मयाऽभिपन्नः पूर्वं हि राक्षसोऽयमिहागतः। कामात्परिभवाद्वाऽपि न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे
'This rakshasa, who came here, was first pursued by me; whether out of desire or contempt, you shall not escape alive from me.'
न ह्येष मृगयाधर्मो यस्त्वयाऽद्य कृतो मयि। तेन त्वां भ्रंशयिष्यामि जीवितात्पर्वताश्रयम्
'What you have done today is not the proper conduct of hunting, for you acted against me; therefore, I will deprive you of life, O mountain-dweller.'
इत्युक्तः पाण्डवेयेन किरातः प्रहसन्निव। उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा पाण्डवं सव्यसाचिनं
Thus addressed by the Pandava, the Kirata, smiling, spoke gently to the left-handed Pandava.
न मत्कृते त्वया वीरः भीः कार्या वनमन्तिकात्। इयं भूमिः सदाऽस्माकमुचिता वसतां वने
'You need not fear, O hero, on my account, nor avoid the forest; this land is always fit for us to dwell in.'
त्वया तु दुष्करः कस्मादिह वासः प्ररोचितः। वयं तु बहुसत्त्वेऽस्मिन्निवसामस्तपोधन
'Why have you chosen to reside here, which is so difficult? We, O ascetic, live in this place, rich in creatures.'
भवांस्तु कृष्णवत्मार्भः सुकुमारः सुखोचितः। कथं शून्यमिमं देशमेकाकी विचरिष्यति
'You, with Krishna's soul, are young, delicate, accustomed to comfort; how will you wander alone in this desolate region?'
गाण्डीवमाश्रयं कृत्वा नाराजांश्चाग्निसन्निभान्। निवसामि महारण्ये द्वितीय इव पावकः
'Relying on Gandiva, and not fearing kings fierce as fire, I dwell in this great forest, like a second blazing flame.'
एष चापि मया जन्तुर्मृगरूपं समाश्रितः। राक्षसो निहतो घोरो हन्तुं मामिह चागतः
'This creature, assuming the form of a deer, was slain by me, a dreadful rakshasa who came here to kill me.'
मयैष धन्वनिर्मुक्तैस्ताडितः पूर्वमेव हि। बाणैरभिहतः शेते नीतश्च यमसादनम्
'He was struck earlier by arrows released from my bow; wounded by my shafts, he lies dead, taken to the abode of Yama.'
ममैवायं लक्ष्यभूतः पूर्वमेव परिग्रहः। ममैव च प्रहारेण जीविताद्व्यपरिपितः
'He was my target from the beginning, my rightful prize; and by my attack, he was deprived of life.'
दोषान्स्वान्नार्हसेऽन्यस्मै वक्तुं स्वबलदर्पितः। अभिषक्तोस्मि मन्दात्मन्न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे
You, proud of your own strength, should not speak of others' faults; you have attacked me, foolish one, and you will not escape with your life.
स्थिरो भव विमोक्ष्यामि सायकानशनीनिव। घटस्व परया शक्त्या मुञ्च त्वमपि सायकान्
Stand firm; I will release arrows like food, and you too, exert your utmost power and shoot your arrows.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा किरातस्यार्जुनस्तदा। रोषमाहारयामास ताडयामास चेषुभिः
Hearing those words of the hunter, Arjuna then became enraged and struck him with arrows.
ततो हृष्टेन मनसा प्रतिजग्राह सायकान्। भूयोभूय इति प्राह मन्दमन्देत्युवाच ह
Then, with a delighted mind, he accepted the arrows and repeatedly said, 'Slowly, slowly,' and spoke gently.
प्रहरस्व शरानेतान्नाराचान्मर्मभेदिनः। इत्युक्तो बाणवर्षं स मुमोच सहसाऽर्जुनः
Strike with arrows, with those piercing darts that wound the vital spots; thus urged, Arjuna suddenly released a shower of arrows.
ततस्तौ तत्रसंरब्धौ गर्जमानौ मुहुर्मुहुः। शरैराशीविषाकारैस्ततक्षाते परस्परम्
Then, both of them, enraged, roaring again and again, wounded each other with arrows resembling venomous serpents.
ततोऽर्जुनः शरवर्षं किराते समवासृजत्। तत्प्रसन्नेन मनसा प्रतिजग्राह शंकरः
Then Arjuna released a rain of arrows at the hunter, and Shiva, with a pleased mind, received them.
मुहूर्तं शरवर्षं तु प्रतिगृह्य पिनाकधृक्। अक्षतेन शरीरेण तस्थौ गिरिवाचलः
For a moment, the wielder of the Pinaka, receiving the rain of arrows, stood unmoved, his body uninjured, like a mountain.
स दृष्ट्वा बाणवर्षं तु मघीभूतं धनंजयः। परमं विस्मयं चक्रे साधुसाध्विति चाब्रवीत्
Seeing that his shower of arrows had become ineffective, Dhananjaya was greatly astonished and exclaimed, 'Excellent, excellent!'
अहोऽयं सुकुमाराङ्गो हिमवच्छिखराश्रयः। गाण्डीवमुक्तान्नाराचान्प्रतिगृह्णात्यविह्वलः
Ah, this one with delicate limbs, dwelling on the snowy mountain peaks, receives the darts released from the Gandiva without wavering.
कोऽयं देवो भवेत्साक्षाद्रुद्रो यक्षः सुरोऽसुरः। विद्यते हि गिरिश्रेष्ठे त्रिदशानां समागमः
Who is this god? Is he Rudra himself, a yaksha, a celestial, or an asura? For on this great mountain, the gathering of the gods is seen.
न हि मद्वाणजालानामुत्सृष्टानां सहस्रशः। शक्तोऽन्यः सहितुं वेगमृते देवं पिनाकिनम्
No one except the god Pinaka-wielder can withstand the force of the thousands of arrows I have released.
देवो वा यदि वा यक्षो रुद्रादन्यो व्यवस्थितः। अहमेनं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नयामि यमसादनम्
Whether he is a god or a yaksha, or any other than Rudra, I will send him to the abode of Yama with my sharp arrows.
ततो हृष्टमना जिष्णुर्नाराचान्मर्मभेदिनः। व्यसृजच्छतधा राजन्मयूखानिव भास्करः
Then, with a delighted mind, the victorious one released hundreds of piercing darts, like rays from the sun, O King.
तान्प्रसन्नेन मनसा भगवाँल्लोकभावनः। शूलपाणिः प्रत्यगृह्णाच्छिलावर्षमिवाचलः
Those, with a pleased mind, the blessed creator of worlds, holding the trident, received like a mountain receives a shower of stones.
क्षणेन क्षीणबाणोऽथ संवृत्तः फल्गुनस्तदा। वित्रासं च जगामाथ तं दृष्ट्वा शरसंक्षयम्
In a moment, Phalguna's arrows were exhausted, and he became fearful, seeing the depletion of his arrows.
चिन्तयामास जिष्णुस्तु भगवन्तं हुताशनम्। पुरस्तादक्षयौ दत्तौ तूणौ येनास्य खाण्डवे
The victorious one then thought of the blessed fire-god, recalling the inexhaustible quivers that had been given to him in the Khandava forest.
किं नु मोक्ष्यामि धनुषा यन्मे बाणाः क्षयं गताः। अयं च पुरुषः कोपि बाणान्ग्रसति सर्वशः
What shall I shoot with my bow, now that my arrows are spent? And who is this person who devours all my arrows?
अहमेनं धनुष्कोट्या रशूलाग्रेणेव कुञ्जरम्। नयामि दण्डधारस्य यमस्य सदनं प्रति
With the tip of my bow, as with the sharp end of a spear against an elephant, I will send him to the abode of Yama, the wielder of the staff.
प्रगृह्याथ धनुष्कोट्या ज्यापाशेनावकृष्य च। मुष्टिभिश्चापि हतवान्वज्रकल्पैर्महाद्युतिः
Then, grasping the bow's tip and pulling the bowstring tight, the radiant one struck with fists as hard as thunderbolts.