09.054
Pancharatra and Core: Instructed by Balarama, Bhima and Duryodhana arrive at Samantapanchaka and prepare for the battle.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana spoke:
एवं तदभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं जनमेजय। यत्र दुःखान्वितो राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥९-५४-१॥
evaṃ tadabhavadyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ janamejaya। yatra duḥkhānvito rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro'bravīd idam ॥9-54-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - fierce; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya; यत्र (yatra) - where; दुःखान्वितः (duḥkhānvitaḥ) - sorrowful; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; इदम् (idam) - this;]
(Thus that fierce battle occurred, O Janamejaya, where the sorrowful King Dhritarashtra said this.)
Thus, O Janamejaya, the fierce battle took place where the sorrowful King Dhritarashtra spoke these words.
रामं संनिहितं दृष्ट्वा गदायुद्ध उपस्थिते। मम पुत्रः कथं भीमं प्रत्ययुध्यत सञ्जय ॥९-५४-२॥
rāmaṃ saṃnihitaṃ dṛṣṭvā gadāyuddha upasthite। mama putraḥ kathaṃ bhīmaṃ pratyayudhyata sañjaya ॥9-54-2॥
[रामं (rāmaṃ) - Rama; संनिहितं (saṃnihitaṃ) - present; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; गदायुद्ध (gadāyuddha) - mace fight; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - approaching; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; प्रत्ययुध्यत (pratyayudhyata) - fought against; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Seeing Rama present as the mace fight approached, how did my son fight against Bhima, Sanjaya?)
Sanjaya, seeing Rama present as the mace fight approached, how did my son fight against Bhima?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
रामसांनिध्यमासाद्य पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। युद्धकामो महाबाहुः समहृष्यत वीर्यवान् ॥९-५४-३॥
rāmasānnidhyamāsādya putro duryodhanastava। yuddhakāmo mahābāhuḥ samahṛṣyata vīryavān ॥9-54-3॥
[राम (rāma) - Rama; सांनिध्यम् (sānnidhyam) - presence; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; युद्धकामः (yuddhakāmaḥ) - desirous of battle; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; समहृष्यत (samahṛṣyata) - rejoiced; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Having attained the presence of Rama, your son Duryodhana, desirous of battle, mighty-armed, rejoiced, being powerful.)
Upon reaching the presence of Rama, your son Duryodhana, eager for battle and mighty-armed, felt a surge of joy due to his strength.
दृष्ट्वा लाङ्गलिनं राजा प्रत्युत्थाय च भारत। प्रीत्या परमया युक्तो युधिष्ठिरमथाब्रवीत् ॥९-५४-४॥
dṛṣṭvā lāṅgalinaṃ rājā pratyutthāya ca bhārata। prītyā paramayā yukto yudhiṣṭhiramathābravīt ॥9-54-4॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; लाङ्गलिनं (lāṅgalinam) - plough-bearer; राजा (rājā) - king; प्रत्युत्थाय (pratyutthāya) - having risen; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection; परमया (paramayā) - great; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having seen the plough-bearer, the king rose and, O Bharata, with great affection, engaged, then said to Yudhishthira.)
Upon seeing the plough-bearer, the king stood up and, with great affection, addressed Yudhishthira, O Bharata.
समन्तपञ्चकं क्षिप्रमितो याम विशां पते। प्रथितोत्तरवेदी सा देवलोके प्रजापतेः ॥९-५४-५॥
samantapañcakaṁ kṣipramito yāma viśāṁ pate। prathitottaravedī sā devaloke prajāpateḥ ॥9-54-5॥
[समन्त (samanta) - all-around; पञ्चकं (pañcakaṁ) - five; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; याम (yāma) - let us go; विशां (viśāṁ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; प्रथित (prathita) - famous; उत्तर (uttara) - northern; वेदी (vedī) - altar; सा (sā) - that; देवलोके (devaloke) - in the world of the gods; प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of the lord of creatures;]
(O lord of the people, let us quickly go from here to the famous northern altar in the world of the gods of the lord of creatures.)
O lord of the people, let us swiftly proceed from here to the renowned northern altar in the realm of the gods, belonging to the lord of creatures.
तस्मिन्महापुण्यतमे त्रैलोक्यस्य सनातने। सङ्ग्रामे निधनं प्राप्य ध्रुवं स्वर्गो भविष्यति ॥९-५४-६॥
tasminmahāpuṇyatame trailokyasya sanātane। saṅgrāme nidhanaṃ prāpya dhruvaṃ svargo bhaviṣyati ॥9-54-6॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; महापुण्यतमे (mahāpuṇyatame) - most sacred; त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds; सनातने (sanātane) - eternal; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; प्राप्य (prāpya) - attaining; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṃ) - certainly; स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(In that most sacred and eternal battle of the three worlds, attaining death, heaven will certainly be.)
In that most sacred and eternal battle of the three worlds, attaining death will certainly lead to heaven.
तथेत्युक्त्वा महाराज कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। समन्तपञ्चकं वीरः प्रायादभिमुखः प्रभुः ॥९-५४-७॥
tathety uktvā mahārāja kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। samantapañcakaṃ vīraḥ prāyād abhimukhaḥ prabhuḥ ॥9-54-7॥
[तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathety uktvā) - thus having spoken; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; समन्तपञ्चकम् (samantapañcakam) - Samantapanchaka; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - proceeded; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - towards; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Thus having spoken, O great king, the son of Kunti, Yudhishthira, the hero, proceeded towards Samantapanchaka, the lord.)
After speaking thus, O great king, Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti and a hero, proceeded towards the sacred place of Samantapanchaka.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। पद्भ्याममर्षाद्द्युतिमानगच्छत्पाण्डवैः सह ॥९-५४-८॥
tato duryodhano rājā pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām। padbhyāmamarṣāddyutimānagacchatpāṇḍavaiḥ saha ॥9-54-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized; महतीम् (mahatīm) - great; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - on feet; अमर्षात् (amarṣāt) - with anger; द्युतिमान् (dyutimān) - radiant; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with Pandavas; सह (saha) - together;]
(Then King Duryodhana, having seized a great mace, went on foot with anger, radiant, together with the Pandavas.)
Then King Duryodhana, filled with anger and radiance, took up his mighty mace and advanced on foot to confront the Pandavas.
तथा यान्तं गदाहस्तं वर्मणा चापि दंशितम्। अन्तरिक्षगता देवाः साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन् ॥ वातिकाश्च नरा येऽत्र दृष्ट्वा ते हर्षमागताः ॥९-५४-९॥
tathā yāntaṃ gadāhastaṃ varmaṇā cāpi daṃśitam। antarikṣagatā devāḥ sādhu sādhvityapūjayan ॥ vātikāśca narā ye'tra dṛṣṭvā te harṣamāgatāḥ ॥9-54-9॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; यान्तं (yāntam) - going; गदाहस्तं (gadāhastam) - with mace in hand; वर्मणा (varmaṇā) - with armor; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दंशितम् (daṃśitam) - adorned; अन्तरिक्षगता (antarikṣagatā) - in the sky; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - praised; वातिकाः (vātikāḥ) - spectators; च (ca) - and; नराः (narāḥ) - men; ये (ye) - who; अत्र (atra) - here; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; ते (te) - they; हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy; आगताः (āgatāḥ) - came; ९-५४-९ (9-54-9) - (verse number);]
(Thus, going with mace in hand, adorned with armor, the gods in the sky praised saying 'Well done, well done'. The spectators and men here, seeing this, came to joy.)
As he proceeded with a mace in hand and adorned with armor, the gods in the sky praised him saying 'Well done, well done'. The spectators and men present there, upon witnessing this, were filled with joy.
स पाण्डवैः परिवृतः कुरुराजस्तवात्मजः। मत्तस्येव गजेन्द्रस्य गतिमास्थाय सोऽव्रजत् ॥९-५४-१०॥
sa pāṇḍavaiḥ parivṛtaḥ kururājastavātmajaḥ। mattasyeva gajendrasya gatimāsthāya so'vrajat ॥9-54-10॥
[स (sa) - he; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; कुरुराजः (kururājaḥ) - the king of the Kurus; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; मत्तस्य (mattasya) - of the intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; गजेन्द्रस्य (gajendrasya) - of the elephant king; गतिम् (gatim) - gait; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - assuming; सः (saḥ) - he; अव्रजत् (avrajat) - went.;]
(He, surrounded by the Pandavas, your son, the king of the Kurus, went assuming the gait of an intoxicated elephant king.)
Your son, the king of the Kurus, surrounded by the Pandavas, moved forward with the gait of an intoxicated elephant king.
ततः शङ्खनिनादेन भेरीणां च महास्वनैः। सिंहनादैश्च शूराणां दिशः सर्वाः प्रपूरिताः ॥९-५४-११॥
tataḥ śaṅkhaninādena bherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaiḥ। siṃhanādaśca śūrāṇāṃ diśaḥ sarvāḥ prapūritāḥ ॥9-54-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शङ्खनिनादेन (śaṅkhaninādena) - by the sound of conches; भेरीणां (bherīṇāṃ) - of drums; च (ca) - and; महास्वनैः (mahāsvanaiḥ) - by great sounds; सिंहनादैः (siṃhanādaiḥ) - by lion-roars; च (ca) - and; शूराणां (śūrāṇāṃ) - of heroes; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रपूरिताः (prapūritāḥ) - were filled;]
(Then, by the sound of conches, of drums, and by great sounds, by lion-roars and of heroes, all directions were filled.)
Then, the sound of conches, drums, and the mighty roars of lions and heroes filled all the directions.
प्रतीच्यभिमुखं देशं यथोद्दिष्टं सुतेन ते। गत्वा च तैः परिक्षिप्तं समन्तात्सर्वतोदिशम् ॥९-५४-१२॥
pratīcyabhimukhaṁ deśaṁ yathoddiṣṭaṁ sutena te। gatvā ca taiḥ parikṣiptaṁ samantātsarvatodiśam ॥9-54-12॥
[प्रतीच्य (pratīcya) - westward; अभिमुखं (abhimukhaṁ) - facing; देशं (deśaṁ) - region; यथा (yathā) - as; उद्दिष्टं (uddiṣṭaṁ) - instructed; सुतेन (sutena) - by the son; ते (te) - your; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; च (ca) - and; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; परिक्षिप्तं (parikṣiptaṁ) - surrounded; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - in all directions;]
(Facing westward, the region as instructed by your son, having gone and surrounded by them all around in all directions.)
Facing westward, as instructed by your son, go to the region and surround it completely in all directions.
दक्षिणेन सरस्वत्याः स्वयनं तीर्थमुत्तमम्। तस्मिन्देशे त्वनिरिणे तत्र युद्धमरोचयन् ॥९-५४-१३॥
dakṣiṇena sarasvatyāḥ svayanaṃ tīrthamuttamam। tasmindeśe tvaniriṇe tatra yuddhamarocayan ॥9-54-13॥
[दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south; सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati; स्वयनं (svayanaṃ) - Swayam; तीर्थमुत्तमम् (tīrthamuttamam) - the best pilgrimage site; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; देशे (deśe) - region; तु (tu) - indeed; अनिरिणे (aniriṇe) - without conflict; तत्र (tatra) - there; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अरोचयन् (arocayan) - they arranged;]
(To the south of Sarasvati is the best pilgrimage site, Swayam. In that region, indeed, without conflict, they arranged a battle there.)
To the south of the Sarasvati River lies the best pilgrimage site known as Swayam. In that peaceful region, a battle was arranged.
ततो भीमो महाकोटिं गदां गृह्याथ वर्मभृत्। बिभ्रद्रूपं महाराज सदृशं हि गरुत्मतः ॥९-५४-१४॥
tato bhīmo mahākoṭiṃ gadāṃ gṛhyātha varmabhṛt। bibhradrūpaṃ mahārāja sadṛśaṃ hi garutmataḥ ॥9-54-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; महाकोटिं (mahākoṭiṃ) - great mace; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; अथ (atha) - then; वर्मभृत् (varmabhṛt) - armor-bearer; बिभ्रद्रूपं (bibhradrūpaṃ) - bearing form; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सदृशं (sadṛśaṃ) - like; हि (hi) - indeed; गरुत्मतः (garutmataḥ) - Garuda;]
(Then Bhima, having taken the great mace, the armor-bearer, bearing a form like Garuda, O great king.)
Then Bhima, the mighty warrior, took up his great mace and stood like Garuda, the king of birds, ready for battle, O great king.
अवबद्धशिरस्त्राणः सङ्ख्ये काञ्चनवर्मभृत्। रराज राजन्पुत्रस्ते काञ्चनः शैलराडिव ॥९-५४-१५॥
avabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ saṅkhye kāñcanavarmabhṛt। rarāja rājanputraste kāñcanaḥ śailarāḍiva ॥9-54-15॥
[अवबद्ध (avabaddha) - bound; शिरस्त्राणः (śirastrāṇaḥ) - helmet; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; काञ्चन (kāñcana) - golden; वर्मभृत् (varmabhṛt) - armor-wearing; रराज (rarāja) - shone; राजन्पुत्रः (rājanputraḥ) - prince; ते (te) - your; काञ्चनः (kāñcanaḥ) - golden; शैलराट् (śailarāṭ) - mountain king; इव (iva) - like;]
(Bound with a helmet, wearing golden armor, your prince shone like a golden mountain king.)
Your prince, adorned with a helmet and clad in golden armor, shone brilliantly like a majestic golden mountain.
वर्मभ्यां संवृतौ वीरौ भीमदुर्योधनावुभौ। संयुगे च प्रकाशेते संरब्धाविव कुञ्जरौ ॥९-५४-१६॥
varmabhyāṃ saṃvṛtau vīrau bhīmaduryodhanāvubhau। saṃyuge ca prakāśete saṃrabdhāviva kuñjarau ॥9-54-16॥
[वर्मभ्यां (varmabhyāṃ) - with armors; संवृतौ (saṃvṛtau) - covered; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; भीमदुर्योधनौ (bhīmaduryodhanau) - Bhima and Duryodhana; उभौ (ubhau) - both; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; च (ca) - and; प्रकाशेते (prakāśete) - shine; संरब्धौ (saṃrabdhau) - excited; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - elephants;]
(Both heroes, Bhima and Duryodhana, covered with armors, shine in battle, excited like elephants.)
Both Bhima and Duryodhana, the heroes, appear in the battlefield covered in armor, eager and fierce like elephants ready for combat.
रणमण्डलमध्यस्थौ भ्रातरौ तौ नरर्षभौ। अशोभेतां महाराज चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ ॥९-५४-१७॥
raṇamaṇḍalamadhyasthau bhrātarau tau nararṣabhau। aśobhetāṃ mahārāja candrasūryāvivauditau ॥9-54-17॥
[रण (raṇa) - battle; मण्डल (maṇḍala) - circle; मध्यस्थौ (madhyasthau) - situated in the middle; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers; तौ (tau) - those two; नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - bulls among men; अशोभेतां (aśobhetāṃ) - shone; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; इव (iva) - like; उदितौ (uditau) - risen;]
(In the middle of the battle circle, those two brothers, bulls among men, shone, O great king, like the risen moon and sun.)
In the midst of the battlefield, those two brothers, the best among men, shone brilliantly, O great king, like the rising moon and sun.
तावन्योन्यं निरीक्षेतां क्रुद्धाविव महाद्विपौ। दहन्तौ लोचनै राजन्परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥९-५४-१८॥
tāvanyonyaṃ nirīkṣetāṃ kruddhāviva mahādvipau। dahantau locanai rājanparasparavadhaiṣiṇau ॥9-54-18॥
[तौ (tau) - they; अन्योन्यं (anyonyam) - each other; निरीक्षेतां (nirīkṣetāṃ) - looked at; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; इव (iva) - like; महाद्विपौ (mahādvipau) - great elephants; दहन्तौ (dahantau) - burning; लोचनै (locanai) - with eyes; राजन् (rājan) - O king; परस्पर (paraspara) - mutual; वध (vadha) - killing; ऐषिणौ (aiṣiṇau) - desiring;]
(They looked at each other like angry great elephants, burning with eyes, O king, desiring mutual killing.)
They glared at each other like two enraged elephants, their eyes burning with the desire to kill each other, O king.
सम्प्रहृष्टमना राजन्गदामादाय कौरवः। सृक्किणी संलिहन्राजन्क्रोधरक्तेक्षणः श्वसन् ॥९-५४-१९॥
samprahṛṣṭamanā rājangadāmādāya kauravaḥ। sṛkkiṇī saṁlihanrājankrodharaktekṣaṇaḥ śvasan ॥9-54-19॥
[सम्प्रहृष्टमना (samprahṛṣṭamanā) - with a delighted mind; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - cheeks; संलिहन् (saṁlihan) - licking; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्रोधरक्तेक्षणः (krodharaktekṣaṇaḥ) - with eyes red with anger; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing heavily;]
(With a delighted mind, O king, the Kaurava, taking the mace, licking his cheeks, O king, with eyes red with anger, breathing heavily.)
The Kaurava, filled with delight, took up his mace. His eyes were red with anger as he licked his cheeks and breathed heavily, O king.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा गदामादाय वीर्यवान्। भीमसेनमभिप्रेक्ष्य गजो गजमिवाह्वयत् ॥९-५४-२०॥
tato duryodhano rājā gadāmādāya vīryavān। bhīmasenamabhiprekṣya gajo gajamivāhvayat ॥9-54-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - looking at; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; गजम् (gajam) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; आह्वयत् (āhvayat) - challenged;]
(Then valiant King Duryodhana, taking up his mace, looked at Bhimasena and challenged him like an elephant challenges another elephant.)
Then, the valiant King Duryodhana, with his mace in hand, gazed at Bhimasena and challenged him as one elephant challenges another.
अद्रिसारमयीं भीमस्तथैवादाय वीर्यवान्। आह्वयामास नृपतिं सिंहः सिंहं यथा वने ॥९-५४-२१॥
adrisāramayīṃ bhīmastathaivādāya vīryavān। āhvayāmāsa nṛpatiṃ siṃhaḥ siṃhaṃ yathā vane ॥9-54-21॥
[अद्रिसारमयीं (adrisāramayīṃ) - made of mountain essence; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the mighty one; आह्वयामास (āhvayāmāsa) - invited; नृपतिं (nṛpatiṃ) - the king; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - the lion; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; यथा (yathā) - as; वने (vane) - in the forest;]
(Bhima, the mighty one, having taken the essence of the mountain, invited the king, like a lion invites another lion in the forest.)
Bhima, with the strength of the mountain, challenged the king, just as one lion challenges another in the forest.
तावुद्यतगदापाणी दुर्योधनवृकोदरौ। संयुगे स्म प्रकाशेते गिरी सशिखराविव ॥९-५४-२२॥
tāv udyatagadāpāṇī duryodhanavṛkodarau। saṃyuge sma prakāśete girī saśikharāv iva ॥9-54-22॥
[ताव् (tāv) - those two; उद्यत (udyata) - raised; गदा (gadā) - maces; पाणी (pāṇī) - in hands; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; वृकोदरौ (vṛkodarau) - Vrikodara; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; स्म (sma) - indeed; प्रकाशेते (prakāśete) - appear; गिरी (girī) - mountains; सशिखरौ (saśikharau) - with peaks; इव (iva) - like;]
(Those two, Duryodhana and Vrikodara, with raised maces in hands, indeed appear in battle like mountains with peaks.)
Duryodhana and Vrikodara, with their maces raised, stand out in the battle like towering mountains with peaks.
तावुभावभिसङ्क्रुद्धावुभौ भीमपराक्रमौ। उभौ शिष्यौ गदायुद्धे रौहिणेयस्य धीमतः ॥९-५४-२३॥
tāvubhāvabhisaṅkruddhāvubhau bhīmaparākramau। ubhau śiṣyau gadāyuddhe rauhiṇeyasya dhīmataḥ ॥9-54-23॥
[तावुभाव् (tāvubhāv) - both of them; अभिसङ्क्रुद्धौ (abhisaṅkruddhau) - enraged; उभौ (ubhau) - both; भीमपराक्रमौ (bhīmaparākramau) - of mighty valor; उभौ (ubhau) - both; शिष्यौ (śiṣyau) - disciples; गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - in mace fight; रौहिणेयस्य (rauhiṇeyasya) - of the son of Rohini; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]
(Both of them, enraged, both of mighty valor, both disciples in the mace fight of the wise son of Rohini.)
Both of them, filled with rage and possessing mighty valor, were disciples in the mace fight under the wise son of Rohini.
उभौ सदृशकर्माणौ यमवासवयोरिव। तथा सदृशकर्माणौ वरुणस्य महाबलौ ॥९-५४-२४॥
ubhau sadṛśakarmāṇau yamavāsavayoriva। tathā sadṛśakarmāṇau varuṇasya mahābalau ॥9-54-24॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; सदृशकर्माणौ (sadṛśakarmāṇau) - having similar actions; यमवासवयोः (yamavāsavayoḥ) - of Yama and Indra; इव (iva) - like; तथा (tathā) - thus; सदृशकर्माणौ (sadṛśakarmāṇau) - having similar actions; वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty;]
(Both having similar actions like Yama and Indra, thus having similar actions, the mighty ones of Varuna.)
Both are mighty and perform similar actions like Yama and Indra, and similarly, the mighty ones of Varuna.
वासुदेवस्य रामस्य तथा वैश्रवणस्य च। सदृशौ तौ महाराज मधुकैटभयोर्युधि ॥९-५४-२५॥
vāsudevasya rāmasya tathā vaiśravaṇasya ca। sadṛśau tau mahārāja madhukaiṭabhayoryudhi ॥9-54-25॥
[वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva; रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama; तथा (tathā) - and; वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaishravana; च (ca) - and; सदृशौ (sadṛśau) - similar; तौ (tau) - those two; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मधुकैटभयोः (madhukaiṭabhayoḥ) - of Madhu and Kaitabha; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Of Vasudeva, of Rama, and of Vaishravana, those two were similar, O great king, in the battle of Madhu and Kaitabha.)
O great king, those two were similar to Vasudeva, Rama, and Vaishravana in the battle against Madhu and Kaitabha.
उभौ सदृशकर्माणौ रणे सुन्दोपसुन्दयोः। तथैव कालस्य समौ मृत्योश्चैव परन्तपौ ॥९-५४-२६॥
ubhau sadṛśakarmāṇau raṇe sundopasundayoḥ। tathaiva kālasya samau mṛtyoścaiva parantapau ॥9-54-26॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; सदृशकर्माणौ (sadṛśakarmāṇau) - having similar deeds; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सुन्दोपसुन्दयोः (sundopasundayoḥ) - of Sunda and Upasunda; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; समौ (samau) - equal; मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Both having similar deeds in battle, of Sunda and Upasunda, just so of time, equal of death, and indeed, O subduer of enemies.)
Both Sunda and Upasunda, who had similar deeds in battle, were equal in terms of time and death, O subduer of enemies.
अन्योन्यमभिधावन्तौ मत्ताविव महाद्विपौ। वाशितासङ्गमे दृप्तौ शरदीव मदोत्कटौ ॥९-५४-२७॥
anyonyamabhidhāvantau mattāviva mahādvipau। vāśitāsaṅgame dṛptau śaradīva madotkaṭau ॥9-54-27॥
[अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिधावन्तौ (abhidhāvantau) - running towards; मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; महाद्विपौ (mahādvipau) - great elephants; वाशिता (vāśitā) - in a battle; आसङ्गमे (āsaṅgame) - in the encounter; दृप्तौ (dṛptau) - proud; शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn; इव (iva) - like; मदोत्कटौ (madotkaṭau) - arrogant; ॥९-५४-२७॥ (॥9-54-27॥) - (verse number);]
(Running towards each other like intoxicated great elephants, proud in battle, arrogant like in autumn.)
The two warriors, proud and intoxicated like great elephants, charged towards each other in the battlefield, as if in the arrogance of autumn.
मत्ताविव जिगीषन्तौ मातङ्गौ भरतर्षभौ। उभौ क्रोधविषं दीप्तं वमन्तावुरगाविव ॥९-५४-२८॥
mattāviva jigīṣantau mātaṅgau bharatarṣabhau। ubhau krodhaviṣaṃ dīptaṃ vamantāvuragāviva ॥9-54-28॥
[मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated ones; इव (iva) - like; जिगीषन्तौ (jigīṣantau) - desiring to conquer; मातङ्गौ (mātaṅgau) - elephants; भरतर्षभौ (bharatarṣabhau) - bulls of the Bharata race; उभौ (ubhau) - both; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; विषं (viṣaṃ) - poison; दीप्तं (dīptaṃ) - blazing; वमन्तौ (vamantau) - vomiting; उरगौ (uragau) - serpents; इव (iva) - like;]
(Like intoxicated ones desiring to conquer, the elephants, bulls of the Bharata race, both vomiting blazing poison of anger like serpents.)
The two mighty warriors of the Bharata race, like intoxicated elephants eager to conquer, were both spewing forth the blazing venom of their anger like serpents.
अन्योन्यमभिसंरब्धौ प्रेक्षमाणावरिंदमौ। उभौ भरतशार्दूलौ विक्रमेण समन्वितौ ॥९-५४-२९॥
anyonyamabhisaṁrabdhau prekṣamāṇāvariṁdamau। ubhau bharataśārdūlau vikrameṇa samanvitau ॥9-54-29॥
[अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिसंरब्धौ (abhisaṁrabdhau) - engaged in combat; प्रेक्षमाणौ (prekṣamāṇau) - looking at; अरिंदमौ (ariṁdamau) - subduers of enemies; उभौ (ubhau) - both; भरतशार्दूलौ (bharataśārdūlau) - tigers among the Bharatas; विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - with prowess; समन्वितौ (samanvitau) - endowed;]
(Both subduers of enemies, tigers among the Bharatas, engaged in combat with each other, looking at each other, endowed with prowess.)
Both warriors, the subduers of enemies and tigers among the Bharatas, stood facing each other, ready for combat, each endowed with great prowess.
सिंहाविव दुराधर्षौ गदायुद्धे परन्तपौ। नखदंष्ट्रायुधौ वीरौ व्याघ्राविव दुरुत्सहौ ॥९-५४-३०॥
siṃhāviva durādharṣau gadāyuddhe parantapau। nakhadaṃṣṭrāyudhau vīrau vyāghrāviva durutsahau ॥9-54-30॥
[सिंहौ (siṃhau) - like lions; इव (iva) - like; दुराधर्षौ (durādharṣau) - invincible; गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - in mace battle; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - scorchers of foes; नखदंष्ट्रायुधौ (nakhadaṃṣṭrāyudhau) - with claws and teeth as weapons; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; व्याघ्रौ (vyāghrau) - like tigers; इव (iva) - like; दुरुत्सहौ (durutsahau) - formidable;]
(Like lions, invincible in mace battle, scorchers of foes. With claws and teeth as weapons, heroes like tigers, formidable.)
They were like lions, invincible in mace battles, scorching their foes. With claws and teeth as weapons, they were heroes like tigers, formidable in their might.
प्रजासंहरणे क्षुब्धौ समुद्राविव दुस्तरौ। लोहिताङ्गाविव क्रुद्धौ प्रतपन्तौ महारथौ ॥९-५४-३१॥
prajāsaṁharaṇe kṣubdhau samudrāviva dustarau। lohitāṅgāviva kruddhau pratapantau mahārathau ॥9-54-31॥
[प्रजा (prajā) - people; संहरणे (saṁharaṇe) - in destruction; क्षुब्धौ (kṣubdhau) - agitated; समुद्रौ (samudrau) - oceans; इव (iva) - like; दुस्तरौ (dustarau) - difficult to cross; लोहिताङ्गौ (lohitāṅgau) - red-bodied; इव (iva) - like; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; प्रतपन्तौ (pratapantau) - shining; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors;]
(In the destruction of people, agitated like difficult-to-cross oceans; red-bodied like angry, shining great warriors.)
The two great warriors, agitated like the vast, impassable oceans during the destruction of people, and red-bodied like angry, shining figures, stood formidable.
रश्मिमन्तौ महात्मानौ दीप्तिमन्तौ महाबलौ। ददृशाते कुरुश्रेष्ठौ कालसूर्याविवोदितौ ॥९-५४-३२॥
raśmimantau mahātmānau dīptimantau mahābalau। dadṛśāte kuruśreṣṭhau kālasūryāvivotitau ॥9-54-32॥
[रश्मिमन्तौ (raśmimantau) - having rays; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; दीप्तिमन्तौ (dīptimantau) - resplendent; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - of great strength; ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - saw; कुरुश्रेष्ठौ (kuruśreṣṭhau) - best of the Kurus; कालसूर्यौ (kālasūryau) - like the time and the sun; इव (iva) - like; उदितौ (uditau) - risen;]
(Having rays, great souls, resplendent, of great strength, the best of the Kurus saw them, like the time and the sun risen.)
The best of the Kurus saw them, who were like the rising sun and time, possessing rays, great souls, resplendence, and great strength.
व्याघ्राविव सुसंरब्धौ गर्जन्ताविव तोयदौ। जहृषाते महाबाहू सिंहौ केसरिणाविव ॥९-५४-३३॥
vyāghrāviva susaṁrabdhau garjantāviva toyadau। jahṛṣāte mahābāhū siṁhau kesariṇāviva ॥9-54-33॥
[व्याघ्रौ (vyāghrau) - tigers; इव (iva) - like; सुसंरब्धौ (susaṁrabdhau) - very eager; गर्जन्तौ (garjantau) - roaring; इव (iva) - like; तोयदौ (toyadau) - clouds; जहृषाते (jahṛṣāte) - rejoiced; महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed; सिंहौ (siṁhau) - lions; केसरिणौ (kesariṇau) - with manes; इव (iva) - like;]
(Like tigers very eager, like clouds roaring, the mighty-armed rejoiced like lions with manes.)
The mighty-armed ones rejoiced, eager like tigers and roaring like clouds, resembling lions with manes.
गजाविव सुसंरब्धौ ज्वलिताविव पावकौ। ददृशुस्तौ महात्मानौ सशृङ्गाविव पर्वतौ ॥९-५४-३४॥
gajāviva susaṁrabdhau jvalitāviva pāvakau। dadṛśustau mahātmānau saśṛṅgāviva parvatau ॥9-54-34॥
[गजौ (gajau) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; सुसंरब्धौ (susaṁrabdhau) - very enraged; ज्वलितौ (jvalitau) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पावकौ (pāvakau) - fire; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; तौ (tau) - those two; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; सशृङ्गौ (saśṛṅgau) - with peaks; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतौ (parvatau) - mountains;]
(Like elephants very enraged, like blazing fires, those two great souls saw, like mountains with peaks.)
The two great souls appeared like two enraged elephants, like blazing fires, and like mountains with peaks.
रोषात्प्रस्फुरमाणोष्ठौ निरीक्षन्तौ परस्परम्। तौ समेतौ महात्मानौ गदाहस्तौ नरोत्तमौ ॥९-५४-३५॥
roṣātprasphuramāṇoṣṭhau nirīkṣantau parasparam। tau sametau mahātmānau gadāhastau narottamau ॥9-54-35॥
[रोषात् (roṣāt) - from anger; प्रस्फुरमाण (prasphuramaṇa) - trembling; ओष्ठौ (oṣṭhau) - lips; निरीक्षन्तौ (nirīkṣantau) - looking at; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; तौ (tau) - those two; समेतौ (sametau) - having come together; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; गदाहस्तौ (gadāhastau) - with maces in hand; नरोत्तमौ (narottamau) - best among men;]
(With lips trembling from anger, looking at each other, those two great souls, having come together, with maces in hand, best among men.)
The two great warriors, their lips trembling with anger, stood facing each other, maces in hand, as the best among men.
उभौ परमसंहृष्टावुभौ परमसंमतौ। सदश्वाविव हेषन्तौ बृंहन्ताविव कुञ्जरौ ॥९-५४-३६॥
ubhau paramasaṁhṛṣṭāvubhau paramasaṁmatau। sadaśvāviva heṣantau bṛṁhantāviva kuñjarau ॥9-54-36॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; परम (parama) - extremely; संहृष्टौ (saṁhṛṣṭau) - delighted; उभौ (ubhau) - both; परम (parama) - extremely; संमतौ (saṁmatau) - esteemed; सदश्वौ (sadaśvau) - like good horses; इव (iva) - as if; हेषन्तौ (heṣantau) - neighing; बृंहन्तौ (bṛṁhantau) - roaring; इव (iva) - as if; कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - like elephants;]
(Both extremely delighted, both extremely esteemed, neighing like good horses, roaring like elephants.)
Both were extremely delighted and esteemed, neighing like fine horses and roaring like mighty elephants.
वृषभाविव गर्जन्तौ दुर्योधनवृकोदरौ। दैत्याविव बलोन्मत्तौ रेजतुस्तौ नरोत्तमौ ॥९-५४-३७॥
vṛṣabhāviva garjantau duryodhanavṛkodarau। daityāviva balonmattau rejatustau narottamau ॥9-54-37॥
[वृषभ (vṛṣabha) - bull; इव (iva) - like; गर्जन्तौ (garjantau) - roaring; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; वृकोदरौ (vṛkodarau) - Vrikodara; दैत्य (daitya) - demon; इव (iva) - like; बल (bala) - strength; उन्मत्तौ (unmattau) - intoxicated; रेजतुस्तौ (rejatustau) - shone; नर (nara) - man; उत्तमौ (uttamau) - best;]
(Like roaring bulls, Duryodhana and Vrikodara, like demons intoxicated with strength, those best of men shone.)
Duryodhana and Vrikodara, roaring like bulls and intoxicated with strength like demons, shone as the best among men.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजन्निदमाह युधिष्ठिरम्। सृञ्जयैः सह तिष्ठन्तं तपन्तमिव भास्करम् ॥९-५४-३८॥
tato duryodhano rājannidamāha yudhiṣṭhiram। sṛñjayaiḥ saha tiṣṭhantaṃ tapantamiva bhāskaram ॥9-54-38॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इदम् (idam) - this; आह (āha) - said; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; सृञ्जयैः (sṛñjayaiḥ) - with the Srinjayas; सह (saha) - with; तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - standing; तपन्तम् (tapantam) - shining; इव (iva) - like; भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun;]
(Then Duryodhana, O king, said this to Yudhishthira, who was standing with the Srinjayas, shining like the sun.)
Then King Duryodhana addressed Yudhishthira, who was standing with the Srinjayas, shining like the sun.
इदं व्यवसितं युद्धं मम भीमस्य चोभयोः। उपोपविष्टाः पश्यध्वं विमर्दं नृपसत्तमाः ॥९-५४-३९॥
idaṁ vyavasitaṁ yuddhaṁ mama bhīmasya cobhayoḥ। upopaviṣṭāḥ paśyadhvaṁ vimardaṁ nṛpasattamāḥ ॥9-54-39॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; व्यवसितं (vyavasitaṁ) - decided; युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle; मम (mama) - my; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; उपोपविष्टाः (upopaviṣṭāḥ) - seated; पश्यध्वं (paśyadhvaṁ) - see; विमर्दं (vimardaṁ) - conflict; नृपसत्तमाः (nṛpasattamāḥ) - O best of kings;]
(This battle decided between my Bhima and both of them; seated, see the conflict, O best of kings.)
This battle has been decided between my Bhima and both of them; seated, observe the conflict, O best of kings.
ततः समुपविष्टं तत्सुमहद्राजमण्डलम्। विराजमानं ददृशे दिवीवादित्यमण्डलम् ॥९-५४-४०॥
tataḥ samupaviṣṭaṃ tatsumahadrājamaṇḍalam। virājamānaṃ dadṛśe divīvādityamaṇḍalam ॥9-54-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुपविष्टं (samupaviṣṭaṃ) - seated; तत् (tat) - that; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; राजमण्डलम् (rājamaṇḍalam) - royal assembly; विराजमानं (virājamānaṃ) - shining; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen; दिवि (divi) - in the sky; इव (iva) - like; आदित्य (āditya) - the sun; मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle;]
(Then, that great royal assembly, seated, was seen shining like the sun's circle in the sky.)
Then, the great royal assembly, seated majestically, appeared resplendent like the sun in the sky.
तेषां मध्ये महाबाहुः श्रीमान्केशवपूर्वजः। उपविष्टो महाराज पूज्यमानः समन्ततः ॥९-५४-४१॥
teṣāṃ madhye mahābāhuḥ śrīmānkeśavapūrvajaḥ। upaviṣṭo mahārāja pūjyamānaḥ samantataḥ ॥9-54-41॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious; केशवपूर्वजः (keśavapūrvajaḥ) - elder brother of Keshava; उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(In the midst of them, the mighty-armed, glorious elder brother of Keshava, the great king, was seated, being worshipped all around.)
In the midst of them, the mighty-armed and glorious elder brother of Keshava, the great king, was seated and worshipped from all sides.
शुशुभे राजमध्यस्थो नीलवासाः सितप्रभः। नक्षत्रैरिव सम्पूर्णो वृतो निशि निशाकरः ॥९-५४-४२॥
śuśubhe rājamadhyastho nīlavāsāḥ sitaprabhaḥ। nakṣatrairiva sampūrṇo vṛto niśi niśākaraḥ ॥9-54-42॥
[शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; राजमध्यस्थः (rājamadhyasthaḥ) - in the midst of kings; नीलवासाः (nīlavāsāḥ) - wearing blue garments; सितप्रभः (sitaprabhaḥ) - with white lustre; नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - with stars; इव (iva) - like; सम्पूर्णः (sampūrṇaḥ) - full; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; निशि (niśi) - at night; निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - moon;]
(He shone in the midst of kings, wearing blue garments and with white lustre, like the moon full and surrounded by stars at night.)
He stood out among the kings, dressed in blue with a radiant white glow, resembling the full moon surrounded by stars in the night sky.
तौ तथा तु महाराज गदाहस्तौ दुरासदौ। अन्योन्यं वाग्भिरुग्राभिस्तक्षमाणौ व्यवस्थितौ ॥९-५४-४३॥
tau tathā tu mahārāja gadāhastau durāsadau। anyonyaṃ vāgbhirugrābhistakṣamāṇau vyavasthitau ॥9-54-43॥
[तौ (tau) - they; तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; गदाहस्तौ (gadāhastau) - with maces in hand; दुरासदौ (durāsadau) - formidable; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; उग्राभिः (ugrābhiḥ) - harsh; तक्षमाणौ (takṣamāṇau) - chastising; व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - standing;]
(They, thus, O great king, with maces in hand, formidable, each other with harsh words chastising, stood.)
O great king, they stood there with maces in hand, formidable and chastising each other with harsh words.
अप्रियाणि ततोऽन्योन्यमुक्त्वा तौ कुरुपुङ्गवौ। उदीक्षन्तौ स्थितौ वीरौ वृत्रशक्राविवाहवे ॥९-५४-४४॥
apriyāṇi tato'nyonyamuktvā tau kurupuṅgavau। udīkṣantau sthitau vīrau vṛtraśakrāvivāhave ॥9-54-44॥
[अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तौ (tau) - those two; कुरुपुङ्गवौ (kurupuṅgavau) - the best of the Kurus; उदीक्षन्तौ (udīkṣantau) - looking at; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; वृत्रशक्रौ (vṛtraśakrau) - Vritra and Indra; इव (iva) - like; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Then, having spoken unpleasant things to each other, those two best of the Kurus, standing and looking at each other like Vritra and Indra in battle.)
After exchanging harsh words, the two foremost Kurus stood facing each other like the heroes Vritra and Indra in battle.
