09.021
Pancharatra and Core: The Pandavas, known for their great archery skills, approached the unconquered king in battle and advanced as aggressors.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
पुत्रस्तु ते महाराज रथस्थो रथिनां वरः। दुरुत्सहो बभौ युद्धे यथा रुद्रः प्रतापवान् ॥९-२१-१॥
putrastu te mahārāja rathastho rathināṃ varaḥ। durutsaho babhau yuddhe yathā rudraḥ pratāpavān ॥9-21-1॥
[पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - your; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; दुरुत्सहः (durutsahaḥ) - difficult to withstand; बभौ (babhau) - shone; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; यथा (yathā) - like; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty;]
(Your son, O great king, standing on the chariot, the best of charioteers, shone in battle, difficult to withstand, like the mighty Rudra.)
Your son, O great king, stood on the chariot as the best among charioteers, shining in battle with a might that was difficult to withstand, like the god Rudra.
तस्य बाणसहस्रैस्तु प्रच्छन्ना ह्यभवन्मही। परांश्च सिषिचे बाणैर्धाराभिरिव पर्वतान् ॥९-२१-२॥
tasya bāṇasahasraistu pracchannā hyabhavanmahī। parāṃśca siṣice bāṇairdhārābhiriva parvatān ॥9-21-2॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; बाणसहस्रैः (bāṇasahasraiḥ) - with thousands of arrows; तु (tu) - but; प्रच्छन्ना (pracchannā) - covered; हि (hi) - indeed; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; मही (mahī) - earth; परान् (parān) - enemies; च (ca) - and; सिषिचे (siṣice) - drenched; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains;]
(The earth was indeed covered with thousands of his arrows, and he drenched the enemies with arrows like streams on mountains.)
The earth was covered with thousands of his arrows, and he showered the enemies with arrows as if they were streams pouring down on mountains.
न च सोऽस्ति पुमान्कश्चित्पाण्डवानां महाहवे। हयो गजो रथो वापि योऽस्य बाणैरविक्षतः ॥९-२१-३॥
na ca so'sti pumānkaścitpāṇḍavānāṃ mahāhave। hayo gajo ratho vāpi yo'sya bāṇairavikṣataḥ ॥9-21-3॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अस्ति (asti) - is; पुमान् (pumān) - man; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; हयः (hayaḥ) - horse; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; यः (yaḥ) - who; अस्य (asya) - his; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows; अविक्षतः (avikṣataḥ) - unwounded;]
(And there is no man among the Pāṇḍavas in the great battle, whether horse, elephant, or chariot, who is unwounded by his arrows.)
In the great battle, there is no man among the Pāṇḍavas, whether on horse, elephant, or chariot, who remains unwounded by his arrows.
यं यं हि समरे योधं प्रपश्यामि विशां पते। स स बाणैश्चितोऽभूद्वै पुत्रेण तव भारत ॥९-२१-४॥
yaṃ yaṃ hi samare yodhaṃ prapaśyāmi viśāṃ pate। sa sa bāṇaiścito'bhūdvai putreṇa tava bhārata ॥9-21-4॥
[यं (yaṃ) - whom; यं (yaṃ) - whom; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in battle; योधं (yodhaṃ) - warrior; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - lord; स (sa) - he; स (sa) - he; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; चितः (citaḥ) - covered; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; वै (vai) - indeed; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by your son; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Whomsoever I see as a warrior in battle, O lord of men, he indeed was covered with arrows by your son, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, every warrior I see in battle, O lord of men, was indeed struck down by your son with arrows.
यथा सैन्येन रजसा समुद्धूतेन वाहिनी। प्रत्यदृश्यत सञ्छन्ना तथा बाणैर्महात्मनः ॥९-२१-५॥
yathā sainyena rajasā samuddhūtena vāhinī। pratyadṛśyata sañchannā tathā bāṇairmahātmanaḥ ॥9-21-5॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army; रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust; समुद्धूतेन (samuddhūtena) - raised; वाहिनी (vāhinī) - the army; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen; सञ्छन्ना (sañchannā) - covered; तथा (tathā) - so; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Just as the army was seen covered by the dust raised by the army, so was it covered by the arrows of the great soul.)
The army was obscured by the dust raised by its own movement, just as it was also covered by the arrows of the great warrior.
बाणभूतामपश्याम पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते। दुर्योधनेन प्रकृतां क्षिप्रहस्तेन धन्विना ॥९-२१-६॥
bāṇabhūtāmapaśyāma pṛthivīṃ pṛthivīpate। duryodhanena prakṛtāṃ kṣiprahastena dhanvinā ॥9-21-6॥
[बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; भूताम् (bhūtām) - become; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth; दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; प्रकृताम् (prakṛtām) - made; क्षिप्रहस्तेन (kṣiprahastena) - by the swift-handed; धन्विना (dhanvinā) - by the archer;]
(We saw the earth turned into arrows, O lord of the earth, made so by Duryodhana, the swift-handed archer.)
We witnessed the earth transformed into a battlefield of arrows, O king, by the swift-handed Duryodhana, the archer.
तेषु योधसहस्रेषु तावकेषु परेषु च। एको दुर्योधनो ह्यासीत्पुमानिति मतिर्मम ॥९-२१-७॥
teṣu yodhasahasreṣu tāvakeṣu pareṣu ca। eko duryodhano hyāsītpumāniti matirmama ॥9-21-7॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - among those; योधसहस्रेषु (yodhasahasreṣu) - in the thousands of warriors; तावकेषु (tāvakeṣu) - in your (side); परेषु (pareṣu) - in the others; च (ca) - and; एको (eko) - one; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पुमान् (pumān) - a man; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; मम (mama) - my;]
(Among those thousands of warriors, both on your side and the others, indeed, my thought was that Duryodhana was the one man.)
In the midst of thousands of warriors on both sides, I believed that Duryodhana was the only true warrior.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य विक्रमम्। यदेकं सहिताः पार्था नात्यवर्तन्त भारत ॥९-२१-८॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma tava putrasya vikramam। yadekaṃ sahitāḥ pārthā nātyavartanta bhārata ॥9-21-8॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - prowess; यत् (yat) - which; एकम् (ekam) - one; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; न (na) - not; अत्यवर्तन्त (atyavartanta) - surpassed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(There we saw the wonderful prowess of your son, which the sons of Pritha together could not surpass, O Bharata.)
There, O Bharata, we witnessed the extraordinary prowess of your son, which even the united sons of Pritha could not overcome.
युधिष्ठिरं शतेनाजौ विव्याध भरतर्षभ। भीमसेनं च सप्तत्या सहदेवं च सप्तभिः ॥९-२१-९॥
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ śatenājau vivyādha bharatarṣabha। bhīmasenaṃ ca saptatyā sahadevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ ॥9-21-9॥
[युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy; सहदेवं (sahadevaṃ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(The bull among the Bharatas pierced Yudhishthira with a hundred (arrows) in battle, Bhimasena with seventy, and Sahadeva with seven.)
The great warrior, known as the bull among the Bharatas, struck Yudhishthira with a hundred arrows in the battle, Bhimasena with seventy, and Sahadeva with seven.
नकुलं च चतुःषष्ट्या धृष्टद्युम्नं च पञ्चभिः। सप्तभिर्द्रौपदेयांश्च त्रिभिर्विव्याध सात्यकिम् ॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन सहदेवस्य मारिष ॥९-२१-१०॥
nakulaṁ ca catuḥṣaṣṭyā dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ ca pañcabhiḥ। saptabhirdraupadeyāṁśca tribhirvivyādha sātyakim ॥ dhanuściccheda bhallena sahadevasya māriṣa ॥9-21-10॥
[नकुलं (nakulaṁ) - Nakula; च (ca) - and; चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - sons of Draupadī; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Sātyaki; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; सहदेवस्य (sahadevasya) - of Sahadeva; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one;]
(Nakula, with sixty-four arrows, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, with five arrows, pierced Sātyaki. With seven arrows, he pierced the sons of Draupadī, and with three arrows, he cut the bow of Sahadeva, O great one.)
Nakula shot sixty-four arrows at Sātyaki, while Dhṛṣṭadyumna attacked with five arrows. He also targeted the sons of Draupadī with seven arrows and cut down Sahadeva's bow with three arrows, O great one.
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। अभ्यधावत राजानं प्रगृह्यान्यन्महद्धनुः ॥ ततो दुर्योधनं सङ्ख्ये विव्याध दशभिः शरैः ॥९-२१-११॥
tadapāsya dhanuśchinnaṃ mādrīputraḥ pratāpavān। abhyadhāvata rājānaṃ pragṛhyānyanmahaddhanuḥ ॥ tato duryodhanaṃ saṅkhye vivyādha daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥9-21-11॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अपास्य (apāsya) - having discarded; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छिन्नं (chinnaṃ) - broken; माद्रीपुत्रः (mādrīputraḥ) - son of Mādrī; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; अभ्यधावत (abhyadhāvata) - rushed towards; राजानं (rājānam) - the king; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Having discarded the broken bow, the valiant son of Mādrī rushed towards the king, holding another great bow. Then, in battle, he pierced Duryodhana with ten arrows.)
The valiant son of Mādrī, having discarded his broken bow, seized another mighty bow and charged at the king. In the ensuing battle, he struck Duryodhana with ten arrows.
नकुलश्च ततो वीरो राजानं नवभिः शरैः। घोररूपैर्महेष्वासो विव्याध च ननाद च ॥९-२१-१२॥
nakulaśca tato vīro rājānaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। ghorarūpairmaheṣvāso vivyādha ca nanāda ca ॥9-21-12॥
[नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; घोररूपैः (ghorarūpaiḥ) - terrible-looking; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and;]
(Nakula, the hero, then pierced the king with nine terrible-looking arrows and roared.)
Nakula, the great archer, heroically attacked the king with nine dreadful arrows and let out a fierce roar.
सात्यकिश्चापि राजानं शरेणानतपर्वणा। द्रौपदेयास्त्रिसप्तत्या धर्मराजश्च सप्तभिः ॥ अशीत्या भीमसेनश्च शरै राजानमार्दयत् ॥९-२१-१३॥
sātyakiścāpi rājānaṃ śareṇānataparvaṇā। draupadeyāstrisaptatyā dharmarājaśca saptabhiḥ ॥ aśītyā bhīmasenaśca śarai rājānamārdayat ॥9-21-13॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; अनतपर्वणा (anataparvaṇā) - with a smooth joint; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - the sons of Draupadi; त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptatyā) - with seventy-three; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; अशीत्या (aśītyā) - with eighty; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; आर्दयत् (ārdayat) - pierced;]
(Satyaki also pierced the king with an arrow with a smooth joint; the sons of Draupadi with seventy-three, Yudhishthira with seven, and Bhimasena with eighty arrows pierced the king.)
Satyaki, along with the sons of Draupadi, Yudhishthira, and Bhimasena, attacked the king with their respective arrows, each contributing to the assault with precision and strength.
समन्तात्कीर्यमाणस्तु बाणसङ्घैर्महात्मभिः। न चचाल महाराज सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः ॥९-२१-१४॥
samantātkīryamāṇastu bāṇasaṅghairmahātmabhiḥ। na cacāla mahārāja sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ ॥9-21-14॥
[समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; कीर्यमाणः (kīryamāṇaḥ) - being scattered; तु (tu) - but; बाणसङ्घैः (bāṇasaṅghaiḥ) - by groups of arrows; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls; न (na) - not; चचाल (cacāla) - moved; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of the entire army; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(All around, being scattered by groups of arrows by great souls, O great king, did not move while the entire army was watching.)
Despite being surrounded and attacked by groups of arrows from great warriors, O great king, the entire army stood still, watching.
लाघवं सौष्ठवं चापि वीर्यं चैव महात्मनः। अति सर्वाणि भूतानि ददृशुः सर्वमानवाः ॥९-२१-१५॥
lāghavaṁ sauṣṭhavaṁ cāpi vīryaṁ caiva mahātmanaḥ। ati sarvāṇi bhūtāni dadṛśuḥ sarvamānavāḥ ॥9-21-15॥
[लाघवं (lāghavam) - lightness; सौष्ठवं (sauṣṭhavam) - dexterity; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वीर्यं (vīryam) - strength; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; अति (ati) - exceedingly; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; सर्वमानवाः (sarvamānavāḥ) - all humans;]
(Lightness, dexterity, and indeed strength of the great soul, exceedingly all beings saw all humans.)
All humans saw the great soul's lightness, dexterity, and strength, surpassing all beings.
धार्तराष्ट्रास्तु राजेन्द्र यात्वा तु स्वल्पमन्तरम्। अपश्यमाना राजानं पर्यवर्तन्त दंशिताः ॥९-२१-१६॥
dhārtarāṣṭrāstu rājendra yātvā tu svalpamantaram। apaśyamānā rājānaṃ paryavartanta daṃśitāḥ ॥9-21-16॥
[धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; तु (tu) - but; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; यात्वा (yātvā) - having gone; स्वल्पम् (svalpam) - a little; अन्तरम् (antaram) - distance; अपश्यमानाः (apaśyamānāḥ) - not seeing; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; पर्यवर्तन्त (paryavartanta) - returned; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - bitten;]
(The sons of Dhritarashtra, O king, having gone a little distance, not seeing the king, returned, bitten.)
The sons of Dhritarashtra, O King, after proceeding a little distance, returned without seeing the king, feeling distressed.
तेषामापततां घोरस्तुमुलः समजायत। क्षुब्धस्य हि समुद्रस्य प्रावृट्काले यथा निशि ॥९-२१-१७॥
teṣām āpatatāṃ ghoras tumulaḥ samajāyata। kṣubdhasya hi samudrasya prāvṛṭkāle yathā niśi ॥9-21-17॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; आपतताम् (āpatatām) - attacking; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose; क्षुब्धस्य (kṣubdhasya) - agitated; हि (hi) - indeed; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; प्रावृट् (prāvṛṭ) - rainy season; काले (kāle) - time; यथा (yathā) - as; निशि (niśi) - at night;]
(A terrible tumult arose among them attacking, just as the ocean is agitated during the rainy season at night.)
A terrible tumult arose among the attackers, just like the ocean is agitated during the rainy season at night.
समासाद्य रणे ते तु राजानमपराजितम्। प्रत्युद्ययुर्महेष्वासाः पाण्डवानाततायिनः ॥९-२१-१८॥
samāsādya raṇe te tu rājānamaparājitam। pratyudyayurmaheṣvāsāḥ pāṇḍavānātatāyinaḥ ॥9-21-18॥
[समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; प्रत्युद्ययुः (pratyudyayuḥ) - advanced; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - aggressors;]
(Having approached the unconquered king in battle, the great archers, the Pandavas, advanced as aggressors.)
The Pandavas, known for their great archery skills, approached the unconquered king in battle and advanced as aggressors.
भीमसेनं रणे क्रुद्धं द्रोणपुत्रो न्यवारयत्। ततो बाणैर्महाराज प्रमुक्तैः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥ नाज्ञायन्त रणे वीरा न दिशः प्रदिशस्तथा ॥९-२१-१९॥
bhīmasenaṃ raṇe kruddhaṃ droṇaputro nyavārayat। tato bāṇairmahārāja pramuktaiḥ sarvatodiśam ॥ nājñāyanta raṇe vīrā na diśaḥ pradiśastathā ॥9-21-19॥
[भीमसेनं (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धं (kruddham) - angry; द्रोणपुत्रो (droṇaputro) - Drona's son; न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - stopped; ततः (tataḥ) - then; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; प्रमुक्तैः (pramuktaiḥ) - released; सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - in all directions; न (na) - not; अज्ञायन्त (ajñāyanta) - were recognized; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; न (na) - not; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - sub-directions; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(Drona's son stopped Bhimasena, who was angry in battle. Then, O great king, with arrows released in all directions, the heroes in battle could not recognize the directions or the sub-directions.)
Drona's son halted the furious Bhimasena in the battle. Then, O great king, as arrows were released in every direction, the warriors in the battle could not discern the directions or the sub-directions.
तावुभौ क्रूरकर्माणावुभौ भारत दुःसहौ। घोररूपमयुध्येतां कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ ॥ त्रासयन्तौ जगत्सर्वं ज्याक्षेपविहतत्वचौ ॥९-२१-२०॥
tāvubhau krūrakarmāṇāvubhau bhārata duḥsahau। ghorarūpamayudhyetāṃ kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau ॥ trāsayantau jagatsarvaṃ jyākṣepavihatatvacau ॥9-21-20॥
[तावुभौ (tāvubhau) - both of them; क्रूरकर्माणौ (krūrakarmāṇau) - cruel deeds; उभौ (ubhau) - both; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; दुःसहौ (duḥsahau) - unbearable; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - fought; कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - desiring revenge; त्रासयन्तौ (trāsayantau) - terrifying; जगत्सर्वम् (jagatsarvam) - the whole world; ज्याक्षेपविहतत्वचौ (jyākṣepavihatatvacau) - with skin pierced by bowstrings;]
(Both of them, O Bharata, unbearable and of cruel deeds, fought in terrible form, desiring revenge. Terrifying the whole world, with skin pierced by bowstrings.)
Both of them, O Bharata, were unbearable and engaged in cruel deeds. They fought in a terrible form, each desiring revenge, terrifying the entire world with their skin pierced by bowstrings.
शकुनिस्तु रणे वीरो युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत्। तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सुबलस्य सुतो विभुः ॥ नादं चकार बलवान्सर्वसैन्यानि कम्पयन् ॥९-२१-२१॥
śakunistu raṇe vīro yudhiṣṭhiramapīḍayat। tasyāśvāṃścaturo hatvā subalasya suto vibhuḥ ॥ nādaṃ cakāra balavānsarvasainyāni kampayan ॥9-21-21॥
[शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अपीडयत् (apīḍayat) - afflicted; तस्य (tasya) - his; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the mighty; नादम् (nādām) - sound; चकार (cakāra) - made; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; सर्व (sarva) - all; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; कम्पयन् (kampayan) - shaking;]
(Shakuni, the hero in battle, afflicted Yudhishthira. Having killed his four horses, the mighty son of Subala made a sound, shaking all the armies.)
Shakuni, the valiant warrior, attacked Yudhishthira in battle. After slaying his four horses, the powerful son of Subala let out a roar, causing all the armies to tremble.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वीरं राजानमपराजितम्। अपोवाह रथेनाजौ सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ॥९-२१-२२॥
etasminnantare vīraṃ rājānamaparājitam। apovāha rathenājau sahadevaḥ pratāpavān ॥9-21-22॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; वीरम् (vīram) - hero; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious;]
(In this interval, the glorious Sahadeva carried away the unconquered king, the hero, by chariot in battle.)
During this time, the valiant Sahadeva, with his chariot, took away the undefeated king, the hero, from the battlefield.
अथान्यं रथमास्थाय धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। शकुनिं नवभिर्विद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याध पञ्चभिः ॥ ननाद च महानादं प्रवरः सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥९-२१-२३॥
athānyaṃ ratham āsthāya dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। śakuniṃ navabhir viddhvā punar vivyādha pañcabhiḥ ॥ nanāda ca mahānādaṃ pravaraḥ sarvadhanvinām ॥9-21-23॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; शकुनिम् (śakuniṃ) - Shakuni; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and; महानादम् (mahānādam) - great roar; प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - the foremost; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all archers;]
(Then, having mounted another chariot, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira pierced Shakuni with nine arrows and again with five. The foremost of all archers roared a great roar.)
Then, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, having mounted another chariot, pierced Shakuni with nine arrows and then again with five, and roared a great roar as the foremost of all archers.
तद्युद्धमभवच्चित्रं घोररूपं च मारिष। ईक्षितृप्रीतिजननं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ॥९-२१-२४॥
tadyuddhamabhavaccitraṃ ghorarūpaṃ ca māriṣa। īkṣitṛprītijananaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam ॥9-21-24॥
[तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one; ईक्षितृ (īkṣitṛ) - spectators; प्रीतिजननम् (prītijananaṃ) - pleasing; सिद्ध (siddha) - siddhas; चारण (cāraṇa) - charanas; सेवितम् (sevitam) - attended by;]
(That battle became wonderful and terrible in form, O gentle one, pleasing to the spectators, attended by siddhas and charanas.)
The battle was both wonderful and terrifying, O gentle one, delighting the spectators and attended by celestial beings and sages.
उलूकस्तु महेष्वासं नकुलं युद्धदुर्मदम्। अभ्यद्रवदमेयात्मा शरवर्षैः समन्ततः ॥९-२१-२५॥
ulūkastu maheṣvāsaṃ nakulaṃ yuddhadurmadam। abhyadravadameyātmā śaravarṣaiḥ samantataḥ ॥9-21-25॥
[उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - Uluka; तु (tu) - but; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - great archer; नकुलं (nakulaṃ) - Nakul; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - proud in battle; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides;]
(Uluka, but, the great archer Nakul, proud in battle, attacked, immeasurable soul, with showers of arrows, from all sides.)
Uluka, with his immeasurable soul, attacked the great archer Nakul, who was proud in battle, with showers of arrows from all sides.
तथैव नकुलः शूरः सौबलस्य सुतं रणे। शरवर्षेण महता समन्तात्पर्यवारयत् ॥९-२१-२६॥
tathaiva nakulaḥ śūraḥ saubalasya sutaṃ raṇe। śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samantātparyavārayat ॥9-21-26॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पर्यवारयत् (paryavārayat) - surrounded;]
(In the same way, Nakula, the heroic son of Saubala, surrounded (him) in battle with a great shower of arrows from all sides.)
Similarly, Nakula, the valiant son of Saubala, encircled his opponent in the battle with a formidable barrage of arrows from every direction.
तौ तत्र समरे वीरौ कुलपुत्रौ महारथौ। योधयन्तावपश्येतां परस्परकृतागसौ ॥९-२१-२७॥
tau tatra samare vīrau kulaputrau mahārathau। yodhayantāvapaśyetāṃ parasparakṛtāgasau ॥9-21-27॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; तत्र (tatra) - there; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; कुलपुत्रौ (kulaputrau) - sons of noble families; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; योधयन्तौ (yodhayantau) - fighting; अपश्येताम् (apaśyetām) - saw; परस्पर (paraspara) - each other; कृतागसौ (kṛtāgasau) - having committed offenses;]
(They both, the heroes, sons of noble families and great warriors, were seen fighting each other there in battle, having committed offenses.)
The two heroes, noble sons and great warriors, were observed in battle, fighting each other, having committed offenses.
तथैव कृतवर्मा तु शैनेयं शत्रुतापनम्। योधयञ्शुशुभे राजन्बलं शक्र इवाहवे ॥९-२१-२८॥
tathaiva kṛtavarmā tu śaineyaṃ śatrutāpanam। yodhayañśuśubhe rājanbalaṃ śakra ivāhave ॥9-21-28॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; तु (tu) - but; शैनेयं (śaineyaṃ) - Satyaki; शत्रुतापनम् (śatrutāpanam) - enemy tormentor; योधयञ् (yodhayañ) - fighting; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; राजन् (rājan) - O king; बलं (balaṃ) - army; शक्र (śakra) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; अहवे (ahave) - in battle;]
(In the same way, Kritavarma, but Satyaki, the enemy tormentor, fighting, shone, O king, like Indra in battle.)
In the same way, Kritavarma shone while fighting Satyaki, the enemy tormentor, like Indra shines in battle, O king.
दुर्योधनो धनुश्छित्त्वा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे। अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥९-२१-२९॥
duryodhano dhanuśchittvā dhṛṣṭadyumnasya saṃyuge। athainaṃ chinnadhanvānaṃ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥9-21-29॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - disarmed; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Duryodhana, having cut the bow of Dhrishtadyumna in battle, then pierced him, disarmed, with sharp arrows.)
Duryodhana, after cutting the bow of Dhrishtadyumna in the battle, then pierced him with sharp arrows, leaving him disarmed.
धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि समरे प्रगृह्य परमायुधम्। राजानं योधयामास पश्यतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥९-२१-३०॥
dhṛṣṭadyumno'pi samare pragṛhya paramāyudham। rājānaṃ yodhayāmāsa paśyatāṃ sarvadhanvinām ॥9-21-30॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अपि (api) - also; समरे (samare) - in battle; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; परमायुधम् (paramāyudham) - the supreme weapon; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - engaged in fight; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - in the sight; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all the archers;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna also, in battle, having taken the supreme weapon, engaged the king in fight in the sight of all the archers.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, having taken up his supreme weapon in battle, engaged in combat with the king, witnessed by all the archers.
तयोर्युद्धं महच्चासीत्सङ्ग्रामे भरतर्षभ। प्रभिन्नयोर्यथा सक्तं मत्तयोर्वरहस्तिनोः ॥९-२१-३१॥
tayoryuddhaṁ mahaccāsītsaṅgrāme bharatarṣabha। prabhinnayoryathā saktaṁ mattayorvarahastinoḥ ॥9-21-31॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle; महच्च (mahacca) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battlefield; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; प्रभिन्नयोः (prabhinnayoḥ) - of the two broken; यथा (yathā) - as; सक्तं (saktaṁ) - attached; मत्तयोः (mattayoḥ) - of the two intoxicated; वरहस्तिनोः (varahastinoḥ) - of the best elephants;]
(Of the two, a great battle took place in the battlefield, O best of the Bharatas, as if between two broken, attached, intoxicated best elephants.)
A great battle ensued between the two in the battlefield, O best of the Bharatas, resembling a clash between two mighty, intoxicated elephants.
गौतमस्तु रणे क्रुद्धो द्रौपदेयान्महाबलान्। विव्याध बहुभिः शूरः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥९-२१-३२॥
gautamastu raṇe kruddho draupadeyānmahābalān। vivyādha bahubhiḥ śūraḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥9-21-32॥
[गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - sons of Draupadi; महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints;]
(Gautama, however, in battle, angry, pierced the mighty sons of Draupadi with many heroic arrows with curved joints.)
Gautama, in his anger during the battle, struck the mighty sons of Draupadi with numerous heroic arrows that had curved joints.
तस्य तैरभवद्युद्धमिन्द्रियैरिव देहिनः। घोररूपमसंवार्यं निर्मर्यादमतीव च ॥९-२१-३३॥
tasya tairabhavadyuddhamindriyairiva dehinaḥ। ghorarūpamaṃsāṃvāryaṃ nirmaryādamatīva ca ॥9-21-33॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अभवत् (abhavat) - there was; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - with senses; इव (iva) - like; देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - of the embodied; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; असंवार्यम् (asaṃvāryam) - unstoppable; निर्मर्यादम् (nirmaryādam) - without limits; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; च (ca) - and;]
(His battle with them was like the senses with the embodied: of terrible form, unstoppable, without limits, and extremely so.)
His battle with them was as fierce and uncontrollable as the struggle of the senses with the soul, terrifying and boundless.
ते च तं पीडयामासुरिन्द्रियाणीव बालिशम्। स च तान्प्रतिसंरब्धः प्रत्ययोधयदाहवे ॥९-२१-३४॥
te ca taṁ pīḍayāmāsurindriyāṇīva bāliśam। sa ca tānpratisaṁrabdhaḥ pratyayodhayadāhave ॥9-21-34॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; तं (tam) - him; पीडयामासुः (pīḍayāmāsuḥ) - tormented; इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses; इव (iva) - like; बालिशम् (bāliśam) - a fool; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; प्रतिसंरब्धः (pratisaṁrabdhaḥ) - angrily; प्रत्ययोधयत् (pratyayodhayat) - fought back; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(And they tormented him like senses torment a fool. And he angrily fought them back in battle.)
They tormented him as senses torment a fool, and he, in anger, fought them back in the battle.
एवं चित्रमभूद्युद्धं तस्य तैः सह भारत। उत्थायोत्थाय हि यथा देहिनामिन्द्रियैर्विभो ॥९-२१-३५॥
evaṁ citram abhūd yuddhaṁ tasya taiḥ saha bhārata। utthāyotthāya hi yathā dehinām indriyaiḥ vibho ॥9-21-35॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तस्य (tasya) - his; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; सह (saha) - together; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; उत्थाय (utthāya) - rising; उत्थाय (utthāya) - rising; हि (hi) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of the embodied; इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
(Thus, the battle was wonderful, O Bharata, with them together; rising again and again indeed as by the senses of the embodied, O lord.)
Thus, O Bharata, the battle was astonishing with them together; rising repeatedly, just as the senses do for the embodied, O lord.
नराश्चैव नरैः सार्धं दन्तिनो दन्तिभिस्तथा। हया हयैः समासक्ता रथिनो रथिभिस्तथा ॥ सङ्कुलं चाभवद्भूयो घोररूपं विशां पते ॥९-२१-३६॥
narāścaiva naraiḥ sārdhaṃ dantino dantibhistathā। hayā hayaḥ samāsaktā rathino rathibhistathā ॥ saṅkulaṃ cābhavadbhūyo ghorarūpaṃ viśāṃ pate ॥9-21-36॥
[नराः (narāḥ) - men; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नरैः (naraiḥ) - with men; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - elephants; दन्तिभिः (dantibhiḥ) - with elephants; तथा (tathā) - also; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses; समासक्ताः (samāsaktāḥ) - attached; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - with charioteers; तथा (tathā) - also; सङ्कुलम् (saṅkulam) - crowded; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; ॥ (॥) - ॥;]
(Men indeed with men, elephants with elephants, horses attached with horses, charioteers with charioteers also. It became crowded again, O lord of men, in a terrible form.)
Men and elephants, horses and charioteers were all mixed together, creating a terrifying scene, O lord of men.
इदं चित्रमिदं घोरमिदं रौद्रमिति प्रभो। युद्धान्यासन्महाराज घोराणि च बहूनि च ॥९-२१-३७॥
idaṁ citramidaṁ ghoramidaṁ raudramiti prabho। yuddhānyāsanmahārāja ghorāṇi ca bahūni ca ॥9-21-37॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful; इदं (idaṁ) - this; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; इदं (idaṁ) - this; रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; युद्धानि (yuddhāni) - battles; आसन् (āsan) - were; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; घोराणि (ghorāṇi) - terrible; च (ca) - and; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and;]
(This is wonderful, this is terrible, this is fierce, thus, O lord. The battles were, O great king, terrible and many.)
O great king, the battles were numerous and terrifying, as described by the lord.
ते समासाद्य समरे परस्परमरिंदमाः। विव्यधुश्चैव जघ्नुश्च समासाद्य महाहवे ॥९-२१-३८॥
te samāsādya samare parasparamariṃdamāḥ। vivyadhuścaiva jaghnuśca samāsādya mahāhave ॥9-21-38॥
[ते (te) - they; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; समरे (samare) - in battle; परस्पर (parasparam) - each other; अरिंदमाः (ariṃdamāḥ) - subduers of enemies; विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - pierced; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - killed; च (ca) - and; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]
(They, having approached each other in battle, the subduers of enemies, pierced and killed, having approached in the great battle.)
The subduers of enemies, having approached each other in battle, engaged fiercely, piercing and killing in the great battle.
तेषां शस्त्रसमुद्भूतं रजस्तीव्रमदृश्यत। प्रवातेनोद्धतं राजन्धावद्भिश्चाश्वसादिभिः ॥९-२१-३९॥
teṣāṃ śastrasamudbhūtaṃ rajastīvramadṛśyata। pravātenoddhataṃ rājandhāvadbhiścāśvasādibhiḥ ॥9-21-39॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; समुद्भूतम् (samudbhūtam) - arisen; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; प्रवातेन (pravātena) - by the wind; उद्धतम् (uddhatam) - raised; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धावत्भिः (dhāvatbhiḥ) - by the running; च (ca) - and; अश्वसादिभिः (aśvasādibhiḥ) - horses and others;]
(Their weapons raised intense dust, which was seen, O king, raised by the wind and by the running horses and others.)
O king, the intense dust raised by their weapons was visible, stirred up by the wind and the galloping horses and others.
रथनेमिसमुद्भूतं निःश्वासैश्चापि दन्तिनाम्। रजः सन्ध्याभ्रकपिलं दिवाकरपथं ययौ ॥९-२१-४०॥
rathanemisaṃudbhūtaṃ niḥśvāsaścāpi dantinām। rajaḥ sandhyābhra kapilaṃ divākarapathaṃ yayau ॥9-21-40॥
[रथनेमिसमुद्भूतं (rathanemisaṃudbhūtaṃ) - arisen from the chariot wheels; निःश्वासैः (niḥśvāsaḥ) - by the breaths; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दन्तिनाम् (dantinām) - of the elephants; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; सन्ध्याभ्रकपिलं (sandhyābhra kapilaṃ) - tawny like the evening clouds; दिवाकरपथं (divākarapathaṃ) - the path of the sun; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(The dust arisen from the chariot wheels and also by the breaths of the elephants, tawny like the evening clouds, went to the path of the sun.)
The dust raised by the chariot wheels and the breaths of the elephants, resembling the color of evening clouds, ascended to the sun's path.
रजसा तेन सम्पृक्ते भास्करे निष्प्रभीकृते। सञ्छादिताभवद्भूमिस्ते च शूरा महारथाः ॥९-२१-४१॥
rajasā tena sampṛkte bhāskare niṣprabhīkṛte। sañchāditābhavadbhūmiste ca śūrā mahārathāḥ ॥9-21-41॥
[रजसा (rajasā) - by dust; तेन (tena) - by that; सम्पृक्ते (sampṛkte) - covered; भास्करे (bhāskare) - the sun; निष्प्रभीकृते (niṣprabhīkṛte) - deprived of brightness; सञ्छादिता (sañchāditā) - covered; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth; ते (te) - those; च (ca) - and; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers;]
(By that dust, the sun was covered and deprived of brightness. The earth and those heroes, the great charioteers, became covered.)
The sun was obscured by the dust, losing its brightness, and the earth along with the valiant great charioteers became enveloped.
मुहूर्तादिव संवृत्तं नीरजस्कं समन्ततः। वीरशोणितसिक्तायां भूमौ भरतसत्तम ॥ उपाशाम्यत्ततस्तीव्रं तद्रजो घोरदर्शनम् ॥९-२१-४२॥
muhūrtādiva saṁvṛttaṁ nīrajaskaṁ samantataḥ। vīraśoṇitasiktāyāṁ bhūmau bharatasattama ॥ upāśāmyattatastīvraṁ tadrajo ghoradarśanam ॥9-21-42॥
[मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment; इव (iva) - like; संवृत्तं (saṁvṛttaṁ) - occurred; नीरजस्कं (nīrajaskaṁ) - dustless; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; वीर (vīra) - hero; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; सिक्तायां (siktāyāṁ) - soaked; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; उपाशाम्यत् (upāśāmyat) - subsided; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तीव्रं (tīvraṁ) - intense; तद् (tad) - that; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - terrible to behold;]
(From a moment, like it occurred dustless all around. On the ground soaked with the blood of heroes, O best of the Bharatas, then subsided that intense dust terrible to behold.)
In a moment, it seemed as if everything became clear and dustless all around. On the battlefield soaked with the blood of heroes, O best of the Bharatas, the intense and terrible dust then subsided.
ततोऽपश्यं महाराज द्वंद्वयुद्धानि भारत। यथाप्राग्र्यं यथाज्येष्ठं मध्याह्ने वै सुदारुणे ॥ वर्मणां तत्र राजेन्द्र व्यदृश्यन्तोज्ज्वलाः प्रभाः ॥९-२१-४३॥
tato'paśyaṁ mahārāja dvaṁdvayuddhāni bhārata। yathāprāgryaṁ yathājyeṣṭhaṁ madhyāhne vai sudāruṇe ॥ varmaṇāṁ tatra rājendra vyadṛśyantojjvalāḥ prabhāḥ ॥9-21-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्वंद्वयुद्धानि (dvaṁdvayuddhāni) - duel battles; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; यथा (yathā) - as; प्राग्र्यम् (prāgryam) - excellent; यथा (yathā) - as; ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - eldest; मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday; वै (vai) - indeed; सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - very terrible; वर्मणाम् (varmaṇām) - of armors; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; उज्ज्वलाः (ujjvalāḥ) - bright; प्रभाः (prabhāḥ) - lights;]
(Then, O great king, I saw duel battles, O descendant of Bharata, as excellent as the eldest, indeed very terrible at midday. There, O king of kings, the bright lights of armors were seen.)
Then, O great king, I witnessed duel battles, O descendant of Bharata, which were as excellent as the eldest and very terrible at midday. There, O king of kings, the bright lights of armors were visible.
शब्दः सुतुमुलः सङ्ख्ये शराणां पततामभूत्। महावेणुवनस्येव दह्यमानस्य सर्वतः ॥९-२१-४४॥
śabdaḥ sutumulaḥ saṅkhye śarāṇāṃ patatām abhūt। mahāveṇuvanasyeva dahyamānasya sarvataḥ ॥9-21-44॥
[शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; सुतुमुलः (sutumulaḥ) - very loud; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; शराणां (śarāṇāṃ) - of arrows; पतताम् (patatām) - falling; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; महावेणुवनस्य (mahāveṇuvanasya) - of a great bamboo forest; इव (iva) - like; दह्यमानस्य (dahyamānasya) - burning; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around;]
(The sound was very loud in the battle, like the burning of a great bamboo forest all around.)
The sound of the falling arrows in the battle was as loud as a great bamboo forest burning all around.
