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Pancharatra and Core: Midday retreat of the Kaurava army after Shalya is slain by Yudhishthira. Duryodhana blocks his army from the back in an attempt to rally them. Bhima slaughters twenty-one thousand infantrymen who come after him. Duryodhana once again makes his last-ditch attempt to rally his army.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
पातिते युधि दुर्धर्षे मद्रराजे महारथे। तावकास्तव पुत्राश्च प्रायशो विमुखाभवन् ॥९-१८-१॥
pātite yudhi durdharṣe madrarāje mahārathe। tāvakāstava putrāśca prāyaśo vimukhābhavan ॥9-18-1॥
[पातिते (pātite) - fallen; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; दुर्धर्षे (durdharṣe) - invincible; मद्रराजे (madrarāje) - Madra king; महारथे (mahārathe) - great charioteer; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly; विमुखाः (vimukhāḥ) - disheartened; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(When the invincible Madra king, the great charioteer, fell in battle, your sons and your men mostly became disheartened.)
When the invincible Madra king, a great charioteer, fell in battle, your sons and men mostly lost their courage.
वणिजो नावि भिन्नायां यथागाधेऽप्लवेऽर्णवे। अपारे पारमिच्छन्तो हते शूरे महात्मनि ॥९-१८-२॥
vaṇijo nāvi bhinnāyāṃ yathāgādhe'plave'rṇave। apāre pāramicchanto hate śūre mahātmani ॥9-18-2॥
[वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants; नावि (nāvi) - in the ship; भिन्नायाम् (bhinnāyām) - broken; यथा (yathā) - as; अगाधे (agādhe) - in the unfathomable; अप्लवे (aplave) - without a boat; अर्णवे (arṇave) - ocean; अपारे (apāre) - boundless; पारम् (pāram) - the other shore; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; हते (hate) - slain; शूरे (śūre) - hero; महात्मनि (mahātmani) - great soul;]
(Merchants in a broken ship, as in the unfathomable ocean without a boat, desiring the other shore in the boundless ocean, with the hero, the great soul, slain.)
The merchants, like those in a broken ship in the vast, unfathomable ocean without a boat, seek the other shore, now that the great hero has been slain.
मद्रराजे महाराज वित्रस्ताः शरविक्षताः। अनाथा नाथमिच्छन्तो मृगाः सिंहार्दिता इव ॥९-१८-३॥
madrarāje mahārāja vitrastāḥ śaravikṣatāḥ। anāthā nātham icchanto mṛgāḥ siṃhārditā iva ॥9-18-3॥
[मद्रराजे (madrarāje) - in the king of Madra; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वित्रस्ताः (vitrastāḥ) - frightened; शरविक्षताः (śaravikṣatāḥ) - wounded by arrows; अनाथाः (anāthāḥ) - helpless; नाथम् (nātham) - protector; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer; सिंहार्दिता (siṃhārditā) - distressed by lions; इव (iva) - like;]
(In the king of Madra, O great king, frightened and wounded by arrows, helpless, desiring a protector, like deer distressed by lions.)
O great king, the people, like deer distressed by lions, are frightened and wounded by arrows, helpless and seeking a protector in the king of Madra.
वृषा यथा भग्नशृङ्गाः शीर्णदन्ता गजा इव। मध्याह्ने प्रत्यपायाम निर्जिता धर्मसूनुना ॥९-१८-४॥
vṛṣā yathā bhagnaśṛṅgāḥ śīrṇadantā gajā iva। madhyāhne pratyapāyāma nirjitā dharmasūnunā ॥9-18-4॥
[वृषा (vṛṣā) - bulls; यथा (yathā) - like; भग्नशृङ्गाः (bhagnaśṛṅgāḥ) - broken-horned; शीर्णदन्ता (śīrṇadantā) - broken-tusked; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday; प्रत्यपायाम (pratyapāyāma) - we retreated; निर्जिता (nirjitā) - conquered; धर्मसूनुना (dharmasūnunā) - by the son of Dharma;]
(Like bulls with broken horns and elephants with broken tusks, at midday we retreated, conquered by the son of Dharma.)
At midday, like bulls with broken horns and elephants with broken tusks, we retreated, having been defeated by the son of Dharma.
न सन्धातुमनीकानि न च राजन्पराक्रमे। आसीद्बुद्धिर्हते शल्ये तव योधस्य कस्यचित् ॥९-१८-५॥
na sandhātumanīkāni na ca rājanparākrame। āsīdbuddhirhate śalye tava yodhasya kasyacit ॥9-18-5॥
[न (na) - not; सन्धातुम् (sandhātum) - to unite; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in battle; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; हते (hate) - slain; शल्ये (śalye) - Śalya; तव (tava) - your; योधस्य (yodhasya) - of warrior; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of any;]
(There was no intelligence to unite the armies, nor in battle, O king, of any of your warriors, when Śalya was slain.)
O king, when Śalya was slain, none of your warriors had the intelligence to unite the armies or to fight in battle.
भीष्मे द्रोणे च निहते सूतपुत्रे च भारत। यद्दुःखं तव योधानां भयं चासीद्विशां पते ॥ तद्भयं स च नः शोको भूय एवाभ्यवर्तत ॥९-१८-६॥
bhīṣme droṇe ca nihate sūtaputre ca bhārata। yadduḥkhaṃ tava yodhānāṃ bhayaṃ cāsīdviśāṃ pate ॥ tadbhayaṃ sa ca naḥ śoko bhūya evābhyavartata ॥9-18-6॥
[भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; च (ca) - and; निहते (nihate) - slain; सूतपुत्रे (sūtaputre) - in Karna; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; यत् (yat) - that; दुःखं (duḥkhaṃ) - grief; तव (tava) - your; योधानां (yodhānāṃ) - of warriors; भयं (bhayam) - fear; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; तत् (tat) - that; भयं (bhayam) - fear; स (sa) - that; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - our; शोकः (śokaḥ) - grief; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - overcame;]
(In Bhishma, Drona, and Karna being slain, O Bharata, the grief and fear of your warriors, O lord of men, that fear and our grief indeed overcame again.)
O Bharata, when Bhishma, Drona, and Karna were slain, the grief and fear that your warriors experienced, O lord of men, that fear and our grief indeed returned again.
निराशाश्च जये तस्मिन्हते शल्ये महारथे। हतप्रवीरा विध्वस्ता विकृत्ताश्च शितैः शरैः ॥ मद्रराजे हते राजन्योधास्ते प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥९-१८-७॥
nirāśāśca jaye tasminhate śalye mahārathe। hatapravīrā vidhvastā vikṛttāśca śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥ madrarāje hate rājanyodhāste prādravanbhayāt ॥9-18-7॥
[निराशाः (nirāśāḥ) - despairing; च (ca) - and; जये (jaye) - in victory; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - slain; शल्ये (śalye) - Śalya; महारथे (mahārathe) - great chariot-warrior; हतप्रवीराः (hatapravīrāḥ) - heroes slain; विध्वस्ताः (vidhvastāḥ) - scattered; विकृत्ताः (vikṛttāḥ) - cut down; च (ca) - and; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; मद्रराजे (madrarāje) - Madra king; हते (hate) - slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; योधास्ते (yodhāste) - warriors; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(Despairing in victory, when Śalya, the great chariot-warrior, was slain, the heroes were slain, scattered, and cut down by sharp arrows. When the Madra king was slain, O king, the warriors fled out of fear.)
Despairing of victory, when Śalya, the great chariot-warrior, was killed, the heroes were defeated, scattered, and cut down by sharp arrows. With the Madra king slain, O king, the warriors fled in fear.
अश्वानन्ये गजानन्ये रथानन्ये महारथाः। आरुह्य जवसम्पन्नाः पादाताः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥९-१८-८॥
aśvānanye gajānanye rathānanye mahārathāḥ। āruhya javasampannāḥ pādātāḥ prādravanbhayāt ॥9-18-8॥
[अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अन्ये (anye) - others; गजान् (gajān) - elephants; अन्ये (anye) - others; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; अन्ये (anye) - others; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted; जवसम्पन्नाः (javasampannāḥ) - endowed with speed; पादाताः (pādātāḥ) - infantry; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(Others mounted on horses, others on elephants, others on chariots, the great charioteers, having mounted, endowed with speed, the infantry fled out of fear.)
The great charioteers, along with others on horses, elephants, and chariots, mounted swiftly and the infantry fled in fear.
द्विसाहस्राश्च मातङ्गा गिरिरूपाः प्रहारिणः। सम्प्राद्रवन्हते शल्ये अङ्कुशाङ्गुष्ठचोदिताः ॥९-१८-९॥
dvisāhasrāśca mātaṅgā girirūpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। samprādravanhate śalye aṅkuśāṅguṣṭhacoditāḥ ॥9-18-9॥
[द्विसाहस्राः (dvisāhasrāḥ) - two thousand; च (ca) - and; मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants; गिरिरूपाः (girirūpāḥ) - mountain-like; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - striking; सम्प्राद्रवन् (samprādravan) - ran away; हते (hate) - when slain; शल्ये (śalye) - Śalya; अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa) - goad; अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha) - thumb; चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - driven;]
(Two thousand elephants, mountain-like and striking, ran away when Śalya was slain, driven by goad and thumb.)
When Śalya was slain, two thousand mighty elephants, resembling mountains and skilled in striking, fled, driven by the goad and thumb of their riders.
ते रणाद्भरतश्रेष्ठ तावकाः प्राद्रवन्दिशः। धावन्तश्चाप्यदृश्यन्त श्वसमानाः शरातुराः ॥९-१८-१०॥
te raṇādbharataśreṣṭha tāvakāḥ prādravandiśaḥ। dhāvantaścāpyadṛśyanta śvasamānāḥ śarāturāḥ ॥9-18-10॥
[ते (te) - they; रणात् (raṇāt) - from the battlefield; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; धावन्तः (dhāvantaḥ) - running; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - became invisible; श्वसमानाः (śvasamānāḥ) - panting; शरातुराः (śarāturāḥ) - afflicted by arrows;]
(They, O best of the Bharatas, fled from the battlefield in all directions. Running and panting, they became invisible, afflicted by arrows.)
O best of the Bharatas, your men fled from the battlefield in all directions. They were running and panting, and eventually became invisible, being afflicted by arrows.
तान्प्रभग्नान्द्रुतान्दृष्ट्वा हतोत्साहान्पराजितान्। अभ्यद्रवन्त पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवाश्च जयैषिणः ॥९-१८-११॥
tān prabhagnān drutān dṛṣṭvā hatotsāhān parājitān। abhyadravanta pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavāś ca jayaiṣiṇaḥ ॥9-18-11॥
[तान् (tān) - them; प्रभग्नान् (prabhagnān) - scattered; द्रुतान् (drutān) - fleeing; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हत-उत्साहान् (hata-utsāhān) - dispirited; पराजितान् (parājitān) - defeated; अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - rushed; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; जय-ऐषिणः (jaya-aiṣiṇaḥ) - victory-seekers;]
(Having seen them scattered, fleeing, dispirited, and defeated, the Panchalas and Pandavas, seeking victory, rushed forward.)
Seeing their enemies scattered and fleeing, dispirited and defeated, the Panchalas and Pandavas, eager for victory, charged forward.
बाणशब्दरवश्चापि सिंहनादश्च पुष्कलः। शङ्खशब्दश्च शूराणां दारुणः समपद्यत ॥९-१८-१२॥
bāṇaśabdaravaścāpi siṃhanādaśca puṣkalaḥ। śaṅkhaśabdaśca śūrāṇāṃ dāruṇaḥ samapadyata ॥9-18-12॥
[बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; शब्द (śabda) - sound; रवः (ravaḥ) - roar; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नादः (nādaḥ) - roar; च (ca) - and; पुष्कलः (puṣkalaḥ) - abundant; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; च (ca) - and; शूराणां (śūrāṇāṃ) - of heroes; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - arose;]
(The sound of arrows and also the lion's roar were abundant. The conch sound of heroes was terrible.)
The battlefield was filled with the sounds of arrows, the mighty roar of lions, and the dreadful blare of conches blown by the heroes.
दृष्ट्वा तु कौरवं सैन्यं भयत्रस्तं प्रविद्रुतम्। अन्योन्यं समभाषन्त पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह ॥९-१८-१३॥
dṛṣṭvā tu kauravaṃ sainyaṃ bhayatrastaṃ pravidrutam। anyonyaṃ samabhāṣanta pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ॥9-18-13॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; कौरवम् (kauravam) - Kaurava; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; भयत्रस्तम् (bhayatrastam) - fear-stricken; प्रविद्रुतम् (pravidrutam) - fleeing; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; समभाषन्त (samabhāṣanta) - spoke; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with Pandavas; सह (saha) - together;]
(Having seen the Kaurava army fear-stricken and fleeing, the Panchalas spoke to each other together with the Pandavas.)
Upon witnessing the Kaurava army in fear and retreating, the Panchalas conversed among themselves along with the Pandavas.
अद्य राजा सत्यधृतिर्जितामित्रो युधिष्ठिरः। अद्य दुर्योधनो हीनो दीप्तया नृपतिश्रिया ॥९-१८-१४॥
adya rājā satyadhṛtirjitāmitro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। adya duryodhano hīno dīptyā nṛpatiśriyā ॥9-18-14॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; राजा (rājā) - king; सत्यधृतिः (satyadhṛtiḥ) - Satyadhriti; जितामित्रः (jitāmitraḥ) - conqueror of enemies; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अद्य (adya) - today; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; हीनः (hīnaḥ) - deprived; दीप्तया (dīptyā) - by the splendor; नृपतिश्रिया (nṛpatiśriyā) - of kingly glory;]
(Today, King Satyadhriti, the conqueror of enemies, Yudhishthira. Today, Duryodhana is deprived of kingly glory by the splendor.)
Today, King Yudhishthira, known as Satyadhriti and the conqueror of enemies, stands victorious. Meanwhile, Duryodhana finds himself deprived of his kingly glory by the radiant splendor.
अद्य श्रुत्वा हतं पुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः। निःसञ्ज्ञः पतितो भूमौ किल्बिषं प्रतिपद्यताम् ॥९-१८-१५॥
adya śrutvā hataṃ putraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ। niḥsañjñaḥ patito bhūmau kilbiṣaṃ pratipadyatām ॥9-18-15॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; हतम् (hatam) - killed; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - the lord of people; निःसञ्ज्ञः (niḥsañjñaḥ) - unconscious; पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - sin; प्रतिपद्यताम् (pratipadyatām) - to be attained;]
(Today, having heard that his son was killed, Dhritarashtra, the lord of people, fell unconscious on the ground, to be attained by sin.)
Today, upon hearing of his son's death, King Dhritarashtra, the lord of the people, fell to the ground unconscious, overwhelmed by sin.
अद्य जानातु कौन्तेयं समर्थं सर्वधन्विनाम्। अद्यात्मानं च दुर्मेधा गर्हयिष्यति पापकृत् ॥ अद्य क्षत्तुर्वचः सत्यं स्मरतां ब्रुवतो हितम् ॥९-१८-१६॥
adya jānātu kaunteyaṃ samarthaṃ sarvadhanvinām। adyātmānaṃ ca durmedhā garhayiṣyati pāpakṛt ॥ adya kṣatturvacaḥ satyaṃ smaratāṃ bruvato hitam ॥9-18-16॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; जानातु (jānātu) - let him know; कौन्तेयं (kaunteyaṃ) - son of Kunti; समर्थं (samarthaṃ) - capable; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all archers; अद्य (adya) - today; आत्मानं (ātmānaṃ) - himself; च (ca) - and; दुर्मेधा (durmedhā) - foolish; गर्हयिष्यति (garhayiṣyati) - will condemn; पापकृत् (pāpakṛt) - sinner; अद्य (adya) - today; क्षत्तुर्वचः (kṣatturvacaḥ) - the words of the charioteer; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; स्मरतां (smaratāṃ) - of those who remember; ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - speaking; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial;]
(Today, let the son of Kunti know the capability of all archers. Today, the foolish sinner will condemn himself. Today, let the words of the charioteer be remembered as truth by those who speak beneficially.)
"Today, let Arjuna, the son of Kunti, realize the prowess of all archers. Today, the foolish sinner will reproach himself. Today, let the truth of the charioteer's words be remembered by those who speak for the good."
अद्यप्रभृति पार्थांश्च प्रेष्यभूत उपाचरन्। विजानातु नृपो दुःखं यत्प्राप्तं पाण्डुनन्दनैः ॥९-१८-१७॥
adyaprabhr̥ti pārthāṁśca preṣyabhūta upācaran। vijānātu nṛpo duḥkhaṁ yatprāptaṁ pāṇḍunandanaiḥ ॥9-18-17॥
[अद्यप्रभृति (adyaprabhr̥ti) - from today onwards; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; च (ca) - and; प्रेष्यभूत (preṣyabhūta) - as servants; उपाचरन् (upācaran) - treat; विजानातु (vijānātu) - let know; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; यत् (yat) - which; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; पाण्डुनन्दनैः (pāṇḍunandanaiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu;]
(From today onwards, treat the sons of Pritha as servants. Let the king know the suffering which has been obtained by the sons of Pandu.)
"From today onwards, treat the sons of Pritha as servants. Let the king understand the suffering endured by the sons of Pandu."
अद्य कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यं जानातु स महीपतिः। अद्यार्जुनधनुर्घोषं घोरं जानातु संयुगे ॥९-१८-१८॥
adya kṛṣṇasya māhātmyaṃ jānātu sa mahīpatiḥ। adyārjunadhanuṛghoṣaṃ ghoraṃ jānātu saṃyuge ॥9-18-18॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Krishna; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; जानातु (jānātu) - may know; सः (saḥ) - he; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king; अद्य (adya) - today; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; घोषम् (ghoṣam) - sound; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; जानातु (jānātu) - may know; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Today, may the king know the greatness of Krishna. Today, may he know the terrible sound of Arjuna's bow in battle.)
Today, the king should recognize Krishna's greatness. He should also be aware of the fearsome sound of Arjuna's bow in the battle.
अस्त्राणां च बलं सर्वं बाह्वोश्च बलमाहवे। अद्य ज्ञास्यति भीमस्य बलं घोरं महात्मनः ॥९-१८-१९॥
astrāṇāṃ ca balaṃ sarvaṃ bāhvośca balamāhave। adya jñāsyati bhīmasya balaṃ ghoraṃ mahātmanaḥ ॥9-18-19॥
[अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - strength; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - strength; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; अद्य (adya) - today; ज्ञास्यति (jñāsyati) - will know; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; बलम् (balam) - strength; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(The strength of all weapons and the strength of arms in battle; today will know Bhima's terrible strength of the great soul.)
Today, the formidable strength of Bhima, the great soul, will be realized in the battle, encompassing the might of all weapons and arms.
हते दुर्योधने युद्धे शक्रेणेवासुरे मये। यत्कृतं भीमसेनेन दुःशासनवधे तदा ॥ नान्यः कर्तास्ति लोके तदृते भीमं महाबलम् ॥९-१८-२०॥
hate duryodhane yuddhe śakreṇevasure maye। yatkṛtaṃ bhīmasenena duḥśāsanavadhe tadā ॥ nānyaḥ kartāsti loke tadṛte bhīmaṃ mahābalam ॥9-18-20॥
[हते (hate) - when slain; दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - Duryodhana; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra (Indra); इव (iva) - like; असुरे (asure) - the demon; मये (maye) - Maya; यत् (yat) - what; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - was done; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; दुःशासनवधे (duḥśāsanavadhe) - in the killing of Duhshasana; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; कर्ता (kartā) - doer; अस्ति (asti) - is; लोके (loke) - in the world; तदृते (tadṛte) - except; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty;]
(When Duryodhana was slain in battle, like the demon Maya by Shakra (Indra), what was done by Bhimasena in the killing of Duhshasana then, there is no other doer in the world except Bhima, the mighty.)
When Duryodhana was killed in battle, like the demon Maya by Indra, what Bhimasena did in killing Duhshasana, there is no one else in the world who could have done it except Bhima, the mighty.
जानीतामद्य ज्येष्ठस्य पाण्डवस्य पराक्रमम्। मद्रराजं हतं श्रुत्वा देवैरपि सुदुःसहम् ॥९-१८-२१॥
jānītām adya jyeṣṭhasya pāṇḍavasya parākramam। madrarājaṃ hataṃ śrutvā devair api suduḥsaham ॥9-18-21॥
[जानीताम् (jānītām) - know; अद्य (adya) - today; ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - Madra king; हतम् (hatam) - slain; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; सुदुःसहम् (suduḥsaham) - very unbearable;]
(Know today the valor of the eldest Pandava. Having heard of the slaying of the Madra king, even by the gods, it is very unbearable.)
"Know today the valor of the eldest Pandava. The slaying of the Madra king is very unbearable, even for the gods."
अद्य ज्ञास्यति सङ्ग्रामे माद्रीपुत्रौ महाबलौ। निहते सौबले शूरे गान्धारेषु च सर्वशः ॥९-१८-२२॥
adya jñāsyati saṅgrāme mādrīputrau mahābalau। nihate saubale śūre gāndhāreṣu ca sarvaśaḥ ॥9-18-22॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; ज्ञास्यति (jñāsyati) - will know; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty; निहते (nihate) - slain; सौबले (saubale) - Saubala; शूरे (śūre) - heroic; गान्धारेषु (gāndhāreṣu) - among the Gandharas; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(Today, the mighty sons of Madri will know in battle, with the heroic Saubala slain completely among the Gandharas.)
Today, the mighty sons of Madri will realize the full extent of the battle as the heroic Saubala is completely slain among the Gandharas.
कथं तेषां जयो न स्याद्येषां योद्धा धनञ्जयः। सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ॥९-१८-२३॥
kathaṁ teṣāṁ jayo na syādyeṣāṁ yoddhā dhanañjayaḥ। sātyakirbhīmasenaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ ॥9-18-23॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; तेषां (teṣāṁ) - their; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; येषां (yeṣāṁ) - whose; योद्धा (yoddhā) - warrior; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata;]
(How would their victory not be, whose warrior is Dhananjaya, and Satyaki, Bhimasena, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata?)
How could they not achieve victory when they have warriors like Dhananjaya, Satyaki, Bhimasena, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata?
द्रौपद्यास्तनयाः पञ्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। शिखण्डी च महेष्वासो राजा चैव युधिष्ठिरः ॥९-१८-२४॥
drauapadyāstanayāḥ pañca mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau। śikhaṇḍī ca maheṣvāso rājā caiva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥9-18-24॥
[द्रौपद्याः (drauapadyāḥ) - of Draupadi; तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons; पञ्च (pañca) - five; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवौ (pāṇḍavau) - Pandavas; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; राजा (rājā) - king; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(The sons of Draupadi, five in number, and the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, Shikhandi, the great archer, and King Yudhishthira indeed.)
The five sons of Draupadi, along with the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, Shikhandi the great archer, and King Yudhishthira were present.
येषां च जगतां नाथो नाथः कृष्णो जनार्दनः। कथं तेषां जयो न स्याद्येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः ॥९-१८-२५॥
yeṣāṃ ca jagatāṃ nātho nāthaḥ kṛṣṇo janārdanaḥ। kathaṃ teṣāṃ jayo na syādyeṣāṃ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ ॥9-18-25॥
[येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; च (ca) - and; जगताम् (jagatām) - of the worlds; नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord; नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; कथम् (katham) - how; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - support;]
(Of whom Krishna, the protector of the worlds, is the lord and Janardana, how would their victory not be, for whom righteousness is the support?)
For those whose lord and protector is Krishna, Janardana, the master of the worlds, how can victory not be theirs, when righteousness is their support?
भीष्मं द्रोणं च कर्णं च मद्रराजानमेव च। तथान्यान्नृपतीन्वीराञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥९-१८-२६॥
bhīṣmaṃ droṇaṃ ca karṇaṃ ca madrarājānameva ca। tathānyānnṛpatīn vīrāñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥9-18-26॥
[भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; च (ca) - and; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; च (ca) - and; मद्रराजानम् (madrarājānam) - the king of Madra; एव (eva) - also; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; नृपतीन् (nṛpatīn) - kings; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, and the king of Madra also; thus other kings and heroes by hundreds and then by thousands.)
Bhishma, Drona, Karna, and the king of Madra, along with many other kings and heroes, were present in hundreds and thousands.
कोऽन्यः शक्तो रणे जेतुमृते पार्थं युधिष्ठिरम्। यस्य नाथो हृषीकेशः सदा धर्मयशोनिधिः ॥९-१८-२७॥
ko'nyaḥ śakto raṇe jetumṛte pārthaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। yasya nātho hṛṣīkeśaḥ sadā dharmayaśonidhiḥ ॥9-18-27॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - else; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; ऋते (ṛte) - except; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; यस्य (yasya) - whose; नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord; हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Krishna; सदा (sadā) - always; धर्मयशोनिधिः (dharmayaśonidhiḥ) - repository of virtue and fame;]
(Who else is capable of conquering in battle except Arjuna and Yudhishthira, whose lord is Krishna, always a repository of virtue and fame?)
Who else can conquer in battle except Arjuna and Yudhishthira, whose lord is Krishna, the eternal repository of virtue and fame?
इत्येवं वदमानास्ते हर्षेण महता युताः। प्रभग्नांस्तावकान्राजन्सृञ्जयाः पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः ॥९-१८-२८॥
ityevaṃ vadamānāste harṣeṇa mahatā yutāḥ। prabhagnāṃstāvakānrājansṛñjayāḥ pṛṣṭhato'nvayuḥ ॥9-18-28॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; वदमानाः (vadamānāḥ) - speaking; ते (te) - they; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महता (mahatā) - great; युताः (yutāḥ) - endowed; प्रभग्नान् (prabhagnān) - scattered; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your (men); राजन् (rājan) - O king; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Sṛñjayas; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - followed;]
(Thus speaking in this way, they, endowed with great joy, followed the scattered men of yours from behind, O king, the Sṛñjayas.)
Thus, speaking joyfully, the Sṛñjayas followed your scattered men from behind, O king.
धनञ्जयो रथानीकमभ्यवर्तत वीर्यवान्। माद्रीपुत्रौ च शकुनिं सात्यकिश्च महारथः ॥९-१८-२९॥
dhanañjayo rathānīkam abhyavartata vīryavān। mādrīputrau ca śakuniṃ sātyakiś ca mahārathaḥ ॥9-18-29॥
[धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - army; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; शकुनिम् (śakuniṃ) - Shakuni; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior;]
(Arjuna, the valiant, approached the army. The sons of Madri, Shakuni, and Satyaki, the great warrior.)
Arjuna, known for his valor, advanced towards the army. Alongside him were the sons of Madri, Shakuni, and the great warrior Satyaki.
तान्प्रेक्ष्य द्रवतः सर्वान्भीमसेनभयार्दितान्। दुर्योधनस्तदा सूतमब्रवीदुत्स्मयन्निव ॥९-१८-३०॥
tān prekṣya dravataḥ sarvān bhīmasena-bhayārditān। duryodhanas tadā sūtam abravīd utsmayann iva ॥9-18-30॥
[तान् (tān) - them; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; भय (bhaya) - fear; आर्दितान् (ārditān) - afflicted; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; सूतम् (sūtam) - to the charioteer; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; उत्स्मयन् (utsmayann) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Seeing them all fleeing, afflicted by the fear of Bhimasena, Duryodhana then said to the charioteer, as if smiling.)
Duryodhana, observing everyone fleeing in fear of Bhimasena, spoke to his charioteer with a smile, as if mocking.
न मातिक्रमते पार्थो धनुष्पाणिमवस्थितम्। जघने सर्वसैन्यानां ममाश्वान्प्रतिपादय ॥९-१८-३१॥
na mātikramate pārtho dhanuṣpāṇimavasthitam। jaghane sarvasainyānāṃ mamāśvānpratipādaya ॥9-18-31॥
[न (na) - not; मातिक्रमते (mātikramate) - transgresses; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - with bow in hand; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing; जघने (jaghane) - at the rear; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; मम (mama) - my; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; प्रतिपादय (pratipādaya) - bring;]
(Arjuna does not transgress, standing with bow in hand. At the rear of all armies, bring my horses.)
Arjuna, standing with his bow in hand, does not transgress. Bring my horses to the rear of all the armies.
जघने युध्यमानं हि कौन्तेयो मां धनञ्जयः। नोत्सहेताभ्यतिक्रान्तुं वेलामिव महोदधिः ॥९-१८-३२॥
jaghane yudhyamānaṃ hi kaunteyo māṃ dhanañjayaḥ। notsahetābhyatikrāntuṃ velāmiva mahodadhiḥ ॥9-18-32॥
[जघने (jaghane) - struck; युध्यमानं (yudhyamānaṃ) - fighting; हि (hi) - indeed; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; माम् (mām) - me; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; न (na) - not; उत्सहेत (utsaheta) - can surpass; अभ्यतिक्रान्तुं (abhyatikrāntuṃ) - transgress; वेलाम् (velām) - boundary; इव (iva) - like; महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - the great ocean;]
(Arjuna, the son of Kunti, indeed struck me while fighting. He cannot surpass the boundary like the great ocean.)
Arjuna, the son of Kunti, struck me in battle, and like the great ocean cannot surpass its shore, he cannot surpass me.
पश्य सैन्यं महत्सूत पाण्डवैः समभिद्रुतम्। सैन्यरेणुं समुद्धूतं पश्यस्वैनं समन्ततः ॥९-१८-३३॥
paśya sainyaṃ mahatsūta pāṇḍavaiḥ samabhidrutam। sainyareṇuṃ samuddhūtaṃ paśyasvainaṃ samantataḥ ॥9-18-33॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; महत् (mahat) - great; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; समभिद्रुतम् (samabhidrutam) - attacked; सैन्यरेणुम् (sainyareṇum) - army dust; समुद्धूतम् (samuddhūtam) - raised; पश्य (paśya) - see; एनम् (enam) - this; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(See the great army, O charioteer, attacked by the Pandavas. See the army dust raised all around.)
"Behold, O charioteer, the great army attacked by the Pandavas, and see the dust of the army rising all around."
सिंहनादांश्च बहुशः शृणु घोरान्भयानकान्। तस्माद्याहि शनैः सूत जघनं परिपालय ॥९-१८-३४॥
siṃhanādāṃśca bahuśaḥ śṛṇu ghorānbhayānakān। tasmādyāhi śanaiḥ sūta jaghanaṃ paripālaya ॥9-18-34॥
[सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नादान् (nādān) - roars; च (ca) - and; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; भयानकान् (bhayānakān) - frightening; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; याहि (yāhi) - go; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; जघनम् (jaghanam) - rear; परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect;]
(Hear the lion roars many times, terrible and frightening. Therefore, go slowly, charioteer, protect the rear.)
"Hear the terrifying and frightening lion roars many times. Therefore, charioteer, proceed slowly and protect the rear."
मयि स्थिते च समरे निरुद्धेषु च पाण्डुषु। पुनरावर्तते तूर्णं मामकं बलमोजसा ॥९-१८-३५॥
mayi sthite ca samare niruddheṣu ca pāṇḍuṣu। punarāvartate tūrṇaṃ māmakaṃ balamojasā ॥9-18-35॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; स्थिते (sthite) - being situated; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in the battle; निरुद्धेषु (niruddheṣu) - being obstructed; च (ca) - and; पाण्डुषु (pāṇḍuṣu) - among the Pandavas; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आवर्तते (āvartate) - returns; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; मामकम् (māmakaṃ) - my; बलम् (balam) - army; ओजसा (ojasā) - with vigor;]
(In me being situated and in the battle being obstructed among the Pandavas, again swiftly returns my army with vigor.)
As I stand firm in the battle and the Pandavas are obstructed, my army swiftly regroups with vigor.
तच्छ्रुत्वा तव पुत्रस्य शूराग्र्यसदृशं वचः। सारथिर्हेमसञ्छन्नाञ्शनैरश्वानचोदयत् ॥९-१८-३६॥
tacchrutvā tava putrasya śūrāgryasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ। sārathirhemasañchannāñśanairaśvānacodayat ॥9-18-36॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; शूर (śūra) - hero; अग्र्य (agrya) - foremost; सदृशं (sadṛśaṃ) - like; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer; हेम (hema) - gold; सञ्छन्नान् (sañchannān) - covered; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged;]
(Having heard your son's speech, which was like that of a foremost hero, the charioteer slowly urged the gold-covered horses.)
Upon hearing the words of your son, which were befitting a great hero, the charioteer gently urged the horses adorned with gold.
गजाश्वरथिभिर्हीनास्त्यक्तात्मानः पदातयः। एकविंशतिसाहस्राः संयुगायावतस्थिरे ॥९-१८-३७॥
gajāśvarathibhirhīnāstyaktātmānaḥ padātayaḥ। ekaviṃśatisāhasrāḥ saṃyugāyāvatasthire ॥9-18-37॥
[गज (gaja) - elephant; अश्व (aśva) - horse; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - charioteers; हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived of; त्यक्त (tyakta) - abandoned; आत्मानः (ātmānaḥ) - selves; पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - foot soldiers; एक (eka) - one; विंशति (viṃśati) - twenty; साहस्राः (sāhasrāḥ) - thousand; संयुगाय (saṃyugāya) - for battle; अवतस्थिरे (avatasthire) - stood ready;]
(Deprived of elephants, horses, and charioteers, the foot soldiers, having abandoned their selves, twenty-one thousand stood ready for battle.)
The foot soldiers, numbering twenty-one thousand, stood ready for battle, having been deprived of elephants, horses, and charioteers, and having abandoned their own selves.
नानादेशसमुद्भूता नानारञ्जितवाससः। अवस्थितास्तदा योधाः प्रार्थयन्तो महद्यशः ॥९-१८-३८॥
nānādeśasamudbhūtā nānārañjitavāsasaḥ। avasthitāstadā yodhāḥ prārthayanto mahadyaśaḥ ॥9-18-38॥
[नाना (nānā) - various; देश (deśa) - regions; समुद्भूता (samudbhūtā) - originated; नाना (nānā) - variously; रञ्जित (rañjita) - adorned; वाससः (vāsasaḥ) - clothes; अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - standing; तदा (tadā) - then; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; प्रार्थयन्तः (prārthayantaḥ) - desiring; महत् (mahat) - great; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame;]
(Various warriors, originating from different regions, adorned in various clothes, were then standing, desiring great fame.)
Various warriors from different regions, adorned in colorful garments, stood there seeking great fame.
तेषामापततां तत्र संहृष्टानां परस्परम्। संमर्दः सुमहाञ्जज्ञे घोररूपो भयानकः ॥९-१८-३९॥
teṣām āpatatāṃ tatra saṃhṛṣṭānāṃ parasparam। saṃmardaḥ sumahāñ jajñe ghorarūpo bhayānakaḥ ॥9-18-39॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; आपतताम् (āpatatām) - attacking; तत्र (tatra) - there; संहृष्टानाम् (saṃhṛṣṭānām) - excited; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; संमर्दः (saṃmardaḥ) - collision; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose; घोररूपः (ghorarūpaḥ) - terrible form; भयानकः (bhayānakaḥ) - frightening;]
(Of them attacking there, excited with each other, a very great collision arose, in a terrible and frightening form.)
As they attacked each other with excitement, a massive and terrifying collision occurred there.
भीमसेनं तदा राजन्धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम्। बलेन चतुरङ्गेण नानादेश्या न्यवारयन् ॥९-१८-४०॥
bhīmasenaṃ tadā rājandhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam। balena caturaṅgeṇa nānādeśyā nyavārayan ॥9-18-40॥
[भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - the son of Prishata; बलेन (balena) - with the force; चतुरङ्गेण (caturaṅgeṇa) - with the fourfold army; नानादेश्याः (nānādeśyāḥ) - from various regions; न्यवारयन् (nyavārayan) - blocked;]
(Then, O king, Bhimasena and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, blocked with the fourfold army from various regions.)
At that time, O king, Bhimasena and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, halted the forces with a diverse fourfold army.
भीममेवाभ्यवर्तन्त रणेऽन्ये तु पदातयः। प्रक्ष्वेड्यास्फोट्य संहृष्टा वीरलोकं यियासवः ॥९-१८-४१॥
bhīmam evābhyavartanta raṇe 'nye tu padātayaḥ। prakṣveḍyāsphoṭya saṃhṛṣṭā vīralokaṃ yiyāsavaḥ ॥9-18-41॥
[भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; एव (eva) - only; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अन्ये (anye) - others; तु (tu) - but; पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - infantry; प्रक्ष्वेड्य (prakṣveḍya) - shouting; आस्फोट्य (āsphoṭya) - clapping; संहृष्टाः (saṃhṛṣṭāḥ) - elated; वीरलोकम् (vīralokam) - heroic world; यियासवः (yiyāsavaḥ) - desiring to go;]
(Only Bhima was approached in battle, but others, the infantry, shouting and clapping, elated, desired to go to the heroic world.)
In the battle, only Bhima was directly confronted, while the other infantrymen, shouting and clapping in high spirits, were eager to reach the heroic realm.
आसाद्य भीमसेनं तु संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदाः। धार्तराष्ट्रा विनेदुर्हि नान्यां चाकथयन्कथाम् ॥ परिवार्य रणे भीमं निजघ्नुस्ते समन्ततः ॥९-१८-४२॥
āsādya bhīmasenaṃ tu saṃrabdhā yuddhadurmadāḥ। dhārtarāṣṭrā vinedurhi nānyāṃ cākathayankathām ॥ parivārya raṇe bhīmaṃ nijaghnuste samantataḥ ॥9-18-42॥
[आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; संरब्धाः (saṃrabdhāḥ) - excited; युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - arrogant in battle; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - shouted; हि (hi) - indeed; न (na) - not; अन्यां (anyāṃ) - other; च (ca) - and; अकथयन् (akathayan) - spoke; कथाम् (kathām) - words; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - struck; ते (te) - they; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides;]
(Having approached Bhimasena, the excited and arrogant sons of Dhritarashtra shouted and spoke no other words. Surrounding Bhima in battle, they struck from all sides.)
The sons of Dhritarashtra, filled with excitement and arrogance in battle, approached Bhimasena. They shouted and spoke of nothing else. Encircling Bhima in the battle, they attacked him from all directions.
स वध्यमानः समरे पदातिगणसंवृतः। न चचाल रथोपस्थे मैनाक इव पर्वतः ॥९-१८-४३॥
sa vadhyamānaḥ samare padātigaṇasaṁvṛtaḥ। na cacāla rathopasthe maināka iva parvataḥ ॥9-18-43॥
[स (sa) - he; वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being attacked; समरे (samare) - in battle; पदातिगणसंवृतः (padātigaṇasaṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by foot soldiers; न (na) - not; चचाल (cacāla) - moved; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; मैनाक (maināka) - Mainaka; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - a mountain;]
(He, being attacked in battle and surrounded by foot soldiers, did not move on the chariot seat, like Mainaka, a mountain.)
He stood firm on the chariot seat, unmoved by the attack in battle, surrounded by foot soldiers, just like the mountain Mainaka.
ते तु क्रुद्धा महाराज पाण्डवस्य महारथम्। निग्रहीतुं प्रचक्रुर्हि योधांश्चान्यानवारयन् ॥९-१८-४४॥
te tu kruddhā mahārāja pāṇḍavasya mahāratham। nigrahītuṃ pracakrurhi yodhāṃścānyānavārayan ॥9-18-44॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot; निग्रहीतुं (nigrahītuṃ) - to seize; प्रचक्रुः (pracakruḥ) - they made efforts; हि (hi) - indeed; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; च (ca) - and; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; अवारयन् (avārayan) - they obstructed;]
(They, however, O great king, angry, made efforts to seize the great chariot of the Pandava, and obstructed other warriors.)
The angry warriors, O great king, attempted to capture the great chariot of the Pandava and blocked other warriors.
अक्रुध्यत रणे भीमस्तैस्तदा पर्यवस्थितैः। सोऽवतीर्य रथात्तूर्णं पदातिः समवस्थितः ॥९-१८-४५॥
akrudhyata raṇe bhīmas taistadā paryavasthitaiḥ। so'vatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ padātiḥ samavasthitaḥ ॥9-18-45॥
[अक्रुध्यत (akrudhyata) - became angry; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; तदा (tadā) - then; पर्यवस्थितैः (paryavasthitaiḥ) - surrounded; सः (saḥ) - he; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - on foot; समवस्थितः (samavasthitaḥ) - stood firm;]
(Bhima became angry in battle, surrounded by them. Having descended from the chariot, he quickly stood firm on foot.)
In the battle, Bhima, surrounded by his enemies, became angry. He quickly descended from his chariot and stood firm on the ground.
जातरूपपरिच्छन्नां प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। अवधीत्तावकान्योधान्दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥९-१८-४६॥
jātarūpaparicchannāṃ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām। avadhīttāvakānyodhāndaṇḍapāṇirivāntakaḥ ॥9-18-46॥
[जातरूप (jātarūpa) - gold; परिच्छन्नां (paricchannāṃ) - covered; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; महतीं (mahatīṃ) - great; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; अवधीत्त् (avadhītt) - killed; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; दण्डपाणिः (daṇḍapāṇiḥ) - Yama; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death;]
(Holding a great mace covered with gold, he killed your warriors like Yama, the god of death, wielding a staff.)
Holding a great mace adorned with gold, he struck down your warriors as Yama, the god of death, would with his staff.
रथाश्वद्विपहीनांस्तु तान्भीमो गदया बली। एकविंशतिसाहस्रान्पदातीनवपोथयत् ॥९-१८-४७॥
rathāśvadvipahīnāṃstu tānbhīmo gadayā balī। ekaviṃśatisāhasrānpadātīnavapothayat ॥9-18-47॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; अश्व (aśva) - horse; द्विप (dvipa) - elephant; हीनां (hīnām) - deprived of; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - them; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; गदया (gadayā) - with mace; बली (balī) - strong; एकविंशति (ekaviṃśati) - twenty-one; साहस्रान् (sāhasrān) - thousand; पदातीन् (padātīn) - foot soldiers; अवपोथयत् (avapothayat) - crushed; ९-१८-४७ (9-18-47) - (verse number);]
(But Bhima, the strong, with his mace, crushed twenty-one thousand foot soldiers who were deprived of chariots, horses, and elephants.)
In the battle, the mighty Bhima, wielding his mace, annihilated twenty-one thousand infantrymen who were left without chariots, horses, or elephants.
हत्वा तत्पुरुषानीकं भीमः सत्यपराक्रमः। धृष्टद्युम्नं पुरस्कृत्य नचिरात्प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥९-१८-४८॥
hatvā tatpuruṣānīkaṃ bhīmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ puraskṛtya nacirātpratyadṛśyata ॥9-18-48॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; तत्पुरुषानीकं (tatpuruṣānīkaṃ) - the army of those men; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; सत्यपराक्रमः (satyaparākramaḥ) - of true valor; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhrishtadyumna; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; नचिरात् (nacirāt) - soon; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen;]
(Having killed the army of those men, Bhima of true valor, placing Dhrishtadyumna in front, was soon seen.)
After slaying the army of those men, the valiant Bhima, with Dhrishtadyumna at the forefront, was soon visible.
पादाता निहता भूमौ शिश्यिरे रुधिरोक्षिताः। सम्भग्ना इव वातेन कर्णिकाराः सुपुष्पिताः ॥९-१८-४९॥
pādātā nihatā bhūmau śiśyire rudhirokṣitāḥ। sambhagnā iva vātena karṇikārāḥ supuṣpitāḥ ॥9-18-49॥
[पादाता (pādātā) - foot soldiers; निहता (nihatā) - slain; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; शिश्यिरे (śiśyire) - lay; रुधिरोक्षिताः (rudhirokṣitāḥ) - blood-smeared; सम्भग्ना (sambhagnā) - broken; इव (iva) - like; वातेन (vātena) - by the wind; कर्णिकाराः (karṇikārāḥ) - arnica trees; सुपुष्पिताः (supuṣpitāḥ) - fully blossomed;]
(The foot soldiers, slain, lay on the ground, blood-smeared, like arnica trees fully blossomed, broken by the wind.)
The slain foot soldiers lay on the ground, smeared with blood, like fully blossomed arnica trees broken by the wind.
नानापुष्पस्रजोपेता नानाकुण्डलधारिणः। नानाजात्या हतास्तत्र नानादेशसमागताः ॥९-१८-५०॥
nānāpuṣpasrajopetā nānākuṇḍaladhāriṇaḥ। nānājātyā hatāstatra nānādeśasamāgatāḥ ॥9-18-50॥
[नाना (nānā) - various; पुष्प (puṣpa) - flowers; स्रजः (srajaḥ) - garlands; उपेताः (upetāḥ) - adorned with; नाना (nānā) - various; कुण्डल (kuṇḍala) - earrings; धारिणः (dhāriṇaḥ) - wearing; नाना (nānā) - various; जात्या (jātyā) - by birth; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; तत्र (tatra) - there; नाना (nānā) - various; देश (deśa) - regions; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled;]
(Adorned with various flower garlands, wearing various earrings, killed there by various births, assembled from various regions.)
They were adorned with various flower garlands and wore different earrings. They were killed there, belonging to various births and assembled from different regions.
पताकाध्वजसञ्छन्नं पदातीनां महद्बलम्। निकृत्तं विबभौ तत्र घोररूपं भयानकम् ॥९-१८-५१॥
patākādhvajasañchannaṃ padātīnāṃ mahadbalam। nikṛttaṃ vibabhau tatra ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam ॥9-18-51॥
[पताका (patākā) - flags; ध्वज (dhvaja) - banners; सञ्छन्नं (sañchannaṃ) - covered; पदातीनां (padātīnāṃ) - of foot soldiers; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - army; निकृत्तं (nikṛttaṃ) - cut down; विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone; तत्र (tatra) - there; घोररूपं (ghorarūpaṃ) - terrible form; भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightening;]
(Covered with flags and banners, the great army of foot soldiers, cut down, shone there in a terrible and frightening form.)
The battlefield was covered with flags and banners, and the great army of foot soldiers lay cut down, presenting a terrible and frightening scene.
युधिष्ठिरपुरोगास्तु सर्वसैन्यमहारथाः। अभ्यधावन्महात्मानं पुत्रं दुर्योधनं तव ॥९-१८-५२॥
yudhiṣṭhirapurogāstu sarvasainyamahārathāḥ। abhyadhāvanmahātmānaṃ putraṃ duryodhanaṃ tava ॥9-18-52॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; पुरोगाः (purogāḥ) - leading; तु (tu) - but; सर्व (sarva) - all; सैन्य (sainya) - army; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - rushed; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - great soul; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṃ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your;]
(Yudhishthira leading, but all the great warriors of the army rushed towards your son, the great soul Duryodhana.)
Yudhishthira was leading, but all the great warriors of the army rushed towards your son, the noble Duryodhana.
ते सर्वे तावकान्दृष्ट्वा महेष्वासान्पराङ्मुखान्। नाभ्यवर्तन्त ते पुत्रं वेलेव मकरालयम् ॥९-१८-५३॥
te sarve tāvakāndṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsānparāṅmukhān। nābhyavartanta te putraṃ veleva makarālayam ॥9-18-53॥
[ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; पराङ्मुखान् (parāṅmukhān) - turned away; न (na) - not; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - approached; ते (te) - your; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; वेल (vela) - shore; इव (iva) - like; मकरालयम् (makarālayam) - ocean;]
(They all, having seen your great archers turned away, did not approach your son, like the shore to the ocean.)
They all, upon seeing your great archers turn away, did not approach your son, just as the shore does not approach the ocean.
तदद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य पौरुषम्। यदेकं सहिताः पार्था न शेकुरतिवर्तितुम् ॥९-१८-५४॥
tad adbhutam apaśyāma tava putrasya pauruṣam। yad ekaṃ sahitāḥ pārthā na śekur ativartitum ॥9-18-54॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - valor; यत् (yat) - which; एकम् (ekam) - one; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; अतिवर्तितुम् (ativartitum) - to surpass;]
(We saw that wonderful valor of your son, which the sons of Pritha together were not able to surpass.)
We witnessed the extraordinary valor of your son, which even the combined efforts of the sons of Pritha could not overcome.
नातिदूरापयातं तु कृतबुद्धिं पलायने। दुर्योधनः स्वकं सैन्यमब्रवीद्भृशविक्षतम् ॥९-१८-५५॥
nātidūrāpayātaṃ tu kṛtabuddhiṃ palāyane। duryodhanaḥ svakaṃ sainyamabravīdbhṛśavikṣatam ॥9-18-55॥
[नातिदूरम् (nātidūram) - not too far; अपयातम् (apayātam) - retreated; तु (tu) - but; कृतबुद्धिम् (kṛtabuddhim) - having decided; पलायने (palāyane) - to flee; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; स्वकम् (svakam) - his own; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भृशविक्षतम् (bhṛśavikṣatam) - severely wounded;]
(Not too far retreated but having decided to flee, Duryodhana said to his own severely wounded army.)
Duryodhana, having decided to flee and not retreating too far, addressed his own army, which was severely wounded.
न तं देशं प्रपश्यामि पृथिव्यां पर्वतेषु वा। यत्र यातान्न वो हन्युः पाण्डवाः किं सृतेन वः ॥९-१८-५६॥
na taṁ deśaṁ prapaśyāmi pṛthivyāṁ parvateṣu vā। yatra yātānna vo hanyuḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kiṁ sṛtena vaḥ ॥9-18-56॥
[न (na) - not; तं (taṁ) - that; देशं (deśaṁ) - place; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṁ) - on earth; पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - in the mountains; वा (vā) - or; यत्र (yatra) - where; यातान् (yātān) - gone; न (na) - not; वः (vaḥ) - you; हन्युः (hanyuḥ) - would be killed; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; किं (kiṁ) - what; सृतेन (sṛtena) - by running away; वः (vaḥ) - your;]
(I do not see that place on earth or in the mountains where, having gone, you would not be killed by the Pāṇḍavas; what is the use of your running away?)
I do not see any place on earth or in the mountains where you could go and not be killed by the Pāṇḍavas. What is the use of running away?
अल्पं च बलमेतेषां कृष्णौ च भृशविक्षतौ। यदि सर्वेऽत्र तिष्ठामो ध्रुवो नो विजयो भवेत् ॥९-१८-५७॥
alpaṁ ca balam eteṣāṁ kṛṣṇau ca bhṛśa-vikṣatau। yadi sarve'tra tiṣṭhāmo dhruvo no vijayo bhavet ॥9-18-57॥
[अल्पम् (alpam) - little; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - strength; एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; भृशविक्षतौ (bhṛśavikṣatau) - severely wounded; यदि (yadi) - if; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अत्र (atra) - here; तिष्ठामः (tiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we stand; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; नः (naḥ) - our; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be;]
(Little is the strength of these, and Krishna is severely wounded. If we all stand here, our victory would be certain.)
The strength of these is little, and Krishna is severely wounded. If we all stand here, our victory is assured.
विप्रयातांस्तु वो भिन्नान्पाण्डवाः कृतकिल्बिषान्। अनुसृत्य हनिष्यन्ति श्रेयो नः समरे स्थितम् ॥९-१८-५८॥
viprayātāṃstu vo bhinnānpāṇḍavāḥ kṛtakilbiṣān। anusṛtya haniṣyanti śreyo naḥ samare sthitam ॥9-18-58॥
[विप्रयातान् (viprayātān) - departed; तु (tu) - but; वः (vaḥ) - your; भिन्नान् (bhinnān) - broken; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; कृतकिल्बिषान् (kṛtakilbiṣān) - having committed sins; अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having followed; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will kill; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; नः (naḥ) - for us; समरे (samare) - in battle; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated;]
(The departed ones, but your broken Pāṇḍavas, having committed sins, having followed, will kill. Better for us situated in battle.)
The departed ones, but your broken Pāṇḍavas, having committed sins, will pursue and kill. It is better for us to be situated in battle.
शृणुध्वं क्षत्रियाः सर्वे यावन्तः स्थ समागताः। यदा शूरं च भीरुं च मारयत्यन्तकः सदा ॥ को नु मूढो न युध्येत पुरुषः क्षत्रियब्रुवः ॥९-१८-५९॥
śṛṇudhvaṃ kṣatriyāḥ sarve yāvantaḥ stha samāgatāḥ। yadā śūraṃ ca bhīruṃ ca mārayatyantakaḥ sadā ॥ ko nu mūḍho na yudhyeta puruṣaḥ kṣatriyabruvaḥ ॥9-18-59॥
[शृणुध्वं (śṛṇudhvaṃ) - listen; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यावन्तः (yāvantaḥ) - as many as; स्थ (stha) - are; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; यदा (yadā) - when; शूरं (śūram) - hero; च (ca) - and; भीरुं (bhīrum) - coward; च (ca) - and; मारयति (mārayati) - kills; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death; सदा (sadā) - always; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - fool; न (na) - not; युध्येत (yudhyeta) - fight; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; क्षत्रियब्रुवः (kṣatriyabruvaḥ) - calling himself a warrior;]
(Listen, warriors, all of you who are assembled. When death always kills both the hero and the coward, who indeed, being a fool, would not fight, calling himself a warrior?)
"Listen, all you warriors who are gathered here. When death kills both the brave and the cowardly alike, who would be so foolish as not to fight, claiming to be a warrior?"
श्रेयो नो भीमसेनस्य क्रुद्धस्य प्रमुखे स्थितम्। सुखः साङ्ग्रामिको मृत्युः क्षत्रधर्मेण युध्यताम् ॥ जित्वेह सुखमाप्नोति हतः प्रेत्य महत्फलम् ॥९-१८-६०॥
śreyo no bhīmasenasya kruddhasya pramukhe sthitam। sukhaḥ sāṅgrāmiko mṛtyuḥ kṣatradharmeṇa yudhyatām ॥ jitveha sukhamāpnoti hataḥ pretya mahatphalam ॥9-18-60॥
[श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; नः (naḥ) - for us; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; सुखः (sukhaḥ) - happiness; साङ्ग्रामिकः (sāṅgrāmikaḥ) - in battle; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the duty of a warrior; युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those who fight; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; इह (iha) - here; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death; महत् (mahat) - great; फलम् (phalam) - reward;]
(Better for us is the angry Bhimasena standing in front. Happiness is the death in battle for those who fight by the duty of a warrior. Having conquered here, one obtains happiness; slain, one receives a great reward after death.)
It is better for us to have the angry Bhimasena standing in front. For those who fight by the duty of a warrior, happiness lies in death in battle. If victorious here, one gains happiness; if slain, one receives a great reward after death.
न युद्धधर्माच्छ्रेयान्वै पन्थाः स्वर्गस्य कौरवाः। अचिरेण जिताँल्लोकान्हतो युद्धे समश्नुते ॥९-१८-६१॥
na yuddhadharmācchreyān vai panthāḥ svargasya kauravāḥ। acireṇa jitāṁllokānhato yuddhe samaśnute ॥9-18-61॥
[न (na) - not; युद्धधर्मात् (yuddhadharmāt) - than the duty of war; श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better; वै (vai) - indeed; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - to heaven; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; अचिरेण (acireṇa) - soon; जितान् (jitān) - conquered; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; समश्नुते (samaśnute) - attains;]
(There is no path to heaven better than the duty of war, O Kauravas. Soon, having conquered the worlds, one slain in battle attains it.)
O Kauravas, there is indeed no path to heaven better than the duty of war. One who is slain in battle soon attains the worlds he has conquered.
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य पूजयित्वा च पार्थिवाः। पुनरेवान्ववर्तन्त पाण्डवानाततायिनः ॥९-१८-६२॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya pūjayitvā ca pārthivāḥ। punarevānvavartanta pāṇḍavānātatāyinaḥ ॥9-18-62॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - the kings; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्ववर्तन्त (anvavartanta) - followed; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - aggressors;]
(Having heard his words, the kings, having honored, again indeed followed the Pandavas, the aggressors.)
Upon hearing his words, the kings paid their respects and once again followed the Pandavas, who were the aggressors.
तानापतत एवाशु व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः। प्रत्युद्ययुस्तदा पार्था जयगृध्राः प्रहारिणः ॥९-१८-६३॥
tānāpatata evāśu vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। pratyudyayustadā pārthā jayagṛdhrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ॥9-18-63॥
[तान् (tān) - them; आपतत (āpatata) - attacking; एव (eva) - indeed; आशु (āśu) - quickly; व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - arrayed; अनीकाः (anīkāḥ) - troops; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; प्रत्युद्ययुस्तदा (pratyudyayustadā) - advanced then; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; जयगृध्राः (jayagṛdhrāḥ) - eager for victory; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers;]
(Them attacking indeed quickly arrayed troops strikers advanced then sons of Pritha eager for victory strikers.)
As they attacked swiftly, the arrayed troops of strikers advanced, and then the sons of Pritha, eager for victory, also moved forward.
धनञ्जयो रथेनाजावभ्यवर्तत वीर्यवान्। विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु गाण्डीवं विक्षिपन्धनुः ॥९-१८-६४॥
dhanañjayo rathenājāv abhyavartata vīryavān। viśrutaṃ triṣu lokeṣu gāṇḍīvaṃ vikṣipan dhanuḥ ॥9-18-64॥
[धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अजौ (ajāu) - in the battle; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty; विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - renowned; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; विक्षिपन् (vikṣipan) - wielding; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow;]
(Arjuna, mighty, advanced in the battle by chariot, wielding the renowned Gandiva bow in the three worlds.)
Arjuna, the mighty warrior, advanced into the battle on his chariot, renowned across the three worlds for wielding the Gandiva bow.
माद्रीपुत्रौ च शकुनिं सात्यकिश्च महाबलः। जवेनाभ्यपतन्हृष्टा यतो वै तावकं बलम् ॥९-१८-६५॥
mādrīputrau ca śakuniṃ sātyakiśca mahābalaḥ। javenābhyapatanhṛṣṭā yato vai tāvakaṃ balam ॥9-18-65॥
[माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; शकुनिं (śakuniṃ) - Shakuni; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; जवेन (javena) - swiftly; अभ्यपतन् (abhyapatan) - rushed; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; यतः (yataḥ) - where; वै (vai) - indeed; तावकं (tāvakaṃ) - your; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(The sons of Madri, Shakuni, and the mighty Satyaki swiftly rushed joyfully where indeed your army was.)
The sons of Madri, along with Shakuni and the mighty Satyaki, joyfully rushed swiftly towards your army.
