09.015
Pancharatra and Core: The Kaurava army retreats; Duryodhana faces defeat at the hands of Bhima; unable to withstand Yudhisthira, Shalya is taken away by Ashwatthama.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
ततः सैन्यास्तव विभो मद्रराजपुरस्कृताः। पुनरभ्यद्रवन्पार्थान्वेगेन महता रणे ॥९-१५-१॥
tataḥ sainyās tava vibho madra-rāja-puraskṛtāḥ। punar abhyadravan pārthān vegena mahatā raṇe ॥9-15-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्याः (sainyāḥ) - armies; तव (tava) - your; विभो (vibho) - O lord; मद्रराजपुरस्कृताः (madra-rāja-puraskṛtāḥ) - led by the king of Madra; पुनः (punar) - again; अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - attacked; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; महता (mahatā) - great; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Then, O lord, your armies, led by the king of Madra, again attacked the sons of Pritha with great speed in battle.)
Then, O lord, your forces, led by the king of Madra, once more charged at the Pandavas with great speed in the battle.
पीडितास्तावकाः सर्वे प्रधावन्तो रणोत्कटाः। क्षणेनैव च पार्थांस्ते बहुत्वात्समलोडयन् ॥९-१५-२॥
pīḍitāstāvakāḥ sarve pradhāvanto raṇotkaṭāḥ। kṣaṇenaiva ca pārthāṃste bahutvātsamaḷoḍayan ॥9-15-2॥
[पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रधावन्तः (pradhāvantaḥ) - running away; रण-उत्कटाः (raṇa-utkaṭāḥ) - fierce in battle; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; ते (te) - they; बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to large numbers; सम-लोडयन् (sama-loḍayan) - overwhelming;]
(Afflicted, all your men, fierce in battle, were running away. In a moment, indeed, they overwhelmed the sons of Pritha due to large numbers.)
All your men, though fierce in battle, were afflicted and started running away. However, in a moment, they overwhelmed the sons of Pritha due to their large numbers.
ते वध्यमानाः कुरुभिः पाण्डवा नावतस्थिरे। निवार्यमाणा भीमेन पश्यतोः कृष्णपार्थयोः ॥९-१५-३॥
te vadhyamānāḥ kurubhiḥ pāṇḍavā na-avatastire। nivāryamāṇā bhīmena paśyatoḥ kṛṣṇapārthayoḥ ॥9-15-3॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being attacked; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kauravas; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; न (na) - not; अवतस्थिरे (avatastire) - stood firm; निवार्यमाणाः (nivāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; पश्यतोः (paśyatoḥ) - in the sight of; कृष्णपार्थयोः (kṛṣṇapārthayoḥ) - Krishna and Arjuna;]
(They, being attacked by the Kauravas, the Pandavas did not stand firm, being restrained by Bhima in the sight of Krishna and Arjuna.)
The Pandavas, under attack by the Kauravas, could not hold their ground as Bhima restrained them, all while Krishna and Arjuna watched.
ततो धनञ्जयः क्रुद्धः कृपं सह पदानुगैः। अवाकिरच्छरौघेण कृतवर्माणमेव च ॥९-१५-४॥
tato dhanañjayaḥ kruddhaḥ kṛpaṃ saha padānugaiḥ। avākiraccharaugheṇa kṛtavarmāṇameva ca ॥9-15-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; कृपं (kṛpam) - Kripa; सह (saha) - with; पदानुगैः (padānugaiḥ) - followers; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered; शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - with arrows; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; एव (eva) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Then Dhananjaya, angry, showered Kripa and his followers with arrows, and also Kritavarma.)
Then, in his anger, Dhananjaya showered a torrent of arrows upon Kripa and his followers, as well as Kritavarma.
शकुनिं सहदेवस्तु सहसैन्यमवारयत्। नकुलः पार्श्वतः स्थित्वा मद्रराजमवैक्षत ॥९-१५-५॥
śakuniṃ sahadevastu sahasainyamavārayat। nakulaḥ pārśvataḥ sthitvā madrarājamavaikṣata ॥9-15-5॥
[शकुनिं (śakuniṃ) - Shakuni; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; सह (saha) - with; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अवारयत् (avārayat) - stopped; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - from the side; स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - standing; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - Madra king; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - looked at;]
(Sahadeva stopped Shakuni with the army. Nakula, standing from the side, looked at the Madra king.)
Sahadeva, with his army, halted Shakuni. Meanwhile, Nakula stood aside and observed the Madra king.
द्रौपदेया नरेन्द्रांश्च भूयिष्ठं समवारयन्। द्रोणपुत्रं च पाञ्चाल्यः शिखण्डी समवारयत् ॥९-१५-६॥
drau̇padeyā narendrāṁśca bhūyiṣṭhaṁ samavārayan। droṇaputraṁ ca pāñcālyaḥ śikhaṇḍī samavārayat ॥9-15-6॥
[द्रौपदेया (drau̇padeyā) - sons of Draupadī; नरेन्द्रान् (narendrān) - kings; च (ca) - and; भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly; समवारयन् (samavārayan) - restrained; द्रोणपुत्रम् (droṇaputram) - son of Droṇa; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the Pāñcāla prince; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained;]
(The sons of Draupadī mostly restrained the kings. The Pāñcāla prince Śikhaṇḍī restrained the son of Droṇa.)
The sons of Draupadī primarily held back the kings, while the Pāñcāla prince Śikhaṇḍī held back Droṇa's son.
भीमसेनस्तु राजानं गदापाणिरवारयत्। शल्यं तु सह सैन्येन कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥९-१५-७॥
bhīmasenastu rājānaṃ gadāpāṇiravārayat। śalyaṃ tu saha sainyena kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥9-15-7॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; राजानं (rājānam) - the king; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; अवारयत् (avārayat) - stopped; शल्यं (śalyam) - Shalya; तु (tu) - but; सह (saha) - with; सैन्येन (sainyena) - army; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Bhimasena, with mace in hand, stopped the king. But Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, along with the army, stopped Shalya.)
Bhimasena, wielding his mace, halted the king, while Yudhishthira, Kunti's son, with his army, confronted Shalya.
ततः समभवद्युद्धं संसक्तं तत्र तत्र ह। तावकानां परेषां च सङ्ग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् ॥९-१५-८॥
tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ saṃsaktaṃ tatra tatra ha। tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca saṅgrāmeṣvanivartinām ॥9-15-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; संसक्तम् (saṃsaktam) - engaged; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; ह (ha) - indeed; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your side; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemies; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those who do not retreat;]
(Then there arose a battle, engaged here and there indeed, of your side and the enemies, of those who do not retreat in battles.)
Then a fierce battle arose, engaged at various places, between your forces and the enemies, all of whom were determined not to retreat.
तत्र पश्यामहे कर्म शल्यस्यातिमहद्रणे। यदेकः सर्वसैन्यानि पाण्डवानामयुध्यत ॥९-१५-९॥
tatra paśyāmahe karma śalyasyātimahadraṇe। yadekaḥ sarvasainyāni pāṇḍavānāmayudhyata ॥9-15-9॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; पश्यामहे (paśyāmahe) - we see; कर्म (karma) - action; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; अतिमहत् (atimahat) - very great; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत् (yat) - which; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; सर्व (sarva) - all; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought;]
(There we see the action of Śalya, very great in battle, which one fought against all the armies of the Pāṇḍavas.)
There we witness the mighty deeds of Śalya in battle, where he single-handedly fought against all the armies of the Pāṇḍavas.
व्यदृश्यत तदा शल्यो युधिष्ठिरसमीपतः। रणे चन्द्रमसोऽभ्याशे शनैश्चर इव ग्रहः ॥९-१५-१०॥
vyadṛśyata tadā śalyo yudhiṣṭhirasamīpataḥ। raṇe candramaso'bhyāśe śanaiścara iva grahaḥ ॥9-15-10॥
[व्यदृश्यत (vyadṛśyata) - was seen; तदा (tadā) - then; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; चन्द्रमसः (candramasaḥ) - of the moon; अभ्याशे (abhyāśe) - near; शनैश्चरः (śanaiścaraḥ) - Saturn; इव (iva) - like; ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - a planet;]
(Then Śalya was seen near Yudhishthira in battle, like Saturn near the moon.)
Śalya appeared near Yudhishthira on the battlefield, resembling Saturn close to the moon.
पीडयित्वा तु राजानं शरैराशीविषोपमैः। अभ्यधावत्पुनर्भीमं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥९-१५-११॥
pīḍayitvā tu rājānaṃ śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ। abhyadhāvatpunarbhīmaṃ śaravarṣairavākirat ॥9-15-11॥
[पीडयित्वा (pīḍayitvā) - having tormented; तु (tu) - but; राजानं (rājānam) - the king; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; आशीविष-उपमैः (āśīviṣa-upamaiḥ) - like serpents; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed at; पुनः (punar) - again; भीमं (bhīmam) - Bhima; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]
(Having tormented the king with arrows like serpents, he rushed again at Bhima and covered him with showers of arrows.)
After tormenting the king with serpent-like arrows, he once again charged at Bhima, enveloping him in a rain of arrows.
तस्य तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा तथैव च कृतास्त्रताम्। अपूजयन्ननीकानि परेषां तावकानि च ॥९-१५-१२॥
tasya tallāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathaiva ca kṛtāstratām। apūjayannanīkāni pareṣāṃ tāvakāni ca ॥9-15-12॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - lightness; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; कृत (kṛta) - made; अस्त्रताम् (astratām) - skill in weapons; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - honored; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemies; तावकानि (tāvakāni) - yours; च (ca) - and;]
(Having seen his lightness and skill in weapons, the armies of both the enemies and yours honored him in the same way.)
Seeing his agility and skill in weaponry, both the enemy's and your armies honored him equally.
पीड्यमानास्तु शल्येन पाण्डवा भृशविक्षताः। प्राद्रवन्त रणं हित्वा क्रोशमाने युधिष्ठिरे ॥९-१५-१३॥
pīḍyamānāstu śalyena pāṇḍavā bhṛśavikṣatāḥ। prādravanta raṇaṃ hitvā krośamāne yudhiṣṭhire ॥9-15-13॥
[पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being afflicted; तु (tu) - but; शल्येन (śalyena) - by Śalya; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; भृशविक्षताः (bhṛśavikṣatāḥ) - severely wounded; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled; रणं (raṇam) - the battlefield; हित्वा (hitvā) - leaving; क्रोशमाने (krośamāne) - crying; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - at Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Being afflicted by Śalya, the Pāṇḍavas, severely wounded, fled the battlefield, leaving Yudhiṣṭhira crying.)
The Pāṇḍavas, severely wounded and afflicted by Śalya, fled the battlefield, leaving Yudhiṣṭhira behind, who was crying out.
वध्यमानेष्वनीकेषु मद्रराजेन पाण्डवः। अमर्षवशमापन्नो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ततः पौरुषमास्थाय मद्रराजमपीडयत् ॥९-१५-१४॥
vadhyamāneṣvanīkeṣu madrarājena pāṇḍavaḥ। amarṣavaśamāpanno dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥ tataḥ pauruṣamāsthāya madrarājamapīḍayat ॥9-15-14॥
[वध्यमानेषु (vadhyamāneṣu) - being slain; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies; मद्रराजेन (madrarājena) - by the king of Madra; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; अमर्षवशमापन्नः (amarṣavaśamāpannaḥ) - overcome by anger; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - the king of righteousness; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - the king of Madra; अपीडयत् (apīḍayat) - tormented;]
(In the armies being slain by the king of Madra, the son of Pandu, overcome by anger, the king of righteousness, Yudhishthira, then, having assumed manliness, tormented the king of Madra.)
As the armies were being slain by the king of Madra, Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu and the king of righteousness, overcome by anger, then assumed manliness and tormented the king of Madra.
जयो वास्तु वधो वेति कृतबुद्धिर्महारथः। समाहूयाब्रवीत्सर्वान्भ्रातॄन्कृष्णं च माधवम् ॥९-१५-१५॥
jayo vāstu vadho veti kṛtabuddhirmahārathaḥ। samāhūyābravītsarvānbhrātṝnkṛṣṇaṃ ca mādhavam ॥9-15-15॥
[जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; वास्तु (vāstu) - or; वधः (vadhaḥ) - defeat; वेति (veti) - or; कृतबुद्धिः (kṛtabuddhiḥ) - having made up his mind; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior; समाहूय (samāhūya) - having called; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; कृष्णं (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava;]
(The great chariot-warrior, having made up his mind, whether it be victory or defeat, called all his brothers and Krishna and Madhava, and said:)
The great warrior, resolved on either victory or defeat, summoned all his brothers along with Krishna and Madhava, and spoke to them.
भीष्मो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च ये चान्ये पृथिवीक्षितः। कौरवार्थे पराक्रान्ताः सङ्ग्रामे निधनं गताः ॥९-१५-१६॥
bhīṣmo droṇaśca karṇaśca ye cānye pṛthivīkṣitaḥ। kauravārthe parākrāntāḥ saṅgrāme nidhanaṃ gatāḥ ॥9-15-16॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; पृथिवीक्षितः (pṛthivīkṣitaḥ) - kings of the earth; कौरवार्थे (kauravārthe) - for the sake of the Kauravas; पराक्रान्ताः (parākrāntāḥ) - valiantly; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; गताः (gatāḥ) - attained;]
(Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, and other kings of the earth, valiantly attained death in battle for the sake of the Kauravas.)
Bhishma, Drona, Karna, and other kings fought valiantly and met their end in battle for the cause of the Kauravas.
यथाभागं यथोत्साहं भवन्तः कृतपौरुषाः। भागोऽवशिष्ट एकोऽयं मम शल्यो महारथः ॥९-१५-१७॥
yathābhāgaṃ yathotsāhaṃ bhavantaḥ kṛtapauruṣāḥ। bhāgo'vaśiṣṭa eko'yaṃ mama śalyo mahārathaḥ ॥9-15-17॥
[यथाभागम् (yathābhāgam) - according to division; यथोत्साहम् (yathotsāham) - according to enthusiasm; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all; कृतपौरुषाः (kṛtapauruṣāḥ) - having made efforts; भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part; अवशिष्टः (avaśiṣṭaḥ) - remaining; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अयम् (ayam) - this; मम (mama) - my; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer;]
(According to division and enthusiasm, you all have made efforts. This one part remaining is my great charioteer Śalya.)
According to the division and enthusiasm, you all have made efforts. The only part remaining is my great charioteer, Śalya.
सोऽहमद्य युधा जेतुमाशंसे मद्रकेश्वरम्। तत्र यन्मानसं मह्यं तत्सर्वं निगदामि वः ॥९-१५-१८॥
so'hamadya yudhā jetumāśaṁse madrakeśvaram। tatra yanmānasaṁ mahyaṁ tatsarvaṁ nigadāmi vaḥ ॥9-15-18॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; युधा (yudhā) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; आशंसे (āśaṁse) - hope; मद्रकेश्वरम् (madrakeśvaram) - the king of Madra; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत् (yat) - which; मानसम् (mānasam) - mind; मम (mama) - my; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; निगदामि (nigadāmi) - I declare; वः (vaḥ) - to you;]
(He, I today hope to conquer in battle the king of Madra. There, which is my mind, all that I declare to you.)
Today, I hope to defeat the king of Madra in battle. I declare to you everything that is on my mind there.
चक्ररक्षाविमौ शूरौ मम माद्रवतीसुतौ। अजेयौ वासवेनापि समरे वीरसंमतौ ॥९-१५-१९॥
cakrarakṣāvimau śūrau mama mādravatīsutau। ajeyau vāsavenāpi samare vīrasaṃmatau ॥9-15-19॥
[चक्ररक्षा (cakrarakṣā) - protectors of the wheel; विमौ (vimau) - these two; शूरौ (śūrau) - heroes; मम (mama) - my; माद्रवती (mādravatī) - Madravati; सुतौ (sutau) - sons; अजेयौ (ajeyau) - invincible; वासवेन (vāsavena) - by Indra; अपि (api) - even; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरसंमतौ (vīrasaṃmatau) - approved by heroes;]
(These two heroes, my sons of Madravati, protectors of the wheel, are invincible even by Indra in battle, approved by heroes.)
These two valiant sons of Madravati, who are the protectors of the wheel, are considered invincible even by Indra in battle and are highly regarded by heroes.
साध्विमौ मातुलं युद्धे क्षत्रधर्मपुरस्कृतौ। मदर्थं प्रतियुध्येतां मानार्हौ सत्यसङ्गरौ ॥९-१५-२०॥
sādhvimau mātulaṃ yuddhe kṣatradharmapuras kṛtau। madarthaṃ pratiyudhyetāṃ mānārhau satyasaṅgarau ॥9-15-20॥
[साधु (sādhu) - good; इमौ (imau) - these two; मातुलम् (mātulam) - maternal uncle; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; क्षत्रधर्म (kṣatradharma) - warrior's duty; पुरस्कृतौ (puraskṛtau) - placed in front; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake; प्रतियुध्येताम् (pratiyudhyetām) - should fight against; मानार्हौ (mānārhau) - worthy of honor; सत्यसङ्गरौ (satyasaṅgarau) - true to their word in battle;]
(These two, good and worthy of honor, should fight against the maternal uncle in battle, placed in front for my sake, true to their word in battle.)
These two honorable warriors should confront their maternal uncle in battle, upholding the warrior's duty for my sake, and remain true to their word.
मां वा शल्यो रणे हन्ता तं वाहं भद्रमस्तु वः। इति सत्यामिमां वाणीं लोकवीरा निबोधत ॥९-१५-२१॥
māṁ vā śalyo raṇe hantā taṁ vāhaṁ bhadramastu vaḥ। iti satyāmimāṁ vāṇīṁ lokavīrā nibodhata ॥9-15-21॥
[मां (māṁ) - me; वा (vā) - or; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; तं (taṁ) - him; वा (vā) - or; अहम् (aham) - I; भद्रम् (bhadram) - good; अस्तु (astu) - be; वः (vaḥ) - to you; इति (iti) - thus; सत्याम् (satyām) - true; इमाम् (imām) - this; वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech; लोकवीराः (lokavīrāḥ) - heroes of the world; निबोधत (nibodhata) - understand;]
(May Śalya kill me in battle or may I kill him. Good be to you. Thus, understand this true speech, O heroes of the world.)
Śalya may kill me in battle or I may kill him. May good be with you. Thus, understand this true speech, O heroes of the world.
योत्स्येऽहं मातुलेनाद्य क्षत्रधर्मेण पार्थिवाः। स्वयं समभिसन्धाय विजयायेतराय वा ॥९-१५-२२॥
yotsye'ham mātulenādya kṣatradharmeṇa pārthivāḥ। svayaṃ samabhisandhāya vijayāyetarāya vā ॥9-15-22॥
[योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; अहम् (aham) - I; मातुलेन (mātulena) - with uncle; अद्य (adya) - today; क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the duty of a warrior; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - O kings; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; समभिसन्धाय (samabhisandhāya) - having resolved; विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory; इतराय (itarāya) - or otherwise; वा (vā) - or;]
(I will fight today with my uncle by the duty of a warrior, O kings, having resolved myself for victory or otherwise.)
Today, I will engage in battle with my uncle, adhering to the duty of a warrior, O kings, having resolved myself for either victory or defeat.
तस्य मेऽभ्यधिकं शस्त्रं सर्वोपकरणानि च। संयुञ्जन्तु रणे क्षिप्रं शास्त्रवद्रथयोजकाः ॥९-१५-२३॥
tasya me'bhyadhikaṁ śastraṁ sarvopakaraṇāni ca। saṁyuñjantu raṇe kṣipraṁ śāstravadrathayojakāḥ ॥9-15-23॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; मे (me) - my; अभ्यधिकं (abhyadhikaṁ) - excessive; शस्त्रं (śastram) - weapon; सर्व (sarva) - all; उपकरणानि (upakaraṇāni) - equipment; च (ca) - and; संयुञ्जन्तु (saṁyuñjantu) - let them equip; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly; शास्त्रवत् (śāstravat) - according to the scriptures; रथयोजकाः (rathayojakāḥ) - charioteers;]
(His excessive weapon and all equipment, let them equip quickly in battle according to the scriptures, the charioteers.)
The charioteers should quickly equip his excessive weapon and all equipment in battle according to the scriptures.
शैनेयो दक्षिणं चक्रं धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथोत्तरम्। पृष्ठगोपो भवत्वद्य मम पार्थो धनञ्जयः ॥९-१५-२४॥
śaineyo dakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnastathottaram। pṛṣṭhagopo bhavatvadya mama pārtho dhanañjayaḥ ॥9-15-24॥
[शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Śini; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तथा (tathā) - and; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - left; पृष्ठगोपः (pṛṣṭhagopaḥ) - rear guard; भवतु (bhavatu) - let be; अद्य (adya) - today; मम (mama) - my; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - son of Pṛthā; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya;]
(Let Śaineya be on the right wheel, Dhṛṣṭadyumna on the left, and today let my Pārtha Dhanañjaya be the rear guard.)
Śaineya will take the right wheel, Dhṛṣṭadyumna the left, and today my Pārtha, Dhanañjaya, will guard the rear.
पुरःसरो ममाद्यास्तु भीमः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। एवमभ्यधिकः शल्याद्भविष्यामि महामृधे ॥९-१५-२५॥
puraḥsaro mamādyāstu bhīmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। evamabhyadhikaḥ śalyādbhaviṣyāmi mahāmṛdhe ॥9-15-25॥
[पुरःसरः (puraḥsaraḥ) - leading the way; मम (mama) - my; आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - first; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the wielders of weapons; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; एवम् (evam) - thus; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; शल्यात् (śalyāt) - than Shalya; भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I shall become; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle;]
(Let Bhima, the best of the wielders of weapons, lead my way today. Thus, I shall become superior to Shalya in the great battle.)
"Let Bhima, the foremost among the wielders of weapons, lead me today. In this way, I shall surpass Shalya in the great battle."
एवमुक्तास्तथा चक्रुः सर्वे राज्ञः प्रियैषिणः। ततः प्रहर्षः सैन्यानां पुनरासीत्तदा नृप ॥९-१५-२६॥
evamuktāstathā cakruḥ sarve rājñaḥ priyeṣiṇaḥ। tataḥ praharṣaḥ sainyānāṃ punarāsīttadā nṛpa ॥9-15-26॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken; तथा (tathā) - so; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; सर्वे (sarve) - all; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - kings; प्रियैषिणः (priyeṣiṇaḥ) - well-wishers; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहर्षः (praharṣaḥ) - joy; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the soldiers; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तदा (tadā) - then; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Thus spoken, so did all the kings, the well-wishers. Then there was joy among the soldiers again, O king.)
Upon hearing these words, all the kings, who were well-wishers, acted accordingly. Then, O king, the soldiers were filled with joy once more.
पाञ्चालानां सोमकानां मत्स्यानां च विशेषतः। प्रतिज्ञां तां च सङ्ग्रामे धर्मराजस्य पूरयन् ॥९-१५-२७॥
pāñcālānāṃ somakānāṃ matsyānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ। pratijñāṃ tāṃ ca saṅgrāme dharmarājasya pūrayan ॥9-15-27॥
[पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; सोमकानां (somakānāṃ) - of the Somakas; मत्स्यानां (matsyānāṃ) - of the Matsyas; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - vow; तां (tāṃ) - that; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; पूरयन् (pūrayan) - fulfilling;]
(Fulfilling that vow of the Pāñcālas, Somakas, and Matsyas, especially in battle of Dharmaraja.)
He fulfilled the vow made by the Pāñcālas, Somakas, and Matsyas, especially in the battle led by Dharmaraja.
ततः शङ्खांश्च भेरीश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्करान्। अवादयन्त पाञ्चालाः सिंहनादांश्च नेदिरे ॥९-१५-२८॥
tataḥ śaṅkhāṁśca bherīśca śataśaścaiva puṣkarān। avādayanta pāñcālāḥ siṁhanādāṁśca nedire ॥9-15-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conch shells; च (ca) - and; भेरीन् (bherīn) - drums; च (ca) - and; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पुष्करान् (puṣkarān) - kettledrums; अवादयन् (avādayan) - sounded; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion roars; च (ca) - and; नेदिरे (nedire) - resounded;]
(Then the Panchalas sounded conch shells, drums, and kettledrums by the hundreds, and the lion roars resounded.)
Then the Panchalas blew their conch shells, beat their drums and kettledrums by the hundreds, and the sound of lion roars echoed all around.
तेऽभ्यधावन्त संरब्धा मद्रराजं तरस्विनः। महता हर्षजेनाथ नादेन कुरुपुङ्गवाः ॥९-१५-२९॥
te'bhyadhāvanta saṁrabdhā madrarājaṁ tarasvinaḥ। mahatā harṣajenātha nādena kurupuṅgavāḥ ॥9-15-29॥
[ते (te) - they; अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - ran towards; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - excited; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - Madra king; तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ) - swift; महता (mahatā) - great; हर्षजेन (harṣajena) - joyful; अथ (atha) - then; नादेन (nādena) - with sound; कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - Kuru warriors;]
(They ran towards the Madra king, swift and excited, with a great joyful sound, the Kuru warriors.)
The Kuru warriors, filled with excitement and swiftness, charged towards the Madra king with a great sound of joy.
ह्रादेन गजघण्टानां शङ्खानां निनदेन च। तूर्यशब्देन महता नादयन्तश्च मेदिनीम् ॥९-१५-३०॥
hrādena gajaghaṇṭānāṃ śaṅkhānāṃ ninadena ca। tūryaśabdena mahatā nādayantaśca medinīm ॥9-15-30॥
[ह्रादेन (hrādena) - with the sound; गजघण्टानां (gajaghaṇṭānāṃ) - of elephant bells; शङ्खानां (śaṅkhānāṃ) - of conches; निनदेन (ninadena) - with the roar; च (ca) - and; तूर्यशब्देन (tūryaśabdena) - with the sound of musical instruments; महता (mahatā) - great; नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - resounding; च (ca) - and; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth;]
(With the sound of elephant bells, conches, and the roar, along with the great sound of musical instruments, resounding the earth.)
The earth was resonating with the loud sounds of elephant bells, conches, and musical instruments, creating a thunderous roar.
तान्प्रत्यगृह्णात्पुत्रस्ते मद्रराजश्च वीर्यवान्। महामेघानिव बहूञ्शैलावस्तोदयावुभौ ॥९-१५-३१॥
tānpratyagṛhṇātputraste madrarājaśca vīryavān। mahāmeghāniva bahūñśailāvastodayāvubhau ॥9-15-31॥
[तान् (tān) - them; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - received; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; महामेघान् (mahāmeghān) - great clouds; इव (iva) - like; बहून् (bahūn) - many; शैलावः (śailāvaḥ) - mountains; उदयौ (udayau) - rising; उभौ (ubhau) - both;]
(Your son, the valiant king of Madra, received them like many great clouds rising over mountains.)
Your son, the valiant king of Madra, welcomed them as if they were many great clouds rising over the mountains.
शल्यस्तु समरश्लाघी धर्मराजमरिंदमम्। ववर्ष शरवर्षेण वर्षेण मघवानिव ॥९-१५-३२॥
śalyastu samaraślāghī dharmarājamariṃdamam। vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa varṣeṇa maghavāniva ॥9-15-32॥
[शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; तु (tu) - but; समर (samara) - battle; श्लाघी (ślāghī) - boasting; धर्मराज (dharmarāja) - Dharmaraja; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - subduer of enemies; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a rain of arrows; वर्षेण (varṣeṇa) - with rain; मघवान् (maghavān) - Maghavan (Indra); इव (iva) - like;]
(But Śalya, boasting in battle, showered Dharmaraja, the subduer of enemies, with a rain of arrows, like Maghavan with rain.)
Śalya, proud of his prowess in battle, attacked Dharmaraja, the subduer of enemies, with a torrent of arrows, just as Indra would shower rain.
तथैव कुरुराजोऽपि प्रगृह्य रुचिरं धनुः। द्रोणोपदेशान्विविधान्दर्शयानो महामनाः ॥९-१५-३३॥
tathaiva kururājo'pi pragṛhya ruciraṃ dhanuḥ। droṇopadeśān vividhān darśayāno mahāmanāḥ ॥9-15-33॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; कुरुराजः (kururājaḥ) - the king of the Kurus; अपि (api) - also; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up; रुचिरम् (ruciram) - beautiful; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उपदेशान् (upadeśān) - instructions; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; दर्शयानः (darśayānaḥ) - demonstrating; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded;]
(In the same way, the king of the Kurus, having taken up the beautiful bow, demonstrating various instructions of Drona, the great-minded one.)
In the same way, the king of the Kurus, with great intent, took up the beautiful bow and demonstrated the various teachings of Drona.
ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च। न चास्य विवरं कश्चिद्ददर्श चरतो रणे ॥९-१५-३४॥
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi citraṃ laghu ca suṣṭhu ca। na cāsya vivaraṃ kaścid-dadarśa carato raṇe ॥9-15-34॥
[ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderful; लघु (laghu) - light; च (ca) - and; सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - well; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; विवरं (vivaraṃ) - opening; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(He rained showers of arrows, wonderful, light, and well. And no one saw his opening as he moved in battle.)
He skillfully rained a wonderful and light shower of arrows, and no one could see any opening as he moved in the battle.
तावुभौ विविधैर्बाणैस्ततक्षाते परस्परम्। शार्दूलावामिषप्रेप्सू पराक्रान्ताविवाहवे ॥९-१५-३५॥
tāvubhau vividhairbāṇaistatakṣāte parasparam। śārdūlāvāmiṣaprepsū parākrāntāvivāhave ॥9-15-35॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; ततक्षाते (tatakṣāte) - pierced; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; शार्दूलौ (śārdūlau) - tigers; आमिष (āmiṣa) - flesh; प्रेप्सू (prepsū) - desiring; पराक्रान्तौ (parākrāntau) - valiant; इव (iva) - like; अहवे (ahave) - in battle;]
(Those two, both pierced each other with various arrows, like valiant tigers desiring flesh in battle.)
Those two warriors, like fierce tigers eager for flesh, valiantly pierced each other with various arrows in battle.
भीमस्तु तव पुत्रेण रणशौण्डेन सङ्गतः। पाञ्चाल्यः सात्यकिश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥ शकुनिप्रमुखान्वीरान्प्रत्यगृह्णन्समन्ततः ॥९-१५-३६॥
bhīmastu tava putreṇa raṇaśauṇḍena saṅgataḥ। pāñcālyaḥ sātyakiścaiva mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau ॥ śakunipramukhānvīrānpratyagṛhṇansamantataḥ ॥9-15-36॥
[भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तु (tu) - but; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with son; रणशौण्डेन (raṇaśauṇḍena) - with the warrior; सङ्गतः (saṅgataḥ) - joined; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - Panchali; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवौ (pāṇḍavau) - Pandavas; शकुनिप्रमुखान् (śakunipramukhān) - headed by Shakuni; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; प्रत्यगृह्णन् (pratyagṛhṇan) - received; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides;]
(Bhima, however, joined with your son, the warrior. Panchali, Satyaki, and indeed the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, received the heroes headed by Shakuni from all sides.)
Bhima, along with your son, the warrior, joined forces. Panchali, Satyaki, and the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, confronted the heroes led by Shakuni from all directions.
तदासीत्तुमुलं युद्धं पुनरेव जयैषिणाम्। तावकानां परेषां च राजन्दुर्मन्त्रिते तव ॥९-१५-३७॥
tad āsīt tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ punar eva jaya-iṣiṇām। tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca rājan durmantrite tava ॥9-15-37॥
[तत् (tat) - that; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - fierce; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; पुनः (punah) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; जय (jaya) - victory; एषिणाम् (eṣiṇām) - seekers; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - your side; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - the enemies; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - ill-advised; तव (tava) - your;]
(That fierce battle was again indeed for the seekers of victory, of your side and the enemies, O king, ill-advised by you.)
The fierce battle resumed once more between your forces and the enemies, O king, due to your poor counsel.
दुर्योधनस्तु भीमस्य शरेणानतपर्वणा। चिच्छेदादिश्य सङ्ग्रामे ध्वजं हेमविभूषितम् ॥९-१५-३८॥
duryodhanastu bhīmasya śareṇānataparvaṇā। cicchedādiśya saṅgrāme dhvajaṃ hemavibhūṣitam ॥9-15-38॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तु (tu) - but; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; अनतपर्वणा (anataparvaṇā) - with a bent tip; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; आदिश्य (ādiśya) - having aimed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; ध्वजं (dhvajaṃ) - the flag; हेमविभूषितम् (hemavibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold;]
(Duryodhana, but with an arrow with a bent tip, having aimed, cut off the flag adorned with gold in the battle.)
Duryodhana, however, aimed and cut down the flag adorned with gold in the battle using an arrow with a bent tip.
सकिङ्किणीकजालेन महता चारुदर्शनः। पपात रुचिरः सिंहो भीमसेनस्य नानदन् ॥९-१५-३९॥
sakiṅkiṇīkajālena mahatā cārudarśanaḥ। papāta uciraḥ siṃho bhīmasenasya nānadan ॥9-15-39॥
[सकिङ्किणीकजालेन (sakiṅkiṇīkajālena) - with a great net of small bells; महता (mahatā) - great; चारुदर्शनः (cārudarśanaḥ) - beautiful to behold; पपात (papāta) - fell; रुचिरः (uciraḥ) - splendid; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; नानदन् (nānadan) - roaring;]
(With a great net of small bells, beautiful to behold, the splendid lion of Bhimasena fell, roaring.)
The splendid lion adorned with a great net of small bells, beautiful to behold, fell with a roar, belonging to Bhimasena.
पुनश्चास्य धनुश्चित्रं गजराजकरोपमम्। क्षुरेण शितधारेण प्रचकर्त नराधिपः ॥९-१५-४०॥
punaścāsya dhanuś citraṃ gajarājakaropamam। kṣureṇa śitadhāreṇa pracakarta narādhipaḥ ॥9-15-40॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderful; गजराज (gajarāja) - elephant king; कर (kara) - hand; उपमम् (upamam) - like; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - with a sharp edge; प्रचकर्त (pracakarta) - cut; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king;]
(Again, his bow, wonderful like the hand of the elephant king, was cut by the king with a razor with a sharp edge.)
Once more, his bow, as magnificent as the trunk of the king of elephants, was severed by the king using a razor-sharp blade.
स च्छिन्नधन्वा तेजस्वी रथशक्त्या सुतं तव। बिभेदोरसि विक्रम्य स रथोपस्थ आविशत् ॥९-१५-४१॥
sa chinnadhanvā tejasvī rathaśaktyā sutaṃ tava। bibhedorasi vikramya sa rathopastha āviśat ॥9-15-41॥
[स (sa) - he; च्छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with broken bow; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; रथशक्त्या (rathaśaktyā) - with the chariot's spear; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; तव (tava) - your; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; उरसि (urasi) - in the chest; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having advanced; स (sa) - he; रथोपस्थ (rathopastha) - in the chariot's seat; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered;]
(He, with a broken bow, brilliant, pierced your son in the chest with the chariot's spear, having advanced, he entered the chariot's seat.)
He, with his bow broken and full of brilliance, pierced your son in the chest with the spear of the chariot, and then, having advanced, he entered the seat of the chariot.
तस्मिन्मोहमनुप्राप्ते पुनरेव वृकोदरः। यन्तुरेव शिरः कायात्क्षुरप्रेणाहरत्तदा ॥९-१५-४२॥
tasmin moham anuprāpte punar eva vṛkodaraḥ। yantureva śiraḥ kāyāt kṣurapreṇāharat tadā ॥9-15-42॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; मोहम् (moham) - delusion; अनुप्राप्ते (anuprāpte) - having come; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); यन्तुः (yantuḥ) - of Yantu; एव (eva) - indeed; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor; अहरत् (aharat) - took away; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(In that delusion having come again indeed Vrikodara took away the head of Yantu from the body with a razor then.)
In his delusion, Vrikodara (Bhima) once again swiftly took Yantu's head from his body with a razor.
हतसूता हयास्तस्य रथमादाय भारत। व्यद्रवन्त दिशो राजन्हाहाकारस्तदाभवत् ॥९-१५-४३॥
hatasūtā hayāstasya rathamādāya bhārata। vyadravanta diśo rājanhāhākārastadābhavat ॥9-15-43॥
[हत (hata) - killed; सूता (sūtā) - charioteer; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; तस्य (tasya) - his; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; व्यद्रवन्त (vyadravanta) - fled; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; तदा (tadā) - then; अभवत् (abhavat) - arose;]
(The horses, with their charioteer killed, took the chariot and fled in all directions, O Bharata. Then an uproar arose, O king.)
With the charioteer slain, the horses took the chariot and fled in all directions, O Bharata, causing a great uproar at that time, O king.
तमभ्यधावत्त्राणार्थं द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च पुत्रं तेऽभिपरीप्सवः ॥९-१५-४४॥
tam abhyadhāvat trāṇārthaṃ droṇaputro mahārathaḥ। kṛpaś ca kṛtavarmā ca putraṃ te'bhiparīpsavaḥ ॥9-15-44॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - ran towards; त्राणार्थम् (trāṇārtham) - for protection; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Drona's son; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; ते (te) - your; अभिपरीप्सवः (abhiparīpsavaḥ) - desiring to protect;]
(Drona's son, the great warrior, ran towards him for protection, along with Kripa and Kritavarma, desiring to protect your son.)
Drona's son, the great warrior, along with Kripa and Kritavarma, rushed to protect your son.
तस्मिन्विलुलिते सैन्ये त्रस्तास्तस्य पदानुगाः। गाण्डीवधन्वा विस्फार्य धनुस्तानहनच्छरैः ॥९-१५-४५॥
tasmin vilulite sainye trastās tasya padānugāḥ। gāṇḍīvadhanvā visphārya dhanus tān ahanac charaiḥ ॥9-15-45॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; विलुलिते (vilulite) - disrupted; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - frightened; तस्य (tasya) - his; पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers; गाण्डीवधन्वा (gāṇḍīvadhanvā) - Arjuna; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - stretching; धनुः (dhanus) - bow; तान् (tān) - them; अहत् (ahat) - struck; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(In that disrupted army, his frightened followers, Arjuna, stretching the bow, struck them with arrows.)
In the disrupted army, Arjuna's frightened followers were struck by him as he stretched his bow and shot arrows.
युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशमभ्यधावदमर्षितः। स्वयं सञ्चोदयन्नश्वान्दन्तवर्णान्मनोजवान् ॥९-१५-४६॥
yudhiṣṭhirastu madreśamabhyadhāvadamarṣitaḥ। svayaṃ sañcodayannaśvāndantavarṇānmanojavān ॥9-15-46॥
[युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; तु (tu) - but; मद्रेशम् (madreśam) - towards the king of Madra; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed; अमर्षितः (amarṣitaḥ) - angrily; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; सञ्चोदयन् (sañcodayan) - urging; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; दन्तवर्णान् (dantavarṇān) - white as teeth; मनोजवान् (manojavān) - swift as the mind;]
(Yudhishthira, however, rushed towards the king of Madra angrily, himself urging the horses, white as teeth and swift as the mind.)
Yudhishthira, filled with anger, charged at the king of Madra, personally driving his horses that were as white as teeth and as swift as the mind.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कुन्तीपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे। पुरा भूत्वा मृदुर्दान्तो यत्तदा दारुणोऽभवत् ॥९-१५-४७॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma kuntīputre yudhiṣṭhire। purā bhūtvā mṛdurdānto yattadā dāruṇo'bhavat ॥9-15-47॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; कुन्तीपुत्रे (kuntīputre) - in Kunti's son; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - Yudhishthira; पुरा (purā) - formerly; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been; मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle; दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled; यत् (yat) - who; तदा (tadā) - then; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - harsh; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(There we saw something wonderful in Kunti's son Yudhishthira. Formerly gentle and self-controlled, he then became harsh.)
There we witnessed a remarkable transformation in Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti. Once gentle and self-controlled, he turned harsh.
विवृताक्षश्च कौन्तेयो वेपमानश्च मन्युना। चिच्छेद योधान्निशितैः शरैः शतसहस्रशः ॥९-१५-४८॥
vivṛtākṣaśca kaunteyo vepamānaśca manyunā। ciccheda yodhānniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ॥9-15-48॥
[विवृताक्षः (vivṛtākṣaḥ) - with open eyes; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling; च (ca) - and; मन्युना (manyunā) - with anger; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by the hundreds of thousands;]
(With open eyes and trembling with anger, the son of Kunti cut the warriors with sharp arrows by the hundreds of thousands.)
The son of Kunti, with eyes wide open and trembling in anger, cut down the warriors with his sharp arrows by the hundreds of thousands.
यां यां प्रत्युद्ययौ सेनां तां तां ज्येष्ठः स पाण्डवः। शरैरपातयद्राजन्गिरीन्वज्रैरिवोत्तमैः ॥९-१५-४९॥
yāṃ yāṃ pratyudyayau senāṃ tāṃ tāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ sa pāṇḍavaḥ। śarairapātayadrājangirīnvajrairivottamaiḥ ॥9-15-49॥
[याम् (yām) - whichever; याम् (yām) - whichever; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - encountered; सेनाम् (senām) - army; ताम् (tām) - that; ताम् (tām) - that; ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest; सः (saḥ) - he; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अपातयत् (apātayat) - felled; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains; वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - with thunderbolts; इव (iva) - like; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - excellent;]
(Whichever army he, the eldest Pāṇḍava, encountered, O king, he felled with arrows like excellent mountains with thunderbolts.)
The eldest of the Pāṇḍavas, upon encountering any army, would bring it down with his arrows, just as excellent mountains are struck down by thunderbolts, O king.
साश्वसूतध्वजरथान्रथिनः पातयन्बहून्। आक्रीडदेको बलवान्पवनस्तोयदानिव ॥९-१५-५०॥
sāśvasūtadhvajarathānrathinaḥ pātayanbahūn। ākrīḍadeko balavānpavanastoyadāniva ॥9-15-50॥
[साश्व (sāśva) - with horses; सूत (sūta) - charioteers; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flags; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; पातयन् (pātayan) - causing to fall; बहून् (bahūn) - many; आक्रीडत् (ākrīḍat) - played; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind; तोयदान् (toyadān) - clouds; इव (iva) - like;]
(Causing many charioteers with horses, flags, and chariots to fall, he played alone, strong like the wind with clouds.)
He, strong and alone, caused many charioteers with their horses, flags, and chariots to fall, playing like the wind does with clouds.
साश्वारोहांश्च तुरगान्पत्तींश्चैव सहस्रशः। व्यपोथयत सङ्ग्रामे क्रुद्धो रुद्रः पशूनिव ॥९-१५-५१॥
sāśvarohāṃśca turagānpattīṃścaiva sahasraśaḥ। vyapothayata saṅgrāme kruddho rudraḥ paśūniva ॥9-15-51॥
[साश्वारोहान् (sāśvarohān) - with horsemen; च (ca) - and; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; पत्तीन् (pattīn) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; व्यपोथयत (vyapothayata) - crushed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; पशून् (paśūn) - beasts; इव (iva) - like;]
(With horsemen and horses and foot soldiers by thousands, angry Rudra crushed in battle like beasts.)
In the battle, the furious Rudra crushed thousands of horsemen, horses, and foot soldiers as if they were mere beasts.
शून्यमायोधनं कृत्वा शरवर्षैः समन्ततः। अभ्यद्रवत मद्रेशं तिष्ठ शल्येति चाब्रवीत् ॥९-१५-५२॥
śūnyamāyodhanaṃ kṛtvā śaravarṣaiḥ samantataḥ। abhyadravata madreśaṃ tiṣṭha śalyeti cābravīt ॥9-15-52॥
[शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty; आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - rushed towards; मद्रेशम् (madreśam) - the king of Madra; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having made the battlefield empty with showers of arrows all around, he rushed towards the king of Madra and said, "Stop, Śalya!")
After clearing the battlefield with a barrage of arrows, he charged at the king of Madra, shouting, "Halt, Śalya!"
तस्य तच्चरितं दृष्ट्वा सङ्ग्रामे भीमकर्मणः। वित्रेसुस्तावकाः सर्वे शल्यस्त्वेनं समभ्ययात् ॥९-१५-५३॥
tasya taccaritaṁ dṛṣṭvā saṅgrāme bhīmakarmaṇaḥ। vitresustāvakāḥ sarve śalyastvenaṁ samabhyayāt ॥9-15-53॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; चरितं (caritaṁ) - deed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; भीमकर्मणः (bhīmakarmaṇaḥ) - of the one with terrible deeds; वित्रेसुः (vitresuḥ) - were terrified; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; तु (tu) - but; एनं (enam) - him; समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - approached;]
(Having seen his deeds in battle, all your men were terrified by the one with terrible deeds, but Śalya approached him.)
Upon witnessing his formidable actions in the battle, all your warriors were struck with fear, yet Śalya advanced towards him.
ततस्तौ तु सुसंरब्धौ प्रध्माप्य सलिलोद्भवौ। समाहूय तदान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ समीयतुः ॥९-१५-५४॥
tatastau tu susaṁrabdhau pradhmāpya salilodbhavau। samāhūya tadānyonyaṁ bhartsayantau samīyatuḥ ॥9-15-54॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - indeed; सुसंरब्धौ (susaṁrabdhau) - very agitated; प्रध्माप्य (pradhmāpya) - having blown; सलिलोद्भवौ (salilodbhavau) - born of water; समाहूय (samāhūya) - having called; तदा (tadā) - then; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṁ) - each other; भर्त्सयन्तौ (bhartsayantau) - threatening; समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - came together;]
(Then those two, very agitated and born of water, having blown, called each other and came together threatening.)
Then those two, very agitated and born of water, blew their conches, called each other, and came together threateningly.
शल्यस्तु शरवर्षेण युधिष्ठिरमवाकिरत्। मद्रराजं च कौन्तेयः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥९-१५-५५॥
śalyastu śaravarṣeṇa yudhiṣṭhiramavākirat। madrarājaṃ ca kaunteyaḥ śaravarṣairavākirat ॥9-15-55॥
[शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; तु (tu) - but; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - the king of Madra; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]
(Shalya, however, covered Yudhishthira with a shower of arrows. The son of Kunti also covered the king of Madra with showers of arrows.)
Shalya attacked Yudhishthira with a barrage of arrows, while the son of Kunti, Arjuna, retaliated by showering arrows upon the king of Madra.
व्यदृश्येतां तदा राजन्कङ्कपत्रिभिराहवे। उद्भिन्नरुधिरौ शूरौ मद्रराजयुधिष्ठिरौ ॥९-१५-५६॥
vyadṛśyetāṃ tadā rājan kaṅkapatribhir āhave। udbhinnarudhirau śūrau madrarāja-yudhiṣṭhirau ॥9-15-56॥
[व्यदृश्येतां (vyadṛśyetāṃ) - were seen; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - with arrows; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; उद्भिन्नरुधिरौ (udbhinnarudhirau) - bleeding; शूरौ (śūrau) - heroes; मद्रराजयुधिष्ठिरौ (madrarāja-yudhiṣṭhirau) - Madra king and Yudhishthira;]
(Then, O king, the Madra king and Yudhishthira, the heroes, were seen bleeding with arrows in battle.)
Then, O king, the brave Madra king and Yudhishthira were seen bleeding from the arrows in the battle.
पुष्पिताविव रेजाते वने शल्मलिकिंशुका। दीप्यमानौ महात्मानौ प्राणयोर्युद्धदुर्मदौ ॥९-१५-५७॥
puṣpitāv iva rejāte vane śalmali-kiṃśukā। dīpyamānau mahātmānau prāṇayor yuddha-durmadau ॥9-15-57॥
[पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - blooming; इव (iva) - like; रेजाते (rejāte) - shining; वने (vane) - in the forest; शल्मलि (śalmali) - silk-cotton tree; किंशुका (kiṃśukā) - flame of the forest; दीप्यमानौ (dīpyamānau) - glowing; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; प्राणयोः (prāṇayoḥ) - of the two warriors; युद्ध (yuddha) - battle; दुर्मदौ (durmadau) - arrogant;]
(Like blooming, shining silk-cotton and flame of the forest trees, the two great souls, glowing, arrogant in battle.)
The two great souls, glowing with arrogance in battle, stood like blooming silk-cotton and flame of the forest trees in the forest.
दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि नाध्यवस्यंस्तयोर्जयम्। हत्वा मद्राधिपं पार्थो भोक्ष्यतेऽद्य वसुन्धराम् ॥९-१५-५८॥
dṛṣṭvā sarvāṇi sainyāni nādhyavasaṃstayorjayam। hatvā madrādhipaṃ pārtho bhokṣyate'dya vasundharām ॥9-15-58॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; न (na) - not; अध्यवस्यम् (adhyavasyaṃ) - decided; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; जयम् (jayam) - victory; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; मद्राधिपम् (madrādhipam) - the king of Madra; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; भोक्ष्यते (bhokṣyate) - will enjoy; अद्य (adya) - today; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth;]
(Having seen all the armies, he did not decide on the victory of the two. Having killed the king of Madra, Arjuna will enjoy the earth today.)
Upon seeing all the armies, he could not determine the victory between the two sides. Today, after slaying the king of Madra, Arjuna will enjoy the earth.
शल्यो वा पाण्डवं हत्वा दद्याद्दुर्योधनाय गाम्। इतीव निश्चयो नाभूद्योधानां तत्र भारत ॥९-१५-५९॥
śalyo vā pāṇḍavaṃ hatvā dadyādduryodhanāya gām। itīva niścayo nābhūdyodhānāṃ tatra bhārata ॥9-15-59॥
[शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; वा (vā) - or; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give; दुर्योधनाय (duryodhanāya) - to Duryodhana; गाम् (gām) - a cow; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - decision; न (na) - not; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Śalya, having killed the Pāṇḍava, would give a cow to Duryodhana. Thus, indeed, there was no decision among the warriors, O Bhārata.)
There was no consensus among the warriors, O Bhārata, whether Śalya would kill the Pāṇḍava and give a cow to Duryodhana.
प्रदक्षिणमभूत्सर्वं धर्मराजस्य युध्यतः। ततः शरशतं शल्यो मुमोचाशु युधिष्ठिरे। धनुश्चास्य शिताग्रेण बाणेन निरकृन्तत ॥९-१५-६१॥
pradakṣiṇam abhūt sarvaṃ dharmarājasya yudhyataḥ। tataḥ śaraśataṃ śalyo mumocāśu yudhiṣṭhire। dhanuś cāsya śitāgreṇa bāṇena nirakṛntata ॥9-15-61॥
[प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; युध्यतः (yudhyataḥ) - fighting; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरशतम् (śaraśatam) - hundred arrows; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; आशु (āśu) - swiftly; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - at Yudhishthira; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; शिताग्रेण (śitāgreṇa) - with sharp point; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with arrow; निरकृन्तत (nirakṛntata) - cut off;]
(Circumambulation became all around Dharmaraja fighting. Then Shalya swiftly released a hundred arrows at Yudhishthira. With a sharp-pointed arrow, he cut off his bow.)
As Dharmaraja was engaged in battle, everything seemed to revolve around him. Then Shalya quickly shot a hundred arrows at Yudhishthira, cutting off his bow with a sharp-pointed arrow.
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय शल्यं शरशतैस्त्रिभिः। अविध्यत्कार्मुकं चास्य क्षुरेण निरकृन्तत ॥९-१५-६२॥
so'nyatkārmukamādāya śalyaṃ śaraśataistribhiḥ। avidhyatkārmukaṃ cāsya kṣureṇa nirakṛntata ॥9-15-62॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; शल्यम् (śalyam) - arrow; शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; निरकृन्तत (nirakṛntata) - cut off;]
(He, taking another bow, pierced the arrow with three hundreds of arrows and cut off his bow with a razor.)
He took another bow and pierced the arrow with three hundred arrows, then cut off his bow with a razor.
अथास्य निजघानाश्वांश्चतुरो नतपर्वभिः। द्वाभ्यामथ शिताग्राभ्यामुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥९-१५-६३॥
athāsya nijaghānāśvāṃścaturo nataparvabhiḥ। dvābhyāmatha śitāgrābhyāmubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī ॥9-15-63॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two; अथ (atha) - then; शिताग्राभ्याम् (śitāgrābhyām) - with sharp points; उभौ (ubhau) - both; च (ca) - and; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - charioteer at the back;]
(Then he killed his four horses with bent joints, and then with two sharp points, both the charioteer at the back.)
Then he killed his four horses with bent joints, and then with two sharp points, he also killed both the charioteer at the back.
ततोऽस्य दीप्यमानेन पीतेन निशितेन च। प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरद्ध्वजम् ॥ ततः प्रभग्नं तत्सैन्यं दौर्योधनमरिंदम ॥९-१५-६४॥
tato'sya dīpyamānena pītena niśitena ca। pramukhe vartamānasya bhallenāpāharaddhvajam ॥ tataḥ prabhagnaṃ tatsainyaṃ dauryodhanamariṃdama ॥9-15-64॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; दीप्यमानेन (dīpyamānena) - shining; पीतेन (pītena) - yellow; निशितेन (niśitena) - sharp; च (ca) - and; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - standing; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - took away; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the flag; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभग्नम् (prabhagnam) - broken; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; दौर्योधनम् (dauryodhanam) - of Duryodhana; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Then, with a shining, yellow, and sharp arrow, he took away the flag standing in front. Then, O subduer of enemies, the army of Duryodhana was broken.)
Then, with a bright, yellow, and sharp arrow, he struck down the flag at the forefront. Consequently, O subduer of enemies, Duryodhana's army was shattered.
ततो मद्राधिपं द्रौणिरभ्यधावत्तथाकृतम्। आरोप्य चैनं स्वरथं त्वरमाणः प्रदुद्रुवे ॥९-१५-६५॥
tato madrādhipaṃ drauṇirabhyadhāvattathākṛtam। āropya cainaṃ svarathaṃ tvaramāṇaḥ pradudruve ॥9-15-65॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मद्राधिपम् (madrādhipam) - the king of Madras; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - approached; तथाकृतम् (tathākṛtam) - thus arranged; आरोप्य (āropya) - having mounted; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; स्वरथम् (svaratham) - his own chariot; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurriedly; प्रदुद्रुवे (pradudruve) - drove away;]
(Then Drona's son approached the king of Madras, thus arranged. Having mounted him on his own chariot, he hurriedly drove away.)
Then, Drona's son approached the king of Madras, arranged things accordingly, and hurriedly drove away after mounting him on his chariot.
मुहूर्तमिव तौ गत्वा नर्दमाने युधिष्ठिरे। स्थित्वा ततो मद्रपतिरन्यं स्यन्दनमास्थितः ॥९-१५-६६॥
muhūrtamiva tau gatvā nardamāne yudhiṣṭhire। sthitvā tato madrapatiranyaṃ syandanamāsthitaḥ ॥9-15-66॥
[मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - moment; इव (iva) - like; तौ (tau) - they; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; नर्दमाने (nardamāne) - roaring; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - Yudhishthira; स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मद्रपतिः (madrapatiḥ) - the king of Madra; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - ascended;]
(Like a moment, they having gone to the roaring Yudhishthira, having stood there, then the king of Madra ascended another chariot.)
For a moment, they went to the roaring Yudhishthira, and after standing there, the king of Madra ascended another chariot.
विधिवत्कल्पितं शुभ्रं महाम्बुदनिनादिनम्। सज्जयन्त्रोपकरणं द्विषतां रोमहर्षणम् ॥९-१५-६७॥
vidhivatkalpitaṃ śubhraṃ mahāmbudaninādinam। sajjayantro'pākaraṇaṃ dviṣatāṃ romaharṣaṇam ॥9-15-67॥
[विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; कल्पितं (kalpitaṃ) - constructed; शुभ्रं (śubhraṃ) - white; महाम्बुद (mahāmbuda) - great cloud; निनादिनम् (ninādinam) - sounding; सज्जयन्त्र (sajjayantra) - equipped with machines; उपकरणं (upākaraṇaṃ) - instruments; द्विषतां (dviṣatāṃ) - of the enemies; रोमहर्षणम् (romaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising;]
(Constructed according to rule, white, sounding like a great cloud, equipped with machines and instruments, hair-raising to the enemies.)
The structure was meticulously constructed, gleaming white, and resonated like a mighty cloud. It was equipped with machinery and instruments, instilling fear in the enemies.
