09.023
Pancharatra and Core: On this eighteenth day, Arjuna recounts the events of the war, the foolishness of Duryodhana, and destroys the remaining Kaurava army.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तस्मिञ्शब्दे मृदौ जाते पाण्डवैर्निहते बले। अश्वैः सप्तशतैः शिष्टैरुपावर्तत सौबलः ॥९-२३-१॥
tasmiñśabde mṛdau jāte pāṇḍavairnihate bale। aśvaiḥ saptaśataiḥ śiṣṭairupāvartata saubalaḥ ॥9-23-1॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; शब्दे (śabde) - sound; मृदौ (mṛdau) - soft; जाते (jāte) - arisen; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; निहते (nihate) - slain; बले (bale) - army; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses; सप्तशतैः (saptaśataiḥ) - seven hundred; शिष्टैः (śiṣṭaiḥ) - remaining; उपावर्तत (upāvartata) - returned; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala;]
(In that soft sound arisen, with the army slain by the Pandavas, Saubala returned with seven hundred remaining horses.)
In the midst of the soft sound that arose, with the army defeated by the Pandavas, Saubala retreated with seven hundred remaining horses.
स यात्वा वाहिनीं तूर्णमब्रवीत्त्वरयन्युधि। युध्यध्वमिति संहृष्टाः पुनः पुनररिंदमः ॥ अपृच्छत्क्षत्रियांस्तत्र क्व नु राजा महारथः ॥९-२३-२॥
sa yātvā vāhinīṃ tūrṇamabravīttvarayanyudhi। yudhyadhvamiti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ punaḥ punarariṃdamaḥ ॥ apṛcchatkṣatriyāṃstatra kva nu rājā mahārathaḥ ॥9-23-2॥
[स (sa) - he; यात्वा (yātvā) - having gone; वाहिनीं (vāhinīṃ) - to the army; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; त्वरयन् (tvarayan) - urging; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; युध्यध्वम् (yudhyadhvam) - fight; इति (iti) - thus; संहृष्टाः (saṃhṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - subduer of enemies; अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - the warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; राजा (rājā) - the king; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(He, having gone to the army, quickly said, urging in battle, "Fight!" Thus delighted, again and again, the subduer of enemies asked the warriors there, "Where indeed is the king, the great chariot-warrior?")
He went to the army quickly and urged them in battle, saying, "Fight!" The delighted subduer of enemies repeatedly asked the warriors there, "Where indeed is the king, the great chariot-warrior?"
शकुनेस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा त ऊचुर्भरतर्षभ। असौ तिष्ठति कौरव्यो रणमध्ये महारथः ॥९-२३-३॥
śakunestu vacaḥ śrutvā ta ūcurbharatarṣabha। asau tiṣṭhati kauravyo raṇamadhye mahārathaḥ ॥9-23-3॥
[शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Shakuni; तु (tu) - but; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; ते (te) - they; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; असौ (asau) - this; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - Kaurava; रणमध्ये (raṇamadhye) - in the midst of the battle; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior;]
(Having heard the words of Shakuni, they said, "O best of the Bharatas, this Kaurava stands in the midst of the battle as a great chariot warrior.")
Upon hearing Shakuni's words, they remarked, "O esteemed Bharata, the Kaurava stands valiantly in the center of the battlefield as a great warrior."
यत्रैतत्सुमहच्छत्रं पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभम्। यत्रैते सतलत्राणा रथास्तिष्ठन्ति दंशिताः ॥९-२३-४॥
yatraitasumahacchatraṁ pūrṇacandrasamaprabham। yatraite satalatrāṇā rathāstiṣṭhanti daṁśitāḥ ॥9-23-4॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; एतत् (etat) - this; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; छत्रम् (chatram) - umbrella; पूर्ण (pūrṇa) - full; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; सम (sama) - equal; प्रभम् (prabham) - splendor; यत्र (yatra) - where; एते (ete) - these; सतल (satala) - with floors; त्राणा (trāṇā) - protection; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - adorned;]
(Where this very great umbrella, equal in splendor to the full moon, is; where these chariots with floors stand adorned.)
Where this very large umbrella, shining like the full moon, is present; where these chariots with protective floors stand beautifully adorned.
यत्रैष शब्दस्तुमुलः पर्जन्यनिनदोपमः। तत्र गच्छ द्रुतं राजंस्ततो द्रक्ष्यसि कौरवम् ॥९-२३-५॥
yatraiṣa śabdastumulaḥ parjanyaninadopamaḥ। tatra gaccha drutaṃ rājaṃstato drakṣyasi kauravam ॥9-23-5॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; पर्जन्य (parjanya) - cloud; निनद (ninada) - roar; उपमः (upamaḥ) - like; तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; कौरवम् (kauravam) - Kaurava;]
(Where this tumultuous sound like the roar of clouds is, there go quickly, O king, then you will see the Kaurava.)
"Where there is this tumultuous sound resembling the roar of clouds, go there quickly, O king, and then you will see the Kaurava."
एवमुक्तस्तु तैः शूरैः शकुनिः सौबलस्तदा। प्रययौ तत्र यत्रासौ पुत्रस्तव नराधिप ॥ सर्वतः संवृतो वीरैः समरेष्वनिवर्तिभिः ॥९-२३-६॥
evamuktastu taiḥ śūraiḥ śakuniḥ saubalastadā। prayayau tatra yatrāsau putrastava narādhipa ॥ sarvataḥ saṁvṛto vīraiḥ samareṣvanivartibhiḥ ॥9-23-6॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - heroes; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - the son of Subala; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रययौ (prayayau) - went; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत्र (yatra) - where; असौ (asau) - that; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes; समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles; अनिवर्तिभिः (anivartibhiḥ) - non-retreating;]
(Thus spoken by those heroes, Shakuni, the son of Subala, then went there where your son was, O king, surrounded from all sides by heroes who do not retreat in battles.)
Upon being addressed by those valiant warriors, Shakuni, the son of Subala, proceeded to the place where your son was, O king, encircled by fearless warriors on all sides.
ततो दुर्योधनं दृष्ट्वा रथानीके व्यवस्थितम्। सरथांस्तावकान्सर्वान्हर्षयञ्शकुनिस्ततः ॥९-२३-७॥
tato duryodhanaṁ dṛṣṭvā rathānīke vyavasthitam। sarathāṁstāvakānsarvānharṣayañśakunistataḥ ॥9-23-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; रथानीके (rathānīke) - in the army of chariots; व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - arranged; सरथान् (sarathān) - with chariots; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - cheering; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Then, having seen Duryodhana arranged in the army of chariots, cheering all your charioteers, Shakuni then.)
Then Shakuni, seeing Duryodhana arranged in the army of chariots, cheered all your charioteers.
दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यं हृष्टरूपो विशां पते। कृतकार्यमिवात्मानं मन्यमानोऽब्रवीन्नृपम् ॥९-२३-८॥
duryodhanamidaṁ vākyaṁ hṛṣṭarūpo viśāṁ pate। kṛtakāryamivātmānaṁ manyamāno'bravīnnṛpam ॥9-23-8॥
[दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; इदं (idaṁ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyaṁ) - speech; हृष्ट-रूपः (hṛṣṭa-rūpaḥ) - joyful in appearance; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; कृत-कार्यं (kṛta-kāryaṁ) - accomplished task; इव (iva) - as if; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; नृपम् (nṛpam) - to the king;]
(Duryodhana, joyful in appearance, thinking himself as if having accomplished the task, said this speech to the lord of the people, the king.)
Duryodhana, appearing joyful and considering himself as if he had accomplished his task, spoke these words to the king, the lord of the people.
जहि राजन्रथानीकमश्वाः सर्वे जिता मया। नात्यक्त्वा जीवितं सङ्ख्ये शक्यो जेतुं युधिष्ठिरः ॥९-२३-९॥
jahi rājanrathānīkamaśvāḥ sarve jitā mayā। nātyaktvā jīvitaṃ saṅkhye śakyo jetuṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥9-23-9॥
[जहि (jahi) - conquer; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - chariot army; अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses; सर्वे (sarve) - all; जिता (jitā) - conquered; मया (mayā) - by me; न (na) - not; अत्यक्त्वा (atyaktvā) - without sacrificing; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Conquer, O king, the chariot army and horses; all have been conquered by me. Without sacrificing life in battle, it is not possible to conquer Yudhishthira.)
O king, conquer the chariot army and horses; I have conquered them all. It is not possible to conquer Yudhishthira without sacrificing one's life in battle.
हते तस्मिन्रथानीके पाण्डवेनाभिपालिते। गजानेतान्हनिष्यामः पदातींश्चेतरांस्तथा ॥९-२३-१०॥
hate tasmin rathānīke pāṇḍavenābhipālite। gajān etān haniṣyāmaḥ padātīṁś cātarāṁs tathā ॥9-23-10॥
[हते (hate) - having been killed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; रथानीके (rathānīke) - chariot army; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the Pandava; अभिपालिते (abhipālite) - protected; गजान् (gajān) - elephants; एतान् (etān) - these; हनिष्यामः (haniṣyāmaḥ) - we shall kill; पदातीन् (padātīn) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; इतरान् (itarān) - others; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Having been killed in that chariot army protected by the Pandava, we shall kill these elephants and other foot soldiers also.)
In the chariot army protected by the Pandava, having been killed, we shall also kill these elephants and other foot soldiers.
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य तावका जयगृद्धिनः। जवेनाभ्यपतन्हृष्टाः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥९-२३-११॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya tāvakā jayagṛddhinaḥ। javenābhyapatanhṛṣṭāḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ॥9-23-11॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; जयगृद्धिनः (jayagṛddhinaḥ) - eager for victory; जवेन (javena) - with speed; अभ्यपतन् (abhyapatan) - rushed; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - elated; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army;]
(Having heard his words, your men, eager for victory, rushed with speed, elated, towards the army of the Pandavas.)
Upon hearing his words, your men, filled with the desire for victory, joyfully rushed with great speed towards the Pandava army.
सर्वे विवृततूणीराः प्रगृहीतशरासनाः। शरासनानि धुन्वानाः सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे ॥९-२३-१२॥
sarve vivṛtatūṇīrāḥ pragṛhītaśarāsanāḥ। śarāsanāni dhunvānāḥ siṃhanādaṃ pracakrire ॥9-23-12॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; विवृततूणीराः (vivṛtatūṇīrāḥ) - with open quivers; प्रगृहीतशरासनाः (pragṛhītaśarāsanāḥ) - holding bows; शरासनानि (śarāsanāni) - bows; धुन्वानाः (dhunvānāḥ) - shaking; सिंहनादं (siṃhanādaṃ) - lion's roar; प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - made;]
(All with open quivers, holding bows, shaking the bows, made a lion's roar.)
All the warriors, with their quivers open and bows in hand, shook their bows and roared like lions.
ततो ज्यातलनिर्घोषः पुनरासीद्विशां पते। प्रादुरासीच्छराणां च सुमुक्तानां सुदारुणः ॥९-२३-१३॥
tato jyātalanirghoṣaḥ punarāsīdviśāṃ pate। prādurāsīccharāṇāṃ ca sumuktānāṃ sudāruṇaḥ ॥9-23-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ज्यातलनिर्घोषः (jyātalanirghoṣaḥ) - sound of the bowstring; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared; शराणां (śarāṇāṃ) - of arrows; च (ca) - and; सुमुक्तानां (sumuktānāṃ) - well-released; सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very terrible;]
(Then, O lord of the people, the sound of the bowstring was heard again. The very terrible sound of well-released arrows appeared.)
Then, O lord of the people, the sound of the bowstring was heard once more, and the very terrible sound of well-released arrows emerged.
तान्समीपगतान्दृष्ट्वा जवेनोद्यतकार्मुकान्। उवाच देवकीपुत्रं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥९-२३-१४॥
tānsamīpagatāndṛṣṭvā javenodyatakārmukān। uvāca devakīputraṃ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ ॥9-23-14॥
[तान् (tān) - them; समीपगतान् (samīpagatān) - approached; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; जवेना (javena) - swiftly; उद्यत (udyata) - raised; कार्मुकान् (kārmukān) - bows; उवाच (uvāca) - said; देवकी (devakī) - Devaki; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]
(Seeing them approached swiftly with raised bows, Kunti's son Dhananjaya said to Devaki's son.)
Upon seeing them swiftly approaching with their bows raised, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, spoke to Krishna, the son of Devaki.
चोदयाश्वानसम्भ्रान्तः प्रविशैतद्बलार्णवम्। अन्तमद्य गमिष्यामि शत्रूणां निशितैः शरैः ॥९-२३-१५॥
codayāśvānasaṃbhrāntaḥ praviśaitadbalārṇavam। antamadya gamiṣyāmi śatrūṇāṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥9-23-15॥
[चोदय (codaya) - urge; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; असम्भ्रान्तः (asaṃbhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; प्रविश (praviśa) - enter; एतत् (etat) - this; बल (bala) - army; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean; अन्तम् (antam) - end; अद्य (adya) - today; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will reach; शत्रूणाम् (śatrūṇām) - of enemies; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Urge the horses unperturbed, enter this ocean of army. Today, I will reach the end of enemies with sharp arrows.)
"Urge the horses without fear and enter this vast army. Today, I shall bring an end to the enemies with my sharp arrows."
अष्टादश दिनान्यद्य युद्धस्यास्य जनार्दन। वर्तमानस्य महतः समासाद्य परस्परम् ॥९-२३-१६॥
aṣṭādaśa dinānyadya yuddhasyāsya janārdana। vartamānasya mahataḥ samāsādya parasparam ॥9-23-16॥
[अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen; दिनानि (dināni) - days; अद्य (adya) - today; युद्धस्य (yuddhasya) - of the battle; अस्य (asya) - this; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - ongoing; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Eighteen days today of the battle, O Janardana, having approached each other of the ongoing great.)
O Janardana, today marks the eighteenth day of this great ongoing battle, where both sides have approached each other.
अनन्तकल्पा ध्वजिनी भूत्वा ह्येषां महात्मनाम्। क्षयमद्य गता युद्धे पश्य दैवं यथाविधम् ॥९-२३-१७॥
anantakalpā dhvajinī bhūtvā hyeṣāṃ mahātmanām। kṣayam adya gatā yuddhe paśya daivaṃ yathāvidham ॥9-23-17॥
[अनन्तकल्पा (anantakalpā) - endless; ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; हि (hi) - indeed; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - great souls; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; अद्य (adya) - today; गता (gatā) - gone; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; पश्य (paśya) - see; दैवम् (daivam) - fate; यथाविधम् (yathāvidham) - as it is;]
(Having become an endless army, indeed, of these great souls, today has gone to destruction in battle; see the fate as it is.)
The endless army of these great souls has indeed met its destruction in battle today; behold the fate as it unfolds.
समुद्रकल्पं तु बलं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य माधव। अस्मानासाद्य सञ्जातं गोष्पदोपममच्युत ॥९-२३-१८॥
samudrakalpaṃ tu balaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava। asmānāsādya sañjātaṃ goṣpadopamamacyuta ॥9-23-18॥
[समुद्रकल्पम् (samudrakalpam) - ocean-like; तु (tu) - but; बलम् (balam) - strength; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; सञ्जातम् (sañjātam) - becomes; गोष्पदोपमम् (goṣpadopamam) - like a cow's hoofprint; अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta;]
(The ocean-like strength of Dhritarashtra's sons, O Madhava, becomes like a cow's hoofprint upon approaching us, O Acyuta.)
O Madhava, the vast strength of Dhritarashtra's sons diminishes to insignificance, like a cow's hoofprint, when it comes near us, O Acyuta.
हते भीष्मे च संदध्याच्छिवं स्यादिह माधव। न च तत्कृतवान्मूढो धार्तराष्ट्रः सुबालिशः ॥९-२३-१९॥
hate bhīṣme ca saṁdadhyācchivaṁ syād iha mādhava। na ca tatkṛtavān mūḍho dhārtarāṣṭraḥ subāliśaḥ ॥9-23-19॥
[हते (hate) - when slain; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; संदध्यात् (saṁdadhyāt) - should make peace; शिवं (śivam) - auspicious; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; इह (iha) - here; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - did; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; सुबालिशः (subāliśaḥ) - very childish;]
(When Bhishma was slain, O Madhava, it would have been auspicious to make peace here. But the foolish and very childish son of Dhritarashtra did not do that.)
O Madhava, when Bhishma was slain, it would have been wise to make peace here. However, the foolish and naive son of Dhritarashtra did not take that action.
उक्तं भीष्मेण यद्वाक्यं हितं पथ्यं च माधव। तच्चापि नासौ कृतवान्वीतबुद्धिः सुयोधनः ॥९-२३-२०॥
uktaṁ bhīṣmeṇa yadvākyaṁ hitaṁ pathyaṁ ca mādhava। taccāpi nāsau kṛtavānvītabuddhiḥ suyodhanaḥ ॥9-23-20॥
[उक्तं (uktaṁ) - spoken; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; यत् (yat) - which; वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - words; हितं (hitaṁ) - beneficial; पथ्यं (pathyaṁ) - wholesome; च (ca) - and; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - also; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; असौ (asau) - he; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - did; वीतबुद्धिः (vītabuddhiḥ) - devoid of wisdom; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana;]
(The words which were spoken by Bhishma, beneficial and wholesome, O Madhava, even those he did not follow, devoid of wisdom, Suyodhana.)
Bhishma spoke words that were beneficial and wholesome, O Madhava, but Suyodhana, devoid of wisdom, did not follow them.
तस्मिंस्तु पतिते भीष्मे प्रच्युते पृथिवीतले। न जाने कारणं किं नु येन युद्धमवर्तत ॥९-२३-२१॥
tasmiṁstu patite bhīṣme pracyute pṛthivītale। na jāne kāraṇaṁ kiṁ nu yena yuddhamavartata ॥9-23-21॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; पतिते (patite) - fallen; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; प्रच्युते (pracyute) - fallen; पृथिवीतले (pṛthivītale) - on the earth; न (na) - not; जाने (jāne) - I know; कारणं (kāraṇaṁ) - reason; किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; येन (yena) - by which; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred;]
(In that, but fallen Bhishma fallen on the earth. I do not know what indeed the reason by which the battle occurred.)
When Bhishma fell on the earth, I do not know the reason why the battle continued.
मूढांस्तु सर्वथा मन्ये धार्तराष्ट्रान्सुबालिशान्। पतिते शन्तनोः पुत्रे येऽकार्षुः संयुगं पुनः ॥९-२३-२२॥
mūḍhāṃstu sarvathā manye dhārtarāṣṭrānsubāliśān। patite śantanoḥ putre ye'kārṣuḥ saṃyugaṃ punaḥ ॥9-23-22॥
[मूढान् (mūḍhān) - fools; तु (tu) - but; सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; मन्ये (manye) - I think; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; सुबालिशान् (subāliśān) - very childish; पतिते (patite) - fallen; शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Shantanu; पुत्रे (putre) - the son; ये (ye) - who; अकार्षुः (akārṣuḥ) - did; संयुगं (saṃyugaṃ) - battle; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(But I think the sons of Dhritarashtra are fools in every way, very childish, who again engaged in battle after the fall of Shantanu's son.)
I consider the sons of Dhritarashtra to be utterly foolish and very immature, as they have once again engaged in battle after the fall of Shantanu's son.
अनन्तरं च निहते द्रोणे ब्रह्मविदां वरे। राधेये च विकर्णे च नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-२३॥
anantaraṃ ca nihate droṇe brahmavidāṃ vare। rādheye ca vikarṇe ca naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-23॥
[अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards; च (ca) - and; निहते (nihate) - killed; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Droṇa; ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman; वरे (vare) - the best; राधेये (rādheye) - Radheya; च (ca) - and; विकर्णे (vikarṇe) - Vikarna; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - ceased; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - slaughter;]
(Afterwards, when Droṇa, the best of the knowers of Brahman, was killed, and Radheya and Vikarna too, the slaughter did not cease.)
After the death of Droṇa, the esteemed knower of Brahman, and the fall of Radheya and Vikarna, the massacre continued unabated.
अल्पावशिष्टे सैन्येऽस्मिन्सूतपुत्रे च पातिते। सपुत्रे वै नरव्याघ्रे नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-२४॥
alpāvaśiṣṭe sainye'smin sūtaputre ca pātite। saputre vai naravyāghre naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-24॥
[अल्प-अवशिष्टे (alpa-avaśiṣṭe) - little-remaining; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; सूतपुत्रे (sūtaputre) - son of a charioteer; च (ca) - and; पातिते (pātite) - fallen; सपुत्रे (saputre) - with son; वै (vai) - indeed; नरव्याघ्रे (naravyāghre) - tiger among men; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - ceased; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - violence;]
(With little remaining of the army, and the son of a charioteer fallen, indeed with his son, the tiger among men did not cease the violence.)
With the army almost gone and the son of a charioteer fallen, the tiger among men, along with his son, did not stop the violence.
श्रुतायुषि हते शूरे जलसन्धे च पौरवे। श्रुतायुधे च नृपतौ नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-२५॥
śrutāyuṣi hate śūre jalasandhe ca paurave। śrutāyudhe ca nṛpatau naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-25॥
[श्रुतायुषि (śrutāyuṣi) - in Śrutāyuṣ; हते (hate) - killed; शूरे (śūre) - heroic; जलसन्धे (jalasandhe) - Jalasandha; च (ca) - and; पौरवे (paurave) - Paurava; श्रुतायुधे (śrutāyudhe) - Śrutāyudha; च (ca) - and; नृपतौ (nṛpatau) - king; नैव (naiva) - not; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - ceased; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - violence;]
(In Śrutāyuṣ, the heroic Jalasandha and Paurava were killed, and in Śrutāyudha, the king, the violence did not cease.)
The violence did not cease even after the heroic Śrutāyuṣ, Jalasandha, Paurava, and the king Śrutāyudha were killed.
भूरिश्रवसि शल्ये च शाल्वे चैव जनार्दन। आवन्त्येषु च वीरेषु नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-२६॥
bhūriśravasi śalye ca śālve caiva janārdana। āvantyeṣu ca vīreṣu naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-26॥
[भूरिश्रवसि (bhūriśravasi) - in Bhurishravas; शल्ये (śalye) - in Shalya; च (ca) - and; शाल्वे (śālve) - in Shalva; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; आवन्त्येषु (āvantyeṣu) - in the Avanti warriors; च (ca) - and; वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - in the heroes; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - ceased; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - violence;]
(In Bhurishravas, Shalya, and Shalva, O Janardana, in the Avanti warriors and heroes, violence indeed did not cease.)
O Janardana, violence did not cease among Bhurishravas, Shalya, Shalva, and the Avanti warriors and heroes.
जयद्रथे च निहते राक्षसे चाप्यलायुधे। बाह्लिके सोमदत्ते च नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-२७॥
jayadrathe ca nihate rākṣase cāpyalāyudhe। bāhlike somadatte ca naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-27॥
[जयद्रथे (jayadrathe) - in Jayadratha; च (ca) - and; निहते (nihate) - slain; राक्षसे (rākṣase) - demon; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अलायुधे (alāyudhe) - Alayudha; बाह्लिके (bāhlike) - Bahlika; सोमदत्ते (somadatte) - Somadatta; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - ceased; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - slaughter;]
(In Jayadratha and the slain demon Alayudha, Bahlika, and Somadatta, the slaughter indeed did not cease.)
The slaughter did not cease even after Jayadratha, the demon Alayudha, Bahlika, and Somadatta were slain.
भगदत्ते हते शूरे काम्बोजे च सुदक्षिणे। दुःशासने च निहते नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-२८॥
bhagadatte hate śūre kāmboje ca sudakṣiṇe। duḥśāsane ca nihate naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-28॥
[भगदत्ते (bhagadatte) - Bhagadatta; हते (hate) - slain; शूरे (śūre) - hero; काम्बोजे (kāmboje) - Kamboja; च (ca) - and; सुदक्षिणे (sudakṣiṇe) - Sudakshina; दुःशासने (duḥśāsane) - Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; निहते (nihate) - killed; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - ceased; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - violence;]
(Bhagadatta, the hero, was slain, and Kamboja Sudakshina. Duhshasana was also killed, yet the violence did not cease.)
Even after the brave Bhagadatta and Kamboja Sudakshina were slain, and Duhshasana was killed, the violence did not cease.
दृष्ट्वा च निहताञ्शूरान्पृथङ्माण्डलिकान्नृपान्। बलिनश्च रणे कृष्ण नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-२९॥
dṛṣṭvā ca nihatāñ śūrān pṛthaṅmāṇḍalikān nṛpān। balinaś ca raṇe kṛṣṇa naivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-29॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; निहतान् (nihatān) - killed; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; माण्डलिकान् (māṇḍalikān) - regional kings; नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings; बलिनः (balinaḥ) - strong; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - ceased; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - violence;]
(Having seen the heroes, regional kings, and strong kings killed separately in battle, Krishna did not cease the violence.)
Upon witnessing the separate slaughter of heroes, regional kings, and mighty kings in battle, Krishna did not stop the violence.
अक्षौहिणीपतीन्दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनेन पातितान्। मोहाद्वा यदि वा लोभान्नैवाशाम्यत वैशसम् ॥९-२३-३०॥
akṣauhiṇīpatīndṛṣṭvā bhīmasenena pātitān। mohādvā yadi vā lobhānnaivāśāmyata vaiśasam ॥9-23-30॥
[अक्षौहिणीपतīn (akṣauhiṇīpatīn) - leaders of the army divisions; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; पातितान् (pātitān) - felled; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अशाम्यत (aśāmyata) - was pacified; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - violence;]
(Having seen the leaders of the army divisions felled by Bhimasena, whether out of delusion or greed, the violence was indeed not pacified.)
Upon witnessing the leaders of the army divisions being struck down by Bhimasena, the violence did not cease, whether it was due to delusion or greed.
को नु राजकुले जातः कौरवेयो विशेषतः। निरर्थकं महद्वैरं कुर्यादन्यः सुयोधनात् ॥९-२३-३१॥
ko nu rājakule jātaḥ kauraveyo viśeṣataḥ। nirarthakaṃ mahadvairaṃ kuryādanyaḥ suyodhanāt ॥9-23-31॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; राजकुले (rājakule) - in the royal family; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; कौरवेयः (kauraveyaḥ) - of the Kauravas; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - meaningless; महद्वैरम् (mahadvairam) - great enmity; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other than; सुयोधनात् (suyodhanāt) - Suyodhana;]
(Who indeed, born in the royal family, especially of the Kauravas, would engage in such meaningless great enmity other than Suyodhana?)
Who else, born in the royal family of the Kauravas, would engage in such a meaningless and great enmity other than Suyodhana?
गुणतोऽभ्यधिकं ज्ञात्वा बलतः शौर्यतोऽपि वा। अमूढः को नु युध्येत जानन्प्राज्ञो हिताहितम् ॥९-२३-३२॥
guṇato'bhyadhikaṃ jñātvā balataḥ śauryato'pi vā। amūḍhaḥ ko nu yudhyeta jānanprājño hitāhitam ॥9-23-32॥
[गुणतः (guṇataḥ) - by qualities; अभ्यधिकं (abhyadhikaṃ) - superior; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; बलतः (balataḥ) - by strength; शौर्यतः (śauryataḥ) - by valor; अपि (api) - also; वा (vā) - or; अमूढः (amūḍhaḥ) - wise; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight; जानन् (jānan) - knowing; प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise; हित (hita) - benefit; अहितम् (ahitam) - harm;]
(Knowing someone superior by qualities, strength, or valor, who indeed would fight, being wise and knowing benefit and harm?)
Who, being wise and understanding the difference between benefit and harm, would engage in a fight knowing someone is superior in qualities, strength, or valor?
यन्न तस्य मनो ह्यासीत्त्वयोक्तस्य हितं वचः। प्रशमे पाण्डवैः सार्धं सोऽन्यस्य शृणुयात्कथम् ॥९-२३-३३॥
yanna tasya mano hyāsīttvayoktasy hitaṃ vacaḥ। praśame pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ so'nyasya śṛṇuyātkatham ॥9-23-33॥
[यत् (yat) - that; न (na) - not; तस्य (tasya) - his; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उक्तस्य (uktasya) - spoken; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; प्रशमे (praśame) - in peace; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; सः (saḥ) - he; अन्यस्य (anyasya) - another's; शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - might hear; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(That his mind was not indeed on the beneficial words spoken by you, how might he hear another's in peace together with the Pandavas?)
His mind was not on the beneficial words you spoke; how could he listen to another's words peacefully with the Pandavas?
येन शान्तनवो भीष्मो द्रोणो विदुर एव च। प्रत्याख्याताः शमस्यार्थे किं नु तस्याद्य भेषजम् ॥९-२३-३४॥
yena śāntanavo bhīṣmo droṇo vidura eva ca। pratyākhyātāḥ śamasyārthe kiṃ nu tasyādya bheṣajam ॥9-23-34॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śantanu; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; प्रत्याख्याताः (pratyākhyātāḥ) - rejected; शमस्य (śamasya) - of peace; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; किम् (kim) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; तस्य (tasya) - his; अद्य (adya) - today; भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - remedy;]
(By whom Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, Drona, and Vidura were indeed rejected for the sake of peace, what indeed is his remedy today?)
By whom Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura were rejected for the sake of peace, what remedy does he have today?
मौर्ख्याद्येन पिता वृद्धः प्रत्याख्यातो जनार्दन। तथा माता हितं वाक्यं भाषमाणा हितैषिणी ॥ प्रत्याख्याता ह्यसत्कृत्य स कस्मै रोचयेद्वचः ॥९-२३-३५॥
maurkhyādyena pitā vṛddhaḥ pratyākhyāto janārdana। tathā mātā hitaṃ vākyaṃ bhāṣamāṇā hitaiṣiṇī ॥ pratyākhyātā hyasatkṛtya sa kasmai rocayedvacaḥ ॥9-23-35॥
[मौर्ख्यात् (maurkhyāt) - due to foolishness; येन (yena) - by whom; पिता (pitā) - father; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old; प्रत्याख्यातः (pratyākhyātaḥ) - rejected; जनार्दन (janārdana) - Janardana; तथा (tathā) - similarly; माता (mātā) - mother; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; भाषमाणा (bhāṣamāṇā) - speaking; हितैषिणी (hitaiṣiṇī) - well-wisher; प्रत्याख्याता (pratyākhyātā) - rejected; हि (hi) - indeed; असत्कृत्य (asatkṛtya) - disrespecting; सः (saḥ) - he; कस्मै (kasmai) - to whom; रोचयेत् (rocayet) - would please; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Due to foolishness, by whom the old father Janardana was rejected, similarly, the mother, speaking beneficial words as a well-wisher, was indeed rejected by disrespecting. To whom would his words please?)
Due to foolishness, Janardana rejected his old father. Similarly, he disrespected and rejected his mother, who was speaking beneficial words as a well-wisher. To whom would his words be pleasing?
कुलान्तकरणो व्यक्तं जात एष जनार्दन। तथास्य दृश्यते चेष्टा नीतिश्चैव विशां पते ॥ नैष दास्यति नो राज्यमिति मे मतिरच्युत ॥९-२३-३६॥
kulāntakaraṇo vyaktaṃ jāta eṣa janārdana। tathāsya dṛśyate ceṣṭā nītiścaiva viśāṃ pate ॥ naiṣa dāsyati no rājyamiti me matiracyuta ॥9-23-36॥
[कुल-अन्त-करणः (kula-anta-karaṇaḥ) - destroyer of families; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; तथा (tathā) - thus; अस्य (asya) - his; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) - effort; नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; दास्यति (dāsyati) - will give; नः (naḥ) - us; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta;]
(The destroyer of families has manifestly been born, O Janardana. Thus his effort and policy are seen, O lord of men. This one will not give us the kingdom, thus is my thought, O Acyuta.)
O Janardana, the one who destroys families has clearly been born. His actions and policies are evident, O lord of men. I believe, O Acyuta, that he will not grant us the kingdom.
उक्तोऽहं बहुशस्तात विदुरेण महात्मना। न जीवन्दास्यते भागं धार्तराष्ट्रः कथञ्चन ॥९-२३-३७॥
ukto'haṁ bahuśastāta vidureṇa mahātmanā। na jīvandāsyate bhāgaṁ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ kathañcana ॥9-23-37॥
[उक्तः (uktaḥ) - told; अहम् (aham) - I; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; तात (tāta) - dear father; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; न (na) - not; जीवत् (jīvat) - while living; दास्यते (dāsyate) - will give; भागम् (bhāgam) - share; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(I have been told many times, dear father, by the great soul Vidura, that Dhritarashtra's son will not give a share while living in any way.)
I have been repeatedly informed by the wise Vidura, dear father, that Dhritarashtra's son will never give us our share while he is alive.
यावत्प्राणा धमिष्यन्ति धार्तराष्ट्रस्य मानद। तावद्युष्मास्वपापेषु प्रचरिष्यति पातकम् ॥९-२३-३८॥
yāvatprāṇā dhamiṣyanti dhārtarāṣṭrasya mānada। tāvadyuṣmāsvapāpeṣu pracariṣyati pātakam ॥9-23-38॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life-breaths; धमिष्यन्ति (dhamiṣyanti) - will last; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; युष्मासु (yuṣmāsu) - among you; अपापेषु (apāpeṣu) - innocent; प्रचरिष्यति (pracariṣyati) - will spread; पातकम् (pātakam) - sin;]
(As long as the life-breaths of Dhritarashtra's son last, O giver of honor, so long will sin spread among you innocent ones.)
As long as Dhritarashtra's son is alive, O honorable one, sin will continue to spread among the innocent ones.
न स युक्तोऽन्यथा जेतुमृते युद्धेन माधव। इत्यब्रवीत्सदा मां हि विदुरः सत्यदर्शनः ॥९-२३-३९॥
na sa yukto'nyathā jetumṛte yuddhena mādhava। ityabravītsadā māṃ hi viduraḥ satyadarśanaḥ ॥9-23-39॥
[न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - capable; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; ऋते (ṛte) - without; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सदा (sadā) - always; माम् (mām) - to me; हि (hi) - indeed; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; सत्यदर्शनः (satyadarśanaḥ) - truth-seer;]
(He is not capable of conquering otherwise, without battle, O Mādhava. Thus, Vidura, the truth-seer, always said to me.)
Vidura, known for his truthful vision, always told me, 'O Mādhava, he cannot be conquered by any means other than battle.'
तत्सर्वमद्य जानामि व्यवसायं दुरात्मनः। यदुक्तं वचनं तेन विदुरेण महात्मना ॥९-२३-४०॥
tatsarvam adya jānāmi vyavasāyaṃ durātmanaḥ। yad uktaṃ vacanaṃ tena vidureṇa mahātmanā ॥9-23-40॥
[तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अद्य (adya) - today; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; व्यवसायम् (vyavasāyam) - intention; दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one; यत् (yat) - which; उक्तम् (uktam) - was spoken; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; तेन (tena) - by him; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul;]
(Today I know all that was spoken by the great soul Vidura about the intention of the wicked one.)
Today, I understand everything that the noble Vidura said about the wicked one's intentions.
यो हि श्रुत्वा वचः पथ्यं जामदग्न्याद्यथातथम्। अवामन्यत दुर्बुद्धिर्ध्रुवं नाशमुखे स्थितः ॥९-२३-४१॥
yo hi śrutvā vacaḥ pathyaṃ jāmadagnyādyathātatham। avāmanyata durbuddhirdhruvaṃ nāśamukhe sthitaḥ ॥9-23-41॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - beneficial; जामदग्न्यात् (jāmadagnyāt) - from Jamadagni; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it is; अवामन्यत (avāmanyata) - disregarded; दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - foolish; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; नाशमुखे (nāśamukhe) - in the face of destruction; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated;]
(Who indeed, having heard the beneficial words from Jamadagni as they were, disregarded them, the foolish one is certainly situated in the face of destruction.)
The foolish person who, after hearing the beneficial advice from Jamadagni exactly as it was, disregarded it, is certainly facing destruction.
उक्तं हि बहुभिः सिद्धैर्जातमात्रे सुयोधने। एनं प्राप्य दुरात्मानं क्षयं क्षत्रं गमिष्यति ॥९-२३-४२॥
uktaṁ hi bahubhiḥ siddhairjātamātre suyodhane। enaṁ prāpya durātmānaṁ kṣayaṁ kṣatraṁ gamiṣyati ॥9-23-42॥
[उक्तं (uktaṁ) - said; हि (hi) - indeed; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ) - by accomplished ones; जातमात्रे (jātamātre) - just born; सुयोधने (suyodhane) - Suyodhana; एनं (enaṁ) - this; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; दुरात्मानं (durātmānaṁ) - wicked; क्षयं (kṣayam) - destruction; क्षत्रं (kṣatram) - kshatriya; गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go;]
(It is said by many accomplished ones that just after Suyodhana was born, having obtained this wicked one, the kshatriya will go to destruction.)
Many accomplished sages have indeed said that just after Suyodhana was born, having obtained this wicked one, the kshatriya race will meet its destruction.
तदिदं वचनं तेषां निरुक्तं वै जनार्दन। क्षयं याता हि राजानो दुर्योधनकृते भृशम् ॥९-२३-४३॥
tadidaṁ vacanaṁ teṣāṁ niruktaṁ vai janārdana। kṣayaṁ yātā hi rājāno duryodhanakṛte bhṛśam ॥9-23-43॥
[तत् (tat) - that; इदं (idaṁ) - this; वचनं (vacanaṁ) - speech; तेषां (teṣāṁ) - their; निरुक्तं (niruktaṁ) - expressed; वै (vai) - indeed; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; क्षयं (kṣayaṁ) - destruction; याताः (yātāḥ) - have gone; हि (hi) - indeed; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; दुर्योधनकृते (duryodhanakṛte) - because of Duryodhana; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]
(That this speech of theirs, O Janardana, indeed expressed, the kings have indeed gone to destruction greatly because of Duryodhana.)
O Janardana, this speech of theirs indeed expressed that the kings have greatly gone to destruction because of Duryodhana.
सोऽद्य सर्वान्रणे योधान्निहनिष्यामि माधव। क्षत्रियेषु हतेष्वाशु शून्ये च शिबिरे कृते ॥९-२३-४४॥
so'dya sarvānraṇe yodhānnihaniṣyāmi mādhava। kṣatriyeṣu hateṣvāśu śūnye ca śibire kṛte ॥9-23-44॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will slay; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; क्षत्रियेषु (kṣatriyeṣu) - among the Kshatriyas; हतेषु (hateṣu) - being slain; आशु (āśu) - quickly; शून्ये (śūnye) - empty; च (ca) - and; शिबिरे (śibire) - camp; कृते (kṛte) - being made;]
(He, today, all in battle warriors I will slay, O Mādhava. Among the Kshatriyas being slain quickly, empty and camp being made.)
Today, O Mādhava, I will slay all the warriors in battle. With the Kshatriyas slain, the camp will quickly become empty.
वधाय चात्मनोऽस्माभिः संयुगं रोचयिष्यति। तदन्तं हि भवेद्वैरमनुमानेन माधव ॥९-२३-४५॥
vadhāya cātmano'smābhiḥ saṃyugaṃ rocayiṣyati। tadantaṃ hi bhavedvairamanumānena mādhava ॥9-23-45॥
[वधाय (vadhāya) - for destruction; च (ca) - and; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; संयुगम् (saṃyugam) - battle; रोचयिष्यति (rocayiṣyati) - will arrange; तत् (tat) - that; अन्तम् (antam) - end; हि (hi) - indeed; भवेत् (bhavet) - will be; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; अनुमानेन (anumānena) - by inference; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava;]
(For destruction and of himself, by us, he will arrange a battle. That indeed will be the end of enmity by inference, O Mādhava.)
He will arrange a battle for his own destruction by us. That will indeed mark the end of enmity, as inferred, O Mādhava.
एवं पश्यामि वार्ष्णेय चिन्तयन्प्रज्ञया स्वया। विदुरस्य च वाक्येन चेष्टया च दुरात्मनः ॥९-२३-४६॥
evaṁ paśyāmi vārṣṇeya cintayanprajñayā svayā। vidurasya ca vākyena ceṣṭayā ca durātmanaḥ ॥9-23-46॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking; प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - with wisdom; स्वया (svayā) - own; विदुरस्य (vidurasya) - of Vidura; च (ca) - and; वाक्येन (vākyena) - by the words; चेष्टया (ceṣṭayā) - by the actions; च (ca) - and; दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one;]
(Thus, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, I see, thinking with my own wisdom, by the words of Vidura and by the actions of the wicked one.)
Thus, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, I perceive, reflecting with my own wisdom, influenced by Vidura's words and the actions of the wicked one.
संयाहि भारतीं वीर यावद्धन्मि शितैः शरैः। दुर्योधनं दुरात्मानं वाहिनीं चास्य संयुगे ॥९-२३-४७॥
saṁyāhi bhāratīṁ vīra yāvaddhanmi śitaiḥ śaraiḥ। duryodhanaṁ durātmānaṁ vāhinīṁ cāsya saṁyuge ॥9-23-47॥
[संयाहि (saṁyāhi) - go; भारतीं (bhāratīṁ) - to Bhārata; वीर (vīra) - hero; यावत् (yāvat) - until; हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṁ) - Duryodhana; दुरात्मानं (durātmānaṁ) - wicked; वाहिनीं (vāhinīṁ) - army; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle;]
(Go to Bhārata, hero, until I kill Duryodhana, the wicked, with sharp arrows, and his army in battle.)
"Go to Bhārata, hero, while I slay the wicked Duryodhana and his army with sharp arrows in the battle."
क्षेममद्य करिष्यामि धर्मराजस्य माधव। हत्वैतद्दुर्बलं सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पश्यतः ॥९-२३-४८॥
kṣemamadya kariṣyāmi dharmarājasya mādhava। hatvaitaddurbalaṃ sainyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya paśyataḥ ॥9-23-48॥
[क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare; अद्य (adya) - today; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; एतत् (etat) - this; दुर्बलम् (durbalam) - weak; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(Today I will ensure the welfare of Dharmaraja, O Madhava, by slaying this weak army of Dhritarashtra's son while he watches.)
Today, O Madhava, I will secure the welfare of Dharmaraja by defeating this weak army of Dhritarashtra's son in his presence.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अभीशुहस्तो दाशार्हस्तथोक्तः सव्यसाचिना। तद्बलौघममित्राणामभीतः प्राविशद्रणे ॥९-२३-४९॥
abhīśuhasto dāśārhastathoktaḥ savyasācinā। tadbalaughamamitrāṇāmabhītaḥ prāviśadraṇe ॥9-23-49॥
[अभीशु (abhīśu) - with a strong bow; हस्तः (hastaḥ) - hand; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - descendant of the Daśārhas; तथा (tathā) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; तत् (tad) - that; बलौघम् (balaugham) - army; अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of the enemies; अभीतः (abhītaḥ) - fearlessly; प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - entered; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle;]
(With a strong bow in hand, the descendant of the Daśārhas, thus addressed by Arjuna, fearlessly entered the army of the enemies in the battle.)
The descendant of the Daśārhas, holding a strong bow, was addressed by Arjuna and fearlessly entered the enemy's army in the battle.
शरासनवरं घोरं शक्तिकण्टकसंवृतम्। गदापरिघपन्थानं रथनागमहाद्रुमम् ॥९-२३-५०॥
śarāsanavaraṃ ghoraṃ śaktikaṇṭakasaṃvṛtam। gadāparighapanthānaṃ rathanāgamahādrumam ॥9-23-50॥
[शरासनवरम् (śarāsanavaram) - excellent bow; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; शक्तिकण्टकसंवृतम् (śaktikaṇṭakasaṃvṛtam) - covered with spear points; गदा (gadā) - mace; परिघ (parigha) - iron club; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; रथ (ratha) - chariot; नाग (nāga) - elephant; महाद्रुमम् (mahādrumam) - great tree;]
(An excellent bow, terrible, covered with spear points; a path of maces and iron clubs, a great tree of chariots and elephants.)
A formidable scene with an excellent bow, terrifying and covered with spear points, resembling a path filled with maces and iron clubs, and a great tree formed by chariots and elephants.
हयपत्तिलताकीर्णं गाहमानो महायशाः। व्यचरत्तत्र गोविन्दो रथेनातिपताकिना ॥९-२३-५१॥
hayapattilatākīrṇaṃ gāhamāno mahāyaśāḥ। vyacarat tatra govindo rathenātipātākinā ॥9-23-51॥
[हय (haya) - horse; पत्ति (patti) - foot soldiers; लता (latā) - creepers; कीर्णं (kīrṇaṃ) - covered; गाहमानः (gāhamānaḥ) - entering; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; तत्र (tatra) - there; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अतिपताकिना (atipātākinā) - with a great banner;]
(The greatly renowned one, entering the area covered with horses, foot soldiers, and creepers, moved there, Govinda, by chariot with a great banner.)
Govinda, the greatly renowned, entered the area filled with horses, foot soldiers, and creepers, and moved there with his chariot adorned with a great banner.
ते हयाः पाण्डुरा राजन्वहन्तोऽर्जुनमाहवे। दिक्षु सर्वास्वदृश्यन्त दाशार्हेण प्रचोदिताः ॥९-२३-५२॥
te hayāḥ pāṇḍurā rājanvahanto'rjunamāhave। dikṣu sarvāsvadṛśyanta dāśārheṇa pracoditāḥ ॥9-23-52॥
[ते (te) - they; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; पाण्डुराः (pāṇḍurāḥ) - white; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वहन्तः (vahantaḥ) - carrying; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - everywhere; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; दाशार्हेण (dāśārheṇa) - by the descendant of Dasharha; प्रचोदिताः (pracoditāḥ) - urged;]
(They, the white horses, O king, carrying Arjuna in battle, were seen everywhere in all directions, urged by the descendant of Dasharha.)
The white horses, O king, driven by the descendant of Dasharha, carried Arjuna into battle and were seen everywhere in all directions.
ततः प्रायाद्रथेनाजौ सव्यसाची परन्तपः। किरञ्शरशतांस्तीक्ष्णान्वारिधारा इवाम्बुदः ॥९-२३-५३॥
tataḥ prāyādrathenājau savyasācī parantapaḥ। kirañśaraśatāṃstīkṣṇānvāridhārā ivāmbudaḥ ॥9-23-53॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; किरञ् (kirañ) - showering; शरशतान् (śaraśatān) - hundreds of arrows; तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - sharp; वारिधाराः (vāridhārāḥ) - water streams; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud;]
(Then Arjuna, the scorcher of foes, departed by chariot in battle, showering hundreds of sharp arrows like water streams from a cloud.)
Then Arjuna, known as Savyasachi and the scorcher of foes, rode into battle on his chariot, releasing hundreds of sharp arrows, resembling streams of water pouring from a cloud.
प्रादुरासीन्महाञ्शब्दः शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। इषुभिश्छाद्यमानानां समरे सव्यसाचिना ॥९-२३-५४॥
prādurāsīn mahāñ śabdaḥ śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām। iṣubhiś chādyamānānāṃ samare savyasācinā ॥9-23-54॥
[प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared; महान् (mahān) - great; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - bent-tipped; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - by arrows; छाद्यमानानाम् (chādyamānānām) - being covered; समरे (samare) - in battle; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna;]
(A great sound of bent-tipped arrows appeared, being covered by arrows in battle by Arjuna.)
A great sound arose from the bent-tipped arrows as they were being covered by Arjuna's arrows in the battle.
असज्जन्तस्तनुत्रेषु शरौघाः प्रापतन्भुवि। इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शा गाण्डीवप्रेषिताः शराः ॥९-२३-५५॥
asajjantastanutreṣu śaraughāḥ prāpatanbhuvi। indrāśanisamasparśā gāṇḍīvapreṣitāḥ śarāḥ ॥9-23-55॥
[असज्जन्तः (asajjantaḥ) - not sticking; तनुत्रेषु (tanutreṣu) - in the bodies; शरौघाः (śaraughāḥ) - arrows; प्रापतन्भुवि (prāpatanbhuvi) - fell on the ground; इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शाः (indrāśanisamasparśāḥ) - like the touch of Indra's thunderbolt; गाण्डीवप्रेषिताः (gāṇḍīvapreṣitāḥ) - dispatched by the Gandiva; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows;]
(The arrows, not sticking in the bodies, fell on the ground, like the touch of Indra's thunderbolt, dispatched by the Gandiva.)
The arrows shot from the Gandiva, as powerful as Indra's thunderbolt, fell to the ground without sticking to the bodies.
नरान्नागान्समाहत्य हयांश्चापि विशां पते। अपतन्त रणे बाणाः पतङ्गा इव घोषिणः ॥९-२३-५६॥
narānnāgānsamāhatya hayāṃścāpi viśāṃ pate। apatanta raṇe bāṇāḥ pataṅgā iva ghoṣiṇaḥ ॥9-23-56॥
[नरान् (narān) - men; नागान् (nāgān) - elephants; समाहत्य (samāhatya) - having struck; हयान् (hayān) - horses; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; अपतन्त (apatanta) - fell; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows; पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths; इव (iva) - like; घोषिणः (ghoṣiṇaḥ) - sounding;]
(O lord of the people, having struck men, elephants, and horses, the arrows fell in battle like sounding moths.)
O lord of the people, the arrows fell in battle like sounding moths, having struck men, elephants, and horses.
आसीत्सर्वमवच्छन्नं गाण्डीवप्रेषितैः शरैः। न प्राज्ञायन्त समरे दिशो वा प्रदिशोऽपि वा ॥९-२३-५७॥
āsītsarvamavacchannaṃ gāṇḍīvapreṣitaiḥ śaraiḥ। na prājñāyanta samare diśo vā pradiśo'pi vā ॥9-23-57॥
[आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अवच्छन्नम् (avacchannam) - covered; गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - Gandiva; प्रेषितैः (preṣitaiḥ) - sent; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; न (na) - not; प्राज्ञायन्त (prājñāyanta) - were known; समरे (samare) - in battle; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; वा (vā) - or; प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - quarters; अपि (api) - even; वा (vā) - or;]
(All was covered by arrows sent from Gandiva. Neither the directions nor the quarters were known in battle.)
The entire battlefield was shrouded with arrows shot from Gandiva, making it impossible to discern any direction or quarter.
सर्वमासीज्जगत्पूर्णं पार्थनामाङ्कितैः शरैः। रुक्मपुङ्खैस्तैलधौतैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः ॥९-२३-५८॥
sarvamāsījagatpūrṇaṃ pārthanāmāṅkitaiḥ śaraiḥ। rukmapuṅkhaistailadhautaiḥ karmāraparimārjitaiḥ ॥9-23-58॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; जगत् (jagat) - world; पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full; पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna; नामाङ्कितैः (nāmāṅkitaiḥ) - marked with names; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; रुक्म (rukma) - golden; पुङ्खैः (puṅkhaiḥ) - feathered; तैल (taila) - oil; धौतैः (dhautaiḥ) - washed; कर्मार (karmāra) - smith; परिमार्जितैः (parimārjitaiḥ) - polished;]
(The entire world was filled with arrows marked with Arjuna's name, feathered with gold, washed in oil, and polished by smiths.)
The whole world was covered with arrows bearing Arjuna's name, adorned with golden feathers, cleansed with oil, and finely polished by craftsmen.
ते दह्यमानाः पार्थेन पावकेनेव कुञ्जराः। समासीदन्त कौरव्या वध्यमानाः शितैः शरैः ॥९-२३-५९॥
te dahyamānāḥ pārthena pāvakeneva kuñjarāḥ। samāsīdanta kauravyā vadhyamānāḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥9-23-59॥
[ते (te) - they; दह्यमानाः (dahyamānāḥ) - being burned; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; पावकेन (pāvakeṇa) - by fire; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जराः (kuñjarāḥ) - elephants; समासीदन्त (samāsīdanta) - sat down; कौरव्या (kauravyā) - Kauravas; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows;]
(They, being burned by Arjuna like elephants by fire, sat down, the Kauravas being slain by sharp arrows.)
The Kauravas, like elephants scorched by fire, were being burned by Arjuna's sharp arrows and sat down in defeat.
शरचापधरः पार्थः प्रज्वलन्निव भारत। ददाह समरे योधान्कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥९-२३-६०॥
śaracāpadharaḥ pārthaḥ prajvalanniva bhārata। dadāha samare yodhānkakṣamaghniriva jvalan ॥9-23-60॥
[शर (śara) - arrow; चाप (cāpa) - bow; धरः (dharaḥ) - holder; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; ददाह (dadāha) - burned; समरे (samare) - in battle; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; कक्षम (kakṣam) - forest; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing;]
(Arjuna, the holder of the bow and arrows, blazing like fire, burned the warriors in battle like a forest fire, O descendant of Bharata.)
Arjuna, blazing like a fire with his bow and arrows, scorched the warriors on the battlefield as a forest fire would, O descendant of Bharata.
यथा वनान्ते वनपैर्विसृष्टः; कक्षं दहेत्कृष्णगतिः सघोषः। भूरिद्रुमं शुष्कलतावितानं; भृशं समृद्धो ज्वलनः प्रतापी ॥९-२३-६१॥
yathā vanānte vanapairvisṛṣṭaḥ; kakṣaṃ dahetkṛṣṇagatiḥ saghoṣaḥ। bhūridrumaṃ śuṣkalatāvitānaṃ; bhṛśaṃ samṛddho jvalanaḥ pratāpī ॥9-23-61॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; वनान्ते (vanānte) - in the forest; वनपैः (vanapaiḥ) - by the forest-dwellers; विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - released; कक्षं (kakṣam) - the underbrush; दहेत् (dahet) - would burn; कृष्णगतिः (kṛṣṇagatiḥ) - blackened path; सघोषः (saghoṣaḥ) - with noise; भूरिद्रुमं (bhūridrumaṃ) - many trees; शुष्कलतावितानं (śuṣkalatāvitānam) - dried creepers; भृशं (bhṛśam) - intensely; समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - abundant; ज्वलनः (jvalanaḥ) - fire; प्रतापी (pratāpī) - fierce;]
(Just as in the forest, released by the forest-dwellers, the blackened path with noise would burn the underbrush, the fire, abundant and fierce, intensely burns many trees and dried creepers.)
In the forest, when released by the forest-dwellers, the fire with its blackened path and noise would intensely burn the underbrush, many trees, and dried creepers, being abundant and fierce.
एवं स नाराचगणप्रतापी; शरार्चिरुच्चावचतिग्मतेजाः। ददाह सर्वां तव पुत्रसेना; ममृष्यमाणस्तरसा तरस्वी ॥९-२३-६२॥
evaṃ sa nārācagaṇapratāpī; śarārciruccāvacatigmatejāḥ। dadāha sarvāṃ tava putrasenā; mamṛṣyamāṇastarasa tarasvī ॥9-23-62॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; नाराचगणप्रतापी (nārācagaṇapratāpī) - with the splendor of a multitude of iron arrows; शरार्चिः (śarārciḥ) - with arrows like flames; उच्चावच (uccāvaca) - of various kinds; तिग्मतेजाः (tigmatejāḥ) - sharp and bright; ददाह (dadāha) - burned; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रसेना (putrasenā) - sons' army; ममृष्यमाणः (mamṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - being intolerant; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty;]
(Thus, he, with the splendor of a multitude of iron arrows, with arrows like flames of various kinds, sharp and bright, burned all your sons' army, being intolerant, with force, mighty.)
Thus, the mighty warrior, intolerant and forceful, with the splendor of numerous sharp and bright arrows like flames, burned the entire army of your sons.
तस्येषवः प्राणहराः सुमुक्ता; नासज्जन्वै वर्मसु रुक्मपुङ्खाः। न च द्वितीयं प्रमुमोच बाणं; नरे हये वा परमद्विपे वा ॥९-२३-६३॥
tasyeṣavaḥ prāṇaharāḥ sumuktā; nāsajjanvai varmasu rukmapuṅkhāḥ। na ca dvitīyaṃ pramumoca bāṇaṃ; nare haye vā paramadvipe vā ॥9-23-63॥
[तस्येषवः (tasyeṣavaḥ) - his arrows; प्राणहराः (prāṇaharāḥ) - life-taking; सुमुक्ता (sumuktā) - well-released; न (na) - not; असज्जन् (asajjan) - stuck; वै (vai) - indeed; वर्मसु (varmasu) - in armors; रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - golden-feathered; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; द्वितीयं (dvitīyaṃ) - second; प्रमुमोच (pramumoca) - released; बाणं (bāṇaṃ) - arrow; नरे (nare) - at man; हये (haye) - at horse; वा (vā) - or; परमद्विपे (paramadvipe) - at great elephant; वा (vā) - or;]
(His arrows, life-taking and well-released, did not indeed stick in armors, being golden-feathered. Nor did he release a second arrow at man, horse, or great elephant.)
His arrows, deadly and perfectly aimed, did not lodge in the armors, being golden-feathered. He did not need to release a second arrow at any man, horse, or mighty elephant.
अनेकरूपाकृतिभिर्हि बाणै; र्महारथानीकमनुप्रविश्य। स एव एकस्तव पुत्रसेनां; जघान दैत्यानिव वज्रपाणिः ॥९-२३-६४॥
anekarūpākṛtibhirhi bāṇai; mahārathānīkamanupraviśya। sa eva ekastava putrasenāṃ; jaghāna daityāniva vajrapāṇiḥ ॥9-23-64॥
[अनेक (aneka) - many; रूप (rūpa) - forms; आकृतिभिः (ākṛtibhiḥ) - shapes; हि (hi) - indeed; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; महारथ (mahāratha) - great chariot-warriors; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; अनुप्रविश्य (anupraviśya) - entering; सः (saḥ) - he; एव (eva) - only; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; तव (tava) - your; पुत्र (putra) - son; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; जघान (jaghāna) - slayed; दैत्यान् (daityān) - demons; इव (iva) - like; वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - Vajrapani;]
(Indeed, with many forms and shapes of arrows, entering the army of great chariot-warriors, he alone slayed your son's army like Vajrapani slayed the demons.)
With many forms and shapes of arrows, he alone entered the army of great chariot-warriors and slayed your son's army like Vajrapani slayed the demons.
