09.057
Pancharatra and Core: Signalled by Arjuna, Bhima breaks the thigh of Duryodhana.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
समुदीर्णं ततो दृष्ट्वा सङ्ग्रामं कुरुमुख्ययोः। अथाब्रवीदर्जुनस्तु वासुदेवं यशस्विनम् ॥९-५७-१॥
samudīrṇaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā saṅgrāmaṃ kurumukhyayoḥ। athābravīdarjunastu vāsudevaṃ yaśasvinam ॥9-57-1॥
[समुदीर्णम् (samudīrṇam) - arisen; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; कुरुमुख्ययोः (kurumukhyayoḥ) - of the Kuru chiefs; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - to Vasudeva; यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - glorious;]
(Then, seeing the battle arisen of the Kuru chiefs, Arjuna said to the glorious Vasudeva.)
Upon witnessing the battle that had arisen among the chief Kurus, Arjuna addressed the illustrious Vasudeva.
अनयोर्वीरयोर्युद्धे को ज्यायान्भवतो मतः। कस्य वा को गुणो भूयानेतद्वद जनार्दन ॥९-५७-२॥
anayorvīrayoryuddhe ko jyāyānbhavato mataḥ। kasya vā ko guṇo bhūyānetadvada janārdana ॥9-57-2॥
[अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two; वीरयोः (vīrayoḥ) - heroes; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कः (kaḥ) - who; ज्यायान् (jyāyān) - greater; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - according to you; मतः (mataḥ) - opinion; कस्य (kasya) - whose; वा (vā) - or; कः (kaḥ) - who; गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality; भूयान् (bhūyān) - more; एतत् (etat) - this; वद (vada) - tell; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana;]
(Of these two heroes, who is greater in battle according to you? Or whose quality is more? Tell this, O Janardana.)
O Janardana, tell me who you consider greater in battle between these two heroes, or whose qualities are superior.
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said.)
Vasudeva said.
उपदेशोऽनयोस्तुल्यो भीमस्तु बलवत्तरः। कृतयत्नतरस्त्वेष धार्तराष्ट्रो वृकोदरात् ॥९-५७-३॥
upadeśo'nayostulyo bhīmastu balavattaraḥ। kṛtayatnatarastveṣa dhārtarāṣṭro vṛkodarāt ॥9-57-3॥
[उपदेशः (upadeśaḥ) - instruction; अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two; तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; तु (tu) - but; बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - stronger; कृतयत्नतरः (kṛtayatnatarah) - more diligent; तु (tu) - but; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - than Vrikodara;]
(The instruction of these two is equal, but Bhima is stronger. However, this son of Dhritarashtra is more diligent than Vrikodara.)
The teachings of both are the same, but Bhima is stronger. However, this son of Dhritarashtra is more diligent than Vrikodara.
भीमसेनस्तु धर्मेण युध्यमानो न जेष्यति। अन्यायेन तु युध्यन्वै हन्यादेष सुयोधनम् ॥९-५७-४॥
bhīmasenastu dharmeṇa yudhyamāno na jeṣyati। anyāyena tu yudhyanvai hanyādeṣa suyodhanam ॥9-57-4॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; न (na) - not; जेष्यति (jeṣyati) - will conquer; अन्यायेन (anyāyena) - with injustice; तु (tu) - but; युध्यन् (yudhyan) - fighting; वै (vai) - indeed; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana;]
(Bhimasena, fighting with righteousness, will not conquer. But fighting with injustice, indeed, he would kill this Suyodhana.)
Bhimasena, when fighting righteously, will not win. However, if he fights unjustly, he would indeed kill Suyodhana.
मायया निर्जिता देवैरसुरा इति नः श्रुतम्। विरोचनश्च शक्रेण मायया निर्जितः सखे ॥९-५७-५॥
māyayā nirjitā devair asurā iti naḥ śrutam। virocanaś ca śakreṇa māyayā nirjitaḥ sakhe ॥9-57-5॥
[मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; निर्जिता (nirjitā) - conquered; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; विरोचनः (virocanaḥ) - Virocana; च (ca) - and; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered; सखे (sakhe) - friend;]
(By illusion, the demons were conquered by the gods, thus we have heard. Virocana too was conquered by Shakra through illusion, my friend.)
We have heard that the gods conquered the demons through illusion. Similarly, Virocana was also defeated by Shakra using illusion, my friend.
मायया चाक्षिपत्तेजो वृत्रस्य बलसूदनः ॥९-५७-५॥
māyayā cākṣipattejo vṛtrasya balasūdanaḥ ॥9-57-5॥
[मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; च (ca) - and; अक्षिपत् (ākṣipat) - threw; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; वृत्रस्य (vṛtrasya) - of Vṛtra; बलसूदनः (balasūdanaḥ) - O destroyer of the enemy's strength;]
(By illusion, the energy of Vṛtra was thrown, O destroyer of the enemy's strength.)
By his illusion, Vṛtra's energy was cast aside, O destroyer of the enemy's strength.
प्रतिज्ञातं तु भीमेन द्यूतकाले धनञ्जय। ऊरू भेत्स्यामि ते सङ्ख्ये गदयेति सुयोधनम् ॥९-५७-६॥
pratijñātaṃ tu bhīmena dyūtakāle dhanañjaya। ūrū bhetsyāmi te saṅkhye gadayeti suyodhanam ॥9-57-6॥
[प्रतिज्ञातं (pratijñātam) - promised; तु (tu) - but; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; द्यूतकाले (dyūtakāle) - at the time of the game; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; ऊरू (ūrū) - thighs; भेत्स्यामि (bhetsyāmi) - I will break; ते (te) - your; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; गदया (gadayā) - with the mace; इति (iti) - thus; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - to Suyodhana;]
(Promised by Bhima at the time of the game, "O Dhananjaya, I will break your thighs in battle with the mace," thus to Suyodhana.)
Bhima promised during the game, "O Dhananjaya, I will break your thighs with my mace in battle," addressing Suyodhana.
सोऽयं प्रतिज्ञां तां चापि पारयित्वारिकर्शनः। मायाविनं च राजानं माययैव निकृन्ततु ॥९-५७-७॥
so'yaṁ pratijñāṁ tāṁ cāpi pārayitvārikarṣaṇaḥ। māyāvinaṁ ca rājānaṁ māyayaiva nikṛntatu ॥9-57-7॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अयम् (ayam) - this; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow; ताम् (tām) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पारयित्वा (pārayitvā) - having fulfilled; अरिकर्शनः (arikarṣaṇaḥ) - Arjuna; मायाविनम् (māyāvinam) - deceptive; च (ca) - and; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; एव (eva) - indeed; निकृन्ततु (nikṛntatu) - should destroy;]
(He, having fulfilled that vow, Arjuna, should indeed destroy the deceptive king by illusion.)
Arjuna, having fulfilled his vow, should use his own deceptive powers to defeat the deceitful king.
यद्येष बलमास्थाय न्यायेन प्रहरिष्यति। विषमस्थस्ततो राजा भविष्यति युधिष्ठिरः ॥९-५७-८॥
yadyeṣa balamāsthāya nyāyena prahariṣyati। viṣamasthastato rājā bhaviṣyati yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥9-57-8॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; बलम् (balam) - strength; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - relying on; न्यायेन (nyāyena) - justly; प्रहरिष्यति (praharisyati) - will strike; विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - in a difficult position; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(If this one, relying on strength, will strike justly, then King Yudhishthira will become in a difficult position.)
If he relies on his strength and acts justly, then King Yudhishthira will find himself in a difficult situation.
पुनरेव च वक्ष्यामि पाण्डवेदं निबोध मे। धर्मराजापराधेन भयं नः पुनरागतम् ॥९-५७-९॥
punareva ca vakṣyāmi pāṇḍavedaṃ nibodha me। dharmarājāparādhena bhayaṃ naḥ punarāgatam ॥9-57-9॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; इदं (idaṃ) - this; निबोध (nibodha) - understand; मे (me) - my; धर्मराज (dharmarāja) - Dharmarāja; अपराधेन (aparādhena) - by the fault; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; नः (naḥ) - our; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आगतम् (āgatam) - has come;]
(Again indeed, I will speak, O Pāṇḍava, understand my words. By the fault of Dharmarāja, fear has come to us again.)
"Once again, I will tell you, O Pāṇḍava, listen to me. Due to Dharmarāja's mistake, fear has returned to us."
कृत्वा हि सुमहत्कर्म हत्वा भीष्ममुखान्कुरून्। जयः प्राप्तो यशश्चाग्र्यं वैरं च प्रतियातितम् ॥ तदेवं विजयः प्राप्तः पुनः संशयितः कृतः ॥९-५७-१०॥
kṛtvā hi sumahatkarma hatvā bhīṣmamukhānkurūn। jayaḥ prāpto yaśaścāgryaṃ vairaṃ ca pratiyātitam ॥ tadevaṃ vijayaḥ prāptaḥ punaḥ saṃśayitaḥ kṛtaḥ ॥9-57-10॥
[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; हि (hi) - indeed; सुमहत्कर्म (sumahatkarma) - a great deed; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; भीष्ममुखान् (bhīṣmamukhān) - Bhishma and others; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kuru warriors; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; च (ca) - and; अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; च (ca) - and; प्रतियातितम् (pratiyātitam) - was removed; तथा (tathā) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; संशयितः (saṃśayitaḥ) - doubted; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made;]
(Having indeed performed a great deed and slain Bhishma and the Kuru warriors, victory was attained, foremost fame was achieved, and enmity was removed. Thus, victory was attained but was again doubted.)
After performing a great deed by slaying Bhishma and the Kuru warriors, victory was achieved, bringing foremost fame and removing enmity. However, this victory was again put into doubt.
अबुद्धिरेषा महती धर्मराजस्य पाण्डव। यदेकविजये युद्धं पणितं कृतमीदृशम् ॥ सुयोधनः कृती वीर एकायनगतस्तथा ॥९-५७-११॥
abuddhireṣā mahatī dharmarājasya pāṇḍava। yadekavijaye yuddhaṃ paṇitaṃ kṛtamīdṛśam ॥ suyodhanaḥ kṛtī vīra ekāyanagatastathā ॥9-57-11॥
[अबुद्धिः (abuddhiḥ) - lack of wisdom; एषा (eṣā) - this; महती (mahatī) - great; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pandava; यत् (yat) - that; एकविजये (ekavijaye) - in single victory; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; पणितम् (paṇitam) - wagered; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; कृती (kṛtī) - skillful; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; एकायनगतः (ekāyanagataḥ) - single-minded; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(This great lack of wisdom of Dharmaraja, O Pandava, is that such a battle was wagered for a single victory. Suyodhana, the skillful hero, is thus single-minded.)
O Pandava, this is a great lack of wisdom on the part of Dharmaraja, that such a battle was wagered for a single victory. Suyodhana, the skillful hero, remains single-minded in his approach.
अपि चोशनसा गीतः श्रूयतेऽयं पुरातनः। श्लोकस्तत्त्वार्थसहितस्तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥९-५७-१२॥
api cośanasā gītaḥ śrūyate'yaṃ purātanaḥ। ślokastattvārthasahitastanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu ॥9-57-12॥
[अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; उशनसा (uśanasā) - by Uśanas; गीतः (gītaḥ) - sung; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुरातनः (purātanaḥ) - ancient; श्लोकः (ślokaḥ) - verse; तत्त्वार्थसहितः (tattvārthasahitaḥ) - with the meaning of the truth; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - spoken; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear;]
(Also, this ancient verse sung by Uśanas is heard, with the meaning of the truth. Hear that spoken to me.)
"Also, hear from me this ancient verse sung by Uśanas, which is heard with the meaning of the truth."
पुनरावर्तमानानां भग्नानां जीवितैषिणाम्। भेतव्यमरिशेषाणामेकायनगता हि ते ॥९-५७-१३॥
punarāvartamānānāṃ bhagnānāṃ jīvitaiṣiṇām। bhetavyamariśeṣāṇāmekāyanagatā hi te ॥9-57-13॥
[पुनरावर्तमानानां (punarāvartamānānāṃ) - of those returning again; भग्नानां (bhagnānāṃ) - of the broken; जीवितैषिणाम् (jīvitaiṣiṇām) - desiring life; भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - to be feared; अरिशेषाणाम् (ariśeṣāṇām) - of the remaining enemies; एकायनगता (ekāyanagatā) - gone to one refuge; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - they;]
(Of those returning again, of the broken, desiring life, to be feared are the remaining enemies who have gone to one refuge, indeed they.)
The returning, broken ones who desire life should fear the remaining enemies, for they have indeed gone to one refuge.
सुयोधनमिमं भग्नं हतसैन्यं ह्रदं गतम्। पराजितं वनप्रेप्सुं निराशं राज्यलम्भने ॥९-५७-१४॥
suyodhanam imaṁ bhagnaṁ hatasainyaṁ hradaṁ gatam। parājitaṁ vanaprepsuṁ nirāśaṁ rājyalambhane ॥9-57-14॥
[सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana; इमम् (imam) - this; भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken; हतसैन्यम् (hatasainyam) - with defeated army; ह्रदम् (hradam) - lake; गतम् (gatam) - gone; पराजितम् (parājitam) - defeated; वनप्रेप्सुम् (vanaprepsum) - desiring the forest; निराशम् (nirāśam) - hopeless; राज्यलम्भने (rājyalambhane) - in obtaining the kingdom;]
(Suyodhana, this broken one with a defeated army, gone to the lake, defeated, desiring the forest, hopeless in obtaining the kingdom.)
Suyodhana, broken and with his army defeated, has gone to the lake. He is defeated and desires the forest, hopeless in obtaining the kingdom.
को न्वेष संयुगे प्राज्ञः पुनर्द्वंद्वे समाह्वयेत्। अपि वो निर्जितं राज्यं न हरेत सुयोधनः ॥९-५७-१५॥
ko nveṣa saṃyuge prājñaḥ punardvaṃdve samāhvayet। api vo nirjitaṃ rājyaṃ na haret suyodhanaḥ ॥9-57-15॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्वंद्वे (dvaṃdve) - in duel; समाह्वयेत् (samāhvayet) - would challenge; अपि (api) - even; वः (vaḥ) - your; निर्जितम् (nirjitam) - conquered; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; न (na) - not; हरेत (haret) - would take away; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana;]
(Who indeed, this wise one in battle, would challenge again in duel? Even your conquered kingdom, Suyodhana would not take away.)
Who is the wise person who would challenge again in a duel in battle? Even if your kingdom is conquered, Suyodhana would not take it away.
यस्त्रयोदशवर्षाणि गदया कृतनिश्रमः। चरत्यूर्ध्वं च तिर्यक्च भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥९-५७-१६॥
yastrayo-daśa-varṣāṇi gadayā kṛta-niśramaḥ। caratyūrdhvaṃ ca tiryakca bhīmasena-jighāṃsayā ॥9-57-16॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; त्रयोदश (trayo-daśa) - thirteen; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; कृत (kṛta) - made; निश्रमः (niśramaḥ) - tired; चरति (carati) - moves; ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṃ) - upwards; च (ca) - and; तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways; च (ca) - and; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; जिघांसया (jighāṃsayā) - with the intention to kill;]
(Who, for thirteen years, made tired with a mace, moves upwards and sideways with the intention to kill Bhimasena.)
He who, after thirteen years of exhausting practice with the mace, moves both upwards and sideways with the intent to kill Bhimasena.
एवं चेन्न महाबाहुरन्यायेन हनिष्यति। एष वः कौरवो राजा धार्तराष्ट्रो भविष्यति ॥९-५७-१७॥
evaṃ cenna mahābāhuranyāyena haniṣyati। eṣa vaḥ kauravo rājā dhārtarāṣṭro bhaviṣyati ॥9-57-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; चेत् (cet) - if; न (na) - not; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अन्यायेन (anyāyena) - unjustly; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वः (vaḥ) - your; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; राजा (rājā) - king; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become;]
(Thus, if the mighty-armed does not kill unjustly, this Kaurava king, your Dhritarashtra's son, will become.)
If the mighty-armed one does not act unjustly, then this Kaurava king, your Dhritarashtra's son, will ascend to the throne.
धनञ्जयस्तु श्रुत्वैतत्केशवस्य महात्मनः। प्रेक्षतो भीमसेनस्य हस्तेनोरुमताडयत् ॥९-५७-१८॥
dhanañjayastu śrutvaitatkeśavasya mahātmanaḥ। prekṣato bhīmasenasya hastenorumatāḍayat ॥9-57-18॥
[धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एतत् (etat) - this; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul; प्रेक्षतः (prekṣataḥ) - while watching; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; हस्तेन (hastena) - with (his) hand; ऊरुम् (ūrum) - (his) thigh; अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck.;]
(Arjuna, having heard this from the great soul Keshava, struck his thigh with his hand while Bhimasena was watching.)
Arjuna, upon hearing these words from the noble Keshava, struck his own thigh with his hand as Bhimasena looked on.
गृह्य सञ्ज्ञां ततो भीमो गदया व्यचरद्रणे। मण्डलानि विचित्राणि यमकानीतराणि च ॥९-५७-१९॥
gṛhya sañjñāṃ tato bhīmo gadayā vyacaradraṇe। maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi yamakānītarāṇi ca ॥9-57-19॥
[गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; सञ्ज्ञां (sañjñāṃ) - signal; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; गदया (gadayā) - with the mace; व्यचरद् (vyacarat) - moved; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; यमकानि (yamakāni) - paired; इतरणि (itaraṇi) - other; च (ca) - and;]
(Having taken the signal, then Bhima moved with the mace in the battle, forming various circles, paired and other.)
Upon receiving the signal, Bhima wielded his mace and moved through the battlefield, creating intricate and diverse formations, both paired and singular.
दक्षिणं मण्डलं सव्यं गोमूत्रकमथापि च। व्यचरत्पाण्डवो राजन्नरिं संमोहयन्निव ॥९-५७-२०॥
dakṣiṇaṃ maṇḍalaṃ savyaṃ gomūtrakamathāpi ca। vyacaratpāṇḍavo rājannariṃ saṃmohayanniva ॥9-57-20॥
[दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southward; मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle; सव्यम् (savyam) - left; गोमूत्रकम् (gomūtrakam) - cow's urine; अथ (atha) - then; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अरिम् (arim) - enemy; संमोहयन् (saṃmohayan) - bewildering; इव (iva) - as if;]
(The Pāṇḍava moved southward in a circle to the left, like cow's urine, then also, O king, bewildering the enemy as if.)
The Pāṇḍava moved in a counterclockwise circle to the south, resembling the flow of cow's urine, and in doing so, seemed to bewilder the enemy, O king.
तथैव तव पुत्रोऽपि गदामार्गविशारदः। व्यचरल्लघु चित्रं च भीमसेनजिघांसया ॥९-५७-२१॥
tathaiva tava putro'pi gadāmārgaviśāradaḥ। vyacarallaghu citraṃ ca bhīmasenajighāṃsayā ॥9-57-21॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अपि (api) - also; गदा (gadā) - mace; मार्ग (mārga) - path; विशारदः (viśāradaḥ) - expert; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; लघु (laghu) - quickly; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderfully; च (ca) - and; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; जिघांसया (jighāṃsayā) - with the intention to kill;]
(In the same way, your son, also an expert in the path of the mace, moved quickly and wonderfully with the intention to kill Bhimasena.)
Similarly, your son, skilled in mace fighting, swiftly and skillfully maneuvered with the intent to kill Bhimasena.
आधुन्वन्तौ गदे घोरे चन्दनागरुरूषिते। वैरस्यान्तं परीप्सन्तौ रणे क्रुद्धाविवान्तकौ ॥९-५७-२२॥
ādhunvantau gade ghore candanāgarurūṣite। vairasyāntaṃ parīpsantau raṇe kruddhāvivāntakau ॥9-57-22॥
[आधुन्वन्तौ (ādhunvantau) - wielding; गदे (gade) - maces; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; चन्दन (candana) - sandalwood; अगरु (agaru) - aloeswood; ऊषिते (ūṣite) - smeared; वैरस्य (vairasya) - of enmity; अन्तं (antaṃ) - end; परीप्सन्तौ (parīpsantau) - desiring; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकौ (antakau) - destroyers;]
(Wielding terrible maces smeared with sandalwood and aloeswood, desiring the end of enmity, angry in battle like destroyers.)
Wielding terrible maces smeared with sandalwood and aloeswood, they were like destroyers in battle, desiring the end of enmity.
अन्योन्यं तौ जिघांसन्तौ प्रवीरौ पुरुषर्षभौ। युयुधाते गरुत्मन्तौ यथा नागामिषैषिणौ ॥९-५७-२३॥
anyonyam tau jighāṁsantau pravīrau puruṣarṣabhau। yuyudhāte garutmantau yathā nāgāmiṣaiṣiṇau ॥9-57-23॥
[अन्योन्यं (anyonyam) - each other; तौ (tau) - those two; जिघांसन्तौ (jighāṁsantau) - desiring to kill; प्रवीरौ (pravīrau) - great heroes; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - bulls among men; युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - fought; गरुत्मन्तौ (garutmantau) - like Garuda; यथा (yathā) - as; नागामिषैषिणौ (nāgāmiṣaiṣiṇau) - seeking snake prey;]
(Those two great heroes, bulls among men, desiring to kill each other, fought like Garuda seeking snake prey.)
The two mighty warriors, like bulls among men, fought fiercely against each other, just as Garuda would hunt for snake prey.
मण्डलानि विचित्राणि चरतोर्नृपभीमयोः। गदासम्पातजास्तत्र प्रजज्ञुः पावकार्चिषः ॥९-५७-२४॥
maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi carator nṛpabhīmayoḥ। gadāsampātajās tatra prajajñuḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ ॥9-57-24॥
[मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - varied; चरतोः (caratoḥ) - moving; नृपभीमयोः (nṛpabhīmayoḥ) - of the king and Bhima; गदासम्पातजाः (gadāsampātajāḥ) - born from the clash of maces; तत्र (tatra) - there; प्रजज्ञुः (prajajñuḥ) - arose; पावकार्चिषः (pāvakārciṣaḥ) - fiery flames;]
(Circles varied, of the king and Bhima moving, born from the clash of maces, there arose fiery flames.)
As the king and Bhima moved, varied circles were formed, and from the clash of their maces, fiery flames arose.
समं प्रहरतोस्तत्र शूरयोर्बलिनोर्मृधे। क्षुब्धयोर्वायुना राजन्द्वयोरिव समुद्रयोः ॥९-५७-२५॥
samaṃ praharatostatra śūrayorbalinormṛdhe। kṣubdhayorvāyunā rājandvayoriva samudrayoḥ ॥9-57-25॥
[सम् (sam) - equal; प्रहरतोः (praharatoḥ) - striking; तत्र (tatra) - there; शूरयोः (śūrayoḥ) - of the heroes; बलिनोः (balinoḥ) - of the strong; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; क्षुब्धयोः (kṣubdham) - agitated; वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind; राजन् (rājan) - O king; द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two; इव (iva) - like; समुद्रयोः (samudrayoḥ) - of the oceans;]
(There, the striking of the heroes, strong in battle, was equal, like the agitation of the two oceans by the wind, O king.)
O king, there the battle between the strong heroes was as fierce as the agitation of the two oceans by the wind.
तयोः प्रहरतोस्तुल्यं मत्तकुञ्जरयोरिव। गदानिर्घातसंह्रादः प्रहाराणामजायत ॥९-५७-२६॥
tayoḥ praharatostulyaṃ mattakuñjarayoriva। gadānirghātasaṃhrādaḥ prahārāṇāmajāyata ॥9-57-26॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; प्रहरतोः (praharatoḥ) - striking; तुल्यं (tulyaṃ) - equal; मत्तकुञ्जरयोः (mattakuñjarayoḥ) - of intoxicated elephants; इव (iva) - like; गदा (gadā) - maces; निर्घात (nirghāta) - thunderous; संह्रादः (saṃhrādaḥ) - roar; प्रहाराणाम् (prahārāṇām) - of the strikes; अजायत (ajāyata) - arose;]
(The thunderous roar of the strikes of them, like that of intoxicated elephants, arose.)
The thunderous clash of their strikes was akin to the roar of intoxicated elephants.
तस्मिंस्तदा सम्प्रहारे दारुणे सङ्कुले भृशम्। उभावपि परिश्रान्तौ युध्यमानावरिंदमौ ॥९-५७-२७॥
tasmiṁstadā samprahāre dāruṇe saṅkule bhṛśam। ubhāvapi pariśrāntau yudhyamānāvariṁdamau ॥9-57-27॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तदा (tadā) - then; सम्प्रहारे (samprahāre) - in the battle; दारुणे (dāruṇe) - fierce; सङ्कुले (saṅkule) - confused; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; उभावपि (ubhāvapi) - both; परिश्रान्तौ (pariśrāntau) - exhausted; युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - fighting; अरिंदमौ (ariṁdamau) - subduers of enemies;]
(In that fierce and confused battle, both were intensely exhausted, fighting, subduers of enemies.)
In that fierce and chaotic battle, both warriors, exhausted and relentless, continued to fight, subduing their enemies.
तौ मुहूर्तं समाश्वस्य पुनरेव परन्तपौ। अभ्यहारयतां क्रुद्धौ प्रगृह्य महती गदे ॥९-५७-२८॥
tau muhūrtaṃ samāśvasya punareva parantapau। abhyahārayatāṃ kruddhau pragṛhya mahatī gade ॥9-57-28॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; समाश्वस्य (samāśvasya) - having rested; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - scorchers of foes; अभ्यहारयताम् (abhyahārayatām) - brought forth; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; महती (mahatī) - great; गदे (gade) - maces;]
(Those two, having rested for a moment, again indeed, the scorchers of foes, brought forth, angry, having taken great maces.)
Those two warriors, after resting for a moment, once again, the scorchers of foes, angrily took up their great maces and advanced.
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं घोररूपमसंवृतम्। गदानिपातै राजेन्द्र तक्षतोर्वै परस्परम् ॥९-५७-२९॥
tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ ghorarūpamasanvṛtam। gadānipātai rājendra takṣatorvai parasparam ॥9-57-29॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; असंवृतम् (asanvṛtam) - unrestrained; गदानिपातैः (gadānipātaiḥ) - with mace strikes; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तक्षतोः (takṣatoḥ) - striking; वै (vai) - indeed; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Of them arose a battle of terrible form, unrestrained, with mace strikes, O king, striking indeed each other.)
A fierce and unrestrained battle arose between them, O king, as they struck each other with maces.
व्यायामप्रद्रुतौ तौ तु वृषभाक्षौ तरस्विनौ। अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुर्वीरौ पङ्कस्थौ महिषाविव ॥९-५७-३०॥
vyāyāmapradrutau tau tu vṛṣabhākṣau tarasvinau। anyonyaṃ jaghnaturvīrau paṅkasthau mahiṣāviva ॥9-57-30॥
[व्यायाम (vyāyāma) - exercise; प्रद्रुतौ (pradrutau) - running; तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - indeed; वृषभाक्षौ (vṛṣabhākṣau) - bull-eyed; तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - swift; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; जघ्नतु (jaghnatu) - struck; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; पङ्कस्थौ (paṅkasthau) - in the mud; महिषौ (mahiṣau) - buffaloes; इव (iva) - like;]
(Those two bull-eyed and swift ones, indeed running in exercise, struck each other like buffaloes in the mud.)
The two swift and bull-eyed warriors, engaged in their exercise, clashed with each other like buffaloes fighting in the mud.
जर्जरीकृतसर्वाङ्गौ रुधिरेणाभिसम्प्लुतौ। ददृशाते हिमवति पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥९-५७-३१॥
jarjarīkṛtasarvāṅgau rudhireṇābhisamplutau। dadṛśāte himavati puṣpitāviva kiṃśukau ॥9-57-31॥
[जर्जरीकृत (jarjarīkṛta) - worn out; सर्वाङ्गौ (sarvāṅgau) - all limbs; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; अभिसम्प्लुतौ (abhisamplutau) - covered; ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - saw; हिमवति (himavati) - in the Himalayas; पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - blooming; इव (iva) - like; किंशुकौ (kiṃśukau) - Butea monosperma trees;]
(Worn out in all limbs, covered with blood, they saw in the Himalayas, like blooming Butea monosperma trees.)
They appeared in the Himalayas, worn out and covered in blood, resembling blooming Butea monosperma trees.
दुर्योधनेन पार्थस्तु विवरे सम्प्रदर्शिते। ईषदुत्स्मयमानस्तु सहसा प्रससार ह ॥९-५७-३२॥
duryodhanena pārthastu vivare sampradarśite। īṣadutsmayamānastu sahasā prasasāra ha ॥9-57-32॥
[दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; विवरे (vivare) - in the cave; सम्प्रदर्शिते (sampradarśite) - shown; ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly; उत्स्मयमानः (utsmayamānaḥ) - smiling; तु (tu) - but; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; प्रससार (prasasāra) - rushed; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(By Duryodhana, Arjuna was shown the cave. But slightly smiling, he suddenly rushed indeed.)
Arjuna was shown the cave by Duryodhana. However, with a slight smile, he suddenly rushed forward.
तमभ्याशगतं प्राज्ञो रणे प्रेक्ष्य वृकोदरः। अवाक्षिपद्गदां तस्मै वेगेन महता बली ॥९-५७-३३॥
tamabhyāśagataṃ prājño raṇe prekṣya vṛkodaraḥ। avākṣipadgadāṃ tasmai vegena mahatā balī ॥9-57-33॥
[तम् (tam) - that; अभ्याशगतं (abhyāśagataṃ) - approached; प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; अवाक्षिपत् (avākṣipat) - hurled; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; तस्मै (tasmai) - at him; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; महता (mahatā) - great; बली (balī) - strong;]
(Seeing that wise Vrikodara approached in battle, he hurled the mace at him with great speed and strength.)
Vrikodara, the wise one, seeing the opponent approach in battle, hurled his mace at him with great speed and strength.
अवक्षेपं तु तं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्तव विशां पते। अपासर्पत्ततः स्थानात्सा मोघा न्यपतद्भुवि ॥९-५७-३४॥
avakṣepaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā putrastava viśāṃ pate। apāsarpattataḥ sthānātsā moghā nyapatadbhuvi ॥9-57-34॥
[अवक्षेपम् (avakṣepam) - reproach; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; अपासर्पत् (apāsarpat) - withdrew; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from the place; सा (sā) - she; मोघा (mogha) - in vain; न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(But having seen that reproach, your son, O lord of the people, withdrew from there, and she fell on the ground in vain.)
Upon witnessing the reproach, your son, O lord of the people, retreated from that place, and she fell to the ground in vain.
मोक्षयित्वा प्रहारं तं सुतस्तव स सम्भ्रमात्। भीमसेनं च गदया प्राहरत्कुरुसत्तमः ॥९-५७-३५॥
mokṣayitvā prahāraṃ taṃ sutastava sa sambhramāt। bhīmasenaṃ ca gadayā prāharatkuru-sattamaḥ ॥9-57-35॥
[मोक्षयित्वा (mokṣayitvā) - having released; प्रहारं (prahāraṃ) - attack; तं (taṃ) - that; सुतस्तव (sutastava) - your son; स (sa) - he; सम्भ्रमात् (sambhramāt) - in confusion; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; प्राहरत् (prāharat) - struck; कुरुसत्तमः (kuru-sattamaḥ) - O best of the Kurus;]
(Having released that attack, your son, in confusion, struck Bhimasena with a mace, O best of the Kurus.)
In a state of confusion, your son released the attack and struck Bhimasena with a mace, O best of the Kurus.
तस्य विष्यन्दमानेन रुधिरेणामितौजसः। प्रहारगुरुपाताच्च मूर्छेव समजायत ॥९-५७-३६॥
tasya viṣyandamānena rudhireṇāmitaujasaḥ। prahāragurupātācca mūrcheva samajāyata ॥9-57-36॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; विष्यन्दमानेन (viṣyandamānena) - flowing; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immense energy; प्रहार (prahāra) - by the strike; गुरु (guru) - heavy; पातात् (pātāt) - by the fall; च (ca) - and; मूर्छा (mūrchā) - fainting; इव (iva) - as if; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose;]
(His immense energy flowed with blood, and as if by the heavy strike and fall, fainting arose.)
His immense energy was flowing with blood, and it seemed as if fainting arose due to the heavy strike and fall.
दुर्योधनस्तं च वेद पीडितं पाण्डवं रणे। धारयामास भीमोऽपि शरीरमतिपीडितम् ॥९-५७-३७॥
duryodhanastaṃ ca veda pīḍitaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ raṇe। dhārayāmāsa bhīmo'pi śarīramatipīḍitam ॥9-57-37॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; वेद (veda) - knows; पीडितं (pīḍitaṃ) - afflicted; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - held; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma; अपि (api) - also; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; अतिपीडितम् (atipīḍitam) - greatly afflicted;]
(Duryodhana knows him, the afflicted Pāṇḍava, in battle. Bhīma also held the greatly afflicted body.)
Duryodhana recognized the suffering Pāṇḍava in the battle, while Bhīma also endured with his greatly afflicted body.
अमन्यत स्थितं ह्येनं प्रहरिष्यन्तमाहवे। अतो न प्राहरत्तस्मै पुनरेव तवात्मजः ॥९-५७-३८॥
amanya ta sthitaṃ hy enaṃ prahariṣyantam āhave। ato na prāharat tasmai punar eva tavātmajaḥ ॥9-57-38॥
[अमन्यत (amanya ta) - thought; स्थितं (sthitaṃ) - standing; हि (hi) - indeed; एनं (enaṃ) - this; प्रहरिष्यन्तम् (prahariṣyantam) - about to strike; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; न (na) - not; प्राहरत् (prāharat) - attacked; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son;]
(He thought this one standing was about to strike in battle; therefore, your son did not attack him again.)
He perceived that this one was standing ready to strike in battle; hence, your son refrained from attacking him again.
ततो मुहूर्तमाश्वस्य दुर्योधनमवस्थितम्। वेगेनाभ्यद्रवद्राजन्भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् ॥९-५७-३९॥
tato muhūrtam āśvasya duryodhanam avasthitam। vegenābhyadravad rājan bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān ॥9-57-39॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment; आश्वस्य (āśvasya) - having rested; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed at; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty;]
(Then, having rested for a moment, Bhimasena, the mighty, rushed at Duryodhana, who was standing, with speed, O king.)
After a brief rest, the mighty Bhimasena swiftly charged at the standing Duryodhana, O king.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य संरब्धममितौजसम्। मोघमस्य प्रहारं तं चिकीर्षुर्भरतर्षभ ॥९-५७-४०॥
tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya saṃrabdhamamitaujasam। moghamasya prahāraṃ taṃ cikīrṣurbharatarṣabha ॥9-57-40॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having observed; संरब्धम् (saṃrabdham) - excited; अमितौजसम् (amitaujasam) - of immense energy; मोघम् (mogham) - in vain; अस्य (asya) - his; प्रहारम् (prahāram) - attack; तम् (tam) - that; चिकीर्षुः (cikīrṣuḥ) - desiring to make; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Having observed him approaching, excited and of immense energy, O best of the Bharatas, desiring to make his attack in vain.)
Seeing him approach with great energy and excitement, O best of the Bharatas, he wished to render his attack futile.
अवस्थाने मतिं कृत्वा पुत्रस्तव महामनाः। इयेषोत्पतितुं राजंश्छलयिष्यन्वृकोदरम् ॥९-५७-४१॥
avasthāne matiṁ kṛtvā putrastava mahāmanāḥ। iyeṣotpattituṁ rājaṁśchalayiṣyanvṛkodaram ॥9-57-41॥
[अवस्थाने (avasthāne) - in position; मतिं (matiṁ) - mind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; इयेष (iyeṣa) - desired; उत्पतितुं (utpatituṁ) - to rise; राजन् (rājan) - O king; छलयिष्यन् (chalayiṣyan) - to deceive; वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Vrikodara;]
(In position, having made up his mind, your great-minded son desired to rise, O king, to deceive Vrikodara.)
Your great-minded son, having made up his mind in position, desired to rise to deceive Vrikodara, O king.
अबुध्यद्भीमसेनस्तद्राज्ञस्तस्य चिकीर्षितम्। अथास्य समभिद्रुत्य समुत्क्रम्य च सिंहवत् ॥९-५७-४२॥
abudhyadbhīmasenastadrājñastasya cikīrṣitam। athāsya samabhidrutya samutkramya ca siṃhavat ॥9-57-42॥
[अबुध्यत् (abudhyat) - awoke; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तत् (tat) - that; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; तस्य (tasya) - his; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intention; अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; समभिद्रुत्य (samabhidrutya) - having rushed; समुत्क्रम्य (samutkramya) - having leaped; च (ca) - and; सिंहवत् (siṃhavat) - like a lion;]
(Bhimasena awoke to the king's intention. Then, having rushed and leaped like a lion.)
Bhimasena realized the king's intention and, like a lion, he rushed and leaped into action.
सृत्या वञ्चयतो राजन्पुनरेवोत्पतिष्यतः। ऊरुभ्यां प्राहिणोद्राजन्गदां वेगेन पाण्डवः ॥९-५७-४३॥
sr̥tyā vañcayato rājanpunarevotpatiṣyataḥ। ūrubhyāṃ prāhiṇodrājangadāṃ vegena pāṇḍavaḥ ॥9-57-43॥
[सृत्या (sr̥tyā) - by speed; वञ्चयतः (vañcayataḥ) - deceiving; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; उत्पतिष्यतः (utpatiṣyataḥ) - about to leap; ऊरुभ्यां (ūrubhyāṃ) - with thighs; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]
(By speed, deceiving, O king, again indeed about to leap, with thighs, sent, O king, mace, with speed, the Pandava.)
O king, the Pandava, with great speed, deceived and sent the mace again as he was about to leap with his thighs.
सा वज्रनिष्पेषसमा प्रहिता भीमकर्मणा। ऊरू दुर्योधनस्याथ बभञ्ज प्रियदर्शनौ ॥९-५७-४४॥
sā vajraniṣpeṣasamā prahitā bhīmakarmaṇā। ūrū duryodhanasyātha babhañja priyadarśanau ॥9-57-44॥
[सा (sā) - she; वज्रनिष्पेषसमा (vajraniṣpeṣasamā) - like the crushing of a thunderbolt; प्रहिता (prahitā) - hurled; भीमकर्मणा (bhīmakarmaṇā) - by Bhima's act; ऊरू (ūrū) - thighs; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; अथ (atha) - then; बभञ्ज (babhañja) - broke; प्रियदर्शनौ (priyadarśanau) - beautiful to behold;]
(She, like the crushing of a thunderbolt, hurled by Bhima's act, then broke the thighs of Duryodhana, beautiful to behold.)
She, with the force of a thunderbolt, struck by Bhima's mighty act, then broke the beautiful thighs of Duryodhana.
स पपात नरव्याघ्रो वसुधामनुनादयन्। भग्नोरुर्भीमसेनेन पुत्रस्तव महीपते ॥९-५७-४५॥
sa papāta naravyāghro vasudhāmanunādayan। bhagnorurbhīmasenena putrastava mahīpate ॥9-57-45॥
[स (sa) - he; पपात (papāta) - fell; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - earth; अनुनादयन् (anunādayan) - resounding; भग्न (bhagna) - broken; ऊरुः (ūruḥ) - thigh; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king;]
(He fell, the tiger among men, resounding the earth. With his thigh broken by Bhimasena, your son, O king.)
He, the tiger among men, fell to the ground, making the earth resound. Your son, O king, with his thigh broken by Bhimasena.
ववुर्वाताः सनिर्घाताः पांसुवर्षं पपात च। चचाल पृथिवी चापि सवृक्षक्षुपपर्वता ॥९-५७-४६॥
vavurvātāḥ sanirghātāḥ pāṃsuvarṣaṃ papāta ca। cacāla pṛthivī cāpi savṛkṣakṣupaparvatā ॥9-57-46॥
[ववुः (vavuḥ) - blew; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; सनिर्घाताः (sanirghātāḥ) - with thunder; पांसुवर्षम् (pāṃsuvarṣam) - dust rain; पपात (papāta) - fell; च (ca) - and; चचाल (cacāla) - shook; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सवृक्षक्षुपपर्वता (savṛkṣakṣupaparvatā) - with trees, bushes, and mountains;]
(The winds blew with thunder, and dust rain fell. The earth shook, along with trees, bushes, and mountains.)
The winds blew fiercely with thunder, causing dust to rain down. The earth trembled, along with the trees, bushes, and mountains.
तस्मिन्निपतिते वीरे पत्यौ सर्वमहीक्षिताम्। महास्वना पुनर्दीप्ता सनिर्घाता भयङ्करी ॥ पपात चोल्का महती पतिते पृथिवीपतौ ॥९-५७-४७॥
tasminnipatite vīre patyau sarvamahīkṣitām। mahāsvanā punardīptā sanirghātā bhayaṅkarī ॥ papāta colkā mahatī patite pṛthivīpatau ॥9-57-47॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; निपतिते (nipatite) - fallen; वीरे (vīre) - hero; पत्यौ (patyau) - lord; सर्व (sarva) - all; महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - earthly kings; महास्वना (mahāsvanā) - loud-sounding; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; दीप्ता (dīptā) - blazing; सनिर्घाता (sanirghātā) - with thunder; भयङ्करी (bhayaṅkarī) - fearful; पपात (papāta) - fell; च (ca) - and; उल्का (ulkā) - meteor; महती (mahatī) - great; पतिते (patite) - fallen; पृथिवीपतौ (pṛthivīpatau) - earthly lord;]
(In that fallen hero, the lord of all earthly kings, a loud-sounding, blazing, thunderous, fearful meteor fell again, when the earthly lord fell.)
When the hero, the lord of all earthly kings, fell, a loud and blazing meteor, accompanied by thunder, fearfully fell again upon the earth.
तथा शोणितवर्षं च पांसुवर्षं च भारत। ववर्ष मघवांस्तत्र तव पुत्रे निपातिते ॥९-५७-४८॥
tathā śoṇitavarṣaṃ ca pāṃsuvarṣaṃ ca bhārata। vavarṣa maghavāṃstatra tava putre nipātite ॥9-57-48॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; शोणितवर्षम् (śoṇitavarṣam) - blood-rain; च (ca) - and; पांसुवर्षम् (pāṃsuvarṣam) - dust-rain; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; मघवान् (maghavān) - Indra; तत्र (tatra) - there; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रे (putre) - son; निपातिते (nipātite) - fallen;]
(Thus, O Bhārata, there rained blood and dust when your son was fallen, by Indra.)
Thus, O Bhārata, when your son was slain, there was a rain of blood and dust, sent by Indra.
यक्षाणां राक्षसानां च पिशाचानां तथैव च। अन्तरिक्षे महानादः श्रूयते भरतर्षभ ॥९-५७-४९॥
yakṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca piśācānāṃ tathaiva ca। antarikṣe mahānādaḥ śrūyate bharatarṣabha ॥9-57-49॥
[यक्षाणाम् (yakṣāṇām) - of the Yakshas; राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rakshasas; च (ca) - and; पिशाचानाम् (piśācānām) - of the Pisachas; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; च (ca) - and; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; महानादः (mahānādaḥ) - great sound; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(Of the Yakshas, Rakshasas, and Pisachas, and also in the sky, a great sound is heard, O bull among the Bharatas.)
A great sound is heard in the sky, belonging to the Yakshas, Rakshasas, and Pisachas, O noble Bharata.
तेन शब्देन घोरेण मृगाणामथ पक्षिणाम्। जज्ञे घोरतमः शब्दो बहूनां सर्वतोदिशम् ॥९-५७-५०॥
tena śabdena ghoreṇa mṛgāṇāmatha pakṣiṇām। jajñe ghoratamaḥ śabdo bahūnāṃ sarvatodiśam ॥9-57-50॥
[तेन (tena) - by that; शब्देन (śabdena) - sound; घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - terrible; मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of animals; अथ (atha) - and; पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - of birds; जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose; घोरतमः (ghoratamaḥ) - most terrible; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many; सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - in all directions;]
(By that terrible sound of animals and birds, the most terrible sound arose in all directions of many.)
By that terrible sound, a most dreadful noise arose from the animals and birds, echoing in all directions.
ये तत्र वाजिनः शेषा गजाश्च मनुजैः सह। मुमुचुस्ते महानादं तव पुत्रे निपातिते ॥९-५७-५१॥
ye tatra vājinaḥ śeṣā gajāśca manujaiḥ saha। mumucuste mahānādaṃ tava putre nipātite ॥9-57-51॥
[ये (ye) - those who; तत्र (tatra) - there; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - remaining; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; मनुजैः (manujaiḥ) - with men; सह (saha) - together; मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - released; ते (te) - they; महानादं (mahānādaṃ) - great sound; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रे (putre) - son; निपातिते (nipātite) - fallen;]
(Those horses, elephants, and men who were there together released a great sound when your son fell.)
When your son fell, those remaining horses, elephants, and men there together released a great sound.
भेरीशङ्खमृदङ्गानामभवच्च स्वनो महान्। अन्तर्भूमिगतश्चैव तव पुत्रे निपातिते ॥९-५७-५२॥
bherīśaṅkhamṛdaṅgānām abhavac ca svano mahān। antarbhūmigataś caiva tava putre nipātite ॥9-57-52॥
[भेरी (bherī) - drums; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conches; मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga) - drums; नाम् (nām) - of; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; च (ca) - and; स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; अन्तः (antaḥ) - within; भूमिगतः (bhūmigataḥ) - underground; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रे (putre) - son; निपातिते (nipātite) - fallen;]
(The sound of drums, conches, and mṛdaṅgas became great. Indeed, within the underground, your son has fallen.)
The sound of drums, conches, and mṛdaṅgas echoed greatly. Indeed, your son has fallen within the underground.
बहुपादैर्बहुभुजैः कबन्धैर्घोरदर्शनैः। नृत्यद्भिर्भयदैर्व्याप्ता दिशस्तत्राभवन्नृप ॥९-५७-५३॥
bahupādairbahubhujaiḥ kabandhairghoradarśanaiḥ। nṛtyadbhirbhayadairvyāptā diśastatrābhavannṛpa ॥9-57-53॥
[बहुपादैः (bahupādaiḥ) - with many feet; बहुभुजैः (bahubhujaiḥ) - with many arms; कबन्धैः (kabandhaiḥ) - with headless trunks; घोरदर्शनैः (ghoradarśanaiḥ) - terrifying in appearance; नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - dancing; भयदैः (bhayadaiḥ) - causing fear; व्याप्ताः (vyāptāḥ) - pervaded; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; तत्र (tatra) - there; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(With many feet, many arms, headless trunks terrifying in appearance, dancing and causing fear, the directions there became pervaded, O king.)
O king, the directions there were filled with terrifying figures having many feet and arms, headless trunks, dancing and causing fear.
ध्वजवन्तोऽस्त्रवन्तश्च शस्त्रवन्तस्तथैव च। प्राकम्पन्त ततो राजंस्तव पुत्रे निपातिते ॥९-५७-५४॥
dhvajavanto'stravantaśca śastravantastathaiva ca। prākampanta tato rājanstava putre nipātite ॥9-57-54॥
[ध्वजवन्तः (dhvajavantaḥ) - having flags; अस्त्रवन्तः (astravantaḥ) - having weapons; च (ca) - and; शस्त्रवन्तः (śastravantaḥ) - having arms; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; प्राकम्पन्त (prākampanta) - trembled; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रे (putre) - son; निपातिते (nipātite) - having fallen;]
(Having flags, weapons, and arms, they trembled then, O king, when your son had fallen.)
The warriors, adorned with flags, weapons, and arms, trembled in fear, O king, when your son was slain.
ह्रदाः कूपाश्च रुधिरमुद्वेमुर्नृपसत्तम। नद्यश्च सुमहावेगाः प्रतिस्रोतोवहाभवन् ॥९-५७-५५॥
hradāḥ kūpāśca rudhiramudvemurnṛpasattama। nadyaśca sumahāvegāḥ pratisrotovahābhavan ॥9-57-55॥
[ह्रदाः (hradāḥ) - lakes; कूपाः (kūpāḥ) - wells; च (ca) - and; रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood; उद्वेमुः (udvemuḥ) - overflowed; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings; नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers; च (ca) - and; सुमहावेगाः (sumahāvegāḥ) - very swift; प्रतिस्रोतः (pratisrotaḥ) - against the current; वहा (vahā) - flowing; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(O best of kings, lakes and wells overflowed with blood. Rivers, very swift, flowed against the current.)
O best of kings, the lakes and wells overflowed with blood, and the rivers, with great speed, flowed against their natural course.
पुल्लिङ्गा इव नार्यस्तु स्त्रीलिङ्गाः पुरुषाभवन्। दुर्योधने तदा राजन्पतिते तनये तव ॥९-५७-५६॥
pulliṅgā iva nāryastu strīliṅgāḥ puruṣābhavan। duryodhane tadā rājanpatite tanaye tava ॥9-57-56॥
[पुल्लिङ्गा (pulliṅgā) - masculine; इव (iva) - like; नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women; तु (tu) - but; स्त्रीलिङ्गाः (strīliṅgāḥ) - feminine; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पतिते (patite) - fallen; तनये (tanaye) - son; तव (tava) - your;]
(Like masculine women, the feminine became men. Then, O king, when your son Duryodhana fell.)
The women, who were like men, became men themselves. Then, O king, when your son Duryodhana fell.
दृष्ट्वा तानद्भुतोत्पातान्पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह। आविग्नमनसः सर्वे बभूवुर्भरतर्षभ ॥९-५७-५७॥
dṛṣṭvā tānadbhutotpātānpāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha। āvignamanasaḥ sarve babhūvurbharatarṣabha ॥9-57-57॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तान् (tān) - those; अद्भुत (adbhuta) - wonderful; उत्पातान् (utpātān) - omens; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Pāñcālas; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; सह (saha) - together; आविग्न (āvigna) - unperturbed; मनसः (manasaḥ) - minds; सर्वे (sarve) - all; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Having seen those wonderful omens, the Pāñcālas, together with the Pāṇḍavas, all became unperturbed in mind, O best of the Bharatas.)
Upon witnessing those extraordinary omens, the Pāñcālas, along with the Pāṇḍavas, remained calm and composed, O esteemed descendant of Bharata.
ययुर्देवा यथाकामं गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा। कथयन्तोऽद्भुतं युद्धं सुतयोस्तव भारत ॥९-५७-५८॥
yayurdevā yathākāmaṃ gandharvāpsarasastathā। kathayanto'dbhutaṃ yuddhaṃ sutayostava bhārata ॥9-57-58॥
[ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; यथा (yathā) - as; कामम् (kāmam) - desired; गन्धर्व-अप्सरसः (gandharva-apsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsaras; तथा (tathā) - also; कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - speaking; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; सुतयोः (sutayoḥ) - of the sons; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(The gods went as they desired, as did the Gandharvas and Apsaras, speaking of the wonderful battle of your sons, O Bharata.)
The gods, along with the Gandharvas and Apsaras, departed as they wished, discussing the marvelous battle of your sons, O Bharata.
तथैव सिद्धा राजेन्द्र तथा वातिकचारणाः। नरसिंहौ प्रशंसन्तौ विप्रजग्मुर्यथागतम् ॥९-५७-५९॥
tathaiva siddhā rājendra tathā vātikacāraṇāḥ। narasiṃhau praśaṃsantau viprajagmur yathāgatam ॥9-57-59॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तथा (tathā) - also; वातिकचारणाः (vātikacāraṇāḥ) - wandering minstrels; नरसिंहौ (narasiṃhau) - the two Narasimhas; प्रशंसन्तौ (praśaṃsantau) - praising; विप्रजग्मुः (viprajagmuḥ) - departed; यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as they came;]
(In the same way, O king, the perfected beings and the wandering minstrels, praising the two Narasimhas, departed as they came.)
In the same manner, O King, the perfected beings and wandering minstrels praised the two Narasimhas and departed the way they had come.
