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Core and Pancharatra: Krishna goes looking for Bhima, along with Yudhisthira and Arjuna. Bhima finds Ashwatthama along with Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa. Ashwatthama, scared, without much thought, releases the divine weapon against the Pandavas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana said:
एवमुक्त्वा युधां श्रेष्ठः सर्वयादवनन्दनः। सर्वायुधवरोपेतमारुरोह महारथम् ॥ युक्तं परमकाम्बोजैस्तुरगैर्हेममालिभिः ॥१०-१३-१॥
evam uktvā yudhāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ sarva-yādava-nandanaḥ। sarvāyudha-varopetam āruroha mahāratham॥ yuktaṁ parama-kāmbojais turagaiḥ hema-mālibhiḥ॥10-13-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; सर्वयादवनन्दनः (sarva-yādava-nandanaḥ) - the delight of all Yadavas; सर्वायुधवरोपेतम् (sarvāyudha-varopetam) - equipped with all excellent weapons; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot; युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked; परमकाम्बोजैः (parama-kāmbojaiḥ) - by supreme Kamboja (horses); तुरगैः (turagaiḥ) - by steeds; हेममालिभिः (hema-mālibhiḥ) - adorned with golden garlands;]
(Thus having spoken, the best of warriors, the delight of all Yadavas, ascended the great chariot equipped with all excellent weapons, yoked with supreme Kamboja steeds adorned with golden garlands.)
Having spoken thus, the foremost among warriors, the joy of all the Yadavas, mounted his great chariot, which was fitted with all the best weapons and yoked to the finest Kamboja horses adorned with golden garlands.
आदित्योदयवर्णस्य धुरं रथवरस्य तु। दक्षिणामवहत्सैन्यः सुग्रीवः सव्यतोऽवहत् ॥ पार्ष्णिवाहौ तु तस्यास्तां मेघपुष्पबलाहकौ ॥१०-१३-२॥
ādityodayavarṇasya dhuraṃ rathavarasya tu। dakṣiṇām avahat sainyaḥ sugrīvaḥ savyato 'vahat॥ pārṣṇivāhau tu tasyāstām meghapuṣpabalāhakau॥ 10-13-2॥
[आदित्य-उदय-वर्णस्य (āditya-udaya-varṇasya) - of the color of sunrise; धुरं (dhuraṃ) - yoke; रथ-वरस्य (ratha-varasya) - of the excellent chariot; तु (tu) - but; दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - right (side); अवहत् (avahat) - drew; सैन्यः (sainyaḥ) - Sainya; सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva; सव्यतः (savyataḥ) - on the left (side); अवहत् (avahat) - drew; पार्ष्णि-वाहौ (pārṣṇi-vāhau) - rear drivers; तु (tu) - but; तस्य (tasya) - his; आस्तां (āstām) - were; मेघ-पुष्प-बलाहकौ (megha-puṣpa-balāhakau) - Meghapushpa and Balāhaka;]
(Of the color of sunrise was the yoke of the excellent chariot; Sainya drew the right side, Sugriva drew the left side. But as the rear drivers of his chariot were Meghapushpa and Balāhaka.)
The yoke of the excellent chariot was of the color of sunrise; Sainya drew the right side, Sugriva the left, and Meghapushpa and Balāhaka were the rear drivers of his chariot.
विश्वकर्मकृता दिव्या नानारत्नविभूषिता। उच्छ्रितेव रथे माया ध्वजयष्टिरदृश्यत ॥१०-१३-३॥
viśvakarmakṛtā divyā nānāratnavibhūṣitā। ucchriteva rathe māyā dhvajayaṣṭiradṛśyata ॥10-13-3॥
[विश्वकर्मकृता (viśvakarmakṛtā) - made by Viśvakarman; दिव्या (divyā) - divine; नानारत्नविभूषिता (nānāratnavibhūṣitā) - adorned with various jewels; उच्छ्रिता (ucchritā) - raised; इव (iva) - as if; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; माया (māyā) - illusion; ध्वजयष्टिः (dhvajayaṣṭiḥ) - flagstaff; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen;]
(The divine flagstaff made by Viśvakarman, adorned with various jewels, as if raised on the chariot, the illusionary flagstaff was seen.)
A divine flagstaff, crafted by Viśvakarman and adorned with many jewels, appeared to rise on the chariot as if by magic.
वैनतेयः स्थितस्तस्यां प्रभामण्डलरश्मिवान्। तस्य सत्यवतः केतुर्भुजगारिरदृश्यत ॥१०-१३-४॥
vainateyaḥ sthitastasyāṃ prabhāmaṇḍalaraśmivān। tasya satyavataḥ keturbhujagāriradṛśyata ॥10-13-4॥
[वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - son of Vinatā (Garuda); स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (place); प्रभा-मण्डल-रश्मिवान् (prabhā-maṇḍala-raśmivān) - possessing rays of a halo of light; तस्य (tasya) - his; सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of Satyavata; केतुः (ketuḥ) - banner; भुजग-आरि (bhujaga-āri) - enemy of serpents (Garuda); अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen;]
(Vainateya (Garuda) stood there, possessing rays of a halo of light. The banner of Satyavata, the enemy of serpents, was seen.)
Garuda, the son of Vinatā, stood there shining with a halo of light. The banner of Satyavata, marked by the enemy of serpents (Garuda), became visible.
अन्वारोहद्धृषीकेशः केतुः सर्वधनुष्मताम्। अर्जुनः सत्यकर्मा च कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥१०-१३-५॥
anvārohaddhṛṣīkeśaḥ ketuḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām। arjunaḥ satyakarmā ca kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥10-13-5॥
[अन्वारोहत् (anvārohat) - ascended; धृषीकेशः (dhṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Dhṛṣīkeśa (Krishna); केतुः (ketuḥ) - the banner; सर्वधनुष्मताम् (sarvadhanuṣmatām) - of all the bowmen; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; सत्यकर्मा (satyakarmā) - truthful in action; च (ca) - and; कुरुराजः (kururājaḥ) - the king of the Kurus; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Dhṛṣīkeśa (Krishna), the banner among all bowmen, ascended; Arjuna, truthful in action, and Yudhishthira, the king of the Kurus.)
Dhṛṣīkeśa (Krishna), the foremost among all bowmen, ascended; along with Arjuna, who was truthful in action, and Yudhishthira, the king of the Kurus.
अशोभेतां महात्मानौ दाशार्हमभितः स्थितौ। रथस्थं शार्ङ्गधन्वानमश्विनाविव वासवम् ॥१०-१३-६॥
aśobhetāṃ mahātmānau dāśārham abhitaḥ sthitau। rathasthaṃ śārṅgadhanvānam aśvināv iva vāsavam ॥10-13-6॥
[अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - shone; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls; दाशार्हम् (dāśārham) - towards Dāśārha (Krishna); अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; रथस्थम् (rathastham) - standing on the chariot; शार्ङ्गधन्वानम् (śārṅgadhanvānam) - the wielder of the Śārṅga bow; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins; इव (iva) - like; वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra;]
(The two great souls, standing around Dāśārha, shone like the two Aśvins around Indra, with the wielder of the Śārṅga bow standing on the chariot.)
The two noble heroes, standing on either side of Krishna, shone like the twin Aśvins flanking Indra, as the wielder of the Śārṅga bow stood upon his chariot.
तावुपारोप्य दाशार्हः स्यन्दनं लोकपूजितम्। प्रतोदेन जवोपेतान्परमाश्वानचोदयत् ॥१०-१३-७॥
tāvupāropya dāśārhaḥ syandanaṃ lokapūjitam। pratodena javopetān paramāśvān acodayat ॥10-13-7॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; उपारोप्य (upāropya) - having mounted; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - the descendant of the Dasharha (Krishna); स्यन्दनं (syandanam) - chariot; लोकपूजितम् (lokapūjitam) - honored by the world; प्रतोदेन (pratodena) - with the whip; जवोपेतान् (javopetān) - endowed with speed; परमाश्वान् (paramāśvān) - excellent horses; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - he urged on;]
(Having mounted those two, the descendant of the Dasharha (Krishna) urged on the excellent horses, endowed with speed, to the chariot honored by the world, with the whip.)
Krishna, the descendant of the Dasharha, mounted the two onto the chariot honored by the world and, with his whip, urged the excellent, swift horses onward.
ते हयाः सहसोत्पेतुर्गृहीत्वा स्यन्दनोत्तमम्। आस्थितं पाण्डवेयाभ्यां यदूनामृषभेण च ॥१०-१३-८॥
te hayāḥ sahasotpetur gṛhītvā syandanottamam। āsthitaṃ pāṇḍaveyābhyāṃ yadūnām ṛṣabheṇa ca ॥10-13-8॥
[ते (te) - those; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - sprang forth; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; स्यन्दन (syandana) - chariot; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - occupied; पाण्डवेयाभ्यां (pāṇḍaveyābhyām) - by the two sons of Pandu; यदूनाम् (yadūnām) - of the Yadus; ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by the bull; च (ca) - and;]
(Those horses suddenly sprang forth, having taken the excellent chariot, which was occupied by the two sons of Pandu and by the bull of the Yadus.)
The horses suddenly leapt forward, drawing the excellent chariot that was occupied by the two Pandavas and the chief of the Yadus.
वहतां शार्ङ्गधन्वानमश्वानां शीघ्रगामिनाम्। प्रादुरासीन्महाञ्शब्दः पक्षिणां पततामिव ॥१०-१३-९॥
vahatāṃ śārṅgadhanvānam aśvānāṃ śīghragāminām। prādurāsīn mahāñ śabdaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ patatām iva ॥10-13-9॥
[वहतां (vahatāṃ) - of those carrying; शार्ङ्गधन्वानम् (śārṅgadhanvānam) - Śārṅga-bow wielders; अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - of horses; शीघ्रगामिनाम् (śīghragāminām) - swift-moving; प्रादुरासीन् (prādurāsīn) - arose; महान् (mahān) - great; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - of birds; पतताम् (patatām) - of those flying; इव (iva) - like;]
(Of those carrying Śārṅga-bow wielders, of the swift-moving horses, a great sound arose, like that of birds flying.)
A great sound arose from the swift-moving horses carrying the Śārṅga-bow wielders, like the sound of birds in flight.
ते समार्छन्नरव्याघ्राः क्षणेन भरतर्षभ। भीमसेनं महेष्वासं समनुद्रुत्य वेगिताः ॥१०-१३-१०॥
te samārcchannaravyāghrāḥ kṣaṇena bharatarṣabha। bhīmasenaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ samanudrutya vegitāḥ ॥10-13-10॥
[ते (te) - they; समार्छन् (samārcchan) - approaching together; नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tiger among men; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - the mighty archer; समनुद्रुत्य (samanudrutya) - having pursued; वेगिताः (vegitāḥ) - swiftly;]
(They, the tigers among men, O bull among the Bharatas, in a moment, having swiftly pursued Bhimasena, the mighty archer, approached together.)
O bull among the Bharatas, those tigers among men swiftly pursued and surrounded Bhimasena, the mighty archer, in an instant.
क्रोधदीप्तं तु कौन्तेयं द्विषदर्थे समुद्यतम्। नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं समेत्यापि महारथाः ॥१०-१३-११॥
krodhadīptaṃ tu kaunteyaṃ dviṣadarthe samudyatam। nāśaknuvan vārayituṃ sametya api mahārathāḥ ॥10-13-11॥
[क्रोधदीप्तम् (krodhadīptam) - inflamed with anger; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयं (kaunteyam) - the son of Kunti; द्विषदर्थे (dviṣadarthe) - against the enemy; समुद्यतम् (samudyatam) - risen up; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being able; वारयितुम् (vārayitum) - to restrain; समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled; अपि (api) - even; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - the great chariot-warriors;]
(But the son of Kunti, inflamed with anger, risen up against the enemy; even the great chariot-warriors, having assembled, were not able to restrain.)
But when the son of Kunti rose up, inflamed with anger against the enemy, even the great chariot-warriors, though assembled together, could not restrain him.
स तेषां प्रेक्षतामेव श्रीमतां दृढधन्विनाम्। ययौ भागिरथीकच्छं हरिभिर्भृशवेगितैः ॥ यत्र स्म श्रूयते द्रौणिः पुत्रहन्ता महात्मनाम् ॥१०-१३-१२॥
sa teṣāṃ prekṣatāmeva śrīmatāṃ dṛḍhadhanvinām। yayau bhāgirathīkacchaṃ haribhirbhṛśavegitaiḥ ॥ yatra sma śrūyate drauṇiḥ putrahantā mahātmanām ॥10-13-12॥
[स (sa) - he; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; प्रेक्षताम् (prekṣatām) - while watching; एव (eva) - indeed; श्रीमताम् (śrīmatām) - of the illustrious; दृढधन्विनाम् (dṛḍhadhanvinām) - of the strong-bowed; ययौ (yayau) - he went; भागिरथीकच्छम् (bhāgirathīkaccham) - to the bank of the Bhagirathi; हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by horses; भृशवेगितैः (bhṛśavegitaiḥ) - with great speed; यत्र (yatra) - where; स्म (sma) - indeed; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāman; पुत्रहन्ता (putrahantā) - slayer of sons; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled;]
(He, while being watched by those illustrious and strong-bowed men, went to the bank of the Bhagirathi with horses of great speed, where indeed Aśvatthāman, the slayer of the sons of the great-souled, is heard of.)
He, observed by those illustrious and mighty archers, went to the bank of the Bhagirathi with his swift horses, to the place where Aśvatthāman, the slayer of the sons of the noble ones, is said to be.
स ददर्श महात्मानमुदकान्ते यशस्विनम्। कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासमासीनमृषिभिः सह ॥१०-१३-१३॥
sa dadarśa mahātmānam udakānte yaśasvinam। kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vyāsam āsīnam ṛṣibhiḥ saha ॥10-13-13॥
[स (sa) - he; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one; उदकान्ते (udakānte) - at the water's edge; यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - the illustrious one; कृष्णद्वैपायनम् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam) - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; व्यासम् (vyāsam) - Vyāsa; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - with sages; सह (saha) - together;]
(He saw the great-souled, illustrious Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa seated at the water's edge together with sages.)
He saw the illustrious sage Vyāsa, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, sitting at the water's edge surrounded by sages.
तं चैव क्रूरकर्माणं घृताक्तं कुशचीरिणम्। रजसा ध्वस्तकेशान्तं ददर्श द्रौणिमन्तिके ॥१०-१३-१४॥
taṃ caiva krūrakarmāṇaṃ ghṛtāktaṃ kuśacīriṇam। rajasā dhvastakeśāntaṃ dadarśa drauṇim antike ॥10-13-14॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; क्रूरकर्माणं (krūrakarmāṇam) - cruel-deeded; घृताक्तं (ghṛtāktam) - smeared with ghee; कुशचीरिणम् (kuśacīriṇam) - wearing kusa grass garment; रजसा (rajasā) - with dust; ध्वस्तकेशान्तं (dhvastakeśāntam) - with disheveled hair-ends; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; अन्तिके (antike) - nearby;]
(He indeed saw him, the cruel-deeded, smeared with ghee, wearing a kusa grass garment, with dust, with disheveled hair-ends, Drona's son, nearby.)
He saw Drona's son nearby, cruel in his deeds, smeared with ghee, wearing a garment of kusa grass, his hair ends disheveled and covered in dust.
तमभ्यधावत्कौन्तेयः प्रगृह्य सशरं धनुः। भीमसेनो महाबाहुस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥१०-१३-१५॥
tam abhyadhāvat kaunteyaḥ pragṛhya sa-śaraṃ dhanuḥ। bhīmaseno mahābāhus tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥10-13-15॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - the son of Kunti; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up; सशरं (sa-śaram) - with arrows; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(The son of Kunti, having taken up the bow with arrows, rushed towards him; Bhimasena, the mighty-armed, said, "Stand, stand!")
The son of Kunti seized his bow and arrows and rushed at him; Bhimasena, the mighty-armed, called out, "Stand, stand!"
स दृष्ट्वा भीमधन्वानं प्रगृहीतशरासनम्। भ्रातरौ पृष्ठतश्चास्य जनार्दनरथे स्थितौ ॥१०-१३-१६॥
sa dṛṣṭvā bhīmadhanvānaṃ pragṛhītaśarāsanam। bhrātarau pṛṣṭhataścāsya janārdanarathe sthitau ॥10-13-16॥
[स (sa) - he; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीमधन्वानम् (bhīmadhanvānam) - Bhīma, the wielder of a mighty bow; प्रगृहीतशरासनम् (pragṛhītaśarāsanam) - holding his bow ready; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; जनार्दनरथे (janārdanarathe) - on Janārdana's chariot; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing;]
(He, having seen Bhīma, the wielder of a mighty bow, holding his bow ready, and his two brothers standing behind him on Janārdana's chariot.)
He saw Bhīma, armed with his great bow, with his two brothers standing behind him on Janārdana's chariot.
व्यथितात्माभवद्द्रौणिः प्राप्तं चेदममन्यत ॥१०-१३-१६॥
vyathitātmābhavad drauṇiḥ prāptaṃ ced am manyata ॥10-13-16॥
[व्यथितात्मा (vyathitātmā) - distressed in mind; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - the son of Droṇa; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained; चेत् (cet) - if; अम् (am) - this; मन्यत (manyata) - thought;]
(The son of Droṇa became distressed in mind; if this was attained, he thought.)
Drauṇi, the son of Droṇa, became distressed, thinking, "If this has been attained."
स तद्दिव्यमदीनात्मा परमास्त्रमचिन्तयत्। जग्राह च स चैषीकां द्रौणिः सव्येन पाणिना ॥ स तामापदमासाद्य दिव्यमस्त्रमुदीरयत् ॥१०-१३-१७॥
sa taddivyamadīnātma paramāstramacintayat। jagrāha ca sa caiṣīkāṃ drauṇiḥ savyena pāṇinā ॥ sa tāmāpadamāsādya divyamāstramudīrayat ॥10-13-17॥
[स (sa) - he; तत् (tat) - that; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अदीनात्मा (adīnātma) - undaunted in spirit; परमास्त्रम् (paramāstram) - supreme weapon; अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - thought of; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - he; चैषीकाम् (caiṣīkām) - the dart; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - the son of Droṇa; सव्येन (savyena) - with the left; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - hand; स (sa) - he; ताम् (tām) - that; आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; उदीरयत् (udīrayat) - discharged;]
(He, undaunted in spirit, thought of that divine supreme weapon. And the son of Droṇa took the dart with his left hand. Having reached that calamity, he discharged the divine weapon.)
He, undaunted in spirit, contemplated the supreme divine weapon. Then Droṇa's son took up the dart with his left hand. Upon encountering that calamity, he released the celestial weapon.
अमृष्यमाणस्ताञ्शूरान्दिव्यायुधधरान्स्थितान्। अपाण्डवायेति रुषा व्यसृजद्दारुणं वचः ॥१०-१३-१८॥
amṛṣyamāṇas tāñ śūrān divyāyudha-dharān sthitān। apāṇḍavāyeti ruṣā vyasṛjad dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ॥10-13-18॥
[अमृष्यमाणः (amṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - not tolerating; तान् (tān) - those; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; दिव्यायुधधरान् (divyāyudha-dharān) - bearers of divine weapons; स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing; अपाण्डवाय (apāṇḍavāya) - against the Pāṇḍavas; इति (iti) - thus; रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger; विसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - uttered; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - harsh; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Not tolerating those heroes, bearers of divine weapons, standing (there), he, with anger, uttered harsh words, saying, "Against the Pāṇḍavas.")
Unable to tolerate the sight of those heroic warriors bearing divine weapons, he angrily spoke harsh words, declaring, "Let it be against the Pāṇḍavas."
इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्दूल द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। सर्वलोकप्रमोहार्थं तदस्त्रं प्रमुमोच ह ॥१०-१३-१९॥
ity uktvā rājaśārdūla droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān। sarvalokapramohārthaṃ tadastraṃ pramumoca ha ॥10-13-19॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - the son of Droṇa; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; सर्वलोकप्रमोहार्थं (sarvalokapramohārtham) - for the bewilderment of all worlds; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; प्रमुमोच (pramumoca) - released; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus having spoken, O tiger among kings, the valiant son of Droṇa, for the bewilderment of all worlds, released that weapon indeed.)
After saying this, O best of kings, the valiant son of Droṇa released that weapon for the bewilderment of all the worlds.
ततस्तस्यामिषीकायां पावकः समजायत। प्रधक्ष्यन्निव लोकांस्त्रीन्कालान्तकयमोपमः ॥१०-१३-२०॥
tatas tasyāmiṣīkāyāṃ pāvakaḥ samajāyata. pradhakṣyann iva lokāṃs trīn kālāntakaya-mopamaḥ ॥10-13-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; इषीकायाम् (iṣīkāyām) - reed; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose; प्रधक्ष्यन् (pradhakṣyan) - as if about to burn; इव (iva) - as if; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; कालान्तकयम (kālāntakayam) - like the end-time Yama; उपमः (upamaḥ) - resembling;]
(Then, in that reed, fire arose, as if about to burn the three worlds, resembling the end-time Yama.)
Then, fire arose in that reed, as if it would consume the three worlds, resembling Yama at the end of time.
