09.026
Core and Pancharatra: Finally, Arjuna kills Susharman, the Trigarta King. Bhima kills Sudarshana, one more son of Dhritarastra.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
दुर्योधनो महाराज सुदर्शश्चापि ते सुतः। हतशेषौ तदा सङ्ख्ये वाजिमध्ये व्यवस्थितौ ॥९-२६-१॥
duryodhano mahārāja sudarśaścāpi te sutaḥ। hataśeṣau tadā saṅkhye vājimadhye vyavasthitau ॥9-26-1॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; सुदर्शः (sudarśaḥ) - Sudarsha; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - your; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; हतशेषौ (hataśeṣau) - remaining after being killed; तदा (tadā) - then; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; वाजिमध्ये (vājimadhye) - among the horses; व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - standing;]
(Duryodhana, the great king, and Sudarsha, your son, were then standing among the horses in the battle, remaining after being killed.)
Duryodhana, the great king, and Sudarsha, your son, were standing among the horses in the battle, having survived the slaughter.
ततो दुर्योधनं दृष्ट्वा वाजिमध्ये व्यवस्थितम्। उवाच देवकीपुत्रः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनञ्जयम् ॥९-२६-२॥
tato duryodhanaṁ dṛṣṭvā vājimadhye vyavasthitam। uvāca devakīputraḥ kuntīputraṁ dhanañjayam ॥9-26-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; वाजिमध्ये (vājimadhye) - in the midst of the horses; व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - standing; उवाच (uvāca) - said; देवकीपुत्रः (devakīputraḥ) - the son of Devaki; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - the son of Kunti; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(Then, having seen Duryodhana standing in the midst of the horses, the son of Devaki said to the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya.)
Then, Lord Krishna, the son of Devaki, seeing Duryodhana positioned among the horses, spoke to Arjuna, the son of Kunti, also known as Dhananjaya.
शत्रवो हतभूयिष्ठा ज्ञातयः परिपालिताः। गृहीत्वा सञ्जयं चासौ निवृत्तः शिनिपुङ्गवः ॥९-२६-३॥
śatravo hatabhūyiṣṭhā jñātayaḥ paripālitāḥ। gṛhītvā sañjayaṃ cāsau nivṛttaḥ śinipuṅgavaḥ ॥9-26-3॥
[शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; हत (hata) - killed; भूयिष्ठाः (bhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - mostly; ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives; परिपालिताः (paripālitāḥ) - protected; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; सञ्जयम् (sañjayam) - Sanjaya; च (ca) - and; असौ (asau) - he; निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - returned; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Shinis;]
(The enemies were mostly killed, the relatives were protected. Having taken Sanjaya, he, the best of the Shinis, returned.)
The enemies were mostly defeated, and the relatives were safeguarded. After taking Sanjaya with him, the best of the Shinis returned.
परिश्रान्तश्च नकुलः सहदेवश्च भारत। योधयित्वा रणे पापान्धार्तराष्ट्रपदानुगान् ॥९-२६-४॥
pariśrāntaśca nakulaḥ sahadevaśca bhārata। yodhayitvā raṇe pāpāndhārtarāṣṭrapadānugān ॥9-26-4॥
[परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - exhausted; च (ca) - and; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakul; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadev; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; योधयित्वा (yodhayitvā) - having fought; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पापान् (pāpān) - wicked; धार्तराष्ट्र (dhārtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra's sons; पद (pada) - followers; अनुगान् (anugān) - followers;]
(Exhausted, Nakul and Sahadev, O Bharata, having fought in battle the wicked followers of Dhritarashtra's sons.)
Nakul and Sahadev, though exhausted, continued to fight valiantly in the battle against the wicked followers of Dhritarashtra's sons, O Bharata.
सुयोधनमभित्यज्य त्रय एते व्यवस्थिताः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिश्चैव महारथः ॥९-२६-५॥
suyodhanam abhityajya traya ete vyavasthitāḥ। kṛpaś ca kṛtavarmā ca drauṇiś caiva mahārathaḥ ॥9-26-5॥
[सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana; अभित्यज्य (abhityajya) - having abandoned; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; एते (ete) - these; व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - are positioned; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; च (ca) - and; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauṇi; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Having abandoned Suyodhana, these three are positioned: Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and indeed Drauṇi, the great chariot-warrior.)
Having left Suyodhana, these three warriors, Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and Drauṇi, stand ready as great chariot-warriors.
असौ तिष्ठति पाञ्चाल्यः श्रिया परमया युतः। दुर्योधनबलं हत्वा सह सर्वैः प्रभद्रकैः ॥९-२६-६॥
asau tiṣṭhati pāñcālyaḥ śriyā paramayā yutaḥ। duryodhanabalaṃ hatvā saha sarvaiḥ prabhadrakaiḥ ॥9-26-6॥
[असौ (asau) - this one; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - Panchala prince; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; परमया (paramayā) - supreme; युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed; दुर्योधनबलं (duryodhanabalaṃ) - Duryodhana's forces; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; सह (saha) - with; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; प्रभद्रकैः (prabhadrakaiḥ) - Prabhadrakas;]
(This one, the Panchala prince, stands endowed with supreme splendor, having slain Duryodhana's forces with all the Prabhadrakas.)
The Panchala prince stands here, resplendent with supreme glory, having defeated Duryodhana's forces along with all the Prabhadrakas.
असौ दुर्योधनः पार्थ वाजिमध्ये व्यवस्थितः। छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन प्रेक्षमाणो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥९-२६-७॥
asau duryodhanaḥ pārtha vājimadhye vyavasthitaḥ। chatreṇa dhriyamāṇena prekṣamāṇo muhurmuhuḥ ॥9-26-7॥
[असौ (asau) - this; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; पार्थ (pārtha) - son of Pritha; वाजिमध्ये (vājimadhye) - among horses; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - situated; छत्रेण (chatreṇa) - with an umbrella; ध्रियमाणेन (dhriyamāṇena) - being held; प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - looking; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again;]
(This Duryodhana, O son of Pritha, is situated among the horses, with an umbrella being held, looking again and again.)
Duryodhana, standing among the horses, is repeatedly looking around with an umbrella held over him, O son of Pritha.
प्रतिव्यूह्य बलं सर्वं रणमध्ये व्यवस्थितः। एनं हत्वा शितैर्बाणैः कृतकृत्यो भविष्यसि ॥९-२६-८॥
prativyūhya balaṃ sarvaṃ raṇamadhye vyavasthitaḥ। enaṃ hatvā śitairbāṇaiḥ kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi ॥9-26-8॥
[प्रतिव्यूह्य (prativyūhya) - having arranged; बलं (balaṃ) - the force; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; रणमध्ये (raṇamadhye) - in the midst of battle; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - being situated; एनं (enaṃ) - this one; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - having accomplished the task; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become;]
(Having arranged all the forces and being situated in the midst of battle, having killed this one with sharp arrows, you will have accomplished the task.)
"Having strategically positioned all the forces in the battlefield, by killing this one with sharp arrows, you will achieve your mission."
गजानीकं हतं दृष्ट्वा त्वां च प्राप्तमरिंदम। यावन्न विद्रवन्त्येते तावज्जहि सुयोधनम् ॥९-२६-९॥
gajānīkaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ ca prāptamariṃdama। yāvanna vidravantyete tāvajjahi suyodhanam ॥9-26-9॥
[गजानीकं (gajānīkam) - elephant-army; हतं (hatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; त्वां (tvām) - you; च (ca) - and; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; न (na) - not; विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - flee; एते (ete) - these; तावत् (tāvat) - until then; जहि (jahi) - slay; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana;]
(Having seen the elephant-army slain and you arrived, O subduer of enemies, as long as these do not flee, slay Suyodhana until then.)
Upon witnessing the destruction of the elephant-army and your arrival, O subduer of enemies, ensure that Suyodhana is slain before these forces flee.
यातु कश्चित्तु पाञ्चाल्यं क्षिप्रमागम्यतामिति। परिश्रान्तबलस्तात नैष मुच्येत किल्बिषी ॥९-२६-१०॥
yātu kaścit tu pāñcālyaṃ kṣipram āgamyatām iti। pariśrānta-balas tāta naiṣa mucyeta kilbiṣī ॥9-26-10॥
[यातु (yātu) - let go; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; तु (tu) - but; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - to the land of the Panchalas; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; आगम्यताम् (āgamyatām) - let him come; इति (iti) - thus; परिश्रान्तबलः (pariśrānta-balaḥ) - exhausted in strength; तात (tāta) - O dear; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - should be released; किल्बिषी (kilbiṣī) - sinner;]
(Let someone quickly go to the land of the Panchalas and let him come, thus. O dear, exhausted in strength, this sinner should not be released.)
"Let someone quickly go to the land of the Panchalas and bring him back. O dear, this exhausted sinner should not be released."
तव हत्वा बलं सर्वं सङ्ग्रामे धृतराष्ट्रजः। जितान्पाण्डुसुतान्मत्वा रूपं धारयते महत् ॥९-२६-११॥
tava hatvā balaṃ sarvaṃ saṅgrāme dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ। jitānpāṇḍusutānmatvā rūpaṃ dhārayate mahat ॥9-26-11॥
[तव (tava) - your; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; धृतराष्ट्रजः (dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ) - son of Dhritarashtra; जितान् (jitān) - conquered; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - sons of Pandu; मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; धारयते (dhārayate) - assumes; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Having killed all your strength in battle, the son of Dhritarashtra, thinking he has conquered the sons of Pandu, assumes a great form.)
The son of Dhritarashtra, having slain all your forces in battle and believing he has defeated the sons of Pandu, takes on a grand appearance.
निहतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा पीडितं चापि पाण्डवैः। ध्रुवमेष्यति सङ्ग्रामे वधायैवात्मनो नृपः ॥९-२६-१२॥
nihataṁ svabalaṁ dṛṣṭvā pīḍitaṁ cāpi pāṇḍavaiḥ। dhruvameṣyati saṅgrāme vadhāyaivātmano nṛpaḥ ॥9-26-12॥
[निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; स्वबलम् (svabalam) - own army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - oppressed; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; एष्यति (eṣyati) - will go; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing; एव (eva) - indeed; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king;]
(Having seen his own army killed and oppressed by the Pandavas, the king will certainly go to battle for his own killing.)
Seeing his own forces slain and harassed by the Pandavas, the king will surely enter the battle, seeking his own death.
एवमुक्तः फल्गुनस्तु कृष्णं वचनमब्रवीत्। धृतराष्ट्रसुताः सर्वे हता भीमेन मानद ॥ यावेतावास्थितौ कृष्ण तावद्य न भविष्यतः ॥९-२६-१३॥
evamuktaḥ phalgunastu kṛṣṇaṃ vacanamabravīt। dhṛtarāṣṭrasutāḥ sarve hatā bhīmena mānada ॥ yāvetāvāsthitau kṛṣṇa tāvadya na bhaviṣyataḥ ॥9-26-13॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; फल्गुनः (phalguṇaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धृतराष्ट्रसुताः (dhṛtarāṣṭrasutāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; सर्वे (sarve) - all; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; एतौ (etau) - these two; आस्थितौ (āsthitau) - are standing; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; भविष्यतः (bhaviṣyataḥ) - will be;]
(Thus spoken, Arjuna said to Krishna: "All the sons of Dhritarashtra have been killed by Bhima, O giver of honor. As long as these two are standing, O Krishna, so long today they will not be.")
Upon hearing this, Arjuna spoke to Krishna: "O Krishna, all the sons of Dhritarashtra have been slain by Bhima, O giver of honor. As long as these two remain standing, today they shall not be."
हतो भीष्मो हतो द्रोणः कर्णो वैकर्तनो हतः। मद्रराजो हतः शल्यो हतः कृष्ण जयद्रथः ॥९-२६-१४॥
hato bhīṣmo hato droṇaḥ karṇo vaikartano hataḥ। madrarājo hataḥ śalyo hataḥ kṛṣṇa jayadrathaḥ ॥9-26-14॥
[हतः (hataḥ) - killed; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha;]
(Bhishma is killed, Drona is killed, Karna, the son of Vikartana, is killed. The king of Madra, Shalya, is killed, Krishna, Jayadratha is killed.)
Bhishma, Drona, Karna, the son of Vikartana, the king of Madra Shalya, Krishna, and Jayadratha have all been slain.
हयाः पञ्चशताः शिष्टाः शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। रथानां तु शते शिष्टे द्वे एव तु जनार्दन ॥ दन्तिनां च शतं साग्रं त्रिसाहस्राः पदातयः ॥९-२६-१५॥
hayāḥ pañcaśatāḥ śiṣṭāḥ śakuneḥ saubalasya ca। rathānāṃ tu śate śiṣṭe dve eva tu janārdana ॥ dantināṃ ca śataṃ sāgraṃ trisāhasrāḥ padātayaḥ ॥9-26-15॥
[हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; पञ्चशताः (pañcaśatāḥ) - five hundred; शिष्टाः (śiṣṭāḥ) - remaining; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Shakuni; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - the son of Subala; च (ca) - and; रथानां (rathānāṃ) - of chariots; तु (tu) - but; शते (śate) - hundred; शिष्टे (śiṣṭe) - remaining; द्वे (dve) - two; एव (eva) - only; तु (tu) - but; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; दन्तिनां (dantināṃ) - of elephants; च (ca) - and; शतं (śataṃ) - hundred; साग्रं (sāgraṃ) - with excess; त्रिसाहस्राः (trisāhasrāḥ) - three thousand; पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - infantry;]
(Horses, five hundred, remain of Shakuni, the son of Subala, and of chariots, but a hundred remain, only two, O Janardana. Of elephants, a hundred with excess, three thousand infantry.)
Five hundred horses remain of Shakuni, the son of Subala, and only two hundred chariots remain, O Janardana. There are also a hundred elephants with some extra, and three thousand infantry.
अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव त्रिगर्ताधिपतिस्तथा। उलूकः शकुनिश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥९-२६-१६॥
aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva trigartādhipatistathā। ulūkaḥ śakuniścaiva kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ ॥9-26-16॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्रिगर्ताधिपतिः (trigartādhipatiḥ) - the king of Trigarta; तथा (tathā) - also; उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - Uluka; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - the Satvata;]
(Ashwatthama, Kripa, and indeed the king of Trigarta also; Uluka, Shakuni, and indeed Kritavarma and the Satvata.)
Ashwatthama, Kripa, the king of Trigarta, Uluka, Shakuni, Kritavarma, and the Satvata were all present.
एतद्बलमभूच्छेषं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य माधव। मोक्षो न नूनं कालाद्धि विद्यते भुवि कस्यचित् ॥९-२६-१७॥
etadbalamabhūccheṣaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava। mokṣo na nūnaṃ kālāddhi vidyate bhuvi kasyacit ॥9-26-17॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; बलम् (balam) - strength; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remaining; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava; मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation; न (na) - not; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; कालात् (kālāt) - from time; हि (hi) - certainly; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone;]
(This strength was the remaining of Dhritarashtra's sons, O Madhava. Liberation indeed does not exist from time for anyone on earth.)
O Madhava, this was the remaining strength of Dhritarashtra's sons. Indeed, liberation from time does not exist for anyone on earth.
तथा विनिहते सैन्ये पश्य दुर्योधनं स्थितम्। अद्याह्ना हि महाराजो हतामित्रो भविष्यति ॥९-२६-१८॥
tathā vinihate sainye paśya duryodhanaṃ sthitam। adyāhnā hi mahārājo hatāmitro bhaviṣyati ॥9-26-18॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; विनिहते (vinihate) - slain; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; पश्य (paśya) - see; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; अद्याह्ना (adyāhnā) - today; हि (hi) - indeed; महाराजो (mahārājo) - great king; हतामित्रो (hatāmitro) - enemy slain; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become;]
(Thus, with the army slain, see Duryodhana standing. Today indeed the great king will become one whose enemy is slain.)
Thus, with the army defeated, behold Duryodhana standing firm. Today, indeed, the great king will have his enemies vanquished.
न हि मे मोक्ष्यते कश्चित्परेषामिति चिन्तये। ये त्वद्य समरं कृष्ण न हास्यन्ति रणोत्कटाः ॥ तान्वै सर्वान्हनिष्यामि यद्यपि स्युरमानुषाः ॥९-२६-१९॥
na hi me mokṣyate kaścitpareṣāmiti cintaye। ye tvadya samaraṃ kṛṣṇa na hāsyanti raṇotkaṭāḥ ॥ tānvai sarvānhaniṣyāmi yadyapi syuramānuṣāḥ ॥9-26-19॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; मोक्ष्यते (mokṣyate) - will be released; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others; इति (iti) - thus; चिन्तये (cintaye) - I think; ये (ye) - who; तु (tu) - but; अद्य (adya) - today; समरम् (samaram) - battle; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; न (na) - not; हास्यन्ति (hāsyanti) - will laugh; रणोत्कटाः (raṇotkaṭāḥ) - fierce warriors; तान् (tān) - them; वै (vai) - indeed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will slay; यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if; स्युः (syuḥ) - they are; अमानुषाः (amānuṣāḥ) - non-human; ॥९-२६-१९॥ (॥9-26-19॥) - (verse number);]
(Indeed, I think that no one of others will be released. O Krishna, those fierce warriors who will not laugh today in battle, I will slay them all, even if they are non-human.)
I believe that none of my enemies will be spared. O Krishna, today in battle, those fierce warriors who do not laugh will all be slain by me, even if they are not human.
अद्य युद्धे सुसङ्क्रुद्धो दीर्घं राज्ञः प्रजागरम्। अपनेष्यामि गान्धारं पातयित्वा शितैः शरैः ॥९-२६-२०॥
adya yuddhe susaṅkruddho dīrghaṃ rājñaḥ prajāgaram। apaneṣyāmi gāndhāraṃ pātayitvā śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥9-26-20॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; प्रजागरम् (prajāgaram) - wakefulness; अपनेष्यामि (apaneṣyāmi) - I will remove; गान्धारम् (gāndhāram) - Gandhara; पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - by causing to fall; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Today, in battle, being very angry, I will remove the long wakefulness of the king by causing Gandhara to fall with sharp arrows.)
Today, in the battle, being very angry, I will end the king's long wakefulness by bringing down Gandhara with sharp arrows.
निकृत्या वै दुराचारो यानि रत्नानि सौबलः। सभायामहरद्द्यूते पुनस्तान्याहराम्यहम् ॥९-२६-२१॥
nikṛtyā vai durācāro yāni ratnāni saubalaḥ। sabhāyāmaharaddyūte punastānyāharāmyaham ॥9-26-21॥
[निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit; वै (vai) - indeed; दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - wicked; यानि (yāni) - which; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; अहरत् (aharat) - took away; द्यूते (dyūte) - in the game; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तानि (tāni) - those; आहरामि (āharāmi) - I will take back; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(By deceit indeed, the wicked Saubala took away the gems in the assembly during the game; I will take those back again.)
"Indeed, the wicked Saubala deceitfully took away the gems in the assembly during the game; I shall reclaim them again."
अद्य ता अपि वेत्स्यन्ति सर्वा नागपुरस्त्रियः। श्रुत्वा पतींश्च पुत्रांश्च पाण्डवैर्निहतान्युधि ॥९-२६-२२॥
adya tā api vetsyanti sarvā nāgapurastriyaḥ। śrutvā patīṃśca putrāṃśca pāṇḍavairnihatānyudhi ॥9-26-22॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; ता: (tāḥ) - they; अपि (api) - also; वेत्स्यन्ति (vetsyanti) - will know; सर्वा: (sarvāḥ) - all; नागपुरस्त्रियः (nāgapurastriyaḥ) - women of Nagapura; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पतीन् (patīn) - husbands; च (ca) - and; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Today they also will know, all the women of Nagapura, having heard that their husbands and sons were slain in battle by the Pandavas.)
"Today, all the women of Nagapura will come to know, having heard that their husbands and sons have been slain in battle by the Pandavas."
समाप्तमद्य वै कर्म सर्वं कृष्ण भविष्यति। अद्य दुर्योधनो दीप्तां श्रियं प्राणांश्च त्यक्ष्यति ॥९-२६-२३॥
samāptamadya vai karma sarvaṃ kṛṣṇa bhaviṣyati। adya duryodhano dīptāṃ śriyaṃ prāṇāṃśca tyakṣyati ॥9-26-23॥
[समाप्तम् (samāptam) - completed; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed; कर्म (karma) - action; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; अद्य (adya) - today; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - radiant; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; च (ca) - and; त्यक्ष्यति (tyakṣyati) - will abandon;]
(Today indeed all actions will be completed by Krishna. Today Duryodhana will abandon his radiant prosperity and life.)
Today, all actions will indeed be completed by Krishna. Duryodhana will abandon his radiant prosperity and life today.
नापयाति भयात्कृष्ण सङ्ग्रामाद्यदि चेन्मम। निहतं विद्धि वार्ष्णेय धार्तराष्ट्रं सुबालिशम् ॥९-२६-२४॥
nāpayāti bhayāt kṛṣṇa saṅgrāmād yadi cen mama। nihataṃ viddhi vārṣṇeya dhārtarāṣṭraṃ subāliśam ॥9-26-24॥
[न (na) - not; अपयाति (apayāti) - retreats; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from the battle; यदि (yadi) - if; चेत् (cet) - indeed; मम (mama) - my; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vrishni; धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - the son of Dhritarashtra; सुबालिशम् (subāliśam) - very foolish;]
(If, O Krishna, he does not retreat from the battle out of fear, know, O descendant of Vrishni, that the son of Dhritarashtra is slain and very foolish.)
O Krishna, if he does not retreat from the battle out of fear, then know, O descendant of Vrishni, that the son of Dhritarashtra is already slain and is very foolish.
मम ह्येतदशक्तं वै वाजिवृन्दमरिंदम। सोढुं ज्यातलनिर्घोषं याहि यावन्निहन्म्यहम् ॥९-२६-२५॥
mama hy etad aśaktaṃ vai vājivṛndam ariṃdama। soḍhuṃ jyātalanirghoṣaṃ yāhi yāvan nihanyam aham ॥9-26-25॥
[मम (mama) - my; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; अशक्तं (aśaktam) - unable; वै (vai) - certainly; वाजिवृन्दम् (vājivṛndam) - the group of horses; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; सोढुं (soḍhum) - to bear; ज्यातलनिर्घोषं (jyātalanirghoṣam) - the sound of the bowstring; याहि (yāhi) - go; यावत् (yāvat) - until; निहन्मि (nihanmi) - I kill; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(My group of horses, O subduer of enemies, is indeed unable to bear the sound of the bowstring. Go until I kill.)
"O subduer of enemies, my group of horses is indeed unable to bear the sound of the bowstring. Proceed until I have slain the enemy."
एवमुक्तस्तु दाशार्हः पाण्डवेन यशस्विना। अचोदयद्धयान्राजन्दुर्योधनबलं प्रति ॥९-२६-२६॥
evamuktastu dāśārhaḥ pāṇḍavena yaśasvinā। acodayaddhayānrājanduryodhanabalaṃ prati ॥9-26-26॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - the descendant of the Daśārhas; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the son of Pāṇḍu; यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - the glorious; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged; हयान् (hayān) - the horses; राजन् (rājan) - O King; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana's; बलं (balaṃ) - army; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus spoken by the glorious son of Pāṇḍu, the descendant of the Daśārhas urged the horses towards Duryodhana's army, O King.)
Upon being addressed in this manner by the illustrious son of Pāṇḍu, the descendant of the Daśārhas drove the horses towards Duryodhana's forces, O King.
तदनीकमभिप्रेक्ष्य त्रयः सज्जा महारथाः। भीमसेनोऽर्जुनश्चैव सहदेवश्च मारिष ॥ प्रययुः सिंहनादेन दुर्योधनजिघांसया ॥९-२६-२७॥
tadanīkam abhiprekṣya trayaḥ sajjā mahārathāḥ। bhīmaseno'rjunaścaiva sahadevaśca māriṣa ॥ prayayuḥ siṃhanādena duryodhanajighāṃsayā ॥9-26-27॥
[तदनीकम् (tadanīkam) - that army; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; सज्जाः (sajjāḥ) - ready; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; प्रययुः (prayayūḥ) - departed; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with a lion's roar; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; जिघांसया (jighāṃsayā) - with the intention to kill;]
(Having seen that army, three great warriors, Bhimasena, Arjuna, and Sahadeva, O great one, departed with a lion's roar, with the intention to kill Duryodhana.)
Upon observing the army, the three mighty warriors, Bhimasena, Arjuna, and Sahadeva, prepared themselves and set forth with a roar like that of a lion, intent on slaying Duryodhana, O great one.
तान्प्रेक्ष्य सहितान्सर्वाञ्जवेनोद्यतकार्मुकान्। सौबलोऽभ्यद्रवद्युद्धे पाण्डवानाततायिनः ॥९-२६-२८॥
tān prekṣya sahitān sarvān javena udyata-kārmukān। saubalaḥ abhyadravat yuddhe pāṇḍavān ātatāyinaḥ ॥9-26-28॥
[तान् (tān) - them; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; सहितान् (sahitān) - assembled; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; जवेन (javena) - swiftly; उद्यत-कार्मुकान् (udyata-kārmukān) - with raised bows; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - aggressors;]
(Seeing them all assembled with raised bows, Saubala swiftly attacked the Pandavas in battle as aggressors.)
Seeing all the assembled warriors with their bows raised, Saubala swiftly attacked the Pandavas, perceiving them as aggressors in the battle.
सुदर्शनस्तव सुतो भीमसेनं समभ्ययात्। सुशर्मा शकुनिश्चैव युयुधाते किरीटिना ॥ सहदेवं तव सुतो हयपृष्ठगतोऽभ्ययात् ॥९-२६-२९॥
sudarśanastava suto bhīmasenaṃ samabhyayāt। suśarmā śakuniścaiva yuyudhāte kirīṭinā ॥ sahadevaṃ tava suto hayapṛṣṭhagato'bhyayāt ॥9-26-29॥
[सुदर्शन (sudarśana) - Sudarshana; तव (tava) - your; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - approached; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Susharma; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - fought; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - with the crowned one; सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva; तव (tava) - your; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; हयपृष्ठगतः (hayapṛṣṭhagataḥ) - mounted on a horse; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(Sudarshana, your son, approached Bhimasena. Susharma and Shakuni indeed fought with the crowned one. Your son, mounted on a horse, approached Sahadeva.)
Sudarshana, your son, approached Bhimasena. Susharma and Shakuni fought with Arjuna, the crowned one. Your son, mounted on a horse, approached Sahadeva.
ततो ह्ययत्नतः क्षिप्रं तव पुत्रो जनाधिप। प्रासेन सहदेवस्य शिरसि प्राहरद्भृशम् ॥९-२६-३०॥
tato hyayatnataḥ kṣipraṃ tava putro janādhipa। prāsena sahadevasya śirasi prāharadbhr̥śam ॥9-26-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; हि (hi) - indeed; अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ) - effortlessly; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king; प्रासेन (prāsena) - with a spear; सहदेवस्य (sahadevasya) - of Sahadeva; शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head; प्राहरत् (prāharat) - struck; भृशम् (bhr̥śam) - violently;]
(Then, indeed, your son, O king, quickly and effortlessly struck violently on the head of Sahadeva with a spear.)
Then, your son quickly and effortlessly struck Sahadeva on the head with a spear, O king.
सोपाविशद्रथोपस्थे तव पुत्रेण ताडितः। रुधिराप्लुतसर्वाङ्ग आशीविष इव श्वसन् ॥९-२६-३१॥
sopāviśadrathopasthe tava putreṇa tāḍitaḥ। rudhirāplutasarvāṅga āśīviṣa iva śvasan ॥9-26-31॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down; रथ (ratha) - chariot; उपस्थे (upasthe) - on the seat; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by the son; ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; आप्लुत (āpluta) - smeared; सर्व (sarva) - all; अङ्ग (aṅga) - limbs; आशीविष (āśīviṣa) - like a serpent; इव (iva) - as if; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing;]
(He sat down on the seat of the chariot, struck by your son, with all his limbs smeared with blood, breathing like a serpent.)
He sat down on the chariot seat, struck by your son, his entire body covered in blood, breathing heavily like a serpent.
प्रतिलभ्य ततः सञ्ज्ञां सहदेवो विशां पते। दुर्योधनं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः सङ्क्रुद्धः समवाकिरत् ॥९-२६-३२॥
pratilabhya tataḥ sañjñāṃ sahadevo viśāṃ pate। duryodhanaṃ śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ saṅkruddhaḥ samavākirat ॥9-26-32॥
[प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - lord; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - showered;]
(Having regained consciousness, then Sahadeva, the lord of men, showered sharp arrows on Duryodhana in rage.)
After regaining his senses, Sahadeva, filled with anger, attacked Duryodhana with a barrage of sharp arrows.
पार्थोऽपि युधि विक्रम्य कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। शूराणामश्वपृष्ठेभ्यः शिरांसि निचकर्त ह ॥९-२६-३३॥
pārtho'pi yudhi vikramya kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ। śūrāṇāmaśvapṛṣṭhebhyḥ śirāṃsi nicakarta ha ॥9-26-33॥
[पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - son of Pritha; अपि (api) - also; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having fought; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; अश्वपृष्ठेभ्यः (aśvapṛṣṭhebhyḥ) - from the horses' backs; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut off; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(The son of Pritha, Dhananjaya, also fought in battle and indeed cut off the heads of the heroes from the horses' backs.)
Arjuna, the son of Kunti, bravely fought in the battle and cut off the heads of the warriors from their horses' backs.
तदनीकं तदा पार्थो व्यधमद्बहुभिः शरैः। पातयित्वा हयान्सर्वांस्त्रिगर्तानां रथान्ययौ ॥९-२६-३४॥
tadānīkaṃ tadā pārtho vyadhamadbahubhiḥ śaraiḥ। pātayitvā hayānsarvāṃstrigartānāṃ rathānyayau ॥9-26-34॥
[तदानीकम् (tadānīkam) - that army; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having felled; हयान् (hayān) - horses; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; त्रिगर्तानाम् (trigartānām) - of the Trigartas; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(Then Arjuna scattered that army with many arrows. Having felled all the horses of the Trigartas, he went to the chariots.)
At that time, Arjuna, with his numerous arrows, dispersed the army. After bringing down all the horses of the Trigartas, he proceeded towards the chariots.
ततस्ते सहिता भूत्वा त्रिगर्तानां महारथाः। अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥९-२६-३५॥
tataste sahitā bhūtvā trigartānāṃ mahārathāḥ। arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca śaravarṣairavākiran ॥9-26-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; सहिता (sahitā) - together; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; त्रिगर्तानाम् (trigartānām) - of the Trigartas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - covered;]
(Then, having become together, the great warriors of the Trigartas covered Arjuna and Vasudeva with showers of arrows.)
Then the great warriors of the Trigartas, having united, showered Arjuna and Vasudeva with arrows.
सत्यकर्माणमाक्षिप्य क्षुरप्रेण महायशाः। ततोऽस्य स्यन्दनस्येषां चिच्छिदे पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥९-२६-३६॥
satyakarmāṇamākṣipya kṣurapreṇa mahāyaśāḥ। tato'sya syandanasyeṣāṃ cicchide pāṇḍunandanaḥ ॥9-26-36॥
[सत्यकर्माणम् (satyakarmāṇam) - true deeds; आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having attacked; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a sharp weapon; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; स्यन्दनस्य (syandanasya) - of the chariot; ईषाम् (īṣām) - the yoke; चिच्छिदे (cicchide) - cut off; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pandu;]
(Having attacked the true deeds with a sharp weapon, the greatly renowned one then cut off the yoke of his chariot, O son of Pandu.)
The greatly renowned warrior, having attacked the true deeds with a sharp weapon, then cut off the yoke of his chariot, O son of Pandu.
शिलाशितेन च विभो क्षुरप्रेण महायशाः। शिरश्चिच्छेद प्रहसंस्तप्तकुण्डलभूषणम् ॥९-२६-३७॥
śilāśitena ca vibho kṣurapreṇa mahāyaśāḥ। śiraściccheda prahasaṁstaptakuṇḍalabhūṣaṇam ॥9-26-37॥
[शिलाशितेन (śilāśitena) - with a stone-sharpened; च (ca) - and; विभो (vibho) - O lord; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; तप्तकुण्डलभूषणम् (taptakuṇḍalabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with heated earrings;]
(With a stone-sharpened razor, O lord, the greatly renowned one cut off the head, smiling, adorned with heated earrings.)
The greatly renowned one, smiling and adorned with heated earrings, cut off the head with a stone-sharpened razor, O lord.
सत्येषुमथ चादत्त योधानां मिषतां ततः। यथा सिंहो वने राजन्मृगं परिबुभुक्षितः ॥९-२६-३८॥
satyeṣumatha cādatta yodhānāṃ miṣatāṃ tataḥ। yathā siṃho vane rājanmṛgaṃ paribubhukṣitaḥ ॥9-26-38॥
[सत्येषु (satyeṣu) - in arrows; अथ (atha) - then; च (ca) - and; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors; मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while watching; ततः (tataḥ) - then; यथा (yathā) - as; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - a lion; वने (vane) - in the forest; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मृगम् (mṛgam) - the animal; परिबुभुक्षितः (paribubhukṣitaḥ) - desiring to eat;]
(Then, he took the arrows of the warriors while they were watching, just as a lion in the forest, O king, desires to eat the animal.)
Then, he took the arrows from the warriors as they watched, just like a lion in the forest, O king, who is eager to devour its prey.
तं निहत्य ततः पार्थः सुशर्माणं त्रिभिः शरैः। विद्ध्वा तानहनत्सर्वान्रथान्रुक्मविभूषितान् ॥९-२६-३९॥
taṁ nihatya tataḥ pārthaḥ suśarmāṇaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ। viddhvā tānahanatsarvānrathānrukmavibhūṣitān ॥9-26-39॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सुशर्माणं (suśarmāṇam) - Susharma; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; तान् (tān) - them; अहनत् (ahanat) - killed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; रुक्म (rukma) - gold; विभूषितान् (vibhūṣitān) - adorned;]
(Having killed him, then Arjuna pierced Susharma with three arrows and killed all the chariots adorned with gold.)
After killing him, Arjuna then pierced Susharma with three arrows and destroyed all the gold-adorned chariots.
ततस्तु प्रत्वरन्पार्थो दीर्घकालं सुसम्भृतम्। मुञ्चन्क्रोधविषं तीक्ष्णं प्रस्थलाधिपतिं प्रति ॥९-२६-४०॥
tatastu pratvaranpārtho dīrghakālaṃ susambhṛtam। muñcankrodhaviṣaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ prasthalādhipatiṃ prati ॥9-26-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; प्रत्वरन् (pratvaran) - hastening; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; दीर्घकालम् (dīrghakālam) - for a long time; सुसम्भृतम् (susambhṛtam) - well-contained; मुञ्चन् (muñcan) - releasing; क्रोधविषम् (krodhaviṣam) - the poison of anger; तीक्ष्णम् (tīkṣṇam) - sharp; प्रस्थलाधिपतिम् (prasthalādhipatim) - the lord of Prasthala; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Then, but hastening, Arjuna, for a long time well-contained, releasing the sharp poison of anger towards the lord of Prasthala.)
Then Arjuna, hastening, released the sharp poison of his long-contained anger towards the lord of Prasthala.
तमर्जुनः पृषत्कानां शतेन भरतर्षभ। पूरयित्वा ततो वाहान्न्यहनत्तस्य धन्विनः ॥९-२६-४१॥
tamarjunaḥ pṛṣatkānāṃ śatena bharatarṣabha। pūrayitvā tato vāhānnyahanattasya dhanvinaḥ ॥9-26-41॥
[तम (tam) - that; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; पृषत्कानां (pṛṣatkānāṃ) - of arrows; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; पूरयित्वा (pūrayitvā) - having filled; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वाहान् (vāhān) - the vehicles; अहनत् (ahanat) - he struck; तस्य (tasya) - his; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - of the bowman;]
(That Arjuna, O best of the Bharatas, having filled with a hundred arrows, then struck the vehicles of his bowman.)
Arjuna, the best among the Bharatas, filled his quiver with a hundred arrows and then struck the enemy's vehicles with precision.
ततः शरं समादाय यमदण्डोपमं शितम्। सुशर्माणं समुद्दिश्य चिक्षेपाशु हसन्निव ॥९-२६-४२॥
tataḥ śaraṃ samādāya yamadaṇḍopamaṃ śitam। suśarmāṇaṃ samuddiśya cikṣepāśu hasanniva ॥9-26-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; समादाय (samādāya) - taking; यमदण्डोपमम् (yamadaṇḍopamam) - like Yama's rod; शितम् (śitam) - sharp; सुशर्माणम् (suśarmāṇam) - at Suśarman; समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - aiming; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he shot; आशु (āśu) - swiftly; हसन्निव (hasanniva) - as if smiling;]
(Then, taking a sharp arrow like Yama's rod, he swiftly shot it at Suśarman, as if smiling.)
Then, as if smiling, he swiftly shot a sharp arrow resembling Yama's rod at Suśarman.
स शरः प्रेषितस्तेन क्रोधदीप्तेन धन्विना। सुशर्माणं समासाद्य बिभेद हृदयं रणे ॥९-२६-४३॥
sa śaraḥ preṣitastena krodhadīptena dhanvinā। suśarmāṇaṃ samāsādya bibheda hṛdayaṃ raṇe ॥9-26-43॥
[स (sa) - that; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent; तेन (tena) - by him; क्रोधदीप्तेन (krodhadīptena) - with anger; धन्विना (dhanvinā) - by the archer; सुशर्माणं (suśarmāṇam) - Suśarman; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; हृदयं (hṛdayam) - heart; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(That arrow, sent by him with anger, by the archer, having reached Suśarman, pierced the heart in battle.)
The arrow, filled with the archer's wrath, was sent forth and struck Suśarman, piercing his heart in the midst of battle.
स गतासुर्महाराज पपात धरणीतले। नन्दयन्पाण्डवान्सर्वान्व्यथयंश्चापि तावकान् ॥९-२६-४४॥
sa gatāsurmahārāja papāta dharaṇītale। nandayanpāṇḍavānsarvānvythayaṃścāpi tāvakān ॥9-26-44॥
[स (sa) - he; गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - lifeless; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पपात (papāta) - fell; धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground; नन्दयन् (nandayan) - delighting; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; व्यथयन् (vyathayan) - causing pain; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your people;]
(He, O great king, lifeless, fell on the ground, delighting the Pandavas and causing pain to all your people.)
The lifeless king fell to the ground, bringing joy to the Pandavas and distress to your people.
सुशर्माणं रणे हत्वा पुत्रानस्य महारथान्। सप्त चाष्टौ च त्रिंशच्च सायकैरनयत्क्षयम् ॥९-२६-४५॥
suśarmāṇaṃ raṇe hatvā putrānasya mahārathān। sapta ca aṣṭau ca triṃśacca sāyakairanayatkṣayam ॥9-26-45॥
[सुशर्माणम् (suśarmāṇam) - Suśarman; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; अस्य (asya) - his; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors; सप्त (sapta) - seven; च (ca) - and; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; च (ca) - and; त्रिंशत् (triṃśat) - thirty; च (ca) - and; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; अनयत् (anayat) - sent; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction;]
(Having killed Suśarman in battle, his sons, the great warriors, seven and eight and thirty, he sent to destruction with arrows.)
After slaying Suśarman in the battle, he annihilated his sons, the great warriors, numbering seven, eight, and thirty, with arrows.
ततोऽस्य निशितैर्बाणैः सर्वान्हत्वा पदानुगान्। अभ्यगाद्भारतीं सेनां हतशेषां महारथः ॥९-२६-४६॥
tato'sya niśitairbāṇaiḥ sarvānhatvā padānugān। abhyagādbhāratīṃ senāṃ hataśeṣāṃ mahārathaḥ ॥9-26-46॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पदानुगान् (padānugān) - followers; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached; भारतीं (bhāratīṃ) - Bharata's; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; हतशेषां (hataśeṣāṃ) - remaining after being killed; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior;]
(Then, having killed all the followers with his sharp arrows, the great chariot warrior approached Bharata's army, which was remaining after being killed.)
Then the great chariot warrior, having slain all the followers with his sharp arrows, approached the remnants of Bharata's army.
भीमस्तु समरे क्रुद्धः पुत्रं तव जनाधिप। सुदर्शनमदृश्यं तं शरैश्चक्रे हसन्निव ॥९-२६-४७॥
bhīmastu samare kruddhaḥ putraṃ tava janādhipa। sudarśanamadṛśyaṃ taṃ śaraiścakre hasanniva ॥9-26-47॥
[भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; तव (tava) - your; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; सुदर्शनम् (sudarśanam) - Sudarshana; अदृश्यं (adṛśyam) - invisible; तम् (tam) - him; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; चक्रे (cakre) - made; हसन् (hasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Bhima, however, in battle, angry, made your son Sudarshana invisible with arrows, as if smiling, O ruler of people.)
In the battle, Bhima, in his anger, made your son Sudarshana disappear with his arrows, as if he was smiling, O ruler of the people.
ततोऽस्य प्रहसन्क्रुद्धः शिरः कायादपाहरत्। क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन स हतः प्रापतद्भुवि ॥९-२६-४८॥
tato'sya prahasankruddhaḥ śiraḥ kāyādapāharat। kṣurapreṇa sutīkṣṇena sa hataḥ prāpatad bhuvi ॥9-26-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - removed; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a sharp weapon; सुतीक्ष्णेन (sutīkṣṇena) - very sharp; सः (saḥ) - he; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(Then, smiling angrily, he removed his head from the body with a very sharp weapon. He, being killed, fell on the ground.)
Then, with a smile of anger, he severed the head from the body using a very sharp weapon. The slain one fell to the ground.
तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे ततस्तस्य पदानुगाः। परिवव्रू रणे भीमं किरन्तो विशिखाञ्शितान् ॥९-२६-४९॥
tasmiṁstu nihate vīre tatastasya padānugāḥ। parivavrū raṇe bhīmaṁ kiranto viśikhāñśitān ॥9-26-49॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; निहते (nihate) - slain; वीरे (vīre) - hero; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers; परिवव्रूः (parivavrūḥ) - surrounded; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; किरन्तः (kirantaḥ) - showering; विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows; शितान् (śitān) - sharp;]
(In that, but the hero having been slain, then his followers surrounded Bhima in battle, showering sharp arrows.)
But when the hero was slain, his followers then surrounded Bhima in battle, showering sharp arrows.
ततस्तु निशितैर्बाणैस्तदनीकं वृकोदरः। इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शैः समन्तात्पर्यवाकिरत् ॥ ततः क्षणेन तद्भीमो न्यहनद्भरतर्षभ ॥९-२६-५०॥
tatastu niśitairbāṇaistadānīkaṃ vṛkodaraḥ। indrāśanisamasparśaiḥ samantātparyavākirat ॥ tataḥ kṣaṇena tadbhīmo nyahanadbharatarṣabha ॥9-26-50॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - indeed; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; तदनीकं (tadānīkaṃ) - that army; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima); इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शैः (indrāśanisamasparśaiḥ) - with the touch of Indra's thunderbolt; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; पर्यवाकिरत् (paryavākirat) - covered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; तत् (tad) - that; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - struck down; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas;]
(Then indeed, Vrikodara (Bhima) covered that army with sharp arrows, with the touch of Indra's thunderbolt, all around. Then in a moment, that Bhima struck down the bull among the Bharatas.)
Then, Vrikodara (Bhima), with his sharp arrows that felt like Indra's thunderbolt, covered the entire army. In a moment, Bhima struck down the foremost of the Bharatas.
तेषु तूत्साद्यमानेषु सेनाध्यक्षा महाबलाः। भीमसेनं समासाद्य ततोऽयुध्यन्त भारत ॥ तांस्तु सर्वाञ्शरैर्घोरैरवाकिरत पाण्डवः ॥९-२६-५१॥
teṣu tūtsādyamāneṣu senādhyakṣā mahābalāḥ। bhīmasenaṃ samāsādya tato'yudhyanta bhārata ॥ tāṃstu sarvāñśarairghorairavākirat pāṇḍavaḥ ॥9-26-51॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - among them; तू (tū) - indeed; उत्साद्यमानेषु (utsādyamāneṣu) - being destroyed; सेनाध्यक्षा (senādhyakṣā) - commanders; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - approaching; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - fought; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तांस् (tāṃs) - them; तु (tu) - indeed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; अवाकिरत (avākirat) - showered; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; ॥९-२६-५१॥ (॥9-26-51॥) - (verse number);]
(Among them, indeed, as the mighty commanders were being destroyed, approaching Bhimasena, then they fought, O Bharata. Indeed, the Pandava showered all of them with terrible arrows.)
As the mighty commanders were being destroyed, they approached Bhimasena and fought, O Bharata. The Pandava showered all of them with terrible arrows.
तथैव तावका राजन्पाण्डवेयान्महारथान्। शरवर्षेण महता समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥९-२६-५२॥
tathaiva tāvakā rājanpāṇḍaveyānmahārathān। śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samantātparyavārayan ॥9-26-52॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the sons of Pandu; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - enveloped;]
(In the same way, your men, O king, enveloped the great warriors, the sons of Pandu, with a great shower of arrows all around.)
Similarly, your warriors, O king, surrounded the great Pandava warriors with a massive barrage of arrows from all sides.
व्याकुलं तदभूत्सर्वं पाण्डवानां परैः सह। तावकानां च समरे पाण्डवेयैर्युयुत्सताम् ॥९-२६-५३॥
vyākulaṃ tadabhūtsarvaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ paraiḥ saha। tāvakānāṃ ca samare pāṇḍaveyairyuyutsatām ॥9-26-53॥
[व्याकुलं (vyākulam) - distressed; तद (tad) - that; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; परैः (paraiḥ) - by the enemies; सह (saha) - with; तावकानां (tāvakānāṃ) - of yours; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in the battle; पाण्डवेयैः (pāṇḍaveyaiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu; युयुत्सताम् (yuyutsatām) - of those who were eager to fight;]
(All of that became distressed for the Pandavas with the enemies, and for yours in the battle by the sons of Pandu who were eager to fight.)
The entire situation became distressing for both the Pandavas and your side, as the sons of Pandu and the enemies were eager to engage in battle.
तत्र योधास्तदा पेतुः परस्परसमाहताः। उभयोः सेनयो राजन्संशोचन्तः स्म बान्धवान् ॥९-२६-५४॥
tatra yodhāstadā petuḥ parasparasamāhatāḥ। ubhayoḥ senayo rājansaṃśocantaḥ sma bāndhavān ॥9-26-54॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; तदा (tadā) - then; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; परस्पर (paraspara) - each other; समाहताः (samāhatāḥ) - struck; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; राजन् (rājan) - O king; संशोचन्तः (saṃśocantaḥ) - lamenting; स्म (sma) - indeed; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - relatives;]
(There the warriors then fell, struck by each other. Of both armies, O king, lamenting indeed for the relatives.)
There, O king, the warriors from both armies fell, having struck each other, lamenting for their relatives.
