09.019
Core and Pancharatra: The elephant army of King Shalva attacks the Pandavas. Dhrishtadyumna kills the elephant on which the King Shaalva was riding, while Satyaki kills the falling King.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
संनिवृत्ते बलौघे तु शाल्वो म्लेच्छगणाधिपः। अभ्यवर्तत सङ्क्रुद्धः पाण्डूनां सुमहद्बलम् ॥९-१९-१॥
saṁnivṛtte balaughe tu śālvo mlecchagaṇādhipaḥ। abhyavartata saṅkruddhaḥ pāṇḍūnāṁ sumahadbalam ॥9-19-1॥
[संनिवृत्ते (saṁnivṛtte) - withdrawn; बलौघे (balaughe) - masses of forces; तु (tu) - but; शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Śālva; म्लेच्छगणाधिपः (mlecchagaṇādhipaḥ) - leader of the barbarian hordes; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; बलम् (balam) - force;]
(When the masses of forces had withdrawn, Śālva, the leader of the barbarian hordes, advanced angrily towards the very great force of the Pāṇḍavas.)
After the withdrawal of the forces, Śālva, the leader of the barbarian hordes, angrily advanced towards the mighty army of the Pāṇḍavas.
आस्थाय सुमहानागं प्रभिन्नं पर्वतोपमम्। दृप्तमैरावतप्रख्यममित्रगणमर्दनम् ॥९-१९-२॥
āsthāya sumahānāgaṃ prabhinnaṃ parvatopamam। dṛptamairāvataprakhyamamitragaṇamardanam ॥9-19-2॥
[आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; सुमहानागं (sumahānāgaṃ) - a very great elephant; प्रभिन्नं (prabhinnaṃ) - broken; पर्वतोपमम् (parvatopamam) - mountain-like; दृप्तम् (dṛptam) - proud; ऐरावतप्रख्यम् (airāvataprakhyam) - resembling Airavata; अमित्रगणमर्दनम् (amitragaṇamardanam) - destroyer of enemy hosts;]
(Having mounted a very great elephant, broken and mountain-like, resembling Airavata, the destroyer of enemy hosts.)
Having mounted a massive, mountain-like elephant resembling Airavata, the destroyer of enemy forces, he appeared proud and formidable.
योऽसौ महाभद्रकुलप्रसूतः; सुपूजितो धार्तराष्ट्रेण नित्यम्। सुकल्पितः शास्त्रविनिश्चयज्ञैः; सदोपवाह्यः समरेषु राजन् ॥९-१९-३॥
yo'sau mahābhadrakulaprasūtaḥ; supūjito dhārtarāṣṭreṇa nityam। sukalpitaḥ śāstraviniścayajñaiḥ; sadopavāhyaḥ samareṣu rājan ॥9-19-3॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; महाभद्रकुलप्रसूतः (mahābhadrakulaprasūtaḥ) - born in a great noble family; सुपूजितः (supūjitaḥ) - well-honored; धार्तराष्ट्रेण (dhārtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; सुकल्पितः (sukalpitaḥ) - well-prepared; शास्त्रविनिश्चयज्ञैः (śāstraviniścayajñaiḥ) - by those knowledgeable in the conclusions of the scriptures; सदा (sadā) - always; उपवाह्यः (upavāhyaḥ) - to be carried; समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles; राजन् (rājan) - O king;]
(He who is born in a great noble family, always well-honored by Dhritarashtra, well-prepared by those knowledgeable in the conclusions of the scriptures, always to be carried in battles, O king.)
He, who is born in a great noble family and is always honored by Dhritarashtra, is well-prepared by those knowledgeable in scriptures and is always ready to be carried into battles, O king.
तमास्थितो राजवरो बभूव; यथोदयस्थः सविता क्षपान्ते। स तेन नागप्रवरेण राज; न्नभ्युद्ययौ पाण्डुसुतान्समन्तात् ॥ शितैः पृषत्कैर्विददार चापि; महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैः सुघोरैः ॥९-१९-४॥
tamāsthito rājavaro babhūva; yathodayasthaḥ savitā kṣapānte। sa tena nāgapravareṇa rāja; nnabhyudyayau pāṇḍusutānsamantāt ॥ śitaiḥ pṛṣatkairvidadāra cāpi; mahendravajrapratimaiḥ sughoraiḥ ॥9-19-4॥
[तमास्थितः (tamāsthitaḥ) - standing firmly; राजवरो (rājavaraḥ) - excellent king; बभूव (babhūva) - became; यथा (yathā) - like; उदयस्थः (udayasthaḥ) - rising; सविता (savitā) - sun; क्षपान्ते (kṣapānte) - at the end of night; सः (saḥ) - he; तेन (tena) - by that; नागप्रवरेण (nāgapravareṇa) - by the excellent elephant; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अभ्युद्ययौ (abhyudyayau) - approached; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - sons of Pandu; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; विददार (vidadāra) - pierced; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैः (mahendravajrapratimaiḥ) - like the thunderbolt of Indra; सुघोरैः (sughoraiḥ) - very terrible;]
(Standing firmly, the excellent king became like the rising sun at the end of the night. By that excellent elephant, O king, he approached the sons of Pandu from all sides and pierced them with sharp arrows, also very terrible like the thunderbolt of Indra.)
The excellent king stood firm, resembling the rising sun at the end of the night. With the help of the noble elephant, he advanced towards the sons of Pandu from all directions, striking them with sharp and dreadful arrows akin to Indra's thunderbolt.
ततः शरान्वै सृजतो महारणे; योधांश्च राजन्नयतो यमाय। नास्यान्तरं ददृशुः स्वे परे वा; यथा पुरा वज्रधरस्य दैत्याः ॥९-१९-५॥
tataḥ śarānvai sṛjato mahāraṇe; yodhāṃśca rājannayato yamāya। nāsyāntaraṃ dadṛśuḥ sve pare vā; yathā purā vajradharasya daityāḥ ॥9-19-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; वै (vai) - indeed; सृजतः (sṛjataḥ) - releasing; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नयतः (nayataḥ) - leading; यमाय (yamāya) - to Yama (god of death); न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - his; अन्तरम् (antaram) - gap; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; स्वे (sve) - own; परे (pare) - others; वा (vā) - or; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वज्रधरस्य (vajradharasya) - of the wielder of the thunderbolt; दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - demons;]
(Then, indeed, releasing arrows in the great battle, leading the warriors to Yama, O king, neither his own nor others saw a gap, as formerly the demons of the wielder of the thunderbolt.)
Then, O king, as he released arrows in the great battle, leading the warriors to Yama, neither his own side nor the enemies could see a gap, just as the demons could not see a gap in the wielder of the thunderbolt in the past.
ते पाण्डवाः सोमकाः सृञ्जयाश्च; तमेव नागं ददृशुः समन्तात्। सहस्रशो वै विचरन्तमेकं; यथा महेन्द्रस्य गजं समीपे ॥९-१९-६॥
te pāṇḍavāḥ somakāḥ sṛñjayāśca; tameva nāgaṃ dadṛśuḥ samantāt। sahasraśo vai vicarantamekaṃ; yathā mahendrasya gajaṃ samīpe ॥9-19-6॥
[ते (te) - they; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - Somakas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - that; एव (eva) - only; नागम् (nāgam) - elephant; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; वै (vai) - indeed; विचरन्तम् (vicarantam) - wandering; एकम् (ekam) - one; यथा (yathā) - as; महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra; गजम् (gajam) - elephant; समीपे (samīpe) - near;]
(They, the Pāṇḍavas, Somakas, and Sṛñjayas, saw that very elephant all around, indeed wandering by thousands, as the elephant of Mahendra near.)
The Pāṇḍavas, along with the Somakas and Sṛñjayas, saw the elephant wandering all around, resembling the elephant of Lord Indra, surrounded by thousands.
संद्राव्यमाणं तु बलं परेषां; परीतकल्पं विबभौ समन्तात्। नैवावतस्थे समरे भृशं भया; द्विमर्दमानं तु परस्परं तदा ॥९-१९-७॥
saṁdrāvyamāṇaṁ tu balaṁ pareṣāṁ; parītakalpaṁ vibabhau samantāt. naivāvatasthe samare bhṛśaṁ bhayā; dvimardamānaṁ tu parasparaṁ tadā ॥9-19-7॥
[संद्राव्यमाणं (saṁdrāvyamāṇaṁ) - melting away; तु (tu) - but; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; परेषां (pareṣāṁ) - of the enemies; परीतकल्पं (parītakalpaṁ) - like surrounded; विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अवतस्थे (avatasthe) - stood; समरे (samare) - in battle; भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - greatly; भया (bhayā) - by fear; द्विमर्दमानं (dvimardamānaṁ) - fighting each other; तु (tu) - but; परस्परं (parasparaṁ) - each other; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(The strength of the enemies was melting away; like surrounded, it shone all around. Indeed, it did not stand in battle greatly by fear; but then they were fighting each other.)
The enemies' strength was dissipating, appearing as if surrounded, shining all around. They did not stand firm in battle due to great fear; instead, they were engaged in mutual combat at that time.
ततः प्रभग्ना सहसा महाचमूः; सा पाण्डवी तेन नराधिपेन। दिशश्चतस्रः सहसा प्रधाविता; गजेन्द्रवेगं तमपारयन्ती ॥९-१९-८॥
tataḥ prabhagnā sahasā mahācamūḥ; sā pāṇḍavī tena narādhipena। diśaścatasraḥ sahasā pradhāvitā; gajendravegaṃ tamapārayantī ॥9-19-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभग्ना (prabhagnā) - broken; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; सा (sā) - that; पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - of the Pandavas; तेन (tena) - by that; नराधिपेन (narādhipena) - king; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; प्रधाविता (pradhāvitā) - ran; गजेन्द्रवेगं (gajendravegaṃ) - like the speed of an elephant; तम् (tam) - that; अपारयन्ती (apārayantī) - unable to withstand;]
(Then the great army was suddenly broken; that of the Pandavas by that king. The four directions suddenly ran, unable to withstand the speed of an elephant.)
Then, the great army of the Pandavas was suddenly broken by that king. The four directions scattered swiftly, unable to withstand the speed of an elephant.
दृष्ट्वा च तां वेगवता प्रभग्नां; सर्वे त्वदीया युधि योधमुख्याः। अपूजयंस्तत्र नराधिपं तं; दध्मुश्च शङ्खाञ्शशिसंनिकाशान् ॥९-१९-९॥
dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ vegavatā prabhagnāṃ; sarve tvadīyā yudhi yodhamukhyāḥ। apūjayaṃstatra narādhipaṃ taṃ; dadhmuśca śaṅkhāñśaśisaṃnikāśān ॥9-19-9॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - that; वेगवता (vegavatā) - by the swift; प्रभग्नां (prabhagnāṃ) - broken; सर्वे (sarve) - all; त्वदीया (tvadīyā) - your; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; योधमुख्याः (yodhamukhyāḥ) - chief warriors; अपूजयंस्तत्र (apūjayaṃstatra) - worshipped there; नराधिपं (narādhipaṃ) - the king; तं (taṃ) - that; धध्मुश्च (dadhmuśca) - blew; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; शशिसंनिकाशान् (śaśisaṃnikāśān) - moon-like;]
(Having seen that broken by the swift, all your chief warriors in battle worshipped that king there and blew conches resembling the moon.)
Upon witnessing the swift destruction, all your chief warriors in battle honored the king there and blew their moon-like conches.
श्रुत्वा निनादं त्वथ कौरवाणां; हर्षाद्विमुक्तं सह शङ्खशब्दैः। सेनापतिः पाण्डवसृञ्जयानां; पाञ्चालपुत्रो न ममर्ष रोषात् ॥९-१९-१०॥
śrutvā ninādaṃ tvatha kauravāṇāṃ; harṣādvimuktaṃ saha śaṅkhaśabdaiḥ। senāpatiḥ pāṇḍavasṛñjayānāṃ; pāñcālaputro na mamarṣa roṣāt ॥9-19-10॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निनादं (ninādam) - sound; तु (tu) - but; अथ (atha) - then; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; हर्षात् (harṣāt) - from joy; विमुक्तं (vimuktam) - released; सह (saha) - with; शङ्खशब्दैः (śaṅkhaśabdaiḥ) - conch sounds; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - the general; पाण्डवसृञ्जयानां (pāṇḍavasṛñjayānāṃ) - of the Pandavas and Srinjayas; पाञ्चालपुत्रः (pāñcālaputraḥ) - the son of Panchala; न (na) - not; ममर्ष (mamarṣa) - tolerated; रोषात् (roṣāt) - out of anger;]
(Having heard the sound of the Kauravas, released from joy along with the conch sounds, the general of the Pandavas and Srinjayas, the son of Panchala, did not tolerate out of anger.)
Upon hearing the joyful sound of the Kauravas accompanied by conch shells, the commander of the Pandavas and Srinjayas, the son of Panchala, could not contain his anger.
ततस्तु तं वै द्विरदं महात्मा; प्रत्युद्ययौ त्वरमाणो जयाय। जम्भो यथा शक्रसमागमे वै; नागेन्द्रमैरावणमिन्द्रवाह्यम् ॥९-१९-११॥
tatastu taṃ vai dviradaṃ mahātmā; pratyudyayau tvaramāṇo jayāya। jambho yathā śakrasamāgame vai; nāgendramairāvaṇamindravāhyam ॥9-19-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - indeed; तम् (tam) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विरदम् (dviradam) - elephant; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - approached; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; जयाय (jayāya) - for victory; जम्भः (jambhaḥ) - Jambha; यथा (yathā) - as; शक्रसमागमे (śakrasamāgame) - in the meeting with Indra; वै (vai) - indeed; नागेन्द्रम् (nāgendram) - king of elephants; ऐरावणम् (airāvaṇam) - Airavata; इन्द्रवाह्यम् (indravāhyam) - Indra's vehicle;]
(Then indeed, the great soul approached that elephant hastening for victory, as Jambha did in the meeting with Indra, the king of elephants, Airavata, Indra's vehicle.)
Then, the great soul hastened towards that elephant for victory, just as Jambha approached Airavata, the king of elephants and Indra's vehicle, during his meeting with Indra.
तमापतन्तं सहसा तु दृष्ट्वा; पाञ्चालराजं युधि राजसिंहः। तं वै द्विपं प्रेषयामास तूर्णं; वधाय राजन्द्रुपदात्मजस्य ॥९-१९-१२॥
tamāpatantaṃ sahasā tu dṛṣṭvā; pāñcālarājaṃ yudhi rājasiṃhaḥ। taṃ vai dvipaṃ preṣayāmāsa tūrṇaṃ; vadhāya rājandrupadātmajasya ॥9-19-12॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पाञ्चालराजम् (pāñcālarājam) - Panchala king; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; राजसिंहः (rājasiṃhaḥ) - lion among kings; तम् (tam) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विपम् (dvipaṃ) - elephant; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; वधाय (vadhāya) - to kill; राजन् (rājan) - king; द्रुपदात्मजस्य (drupadātmajasya) - son of Drupada;]
(Having suddenly seen that approaching, the lion among kings in battle quickly sent that elephant indeed to kill the son of Drupada.)
Upon suddenly seeing the approaching Panchala king in battle, the lion among kings quickly sent the elephant to kill the son of Drupada.
स तं द्विपं सहसाभ्यापतन्त; मविध्यदर्कप्रतिमैः पृषत्कैः। कर्मारधौतैर्निशितैर्ज्वलद्भि; र्नाराचमुख्यैस्त्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः ॥९-१९-१३॥
sa taṃ dvipaṃ sahasābhyāpatanta; mavidhyadarkapratimaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ। karmāradhautairniśitairjvaladbhi; rnārācamukhyaistribhirugravegaiḥ ॥9-19-13॥
[स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - that; द्विपम् (dvipaṃ) - elephant; सहसा (sahasā) - quickly; अभ्यापतन्तम् (abhyāpatantam) - approaching; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; अर्कप्रतिमैः (arkapratimaiḥ) - like the sun; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - with arrows; कर्मारधौतैः (karmāradhautaiḥ) - polished by a smith; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; ज्वलद्भिः (jvaladbhiḥ) - shining; नाराचमुख्यैः (nārācamukhyaiḥ) - with excellent iron arrows; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - fierce speed;]
(He quickly approached that elephant and pierced it with arrows like the sun, polished by a smith, sharp, shining, with excellent iron arrows, with three of fierce speed.)
He swiftly approached the elephant and struck it with three sharp, shining arrows, polished by a smith, resembling the sun, and possessing fierce speed.
ततोऽपरान्पञ्च शितान्महात्मा; नाराचमुख्यान्विससर्ज कुम्भे। स तैस्तु विद्धः परमद्विपो रणे; तदा परावृत्य भृशं प्रदुद्रुवे ॥९-१९-१४॥
tato'parānpañca śitānmahātmā; nārācamukhyānvisasarja kumbhe। sa taistu viddhaḥ paramadvipo raṇe; tadā parāvṛtya bhṛśaṃ pradudruve ॥9-19-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरान् (aparān) - other; पञ्च (pañca) - five; शितान् (śitān) - sharp; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; नाराचमुख्यान् (nārācamukhyān) - chief arrows; विससर्ज (visasarja) - dispatched; कुम्भे (kumbhe) - at the pot; सः (saḥ) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; तु (tu) - but; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; परमद्विपः (paramadvipaḥ) - great elephant; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; परावृत्य (parāvṛtya) - turning back; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; प्रदुद्रुवे (pradudruve) - ran away;]
(Then the great soul dispatched five other sharp chief arrows at the pot. Pierced by them, the great elephant in battle then turned back and ran away greatly.)
Then the great soul released five sharp arrows at the pot. The great elephant, struck by them in battle, turned back and fled swiftly.
तं नागराजं सहसा प्रणुन्नं; विद्राव्यमाणं च निगृह्य शाल्वः। तोत्त्राङ्कुशैः प्रेषयामास तूर्णं; पाञ्चालराजस्य रथं प्रदिश्य ॥९-१९-१५॥
taṁ nāgarājaṁ sahasā praṇunnaṁ; vidrāvyamāṇaṁ ca nigṛhya śālvaḥ। tottrāṅkuśaiḥ preṣayāmāsa tūrṇaṁ; pāñcālarājasya rathaṁ pradiśya ॥9-19-15॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; नागराजं (nāgarājaṁ) - king of serpents; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; प्रणुन्नं (praṇunnaṁ) - pushed; विद्राव्यमाणं (vidrāvyamāṇaṁ) - being driven away; च (ca) - and; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained; शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Shalva; तोत्त्राङ्कुशैः (tottrāṅkuśaiḥ) - with goads and hooks; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - quickly; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Panchala; रथं (rathaṁ) - chariot; प्रदिश्य (pradiśya) - pointing towards;]
(Shalva, having restrained that king of serpents who was suddenly pushed and being driven away, quickly sent him with goads and hooks towards the chariot of the king of Panchala.)
Shalva quickly directed the serpent king, who was suddenly pushed and being driven away, towards the chariot of the Panchala king using goads and hooks.
दृष्ट्वापतन्तं सहसा तु नागं; धृष्टद्युम्नः स्वरथाच्छीघ्रमेव। गदां प्रगृह्याशु जवेन वीरो; भूमिं प्रपन्नो भयविह्वलाङ्गः ॥९-१९-१६॥
dṛṣṭvāpatantaṃ sahasā tu nāgaṃ; dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ svarathācchīghrameva। gadāṃ pragṛhyāśu javena vīro; bhūmiṃ prapanno bhayavihvalāṅgaḥ ॥9-19-16॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पतन्तं (patantaṃ) - falling; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; तु (tu) - but; नागं (nāgaṃ) - the serpent; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; स्वरथात् (svarathāt) - from his chariot; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; एव (eva) - indeed; गदां (gadām) - mace; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; आशु (āśu) - swiftly; जवेन (javena) - with speed; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - to the ground; प्रपन्नः (prapannaḥ) - descended; भयविह्वलाङ्गः (bhayavihvalāṅgaḥ) - with trembling limbs from fear;]
(Having seen the serpent suddenly falling, Dhṛṣṭadyumna quickly indeed, having taken the mace, swiftly descended from his chariot to the ground, the hero with trembling limbs from fear.)
Upon seeing the serpent suddenly falling, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, in fear, quickly took his mace and descended swiftly from his chariot to the ground, his limbs trembling.
स तं रथं हेमविभूषिताङ्गं; साश्वं ससूतं सहसा विमृद्य। उत्क्षिप्य हस्तेन तदा महाद्विपो; विपोथयामास वसुन्धरातले ॥९-१९-१७॥
sa taṃ rathaṃ hemavibhūṣitāṅgaṃ; sāśvaṃ sasūtaṃ sahasā vimṛdya। utkṣipya hastena tadā mahādvipo; vipothayāmāsa vasundharātale ॥9-19-17॥
[स (sa) - he; तं (taṃ) - that; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; हेमविभूषिताङ्गं (hemavibhūṣitāṅgaṃ) - gold-adorned body; साश्वं (sāśvaṃ) - with horses; ससूतं (sasūtaṃ) - with charioteer; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; विमृद्य (vimṛdya) - crushing; उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - lifting; हस्तेन (hastena) - with hand; तदा (tadā) - then; महाद्विपः (mahādvipaḥ) - the great elephant; विपोथयामास (vipothayāmāsa) - smashed; वसुन्धरातले (vasundharātale) - on the ground;]
(He, suddenly crushing that gold-adorned chariot with horses and charioteer, then lifted it with his hand and the great elephant smashed it on the ground.)
He suddenly crushed the gold-adorned chariot with its horses and charioteer, then lifted it with his hand, and the great elephant smashed it onto the ground.
पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतं स दृष्ट्वा; तदार्दितं नागवरेण तेन। तमभ्यधावत्सहसा जवेन; भीमः शिखण्डी च शिनेश्च नप्ता ॥९-१९-१८॥
pāñcālarājasya sutaṃ sa dṛṣṭvā; tadārditaṃ nāgavareṇa tena। tamabhyadhāvatsahasā javena; bhīmaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca śineśca naptā ॥9-19-18॥
[पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Panchala; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; स (sa) - he; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत् (tat) - that; आर्दितं (ārditaṃ) - afflicted; नागवरेण (nāgavareṇa) - by the great serpent; तेन (tena) - by him; तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; जवेन (javena) - with speed; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; शिनेश्च (śineśca) - of Shini; नप्ता (naptā) - the grandson;]
(Having seen the son of the king of Panchala afflicted by the great serpent, Bhima, Shikhandi, and the grandson of Shini rushed towards him suddenly with speed.)
Upon seeing the son of the king of Panchala being attacked by the great serpent, Bhima, Shikhandi, and the grandson of Shini quickly rushed to his aid.
शरैश्च वेगं सहसा निगृह्य; तस्याभितोऽभ्यापततो गजस्य। स सङ्गृहीतो रथिभिर्गजो वै; चचाल तैर्वार्यमाणश्च सङ्ख्ये ॥९-१९-१९॥
śaraiśca vegaṃ sahasā nigṛhya; tasyābhito'bhyāpatato gajasya। sa saṅgṛhīto rathibhirgajo vai; cacāla tairvāryamāṇaśca saṅkhye ॥9-19-19॥
[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; वегं (vegaṃ) - speed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - restraining; तस्य (tasya) - his; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around; अभ्यापततः (abhyāpatataḥ) - approaching; गजस्य (gajasya) - of the elephant; स (sa) - he; सङ्गृहीतः (saṅgṛhītaḥ) - captured; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by charioteers; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; वै (vai) - indeed; चचाल (cacāla) - moved; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; च (ca) - and; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle;]
(Restraining the speed with arrows suddenly; around the approaching elephant. He, the elephant indeed captured by the charioteers; moved being restrained by them in battle.)
The charioteers suddenly restrained the speed of the approaching elephant with arrows. The elephant, captured by the charioteers, moved as it was being restrained by them in the battle.
ततः पृषत्कान्प्रववर्ष राजा; सूर्यो यथा रश्मिजालं समन्तात्। तेनाशुगैर्वध्यमाना रथौघाः; प्रदुद्रुवुस्तत्र ततस्तु सर्वे ॥९-१९-२०॥
tataḥ pṛṣatkānpravavarṣa rājā; sūryo yathā raśmijālaṃ samantāt. tenāśugairvadhyamānā rathaughāḥ; pradudruvustatra tatastu sarve ॥9-19-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows; प्रववर्ष (pravavarṣa) - showered; राजा (rājā) - the king; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun; यथा (yathā) - as; रश्मिजालं (raśmijālaṃ) - rays; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; तेन (tena) - by them; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck; रथौघाः (rathaughāḥ) - chariots; प्रदुद्रुवुः (pradudruvuḥ) - fled; तत्र (tatra) - there; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; सर्वे (sarve) - all;]
(Then the king showered arrows, as the sun spreads rays all around. Being struck by them, the swift chariots fled there, but then all.)
Then the king showered arrows all around like the sun spreads its rays. Struck by these swift arrows, all the chariots fled from there.
तत्कर्म शाल्वस्य समीक्ष्य सर्वे; पाञ्चालमत्स्या नृप सृञ्जयाश्च। हाहाकारैर्नादयन्तः स्म युद्धे; द्विपं समन्ताद्रुरुधुर्नराग्र्याः ॥९-१९-२१॥
tatkarma śālvasya samīkṣya sarve; pāñcālamatsyā nṛpa sṛñjayāśca। hāhākārairnādayantaḥ sma yuddhe; dvipaṃ samantādrurudhurnarāgryāḥ ॥9-19-21॥
[तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - action; शाल्वस्य (śālvasya) - of Śālva; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - observing; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - Pāñcālas; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; नृप (nṛpa) - kings; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas; च (ca) - and; हाहाकारैः (hāhākāraiḥ) - with loud cries; नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - resounding; स्म (sma) - indeed; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; द्विपम् (dvipaṃ) - the elephant; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; रुरुधुः (rurudhuḥ) - surrounded; नराग्र्याः (narāgryāḥ) - excellent men;]
(Observing that action of Śālva, all the Pāñcālas, Matsyas, kings, and Sṛñjayas, with loud cries, indeed resounding in battle, surrounded the elephant from all sides, the excellent men.)
Seeing the actions of Śālva, all the Pāñcālas, Matsyas, kings, and Sṛñjayas, with loud cries, surrounded the elephant from all sides in the battle, resounding with the cries of excellent men.
पाञ्चालराजस्त्वरितस्तु शूरो; गदां प्रगृह्याचलशृङ्गकल्पाम्। असम्भ्रमं भारत शत्रुघाती; जवेन वीरोऽनुससार नागम् ॥९-१९-२२॥
pāñcālarājastvaritastu śūro; gadāṃ pragṛhyācalaśṛṅgakalpām. asambhramaṃ bhārata śatrughātī; javena vīro'nusasāra nāgam ॥9-19-22॥
[पाञ्चालराजः (pāñcālarājaḥ) - King of Panchala; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swift; तु (tu) - but; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; अचलशृङ्गकल्पाम् (acalaśṛṅgakalpām) - like a mountain peak; असम्भ्रमम् (asambhramam) - without confusion; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; शत्रुघाती (śatrughātī) - destroyer of enemies; जवेना (javena) - with speed; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; अनुससार (anusasāra) - pursued; नागम् (nāgam) - the elephant;]
(The swift and heroic King of Panchala, holding a mace like a mountain peak, without confusion, O Bharata, the destroyer of enemies, pursued the elephant with speed.)
The swift and heroic King of Panchala, holding a mace resembling a mountain peak, pursued the elephant with unwavering determination and speed, O Bharata, the destroyer of enemies.
ततोऽथ नागं धरणीधराभं; मदं स्रवन्तं जलदप्रकाशम्। गदां समाविध्य भृशं जघान; पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतस्तरस्वी ॥९-१९-२३॥
tato'tha nāgaṃ dharaṇīdharābhaṃ; madaṃ sravantaṃ jaladaprakāśam। gadāṃ samāvidhya bhṛśaṃ jaghāna; pāñcālarājasya sutastarasvī ॥9-19-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अथ (atha) - thereafter; नागम् (nāgam) - elephant; धरणीधराभम् (dharaṇīdharābham) - mountain-like; मदम् (madam) - intoxication; स्रवन्तम् (sravantam) - flowing; जलदप्रकाशम् (jaladaprakāśam) - cloud-like; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; समाविध्य (samāvidhya) - wielding; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - forcefully; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Panchala; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty;]
(Then thereafter, the mighty son of the king of Panchala, wielding a mace, forcefully struck the elephant, which was mountain-like, with flowing intoxication, and cloud-like appearance.)
Then, the mighty son of the king of Panchala, with great strength, wielded his mace and struck the elephant, which resembled a mountain and had a cloud-like appearance with flowing intoxication.
स भिन्नकुम्भः सहसा विनद्य; मुखात्प्रभूतं क्षतजं विमुञ्चन्। पपात नागो धरणीधराभः; क्षितिप्रकम्पाच्चलितो यथाद्रिः ॥९-१९-२४॥
sa bhinnakumbhaḥ sahasā vinadya; mukhātprabhūtaṃ kṣatajaṃ vimuñcan. papāta nāgo dharaṇīdharābhaḥ; kṣitiprakampāccalito yathādriḥ ॥9-19-24॥
[स (sa) - he; भिन्नकुम्भः (bhinnakumbhaḥ) - broken-pot; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; विनद्य (vinadya) - roaring; मुखात् (mukhāt) - from mouth; प्रभूतं (prabhūtaṃ) - abundant; क्षतजं (kṣatajaṃ) - blood; विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing; पपात (papāta) - fell; नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant; धरणीधराभः (dharaṇīdharābhaḥ) - mountain-like; क्षितिप्रकम्पात् (kṣitiprakampāt) - due to earth's shaking; चलितः (calitaḥ) - moved; यथा (yathā) - like; अद्रिः (adriḥ) - mountain;]
(He, like a broken pot, suddenly roaring, releasing abundant blood from the mouth, the elephant fell, mountain-like, moved by the earth's shaking, like a mountain.)
The elephant, resembling a mountain, suddenly roared and released a great amount of blood from its mouth as it fell, shaken by the tremor of the earth, much like a mountain would.
निपात्यमाने तु तदा गजेन्द्रे; हाहाकृते तव पुत्रस्य सैन्ये। स शाल्वराजस्य शिनिप्रवीरो; जहार भल्लेन शिरः शितेन ॥९-१९-२५॥
nipātyamāne tu tadā gajendre; hāhākṛte tava putrasya sainye। sa śālvarājasya śinipravīro; jahāra bhallena śiraḥ śitena ॥9-19-25॥
[निपात्यमाने (nipātyamāne) - being felled; तु (tu) - but; तदा (tadā) - then; गजेन्द्रे (gajendre) - king of elephants; हाहाकृते (hāhākṛte) - cries of distress; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; स (sa) - he; शाल्वराजस्य (śālvarājasya) - of King Śālva; शिनिप्रवीरः (śinipravīraḥ) - hero of the Śini dynasty; जहार (jahāra) - severed; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; शितेन (śitena) - sharp;]
(When the king of elephants was being felled, cries of distress arose in your son's army. The hero of the Śini dynasty, a warrior of King Śālva, severed the head with a sharp arrow.)
As the mighty elephant was being brought down, cries of alarm echoed through your son's forces. The valiant warrior from the Śini lineage, serving under King Śālva, swiftly decapitated the enemy with a keen arrow.
हृतोत्तमाङ्गो युधि सात्वतेन; पपात भूमौ सह नागराज्ञा। यथाद्रिशृङ्गं सुमहत्प्रणुन्नं; वज्रेण देवाधिपचोदितेन ॥९-१९-२६॥
hṛtottamāṅgo yudhi sāttvatena; papāta bhūmau saha nāgarājñā. yathādriśṛṅgaṃ sumahatpraṇunnaṃ; vajreṇa devādhipacoditena ॥9-19-26॥
[हृत (hṛta) - seized; उत्तम (uttama) - best; अङ्गः (aṅgaḥ) - limb; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सात्वतेन (sāttvatena) - by Sātvata; पपात (papāta) - fell; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; सह (saha) - with; नाग (nāga) - serpent; राज्ञा (rājñā) - king; यथा (yathā) - as; अद्रि (adri) - mountain; शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; प्रणुन्नम् (praṇunnam) - struck down; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt; देव (deva) - god; अधिप (adhipa) - lord; चोदितेन (coditena) - urged by;]
(With his best limb seized in battle by Sātvata, he fell on the ground with the serpent king, as a great mountain peak struck down by the thunderbolt urged by the lord of gods.)
In the battle, with his best limb seized by Sātvata, he fell to the ground along with the serpent king, just like a great mountain peak is struck down by the thunderbolt wielded by the lord of the gods.
