अन्ये च यादवाः सर्वे बलदेवपुरोगमाः। एकमेव परे कृष्णं गजवाजिरथैर्युताः
And all the other Yadavas, led by Baladeva, with elephants, horses, and chariots, surrounded Krishna alone.
अथासाद्य वने यान्तं परिवार्य धनञ्जयम्। चक्रुर्युद्धं सुसङ्क्रुद्धा बहुकोट्यश्च यादवाः
Then, encountering Dhananjaya as he went through the forest, the many millions of Yadavas, greatly enraged, surrounded him and engaged in battle.
एक एव तु पार्थस्तैर्युद्धं चक्रे सुदारुणम्। तेन तेषां समं युद्धं मुहूर्तं प्रबभूव ह
But Partha alone fought a fierce battle with them; for a time, the fight between him and them was evenly matched.
ततः पार्थो रणे सर्वान्वारयित्वा शितैः शरैः। बलाद्विजित्य राजेन्द्र वीरस्तान्सर्वयादवान्। तां सुभद्रामथादाय शक्रप्रस्थं विवेश ह
Then, O king, Partha, the hero, repelled them all in battle with sharp arrows; overpowering all the Yadavas by force, he took Subhadra and entered Indraprastha.
भूयः शृणु महाराज फल्गुनस्य च साहसम्। ददौ स वह्नेर्बिभत्सुः प्रार्थितं खाण्डवं वनम्
Now hear again, O great king, of Phalguna's daring deed: Bibhatsu granted the Khandava forest, as requested, to Agni.
लब्धमात्रे तु तेनाथ भगवान्हव्यवाहनः। भक्षितुं खाण्डवं राजंस्तत्रस्थानुपचक्रमे
As soon as he obtained it, the divine Havyavahana began to consume the Khandava forest, O king, along with those who dwelled there.
ततस्तं भक्षयन्तं वै सव्यसाची विभावसुम्। रथा धन्वी शरान्गृह्य स कलापयुतः प्रभुः। पालयामास राजेन्द्र स्ववीर्येण महाबलः
Then Savyasachi, armed with bow and arrows and accompanied by his charioteer, protected blazing Vibhavasu as he devoured the forest, relying on his own great strength.
ततः श्रुत्वा महेनद्रस्तु मेघांस्तान्सन्दिदेश ह। तेनोक्ता मेघसङ्घास्ते ववर्षुरतिवृष्टिभिः
Hearing of this, the mighty Indra sent forth clouds; at his command, those masses of clouds poured down an excessive rain.
ततो मेघगाणान्पार्थः शरव्रातैः समान्ततः। खगमैर्वारयामास तदाश्चर्यमिवाभवत्
Then Arjuna repelled the masses of clouds on all sides with volleys of arrows; it was a marvel to behold.
वारितान्मेघसङ्घांश्च श्रुत्वा क्रुद्धः पुरन्दरः। पाण्डरं गजमास्थाय सर्वदेवगणैर्वृतः। ययौ पार्थेन संयोद्धुं रक्षार्थं खाण्डवस्य च
Hearing that the clouds had been dispersed, Indra became enraged; mounting his white elephant and surrounded by all the hosts of gods, he advanced to fight Arjuna and to protect Khandava.
रुद्राश्च मरुतश्चैव वसवश्चाश्विनौ तदा। आदित्याश्चैव साध्याश्च निश्वेदेवाश्च भारत। गन्धर्वाश्चैव सहिता अन्ये देवगणाश्च ये
At that time, Rudras, Maruts, Vasus, the Ashvins, Adityas, Sadhyas, celestial beings, Gandharvas, and other groups of gods, O Bharata, all assembled together.
ते सर्वे शस्त्रसम्पन्ना दीप्यमानाः स्वतेजसा। धनञ्जयं जिघांसन्तः प्रपेतुर्विबुधाधिपाः
All those gods, equipped with weapons and shining with their own brilliance, rushed forward, intent on slaying Dhananjaya, led by their lord.
युगान्ते यानि दृश्यन्ते निमित्तानि महान्त्यपि। सर्वाणि तत्र दृश्यन्ते निमित्तानि महीपते
All the great omens that are seen at the end of an age appeared there, O king, every portent manifesting.
ततो देवगमाः सर्वे पार्थं समभिदुद्रुवुः। असम्भ्रान्तस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा स तां देवमयीं चमूम्
Then all the hosts of gods charged toward Arjuna; seeing that divine army, he remained unperturbed.
त्वरितः फल्गुनो गृह्य तीक्ष्णांस्तानाशुगांस्तदा। इन्द्रं देवांश्च सम्प्रेक्ष्य तस्थौ काल इवात्यये
Swiftly, Phalguna took up his sharp, swift arrows; gazing at Indra and the gods, he stood firm like Time at the hour of destruction.
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे बीभत्सुं सपुरन्दराः। अवाकिरञ्छरव्रातैर्मानुषं तं महीपते
Then all the gods, along with Indra, showered the human, O king, with volleys of arrows.
ततः पार्थो महातेजा गाण्डिवं गृह्य सत्वरः। वारयामास देवानां शरव्रातैः शरांस्तदा
Immediately, the mighty Arjuna, seizing Gandiva, quickly repelled the arrows of the gods with his own volleys.
पुनः क्रुद्धाः सुराः सर्वे मर्त्यं तं सुभहाबलाः। नानाशस्त्रैर्ववर्षुस्तं सव्यसाची महीपते
Again, all the enraged gods, possessing great strength, rained various weapons upon that mortal, O king, but Savyasachi stood firm.
तान्पार्थः शस्त्रवर्षान्वै विसृष्टान्विबुधैस्तदा। द्विधा त्रिधा स चिच्छेद स एव निशितैः शरैः
Arjuna then cut apart those showers of weapons released by the gods, splitting them in two and three with his sharp arrows.
पुनश्च पार्थः सङ्क्रुद्धो मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकः। देवसङ्घाञ्छरैस्तीक्ष्णैरर्पयन्वै समन्ततः
Again, Arjuna, now furious, with his bow drawn in a circle, sent sharp arrows all around at the groups of gods.
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे युध्वा पार्थेन वै मुहुः। रणे जेतुमशक्यं तं ज्ञात्वा ते भरतर्षभ
Then all the gods fought repeatedly with Arjuna; realizing that he could not be defeated in battle, they withdrew, O bull among Bharatas.
शान्तास्ते विबुधाः सर्वे पार्थबाणाभिपीडिताः। सद्विपं वासवं त्यक्त्वा दुद्रुवुः सर्वतो दिशम्
All the gods, afflicted by Arjuna's arrows, became peaceful; abandoning Indra and his elephant, they fled in every direction.
प्राचीं रुद्राः सगन्धर्वा दक्षिणां मरुतो ययुः। दिशं प्रतीचीं भीतास्ते वसवश्च तथाऽश्विनौ
The Rudras and Gandharvas went east, the Maruts south; the Vasus and Ashvins, frightened, fled west.
आदित्याश्चैव विश्वे च दुद्रुवुर्वा उदङ्मुखाः। साध्याश्चोर्ध्वमुखा भीताश्चिन्तयन्तोऽस्य सायकान्
The Adityas and Visvedevas fled northward; the Sadhyas, terrified, ascended upward, pondering his arrows.
एवं सुरगणाः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्त्सर्वतो दिशम्। मुहुर्मुहुः प्रेक्षमाणाः पार्थमेव सकार्मुकम्
Thus all the hosts of gods fled in every direction, repeatedly glancing back at Arjuna with his bow.
विद्रुतान्देवसङ्घांस्तान्रणे दृष्ट्वा पुरन्दरः। ततः क्रुद्धो महातेजाः पार्थं बाणैरवाकिरत्
Seeing those groups of gods fleeing in battle, Indra, enraged and of great energy, then showered Arjuna with arrows.
पार्थोऽपि शक्रं विव्याथ मानुषो विबुधाधिपम्
Partha, though a human, struck Shakra, the lord of the gods.
ततः सोऽश्ममयं वर्षं व्यसृजद्विबुधाधिपः। तच्छरैरर्जुनो वर्षं प्रतिजाघ्नेऽत्यमर्षणः
Then the lord of the gods released a shower of stones; Arjuna, unyielding, countered that rain with his arrows.
अथ संवर्धयामास तद्वर्षं देवराडपि। भूय एव महावीर्यं जिज्ञासुः सव्यसाचिनः
Desiring to test Savyasacin’s great strength further, the king of the gods intensified that rain.
सोऽश्मवर्षं महावेगमिषुभिः पाण्डवोऽपि च। विलयं गमयामास हर्षयन्पाकशासनम्
But the Pandava, too, with swift arrows, dissolved that fierce stone-rain, delighting the subduer of Paka.