09.017
Core and Pancharatra: Seven hundred Madra chariots attack the Pandavas and face destruction.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
शल्ये तु निहते राजन्मद्रराजपदानुगाः। रथाः सप्तशता वीरा निर्ययुर्महतो बलात् ॥९-१७-१॥
śalye tu nihate rājanmadra-rāja-padānugāḥ। rathāḥ saptaśatā vīrā niryayurmahato balāt ॥9-17-1॥
[शल्ये (śalye) - when Shalya; तु (tu) - but; निहते (nihate) - was slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मद्रराज (madra-rāja) - Madra king; पद (pada) - foot; अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - followers; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; सप्तशता (saptaśatā) - seven hundred; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - set out; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; बलात् (balāt) - force;]
(When Shalya was slain, O king, the followers of the Madra king, seven hundred heroic chariots, set out with great force.)
Upon the fall of Shalya, O king, the followers of the Madra king, numbering seven hundred heroic chariots, departed with great force.
दुर्योधनस्तु द्विरदमारुह्याचलसंनिभम्। छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन वीज्यमानश्च चामरैः ॥ न गन्तव्यं न गन्तव्यमिति मद्रानवारयत् ॥९-१७-२॥
duryodhanastu dviradamāruhyācalasaṁnibham। chatreṇa dhriyamāṇena vījyamānaśca cāmaraiḥ ॥ na gantavyaṁ na gantavyamiti madrānavārayat ॥9-17-2॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तु (tu) - but; द्विरदम् (dviradam) - elephant; आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted; अचल (acala) - immovable; संनिभम् (saṁnibham) - like; छत्रेण (chatreṇa) - with an umbrella; ध्रियमाणेन (dhriyamāṇena) - being held; वीज्यमानः (vījyamānaḥ) - being fanned; च (ca) - and; चामरैः (cāmaraiḥ) - with fans; न (na) - not; गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone; इति (iti) - thus; मद्रान् (madrān) - the Madras; अवारयत् (avārayat) - restrained;]
(Duryodhana, having mounted an elephant like an immovable mountain, with an umbrella being held and being fanned with fans, restrained the Madras, saying "Do not go, do not go.")
Duryodhana, seated on an elephant resembling an immovable mountain, with an umbrella held over him and being fanned by fans, commanded the Madras, "Do not proceed, do not proceed."
दुर्योधनेन ते वीरा वार्यमाणाः पुनः पुनः। युधिष्ठिरं जिघांसन्तः पाण्डूनां प्राविशन्बलम् ॥९-१७-३॥
duryodhanena te vīrā vāryamāṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ jighāṃsantaḥ pāṇḍūnāṃ prāviśanbalam ॥9-17-3॥
[दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; ते (te) - those; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; जिघांसन्तः (jighāṃsantaḥ) - desiring to harm; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - entered; बलम् (balam) - the army;]
(By Duryodhana, those heroes, being restrained again and again, desiring to harm Yudhishthira, entered the army of the Pandavas.)
Despite Duryodhana's repeated attempts to restrain them, those heroes, intent on harming Yudhishthira, entered the Pandavas' army.
ते तु शूरा महाराज कृतचित्ताः स्म योधने। धनुःशब्दं महत्कृत्वा सहायुध्यन्त पाण्डवैः ॥९-१७-४॥
te tu śūrā mahārāja kṛtacittāḥ sma yodhane। dhanuḥśabdaṃ mahatkṛtvā sahāyudhyanta pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥9-17-4॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कृतचित्ताः (kṛtacittāḥ) - determined; स्म (sma) - indeed; योधने (yodhane) - in battle; धनुःशब्दं (dhanuḥśabdaṃ) - the sound of bows; महत् (mahat) - great; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - making; सहायुध्यन्त (sahāyudhyanta) - fought together; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas;]
(They, however, O great king, being determined heroes, indeed in battle, making a great sound of bows, fought together with the Pandavas.)
The determined heroes, O great king, made a great sound with their bows and fought alongside the Pandavas in the battle.
श्रुत्वा तु निहतं शल्यं धर्मपुत्रं च पीडितम्। मद्रराजप्रिये युक्तैर्मद्रकाणां महारथैः ॥९-१७-५॥
śrutvā tu nihataṃ śalyaṃ dharmaputraṃ ca pīḍitam। madrarājapriye yuktairmadrakāṇāṃ mahārathaiḥ ॥9-17-5॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; निहतं (nihataṃ) - slain; शल्यं (śalyaṃ) - Shalya; धर्मपुत्रं (dharmaputraṃ) - Dharmaputra; च (ca) - and; पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted; मद्रराजप्रिये (madrarājapriye) - dear to the king of Madra; युक्तैः (yuktaiḥ) - equipped; मद्रकाणां (madrakāṇāṃ) - of the Madras; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by the great charioteers;]
(Having heard that Shalya was slain and Dharmaputra was afflicted, by the great charioteers of the Madras, dear to the king of Madra.)
Upon hearing of Shalya's death and Dharmaputra's distress, caused by the great charioteers of the Madras, who were dear to the king of Madra.
आजगाम ततः पार्थो गाण्डीवं विक्षिपन्धनुः। पूरयन्रथघोषेण दिशः सर्वा महारथः ॥९-१७-६॥
ājagāma tataḥ pārtho gāṇḍīvaṃ vikṣipandhanuḥ। pūrayanrathaghoṣeṇa diśaḥ sarvā mahārathaḥ ॥9-17-6॥
[आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; विक्षिपन् (vikṣipan) - wielding; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; पूरयन् (pūrayan) - filling; रथघोषेण (rathaghoṣeṇa) - with the sound of the chariot; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great warrior;]
(Then Arjuna arrived, wielding the Gandiva bow, filling all directions with the sound of the chariot, the great warrior.)
Then Arjuna, the great warrior, arrived wielding his Gandiva bow, filling all directions with the sound of his chariot.
ततोऽर्जुनश्च भीमश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। सात्यकिश्च नरव्याघ्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः ॥९-१७-७॥
tato'rjunaśca bhīmaśca mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau। sātyakiśca naravyāghro draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ ॥9-17-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; च (ca) - and; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवौ (pāṇḍavau) - Pandavas; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(Then Arjuna and Bhima and the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, and Satyaki, the tiger among men, and the sons of Draupadi, all of them.)
Then Arjuna, Bhima, the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, Satyaki, the valiant warrior, and the sons of Draupadi, all of them, were present.
धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च पाञ्चालाः सह सोमकैः। युधिष्ठिरं परीप्सन्तः समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥९-१७-८॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca pāñcālāḥ saha somakaiḥ। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ parīpsantaḥ samantātparyavārayan ॥9-17-8॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Pāñcālās; सह (saha) - with; सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - Somas; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; परीप्सन्तः (parīpsantaḥ) - desiring to protect; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍī, and the Pāñcālās with the Somas, desiring to protect Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded (him) from all sides.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍī, along with the Pāñcālās and the Somas, surrounded Yudhiṣṭhira from all sides, intending to protect him.
ते समन्तात्परिवृताः पाण्डवैः पुरुषर्षभाः। क्षोभयन्ति स्म तां सेनां मकराः सागरं यथा ॥९-१७-९॥
te samantātparivṛtāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ। kṣobhayanti sma tāṃ senāṃ makarāḥ sāgaraṃ yathā ॥9-17-9॥
[ते (te) - they; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; परिवृताः (parivṛtāḥ) - surrounded; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; क्षोभयन्ति (kṣobhayanti) - agitate; स्म (sma) - indeed; तां (tāṃ) - that; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; मकराः (makarāḥ) - crocodiles; सागरं (sāgaraṃ) - ocean; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(They, surrounded all around by the Pāṇḍavas, the bulls among men, indeed agitate that army like crocodiles (agitate) the ocean.)
The warriors, encircled by the Pāṇḍavas, who are like bulls among men, stirred the army as crocodiles stir the ocean.
पुरोवातेन गङ्गेव क्षोभ्यमाना महानदी। अक्षोभ्यत तदा राजन्पाण्डूनां ध्वजिनी पुनः ॥९-१७-१०॥
purovātena gaṅgeva kṣobhyamānā mahānadī। akṣobhyata tadā rājanpāṇḍūnāṃ dhvajinī punaḥ ॥9-17-10॥
[पुरोवातेन (purovātena) - by the east wind; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; इव (iva) - like; क्षोभ्यमाना (kṣobhyamānā) - being agitated; महानदी (mahānadī) - great river; अक्षोभ्यत (akṣobhyata) - was agitated; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṃ) - of the Pandavas; ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(The great river, like the Ganga, being agitated by the east wind, was then agitated, O king, the army of the Pandavas again.)
The great river, resembling the Ganga, was stirred by the east wind, and similarly, O king, the army of the Pandavas was once again agitated.
प्रस्कन्द्य सेनां महतीं त्यक्तात्मानो महारथाः। वृक्षानिव महावाताः कम्पयन्ति स्म तावकाः ॥९-१७-११॥
praskandya senāṃ mahatīṃ tyaktātmāno mahārathāḥ। vṛkṣāniva mahāvātāḥ kampayanti sma tāvakāḥ ॥9-17-11॥
[प्रस्कन्द्य (praskandya) - having broken through; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; महतीं (mahatīṃ) - great; त्यक्तात्मानः (tyaktātmānaḥ) - self-sacrificing; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees; इव (iva) - like; महावाताः (mahāvātāḥ) - great winds; कम्पयन्ति (kampayanti) - shake; स्म (sma) - indeed; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men;]
(Having broken through the great army, the self-sacrificing great warriors, like great winds, indeed shake the trees, your men.)
The selfless great warriors, having penetrated the vast army, shook your men like mighty winds shake the trees.
बहवश्चुक्रुशुस्तत्र क्व स राजा युधिष्ठिरः। भ्रातरो वास्य ते शूरा दृश्यन्ते नेह केचन ॥९-१७-१२॥
bahavaś cukruśus tatra kva sa rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। bhrātaro vāsya te śūrā dṛśyante neha kecana ॥9-17-12॥
[बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - cried out; तत्र (tatra) - there; क्व (kva) - where; सः (saḥ) - that; राजा (rājā) - king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; वा (vā) - or; अस्य (asya) - his; ते (te) - those; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; न (na) - not; इह (iha) - here; केचन (kecana) - anyone;]
(Many cried out there, "Where is that king Yudhishthira? Or his brothers, those heroes, are not seen here at all.")
Many people cried out there, "Where is King Yudhishthira? Or are his heroic brothers not seen here at all?"
पाञ्चालानां महावीर्याः शिखण्डी च महारथः। धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ शैनेयो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः ॥९-१७-१३॥
pāñcālānāṃ mahāvīryāḥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahārathaḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumno'tha śaineyo draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ ॥9-17-13॥
[पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - great heroes; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अथ (atha) - then; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Śinī; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadī; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(The great heroes of the Pāñcālas, Śikhaṇḍī, the great chariot-warrior, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, then the son of Śinī, and all the sons of Draupadī.)
The great heroes of the Pāñcālas, including Śikhaṇḍī, the mighty chariot-warrior, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and the son of Śinī, along with all the sons of Draupadī, were present.
एवं तान्वादिनः शूरान्द्रौपदेया महारथाः। अभ्यघ्नन्युयुधानश्च मद्रराजपदानुगान् ॥९-१७-१४॥
evaṃ tānvādinaḥ śūrāndraupadeyā mahārathāḥ। abhyaghnanyuyudhānaśca madrarājapadānugān ॥9-17-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; तान् (tān) - them; वादिनः (vādinaḥ) - speakers; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadī; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; अभ्यघ्नन् (abhyaghnan) - attacked; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhāna; च (ca) - and; मद्रराज (madrarāja) - king of Madra; पद (pada) - foot; अनुगान् (anugān) - followers;]
(Thus, the sons of Draupadī, the great charioteers, attacked the speakers, the heroes, along with Yuyudhāna and the followers of the king of Madra.)
In this way, the sons of Draupadī, who were great warriors, along with Yuyudhāna, attacked the heroes and the followers of the king of Madra.
चक्रैर्विमथितैः केचित्केचिच्छिन्नैर्महाध्वजैः। प्रत्यदृश्यन्त समरे तावका निहताः परैः ॥९-१७-१५॥
cakrairvimathitaiḥ kecitkecicchinnairmahādhvajaiḥ। pratyadṛśyanta samare tāvakā nihatāḥ paraiḥ ॥9-17-15॥
[चक्रैः (cakraiḥ) - by wheels; विमथितैः (vimathitaiḥ) - crushed; केचित् (kecit) - some; केचित् (kecit) - some; छिन्नैः (chinnaiḥ) - cut; महाध्वजैः (mahādhvajaiḥ) - by great banners; प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen; समरे (samare) - in battle; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies;]
(Some were crushed by wheels, some were cut by great banners; your men were seen slain by enemies in battle.)
In the battle, some of your men were crushed by wheels, some were cut down by great banners, and they were seen slain by the enemies.
आलोक्य पाण्डवान्युद्धे योधा राजन्समन्ततः। वार्यमाणा ययुर्वेगात्तव पुत्रेण भारत ॥९-१७-१६॥
ālōkya pāṇḍavānyuddhē yōdhā rājansamantataḥ। vāryamāṇā yayurvēgāttava putrēṇa bhārata ॥9-17-16॥
[आलोक्य (ālōkya) - having seen; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; युद्धे (yuddhē) - in battle; योधाः (yōdhāḥ) - warriors; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; वेगात् (vēgāt) - with speed; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रेण (putrēṇa) - by the son; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Having seen the Pandavas in battle, O king, the warriors all around, being restrained, went with speed by your son, O Bharata.)
Upon seeing the Pandavas in battle, O king, the warriors all around, though being restrained, swiftly proceeded by the command of your son, O Bharata.
दुर्योधनस्तु तान्वीरान्वारयामास सान्त्वयन्। न चास्य शासनं कश्चित्तत्र चक्रे महारथः ॥९-१७-१७॥
duryodhanastu tānvīrānvārayāmāsa sāntvayan। na cāsya śāsanaṃ kaścittatra cakre mahārathaḥ ॥9-17-17॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - those; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - pacifying; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; शासनं (śāsanaṃ) - command; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; तत्र (tatra) - there; चक्रे (cakre) - did; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior;]
(Duryodhana, however, restrained those heroes, pacifying them. And no great warrior there followed his command.)
Duryodhana, however, tried to pacify and restrain those heroes, but none of the great warriors there followed his command.
ततो गान्धारराजस्य पुत्रः शकुनिरब्रवीत्। दुर्योधनं महाराज वचनं वचनक्षमः ॥९-१७-१८॥
tato gāndhārarājasya putraḥ śakunirabravīt। duryodhanaṃ mahārāja vacanaṃ vacanakṣamaḥ ॥9-17-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गान्धारराजस्य (gāndhārarājasya) - of the king of Gandhara; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; वचनक्षमः (vacanakṣamaḥ) - capable of speech;]
(Then Shakuni, the son of the king of Gandhara, said to Duryodhana, "O great king, capable of speech.")
Then Shakuni, the son of the king of Gandhara, addressed Duryodhana, saying, "O great king, you are capable of speech."
किं नः सम्प्रेक्षमाणानां मद्राणां हन्यते बलम्। न युक्तमेतत्समरे त्वयि तिष्ठति भारत ॥९-१७-१९॥
kiṁ naḥ samprekṣamāṇānāṁ madrāṇāṁ hanyate balam। na yuktametatsamare tvayi tiṣṭhati bhārata ॥9-17-19॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नः (naḥ) - our; सम्प्रेक्षमाणानां (samprekṣamāṇānāṁ) - watching; मद्राणां (madrāṇāṁ) - of the Madras; हन्यते (hanyate) - is being destroyed; बलम् (balam) - strength; न (na) - not; युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate; एतत् (etat) - this; समरे (samare) - in battle; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(What is our strength of the Madras being destroyed while watching? This is not appropriate in battle, O Bhārata, when you stand.)
"What is happening to our strength as we watch the Madras being destroyed? This is not appropriate in battle, O Bhārata, when you are present."
सहितैर्नाम योद्धव्यमित्येष समयः कृतः। अथ कस्मात्परानेव घ्नतो मर्षयसे नृप ॥९-१७-२०॥
sahitairnāma yoddhavyamityeṣa samayaḥ kṛtaḥ। atha kasmātparāneva ghnato marṣayase nṛpa ॥9-17-20॥
[सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - together with; नाम (nāma) - indeed; योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - to be fought; इति (iti) - thus; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; समयः (samayaḥ) - time; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; अथ (atha) - then; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; परान् (parān) - enemies; एव (eva) - only; घ्नतः (ghnataḥ) - killing; मर्षयसे (marṣayase) - you tolerate; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]
(Together indeed, it is to be fought, this time is made. Then why do you tolerate only the killing of enemies, O king?)
"Together indeed, it is time to fight," this decision has been made. "Then why do you tolerate the killing of enemies, O king?"
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
वार्यमाणा मया पूर्वं नैते चक्रुर्वचो मम। एते हि निहताः सर्वे प्रस्कन्नाः पाण्डुवाहिनीम् ॥९-१७-२१॥
vāryamāṇā mayā pūrvaṃ naite cakruvaco mama। ete hi nihatāḥ sarve praskannāḥ pāṇḍuvāhinīm ॥9-17-21॥
[वार्यमाणा (vāryamāṇā) - restrained; मया (mayā) - by me; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; न (na) - not; एते (ete) - these; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मम (mama) - my; एते (ete) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रस्कन्नाः (praskannāḥ) - scattered; पाण्डुवाहिनीम् (pāṇḍuvāhinīm) - Pandu's army;]
(Restrained by me before, these did not heed my words. Indeed, all these have been slain, scattered by Pandu's army.)
Previously restrained by me, they did not follow my words. Now, they have all been slain and scattered by Pandu's forces.
शकुनिरुवाच॥
śakunir uvāca॥
[शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Shakuni said:)
Shakuni said:
न भर्तुः शासनं वीरा रणे कुर्वन्त्यमर्षिताः। अलं क्रोद्धुं तथैतेषां नायं काल उपेक्षितुम् ॥९-१७-२२॥
na bhartuḥ śāsanaṃ vīrā raṇe kurvantyamarṣitāḥ। alaṃ krodhdhuṃ tathaiteṣāṃ nāyaṃ kāla upekṣitum ॥9-17-22॥
[न (na) - not; भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the master; शासनं (śāsanam) - command; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; अमर्षिताः(amarṣitāḥ) - impatient; अलम् (alam) - enough; क्रोद्धुं (krodhdhum) - to be angry; तथा (tathā) - thus; एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; उपेक्षितुम् (upekṣitum) - to neglect;]
(The heroes, impatient, do not follow the master's command in battle. It is not the time to be angry or to neglect these.)
The heroes, in their impatience, do not obey the master's command in battle. It is not the time to be angry or to overlook these matters.
यामः सर्वेऽत्र सम्भूय सवाजिरथकुञ्जराः। परित्रातुं महेष्वासान्मद्रराजपदानुगान् ॥९-१७-२३॥
yāmaḥ sarve'tra sambhūya savājirathakuñjarāḥ। paritrātuṃ maheṣvāsān madrarājapadānugān ॥9-17-23॥
[यामः (yāmaḥ) - we go; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अत्र (atra) - here; सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having assembled; सवाजिरथकुञ्जराः (savājirathakuñjarāḥ) - with horses, chariots, and elephants; परित्रातुम् (paritrātum) - to protect; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; मद्रराजपदानुगान् (madrarājapadānugān) - followers of the Madra king;]
(We all, having assembled here with horses, chariots, and elephants, go to protect the great archers, the followers of the Madra king.)
"We all gather here with our horses, chariots, and elephants to protect the great archers who follow the Madra king."
अन्योन्यं परिरक्षामो यत्नेन महता नृप। एवं सर्वेऽनुसञ्चिन्त्य प्रययुर्यत्र सैनिकाः ॥९-१७-२४॥
anyonyaṃ parirakṣāmo yatnena mahatā nṛpa। evaṃ sarve'nusañcintya prayayuryatra sainikāḥ ॥9-17-24॥
[अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; परिरक्षामः (parirakṣāmaḥ) - we protect; यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; महता (mahatā) - great; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; एवम् (evam) - thus; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अनुसञ्चिन्त्य (anusañcintya) - having considered; प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - departed; यत्र (yatra) - where; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers;]
(O king, we protect each other with great effort. Thus, having considered, all the soldiers departed where (they were needed).)
O king, we make great efforts to protect each other. Thus, after considering, all the soldiers went to their respective places.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा बलेन महता वृतः। प्रययौ सिंहनादेन कम्पयन्वै वसुन्धराम् ॥९-१७-२५॥
evamuktastato rājā balena mahatā vṛtaḥ। prayayau siṃhanādena kampayanvai vasundharām ॥9-17-25॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; बलेन (balena) - with force; महता (mahatā) - great; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with a lion's roar; कम्पयन् (kampayan) - shaking; वै (vai) - indeed; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth;]
(Thus spoken, then the king, surrounded by great force, departed with a lion's roar, indeed shaking the earth.)
Having been thus addressed, the king, surrounded by a great army, set out with a roar like a lion, causing the earth to tremble.
हत विध्यत गृह्णीत प्रहरध्वं निकृन्तत। इत्यासीत्तुमुलः शब्दस्तव सैन्यस्य भारत ॥९-१७-२६॥
hata vidhyata gṛhṇīta praharadhvaṃ nikṛntata। ityāsīt tumulaḥ śabdas tava sainyasya bhārata ॥9-17-26॥
[हत (hata) - strike; विध्यत (vidhyata) - pierce; गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - seize; प्रहरध्वं (praharadhvaṃ) - attack; निकृन्तत (nikṛntata) - cut; इति (iti) - thus; आसीत (āsīt) - there was; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - a loud; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Strike, pierce, seize, attack, cut. Thus there was a loud sound of your army, O Bharata.)
"Strike, pierce, seize, attack, cut!" was the tumultuous sound of your army, O Bharata.
पाण्डवास्तु रणे दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजपदानुगान्। सहितानभ्यवर्तन्त गुल्ममास्थाय मध्यमम् ॥९-१७-२७॥
pāṇḍavāstu raṇe dṛṣṭvā madrarājapadānugān। sahitānabhyavartanta gulmamāsthāya madhyamam ॥9-17-27॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मद्रराज (madrarāja) - Madra king's; पद (pada) - foot; अनुगान् (anugān) - followers; सहितान् (sahitān) - together; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; गुल्मम् (gulmam) - formation; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken; मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - middle;]
(But the Pandavas, having seen the followers of the Madra king in battle, advanced together, taking the middle formation.)
The Pandavas, upon observing the followers of the Madra king on the battlefield, strategically advanced together, positioning themselves in the central formation.
ते मुहूर्ताद्रणे वीरा हस्ताहस्तं विशां पते। निहताः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त मद्रराजपदानुगाः ॥९-१७-२८॥
te muhūrtādraṇe vīrā hastāhastaṃ viśāṃ pate। nihatāḥ pratyadṛśyanta madrarājapadānugāḥ ॥9-17-28॥
[ते (te) - they; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; हस्ताहस्तम् (hastāhastam) - hand-to-hand; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen; मद्रराज (madrarāja) - Madra king; पद (pada) - foot; अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - followers;]
(They, in a moment, in battle, heroes, hand-to-hand, of men, O lord, slain, were seen, Madra king, foot, followers.)
In a moment, O lord of men, the heroes engaged in hand-to-hand combat were seen slain, the followers of the Madra king.
ततो नः सम्प्रयातानां हतामित्रास्तरस्विनः। हृष्टाः किलकिलाशब्दमकुर्वन्सहिताः परे ॥९-१७-२९॥
tato naḥ samprayātānāṃ hatāmitrāstarasvinaḥ। hṛṣṭāḥ kilakilāśabdamakurvansahitāḥ pare ॥9-17-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नः (naḥ) - our; सम्प्रयातानाम् (samprayātānām) - departed; हतामित्राः (hatāmitrāḥ) - slain enemies; तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ) - vigorous; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; किलकिलाशब्दम् (kilakilāśabdam) - clamor; अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - made; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; परे (pare) - others;]
(Then our vigorous ones, having departed with slain enemies, made a joyful clamor together with others.)
Then our vigorous warriors, having departed after defeating the enemies, joyfully made a clamor together with others.
अथोत्थितानि रुण्डानि समदृश्यन्त सर्वशः। पपात महती चोल्का मध्येनादित्यमण्डलम् ॥९-१७-३०॥
athotthitāni ruṇḍāni samadṛśyanta sarvaśaḥ। papāta mahatī colkā madhyenādityamaṇḍalam ॥9-17-30॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उत्थितानि (utthitāni) - arisen; रुण्डानि (ruṇḍāni) - heads; समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - appeared; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; पपात (papāta) - fell; महती (mahatī) - great; च (ca) - and; उल्का (ulkā) - meteor; मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle;]
(Then heads arose and appeared everywhere. A great meteor fell through the middle of the sun's circle.)
Then, heads appeared everywhere, and a great meteor fell through the middle of the sun's circle.
रथैर्भग्नैर्युगाक्षैश्च निहतैश्च महारथैः। अश्वैर्निपतितैश्चैव सञ्छन्नाभूद्वसुन्धरा ॥९-१७-३१॥
rathairbhagnairyugākṣaiśca nihataiśca mahārathaiḥ। aśvairnipatitaścaiva sañchannābhūdvasundharā ॥9-17-31॥
[रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots; भग्नैः (bhagnaḥ) - broken; युगाक्षैः (yugākṣaiḥ) - with axles; च (ca) - and; निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - slain; च (ca) - and; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great warriors; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses; निपतितैः (nipatitaiḥ) - fallen; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सञ्छन्ना (sañchannā) - covered; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth;]
(The earth became covered with broken chariots, axles, slain great warriors, and fallen horses.)
The earth was covered with the wreckage of chariots, axles, slain great warriors, and fallen horses.
वातायमानैस्तुरगैर्युगासक्तैस्तुरङ्गमैः। अदृश्यन्त महाराज योधास्तत्र रणाजिरे ॥९-१७-३२॥
vātāyamānaisturagairyugāsaktaisturaṅgamaiḥ। adṛśyanta mahārāja yodhāstatra raṇājire ॥9-17-32॥
[वातायमानैः (vātāyamānaiḥ) - moving swiftly; तुरगैः (turagaiḥ) - by horses; युगासक्तैः (yugāsaktaiḥ) - attached to the yoke; तुरङ्गमैः (turaṅgamaiḥ) - by steeds; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield;]
(Moving swiftly by horses attached to the yoke, the warriors were seen there on the battlefield, O great king.)
O great king, the warriors, mounted on steeds and attached to their yokes, were seen swiftly moving on the battlefield.
भग्नचक्रान्रथान्केचिदवहंस्तुरगा रणे। रथार्धं केचिदादाय दिशो दश विबभ्रमुः ॥ तत्र तत्र च दृश्यन्ते योक्त्रैः श्लिष्टाः स्म वाजिनः ॥९-१७-३३॥
bhagnacakrān rathān kecid avahaṁs turagā raṇe। rathārdhaṁ kecid ādāya diśo daśa vibabhramuḥ॥ tatra tatra ca dṛśyante yoktraiḥ śliṣṭāḥ sma vājinaḥ॥ 9-17-33॥
[भग्नचक्रान् (bhagnacakrān) - with broken wheels; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; केचित् (kecit) - some; अवहंस् (avahaṁs) - were carrying away; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रथार्धम् (rathārdham) - half-chariots; केचित् (kecit) - some; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten; विबभ्रमुः (vibabhramuḥ) - wandered; तत्र (tatra) - here and there; तत्र (tatra) - there; च (ca) - and; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; योक्त्रैः (yoktraiḥ) - with yokes; श्लिष्टाः (śliṣṭāḥ) - entangled; स्म (sma) - indeed; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses;]
(Some horses were carrying away chariots with broken wheels in battle. Some, having taken half-chariots, wandered in ten directions. Here and there, horses are seen entangled with yokes.)
In the battle, some horses were seen carrying away chariots with broken wheels, while others, having taken half-chariots, wandered in all directions. Here and there, horses were seen entangled with their yokes.
रथिनः पतमानाश्च व्यदृश्यन्त नरोत्तम। गगनात्प्रच्युताः सिद्धाः पुण्यानामिव सङ्क्षये ॥९-१७-३४॥
rathinaḥ patamānāśca vyadṛśyanta narottama। gaganātpracyutāḥ siddhāḥ puṇyānāmiva saṅkṣaye ॥9-17-34॥
[रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; पतमानाः (patamānāḥ) - falling; च (ca) - and; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best of men; गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky; प्रच्युताः (pracyutāḥ) - fallen; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - siddhas; पुण्यानाम् (puṇyānām) - of the virtuous; इव (iva) - like; सङ्क्षये (saṅkṣaye) - at the time of destruction;]
(Charioteers, falling, were seen, O best of men, fallen from the sky like siddhas at the time of destruction of the virtuous.)
O best of men, the charioteers were seen falling from the sky, like the siddhas at the time of the virtuous' destruction.
निहतेषु च शूरेषु मद्रराजानुगेषु च। अस्मानापततश्चापि दृष्ट्वा पार्था महारथाः ॥९-१७-३५॥
nihateṣu ca śūreṣu madrarājānugeṣu ca। asmānāpatataścāpi dṛṣṭvā pārthā mahārathāḥ ॥9-17-35॥
[निहतेषु (nihateṣu) - slain; च (ca) - and; शूरेषु (śūreṣu) - heroes; मद्रराजानुगेषु (madrarājānugeṣu) - followers of the Madra king; च (ca) - and; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; आपततश् (āpatataś) - attacking; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Seeing the slain heroes and followers of the Madra king, and also us attacking, the sons of Pritha, the great warriors.)
The great warriors, the sons of Pritha, upon seeing the slain heroes and the followers of the Madra king, as well as us attacking, prepared themselves for battle.
अभ्यवर्तन्त वेगेन जयगृध्राः प्रहारिणः। बाणशब्दरवान्कृत्वा विमिश्राञ्शङ्खनिस्वनैः ॥९-१७-३६॥
abhyavartanta vegena jayagṛdhrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। bāṇaśabdaravānkṛtvā vimiśrāñśaṅkhanisvanaiḥ ॥9-17-36॥
[अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; जयगृध्राः (jayagṛdhrāḥ) - eager for victory; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; बाणशब्दरवान् (bāṇaśabdaravān) - with the sound of arrows; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; विमिश्रान् (vimiśrān) - mixed; शङ्खनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ) - with the sound of conches;]
(They advanced with speed, eager for victory, strikers, making the sound of arrows mixed with the sound of conches.)
The warriors, eager for victory, advanced swiftly, striking with the sound of arrows mingled with the blaring of conches.
अस्मांस्तु पुनरासाद्य लब्धलक्षाः प्रहारिणः। शरासनानि धुन्वानाः सिंहनादान्प्रचुक्रुशुः ॥९-१७-३७॥
asmāṁstu punarāsādya labdhalakṣāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। śarāsanāni dhunvānāḥ siṁhanādānpracukruśuḥ ॥9-17-37॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) - us; तु (tu) - but; पुनः (punah) - again; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; लब्धलक्षाः (labdhalakṣāḥ) - having obtained the target; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; शरासनानि (śarāsanāni) - bows; धुन्वानाः (dhunvānāḥ) - wielding; सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion-roars; प्रचुक्रुशुः (pracukruśuḥ) - they roared;]
(But having approached us again, the strikers, having obtained the target, wielding bows, roared lion-roars.)
But the attackers, having regained their aim, approached us again, wielding their bows and roaring like lions.
ततो हतमभिप्रेक्ष्य मद्रराजबलं महत्। मद्रराजं च समरे दृष्ट्वा शूरं निपातितम् ॥ दुर्योधनबलं सर्वं पुनरासीत्पराङ्मुखम् ॥९-१७-३८॥
tato hatamabhiprekṣya madrarājabalaṃ mahat। madrarājaṃ ca samare dṛṣṭvā śūraṃ nipātitam ॥ duryodhanabalaṃ sarvaṃ punarāsītparāṅmukham ॥9-17-38॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; हतम् (hatam) - slain; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - observing; मद्रराजबलम् (madrarājabalam) - Madra king's army; महत् (mahat) - great; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - Madra king; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; शूरम् (śūram) - hero; निपातितम् (nipātitam) - fallen; दुर्योधनबलम् (duryodhanabalam) - Duryodhana's army; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आसीत् (āsīt) - became; पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - turned away;]
(Then, observing the great Madra king's army slain, and seeing the Madra king, the hero, fallen in battle, all of Duryodhana's army turned away again.)
Upon witnessing the destruction of the great Madra king's forces and the fall of the heroic Madra king in battle, Duryodhana's entire army retreated once more.
वध्यमानं महाराज पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः। दिशो भेजेऽथ सम्भ्रान्तं त्रासितं दृढधन्विभिः ॥९-१७-३९॥
vadhyamānaṃ mahārāja pāṇḍavairjitakāśibhiḥ। diśo bheje'tha sambhrāntaṃ trāsitaṃ dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ ॥9-17-39॥
[वध्यमानं (vadhyamānaṃ) - being killed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; जितकाशिभिः (jitakāśibhiḥ) - by the conquerors of Kashi; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; भेजे (bheje) - took refuge; अथ (atha) - then; सम्भ्रान्तं (sambhrāntaṃ) - confused; त्रासितं (trāsitaṃ) - terrified; दृढधन्विभिः (dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ) - by the strong archers;]
(Being killed, O great king, by the Pandavas and the conquerors of Kashi, then confused and terrified, he took refuge in the directions by the strong archers.)
O great king, being attacked by the Pandavas and the conquerors of Kashi, he was confused and terrified, and sought refuge in all directions from the strong archers.
