09.010
Core and Pancharatra: While the morale of the Karuava army is low, King Shalya makes a brave attempt to attack Yudhisthira. But Sahadeva kills his son, and Bhima takes on Shalya and makes him chariot less, forcing him to retreat.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तस्मिन्विलुलिते सैन्ये वध्यमाने परस्परम्। द्रवमाणेषु योधेषु निनदत्सु च दन्तिषु ॥९-१०-१॥
tasmin vilulite sainye vadhyamāne parasparam। dravamāṇeṣu yodheṣu ninadatsu ca dantiṣu ॥9-10-1॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; विलुलिते (vilulite) - disordered; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; वध्यमाने (vadhyamāne) - being killed; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; द्रवमाणेषु (dravamāṇeṣu) - fleeing; योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among warriors; निनदत्सु (ninadatsu) - sounding; च (ca) - and; दन्तिषु (dantiṣu) - among elephants;]
(In that disordered army, being killed by each other, with warriors fleeing and elephants sounding.)
In that chaotic army, as soldiers were being slain by one another, warriors began to flee and the elephants trumpeted.
कूजतां स्तनतां चैव पदातीनां महाहवे। विद्रुतेषु महाराज हयेषु बहुधा तदा ॥९-१०-२॥
kūjatāṃ stanatāṃ caiva padātīnāṃ mahāhave। vidruteṣu mahārāja hayeṣu bahudhā tadā ॥9-10-2॥
[कूजतां (kūjatāṃ) - sounding; स्तनतां (stanatāṃ) - roaring; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पदातीनां (padātīnāṃ) - of foot soldiers; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; विद्रुतेषु (vidruteṣu) - fleeing; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; हयेषु (hayeṣu) - among horses; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Sounding and roaring indeed of foot soldiers in the great battle. Fleeing, O great king, among horses in many ways then.)
In the great battle, the foot soldiers were sounding and roaring. O great king, then the horses were fleeing in many directions.
प्रक्षये दारुणे जाते संहारे सर्वदेहिनाम्। नानाशस्त्रसमावापे व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपे ॥९-१०-३॥
prakṣaye dāruṇe jāte saṃhāre sarvadehinām। nānāśastrasamāvāpe vyatiṣaktarathadvipe ॥9-10-3॥
[प्रक्षये (prakṣaye) - in destruction; दारुणे (dāruṇe) - terrible; जाते (jāte) - arising; संहारे (saṃhāre) - in annihilation; सर्वदेहिनाम् (sarvadehinām) - of all embodied beings; नानाशस्त्रसमावापे (nānāśastrasamāvāpe) - filled with various weapons; व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपे (vyatiṣaktarathadvipe) - with intermingled chariots and elephants;]
(In the terrible destruction, arising in the annihilation of all embodied beings, filled with various weapons, with intermingled chariots and elephants.)
In the dreadful destruction that arose during the annihilation of all living beings, the battlefield was filled with various weapons and intermingled chariots and elephants.
हर्षणे युद्धशौण्डानां भीरूणां भयवर्धने। गाहमानेषु योधेषु परस्परवधैषिषु ॥९-१०-४॥
harṣaṇe yuddhaśauṇḍānāṃ bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhane। gāhamāneṣu yodheṣu parasparavadhaiṣiṣu ॥9-10-4॥
[हर्षणे (harṣaṇe) - in delight; युद्धशौण्डानां (yuddhaśauṇḍānāṃ) - of the war-experts; भीरूणां (bhīrūṇāṃ) - of the fearful ones; भयवर्धने (bhayavardhane) - in increasing fear; गाहमानेषु (gāhamāneṣu) - immersed in; योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among the warriors; परस्परवधैषिषु (parasparavadhaiṣiṣu) - desiring mutual killing;]
(In delight of the war-experts, in increasing fear of the fearful ones, immersed among the warriors desiring mutual killing.)
In the midst of the battle, the war-experts were delighted, while the fearful ones were increasingly afraid, as the warriors were immersed in the desire for mutual killing.
प्राणादाने महाघोरे वर्तमाने दुरोदरे। सङ्ग्रामे घोररूपे तु यमराष्ट्रविवर्धने ॥९-१०-५॥
prāṇādāne mahāghore vartamāne durodare। saṅgrāme ghorarūpe tu yamarāṣṭravivardhane ॥9-10-5॥
[प्राण (prāṇa) - life; आदाने (ādāne) - taking; महाघोरे (mahāghore) - very terrible; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; दुरोदरे (durodare) - in the dreadful belly; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; घोररूपे (ghorarūpe) - terrible form; तु (tu) - but; यमराष्ट्र (yamarāṣṭra) - Yama's kingdom; विवर्धने (vivardhane) - expanding;]
(In the taking of life, in the very terrible ongoing dreadful belly, in the battle, in the terrible form, but expanding Yama's kingdom.)
In the act of taking life, amidst the very terrible and ongoing dreadful situation, in the battle with its terrible form, Yama's kingdom is expanding.
पाण्डवास्तावकं सैन्यं व्यधमन्निशितैः शरैः। तथैव तावका योधा जघ्नुः पाण्डवसैनिकान् ॥९-१०-६॥
pāṇḍavāstāvakam̐ sainyam̐ vyadhamanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। tathaiva tāvakā yodhā jaghnuḥ pāṇḍavasainikān ॥9-10-6॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; तावकम् (tāvakām) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; व्यधमन् (vyadhaman) - scattered; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - killed; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pandava; सैनिकान् (sainikān) - soldiers;]
(The Pandavas scattered your army with sharp arrows. Similarly, your warriors killed the Pandava soldiers.)
The Pandavas attacked your army with sharp arrows, causing chaos. In return, your warriors also killed the soldiers of the Pandavas.
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने युद्धे भीरुभयावहे। पूर्वाह्णे चैव सम्प्राप्ते भास्करोदयनं प्रति ॥९-१०-७॥
tasmiṁstathā vartamāne yuddhe bhīrubhayāvahe। pūrvāhṇe caiva samprāpte bhāskarodayanaṁ prati ॥9-10-7॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तथा (tathā) - thus; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; भीरु (bhīru) - fearful; भयावहे (bhayāvahe) - frightening; पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - in the morning; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सम्प्राप्ते (samprāpte) - having arrived; भास्कर (bhāskara) - sun; उदयनं (udayanaṁ) - rising; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(In that ongoing battle, fearful and frightening, indeed in the morning, having arrived towards the rising of the sun.)
In that ongoing battle, which was both fearful and frightening, as the morning arrived, it was towards the rising of the sun.
लब्धलक्षाः परे राजन्रक्षिताश्च महात्मना। अयोधयंस्तव बलं मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥९-१०-८॥
labdhalakṣāḥ pare rājanrakṣitāśca mahātmanā। ayodhayaṃstava balaṃ mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam ॥9-10-8॥
[लब्धलक्षाः (labdhalakṣāḥ) - having achieved the objective; परे (pare) - others; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रक्षिताः (rakṣitāḥ) - protected; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; अयोधयम् (ayodhayam) - fought; तव (tava) - your; बलम् (balam) - army; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - retreat;]
(Having achieved the objective, others, O king, protected by the great soul, fought your army, making death retreat.)
Having achieved their objective, others, O king, protected by the great soul, fought against your army, causing death to retreat.
बलिभिः पाण्डवैर्दृप्तैर्लब्धलक्षैः प्रहारिभिः। कौरव्यसीदत्पृतना मृगीवाग्निसमाकुला ॥९-१०-९॥
balibhiḥ pāṇḍavairdṛptairlabdhalakṣaiḥ prahāribhiḥ। kauravyasīdatpṛtanā mṛgīvāgnisamākulā ॥9-10-9॥
[बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by the strong; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; दृप्तैः (dṛptaiḥ) - proud; लब्धलक्षैः (labdhalakṣaiḥ) - having achieved their goals; प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by the attackers; कौरव्य (kauravya) - Kaurava; असीदत् (asīdat) - was sinking; पृतना (pṛtanā) - army; मृगी (mṛgī) - like a deer; इव (iva) - as if; अग्नि (agni) - fire; समाकुला (samākulā) - surrounded;]
(By the strong, proud Pandavas, having achieved their goals, the Kaurava army was sinking, surrounded by attackers, like a deer surrounded by fire.)
The Kaurava army, overwhelmed by the strong and proud Pandavas who had achieved their goals, was sinking like a deer surrounded by fire.
तां दृष्ट्वा सीदतीं सेनां पङ्के गामिव दुर्बलाम्। उज्जिहीर्षुस्तदा शल्यः प्रायात्पाण्डुचमूं प्रति ॥९-१०-१०॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sīdatīṃ senāṃ paṅke gāmiva durbalām। ujjihīrṣustadā śalyaḥ prāyātpāṇḍucamūṃ prati ॥9-10-10॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सीदतीम् (sīdatīm) - sinking; सेनाम् (senām) - army; पङ्के (paṅke) - in the mud; गाम् (gām) - cow; इव (iva) - like; दुर्बलाम् (durbalām) - weak; उज्जिहीर्षुः (ujjihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to uplift; तदा (tadā) - then; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; पाण्डुचमूम् (pāṇḍucamūm) - towards the Pandava army; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Seeing her sinking army in the mud like a weak cow, then desiring to uplift, Shalya went towards the Pandava army.)
Upon seeing the army sinking in the mud like a weak cow, Shalya, desiring to uplift it, proceeded towards the Pandava forces.
मद्रराजस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धो गृहीत्वा धनुरुत्तमम्। अभ्यद्रवत सङ्ग्रामे पाण्डवानाततायिनः ॥९-१०-११॥
madrarājastu saṅkruddho gṛhītvā dhanuruttamam। abhyadravata saṅgrāme pāṇḍavānātatāyinaḥ ॥9-10-11॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - King of Madra; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - rushed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - at the Pandavas; आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - warriors;]
(The King of Madra, being angry, having taken the excellent bow, rushed in battle at the Pandava warriors.)
The King of Madra, in his anger, seized his best bow and charged at the Pandava warriors in the battle.
पाण्डवाश्च महाराज समरे जितकाशिनः। मद्रराजं समासाद्य विव्यधुर्निशितैः शरैः ॥९-१०-१२॥
pāṇḍavāśca mahārāja samare jitakāśinaḥ। madrarājaṃ samāsādya vivyadhurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥9-10-12॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; समरे (samare) - in battle; जितकाशिनः (jitakāśinaḥ) - victorious over Kashi; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - the king of Madra; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(The Pandavas, O great king, having approached the king of Madra in battle, pierced him with sharp arrows.)
The Pandavas, O great king, were victorious over Kashi and, having approached the king of Madra in battle, pierced him with sharp arrows.
ततः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मद्रराजो महाबलः। अर्दयामास तां सेनां धर्मराजस्य पश्यतः ॥९-१०-१३॥
tataḥ śaraśataistīkṣṇairmadrarājo mahābalaḥ। ardayāmāsa tāṃ senāṃ dharmarājasya paśyataḥ ॥9-10-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; अर्दयामास (ardayāmāsa) - pierced; ताम् (tām) - that; सेनाम् (senām) - army; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Yudhishthira; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(Then the mighty king of Madra pierced that army of Yudhishthira with hundreds of sharp arrows while watching.)
Then the mighty king of Madra, with his sharp arrows, pierced the army of Yudhishthira as he watched on.
प्रादुरासंस्ततो राजन्नानारूपाण्यनेकशः। चचाल शब्दं कुर्वाणा मही चापि सपर्वता ॥९-१०-१४॥
prādurāsaṃstato rājannānārūpāṇyanekaśaḥ। cacāla śabdaṃ kurvāṇā mahī cāpi saparvatā ॥9-10-14॥
[प्रादुरासंस्ततः (prādurāsaṃstataḥ) - appeared then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नानारूपाणि (nānārūpāṇi) - various forms; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - numerous; चचाल (cacāla) - shook; शब्दं (śabdaṃ) - sound; कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - making; मही (mahī) - the earth; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सपर्वता (saparvatā) - with mountains;]
(Then appeared, O king, various forms numerous; the earth also shook, making sound, with mountains.)
Then, O king, numerous various forms appeared, and the earth, along with its mountains, shook, making a sound.
सदण्डशूला दीप्ताग्राः शीर्यमाणाः समन्ततः। उल्का भूमिं दिवः पेतुराहत्य रविमण्डलम् ॥९-१०-१५॥
sadaṇḍaśūlā dīptāgrāḥ śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ। ulkā bhūmiṃ divaḥ peturāhatya ravimaṇḍalam ॥9-10-15॥
[सदण्डशूला (sadaṇḍaśūlā) - with rods and spears; दीप्ताग्राः (dīptāgrāḥ) - with blazing tips; शीर्यमाणाः (śīryamāṇāḥ) - falling apart; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; उल्का (ulkā) - meteors; भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - earth; दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; आहत्य (āhatya) - striking; रविमण्डलम् (ravimaṇḍalam) - the sun's orb;]
(With rods and spears with blazing tips, falling apart all around, meteors fell from the sky to the earth, striking the sun's orb.)
Meteors with rods and spears and blazing tips fell from the sky, striking the sun's orb and scattering all around the earth.
मृगाश्च माहिषाश्चापि पक्षिणश्च विशां पते। अपसव्यं तदा चक्रुः सेनां ते बहुशो नृप ॥९-१०-१६॥
mṛgāśca māhiṣāścāpi pakṣiṇaśca viśāṃ pate। apasavyaṃ tadā cakruḥ senāṃ te bahuśo nṛpa ॥9-10-16॥
[मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer; च (ca) - and; माहिषाः (māhiṣāḥ) - buffaloes; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; अपसव्यं (apasavyam) - anticlockwise; तदा (tadā) - then; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; ते (te) - they; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Deer, buffaloes, and birds, O lord of the people, then made the army anticlockwise many times, O king.)
O lord of the people, deer, buffaloes, and birds moved the army in an anticlockwise direction many times, O king.
ततस्तद्युद्धमत्युग्रमभवत्सङ्घचारिणाम्। तथा सर्वाण्यनीकानि संनिपत्य जनाधिप ॥ अभ्ययुः कौरवा राजन्पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥९-१०-१७॥
tatas tadyuddham atyugram abhavat saṅghacāriṇām। tathā sarvāṇi anīkāni saṃnipatya janādhipa ॥ abhyayuḥ kauravā rājan pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm ॥9-10-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अत्युग्रम् (atyugram) - very fierce; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; सङ्घचारिणाम् (saṅghacāriṇām) - of the groups; तथा (tathā) - thus; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; संनिपत्य (saṃnipatya) - having assembled; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army;]
(Then that very fierce battle of the groups became. Thus all the armies, having assembled, O king, the Kauravas approached the army of the Pandavas.)
Then that very fierce battle among the groups ensued. Thus, having assembled all the armies, O king, the Kauravas approached the army of the Pandavas.
शल्यस्तु शरवर्षेण वर्षन्निव सहस्रदृक्। अभ्यवर्षददीनात्मा कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥९-१०-१८॥
śalyastu śaravarṣeṇa varṣanniva sahasradṛk। abhyavarṣadadīnātmā kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ॥9-10-18॥
[शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; तु (tu) - but; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; वर्षन् (varṣan) - pouring; इव (iva) - like; सहस्रदृक् (sahasradṛk) - thousand-eyed (Indra); अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered upon; अदीनात्मा (adīnātmā) - undaunted; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Kunti's son; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(Shalya, like the thousand-eyed (Indra), poured a shower of arrows, undaunted, upon Kunti's son Yudhishthira.)
Shalya, with the prowess of Indra, relentlessly attacked Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, with a barrage of arrows, showing no signs of retreat.
भीमसेनं शरैश्चापि रुक्मपुङ्खैः शिलाशितः। द्रौपदेयांस्तथा सर्वान्माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥९-१०-१९॥
bhīmasenaṁ śaraiś cāpi rukmapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaḥ। draupadeyāṁs tathā sarvān mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau ॥9-10-19॥
[भीमसेनं (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-feathered; शिलाशितः (śilāśitaḥ) - stone-sharpened; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - Draupadi's sons; तथा (tathā) - also; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - Madri's sons; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवौ (pāṇḍavau) - Pandavas;]
(Bhimasena, with arrows and also with golden-feathered, stone-sharpened (arrows), Draupadi's sons, also all, Madri's sons and Pandavas.)
Bhimasena, along with the sons of Draupadi and Madri, was struck by arrows with golden feathers and sharpened on stone.
धृष्टद्युम्नं च शैनेयं शिखण्डिनमथापि च। एकैकं दशभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध च महाबलः ॥ ततोऽसृजद्बाणवर्षं घर्मान्ते मघवानिव ॥९-१०-२०॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca śaineyaṃ śikhaṇḍinamathāpi ca। ekaikaṃ daśabhirbāṇairvivyādha ca mahābalaḥ ॥ tato'sṛjadbāṇavarṣaṃ gharmānte maghavāniva ॥9-10-20॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; शैनेयं (śaineyaṃ) - Śaineya; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin; अथ (atha) - then; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; एकैकं (ekaikaṃ) - each one; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one; ततः (tataḥ) - then; असृजत् (asṛjat) - released; बाणवर्षं (bāṇavarṣaṃ) - a shower of arrows; घर्मान्ते (gharmānte) - at the end of summer; मघवान् (maghavān) - Maghavan (Indra); इव (iva) - like;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śaineya and Śikhaṇḍin, then also, each one was pierced with ten arrows by the mighty one. Then he released a shower of arrows like Maghavan (Indra) at the end of summer.)
The mighty warrior pierced Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śaineya, and Śikhaṇḍin each with ten arrows. Then, like Indra releasing rain at the end of summer, he unleashed a shower of arrows.
ततः प्रभद्रका राजन्सोमकाश्च सहस्रशः। पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च दृश्यन्ते शल्यसायकैः ॥९-१०-२१॥
tataḥ prabhadrakā rājansomakāśca sahasraśaḥ। patitāḥ pātyamānāśca dṛśyante śalyasāyakaiḥ ॥9-10-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभद्रका (prabhadrakā) - Prabhadrakas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - Somakas; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen; पात्यमानाः (pātyamānāḥ) - being struck; च (ca) - and; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; शल्यसायकैः (śalyasāyakaiḥ) - by arrows;]
(Then, O king, the Prabhadrakas and Somakas in thousands are seen fallen and being struck by arrows.)
Then, O King, thousands of Prabhadrakas and Somakas were seen falling and being struck by arrows.
भ्रमराणामिव व्राताः शलभानामिव व्रजाः। ह्रादिन्य इव मेघेभ्यः शल्यस्य न्यपतञ्शराः ॥९-१०-२२॥
bhramarāṇām iva vrātāḥ śalabhānām iva vrajāḥ। hrādiny iva meghebhyaḥ śalyasya nyapatañ śarāḥ ॥9-10-22॥
[भ्रमराणाम् (bhramarāṇām) - of bees; इव (iva) - like; व्राताः (vrātāḥ) - swarms; शलभाणाम् (śalabhānām) - of moths; इव (iva) - like; व्रजाः (vrajāḥ) - groups; ह्रादिन्यः (hrādinyāḥ) - thundering; इव (iva) - like; मेघेभ्यः (meghebhyaḥ) - from clouds; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Shalya; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows;]
(Like swarms of bees, like groups of moths, like thundering from clouds, the arrows of Shalya fell.)
The arrows of Shalya fell like swarms of bees, like groups of moths, and like thunder from the clouds.
द्विरदास्तुरगाश्चार्ताः पत्तयो रथिनस्तथा। शल्यस्य बाणैर्न्यपतन्बभ्रमुर्व्यनदंस्तथा ॥९-१०-२३॥
dviradāsturagāścārtāḥ pattayo rathinastathā। śalyasya bāṇairnyapatanbabhramurvyanadaṃstathā ॥9-10-23॥
[द्विरदाः (dviradāḥ) - elephants; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; आर्ताः (ārtāḥ) - distressed; पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot soldiers; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; तथा (tathā) - also; शलस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; बभ्रमुः (babhramuḥ) - wandered; विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(Elephants, horses, and distressed foot soldiers and charioteers also fell down, wandered, and roared by Śalya's arrows.)
Elephants, horses, foot soldiers, and charioteers were distressed and fell down, wandered, and roared due to Śalya's arrows.
आविष्ट इव मद्रेशो मन्युना पौरुषेण च। प्राच्छादयदरीन्सङ्ख्ये कालसृष्ट इवान्तकः ॥ विनर्दमानो मद्रेशो मेघह्रादो महाबलः ॥९-१०-२४॥
āviṣṭa iva madreśo manyunā pauruṣeṇa ca। prācchādayadarīnsankhye kālasṛṣṭa ivāntakaḥ ॥ vinardamāno madreśo meghahrādo mahābalaḥ ॥9-10-24॥
[आविष्ट (āviṣṭa) - possessed; इव (iva) - as if; मद्रेशः (madreśaḥ) - the king of Madra; मन्युना (manyunā) - with anger; पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - with valor; च (ca) - and; प्राच्छादयत् (prācchādayat) - covered; अरिन्सङ्ख्ये (arīnsankhye) - enemies in battle; कालसृष्टः (kālasṛṣṭaḥ) - created by time; इव (iva) - as if; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death; विनर्दमानः (vinardamānaḥ) - roaring; मद्रेशः (madreśaḥ) - the king of Madra; मेघह्रादः (meghahrādaḥ) - with the sound of clouds; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Possessed as if the king of Madra with anger and valor covered the enemies in battle as if created by time, like death. Roaring, the king of Madra, with the sound of clouds, mighty.)
The king of Madra, as if possessed by anger and valor, covered his enemies in battle like a force of time, resembling death itself. Roaring mightily, he sounded like thunderous clouds.
सा वध्यमाना शल्येन पाण्डवानामनीकिनी। अजातशत्रुं कौन्तेयमभ्यधावद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥९-१०-२५॥
sā vadhyamānā śalyena pāṇḍavānāmanīkinī। ajātaśatruṃ kaunteyamabhyadhāvadyudhiṣṭhiram ॥9-10-25॥
[सा (sā) - she; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being attacked; शल्येन (śalyena) - by Śalya; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army; अजातशत्रुं (ajātaśatruṃ) - Ajātaśatru; कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - son of Kunti; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(She, the army of the Pāṇḍavas, being attacked by Śalya, rushed towards Ajātaśatru, the son of Kunti, Yudhiṣṭhira.)
The army of the Pāṇḍavas, under attack by Śalya, moved swiftly towards Yudhiṣṭhira, known as Ajātaśatru, the son of Kunti.
तां समर्प्य ततः सङ्ख्ये लघुहस्तः शितैः शरैः। शरवर्षेण महता युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत् ॥९-१०-२६॥
tāṃ samarpya tataḥ saṅkhye laghuhastaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ। śaravarṣeṇa mahatā yudhiṣṭhiramapīḍayat ॥9-10-26॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; समर्प्य (samarpya) - having offered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; लघुहस्तः (laghuhastaḥ) - the quick-handed one; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अपीडयत् (apīḍayat) - tormented;]
(Having offered her, then the quick-handed one tormented Yudhishthira in the battle with sharp arrows and a great shower of arrows.)
After offering her, the quick-handed warrior attacked Yudhishthira fiercely in the battle with sharp arrows and a great volley of arrows.
तमापतन्तं पत्त्यश्वैः क्रुद्धो राजा युधिष्ठिरः। अवारयच्छरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मत्तं द्विपमिवाङ्कुशैः ॥९-१०-२७॥
tamāpatantaṃ pattyaśvaiḥ kruddho rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। avārayaccharaiḥ tīkṣṇairmattaṃ dvipamivāṅkuśaiḥ ॥9-10-27॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; पत्त्यश्वैः (pattyaśvaiḥ) - with infantry and horses; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; राजा (rājā) - king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अवारयत् (avārayat) - blocked; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; मत्तम् (mattam) - mad; द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; अङ्कुशैः (aṅkuśaiḥ) - with goads;]
(The angry king Yudhishthira blocked that approaching with infantry and horses with sharp arrows, like a mad elephant with goads.)
The angry King Yudhishthira blocked the advancing forces of infantry and horses with his sharp arrows, just as one would control a mad elephant with goads.
तस्य शल्यः शरं घोरं मुमोचाशीविषोपमम्। सोऽभ्यविध्यन्महात्मानं वेगेनाभ्यपतच्च गाम् ॥९-१०-२८॥
tasya śalyaḥ śaraṃ ghoraṃ mumocāśīviṣopamam। so'bhyavidhyanmahātmānaṃ vegenābhyapatacca gām ॥9-10-28॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; शरं (śaraṃ) - arrow; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; अशीविष (aśīviṣa) - snake; उपमम् (upamam) - like; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्यविध्यत् (abhyavidhyat) - pierced; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - great soul; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - fell upon; च (ca) - and; गाम् (gām) - ground;]
(His Śalya released a terrible arrow like a snake. He pierced the great soul and fell upon the ground with speed.)
Śalya released a terrible arrow resembling a snake. It struck the noble one and swiftly fell to the ground.
ततो वृकोदरः क्रुद्धः शल्यं विव्याध सप्तभिः। पञ्चभिः सहदेवस्तु नकुलो दशभिः शरैः ॥९-१०-२९॥
tato vṛkodaraḥ kruddhaḥ śalyaṃ vivyādha saptabhiḥ। pañcabhiḥ sahadevatu nakulo daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥9-10-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शल्यं (śalyam) - Shalya; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Then Vrikodara, angry, pierced Shalya with seven arrows. But Sahadeva with five, and Nakula with ten arrows.)
Then, in anger, Vrikodara pierced Shalya with seven arrows. Sahadeva, however, struck with five, and Nakula with ten arrows.
द्रौपदेयाश्च शत्रुघ्नं शूरमार्तायनिं शरैः। अभ्यवर्षन्महाभागं मेघा इव महीधरम् ॥९-१०-३०॥
draupadeyāś ca śatrughnaṃ śūramārtāyaniṃ śaraiḥ। abhyavarṣan mahābhāgaṃ meghā iva mahīdharam ॥9-10-30॥
[द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; शत्रुघ्नं (śatrughnaṃ) - Shatrughna; शूरमार्तायनिं (śūramārtāyaniṃ) - the valiant son of Martāya; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - showered; महाभागं (mahābhāgam) - the fortunate one; मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds; इव (iva) - like; महीधरम् (mahīdharam) - mountain;]
(The sons of Draupadi and Shatrughna, the valiant son of Martāya, showered the fortunate one with arrows, like clouds (shower) a mountain.)
The sons of Draupadi, along with Shatrughna, the brave son of Martāya, attacked the fortunate one with arrows, resembling clouds pouring rain on a mountain.
ततो दृष्ट्वा तुद्यमानं शल्यं पार्थैः समन्ततः। कृतवर्मा कृपश्चैव सङ्क्रुद्धावभ्यधावताम् ॥९-१०-३१॥
tato dṛṣṭvā tudyamānaṃ śalyaṃ pārthaiḥ samantataḥ। kṛtavarmā kṛpaścaiva saṅkruddhāvabhyadhāvatām ॥9-10-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तुद्यमानं (tudyamānam) - being attacked; शल्यं (śalyam) - Śalya; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pṛthā; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सङ्क्रुद्धौ (saṅkruddhau) - angry; अभ्यधावताम् (abhyadhāvatām) - rushed towards;]
(Then, seeing Śalya being attacked on all sides by the sons of Pṛthā, Kṛtavarmā and Kṛpa, indeed angry, rushed towards (them).)
Upon witnessing Śalya being besieged from all directions by the sons of Pṛthā, the enraged Kṛtavarmā and Kṛpa charged forward.
उलूकश्च पतत्री च शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। स्मयमानश्च शनकैरश्वत्थामा महारथः ॥ तव पुत्राश्च कार्त्स्न्येन जुगुपुः शल्यमाहवे ॥९-१०-३२॥
ulūkaśca patatrī ca śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ। smayamānaśca śanakairaśvatthāmā mahārathaḥ ॥ tava putrāśca kārtsnyena jugupuḥ śalyamāhave ॥9-10-32॥
[उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - Uluka; च (ca) - and; पतत्री (patatrī) - bird; च (ca) - and; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; च (ca) - and; शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely; जुगुपुः (jugupuḥ) - protected; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Uluka and the bird and Shakuni, the son of Subala, smiling slowly, Ashwatthama, the great warrior. Your sons completely protected Shalya in battle.)
Uluka, the bird, and Shakuni, the son of Subala, were smiling slowly. Ashwatthama, the great warrior, along with your sons, completely protected Shalya in the battle.
भीमसेनं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा कृतवर्मा शिलीमुखैः। बाणवर्षेण महता क्रुद्धरूपमवारयत् ॥९-१०-३३॥
bhīmasenaṁ tribhirviddhvā kṛtavarmā śilīmukhaiḥ। bāṇavarṣeṇa mahatā kruddharūpamavārayat ॥9-10-33॥
[भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows; बाणवर्षेण (bāṇavarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; क्रुद्धरूपम् (kruddharūpam) - angry form; अवारयत् (avārayat) - restrained;]
(Kritavarma, having pierced Bhimasena with three arrows, restrained his angry form with a great shower of arrows.)
Kritavarma pierced Bhimasena with three arrows and restrained his furious form with a great shower of arrows.
धृष्टद्युम्नं कृपः क्रुद्धो बाणवर्षैरपीडयत्। द्रौपदेयांश्च शकुनिर्यमौ च द्रौणिरभ्ययात् ॥९-१०-३४॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ kṛpaḥ kruddho bāṇavarṣairapīḍayat। draupadeyāṃśca śakuniryamau ca drauṇirabhyayāt ॥9-10-34॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अपीडयत् (apīḍayat) - tormented; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - sons of Draupadī; च (ca) - and; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; च (ca) - and; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - attacked;]
(Kṛpa, angry, tormented Dhṛṣṭadyumna with showers of arrows. Śakuni and Aśvatthāmā attacked the sons of Draupadī and the twins.)
Kṛpa, in his anger, showered arrows upon Dhṛṣṭadyumna, causing him great distress. Meanwhile, Śakuni and Aśvatthāmā launched an attack on the sons of Draupadī and the twin brothers.
दुर्योधनो युधां श्रेष्ठावाहवे केशवार्जुनौ। समभ्ययादुग्रतेजाः शरैश्चाभ्यहनद्बली ॥९-१०-३५॥
duryodhano yudhāṃ śreṣṭhāvāhave keśavārjunau। samabhyayādugratejāḥ śaraiścābhyahanadbalī ॥9-10-35॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) - the best; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; केशव-अर्जुनौ (keśava-arjunau) - Keshava and Arjuna; समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - approached; उग्र-तेजाः (ugra-tejāḥ) - fierce in energy; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - attacked; बली (balī) - the powerful one;]
(Duryodhana, fierce in energy, approached Keshava and Arjuna, the best of warriors, in battle and attacked with arrows, the powerful one.)
Duryodhana, with his fierce energy, approached the best warriors, Keshava and Arjuna, in battle and attacked them with his powerful arrows.
एवं द्वंद्वशतान्यासंस्त्वदीयानां परैः सह। घोररूपाणि चित्राणि तत्र तत्र विशां पते ॥९-१०-३६॥
evaṁ dvandvaśatānyāsaṁstvadīyānāṁ paraiḥ saha। ghorarūpāṇi citrāṇi tatra tatra viśāṁ pate ॥9-10-36॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; द्वंद्व (dvandva) - duels; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; आसन् (āsan) - were; त्वदीयानाम् (tvadīyānām) - of yours; परैः (paraiḥ) - with others; सह (saha) - together; घोररूपाणि (ghorarūpāṇi) - terrible forms; चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - varied; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Thus, there were hundreds of duels of yours with others, together with terrible and varied forms, O lord of men, here and there.)
Thus, O lord of men, there were numerous duels between your forces and others, displaying terrible and varied forms, in various places.
ऋश्यवर्णाञ्जघानाश्वान्भोजो भीमस्य संयुगे। सोऽवतीर्य रथोपस्थाद्धताश्वः पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥ कालो दण्डमिवोद्यम्य गदापाणिरयुध्यत ॥९-१०-३७॥
ṛśyavarṇāñjaghānāśvānbhojo bhīmasya saṃyuge। so'vatīrya rathopasthāddhatāśvaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ ॥ kālo daṇḍamivodyamya gadāpāṇirayudhyata ॥9-10-37॥
[ऋश्यवर्णान् (ṛśyavarṇān) - deer-colored; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; सः (saḥ) - he; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; रथोपस्थात् (rathopasthāt) - from the chariot; हताश्वः (hatāśvaḥ) - with horses killed; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pandu; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - staff; इव (iva) - like; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought;]
(Bhoja killed the deer-colored horses of Bhima in battle. Having descended from the chariot with his horses killed, the son of Pandu fought with a mace in hand, raising it like a staff of time.)
Bhoja killed the deer-colored horses of Bhima in battle. Then, having descended from the chariot with his horses slain, the son of Pandu, wielding a mace, fought fiercely, raising it as if it were the staff of time.
प्रमुखे सहदेवस्य जघानाश्वांश्च मद्रराट्। ततः शल्यस्य तनयं सहदेवोऽसिनावधीत् ॥९-१०-३८॥
pramukhe sahadevasya jaghānāśvāṃśca madrarāṭ। tataḥ śalyasya tanayaṃ sahadevo'sināvadhīt ॥9-10-38॥
[प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; सहदेवस्य (sahadevasya) - of Sahadeva; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; च (ca) - and; मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - the king of Madra; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Shalya; तनयम् (tanayam) - son; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; असिना (asinā) - with a sword; अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed;]
(In front, Sahadeva killed the horses and the king of Madra. Then, Sahadeva killed the son of Shalya with a sword.)
In the forefront, Sahadeva slew the horses and the king of Madra. Then, Sahadeva, with his sword, killed Shalya's son.
गौतमः पुनराचार्यो धृष्टद्युम्नमयोधयत्। असम्भ्रान्तमसम्भ्रान्तो यत्नवान्यत्नवत्तरम् ॥९-१०-३९॥
gautamaḥ punarācāryo dhṛṣṭadyumnamayodhayat। asambhrāntamasambhrānto yatnavānyatnavattaram ॥9-10-39॥
[गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought; असम्भ्रान्तम् (asambhrāntam) - unperturbed; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; यत्नवान् (yatnavān) - diligent; यत्नवत्तरम् (yatnavattaram) - more diligent;]
(Gautama, the teacher, again fought Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Unperturbed, unperturbed, diligent, more diligent.)
Gautama, the teacher, once again engaged in battle with Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Both were unperturbed and diligent, with Gautama being even more diligent.
द्रौपदेयांस्तथा वीरानेकैकं दशभिः शरैः। अविध्यदाचार्यसुतो नातिक्रुद्धः स्मयन्निव ॥९-१०-४०॥
drau̥padeyāṁstathā vīrānekaikaṁ daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ। avidhyadācāryasuto nātikrudhaḥ smayanniva ॥9-10-40॥
[द्रौपदेयान् (drau̥padeyān) - sons of Draupadi; तथा (tathā) - also; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; आचार्यसुतः (ācāryasutaḥ) - the son of the teacher; न (na) - not; अतिक्रुद्धः (atikrudhaḥ) - very angry; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(The son of the teacher, not very angry, as if smiling, pierced each of the sons of Draupadi and the heroes with ten arrows.)
The son of the teacher, seemingly smiling and not overly angry, shot ten arrows at each of the sons of Draupadi and the other heroes.
शल्योऽपि राजन्सङ्क्रुद्धो निघ्नन्सोमकपाण्डवान्। पुनरेव शितैर्बाणैर्युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत् ॥९-१०-४१॥
śalyo'pi rājansaṅkruddho nighnansomakapāṇḍavān। punareva śitairbāṇairyudhiṣṭhiramapīḍayat ॥9-10-41॥
[शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; अपि (api) - also; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - striking; सोमक (somaka) - Somakas; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira; अपीडयत् (apīḍayat) - afflicted;]
(Śalya, also enraged, striking the Somakas and Pāṇḍavas, again indeed afflicted Yudhiṣṭhira with sharp arrows.)
Even in his anger, Śalya continued to attack the Somakas and Pāṇḍavas, and once again, he targeted Yudhiṣṭhira with his sharp arrows.
तस्य भीमो रणे क्रुद्धः संदष्टदशनच्छदः। विनाशायाभिसन्धाय गदामादत्त वीर्यवान् ॥९-१०-४२॥
tasya bhīmo raṇe kruddhaḥ saṃdaṣṭadaśanacchadaḥ। vināśāyābhisandhāya gadāmādatta vīryavān ॥9-10-42॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; संदष्ट (saṃdaṣṭa) - biting; दशन (daśana) - teeth; च्छदः (chadaḥ) - covering; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; अभिसन्धाय (abhisandhāya) - intending; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the mighty;]
(His Bhima, angry in battle, biting his teeth covering, intending for destruction, took the mace, the mighty one.)
Bhima, filled with rage in the battle, bit his lips in anger and, with the intent to destroy, took up his mace with great might.
यमदण्डप्रतीकाशां कालरात्रिमिवोद्यताम्। गजवाजिमनुष्याणां प्राणान्तकरणीमपि ॥९-१०-४३॥
yamadaṇḍapratīkāśāṃ kālarātrimivodyatām। gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ prāṇāntakaraṇīmapi ॥9-10-43॥
[यमदण्डप्रतीकाशाम् (yamadaṇḍapratīkāśām) - like the rod of Yama; कालरात्रिम् (kālarātrim) - like the night of destruction; इव (iva) - as if; उद्यताम् (udyatām) - raised; गजवाजिमनुष्याणाम् (gajavājimanuṣyāṇām) - of elephants, horses, and men; प्राणान्तकरणीम् (prāṇāntakaraṇīm) - causing the end of life; अपि (api) - also;]
(Like the rod of Yama, raised like the night of destruction, also causing the end of life of elephants, horses, and men.)
It was like the rod of Yama, raised as if it were the night of destruction, bringing death to elephants, horses, and men.
हेमपट्टपरिक्षिप्तामुल्कां प्रज्वलितामिव। शैक्यां व्यालीमिवात्युग्रां वज्रकल्पामयस्मयीम् ॥९-१०-४४॥
hemapaṭṭaparikṣiptām ulkāṃ prajvalitām iva। śaikyāṃ vyālīm ivātyugrāṃ vajrakalpām ayasmayīm ॥9-10-44॥
[हेमपट्टपरिक्षिप्ताम् (hemapaṭṭaparikṣiptām) - surrounded by a golden band; उल्काम् (ulkām) - a meteor; प्रज्वलिताम् (prajvalitām) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; शैक्याम् (śaikyām) - icy; व्यालीम् (vyālim) - serpent; इव (iva) - like; अत्युग्राम् (atyugrām) - very fierce; वज्रकल्पाम् (vajrakalpām) - like a thunderbolt; अयस्मयीम् (ayasmayīm) - made of iron;]
(Surrounded by a golden band, like a blazing meteor; icy like a very fierce serpent, like a thunderbolt made of iron.)
The object appeared as if it was surrounded by a golden band, blazing like a meteor; it was icy and resembled a very fierce serpent, akin to a thunderbolt made of iron.
चन्दनागुरुपङ्काक्तां प्रमदामीप्सितामिव। वसामेदोसृगादिग्धां जिह्वां वैवस्वतीमिव ॥९-१०-४५॥
candanāgurupaṅkāktāṃ pramadāmīpsitāmiva। vasāmedosṛgādigdhaṃ jihvāṃ vaivasvatīmiva ॥9-10-45॥
[चन्दन (candana) - sandalwood; अगुरु (aguru) - aloeswood; पङ्क (paṅka) - mud; आक्ताम् (āktām) - smeared; प्रमदा (pramadā) - woman; ईप्सिताम् (īpsitām) - desired; इव (iva) - like; वसा (vasā) - fat; मेद (meda) - marrow; असृग् (asṛg) - blood; आदिग्धाम् (ādigdham) - smeared; जिह्वाम् (jihvām) - tongue; वैवस्वतीम् (vaivasvatīm) - of Yama; इव (iva) - like;]
(Smeared with sandalwood, aloeswood, and mud, like a desired woman; smeared with fat, marrow, and blood, like the tongue of Yama.)
The tongue, smeared with sandalwood, aloeswood, and mud, resembles a desired woman; while smeared with fat, marrow, and blood, it resembles the tongue of Yama.
पटुघण्टारवशतां वासवीमशनीमिव। निर्मुक्ताशीविषाकारां पृक्तां गजमदैरपि ॥९-१०-४६॥
paṭughaṇṭāravaśatāṃ vāsavīmaśanīmiva। nirmuktāśīviṣākārāṃ pṛktāṃ gajamadairapi ॥9-10-46॥
[पटुघण्टारवशताम् (paṭughaṇṭāravaśatām) - under the influence of loud bell sounds; वासवीम् (vāsavīm) - of Indra; अशनीम् (aśanīm) - thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; निर्मुक्त (nirmukta) - released; अशीविष (aśīviṣa) - snake; आकाराम् (ākārām) - form; पृक्ताम् (pṛktām) - smeared; गजमदैः (gajamadaiḥ) - with elephant ichor; अपि (api) - also;]
(Under the influence of loud bell sounds, like the thunderbolt of Indra, released in the form of a snake, also smeared with elephant ichor.)
Under the influence of loud bell sounds, it was like the thunderbolt of Indra, released in the form of a snake and also smeared with elephant ichor.
त्रासनीं रिपुसैन्यानां स्वसैन्यपरिहर्षिणीम्। मनुष्यलोके विख्यातां गिरिशृङ्गविदारिणीम् ॥९-१०-४७॥
trāsanīṃ ripusainyānāṃ svasainyapariharṣiṇīm। manuṣyaloke vikhyātāṃ giriśṛṅgavidāriṇīm ॥9-10-47॥
[त्रासनीं (trāsanīṃ) - causing fear; रिपुसैन्यानां (ripusainyānāṃ) - of enemy armies; स्वसैन्यपरिहर्षिणीम् (svasainyapariharṣiṇīm) - delighting one's own army; मनुष्यलोके (manuṣyaloke) - in the world of men; विख्यातां (vikhyātāṃ) - famous; गिरिशृङ्गविदारिणीम् (giriśṛṅgavidāriṇīm) - splitting mountain peaks;]
(Causing fear to enemy armies, delighting one's own army, famous in the world of men, splitting mountain peaks.)
She who causes fear in enemy armies and brings delight to her own, renowned in the world of men for splitting mountain peaks.
यया कैलासभवने महेश्वरसखं बली। आह्वयामास कौन्तेयः सङ्क्रुद्धमलकाधिपम् ॥९-१०-४८॥
yayā kailāsabhavane maheśvarasakhaṃ balī। āhvayāmāsa kaunteyaḥ saṅkruddhamalakādhipam ॥9-10-48॥
[यया (yayā) - by whom; कैलास (kailāsa) - Kailasa; भवने (bhavane) - in the abode; महेश्वर (maheśvara) - of Lord Shiva; सखं (sakhaṃ) - friend; बली (balī) - Bali; आह्वयामास (āhvayāmāsa) - invited; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; सङ्क्रुद्धम् (saṅkruddham) - angry; अलकाधिपम् (alakādhipam) - lord of Alaka;]
(By whom, in the abode of Kailasa, Bali, the friend of Lord Shiva, was invited by the son of Kunti, the angry lord of Alaka.)
In the abode of Kailasa, Bali, the friend of Lord Shiva, was invited by Arjuna, the son of Kunti, who was the angry lord of Alaka.
यया मायाविनो दृप्तान्सुबहून्धनदालये। जघान गुह्यकान्क्रुद्धो मन्दारार्थे महाबलः ॥ निवार्यमाणो बहुभिर्द्रौपद्याः प्रियमास्थितः ॥९-१०-४९॥
yayā māyāvino dṛptānsubahūndhanadālaye। jaghāna guhyakānkruddho mandārārthe mahābalaḥ ॥ nivāryamāṇo bahubhirdraupadyāḥ priyamāsthitaḥ ॥
[यया (yayā) - by whom; मायाविनः (māyāvinaḥ) - illusionists; दृप्तान् (dṛptān) - arrogant; सुबहून् (subahūn) - many; धनदालये (dhanadālaye) - in the abode of Kubera; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; गुह्यकान् (guhyakān) - Yakshas; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; मन्दारार्थे (mandārārthe) - for the sake of Mandara; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one; निवार्यमाणः (nivāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadi; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear one; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated;]
(By whom, the illusionists, arrogant and many, were killed in the abode of Kubera, the Yakshas, angry for the sake of Mandara, the mighty one, being restrained by many, situated dear to Draupadi.)
The mighty one, angry for the sake of Mandara, killed many arrogant illusionists in the abode of Kubera, despite being restrained by many, and remained dear to Draupadi.
तां वज्रमणिरत्नौघामष्टाश्रिं वज्रगौरवाम्। समुद्यम्य महाबाहुः शल्यमभ्यद्रवद्रणे ॥९-१०-५०॥
tāṁ vajramaṇiratnaughāmaṣṭāśriṁ vajragauravām। samudyamya mahābāhuḥ śalyamabhyadravadraṇe ॥9-10-50॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; मणि (maṇi) - gem; रत्न (ratna) - jewel; ओघाम् (aughām) - abundance; अष्टाश्रिम् (aṣṭāśrim) - eight-cornered; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; गौरवाम् (gauravām) - heavy; समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having lifted; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(That eight-cornered, heavy thunderbolt-like abundance of gems and jewels, having lifted, the mighty-armed attacked Śalya in battle.)
The mighty-armed warrior, having lifted that eight-cornered, heavy mass of gems and jewels like a thunderbolt, attacked Śalya in the battle.
गदया युद्धकुशलस्तया दारुणनादया। पोथयामास शल्यस्य चतुरोऽश्वान्महाजवान् ॥९-१०-५१॥
gadayā yuddhakuśalastayā dāruṇanādayā। pothayāmāsa śalyasya caturo'śvānmahājavān ॥9-10-51॥
[गदया (gadayā) - with the mace; युद्धकुशलः (yuddhakuśalaḥ) - skilled in battle; तया (tayā) - with that; दारुणनादया (dāruṇanādayā) - with terrible sound; पोथयामास (pothayāmāsa) - smashed; शलस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; चतुरः (caturo) - four; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; महाजवान् (mahājavān) - greatly swift;]
(With the mace, skilled in battle, with that terrible sound, smashed Śalya's four greatly swift horses.)
With his mace, the battle-skilled warrior, accompanied by a terrible sound, smashed Śalya's four swift horses.
ततः शल्यो रणे क्रुद्धः पीने वक्षसि तोमरम्। निचखान नदन्वीरो वर्म भित्त्वा च सोऽभ्यगात् ॥९-१०-५२॥
tataḥ śalyo raṇe kruddhaḥ pīne vakṣasi tomaram। nicakhāna nadanvīro varma bhittvā ca so'bhyagāt ॥9-10-52॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पीने (pīne) - broad; वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - in the chest; तोमरम् (tomaram) - spear; निचखान (nicakhāna) - pierced; नदन्वीरः (nadanvīraḥ) - the roaring hero; वर्म (varma) - armor; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having penetrated; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached;]
(Then Śalya, angry in battle, pierced the broad chest with a spear; having penetrated the armor, the roaring hero approached.)
Then, in the heat of battle, the enraged Śalya thrust his spear into the broad chest, piercing through the armor, and the roaring hero advanced.
वृकोदरस्त्वसम्भ्रातस्तमेवोद्धृत्य तोमरम्। यन्तारं मद्रराजस्य निर्बिभेद ततो हृदि ॥९-१०-५३॥
vṛkodarastvasambhrātastamevoddhṛtya tomaram। yantāraṃ madrarājasya nirbibheda tato hṛdi ॥9-10-53॥
[वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima; तु (tu) - but; असम्भ्रातः (asambhrātaḥ) - unperturbed; तम् (tam) - that; एव (eva) - indeed; उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having lifted; तोमरम् (tomaram) - spear; यन्तारम् (yantāram) - the charioteer; मद्रराजस्य (madrarājasya) - of the king of Madra; निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart;]
(Bhima, unperturbed, having lifted that spear, pierced the charioteer of the king of Madra in the heart.)
Bhima, remaining calm, lifted the spear and struck the charioteer of the Madra king in the heart.
स भिन्नवर्मा रुधिरं वमन्वित्रस्तमानसः। पपाताभिमुखो दीनो मद्रराजस्त्वपाक्रमत् ॥९-१०-५४॥
sa bhinnavarmā rudhiraṃ vamanvitrastamānasaḥ। papātābhimukho dīno madrarājastvapākramat ॥9-10-54॥
[स (sa) - he; भिन्नवर्मा (bhinnavarmā) - with shattered armor; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; वमन (vaman) - vomiting; वित्रस्तमानसः (vitrastamānasaḥ) - with terrified mind; पपात (papāta) - fell; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing; दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; तु (tu) - but; अपाक्रमत् (apākramat) - retreated;]
(He, with shattered armor and vomiting blood, with a terrified mind, fell facing forward, miserable, but the king of Madra retreated.)
He, with his armor shattered and vomiting blood, terrified and miserable, fell forward, while the king of Madra retreated.
कृतप्रतिकृतं दृष्ट्वा शल्यो विस्मितमानसः। गदामाश्रित्य धीरात्मा प्रत्यमित्रमवैक्षत ॥९-१०-५५॥
kṛtapratikṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā śalyo vismitamānasaḥ। gadāmāśritya dhīrātmā pratyamitramavaikṣata ॥9-10-55॥
[कृतप्रतिकृतम् (kṛtapratikṛtam) - having seen the counteraction; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; विस्मितमानसः (vismitamānasaḥ) - with astonished mind; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge; धीरात्मा (dhīrātmā) - the courageous one; प्रत्यमित्रम् (pratyamitram) - towards the enemy; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - looked at;]
(Having seen the counteraction, Śalya, with an astonished mind, having taken refuge in the mace, the courageous one looked towards the enemy.)
Śalya, astonished by the counteraction, took up his mace and courageously faced the enemy.
ततः सुमनसः पार्था भीमसेनमपूजयन्। तद्दृष्ट्वा कर्म सङ्ग्रामे घोरमक्लिष्टकर्मणः ॥९-१०-५६॥
tataḥ sumanasaḥ pārthā bhīmasenamapūjayan। taddṛṣṭvā karma saṅgrāme ghoramakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ॥9-10-56॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुमनसः (sumanasaḥ) - cheerful; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped; तत् (tad) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; कर्म (karma) - act; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of the one whose acts are effortless;]
(Then the cheerful sons of Pritha worshipped Bhimasena. Seeing that act in battle, which was terrible and effortless.)
Then the cheerful sons of Pritha honored Bhimasena. Witnessing his effortless and terrible act in battle.
