अयं त्वं भामकस्तीक्ष्णश्चेदिराज महाशरः। भेत्तुमर्हति वेगेन महाशनिरिवाचलम्
You are fierce and sharp, O Cedi king, wielder of great arrows; you are fit to shatter by force, like a thunderbolt breaking a mountain.
एवं ब्रुवति गोविन्दे ततश्चेदिपतिः पुनः। मुमोच निशितानन्यान्कृष्णं प्रति शरान्बहून्
As Govinda spoke thus, the Cedi king again released many sharp arrows at Krishna.
अथ बाणार्दितः कृष्णः शार्ङ्गमायम्य दीप्तिमान्। मोच निशितान्बाणाञ्छतशोथ सहस्रशः
Then Krishna, struck by arrows, drew the Sharnga bow and released hundreds and thousands of sharp arrows.
ताञ्छरांस्तु स चिच्छेद शरवर्षैस्तु चेदिराट्। षड्भिश्चान्यैर्जघानाशु केशवं चेदिपुङ्गवः
The Cedi king cut down those arrows with a shower of his own, and swiftly struck Keshava with six other arrows.
ततोऽस्रं सहसा कृष्णः प्रमुमोच जगद्गुरुः। अस्त्रेण तन्महाबाहुर्वारयामास चेदिराट्
Then Krishna, the teacher of the world, swiftly released a weapon; with that weapon, the mighty-armed one checked the king of Chedi.
ततः शतसहस्रेण शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। सर्वतः समवाकीर्य शौरिं दामोदरं तदा
Then, with a hundred thousand arrows, all with curved tips, he covered Shauri, Damodara, from every side.
ननाद बलवान्क्रुद्धः शिशुपालः प्रतापवान्। इदं चोवाच संरब्धः केशवं परवीरहा
The powerful and valiant Shishupala, enraged, roared loudly; and, incensed, he spoke these words to Kesava, the slayer of enemy heroes.
अद्याङ्गं मामका बाणा भेत्स्यन्ति तव संयुगे। हत्वा त्वां समुतामात्यं पाण्डवांश्च तरस्विनः
Today, my arrows will pierce your body in battle; after killing you, I will destroy the mighty Pandavas as well.
अनृण्यमद्यय यास्यामि जरासन्धस्य धीमतः। कंसस्य केशिनश्चैव नरकस्य तथैव ह
Today, I will depart free of debt to the wise Jarasandha, to Kamsa, to Keshi, and likewise to Naraka.
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षः शिशुपालो जनार्दनम्। अदृश्यं शरवर्षेण सर्वतः स चकार ह
Having spoken thus, Shishupala, his eyes reddened with anger, made Janardana invisible from all sides with a shower of arrows.
ततोऽस्त्रेणैव चान्योन्यं निकृत्य च शरान्बहून्। शरवर्षैस्तदा चैद्यमन्तर्धातुं प्रचक्रमे
Then, with weapons, both struck down many arrows of each other; and with showers of arrows, Chedi began to vanish from sight.
अन्तर्धानगतौ वीरौ शुशुभाते महारथौ। तौ दृष्ट्वा सर्वभूतानि साधुसाध्वित्यपूजयन्
The two mighty warriors, masters of chariots, shone as they moved in and out of visibility; seeing them, all beings praised them, saying 'Excellent, excellent!'
न दृष्टपूर्वमस्माभिर्युद्धमीदृशकं पुरा। ततः कृष्णं जघानाशु शुशुपालस्त्रिभिः शरैः
Never before have we seen such a battle as this; then Shishupala swiftly struck Krishna with three arrows.
कृष्णोऽपि बाणैर्विव्याध सुनीथं पञ्चभिर्युधि। ततः सुनीथं सप्तत्या नाराचैर्दयद्बली
Krishna, in turn, struck Sunitha with five arrows in battle; then the powerful one wounded Sunitha with seventy iron arrows.
ततोऽतिविद्धः कृष्णेन सुनीथः क्रोधमूर्छितः। विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैर्वासुदेवं स्तनान्तरे
Then, pierced excessively by Krishna, Sunitha, overwhelmed by anger, struck Vasudeva in the chest with sharp arrows.
पुनः कृष्णं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा ननादावसरे नृपः। तोऽतिदारुणं युद्धं सहसा चक्रतुस्तदा
Again, after wounding Krishna with three arrows, the king roared at the right moment; then, suddenly, they engaged in a most fierce battle.
नौ नखैरिव शार्दूलौ दन्तैरिव महागजौ। दंष्ट्राभिरिव पञ्चास्यौ चरणैरिव कुक्कुटौ
Like two tigers with claws, like two great elephants with tusks, like two five-mouthed serpents with fangs, like two roosters with feet—
दारयेतां शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरन्योन्यं युधि तावुभौ। ततो मुमुचतुः क्रुद्धौ शरवर्षमनुत्तमम्
The two of them tore at each other in battle with sharp arrows; then, enraged, they released an unparalleled shower of arrows.
शरैरेव शराञ्छित्वा तावुभौ पुरुषर्षभौ। चक्रातेऽस्त्रमयं युद्धं घोरं तदतिमानुषम्
Both, best among men, struck down arrows with arrows; they created a dreadful, superhuman battle made entirely of weapons.
आग्नेयमस्त्रं मुमुचे शिशुपालः प्रतापवान्। वारुणास्त्रेण तच्छ्रीघ्रं नाशयामास केशवः
Shishupala, the valiant, released the fire weapon; swiftly, Kesava destroyed it with the water weapon.
कौबेरमस्त्रं सहसा चेदिराट् प्रमुमोच ह। रणैव सहसाऽनाशयत्तं जगत्प्रभुः
Suddenly, the king of Chedi released the Kubera weapon; in battle, the lord of the world immediately destroyed it.
याम्यमस्त्रं ततः क्रुद्धो मुमुचे कालमोहितः। याम्येनैवास्त्रयोगेन याम्यमस्त्रं व्यनाशयत्
Then, enraged and deluded by time, he released the Yama weapon; by the power of the Yama weapon, he destroyed the Yama weapon.
गान्धर्वेण च गान्धर्वं मानवं मानवेन च। वायव्येन च वायव्यं रौद्रं रौद्रेण चाभिभूः
With the Gandharva weapon you countered the Gandharva weapon, with the Manava weapon the Manava, with the Vayavya weapon the Vayavya, and with the Raudra weapon you subdued the Raudra.
ऐन्द्रमैन्द्रेण भगवान्वैष्णवेन च वैष्णवम्। एवमस्त्राणि कुर्वाणौ युयुधाते महाबलौ
The blessed one countered the Aindra weapon with the Aindra, and the Vaishnava with the Vaishnava; thus, as they wielded their weapons, the two mighty warriors fought.
ततो मायां विकुर्वाणो दमगोषसुतो बली। गदामुसलसंयुक्ताञ्छक्तितोमरसायकान्
Then, employing illusion, the powerful son of Damaghosha conjured up clubs, maces, spears, javelins, and arrows.
परश्वथमुसण्डीश्च ववर्ष युधि केशवम्। अमोघास्त्रेण भगवान्नाशयामास केशिहा
He rained down battle-axes and maces upon Keshava in the fight; but the blessed slayer of Keshi destroyed them with his unfailing weapon.
शिलावर्षं महाघोरं ववर्ष युधि चेदिराट्। वज्रास्त्रेणाभिसङ्क्रुद्धश्चूर्णं तदकरोत्प्रभुः
The king of Cedi poured forth a terrible shower of stones in battle; but, enraged, the mighty one pulverized it with the Vajra weapon.
जलवर्षं ततो घोरं व्यस़जच्चेदिपुङ्गवः। वायव्यास्त्रेण भगवान्व्याक्षिपच्छतशो हि तत्
Then the foremost of the Cedis unleashed a dreadful rain of water; but the blessed one scattered it in hundreds with the Vayavya weapon.
निहत्य सर्वमायां वै सुनीतस्य जनार्दनः। स मुहूर्तं चकाराशु द्वन्द्वयुद्धं महारथः
Janardana, having destroyed all the illusions of Sunita's son, at once engaged in single combat for a moment, that great chariot-warrior.
स बाणयुद्धं कुर्वाणो भर्त्सयामास चेदिराट्। दमघोषसुतो धृष्टमुवाच यदुपुङ्गवम्
As he fought with arrows, the king of Cedi taunted the foremost of the Yadus, the son of Damaghosha boldly addressing him.