09.016
Core and Pancharatra: Enabled by Bhima, Yudhishthira kills Shalya, his brother, and also defeats Kritaverma, Kripa and Ashwatthama.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

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

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय बलवद्वेगवत्तरम्। युधिष्ठिरं मद्रपतिर्विद्ध्वा सिंह इवानदत् ॥९-१६-१॥

athānyaddhanurādāya balavadvegavattaram। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ madrapatirviddhvā siṃha ivānadat ॥9-16-1॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; बलवत् (balavat) - strong; वेगवत्तरम् (vegavattaram) - swift; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; मद्रपतिः (madrapatiḥ) - the king of Madra; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; इव (iva) - like; अनदत् (anadat) - roared;]

(Then, taking another strong and swift bow, the king of Madra, having pierced Yudhishthira, roared like a lion.)

Then, the king of Madra, after taking another strong and swift bow, pierced Yudhishthira and roared like a lion.

ततः स शरवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्। अभ्यवर्षदमेयात्मा क्षत्रियान्क्षत्रियर्षभः ॥९-१६-२॥

tataḥ sa śaravarṣeṇa parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān। abhyavarṣadameyātmā kṣatriyānkṣatriyarṣabhaḥ ॥9-16-2॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; वृष्टिमान् (vṛṣṭimān) - raining; अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - warriors; क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - bull among warriors;]

(Then he, with a shower of arrows, like a cloud raining, showered upon the warriors, the bull among warriors, with an immeasurable soul.)

Then he, with an immeasurable soul, showered the warriors with a rain of arrows, like a cloud, being the bull among warriors.

सात्यकिं दशभिर्विद्ध्वा भीमसेनं त्रिभिः शरैः। सहदेवं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत् ॥९-१६-३॥

sātyakiṁ daśabhirviddhvā bhīmasenaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ। sahadevaṁ tribhirviddhvā yudhiṣṭhiramapīḍayat ॥9-16-3॥

[सात्यकिं (sātyakiṁ) - Satyaki; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṁ) - Bhimasena; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; सहदेवं (sahadevaṁ) - Sahadeva; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अपीडयत् (apīḍayat) - tormented;]

(Having pierced Satyaki with ten arrows, Bhimasena with three arrows, and Sahadeva with three arrows, he tormented Yudhishthira.)

He attacked Satyaki with ten arrows, Bhimasena with three, and Sahadeva with three, causing distress to Yudhishthira.

तांस्तानन्यान्महेष्वासान्साश्वान्सरथकुञ्जरान्। कुञ्जरान्कुञ्जरारोहानश्वानश्वप्रयायिनः ॥ रथांश्च रथिभिः सार्धं जघान रथिनां वरः ॥९-१६-४॥

tāṁstānanyānmaheṣvāsānsāśvānsarathakuñjarān। kuñjarānkuñjarārohānaśvānaśvaprayāyinaḥ ॥ rathāṁśca rathibhiḥ sārdhaṁ jaghāna rathināṁ varaḥ ॥9-16-4॥

[तांस् (tāṁs) - them; तान् (tān) - those; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; स (sa) - with; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; सरथकुञ्जरान् (sarathakuñjarān) - with chariots and elephants; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; कुञ्जरारोहान् (kuñjarārohān) - elephant riders; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अश्वप्रयायिनः (aśvaprayāyinaḥ) - horse riders; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - with charioteers; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]

(Them, those other great archers, with horses, with chariots and elephants, elephants, elephant riders, horses, horse riders, chariots, and with charioteers together, the best of charioteers killed.)

The best of charioteers killed those other great archers along with horses, chariots, elephants, elephant riders, horse riders, and charioteers.

बाहूंश्चिच्छेद च तथा सायुधान्केतनानि च। चकार च महीं योधैस्तीर्णां वेदीं कुशैरिव ॥९-१६-५॥

bāhūṁś ciccheda ca tathā sāyudhān ketanāni ca। cakāra ca mahīṁ yodhais tīrṇāṁ vedīṁ kuśair iva ॥9-16-5॥

[बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; सायुधान् (sāyudhān) - armed; केतनानि (ketanāni) - banners; च (ca) - and; चकार (cakāra) - made; च (ca) - and; महीं (mahīm) - earth; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - with warriors; तीर्णाम् (tīrṇām) - covered; वेदीम् (vedīm) - altar; कुशैः (kuśaiḥ) - with kusa grass; इव (iva) - like;]

(He cut off the arms and also the armed banners, and made the earth covered with warriors like an altar with kusa grass.)

He severed the arms and banners of the armed ones, and the earth was strewn with warriors as an altar is with kusa grass.

तथा तमरिसैन्यानि घ्नन्तं मृत्युमिवान्तकम्। परिवव्रुर्भृशं क्रुद्धाः पाण्डुपाञ्चालसोमकाः ॥९-१६-६॥

tathā tamarisainyāni ghnantaṃ mṛtyumivāntakam। parivavrurbhṛśaṃ kruddhāḥ pāṇḍupāñcālasomakāḥ ॥9-16-6॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; तम् (tam) - him; अरिसैन्यानि (arisainyāni) - enemy armies; घ्नन्तम् (ghnantam) - slaying; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - the end; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; पाण्डुपाञ्चालसोमकाः (pāṇḍupāñcālasomakāḥ) - the Pandavas, Panchalas, and Somakas;]

(Thus, the Pandavas, Panchalas, and Somakas, intensely angry, surrounded him who was slaying the enemy armies like death at the end.)

In this way, the Pandavas, Panchalas, and Somakas, filled with intense anger, surrounded him as he was destroying the enemy forces, resembling death itself at the end of time.

तं भीमसेनश्च शिनेश्च नप्ता; माद्र्याश्च पुत्रौ पुरुषप्रवीरौ। समागतं भीमबलेन राज्ञा; पर्यापुरन्योन्यमथाह्वयन्तः ॥९-१६-७॥

taṁ bhīmasenaśca śineśca naptā; mādryāśca putrau puruṣapravīrau। samāgataṁ bhīmabalena rājñā; paryāpuranyonyamathāhvayantaḥ ॥9-16-7॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; शिनः (śinaḥ) - of Sini; च (ca) - and; नप्ता (naptā) - grandson; माद्र्याः (mādryāḥ) - of Madri; च (ca) - and; पुत्रौ (putrau) - sons; पुरुषप्रवीरौ (puruṣapravīrau) - heroes among men; समागतं (samāgatam) - assembled; भीमबलेन (bhīmabalena) - with Bhima's strength; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; पर्यापुः (paryāpuḥ) - filled; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अथ (atha) - then; आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - challenging;]

(Him, Bhimasena and the grandson of Sini; the sons of Madri, heroes among men, assembled with Bhima's strength by the king; filled each other, then challenging.)

Bhimasena and the grandson of Sini, along with the sons of Madri, who were heroes among men, gathered with the king's strength, filling each other with challenges.

ततस्तु शूराः समरे नरेन्द्रं; मद्रेश्वरं प्राप्य युधां वरिष्ठम्। आवार्य चैनं समरे नृवीरा; जघ्नुः शरैः पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः ॥९-१६-८॥

tatastu śūrāḥ samare narendraṃ; madreśvaraṃ prāpya yudhāṃ variṣṭham। āvārya cainaṃ samare nṛvīrā; jaghnuḥ śaraiḥ patribhirugravegaiḥ ॥9-16-8॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; समरे (samare) - in battle; नरेन्द्रं (narendraṃ) - king; मद्रेश्वरं (madreśvaraṃ) - lord of Madra; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; युधां (yudhāṃ) - of warriors; वरिष्ठम् (variṣṭham) - the best; आवार्य (āvārya) - having surrounded; च (ca) - and; एनं (enaṃ) - him; समरे (samare) - in battle; नृवीराः (nṛvīrāḥ) - warriors; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - killed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - feathered; उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - with fierce speed;]

(Then, however, the heroes in battle, having reached the king, the lord of Madra, the best of warriors, having surrounded him in battle, the warriors killed with arrows, feathered with fierce speed.)

Then the valiant warriors, having reached the king, the lord of Madra, who was the best among warriors, surrounded him in battle and killed him with arrows that were feathered and flew with fierce speed.

संरक्षितो भीमसेनेन राजा; माद्रीसुताभ्यामथ माधवेन। मद्राधिपं पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः; स्तनान्तरे धर्मसुतो निजघ्ने ॥९-१६-९॥

saṁrakṣito bhīmasenena rājā; mādrīsutābhyām atha mādhavena। madrādhipaṁ patribhir ugravegaiḥ; stanāntare dharmasuto nijaghne ॥9-16-9॥

[संरक्षितः (saṁrakṣitaḥ) - protected; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; राजा (rājā) - the king; माद्रीसुताभ्याम् (mādrīsutābhyām) - by the sons of Madri; अथ (atha) - and then; माधवेन (mādhavena) - by Madhava; मद्राधिपम् (madrādhipam) - the king of Madra; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - of great speed; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; धर्मसुतः (dharmasutaḥ) - the son of Dharma; निजघ्ने (nijaghne) - struck down;]

(Protected by Bhimasena, the king, along with the sons of Madri and Madhava, struck down the king of Madra with arrows of great speed in the chest.)

The king, protected by Bhimasena, along with the sons of Madri and Madhava, struck down the king of Madra with swift arrows in the chest.

ततो रणे तावकानां रथौघाः; समीक्ष्य मद्राधिपतिं शरार्तम्। पर्यावव्रुः प्रवराः सर्वशश्च; दुर्योधनस्यानुमते समन्तात् ॥९-१६-१०॥

tato raṇe tāvakānāṃ rathaughāḥ; samīkṣya madrādhipatiṃ śarārtam। paryāvavruḥ pravarāḥ sarvaśaśca; duryodhanasyānumate samantāt ॥9-16-10॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your (people); रथौघाः (rathaughāḥ) - chariots; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; मद्राधिपतिम् (madrādhipatim) - the king of Madras; शरार्तम् (śarārtam) - afflicted by arrows; पर्यावव्रुः (paryāvavruḥ) - surrounded; प्रवराः (pravaraḥ) - the best; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all around; च (ca) - and; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; अनुमते (anumate) - by the consent; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides;]

(Then in the battle, seeing the king of Madras afflicted by arrows, the chariots of your (people), the best ones, surrounded from all sides by the consent of Duryodhana.)

Then, in the battle, observing the king of Madras suffering from arrow wounds, the finest of your chariots encircled him from all directions with Duryodhana's approval.

ततो द्रुतं मद्रजनाधिपो रणे; युधिष्ठिरं सप्तभिरभ्यविध्यत्। तं चापि पार्थो नवभिः पृषत्कै; र्विव्याध राजंस्तुमुले महात्मा ॥९-१६-११॥

tato drutaṃ madrajanādhipo raṇe; yudhiṣṭhiraṃ saptabhirabhyavidhyat। taṃ cāpi pārtho navabhiḥ pṛṣatkai; rvivyādha rājaṃstumule mahātmā ॥9-16-11॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly; मद्रजनाधिपः (madrajanādhipaḥ) - the king of Madras; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; अभ्यविध्यत् (abhyavidhyat) - pierced; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; राजन् (rājan) - O King; तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumultuous; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul;]

(Then quickly, the king of Madras in battle pierced Yudhishthira with seven arrows; and Arjuna also pierced him with nine arrows, O King, in the tumultuous battle, O great soul.)

Then, in the tumultuous battle, the king of Madras quickly pierced Yudhishthira with seven arrows; and Arjuna, the great soul, also pierced him with nine arrows, O King.

आकर्णपूर्णायतसम्प्रयुक्तैः; शरैस्तदा संयति तैलधौतैः। अन्योन्यमाच्छादयतां महारथौ; मद्राधिपश्चापि युधिष्ठिरश्च ॥९-१६-१२॥

ākarṇapūrṇāyatasamprayuktaiḥ; śaraistadā saṃyati tailadhautaiḥ। anyonyamācchādayatāṃ mahārathau; madrādhipaścāpi yudhiṣṭhiraśca ॥9-16-12॥

[आकर्णपूर्णायतसम्प्रयुक्तैः (ākarṇapūrṇāyatasamprayuktaiḥ) - with fully drawn and aimed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; तदा (tadā) - then; संयति (saṃyati) - in battle; तैलधौतैः (tailadhautaiḥ) - smeared with oil; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; आच्छादयताम् (ācchādayatām) - covered; महारथौ (mahārathau) - the great charioteers; मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the king of Madra; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and;]

(With fully drawn and aimed arrows, then in battle smeared with oil, the great charioteers, the king of Madra and Yudhishthira, covered each other.)

In the battle, the great charioteers, the king of Madra and Yudhishthira, engaged in a fierce duel, covering each other with arrows that were fully drawn, aimed, and smeared with oil.

ततस्तु तूर्णं समरे महारथौ; परस्परस्यान्तरमीक्षमाणौ। शरैर्भृशं विव्यधतुर्नृपोत्तमौ; महाबलौ शत्रुभिरप्रधृष्यौ ॥९-१६-१३॥

tatastu tūrṇaṃ samare mahārathau; parasparasyāntaramīkṣamāṇau। śarairbhṛśaṃ vivyadhaturnṛpottamau; mahābalau śatrubhirapradhṛṣyau ॥9-16-13॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; समरे (samare) - in battle; महारथौ (mahārathau) - the great charioteers; परस्परस्य (parasparasya) - of each other; अन्तरम् (antaram) - the gap; ईक्षमाणौ (īkṣamāṇau) - observing; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; विव्यधतुः (vivyadhatuḥ) - pierced; नृपोत्तमौ (nṛpottamau) - the best of kings; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - the mighty ones; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies; अप्रधृष्यौ (apradhṛṣyau) - invincible;]

(Then, quickly in battle, the great charioteers, observing the gap of each other, intensely pierced with arrows, the best of kings, the mighty ones, invincible by enemies.)

Then, the two great charioteers, observing each other's gap, quickly pierced each other intensely with arrows in battle. They were the best of kings, mighty and invincible by their enemies.

तयोर्धनुर्ज्यातलनिस्वनो महा; न्महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यनिस्वनः। परस्परं बाणगणैर्महात्मनोः; प्रवर्षतोर्मद्रपपाण्डुवीरयोः ॥९-१६-१४॥

tayor dhanur jyātala-nisvano mahān maheṃdra-vajrāśani-tulya-nisvanaḥ। parasparaṃ bāṇa-gaṇair mahātmanoḥ pravarṣator madrapa-pāṇḍu-vīrayoḥ ॥9-16-14॥

[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bows; ज्यातल (jyātala) - bowstring; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound; महा (mahā) - great; महेंद्र (maheṃdra) - Indra; वज्राशनि (vajrāśani) - thunderbolt; तुल्य (tulya) - equal; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound; परस्परं (parasparaṃ) - mutually; बाणगणैः (bāṇa-gaṇaiḥ) - with groups of arrows; महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - of the great souls; प्रवर्षतोः (pravarṣatoḥ) - showering; मद्रप (madrapa) - Madra king; पाण्डु (pāṇḍu) - Pandu; वीरयोः (vīrayoḥ) - of the heroes;]

(The great sound of the bowstrings of those two, equal to the thunderbolt of Indra, mutually showering groups of arrows, of the great souls, the Madra king and Pandu heroes.)

The great sound of the bowstrings of those two warriors, like the thunderbolt of Indra, echoed as they showered arrows at each other, the noble Madra king and the Pandu heroes.

तौ चेरतुर्व्याघ्रशिशुप्रकाशौ; महावनेष्वामिषगृद्धिनाविव। विषाणिनौ नागवराविवोभौ; ततक्षतुः संयुगजातदर्पौ ॥९-१६-१५॥

tau ceraturvyāghraśiśuprakāśau; mahāvaneṣvāmiṣagṛddhināviva। viṣāṇinau nāgavarāvivobhau; tatakṣatuḥ saṃyugajātadarpau ॥9-16-15॥

[तौ (tau) - they both; चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - wandered; व्याघ्रशिशु (vyāghraśiśu) - tiger cubs; प्रकाशौ (prakāśau) - shining; महावनेषु (mahāvaneṣu) - in great forests; आमिष (āmiṣa) - prey; गृद्धिनौ (gṛddhinau) - eager for; इव (iva) - like; विषाणिनौ (viṣāṇinau) - with horns; नागवरौ (nāgavarau) - best elephants; इव (iva) - like; उभौ (ubhau) - both; ततक्षतुः (tatakṣatuḥ) - fought; संयुग (saṃyuga) - battle; जात (jāta) - born; दर्पौ (darpau) - pride;]

(They both wandered, shining like tiger cubs, eager for prey in great forests; like the best elephants with horns, both fought with pride born of battle.)

They both roamed the vast forests like shining tiger cubs, eager for prey; like the finest elephants with horns, they engaged in battle, filled with pride born from combat.

ततस्तु मद्राधिपतिर्महात्मा; युधिष्ठिरं भीमबलं प्रसह्य। विव्याध वीरं हृदयेऽतिवेगं; शरेण सूर्याग्निसमप्रभेण ॥९-१६-१६॥

tatastu madrādhipatirmahātmā; yudhiṣṭhiraṃ bhīmabalaṃ prasahya। vivyādha vīraṃ hṛdaye'tivegaṃ; śareṇa sūryāgnisamaprabheṇa ॥9-16-16॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; मद्राधिपतिः (madrādhipatiḥ) - the king of Madra; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; भीमबलम् (bhīmabalam) - of Bhima's strength; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; वीरम् (vīram) - the hero; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart; अतिवेगम् (ativegam) - with great speed; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; सूर्याग्निसमप्रभेण (sūryāgnisamaprabheṇa) - as brilliant as the sun and fire;]

(Then, the great-souled king of Madra forcibly pierced Yudhishthira, the hero of Bhima's strength, in the heart with an arrow as brilliant as the sun and fire.)

Then, the noble king of Madra, with great force, struck Yudhishthira, the valiant hero with the strength of Bhima, in the heart with an arrow that shone like the sun and fire.

ततोऽतिविद्धोऽथ युधिष्ठिरोऽपि; सुसम्प्रयुक्तेन शरेण राजन्। जघान मद्राधिपतिं महात्मा; मुदं च लेभे ऋषभः कुरूणाम् ॥९-१६-१७॥

tato'tividdho'tha yudhiṣṭhiro'pi; susamprayuktena śareṇa rājan। jaghāna madrādhipatiṃ mahātmā; mudaṃ ca lebhe ṛṣabhaḥ kurūṇām ॥9-16-17॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced deeply; अथ (atha) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अपि (api) - also; सुसम्प्रयुक्तेन (susamprayuktena) - well-aimed; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; मद्राधिपतिं (madrādhipatiṃ) - the king of Madra; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; मुदं (mudam) - joy; च (ca) - and; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the bull; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus;]

(Then, deeply pierced, Yudhishthira also, with a well-aimed arrow, O king, killed the king of Madra, the great soul, and the bull of the Kurus obtained joy.)

Then, even though deeply pierced, Yudhishthira, with a well-aimed arrow, killed the king of Madra, and the great soul, the bull of the Kurus, found joy, O king.

ततो मुहूर्तादिव पार्थिवेन्द्रो; लब्ध्वा सञ्ज्ञां क्रोधसंरक्तनेत्रः। शतेन पार्थं त्वरितो जघान; सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमप्रभावः ॥९-१६-१८॥

tato muhūrtādiva pārthivendro; labdhvā sañjñāṃ krodhasaṃrakta netraḥ। śatena pārthaṃ tvarito jaghāna; sahasranetrapratimaprabhāvaḥ ॥9-16-18॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; इव (iva) - as if; पार्थिवेन्द्रः (pārthivendraḥ) - the king; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having regained; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; संरक्त (saṃrakta) - reddened; नेत्रः (netraḥ) - eyes; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swiftly; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; नेत्र (netra) - eyes; प्रतिम (pratima) - like; प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - glory;]

(Then, as if after a moment, the king, having regained consciousness, with eyes reddened in anger, swiftly struck Arjuna with a hundred (arrows), possessing the glory like that of a thousand-eyed (Indra).)

Then, as if after a moment, the king regained his senses, his eyes reddened with anger, and swiftly struck Arjuna with a hundred arrows, possessing a glory akin to that of the thousand-eyed Indra.

त्वरंस्ततो धर्मसुतो महात्मा; शल्यस्य क्रुद्धो नवभिः पृषत्कैः। भित्त्वा ह्युरस्तपनीयं च वर्म; जघान षड्भिस्त्वपरैः पृषत्कैः ॥९-१६-१९॥

tvaraṁstato dharmasuto mahātmā; śalyasya kruddho navabhiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ। bhittvā hyurastapanīyaṁ ca varma; jaghāna ṣaḍbhistvaparaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ ॥9-16-19॥

[त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastening; ततः (tataḥ) - then; धर्मसुतः (dharmasutaḥ) - son of Dharma; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Shalya; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - piercing; हि (hi) - indeed; उरः (uraḥ) - chest; तपनीयम् (tapanīyam) - golden; च (ca) - and; वर्म (varma) - armor; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; तू (tu) - but; अपरैः (aparaiḥ) - other; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows;]

(Then the great-souled son of Dharma, being angry, hastened and pierced Shalya with nine arrows, and indeed struck his golden armor on the chest with six other arrows.)

The noble son of Dharma, filled with anger, quickly attacked Shalya with nine arrows, piercing his golden chest armor, and then struck him with six more arrows.

ततस्तु मद्राधिपतिः प्रहृष्टो; धनुर्विकृष्य व्यसृजत्पृषत्कान्। द्वाभ्यां क्षुराभ्यां च तथैव राज्ञ; श्चिच्छेद चापं कुरुपुङ्गवस्य ॥९-१६-२०॥

tatastu madrādhipatiḥ prahṛṣṭo; dhanurvikṛṣya vyasṛjatpṛṣatkān। dvābhyāṃ kṣurābhyāṃ ca tathaiva rājña; ściccheda cāpaṃ kurupuṅgavasya ॥9-16-20॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; मद्राधिपतिः (madrādhipatiḥ) - the king of Madra; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - drawing; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - released; पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two; क्षुराभ्याम् (kṣurābhyām) - with razors; च (ca) - and; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; चापम् (cāpam) - bow; कुरुपुङ्गवस्य (kurupuṅgavasya) - of the best of the Kurus;]

(Then the king of Madra, delighted, drawing the bow, released arrows. With two razors, in the same way, the king cut off the bow of the best of the Kurus.)

Then the delighted king of Madra drew his bow and released arrows. With two razors, he similarly cut off the bow of the foremost of the Kurus.

नवं ततोऽन्यत्समरे प्रगृह्य; राजा धनुर्घोरतरं महात्मा। शल्यं तु विद्ध्वा निशितैः समन्ता; द्यथा महेन्द्रो नमुचिं शिताग्रैः ॥९-१६-२१॥

navaṃ tato'nyatsamare pragṛhya; rājā dhanurghorataraṃ mahātmā। śalyaṃ tu viddhvā niśitaiḥ samantā; dyathā mahendro namuciṃ śitāgraiḥ ॥9-16-21॥

[नवं (navaṃ) - new; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; समरे (samare) - in battle; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - taking; राजा (rājā) - king; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; घोरतरं (ghorataraṃ) - more terrible; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; शल्यं (śalyam) - Śalya; तु (tu) - but; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; यथा (yathā) - as; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra; नमुचिं (namucim) - Namuci; शिताग्रैः (śitāgraiḥ) - with sharp points;]

(Then the great-souled king, taking another new and more terrible bow in battle, pierced Śalya all around with sharp arrows, as Mahendra did to Namuci with sharp points.)

Then the great king, a noble soul, took up another new and more dreadful bow in the battle and pierced Śalya from all sides with sharp arrows, just as Mahendra pierced Namuci with sharp points.

ततस्तु शल्यो नवभिः पृषत्कै; र्भीमस्य राज्ञश्च युधिष्ठिरस्य। निकृत्य रौक्मे पटुवर्मणी तयो; र्विदारयामास भुजौ महात्मा ॥९-१६-२२॥

tatastu śalyo navabhiḥ pṛṣatkai; rbhīmasya rājñaśca yudhiṣṭhirasya। nikṛtya raukme paṭuvarmaṇī tayo; rvidārayāmāsa bhujau mahātmā ॥9-16-22॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhīma; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira; निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - having cut; रौक्मे (raukme) - golden; पटुवर्मणी (paṭuvarmaṇī) - strong armor; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; विदारयामास (vidārayāmāsa) - pierced; भुजौ (bhujau) - arms; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul;]

(Then, but Śalya with nine arrows of Bhīma, of the king and of Yudhiṣṭhira, having cut the golden strong armor of those two, pierced the arms, the great soul.)

Then, Śalya, with nine arrows, cut through the golden armor of Bhīma and King Yudhiṣṭhira, piercing their arms, demonstrating his great prowess.

ततोऽपरेण ज्वलितार्कतेजसा; क्षुरेण राज्ञो धनुरुन्ममाथ। कृपश्च तस्यैव जघान सूतं; षड्भिः शरैः सोऽभिमुखं पपात ॥९-१६-२३॥

tato'pareṇa jvalitārkatejasā; kṣureṇa rājño dhanurunmamātha। kṛpaśca tasyaiva jaghāna sūtaṃ; ṣaḍbhiḥ śaraiḥ so'bhimukhaṃ papāta ॥9-16-23॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another; ज्वलित (jvalita) - blazing; अर्क (arka) - sun; तेजसा (tejasā) - with the brilliance; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - cut off; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; एव (eva) - only; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; सूतं (sūtaṃ) - charioteer; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; सः (saḥ) - he; अभिमुखं (abhimukhaṃ) - facing; पपात (papāta) - fell.;]

(Then, with another blazing like the sun, the king's bow was cut off with a razor. Kṛpa killed his charioteer with six arrows; he fell facing him.)

Then, with another blazing like the sun, the king's bow was severed by a razor. Kṛpa also killed his charioteer with six arrows, and he fell facing him.

मद्राधिपश्चापि युधिष्ठिरस्य; शरैश्चतुर्भिर्निजघान वाहान्। वाहांश्च हत्वा व्यकरोन्महात्मा; योधक्षयं धर्मसुतस्य राज्ञः ॥९-१६-२४॥

madrādhipaścāpi yudhiṣṭhirasya; śaraiścaturbhirnijaghāna vāhān. vāhāṃśca hatvā vyakaronmahātmā; yodhakṣayaṃ dharmasutasya rājñaḥ ॥9-16-24॥

[मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the king of Madra; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - four; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; च (ca) - and; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; व्यकरोत् (vyakarot) - caused; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; योधक्षयम् (yodhakṣayam) - destruction of warriors; धर्मसुतस्य (dharmasutasya) - of the son of Dharma; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king;]

(The king of Madra also, with four arrows, killed the horses of Yudhishthira. Having killed the horses, the great soul caused the destruction of the warriors of the son of Dharma, the king.)

The king of Madra, with four arrows, killed the horses of Yudhishthira. After killing the horses, the noble soul caused the destruction of Yudhishthira's warriors.

तथा कृते राजनि भीमसेनो; मद्राधिपस्याशु ततो महात्मा। छित्त्वा धनुर्वेगवता शरेण; द्वाभ्यामविध्यत्सुभृशं नरेन्द्रम् ॥९-१६-२५॥

tathā kṛte rājani bhīmaseno; madrādhipasyāśu tato mahātmā। chittvā dhanurvegavatā śareṇa; dvābhyāmavidhyatsubhṛśaṃ narendram ॥9-16-25॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; कृते (kṛte) - having been done; राजनि (rājani) - to the king; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; मद्राधिपस्य (madrādhipasya) - of the king of Madra; आशु (āśu) - quickly; ततः (tataḥ) - then; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; धनुर्वेगवता (dhanurvegavatā) - with the speed of an arrow; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - severely; नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - the king;]

(Thus, having been done to the king, Bhimasena, of the king of Madra, quickly then the great soul, having cut with the speed of an arrow, with an arrow, with two, pierced severely the king.)

Thus, when the king was dealt with, Bhimasena, the great soul, quickly cut the bow of the king of Madra with the speed of an arrow and severely pierced the king with two arrows.

अथापरेणास्य जहार यन्तुः; कायाच्छिरः संनहनीयमध्यात्। जघान चाश्वांश्चतुरः स शीघ्रं; तथा भृशं कुपितो भीमसेनः ॥९-१६-२६॥

athāpareṇāsya jahāra yantuḥ; kāyācchiraḥ saṃnahanīyamadhyāt. jaghāna cāśvāṃścaturaḥ sa śīghraṃ; tathā bhṛśaṃ kupito bhīmasenaḥ ॥9-16-26॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another; अस्य (asya) - his; जहार (jahāra) - took away; यन्तुः (yantuḥ) - of the charioteer; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; संनहनीय (saṃnahanīya) - armor; मध्यात् (madhyāt) - from the middle; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; च (ca) - and; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; स (sa) - he; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; तथा (tathā) - thus; भृशं (bhṛśaṃ) - very much; कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angry; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena;]

(Then another took away the charioteer's head from the body, along with the armor from the middle. Bhimasena, being very angry, quickly killed the four horses.)

Then, in his fury, Bhimasena swiftly decapitated the charioteer and took his head along with the armor from the body, and also killed the four horses.

तमग्रणीः सर्वधनुर्धराणा; मेकं चरन्तं समरेऽतिवेगम्। भीमः शतेन व्यकिरच्छराणां; माद्रीपुत्रः सहदेवस्तथैव ॥९-१६-२७॥

tamagraṇīḥ sarvadhanurdharāṇā; mekaṃ carantaṃ samare'tivegam। bhīmaḥ śatena vyakiraccharāṇāṃ; mādrīputraḥ sahadevastathaiva ॥9-16-27॥

[तमग्रणीः (tamagraṇīḥ) - the foremost; सर्वधनुर्धराणाम् (sarvadhanurdharāṇām) - of all archers; एकम् (ekam) - one; चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving; समरे (samare) - in battle; अतिवेगम् (ativegam) - very swiftly; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; व्यक्षरच्छराणाम् (vyakiraccharāṇām) - scattered arrows; माद्रीपुत्रः (mādrīputraḥ) - the son of Madri; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तथैव (tathaiva) - also;]

(The foremost of all archers, moving very swiftly in battle, Bhima scattered arrows with a hundred, and the son of Madri, Sahadeva, also.)

Bhima, the foremost among all archers, moved swiftly in the battle, scattering arrows by the hundreds, and Sahadeva, the son of Madri, did the same.

तैः सायकैर्मोहितं वीक्ष्य शल्यं; भीमः शरैरस्य चकर्त वर्म। स भीमसेनेन निकृत्तवर्मा; मद्राधिपश्चर्म सहस्रतारम् ॥९-१६-२८॥

taiḥ sāyakairmohitaṃ vīkṣya śalyaṃ; bhīmaḥ śarairasya cakarta varma। sa bhīmasenena nikṛttavarmā; madrādhipaścarma sahasratāram ॥9-16-28॥

[तैः (taiḥ) - by those; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - arrows; मोहितं (mohitaṃ) - bewildered; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; शल्यं (śalyam) - Śalya; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अस्य (asya) - his; चकर्त (cakarta) - cut; वर्म (varma) - armor; स (sa) - he; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; निकृत्तवर्मा (nikṛttavarmā) - whose armor was cut; मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the king of Madra; चर्म (carma) - skin; सहस्रतारम् (sahasratāram) - thousand-starred;]

(Seeing Śalya bewildered by those arrows, Bhima cut his armor with arrows. The king of Madra, whose armor was cut by Bhimasena, had a thousand-starred skin.)

Seeing Śalya bewildered by the arrows, Bhima attacked and cut his armor. The king of Madra, with his armor cut by Bhimasena, appeared as if adorned with a thousand stars.

प्रगृह्य खड्गं च रथान्महात्मा; प्रस्कन्द्य कुन्तीसुतमभ्यधावत्। छित्त्वा रथेषां नकुलस्य सोऽथ; युधिष्ठिरं भीमबलोऽभ्यधावत् ॥९-१६-२९॥

pragṛhya khaḍgaṃ ca rathānmahātmā; praskandya kuntīsutamabhyadhāvat। chittvā ratheṣāṃ nakulasya so'tha; yudhiṣṭhiraṃ bhīmabalo'bhyadhāvat ॥9-16-29॥

[प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; च (ca) - and; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; प्रस्कन्द्य (praskandya) - leaping over; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti; सुतम् (sutam) - son; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; रथेषां (ratheṣāṃ) - of the chariots; नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula; सः (saḥ) - he; अथ (atha) - then; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; भीमबलः (bhīmabalaḥ) - of Bhima's strength; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards;]

(Having taken the sword, the great soul leaped over the chariots and rushed towards the son of Kunti. Having cut the chariots of Nakula, he then rushed towards Yudhishthira with the strength of Bhima.)

The great warrior, having seized his sword, leaped over the chariots and charged at the son of Kunti. After cutting down Nakula's chariots, he then advanced towards Yudhishthira with the might of Bhima.

तं चापि राजानमथोत्पतन्तं; क्रुद्धं यथैवान्तकमापतन्तम्। धृष्टद्युम्नो द्रौपदेयाः शिखण्डी; शिनेश्च नप्ता सहसा परीयुः ॥९-१६-३०॥

taṃ cāpi rājānamathotpatantaṃ; kruddhaṃ yathaivāntakamāpatantam| dhṛṣṭadyumno draupadeyāḥ śikhaṇḍī; śineśca naptā sahasā parīyuḥ ॥9-16-30॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; अथ (atha) - then; उत्पतन्तं (utpatantaṃ) - rising; क्रुद्धं (kruddhaṃ) - angry; यथा (yathā) - like; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; शिनेश्च (śineśca) - and of Shini; नप्ता (naptā) - grandson; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; परियुः (parīyuḥ) - rushed;]

(Him and also the king then rising; angry like indeed death approaching. Dhrishtadyumna, the sons of Draupadi, Shikhandi, and the grandson of Shini suddenly rushed.)

Then, seeing the king rising in anger like death itself, Dhrishtadyumna, the sons of Draupadi, Shikhandi, and the grandson of Shini suddenly rushed towards him.

अथास्य चर्माप्रतिमं न्यकृन्त; द्भीमो महात्मा दशभिः पृषत्कः। खड्गं च भल्लैर्निचकर्त मुष्टौ; नदन्प्रहृष्टस्तव सैन्यमध्ये ॥९-१६-३१॥

athāsya carmāpratimaṃ nyakṛnta;dbhīmo mahātmā daśabhiḥ pṛṣatkaḥ। khaḍgaṃ ca bhallairnicakarta muṣṭau; nadanprahṛṣṭastava sainyamadhye ॥9-16-31॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; चर्म (carma) - shield; अप्रतिमं (apratimaṃ) - unmatched; न्यकृन्त (nyakṛnta) - cut; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; पृषत्कः (pṛṣatkaḥ) - arrows; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; च (ca) - and; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut; मुष्टौ (muṣṭau) - in hand; नदन् (nadan) - roaring; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यमध्ये (sainyamadhye) - in the midst of the army;]

(Then Bhima, the great soul, cut his unmatched shield with ten arrows; and cut the sword in hand with arrows, roaring joyfully in the midst of your army.)

Then Bhima, the great warrior, joyfully cut through his unmatched shield with ten arrows and severed the sword in his hand with arrows, roaring amidst your army.

तत्कर्म भीमस्य समीक्ष्य हृष्टा; स्ते पाण्डवानां प्रवरा रथौघाः। नादं च चक्रुर्भृशमुत्स्मयन्तः; शङ्खांश्च दध्मुः शशिसंनिकाशान् ॥९-१६-३२॥

tatkarma bhīmasya samīkṣya hṛṣṭā; ste pāṇḍavānāṃ pravarā rathaughāḥ। nādaṃ ca cakrurbhṛśamutsmayantaḥ; śaṅkhāṃśca dadhmuḥ śaśisaṃnikāśān ॥9-16-32॥

[तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - act; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; ते (te) - they; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; प्रवराः (pravarāḥ) - the foremost; रथौघाः (rathaughāḥ) - charioteers; नादम् (nādam) - sound; च (ca) - and; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; उत्स्मयन्तः (utsmayantaḥ) - smiling; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; च (ca) - and; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; शशि (śaśi) - moon; सन्निकाशान् (saṃnikāśān) - resembling;]

(Having seen that act of Bhima, delighted, the foremost charioteers of the Pandavas made a great sound, smiling, and blew conches resembling the moon.)

Upon witnessing Bhima's deed, the foremost charioteers of the Pandavas, filled with joy, made a loud noise and, smiling, blew their conches that shone like the moon.

तेनाथ शब्देन विभीषणेन; तवाभितप्तं बलमप्रहृष्टम्। स्वेदाभिभूतं रुधिरोक्षिताङ्गं; विसञ्ज्ञकल्पं च तथा विषण्णम् ॥९-१६-३३॥

tenātha śabdena vibhīṣaṇena; tavābhitaptaṃ balamaprahṛṣṭam। svedābhibhūtaṃ rudhirokṣitāṅgaṃ; visañjñakalpaṃ ca tathā viṣaṇṇam ॥9-16-33॥

[तेन (tena) - by that; अथ (atha) - then; शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound; विभीषणेन (vibhīṣaṇena) - by Vibhishana; तव (tava) - your; अभितप्तं (abhitaptaṃ) - tormented; बलम् (balam) - army; अप्रहृष्टम् (aprahṛṣṭam) - unhappy; स्वेद (sveda) - sweat; अभिभूतं (abhibhūtaṃ) - overcome; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; उक्षित (ukṣita) - smeared; अङ्गं (aṅgaṃ) - body; विसञ्ज्ञकल्पं (visañjñakalpaṃ) - as if unconscious; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; विषण्णम् (viṣaṇṇam) - dejected;]

(By that sound of Vibhishana, your tormented army was unhappy, overcome by sweat, with bodies smeared with blood, as if unconscious and thus dejected.)

Then, by the sound of Vibhishana, your tormented army appeared unhappy, overcome by sweat, with bodies smeared with blood, as if unconscious and thus dejected.

स मद्रराजः सहसावकीर्णो; भीमाग्रगैः पाण्डवयोधमुख्यैः। युधिष्ठिरस्याभिमुखं जवेन; सिंहो यथा मृगहेतोः प्रयातः ॥९-१६-३४॥

sa madrarājaḥ sahasāvakīrṇo; bhīmāgragaiḥ pāṇḍavayodhamukhyaiḥ। yudhiṣṭhirasyaabhimukhaṃ javena; siṃho yathā mṛgahetoḥ prayātaḥ ॥9-16-34॥

[स (sa) - he; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; आवकीर्णः (avakīrṇaḥ) - surrounded; भीमाग्रगैः (bhīmāgragaiḥ) - by Bhima and others; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pandava; योध (yodha) - warriors; मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - chief; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; अभिमुखं (abhimukhaṃ) - towards; जवेन (javena) - swiftly; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; यथा (yathā) - as; मृगहेतोः (mṛgahetoḥ) - for the sake of prey; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - went.;]

(He, the king of Madra, suddenly surrounded by Bhima and other chief Pandava warriors, swiftly went towards Yudhishthira, like a lion for the sake of prey.)

The king of Madra, suddenly encircled by Bhima and the chief Pandava warriors, rushed towards Yudhishthira with the swiftness of a lion pursuing its prey.

स धर्मराजो निहताश्वसूतं; क्रोधेन दीप्तज्वलनप्रकाशम्। दृष्ट्वा तु मद्राधिपतिं स तूर्णं; समभ्यधावत्तमरिं बलेन ॥९-१६-३५॥

sa dharmarājo nihatāśvasūtaṃ; krodhena dīptajvalanaprakāśam. dṛṣṭvā tu madrādhipatiṃ sa tūrṇaṃ; samabhyadhāvattamariṃ balena ॥9-16-35॥

[स (sa) - he; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; निहत (nihata) - slain; अश्व (aśva) - horse; सूतं (sūtaṃ) - charioteer; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; दीप्त (dīpta) - blazing; ज्वलन (jvalana) - fire; प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - shining; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; मद्राधिपतिं (madrādhipatiṃ) - the king of Madra; स (sa) - he; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - swiftly; समभ्यधावत् (samabhyadhāvat) - rushed; तम् (tam) - that; अरिं (ariṃ) - enemy; बलेन (balena) - with force;]

(He, Dharmaraja, with anger blazing like a shining fire, having seen the king of Madra with his slain horses and charioteer, swiftly rushed at that enemy with force.)

Dharmaraja, filled with intense anger, saw the king of Madra whose horses and charioteer were slain. Like a blazing fire, he swiftly charged at his enemy with great force.

गोविन्दवाक्यं त्वरितं विचिन्त्य; दध्रे मतिं शल्यविनाशनाय। स धर्मराजो निहताश्वसूते; रथे तिष्ठञ्शक्तिमेवाभिकाङ्क्षन् ॥९-१६-३६॥

govindavākyaṃ tvaritaṃ vicintya; dadhre matiṃ śalyavināśanāya। sa dharmarājo nihatāśvasūte; rathe tiṣṭhañśaktimevābhikāṅkṣan ॥9-16-36॥

[गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; त्वरितं (tvaritaṃ) - quickly; विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having considered; दध्रे (dadhre) - held; मतिं (matiṃ) - resolve; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; विनाशनाय (vināśanāya) - for destruction; स (sa) - he; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; निहत (nihata) - slain; अश्व (aśva) - horses; सूते (sūte) - charioteer; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिकाङ्क्षन् (abhikāṅkṣan) - desiring.;]

(Having quickly considered Govinda's words, he held the resolve for Shalya's destruction. Dharmaraja, standing on the chariot with slain horses and charioteer, indeed desiring power.)

Upon quickly contemplating Govinda's words, Dharmaraja resolved to destroy Shalya. Standing on the chariot with his horses and charioteer slain, he earnestly sought power.

तच्चापि शल्यस्य निशम्य कर्म; महात्मनो भागमथावशिष्टम्। स्मृत्वा मनः शल्यवधे यतात्मा; यथोक्तमिन्द्रावरजस्य चक्रे ॥९-१६-३७॥

taccāpi śalyasya niśamya karma; mahātmano bhāgamathāvaśiṣṭam। smṛtvā manaḥ śalyavadhe yatātmā; yathoktamindrāvarajasya cakre ॥9-16-37॥

[तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; कर्म (karma) - the act; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; भागम् (bhāgam) - the part; अथ (atha) - then; अवशिष्टम् (avaśiṣṭam) - remaining; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; मनः (manaḥ) - the mind; शल्यवधे (śalyavadhe) - in the killing of Śalya; यतात्मा (yatātmā) - self-controlled; यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as told; इन्द्रावरजस्य (indrāvarajasya) - of the younger brother of Indra; चक्रे (cakre) - did.;]

(That also, having heard the act of Śalya, the great soul's part then remaining, remembering the mind in the killing of Śalya, self-controlled, as told by the younger brother of Indra, did.)

Having heard of Śalya's deeds, the great soul remembered the remaining part of his duty in the killing of Śalya, and with a self-controlled mind, acted as instructed by the younger brother of Indra.

स धर्मराजो मणिहेमदण्डां; जग्राह शक्तिं कनकप्रकाशाम्। नेत्रे च दीप्ते सहसा विवृत्य; मद्राधिपं क्रुद्धमना निरैक्षत् ॥९-१६-३८॥

sa dharmarājo maṇihemadaṇḍāṃ; jagrāha śaktiṃ kanakaprakāśām। netre ca dīpte sahasā vivṛtya; madrādhipaṃ kruddhamanā nirīkṣat ॥9-16-38॥

[स (sa) - that; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; मणि (maṇi) - gem; हेम (hema) - gold; दण्डां (daṇḍāṃ) - staff; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; कनक (kanaka) - golden; प्रकाशाम् (prakāśām) - shining; नेत्रे (netre) - eyes; च (ca) - and; दीप्ते (dīpte) - bright; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; विवृत्य (vivṛtya) - opening; मद्राधिपं (madrādhipaṃ) - king of Madra; क्रुद्धमना (kruddhamanā) - angry-minded; निरैक्षत् (nirīkṣat) - looked at;]

(That Dharmaraja took the gem-studded golden staff; took the golden shining spear. Opening his bright eyes suddenly; he looked at the king of Madra with an angry mind.)

Dharmaraja, with a sudden fierce gaze, seized the gem-studded golden staff and the shining golden spear, and with eyes blazing, he turned his wrathful attention to the king of Madra.

निरीक्षितो वै नरदेव राज्ञा; पूतात्मना निर्हृतकल्मषेण। अभून्न यद्भस्मसान्मद्रराज; स्तदद्भुतं मे प्रतिभाति राजन् ॥९-१६-३९॥

nirīkṣito vai naradeva rājñā; pūtātmanā nirhṛtakalmaṣeṇa। abhūnna yadbhamsasānmadra-rāja; tadadbhutaṃ me pratibhāti rājan ॥9-16-39॥

[निरीक्षितः (nirīkṣitaḥ) - observed; वै (vai) - indeed; नरदेव (naradeva) - O king; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; पूतात्मना (pūtātmanā) - by the pure-souled; निर्हृतकल्मषेण (nirhṛtakalmaṣeṇa) - by the sinless; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; न (na) - not; यत् (yat) - which; भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - to ashes; मद्रराज (madra-rāja) - O king of Madra; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतं (adbhutaṃ) - wonderful; मे (me) - to me; प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears; राजन् (rājan) - O king;]

(Observed indeed, O king, by the king, by the pure-souled, by the sinless, it did not become ashes, O king of Madra; that appears wonderful to me, O king.)

O King, it is indeed observed by the pure-souled and sinless king that it did not turn to ashes, O King of Madra; that seems wonderful to me, O King.

ततस्तु शक्तिं रुचिरोग्रदण्डां; मणिप्रवालोज्ज्वलितां प्रदीप्ताम्। चिक्षेप वेगात्सुभृशं महात्मा; मद्राधिपाय प्रवरः कुरूणाम् ॥९-१६-४०॥

tatastu śaktiṃ rucirogradaṇḍāṃ; maṇipravalojjvalitāṃ pradīptām। cikṣepa vegātsubhṛśaṃ mahātmā; madrādhipāya pravaraḥ kurūṇām ॥9-16-40॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - indeed; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; रुचिर (rucira) - beautiful; उग्र (ugra) - fierce; दण्डां (daṇḍāṃ) - staff; मणि (maṇi) - gem; प्रवाल (pravāla) - coral; उज्ज्वलितां (ujjvalitāṃ) - shining; प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; वेगात् (vegāt) - with speed; सुभृशं (subhṛśaṃ) - forcefully; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; मद्राधिपाय (madrādhipāya) - to the king of Madra; प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - the chief; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus;]

(Then indeed, the great soul hurled the beautiful, fierce spear with a shining, blazing staff of gems and coral, forcefully with speed, to the king of Madra, the chief of the Kurus.)

Then, the great soul forcefully hurled the beautiful and fierce spear, adorned with shining gems and coral, towards the king of Madra, the chief among the Kurus, with great speed.

दीप्तामथैनां महता बलेन; सविस्फुलिङ्गां सहसा पतन्तीम्। प्रैक्षन्त सर्वे कुरवः समेता; यथा युगान्ते महतीमिवोल्काम् ॥९-१६-४१॥

dīptām atha enāṃ mahatā balena; savisphuliṅgāṃ sahasā patantīm। praikṣanta sarve kuravaḥ sametā; yathā yugānte mahatīm iva ulkām ॥9-16-41॥

[दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - shining; अथ (atha) - then; एनाम् (enām) - this; महता (mahatā) - great; बलेन (balena) - by force; सविस्फुलिङ्गाम् (savisphuliṅgām) - with sparks; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; पतन्तीम् (patantīm) - falling; प्रैक्षन्त (praikṣanta) - saw; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; समेता (sametā) - assembled; यथा (yathā) - as; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an age; महतीम् (mahatīm) - great; इव (iva) - like; उल्काम् (ulkām) - a meteor;]

(Then they saw this shining one, with great force and sparks, suddenly falling. All the assembled Kurus saw it like a great meteor at the end of an age.)

Then all the assembled Kurus saw this shining object, with great force and sparks, suddenly falling, like a great meteor at the end of an age.

तां कालरात्रीमिव पाशहस्तां; यमस्य धात्रीमिव चोग्ररूपाम्। सब्रह्मदण्डप्रतिमाममोघां; ससर्ज यत्तो युधि धर्मराजः ॥९-१६-४२॥

tāṃ kālarātrimiva pāśahastāṃ; yamasya dhātrīmiva cograrūpām। sabrahmadaṇḍapratimāmamoghāṃ; sasarja yatto yudhi dharmarājaḥ ॥9-16-42॥

[ताम् (tām) - that; कालरात्रीम् (kālarātrīm) - Kalaratri; इव (iva) - like; पाशहस्ताम् (pāśahastām) - with a noose in hand; यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama; धात्रीम् (dhātrīm) - nurse; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; उग्ररूपाम् (ugrarūpām) - fierce form; सब्रह्मदण्डप्रतिमाम् (sabrahmadaṇḍapratimām) - like the staff of Brahma; अमोघाम् (amoghām) - infallible; ससर्ज (sasarja) - created; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - attentive; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja;]

(That Dharmaraja, attentive in battle, created her like Kalaratri with a noose in hand; like the fierce nurse of Yama; like the infallible staff of Brahma.)

Dharmaraja, with full attention in battle, created her to be like Kalaratri, holding a noose, resembling the fierce nurse of Yama, and akin to the infallible staff of Brahma.

गन्धस्रगग्र्यासनपानभोजनै; रभ्यर्चितां पाण्डुसुतैः प्रयत्नात्। संवर्तकाग्निप्रतिमां ज्वलन्तीं; कृत्यामथर्वाङ्गिरसीमिवोग्राम् ॥९-१६-४३॥

gandhasragagryāsanapānabhojanai; rabhyarcitāṃ pāṇḍusutaiḥ prayatnāt। saṃvartakāgnipratimāṃ jvalantīṃ; kṛtyāmatharvāṅgirasīmivogrām ॥9-16-43॥

[गन्ध (gandha) - fragrance; स्रक् (srak) - garlands; अग्र्य (agrya) - excellent; आसन (āsana) - seats; पान (pāna) - drinks; भोजनैः (bhojanaiḥ) - foods; रभ्यर्चिताम् (rabhyarcitām) - worshipped; पाण्डुसुतैः (pāṇḍusutaiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu; प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - with effort; संवर्तक (saṃvartaka) - destructive; अग्नि (agni) - fire; प्रतिमाम् (pratimām) - like; ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing; कृत्याम् (kṛtyām) - witchcraft; अथर्वाङ्गिरसीम् (atharvāṅgirasīm) - of Atharva Angirasa; इव (iva) - like; उग्राम् (ugrām) - terrible;]

(Worshipped with fragrances, garlands, excellent seats, drinks, and foods by the sons of Pandu with effort, blazing like the destructive fire, like the terrible witchcraft of Atharva Angirasa.)

The sons of Pandu, with great effort, worshipped her with fragrances, garlands, excellent seats, drinks, and foods. She blazed like the destructive fire, resembling the terrible witchcraft of Atharva Angirasa.

ईशानहेतोः प्रतिनिर्मितां तां; त्वष्ट्रा रिपूणामसुदेहभक्षाम्। भूम्यन्तरिक्षादिजलाशयानि; प्रसह्य भूतानि निहन्तुमीशाम् ॥९-१६-४४॥

īśānahetoḥ pratinirmitāṃ tāṃ; tvaṣṭrā ripūṇāmasudehabhakṣām। bhūmyantarikṣādijalāśayāni; prasahya bhūtāni nihantumīśām ॥9-16-44॥

[ईशानहेतोः (īśānahetoḥ) - for the sake of the lord; प्रतिनिर्मितां (pratinirmitāṃ) - recreated; तां (tāṃ) - that; त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by Tvaṣṭṛ; रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of the enemies; असुदेहभक्षाम् (asudehabhakṣām) - devourer of lifeless bodies; भूम्यन्तरिक्षादिजलाशयानि (bhūmyantarikṣādijalāśayāni) - earth, sky, and water bodies; प्रसह्य (prasabya) - forcibly; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; निहन्तुम् (nihantum) - to destroy; ईशाम् (īśām) - the lord;]

(For the sake of the lord, that which was recreated by Tvaṣṭṛ, devourer of lifeless bodies of the enemies, forcibly to destroy beings of earth, sky, and water bodies.)

For the purpose of the lord, Tvaṣṭṛ recreated that which devours the lifeless bodies of enemies, to forcibly destroy the beings of earth, sky, and water bodies.

घण्टापताकामणिवज्रभाजं; वैडूर्यचित्रां तपनीयदण्डाम्। त्वष्ट्रा प्रयत्नान्नियमेन कॢप्तां; ब्रह्मद्विषामन्तकरीममोघाम् ॥९-१६-४५॥

ghaṇṭāpatākāmaṇivajrabhājaṃ; vaiḍūryacitrāṃ tapanīyadaṇḍām। tvaṣṭrā prayatnānniyamena kḷptāṃ; brahmadviṣāmantakarīmamoghām ॥9-16-45॥

[घण्टा (ghaṇṭā) - bell; पताका (patākā) - flag; मणि (maṇi) - jewel; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; भाजं (bhājaṃ) - bearing; वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya) - cat's eye gem; चित्रां (citrāṃ) - variegated; तपनिय (tapanīya) - gold; दण्डाम् (daṇḍām) - staff; त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by Tvashta; प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - with effort; नियमेन (niyamena) - with discipline; कॢप्तां (kḷptāṃ) - constructed; ब्रह्मद्विषाम् (brahmadviṣām) - of the enemies of Brahma; अन्तकरीम् (antakarīm) - destroyer; अमोघाम् (amoghām) - infallible;]

(Bearing bells, flags, jewels, and thunderbolts; variegated with cat's eye gems and a golden staff. Constructed by Tvashta with effort and discipline; an infallible destroyer of the enemies of Brahma.)

The weapon, adorned with bells, flags, jewels, and thunderbolts, variegated with cat's eye gems and a golden staff, was meticulously crafted by Tvashta. It is an infallible destroyer of the enemies of Brahma.

बलप्रयत्नादधिरूढवेगां; मन्त्रैश्च घोरैरभिमन्त्रयित्वा। ससर्ज मार्गेण च तां परेण; वधाय मद्राधिपतेस्तदानीम् ॥९-१६-४६॥

balaprayatnādadhirūḍhavegāṃ; mantraiśca ghorairabhimantrayitvā। sasarja mārgeṇa ca tāṃ pareṇa; vadhāya madrādhipatestadānīm ॥9-16-46॥

[बल (bala) - by strength; प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - by effort; अधिरूढ (adhirūḍha) - mounted; वेगां (vegāṃ) - speed; मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with mantras; च (ca) - and; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - fierce; अभिमन्त्रयित्वा (abhimantrayitvā) - having enchanted; ससर्ज (sasarja) - he released; मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by the path; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - that; परेण (pareṇa) - by another; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing; मद्राधिपतेः (madrādhipateḥ) - of the king of Madra; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then;]

(By strength and effort, mounted with speed, having enchanted with fierce mantras, he released that by another path for the killing of the king of Madra then.)

With great effort and strength, he mounted the swift vehicle, enchanted it with fierce mantras, and then released it by another path to kill the king of Madra.

हतोऽस्यसावित्यभिगर्जमानो; रुद्रोऽन्तकायान्तकरं यथेषुम्। प्रसार्य बाहुं सुदृढं सुपाणिं; क्रोधेन नृत्यन्निव धर्मराजः ॥९-१६-४७॥

hato'syasāvityabhigarjamāno; rudro'ntakāyāntakaraṃ yatheṣum। prasārya bāhuṃ sudṛḍhaṃ supāṇiṃ; krodhena nṛtyanniva dharmarājaḥ ॥9-16-47॥

[हतः (hataḥ) - killed; अस्य (asya) - of him; सः (saḥ) - he; इति (iti) - thus; अभिगर्जमानः (abhigarjamānaḥ) - roaring; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; अन्तकाय (antakāya) - to the end-maker; अन्तकरम् (antakaram) - destroyer; यथा (yathā) - like; इषुम् (iṣum) - arrow; प्रसार्य (prasārya) - extending; बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm; सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - very strong; सुपाणिम् (supāṇim) - with good hands; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja;]

(Roaring 'he is killed', Rudra, like a destroyer to the end-maker, extending his very strong arm with good hands, as if dancing with anger, Dharmaraja.)

Rudra, roaring 'he is killed', extended his very strong arm with good hands like a destroyer to the end-maker, as if Dharmaraja was dancing with anger.

तां सर्वशक्त्या प्रहितां स शक्तिं; युधिष्ठिरेणाप्रतिवार्यवीर्याम्। प्रतिग्रहायाभिननर्द शल्यः; सम्यग्घुतामग्निरिवाज्यधाराम् ॥९-१६-४८॥

tāṃ sarvaśaktyā prahitāṃ sa śaktiṃ; yudhiṣṭhireṇāprativāryavīryām। pratigrahāyābhinanarda śalyaḥ; samyagghutāmagnirivājyadhārām ॥9-16-48॥

[ताम् (tām) - that; सर्वशक्त्या (sarvaśaktyā) - with all power; प्रहिताम् (prahitām) - sent; स (sa) - that; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power; युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by Yudhishthira; अप्रतिवार्यवीर्याम् (aprativāryavīryām) - unstoppable in strength; प्रतिग्रहाय (pratigrahāya) - to receive; अभिननर्द (abhinanarda) - roared; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; घुताम् (ghutām) - offered; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; आज्यधाराम् (ājyadhārām) - stream of ghee;]

(That power, sent with all might, unstoppable in strength by Yudhishthira, Shalya roared to receive, like fire properly offered a stream of ghee.)

Shalya, with a mighty roar, accepted the power sent by Yudhishthira, which was unstoppable in strength, just as fire eagerly receives a stream of ghee properly offered.

सा तस्य मर्माणि विदार्य शुभ्र; मुरो विशालं च तथैव वर्म। विवेश गां तोयमिवाप्रसक्ता; यशो विशालं नृपतेर्दहन्ती ॥९-१६-४९॥

sā tasya marmāṇi vidārya śubhra; muro viśālaṃ ca tathaiva varma. viveśa gāṃ toyamivāprasaktā; yaśo viśālaṃ nṛpaterdahantī ॥9-16-49॥

[सा (sā) - she; तस्य (tasya) - his; मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital parts; विदार्य (vidārya) - tearing apart; शुभ्र (śubhra) - white; मुरः (muraḥ) - Mura; विशालं (viśālam) - vast; च (ca) - and; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; वर्म (varma) - armor; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; गाम् (gām) - earth; तोयम् (toyam) - water; इव (iva) - like; अप्रसक्ता (aprasaktā) - unattached; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; विशालं (viśālam) - vast; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; दहन्ती (dahantī) - burning;]

(She, tearing apart his vital parts, white Mura and likewise his vast armor, entered the earth like water, unattached, burning the vast fame of the king.)

She, having torn apart the vital parts of the white demon Mura and his vast armor, entered the earth like water, unattached, burning the vast fame of the king.

नासाक्षिकर्णास्यविनिःसृतेन; प्रस्यन्दता च व्रणसम्भवेन। संसिक्तगात्रो रुधिरेण सोऽभूत्क्रौञ्चो यथा स्कन्दहतो महाद्रिः ॥९-१६-५०॥

nāsākṣikarṇāsyaviniḥsṛtena; prasyandatā ca vraṇasambhavena। saṃsiktagātro rudhireṇa so'bhūtkrauñco yathā skandahato mahādriḥ ॥9-16-50॥

[नासाक्षिकर्णास्यविनिःसृतेन (nāsākṣikarṇāsyaviniḥsṛtena) - from the nose, eyes, ears, and mouth flowing out; प्रस्यन्दता (prasyandatā) - dripping; च (ca) - and; व्रणसम्भवेन (vraṇasambhavena) - from the wounds; संसिक्तगात्रः (saṃsiktagātraḥ) - body smeared; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; सः (saḥ) - he; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; क्रौञ्चः (krauñcaḥ) - a Krauncha bird; यथा (yathā) - like; स्कन्दहतः (skandahataḥ) - struck by Skanda; महाद्रिः (mahādriḥ) - a great mountain;]

(From the nose, eyes, ears, and mouth flowing out, dripping and from the wounds, the body smeared with blood, he became like a Krauncha bird struck by Skanda, a great mountain.)

He was drenched in blood flowing from his nose, eyes, ears, and mouth, as well as from his wounds, resembling a Krauncha bird struck down by Skanda, the great mountain.

प्रसार्य बाहू स रथाद्गतो गां; सञ्छिन्नवर्मा कुरुनन्दनेन। महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमो महात्मा; वज्राहतं शृङ्गमिवाचलस्य ॥९-१६-५१॥

prasārya bāhū sa rathādgato gāṁ; sañchinnavarmā kurunandanena। mahendravāhapratimo mahātmā; vajrāhataṁ śṛṅgamivācalasya ॥9-16-51॥

[प्रसार्य (prasārya) - stretching; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; स (sa) - he; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; गतः (gataḥ) - went; गां (gāṁ) - to the ground; सञ्छिन्नवर्मा (sañchinnavarmā) - with shattered armor; कुरुनन्दनेन (kurunandanena) - by the joy of the Kurus; महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमः (mahendravāhapratimaḥ) - like the carrier of Mahendra; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; वज्राहतं (vajrāhatam) - struck by a thunderbolt; शृङ्गमिव (śṛṅgamiva) - like the peak; अचलस्य (acalasya) - of a mountain;]

(Stretching his arms, he went from the chariot to the ground; with shattered armor by the joy of the Kurus. Like the carrier of Mahendra, the great soul; struck by a thunderbolt like the peak of a mountain.)

He stretched out his arms and descended from the chariot to the ground, his armor shattered by the joy of the Kurus. Like the great soul resembling the carrier of Mahendra, he was struck down like a mountain peak hit by a thunderbolt.

बाहू प्रसार्याभिमुखो धर्मराजस्य मद्रराट्। ततो निपतितो भूमाविन्द्रध्वज इवोच्छ्रितः ॥९-१६-५२॥

bāhū prasāryābhimukho dharmarājasya madrarāṭ। tato nipatito bhūmāvindradhvaja ivochritaḥ ॥9-16-52॥

[बाहू (bāhū) - arms; प्रसार्य (prasārya) - stretching; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - the king of Madra; ततः (tataḥ) - then; निपतितः (nipatitaḥ) - fell; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; इन्द्रध्वजः (indradhvajaḥ) - Indra's banner; इव (iva) - like; उच्छ्रितः (uchritaḥ) - raised;]

(The king of Madra, facing Dharmaraja, stretched his arms and then fell on the ground like Indra's raised banner.)

The king of Madra, with his arms stretched out, faced Dharmaraja and then fell to the ground like a raised banner of Indra.

स तथा भिन्नसर्वाङ्गो रुधिरेण समुक्षितः। प्रत्युद्गत इव प्रेम्णा भूम्या स नरपुङ्गवः ॥९-१६-५३॥

sa tathā bhinnasarvāṅgo rudhireṇa samukṣitaḥ। pratyudgata iva premṇā bhūmyā sa narapuṅgavaḥ ॥9-16-53॥

[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; भिन्न (bhinna) - broken; सर्वाङ्गः (sarvāṅgaḥ) - all limbs; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; समुक्षितः (samukṣitaḥ) - smeared; प्रत्युद्गतः (pratyudgataḥ) - rose to meet; इव (iva) - as if; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with love; भूम्या (bhūmyā) - by the earth; स (sa) - he; नरपुङ्गवः (narapuṅgavaḥ) - best among men;]

(He, thus with all limbs broken, smeared with blood, rose to meet the earth as if with love, that best among men.)

He, the best among men, lay there with all his limbs broken and smeared with blood, as if embraced lovingly by the earth.

प्रियया कान्तया कान्तः पतमान इवोरसि। चिरं भुक्त्वा वसुमतीं प्रियां कान्तामिव प्रभुः ॥ सर्वैरङ्गैः समाश्लिष्य प्रसुप्त इव सोऽभवत् ॥९-१६-५४॥

priyayā kāntayā kāntaḥ patamāna ivorasi। ciraṃ bhuktvā vasumatīṃ priyāṃ kāntāmiva prabhuḥ ॥ sarvairaṅgaiḥ samāśliṣya prasupta iva so'bhavat ॥9-16-54॥

[प्रियया (priyayā) - by the beloved; कान्तया (kāntayā) - by the dear one; कान्तः (kāntaḥ) - beloved; पतमानः (patamānaḥ) - falling; इव (iva) - as if; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed; वसुमतीम् (vasumatīm) - the earth; प्रियां (priyām) - beloved; कान्ताम् (kāntām) - dear; इव (iva) - as if; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - limbs; समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - having embraced; प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - as if asleep; इव (iva) - as if; सः (saḥ) - he; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]

(By the beloved, the dear one, the beloved was falling as if on the chest. Having enjoyed the earth for a long time, the lord became as if asleep, having embraced with all limbs, the beloved dear one.)

The beloved, as if falling on the chest of the dear one, having enjoyed the earth for a long time, the lord embraced with all his limbs and seemed to fall asleep, like a beloved dear one.

धर्म्ये धर्मात्मना युद्धे निहतो धर्मसूनुना। सम्यग्घुत इव स्विष्टः प्रशान्तोऽग्निरिवाध्वरे ॥९-१६-५५॥

dharmye dharmātmanā yuddhe nihato dharmasūnunā। samyaghuta iva sviṣṭaḥ praśānto'gnirivādhvare ॥9-16-55॥

[धर्म्ये (dharmye) - in the righteous; धर्मात्मना (dharmātmanā) - by the righteous soul; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; धर्मसूनुना (dharmasūnunā) - by the son of Dharma; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; हुतः (hutaḥ) - offered; इव (iva) - like; स्विष्टः (sviṣṭaḥ) - well-offered; प्रशान्तः (praśāntaḥ) - extinguished; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; अध्वरे (adhvare) - in the sacrifice;]

(In the righteous battle, killed by the righteous soul, like a properly offered sacrifice, the fire is extinguished in the sacrifice.)

In the righteous battle, the son of Dharma, a righteous soul, killed the enemy, and like a properly offered sacrifice, the fire was extinguished in the ritual.

शक्त्या विभिन्नहृदयं विप्रविद्धायुधध्वजम्। संशान्तमपि मद्रेशं लक्ष्मीर्नैव व्यमुञ्चत ॥९-१६-५६॥

śaktyā vibhinna-hṛdayaṃ vipraviddhāyudha-dhvajam। saṃśāntam api madreśaṃ lakṣmīr naiva vyamuñcata ॥9-16-56॥

[शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by power; विभिन्नहृदयं (vibhinna-hṛdayam) - with a pierced heart; विप्रविद्धायुधध्वजम् (vipraviddhāyudha-dhvajam) - with scattered weapons and banner; संशान्तमपि (saṃśāntam api) - even though pacified; मद्रेशं (madreśam) - the king of Madra; लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - fortune; नैव (naiva) - never; व्यमुञ्चत (vyamuñcata) - did abandon;]

(By power, with a pierced heart, with scattered weapons and banner, even though pacified, the king of Madra, fortune never did abandon.)

Fortune never abandoned the king of Madra, even though his heart was pierced by power, and his weapons and banner were scattered, and he was pacified.

ततो युधिष्ठिरश्चापमादायेन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्। व्यधमद्द्विषतः सङ्ख्ये खगराडिव पन्नगान् ॥ देहासून्निशितैर्भल्लै रिपूणां नाशयन्क्षणात् ॥९-१६-५७॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraścāpamādāyendradhanuṣprabham। vyadhamaddviṣataḥ saṅkhye khagarāḍiva pannagān ॥ dehāsūnniśitairbhallai ripūṇāṃ nāśayankṣaṇāt ॥9-16-57॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; चापम् (cāpam) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; इन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम् (indradhanuṣprabham) - shining like Indra's bow; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - pierced; द्विषतः (dviṣataḥ) - enemies; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; खगराट् (khagarāṭ) - king of birds; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगान् (pannagān) - serpents; देहासून् (dehāsūn) - life forces; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies; नाशयन् (nāśayan) - destroying; क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant;]

(Then Yudhishthira, taking up a bow shining like Indra's, pierced the enemies in battle like the king of birds (Garuda) would serpents, destroying the life forces of the enemies with sharp arrows in an instant.)

Then Yudhishthira, wielding a bow that shone like Indra's, attacked his enemies in battle with the swiftness and precision of Garuda attacking serpents, annihilating them with his sharp arrows in no time.

ततः पार्थस्य बाणौघैरावृताः सैनिकास्तव। निमीलिताक्षाः क्षिण्वन्तो भृशमन्योन्यमर्दिताः ॥ संन्यस्तकवचा देहैर्विपत्रायुधजीविताः ॥९-१६-५८॥

tataḥ pārthasya bāṇaughairāvṛtāḥ sainikāstava। nimīlitākṣāḥ kṣiṇvanto bhṛśamanyonyamarditāḥ ॥ saṃnyastakavacā dehairvipatrāyudhajīvitāḥ ॥9-16-58॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - by the multitude of arrows; आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; तव (tava) - your; निमीलिताक्षाः (nimīlitākṣāḥ) - with closed eyes; क्षिण्वन्तः (kṣiṇvantaḥ) - destroying; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; अन्योन्यमर्दिताः (anyonyamarditāḥ) - crushed by each other; संन्यस्तकवचाः (saṃnyastakavacāḥ) - having laid down armor; देहैः (dehaiḥ) - with bodies; विपत्रायुधजीविताः (vipatrāyudhajīvitāḥ) - deprived of weapons and life;]

(Then, your soldiers, covered by Arjuna's multitude of arrows, with closed eyes, destroying greatly, crushed by each other, having laid down armor, with bodies deprived of weapons and life.)

Then, your soldiers, overwhelmed by Arjuna's arrows, stood with closed eyes, destroying each other in great confusion, having discarded their armor, and lay lifeless, deprived of weapons.

ततः शल्ये निपतिते मद्रराजानुजो युवा। भ्रातुः सर्वैर्गुणैस्तुल्यो रथी पाण्डवमभ्ययात् ॥९-१६-५९॥

tataḥ śalye nipatite madrarājānujo yuvā। bhrātuḥ sarvairguṇaistulyo rathī pāṇḍavamabhyayāt ॥9-16-59॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शल्ये (śalye) - Śalya; निपतिते (nipatite) - fallen; मद्रराजानुजः (madrarājānujaḥ) - Madra king's younger brother; युवा (yuvā) - young; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - brother's; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - qualities; तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal; रथी (rathī) - charioteer; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]

(Then, when Śalya had fallen, the young Madra king's younger brother, equal to his brother in all qualities, approached the Pāṇḍava as a charioteer.)

Then, after Śalya had fallen, the young brother of the Madra king, who was equal to his brother in all virtues, approached the Pāṇḍava as a charioteer.

विव्याध च नरश्रेष्ठो नाराचैर्बहुभिस्त्वरन्। हतस्यापचितिं भ्रातुश्चिकीर्षुर्युद्धदुर्मदः ॥९-१६-६०॥

vivyādha ca naraśreṣṭho nārācairbahubhistvaran। hatasyāpacitiṃ bhrātuścikīrṣuryuddhadurmadaḥ ॥9-16-60॥

[विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of men; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with arrows; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; त्वरन् (tvaran) - quickly; हतस्य (hatasya) - of the slain; अपचितिं (apacitiṃ) - honor; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of brother; चिकीर्षुः (cikīrṣuḥ) - desiring to do; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - arrogant in battle;]

(The best of men quickly pierced with many arrows, desiring to honor his slain brother, arrogant in battle.)

The best of men, in his battle arrogance, quickly pierced with many arrows, wishing to honor his slain brother.

तं विव्याधाशुगैः षड्भिर्धर्मराजस्त्वरन्निव। कार्मुकं चास्य चिच्छेद क्षुराभ्यां ध्वजमेव च ॥९-१६-६१॥

taṁ vivyādhāśugaiḥ ṣaḍbhirdharmarājastvaranniva| kārmukaṁ cāsya ciccheda kṣurābhyāṁ dhvajameva ca ॥9-16-61॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift arrows; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastening; इव (iva) - as if; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṁ) - the bow; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; क्षुराभ्यां (kṣurābhyāṁ) - with two razor-headed arrows; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the standard; एव (eva) - also; च (ca) - and;]

(Dharmaraja, as if hastening, pierced him with six swift arrows; and cut off his bow and also the standard with two razor-headed arrows.)

Dharmaraja, in a swift action, pierced him with six arrows and cut off his bow and standard with razor-sharp arrows, as if in a hurry.

ततोऽस्य दीप्यमानेन सुदृढेन शितेन च। प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरच्छिरः ॥९-१६-६२॥

tato'sya dīpyamānena sudṛḍhena śitena ca। pramukhe vartamānasya bhallenāpāharacchiraḥ ॥9-16-62॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; दीप्यमानेन (dīpyamānena) - shining; सुदृढेन (sudṛḍhena) - very strong; शितेन (śitena) - sharp; च (ca) - and; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - standing; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - cut off; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head;]

(Then, with a shining, very strong, and sharp arrow, he cut off the head of the one standing in front.)

Then, with a bright and sharp arrow, he severed the head of the one standing in front.

सकुण्डलं तद्ददृशे पतमानं शिरो रथात्। पुण्यक्षयमिव प्राप्य पतन्तं स्वर्गवासिनम् ॥९-१६-६३॥

sakuṇḍalaṃ taddadṛśe patamānaṃ śiro rathāt। puṇyakṣayamiva prāpya patantaṃ svargavāsinam ॥9-16-63॥

[सकुण्डलं (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings; तत् (tat) - that; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - saw; पतमानं (patamānam) - falling; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; पुण्यक्षयम् (puṇyakṣayam) - loss of merit; इव (iva) - like; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; पतन्तं (patantam) - falling; स्वर्गवासिनम् (svargavāsinam) - heaven-dweller;]

(With earrings, he saw that head falling from the chariot, like a heaven-dweller falling having obtained loss of merit.)

He saw the head adorned with earrings falling from the chariot, resembling a celestial being descending after losing his merit.

तस्यापकृष्टशीर्षं तच्छरीरं पतितं रथात्। रुधिरेणावसिक्ताङ्गं दृष्ट्वा सैन्यमभज्यत ॥९-१६-६४॥

tasyāpakṛṣṭaśīrṣaṃ taccharīraṃ patitaṃ rathāt। rudhireṇāvasiktāṅgaṃ dṛṣṭvā sainyamabhajyata ॥9-16-64॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; अपकृष्ट (apakṛṣṭa) - pulled off; शीर्षम् (śīrṣam) - head; तत् (tat) - that; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; पतितम् (patitam) - fallen; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; आवसिक्त (avasikta) - smeared; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limbs; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अभज्यत (abhajyata) - was broken;]

(His head pulled off, that body fell from the chariot. Seeing the limbs smeared with blood, the army was broken.)

His head was severed, and his body fell from the chariot. Seeing the blood-smeared limbs, the army was shattered.

विचित्रकवचे तस्मिन्हते मद्रनृपानुजे। हाहाकारं विकुर्वाणाः कुरवो विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥९-१६-६५॥

vicitrakavace tasminhate madranṛpānuje। hāhākāraṃ vikurvāṇāḥ kuravo vipradudruvuḥ ॥9-16-65॥

[विचित्रकवचे (vicitrakavace) - in the strange armor; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - killed; मद्रनृपानुजे (madranṛpānuje) - Madra king's younger brother; हाहाकारं (hāhākāraṃ) - cries of distress; विकुर्वाणाः (vikurvāṇāḥ) - uttering; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; विप्रदुद्रुवुः (vipradudruvuḥ) - fled away;]

(In the strange armor, when the Madra king's younger brother was killed, the Kauravas, uttering cries of distress, fled away.)

When the younger brother of the Madra king, clad in strange armor, was slain, the Kauravas cried out in distress and fled.

शल्यानुजं हतं दृष्ट्वा तावकास्त्यक्तजीविताः। वित्रेसुः पाण्डवभयाद्रजोध्वस्तास्तथा भृशम् ॥९-१६-६६॥

śalyānujaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā tāvakāstyaktajīvitāḥ। vitresuḥ pāṇḍavabhayādrajo'dhvastāstathā bhṛśam ॥9-16-66॥

[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; अनुजम् (anujam) - younger brother; हतम् (hatam) - killed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; त्यक्त (tyakta) - abandoned; जीविताः (jīvitāḥ) - life; वित्रेसुः (vitresuḥ) - were terrified; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - of the Pandavas; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; ध्वस्ताः (dhvastāḥ) - covered; तथा (tathā) - thus; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]

(Having seen Śalya's younger brother killed, your men, having abandoned life, were terrified of the Pandavas, greatly covered in dust thus.)

Upon witnessing the death of Śalya's younger brother, your soldiers, having given up hope of survival, were struck with terror by the Pandavas and were greatly covered in dust.

तांस्तथा भज्यतस्त्रस्तान्कौरवान्भरतर्षभ। शिनेर्नप्ता किरन्बाणैरभ्यवर्तत सात्यकिः ॥९-१६-६७॥

tāṁs tathā bhajyatas trastān kauravān bharatarṣabha। śiner naptā kiran bāṇair abhyavartata sātyakiḥ ॥9-16-67॥

[तांस् (tāṁs) - them; तथा (tathā) - thus; भज्यतः (bhajyataḥ) - being broken; त्रस्तान् (trastān) - terrified; कौरवान् (kauravān) - Kauravas; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Shini; नप्ता (naptā) - the grandson; किरन् (kiran) - showering; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki;]

(Thus, O best of the Bharatas, Satyaki, the grandson of Shini, advanced, showering arrows on the terrified Kauravas who were being broken.)

O best of the Bharatas, Satyaki, the grandson of Shini, advanced towards the terrified Kauravas, showering them with arrows as they were being broken.

तमायान्तं महेष्वासमप्रसह्यं दुरासदम्। हार्दिक्यस्त्वरितो राजन्प्रत्यगृह्णादभीतवत् ॥९-१६-६८॥

tam āyāntaṃ maheṣvāsam aprasahyaṃ durāsadam। hārdikyastvarito rājanpratyagṛhṇādabhītavat ॥9-16-68॥

[तम् (tam) - that; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; अप्रसह्यम् (aprasahyam) - irresistible; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - received; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly;]

(That great archer, irresistible and difficult to approach, was quickly received fearlessly by Hārdikya, O king.)

Hārdikya quickly and fearlessly received the approaching great archer, who was irresistible and difficult to approach, O king.

तौ समेतौ महात्मानौ वार्ष्णेयावपराजितौ। हार्दिक्यः सात्यकिश्चैव सिंहाविव मदोत्कटौ ॥९-१६-६९॥

tau sametau mahātmānau vārṣṇeyāvaparājitau। hārdikyaḥ sātyakiścaiva siṃhāviva madotkaṭau ॥9-16-69॥

[तौ (tau) - those two; समेतौ (sametau) - assembled; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; वार्ष्णेयौ (vārṣṇeyau) - descendants of Vṛṣṇi; अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - undefeated; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सिंहौ (siṃhau) - lions; इव (iva) - like; मदोत्कटौ (madotkaṭau) - intoxicated;]

(Those two great souls, the undefeated descendants of Vṛṣṇi, Hārdikya and Sātyaki, assembled like intoxicated lions.)

Hārdikya and Sātyaki, the undefeated descendants of Vṛṣṇi, came together as if they were two mighty lions, full of pride and strength.

इषुभिर्विमलाभासैश्छादयन्तौ परस्परम्। अर्चिर्भिरिव सूर्यस्य दिवाकरसमप्रभौ ॥९-१६-७०॥

iṣubhirvimalābhāsaiśchādayantau parasparam। arcirbhiriva sūryasya divākrasamaprabhau ॥9-16-70॥

[इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; विमल (vimala) - pure; आभासैः (ābhāsaiḥ) - with splendor; छादयन्तौ (chādayantau) - covering; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; अर्चिःभिः (arciḥbhiḥ) - with rays; इव (iva) - like; सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun; दिवाकर (divākara) - sun; समप्रभौ (samaprabhau) - equally radiant;]

(Covering each other with arrows of pure splendor, like the rays of the sun, equally radiant.)

They covered each other with arrows that shone with pure brilliance, like the sun's rays, both equally radiant.

चापमार्गबलोद्धूतान्मार्गणान्वृष्णिसिंहयोः। आकाशे समपश्याम पतङ्गानिव शीघ्रगान् ॥९-१६-७१॥

cāpamārgabaloddhūtānmārgaṇānvṛṣṇisiṃhayoḥ। ākāśe samapaśyāma pataṅgāniva śīghragān ॥9-16-71॥

[चाप (cāpa) - bow; मार्ग (mārga) - path; बल (bala) - strength; उद्धूतान् (uddhūtān) - shaken; मार्गणान् (mārgaṇān) - arrows; वृष्णि (vṛṣṇi) - of the Vṛṣṇis; सिंहयोः (siṃhayoḥ) - of the lions; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; समपश्याम (samapaśyāma) - we saw; पतङ्गान् (pataṅgān) - birds; इव (iva) - like; शीघ्रगान् (śīghragān) - swiftly moving;]

(We saw the arrows of the Vṛṣṇi lions, shaken by the strength of the bow's path, in the sky like swiftly moving birds.)

We observed the arrows of the Vṛṣṇi heroes, propelled by the force of their bows, soaring through the sky like swift birds.

सात्यकिं दशभिर्विद्ध्वा हयांश्चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः। चापमेकेन चिच्छेद हार्दिक्यो नतपर्वणा ॥९-१६-७२॥

sātyakiṃ daśabhirviddhvā hayāṃścāsya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ। cāpamekena ciccheda hārdikyo nataparvaṇā ॥9-16-72॥

[सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; हयान् (hayān) - horses; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; चापम् (cāpam) - bow; एकेन (ekena) - with one; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Kritavarma; नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with a bent joint;]

(Having pierced Satyaki with ten arrows and his horses with three arrows, Kritavarma cut the bow with one bent-joint arrow.)

Kritavarma, with a bent-joint arrow, pierced Satyaki with ten arrows and his horses with three, then cut his bow with one.

तन्निकृत्तं धनुः श्रेष्ठमपास्य शिनिपुङ्गवः। अन्यदादत्त वेगेन वेगवत्तरमायुधम् ॥९-१६-७३॥

tannikṛttaṃ dhanuḥ śreṣṭhamapāsya śinipuṅgavaḥ। anyadādatta vegena vegavattaramāyudham ॥9-16-73॥

[तत् (tat) - that; निकृत्तं (nikṛttaṃ) - cut-off; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best; अपास्य (apāsya) - discarding; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Shinis; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; वेगवत्तरम् (vegavattaram) - more powerful; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon;]

(Discarding that cut-off best bow, the best of the Shinis took another more powerful weapon with speed.)

The best of the Shinis, having discarded the cut-off best bow, swiftly took another more powerful weapon.

तदादाय धनुः श्रेष्ठं वरिष्ठः सर्वधन्विनाम्। हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ॥९-१६-७४॥

tadādāya dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanvinām। hārdikyaṃ daśabhirbāṇaiḥ pratyavidhyatstanāntare ॥9-16-74॥

[तत् (tat) - that; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭham) - best; वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all archers; हार्दिक्यम् (hārdikyam) - Hārdikya; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest;]

(Having taken the best bow, the most excellent of all archers pierced Hārdikya in the chest with ten arrows.)

The most skilled archer, having taken the finest bow, shot ten arrows into Hārdikya's chest.

ततो रथं युगेषां च छित्त्वा भल्लैः सुसंयतैः। अश्वांस्तस्यावधीत्तूर्णमुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥९-१६-७५॥

tato rathaṁ yugeṣāṁ ca chittvā bhallaiḥ susaṁyataiḥ। aśvāṁstasyāvadhīttūrṇamubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī ॥9-16-75॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; युगेषाम् (yugeṣām) - of the yokes; च (ca) - and; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; सुसंयतैः (susaṁyataiḥ) - well-aimed; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; तस्य (tasya) - his; अवधीत्तूर्णम् (avadhīttūrṇam) - killed quickly; उभौ (ubhau) - both; च (ca) - and; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - the charioteer at the back;]

(Then, having cut the yokes of the chariot with well-aimed arrows, he quickly killed his horses and both the charioteer at the back.)

Then, with precise arrows, he severed the yokes of the chariot and swiftly killed the horses and both the rear charioteer.

मद्रराजे हते राजन्विरथे कृतवर्मणि। दुर्योधनबलं सर्वं पुनरासीत्पराङ्मुखम् ॥९-१६-७६॥

madrarāje hate rājanvirathe kṛtavarmaṇi। duryodhanabalaṃ sarvaṃ punarāsītparāṅmukham ॥9-16-76॥

[मद्रराजे (madrarāje) - Madra king; हते (hate) - slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विरथे (virathe) - chariotless; कृतवर्मणि (kṛtavarmaṇi) - Kritavarma; दुर्योधनबलं (duryodhanabalaṃ) - Duryodhana's forces; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आसीत् (āsīt) - became; पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - turned back;]

(When the Madra king was slain, O king, and Kritavarma was chariotless, all of Duryodhana's forces again turned back.)

O king, when the Madra king was slain and Kritavarma was left without a chariot, all of Duryodhana's forces retreated once more.

तत्परे नावबुध्यन्त सैन्येन रजसा वृते। बलं तु हतभूयिष्ठं तत्तदासीत्पराङ्मुखम् ॥९-१६-७७॥

tatpare nāvabudhyanta sainyena rajasā vṛte। balaṃ tu hatabhūyiṣṭhaṃ tattadāsītparāṅmukham ॥9-16-77॥

[तत्परे (tatpare) - then; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यन्त (avabudhyanta) - understood; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army; रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust; वृते (vṛte) - covered; बलं (balaṃ) - the force; तु (tu) - but; हतभूयिष्ठं (hatabhūyiṣṭhaṃ) - mostly destroyed; तत्तद (tattad) - that; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - turned away;]

(Then they did not understand, covered by the dust by the army. But the force, mostly destroyed, was turned away.)

Then, covered by the dust raised by the army, they could not perceive anything. The force, however, was mostly destroyed and turned away.

ततो मुहूर्तात्तेऽपश्यन्रजो भौमं समुत्थितम्। विविधैः शोणितस्रावैः प्रशान्तं पुरुषर्षभ ॥९-१६-७८॥

tato muhūrtātte'paśyanrajo bhaumaṃ samutthitam। vividhaiḥ śoṇitasrāvaiḥ praśāntaṃ puruṣarṣabha ॥9-16-78॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; ते (te) - they; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - saw; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; भौमम् (bhaumam) - earthly; समुत्थितम् (samutthitam) - arisen; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; शोणितस्रावैः (śoṇitasrāvaiḥ) - blood streams; प्रशान्तम् (praśāntam) - calm; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]

(Then, after a moment, they saw the earthly dust arisen, calm with various streams of blood, O best of men.)

Then, after a moment, they observed the dust rising from the earth, which was calmed by various streams of blood, O best of men.

ततो दुर्योधनो दृष्ट्वा भग्नं स्वबलमन्तिकात्। जवेनापततः पार्थानेकः सर्वानवारयत् ॥९-१६-७९॥

tato duryodhano dṛṣṭvā bhagnaṃ svabalamantikāt। javenāpataṭaḥ pārthānekaḥ sarvānāvārayat ॥9-16-79॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken; स्वबलम् (svabalam) - his own army; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - near; जवेना (javena) - swiftly; अपततः (apataṭaḥ) - approaching; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अवारयत् (āvārayat) - stopped;]

(Then Duryodhana, having seen his own army broken near, swiftly approached the sons of Pritha alone and stopped all.)

Then Duryodhana, seeing his army broken nearby, swiftly approached the sons of Pritha alone and halted them all.

पाण्डवान्सरथान्दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम्। आनर्तं च दुराधर्षं शितैर्बाणैरवाकिरत् ॥९-१६-८०॥

pāṇḍavānsarathāndṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam। ānartaṃ ca durādharṣaṃ śitairbāṇairavākirat ॥9-16-80॥

[पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; सरथान् (sarathān) - with chariots; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - the son of Prishata; आनर्तं (ānartam) - Anarta; च (ca) - and; दुराधर्षं (durādharṣaṃ) - formidable; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered.;]

(Having seen the Pandavas with chariots, Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, and the formidable Anarta, he showered sharp arrows.)

Upon seeing the Pandavas with their chariots, along with Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, and the formidable Anarta, he launched a barrage of sharp arrows.

तं परे नाभ्यवर्तन्त मर्त्या मृत्युमिवागतम्। अथान्यं रथमास्थाय हार्दिक्योऽपि न्यवर्तत ॥९-१६-८१॥

taṁ pare nābhyavartanta martyā mṛtyumivāgatam। athānyaṁ rathamāsthāya hārdikyo'pi nyavartata ॥9-16-81॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; परे (pare) - others; न (na) - not; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - approached; मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; इव (iva) - like; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; अथ (atha) - then; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; अपि (api) - also; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - returned;]

(The others did not approach him, like mortals facing death. Then, having mounted another chariot, Hārdikya also returned.)

The others did not dare to approach him, as if he were death itself. Then, Hārdikya, having mounted another chariot, also turned back.

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा त्वरमाणो महारथः। चतुर्भिर्निजघानाश्वान्पत्रिभिः कृतवर्मणः ॥ विव्याध गौतमं चापि षड्भिर्भल्लैः सुतेजनैः ॥९-१६-८२॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā tvaramāṇo mahārathaḥ। caturbhirnijaghānāśvānpatribhiḥ kṛtavarmaṇaḥ ॥ vivyādha gautamaṃ cāpi ṣaḍbhirbhallaiḥ sutejanaiḥ ॥9-16-82॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; कृतवर्मणः (kṛtavarmaṇaḥ) - of Kritavarma; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; गौतमं (gautamaṃ) - Gautama; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; सुतेजनैः (sutejanaiḥ) - well-sharpened;]

(Then King Yudhishthira, the great chariot-warrior, hastening, killed the horses of Kritavarma with four arrows. He also pierced Gautama with six well-sharpened arrows.)

Then King Yudhishthira, eager and skilled in battle, swiftly killed Kritavarma's horses with four arrows and also struck Gautama with six sharp arrows.

अश्वत्थामा ततो राज्ञा हताश्वं विरथीकृतम्। समपोवाह हार्दिक्यं स्वरथेन युधिष्ठिरात् ॥९-१६-८३॥

aśvatthāmā tato rājñā hatāśvaṃ virathīkṛtam। samapovāha hārdikyaṃ svarathena yudhiṣṭhirāt ॥9-16-83॥

[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; हताश्वं (hatāśvaṃ) - whose horse was killed; विरथीकृतम् (virathīkṛtam) - made chariotless; समपोवाह (samapovāha) - carried away; हार्दिक्यं (hārdikyaṃ) - Kritavarma; स्वरथेन (svarathena) - by his own chariot; युधिष्ठिरात् (yudhiṣṭhirāt) - from Yudhishthira;]

(Then Ashwatthama, whose horse was killed and was made chariotless by the king, was carried away by Kritavarma in his own chariot from Yudhishthira.)

Then Ashwatthama, having lost his horse and chariot by the king's actions, was taken away by Kritavarma in his own chariot from Yudhishthira.

ततः शारद्वतोऽष्टाभिः प्रत्यविध्यद्युधिष्ठिरम्। विव्याध चाश्वान्निशितैस्तस्याष्टाभिः शिलीमुखैः ॥९-१६-८४॥

tataḥ śāradvato'ṣṭābhiḥ pratyavidhyadyudhiṣṭhiram। vivyādha cāśvānniśitaistasyaṣṭābhiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ ॥9-16-84॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Śāradvata; अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ) - with eight; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; तस्य (tasya) - his; अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ) - with eight; शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - arrows;]

(Then Śāradvata pierced Yudhishthira with eight arrows. And he pierced his horses with eight sharp arrows.)

Then Śāradvata shot eight arrows at Yudhishthira and also struck his horses with eight sharp arrows.

एवमेतन्महाराज युद्धशेषमवर्तत। तव दुर्मन्त्रिते राजन्सहपुत्रस्य भारत ॥९-१६-८५॥

evam etan mahārāja yuddhaśeṣam avartata। tava durmantrite rājan sahaputrasya bhārata ॥9-16-85॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; युद्ध (yuddha) - battle; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remainder; अवर्तत (avartata) - continued; तव (tava) - your; दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - ill-advised; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सह (saha) - with; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]

(Thus, O great king, the remainder of the battle continued. Due to your ill-advised actions, O king, along with your son's, O descendant of Bharata.)

Thus, O great king, the remainder of the battle continued due to your ill-advised actions, along with your son's, O descendant of Bharata.

तस्मिन्महेष्वासवरे विशस्ते; सङ्ग्राममध्ये कुरुपुङ्गवेन। पार्थाः समेताः परमप्रहृष्टाः; शङ्खान्प्रदध्मुर्हतमीक्ष्य शल्यम् ॥९-१६-८६॥

tasminmaheṣvāsavare viśaste; saṅgrāmamadhye kurupuṅgava। pārthāḥ sametāḥ paramaprahṛṣṭāḥ; śaṅkhānpradadhmurhatamīkṣya śalyam ॥9-16-86॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; महेष्वासवरे (maheṣvāsavare) - great archer; विशस्ते (viśaste) - slain; सङ्ग्राममध्ये (saṅgrāmamadhye) - in the midst of battle; कुरुपुङ्गवेन (kurupuṅgava) - by the best of the Kurus; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the sons of Pritha; समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled; परमप्रहृष्टाः (paramaprahṛṣṭāḥ) - very delighted; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; प्रदध्मुः (pradadhmuḥ) - blew; हतमीक्ष्य (hatamīkṣya) - seeing slain; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya;]

(In that great archer being slain in the midst of battle by the best of the Kurus, the sons of Pritha, assembled and very delighted, blew their conches seeing Shalya slain.)

When the great archer was slain in the midst of battle by the best of the Kurus, the sons of Pritha gathered with great joy and blew their conches upon seeing Shalya defeated.

युधिष्ठिरं च प्रशशंसुराजौ; पुरा सुरा वृत्रवधे यथेन्द्रम्। चक्रुश्च नानाविधवाद्यशब्दा; न्निनादयन्तो वसुधां समन्तात् ॥९-१६-८७॥

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca praśaśaṃsurājau; purā surā vṛtravadhé yathéndram। cakruśca nānāvidhavādyaśabdā; nninādayanto vasudhāṃ samantāt ॥9-16-87॥

[युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṃsuḥ) - praised; राजौ (rājau) - the king; पुरा (purā) - formerly; सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods; वृत्रवधे (vṛtravadhé) - in the slaying of Vritra; यथा (yathā) - as; इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; च (ca) - and; नानाविध (nānāvidha) - various kinds; वाद्य (vādya) - musical instruments; शब्दाः (śabdāḥ) - sounds; निनादयन्तः (ninādayantaḥ) - resounding; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around;]

(Yudhishthira and praised the king; formerly the gods in the slaying of Vritra as Indra. Made and various kinds of musical instruments sounds; resounding the earth all around.)

Yudhishthira was praised by the king, just as the gods once praised Indra during the slaying of Vritra. Various kinds of musical instruments resounded all around the earth.