speed and strength, released sharp arrows from his mighty bow, piercing Karna with numerous excellent arrows, striking even his vital parts.

दृढाहतः पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः; पार्थेन कर्णो विविधैः शिताग्रैः। बभौ गिरिर्गैरिकधातुरक्तः; क्षरन्प्रपातैरिव रक्तमम्भः ॥८-६६-३६॥

dṛḍhāhataḥ patribhirugravegaiḥ; pārthena karṇo vividhaiḥ śitāgraiḥ। babhau girirgairikadhāturaktaḥ; kṣaranprapātairiva raktamambhaḥ ॥8-66-36॥

[दृढाहतः (dṛḍhāhataḥ) - struck firmly; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - by arrows; उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - with fierce speed; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; शिताग्रैः (śitāgraiḥ) - sharp-pointed; बभौ (babhau) - shone; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain; गैरिकधातुरक्तः (gairikadhāturaktaḥ) - red with ochre minerals; क्षरन् (kṣaran) - flowing; प्रपातैः (prapātaiḥ) - with streams; इव (iva) - like; रक्तम् (raktam) - red; अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water;]

(Karna, struck firmly by Arjuna with various sharp-pointed arrows of fierce speed, shone like a mountain red with ochre minerals, flowing with streams of red water.)

Karna, hit hard by Arjuna's various sharp arrows with fierce speed, appeared like a mountain stained with red ochre, flowing with streams of blood-red water.

साश्वं तु कर्णं सरथं किरीटी; समाचिनोद्भारत वत्सदन्तैः। प्रच्छादयामास दिशश्च बाणैः; सर्वप्रयत्नात्तपनीयपुङ्खैः ॥८-६६-३७॥

sāśvaṃ tu karṇaṃ sarathaṃ kirīṭī; samācinodbhārata vatsadantaiḥ. pracchādayāmāsa diśaśca bāṇaiḥ; sarvaprayatnāttapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ ॥8-66-37॥

[साश्वम् (sāśvam) - with horses; तु (tu) - but; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; सरथम् (saratham) - with chariot; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - Arjuna; समाचिनोत् (samācinot) - covered; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; वत्सदन्तैः (vatsadantaiḥ) - with calf-teeth arrows; प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - covered; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; च (ca) - and; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; सर्वप्रयत्नात् (sarvaprayatnāt) - with all efforts; तपनीयपुङ्खैः (tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts;]

(Arjuna, with horses and chariot, covered Karna, O descendant of Bharata, with calf-teeth arrows; and covered the directions with arrows with all efforts with golden shafts.)

Arjuna, adorned with a crown, skillfully covered Karna, along with his chariot and horses, using arrows with calf-teeth and golden shafts, obscuring all directions with his relentless efforts, O descendant of Bharata.

स वत्सदन्तैः पृथुपीनवक्षाः; समाचितः स्माधिरथिर्विभाति। सुपुष्पिताशोकपलाशशाल्मलि; र्यथाचलः स्पन्दनचन्दनायुतः ॥८-६६-३८॥

sa vatsadantaiḥ pṛthupīnavakṣāḥ; samācitaḥ smādhirathirvibhāti। supuṣpitāśokapalāśaśālmali; ryathācalaḥ spandanacandanāyutaḥ ॥8-66-38॥

[स (sa) - he; वत्सदन्तैः (vatsadantaiḥ) - with calf teeth; पृथु (pṛthu) - broad; पीन (pīna) - thick; वक्षाः (vakṣāḥ) - chest; समाचितः (samācitaḥ) - adorned; स्मा (smā) - indeed; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - charioteer; विभाति (vibhāti) - shines; सुपुष्पित (supuṣpita) - well-flowered; अशोक (aśoka) - Ashoka tree; पलाश (palāśa) - Palasha tree; शाल्मलिः (śālmaliḥ) - Silk-cotton tree; यथा (yathā) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain; स्पन्दन (spandana) - vibrating; चन्दन (candana) - sandalwood; आयुतः (āyutaḥ) - endowed with;]

(He, with calf teeth and a broad, thick chest, adorned, indeed, shines like a charioteer. Like a mountain endowed with vibrating sandalwood, with well-flowered Ashoka, Palasha, and Silk-cotton trees.)

He, with the teeth of a calf and a broad, thick chest, appears adorned like a charioteer. He shines like a mountain adorned with sandalwood and surrounded by well-flowered Ashoka, Palasha, and Silk-cotton trees.

शरैः शरीरे बहुधा समर्पितै; र्विभाति कर्णः समरे विशां पते। महीरुहैराचितसानुकन्दरो; यथा महेन्द्रः शुभकर्णिकारवान् ॥८-६६-३९॥

śaraiḥ śarīre bahudhā samarpitai; rvibhāti karṇaḥ samare viśāṃ pate। mahīruhairācitasānukandaro; yathā mahendraḥ śubhakarṇikāravān ॥8-66-39॥

[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; समर्पितैः (samarpitaiḥ) - pierced; विभाति (vibhāti) - shines; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; समरे (samare) - in battle; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; महीरुहैः (mahīruhaiḥ) - with trees; आचित (ācita) - covered; सानुकन्दरो (sānukandaraḥ) - with mountain slopes; यथा (yathā) - as; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra; शुभकर्णिकारवान् (śubhakarṇikāravān) - with beautiful Karnikaras;]

(With arrows piercing his body in many ways, Karṇa shines in battle, O lord of men, like Mahendra covered with trees and mountain slopes with beautiful Karnikaras.)

O lord of men, Karṇa, pierced by arrows in many ways, shines in battle like Mahendra adorned with beautiful Karnikaras and covered with trees and mountain slopes.

स बाणसङ्घान्धनुषा व्यवासृज; न्विभाति कर्णः शरजालरश्मिवान्। सलोहितो रक्तगभस्तिमण्डलो; दिवाकरोऽस्ताभिमुखो यथा तथा ॥८-६६-४०॥

sa bāṇasaṅghāndhanuṣā vyavāsṛja; nvibhāti karṇaḥ śarajālaraśmivān। salohito raktagabhastimaṇḍalo; divākaro'stābhimukho yathā tathā ॥8-66-40॥

[स (sa) - he; बाणसङ्घान् (bāṇasaṅghān) - arrows; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with bow; व्यवासृज (vyavāsṛja) - released; नु (nu) - indeed; विभाति (vibhāti) - shines; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शरजालरश्मिवान् (śarajālaraśmivān) - with rays of arrows; सलोहितः (salohitaḥ) - reddened; रक्तगभस्तिमण्डलः (raktagabhastimaṇḍalaḥ) - with red rays; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun; अस्ताभिमुखः (astābhimukhaḥ) - facing the setting; यथा (yathā) - as; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥८-६६-४०॥ (॥8-66-40॥) - (verse number);]

(He released arrows with his bow; indeed, Karna shines with rays of arrows. Reddened, with red rays, the sun faces the setting, as so.)

Karna, releasing a multitude of arrows with his bow, shines brilliantly like the sun with its red rays facing the sunset.

बाह्वन्तरादाधिरथेर्विमुक्ता; न्बाणान्महाहीनिव दीप्यमानान्। व्यध्वंसयन्नर्जुनबाहुमुक्ताः; शराः समासाद्य दिशः शिताग्राः ॥८-६६-४१॥

bāhvantarād ādhirathervimuktā; nbāṇānmahāhīniva dīpyamānān। vyadhvaṃsayannarjunabāhumuktāḥ; śarāḥ samāsādya diśaḥ śitāgrāḥ ॥8-66-41॥

[बाह्वन्तरात् (bāhvantarāt) - from between the arms; आधिरथेर् (ādhirather) - of the charioteer; विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ) - released; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; महाहीनिव (mahāhīniva) - like great serpents; दीप्यमानान् (dīpyamānān) - shining; व्यध्वंसयन् (vyadhvaṃsayan) - destroying; अर्जुनबाहुमुक्ताः (arjunabāhumuktāḥ) - released by Arjuna's arms; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - reaching; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; शिताग्राः (śitāgrāḥ) - sharp-pointed;]

(From between the arms of the charioteer, released arrows like great serpents, shining, destroying, released by Arjuna's arms, arrows reaching the directions, sharp-pointed.)

The arrows released from between the arms of the charioteer, like great shining serpents, were destroyed by the arrows released from Arjuna's arms, reaching all directions with sharp points.

ततश्चक्रमपतत्तस्य भूमौ; स विह्वलः समरे सूतपुत्रः। घूर्णे रथे ब्राह्मणस्याभिशापा; द्रामादुपात्तेऽप्रतिभाति चास्त्रे ॥८-६६-४२॥

tataś cakram apatad tasya bhūmau; sa vihvalaḥ samare sūtaputraḥ। ghūrṇe rathe brāhmaṇasyābhiśāpā; drāmād upātte 'pratibhāti cāstre ॥8-66-42॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; तस्य (tasya) - his; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; सः (saḥ) - he; विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - distressed; समरे (samare) - in battle; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; घूर्णे (ghūrṇe) - spinning; रथे (rathe) - chariot; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin; अभिशापा (abhiśāpā) - curse; द्रामात् (drāmāt) - from the bow; उपात्ते (upātte) - taken up; अप्रतिभाति (apratibhāti) - ineffective; च (ca) - and; अस्त्रे (astre) - weapon;]

(Then his wheel fell on the ground; he, the son of a charioteer, was distressed in battle. On the spinning chariot, due to the Brahmin's curse, the weapon taken up from the bow was ineffective.)

Then the wheel of his chariot fell to the ground; the son of a charioteer was distressed in battle. Due to the curse of the Brahmin, the weapon taken up from the bow became ineffective on the spinning chariot.

अमृष्यमाणो व्यसनानि तानि; हस्तौ विधुन्वन्स विगर्हमाणः। धर्मप्रधानानभिपाति धर्म; इत्यब्रुवन्धर्मविदः सदैव ॥ ममापि निम्नोऽद्य न पाति भक्ता; न्मन्ये न नित्यं परिपाति धर्मः ॥८-६६-४३॥

amṛṣyamāṇo vyasanāni tāni; hastau vidhunvansa vigarhamāṇaḥ. dharmapradhānānabhipāti dharma; ityabruvandharmavidaḥ sadaiva ॥ mamāpi nimno'dya na pāti bhaktā; nmanye na nityaṃ paripāti dharmaḥ ॥8-66-43॥

[अमृष्यमाणः (amṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - not tolerating; व्यसनानि (vyasanāni) - afflictions; तानि (tāni) - those; हस्तौ (hastau) - hands; विधुन्वन् (vidhunvan) - shaking; विगर्हमाणः (vigarhamāṇaḥ) - condemning; धर्मप्रधानान् (dharmapradhānān) - those who prioritize dharma; अभिपाति (abhipāti) - attacks; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of dharma; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; निम्नः (nimnaḥ) - low; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; पाति (pāti) - protects; भक्तान् (bhaktān) - devotees; मन्ये (manye) - I think; न (na) - not; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; परिपाति (paripāti) - protects; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma;]

(Not tolerating those afflictions, shaking his hands, condemning, he attacks those who prioritize dharma; thus said the knowers of dharma always. My low state today does not protect the devotees; I think dharma does not always protect.)

"Not tolerating those afflictions, he shook his hands in condemnation, attacking those who prioritize dharma," thus the knowers of dharma always said: "Even my low state today does not protect the devotees; I think dharma does not always protect."

एवं ब्रुवन्प्रस्खलिताश्वसूतो; विचाल्यमानोऽर्जुनशस्त्रपातैः। मर्माभिघाताच्चलितः क्रियासु; पुनः पुनर्धर्ममगर्हदाजौ ॥८-६६-४४॥

evaṃ bruvan praskhalitāśvasūto; vicālyamāno'rjunaśastrapātaiḥ। marmābhighātāccalitaḥ kriyāsu; punaḥ punardharmamagarhadājau ॥8-66-44॥

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; प्रस्खलित (praskhalita) - stumbling; अश्व (aśva) - horse; सूतो (sūto) - charioteer; विचाल्यमानः (vicālyamānaḥ) - being shaken; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; पातैः (pātaiḥ) - by the strikes; मर्म (marma) - vital parts; अभिघातात् (abhighātāt) - from the blow; चलितः (calitaḥ) - shaken; क्रियासु (kriyāsu) - in actions; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; अगर्हत् (agarhat) - criticized; आजौ (ājau) - in battle;]

(Thus speaking, the charioteer with stumbling horses, being shaken by Arjuna's weapon strikes, and shaken from the blow to his vital parts, again and again criticized duty in battle.)

Thus, while speaking, the charioteer with stumbling horses, shaken by Arjuna's weapon strikes and the blow to his vital parts, repeatedly criticized the duty in battle.

ततः शरैर्भीमतरैरविध्यत्त्रिभिराहवे। हस्ते कर्णस्तदा पार्थमभ्यविध्यच्च सप्तभिः ॥८-६६-४५॥

tataḥ śarairbhīmatarairavidhyattribhirāhave। haste karṇastadā pārthamabhyavidhyacca saptabhiḥ ॥8-66-45॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; भीमतरैः (bhīmataraiḥ) - terrible; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; हस्ते (haste) - in the hand; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; अभ्यविध्यत् (abhyavidhyat) - pierced; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; ॥८-६६-४५॥ (॥8-66-45॥) - (verse number);]

(Then, with terrible arrows, pierced with three in battle, Karna then pierced Arjuna in the hand with seven.)

Then Karna, with terrible arrows, pierced Arjuna in the hand with three arrows in battle, and then again with seven arrows.

ततोऽर्जुनः सप्तदश तिग्मतेजानजिह्मगान्। इन्द्राशनिसमान्घोरानसृजत्पावकोपमान् ॥८-६६-४६॥

tato'rjunaḥ saptadaśa tigmatejānajihmagān। indrāśanisamānghorānasṛjatpāvakopamān ॥8-66-46॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; सप्तदश (saptadaśa) - seventeen; तिग्म (tigma) - sharp; तेजान् (tejān) - fiery; अजिह्मगान् (ajihmagān) - straight-moving; इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; अशनिसमान् (aśanisamān) - thunderbolt-like; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; असृजत् (asṛjat) - released; पावक (pāvaka) - fire; उपमान् (upamān) - comparable;]

(Then Arjuna released seventeen sharp, fiery, straight-moving arrows, terrible like Indra's thunderbolts, comparable to fire.)

Then Arjuna released seventeen sharp and fiery arrows that moved straight, terrible like Indra's thunderbolts, and comparable to fire.

निर्भिद्य ते भीमवेगा न्यपतन्पृथिवीतले। कम्पितात्मा तथा कर्णः शक्त्या चेष्टामदर्शयत् ॥८-६६-४७॥

nirbhidya te bhīmavegā nyapatan pṛthivītale। kampitātmā tathā karṇaḥ śaktyā ceṣṭāmadarśayat ॥8-66-47॥

[निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - piercing; ते (te) - they; भीमवेगा (bhīmavegā) - with terrible speed; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; पृथिवीतले (pṛthivītale) - on the ground; कम्पितात्मा (kampitātmā) - shaken in spirit; तथा (tathā) - thus; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with power; चेष्टाम् (ceṣṭām) - effort; अदर्शयत् (adarśayat) - showed;]

(Piercing through, they fell down on the ground with terrible speed. Shaken in spirit, thus Karna showed effort with power.)

Piercing through with terrible speed, they fell to the ground. Karna, shaken in spirit, demonstrated his effort and power.

बलेनाथ स संस्तभ्य ब्रह्मास्त्रं समुदैरयत्। ऐन्द्रास्त्रमर्जुनश्चापि तद्दृष्ट्वाभिन्यमन्त्रयत् ॥८-६६-४८॥

balenātha sa sanstabhya brahmāstraṃ samudairayat। aindrāstramarjunaścāpi taddṛṣṭvābhinyamantrayat ॥8-66-48॥

[बलेन (balena) - by strength; अथ (atha) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; संस्तभ्य (sanstabhya) - having controlled; ब्रह्मास्त्रं (brahmāstram) - Brahmastra weapon; समुदैरयत् (samudairayat) - discharged; ऐन्द्रास्त्रम् (aindrāstram) - Indra's weapon; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अभिन्यमन्त्रयत् (abhinyamantrayat) - invoked;]

(By strength, then he, having controlled, discharged the Brahmastra weapon. Arjuna, having seen that, also invoked Indra's weapon.)

With strength, he controlled and discharged the Brahmastra weapon. Seeing this, Arjuna also invoked Indra's weapon.

गाण्डीवं ज्यां च बाणांश्च अनुमन्त्र्य धनञ्जयः। असृजच्छरवर्षाणि वर्षाणीव पुरंदरः ॥८-६६-४९॥

gāṇḍīvaṃ jyāṃ ca bāṇāṃśca anumantrya dhanañjayaḥ। asṛjaccharavarṣāṇi varṣāṇīva puraṃdaraḥ ॥8-66-49॥

[गाण्डीवं (gāṇḍīvaṃ) - Gandiva bow; ज्यां (jyāṃ) - string; च (ca) - and; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; अनुमन्त्र्य (anumantrya) - having invoked; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; असृजत् (asṛjat) - released; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - rains; इव (iva) - like; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Purandara;]

(Dhananjaya, having invoked the Gandiva bow, string, and arrows, released arrow showers like rains, like Purandara.)

Dhananjaya, after invoking his Gandiva bow and its string along with the arrows, unleashed a torrent of arrows akin to the rains poured by Purandara.

ततस्तेजोमया बाणा रथात्पार्थस्य निःसृताः। प्रादुरासन्महावीर्याः कर्णस्य रथमन्तिकात् ॥८-६६-५०॥

tatastejomayā bāṇā rathātpārthasya niḥsṛtāḥ। prādurāsanmahāvīryāḥ karṇasya rathamantikāt ॥8-66-50॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेजोमयाः (tejomayāḥ) - radiant; बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; निःसृताः (niḥsṛtāḥ) - emerged; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - of great strength; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; रथमन्तिकात् (rathamantikāt) - near the chariot;]

(Then, radiant arrows emerged from Arjuna's chariot and appeared near Karna's chariot, possessing great strength.)

Then, radiant arrows of great strength emerged from Arjuna's chariot and appeared near Karna's chariot.

तान्कर्णस्त्वग्रतोऽभ्यस्तान्मोघांश्चक्रे महारथः। ततोऽब्रवीद्वृष्णिवीरस्तस्मिन्नस्त्रे विनाशिते ॥८-६६-५१॥

tān karṇas tv agrato'bhyastān moghāṁś cakre mahārathaḥ। tato'bravīd vṛṣṇivīras tasminn astre vināśite ॥8-66-51॥

[तान् (tān) - them; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; त्व (tva) - you; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; अभ्यस्तान् (abhyastān) - practiced; मोघान् (moghān) - useless; चक्रे (cakre) - made; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वृष्णिवीरः (vṛṣṇivīraḥ) - hero of the Vrishni clan; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अस्त्रे (astre) - weapon; विनाशिते (vināśite) - destroyed;]

(Karna, the great chariot warrior, made them useless in front of you, having practiced. Then the hero of the Vrishni clan said, when that weapon was destroyed.)

Karna, the great chariot warrior, rendered the practiced ones useless in front of you. Then, the hero of the Vrishni clan spoke when that weapon was destroyed.

विसृजास्त्रं परं पार्थ राधेयो ग्रसते शरान्। ब्रह्मास्त्रमर्जुनश्चापि संमन्त्र्याथ प्रयोजयत् ॥८-६६-५२॥

visṛjāstraṃ paraṃ pārtha rādheyo grasate śarān। brahmāstramarjunaścāpi saṃmantryātha prayojayat ॥8-66-52॥

[विसृज (visṛja) - release; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; ग्रसते (grasate) - is consuming; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - Brahmastra; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; संमन्त्र्य (saṃmantrya) - after consulting; अथ (atha) - then; प्रयोजयत् (prayojayat) - employed;]

(Release the supreme weapon, O son of Pritha, as Radheya is consuming the arrows. Arjuna also, after consulting, then employed the Brahmastra.)

"Release the supreme weapon, O son of Pritha," said Arjuna, as Radheya was consuming the arrows. After consulting, Arjuna then employed the Brahmastra.

छादयित्वा ततो बाणैः कर्णं प्रभ्राम्य चार्जुनः। तस्य कर्णः शरैः क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद ज्यां सुतेजनैः ॥८-६६-५३॥

chādayitvā tato bāṇaiḥ karṇaṃ prabhrāmya cārjunaḥ। tasya karṇaḥ śaraiḥ kruddhaś ciccheda jyāṃ sutejanaiḥ ॥8-66-53॥

[छादयित्वा (chādayitvā) - having covered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; प्रभ्राम्य (prabhrāmya) - whirling around; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तस्य (tasya) - his; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; ज्यां (jyām) - the bowstring; सुतेजनैः (sutejanaiḥ) - with well-sharpened; ८-६६-५३ (8-66-53) - 8-66-53;]

(Having covered Karna with arrows, Arjuna whirled around. Then, the angry Karna cut off his bowstring with well-sharpened arrows.)

Arjuna, after covering Karna with arrows, whirled around. In response, the enraged Karna severed Arjuna's bowstring with his expertly sharpened arrows.

ततो ज्यामवधायान्यामनुमृज्य च पाण्डवः। शरैरवाकिरत्कर्णं दीप्यमानैः सहस्रशः ॥८-६६-५४॥

tato jyāmavadhāyānyāmanumṛjya ca pāṇḍavaḥ। śarairavākiratkarṇaṃ dīpyamānaiḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥8-66-54॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ज्याम् (jyām) - bowstring; अवधाय (avadhāya) - having drawn; अन्याम् (anyām) - another; अनुमृज्य (anumṛjya) - having wiped; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; दीप्यमानैः (dīpyamānaiḥ) - shining; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]

(Then, having drawn another bowstring and having wiped it, the son of Pandu showered Karna with shining arrows in thousands.)

Then, the son of Pandu drew another bowstring, wiped it, and showered thousands of shining arrows upon Karna.

तस्य ज्याच्छेदनं कर्णो ज्यावधानं च संयुगे। नान्वबुध्यत शीघ्रत्वात्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥८-६६-५५॥

tasya jyācchedanaṃ karṇo jyāvadhānaṃ ca saṃyuge। nānvabudhyata śīghratvāttadadbhutamivābhavat ॥8-66-55॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; ज्या (jyā) - bowstring; छेदनं (chedanaṃ) - cutting; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; ज्या (jyā) - bowstring; अवधानं (avadhānaṃ) - attention; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; न (na) - not; अन्वबुध्यत (anvabudhyata) - realized; शीघ्रत्वात् (śīghratvāt) - due to speed; तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened;]

(His bowstring was cut, and Karna's attention in battle was not realized due to speed; it happened as if it was wonderful.)

Karna's bowstring was cut so swiftly that he did not even realize it in the battle; it seemed as if it was a miraculous event.

अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि राधेयः प्रत्यहन्सव्यसाचिनः। चक्रे चाभ्यधिकं पार्थात्स्ववीर्यं प्रतिदर्शयन् ॥८-६६-५६॥

astrairastrāṇi rādheyaḥ pratyahansavyasācinaḥ। cakre cābhyadhikaṃ pārthātsvavīryaṃ pradarśayan ॥8-66-56॥

[अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; प्रत्यहन् (pratyahan) - countered; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - of Arjuna; चक्रे (cakre) - made; च (ca) - and; अभ्यधिकं (abhyadhikaṃ) - superior; पार्थात् (pārthāt) - than Partha; स्व (sva) - his own; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - prowess; प्रतिदर्शयन् (pradarśayan) - demonstrating;]

(With weapons, Radheya countered the weapons of Arjuna, demonstrating his own prowess as superior to Partha.)

Radheya countered Arjuna's weapons with his own, showcasing his prowess as superior to that of Partha.

ततः कृष्णोऽर्जुनं दृष्ट्वा कर्णास्त्रेणाभिपीडितम्। अभ्यस्येत्यब्रवीत्पार्थमातिष्ठास्त्रमनुत्तमम् ॥८-६६-५७॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇo'rjunaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇāstreṇābhipīḍitam। abhyasyetyabravītpārthamātiṣṭhāstramanuttamam ॥8-66-57॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णास्त्रेण (karṇāstreṇa) - by Karna's weapon; अभिपीडितम् (abhipīḍitam) - oppressed; अभ्यस्य (abhyasya) - practicing; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Partha (Arjuna); आतिष्ठ (ātiṣṭha) - take up; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent;]

(Then Krishna, having seen Arjuna oppressed by Karna's weapon, said to Partha (Arjuna), "Practice and take up the excellent weapon.")

Then, seeing Arjuna oppressed by Karna's weapon, Krishna advised him to practice and take up the best weapon.

ततोऽन्यमग्निसदृशं शरं सर्पविषोपमम्। अश्मसारमयं दिव्यमनुमन्त्र्य धनञ्जयः ॥८-६६-५८॥

tato'nyamagnisadṛśaṃ śaraṃ sarpaviṣopamam। aśmasāramayaṃ divyamanumantrya dhanañjayaḥ ॥8-66-58॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; अग्निसदृशम् (agnisadṛśam) - like fire; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; सर्पविषोपमम् (sarpaviṣopamam) - like serpent's poison; अश्मसारमयम् (aśmasāramayam) - made of hardest steel; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अनुमन्त्र्य (anumantrya) - after invoking; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna;]

(Then Arjuna, after invoking, took another arrow like fire, resembling serpent's poison, made of hardest steel, divine.)

Then Arjuna, having invoked, took another divine arrow, which was like fire and resembled the poison of a serpent, made of the hardest steel.

रौद्रमस्त्रं समादाय क्षेप्तुकामः किरीटवान्। ततोऽग्रसन्मही चक्रं राधेयस्य महामृधे ॥८-६६-५९॥

raudram astraṁ samādāya kṣeptukāmaḥ kirīṭavān। tato'grasann mahī cakraṁ rādheyasya mahāmṛdhe ॥8-66-59॥

[रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; समादाय (samādāya) - having taken; क्षेप्तुकामः (kṣeptukāmaḥ) - desiring to hurl; किरीटवान् (kirīṭavān) - Arjuna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अग्रसत् (agrasat) - seized; मही (mahī) - earth; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; राधेयस्य (rādheyasya) - of Radheya (Karna); महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle;]

(Having taken the fierce weapon, Arjuna, desiring to hurl it, then seized the earth's wheel of Radheya in the great battle.)

Arjuna, with the intent to use the fierce weapon, took hold of the wheel of the earth belonging to Karna during the intense battle.

ग्रस्तचक्रस्तु राधेयः कोपादश्रूण्यवर्तयत्। सोऽब्रवीदर्जुनं चापि मुहूर्तं क्षम पाण्डव ॥८-६६-६०॥

grastacakrastu rādheyaḥ kopādaśrūṇyavartayat। so'bravīdarjunaṃ cāpi muhūrtaṃ kṣama pāṇḍava ॥8-66-60॥

[ग्रस्त (grasta) - seized; चक्रः (cakraḥ) - wheel; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger; अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears; अवर्तयत् (avartayat) - shed; सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - to Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṃ) - for a moment; क्षम (kṣama) - wait; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pandava;]

(But Radheya, with his wheel seized, shed tears from anger. He said to Arjuna, "O Pandava, wait for a moment.")

Radheya, with his chariot wheel stuck, was overcome with anger and began to cry. He then addressed Arjuna, asking him to wait for a moment.

मध्ये चक्रमवग्रस्तं दृष्ट्वा दैवादिदं मम। पार्थ कापुरुषाचीर्णमभिसन्धिं विवर्जय ॥८-६६-६१॥

madhye cakramavagrastaṁ dṛṣṭvā daivādidaṁ mama। pārtha kāpuruṣācīrṇamabhisandhiṁ vivarjaya ॥8-66-61॥

[मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; अवग्रस्तम् (avagrastam) - seized; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; दैवात् (daivāt) - by fate; इदम् (idam) - this; मम (mama) - my; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; कापुरुष (kāpuruṣa) - cowardly; अचीर्णम् (acīrṇam) - act; अभिसन्धिम् (abhisandhim) - intention; विवर्जय (vivarjaya) - abandon;]

(In the middle, having seen the wheel seized by fate, this is mine. O son of Pritha, abandon the cowardly act and intention.)

In the midst of the battlefield, seeing the wheel trapped by fate, I claim this as mine. O Arjuna, abandon any cowardly act and intention.

प्रकीर्णकेशे विमुखे ब्राह्मणे च कृताञ्जलौ। शरणागते न्यस्तशस्त्रे तथा व्यसनगेऽर्जुन ॥८-६६-६२॥

prakīrṇakeśe vimukhe brāhmaṇe ca kṛtāñjalau। śaraṇāgate nyastaśastre tathā vyasanage'rjuna ॥8-66-62॥

[प्रकीर्णकेशे (prakīrṇakeśe) - with disheveled hair; विमुखे (vimukhe) - turned away; ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - in a brāhmaṇa; च (ca) - and; कृताञ्जलौ (kṛtāñjalau) - with folded hands; शरणागते (śaraṇāgate) - who has sought refuge; न्यस्तशस्त्रे (nyastaśastre) - who has laid down arms; तथा (tathā) - also; व्यसनगे (vyasanage) - in distress; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna;]

(With disheveled hair, turned away, in a brāhmaṇa, and with folded hands, who has sought refuge, who has laid down arms, also in distress, Arjuna.)

Arjuna, with disheveled hair and turned away, in a brāhmaṇa with folded hands, who has sought refuge and laid down arms, also in distress.

अबाणे भ्रष्टकवचे भ्रष्टभग्नायुधे तथा। न शूराः प्रहरन्त्याजौ न राज्ञे पार्थिवास्तथा ॥ त्वं च शूरोऽसि कौन्तेय तस्मात्क्षम मुहूर्तकम् ॥८-६६-६३॥

abāṇe bhraṣṭakavace bhraṣṭabhagnāyudhe tathā। na śūrāḥ praharantyājau na rājñe pārthivāstathā ॥ tvaṃ ca śūro'si kaunteya tasmātkṣama muhūrtakam ॥8-66-63॥

[अबाणे (abāṇe) - without arrows; भ्रष्टकवचे (bhraṣṭakavace) - with broken armor; भ्रष्टभग्नायुधे (bhraṣṭabhagnāyudhe) - with shattered weapons; तथा (tathā) - thus; न (na) - not; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; प्रहरन्ति (praharanti) - attack; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; न (na) - not; राज्ञे (rājñe) - to a king; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - princes; तथा (tathā) - thus; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; च (ca) - and; शूरः (śūraḥ) - a hero; असि (asi) - are; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; क्षम (kṣama) - be patient; मुहूर्तकम् (muhūrtakam) - for a moment;]

(Without arrows, with broken armor and shattered weapons, heroes do not attack in battle, nor do princes attack a king. And you are a hero, O son of Kunti, therefore be patient for a moment.)

Without arrows and with broken armor and shattered weapons, heroes do not engage in battle, nor do princes attack a king. You, O son of Kunti, are a hero, so be patient for a moment.

यावच्चक्रमिदं भूमेरुद्धरामि धनञ्जय। न मां रथस्थो भूमिष्ठमसज्जं हन्तुमर्हसि ॥ न वासुदेवात्त्वत्तो वा पाण्डवेय बिभेम्यहम् ॥८-६६-६४॥

yāvac cakram idaṃ bhūmer uddharāmi dhanañjaya। na māṃ rathastho bhūmiṣṭham asajjaṃ hantum arhasi ॥ na vāsudevāt tvatto vā pāṇḍaveya bibhemy aham ॥8-66-64॥

[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; इदम् (idam) - this; भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth; उद्धरामि (uddharāmi) - I lift; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhanañjaya; न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; भूमिष्ठम् (bhūmiṣṭham) - standing on the ground; असज्जम् (asajjam) - unattached; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; न (na) - not; वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Vāsudeva; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; वा (vā) - or; पाण्डवेय (pāṇḍaveya) - O son of Pandu; बिभेमि (bibhemi) - fear; अहम् (aham) - I;]

(As long as I lift this wheel from the earth, O Dhanañjaya, you ought not to kill me, standing unattached on the ground from the chariot. I do not fear from Vāsudeva or from you, O son of Pandu.)

As long as I am able to lift this wheel from the earth, O Dhanañjaya, you should not kill me while I am unattached and standing on the ground. I do not fear either Vāsudeva or you, O son of Pandu.

त्वं हि क्षत्रियदायादो महाकुलविवर्धनः। स्मृत्वा धर्मोपदेशं त्वं मुहूर्तं क्षम पाण्डव ॥८-६६-६५॥

tvaṁ hi kṣatriyadāyādo mahākulavivardhanaḥ। smṛtvā dharmopadeśaṁ tvaṁ muhūrtaṁ kṣama pāṇḍava ॥8-66-65॥

[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; क्षत्रियदायादः (kṣatriyadāyādaḥ) - descendant of the Kshatriyas; महाकुलविवर्धनः (mahākulavivardhanaḥ) - enhancer of the great family; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; धर्मोपदेशम् (dharmopadeśam) - the teaching of dharma; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; क्षम (kṣama) - be patient; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pandava;]

(You indeed, descendant of the Kshatriyas, enhancer of the great family, remembering the teaching of dharma, be patient for a moment, O Pandava.)

"You are a descendant of the Kshatriyas and an enhancer of the great family. Remember the teachings of dharma and be patient for a moment, O Pandava."