नूनमद्यासि संपक्वो यथा ते मतिरीदृशी। दत्ता कृष्णापहरणे कालेनाद्भुतकर्मणा। `सोपि कालं समासाद्य तथाऽद्य नभविष्यसि
Surely now your time is ripe, since your mind is thus confused, given over by time to the wondrous act of abducting Krishna; having met your destined hour, today you shall not survive.
बडिशोऽयंत्वया ग्रस्तः कालसूत्रेण लम्बितः। मत्स्योऽम्भसीव स्यूतास्यः कथमद्य गमिष्यसि
You have swallowed this hook, suspended by the thread of time; like a fish with a torn mouth in the water, how will you escape today?
यं चासि प्रस्थितो देशं मनः पूर्वं गतं च ते। न तं गन्तासि गन्तासि मार्गं बकहिडिम्बयोः
The place you set out for, where your mind had gone before, you shall not reach; instead, you will go the way of Baka and Hidimba.
एवमुक्तस्तु भीमेन राक्षसः कालचोदितः। भीत उत्सृज्य तान्सर्वान्युद्धाय समुपस्थितः
Thus addressed by Bhima, the Rakshasa, impelled by time, released them all in fear and stood ready for battle.
अब्रवीच्च पुनर्भीमं रोषात्प्रस्फुरिताधरः। न मे मूढा दिशः पाप त्वदर्थं मे विलम्बनम्
Then, lips quivering with rage, he spoke again to Bhima: 'Fool, I am not confused about directions; my delay was only for you.'
श्रुता मे राक्षसा ये ये त्वया विनिहता रणे। तेषामद्यकरिष्यामि तवास्रेणोदकक्रियाम्
'I have heard of all the Rakshasas you have slain in battle; today, with your blood, I will perform their funeral rites.'
एवमुक्त्वातदा भीमं राक्षसो योद्धुमाययौ। करालवदनः क्रोधात्कालसर्प इव श्वसन्
Having spoken thus to Bhima, the Rakshasa advanced to fight, his face terrible, breathing like the serpent of time in anger.
एवमुक्तस्ततो भीमः सृक्विणी परिलेलिहन्। स्मयमान इव क्रोधात्साक्षात्कालान्तकोपमः
Then Bhima, licking his lips, as if smiling in wrath, stood like Death incarnate, eager for battle.
ब्रुवन्वै तिष्ठतिष्ठेति क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः'। बाहुसंरम्भमेवेच्छन्नभिदुद्राव राक्षसम्
With eyes reddened by anger, he cried, 'Stand, stand!' and, concealing his intent with a show of arm movement, rushed at the Rakshasa.
मुहुर्मुहुर्व्याददानः सृक्विणी परिसंलिहन्।] अभिदुद्राव संरब्धो बलो वज्रधरं यथा
Again and again, the enraged Rakshasa opened his mouth wide, licking his lips, and charged like Indra wielding the thunderbolt.
भीमसेनोऽप्यवष्टब्धो नियुद्धायाभवत्स्थितः। राक्षसोऽपि च विस्रब्धो बाहुयुद्धमकाङ्क्षत
Bhimasena, too, stood firm, ready for single combat; and the Rakshasa, confident, desired a contest of arms.
वर्तमाने तयो राजन्बाहुयुद्धे सुदारुणे। माद्रीपुत्रावतिक्रुद्धावुभावप्यभ्यधावताम्
As that fierce hand-to-hand battle raged between them, O King, the two sons of Madri, burning with anger, also rushed forward.
न्यवारयत्तौ प्रहसन्कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः। शक्तोऽहं राक्षसस्येति प्रेक्षध्वमिति चाब्रवीत्
The son of Kunti, Vrikodara, laughed and restrained them both, saying, 'I am capable of facing this Rakshasa—watch and see.'
आत्मना भ्रातृभिश्चैव धर्मेण सुकृतेन च। इष्टेन च शपे राजन्सूदयिष्यामि राक्षसम्
By my own strength, with my brothers, by righteousness, by good deeds, and by sacrifice, I vow, O King, that I will slay this Rakshasa.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा तौ वीरौ स्पर्धमानौ परस्परम्। बाहुभिः समसज्जेतामुभौ रक्षोवृकोदरौ
Having spoken thus, those two heroes, vying with each other, the Rakshasa and Vrikodara, grappled together with their arms.
तयोरासीत्संप्रहारः क्रुद्धयोर्भीमरक्षसोः। अमृष्यमाणयोः सङ्ख्ये शक्रशम्बरयोरिव
A fierce combat arose between the enraged Bhima and the Rakshasa, who could not tolerate each other in battle, like Indra and Shambara.
तौ वीरौ समभिक्रुद्धावन्योन्यं पर्यधावताम्। आरुज्यारुज्यतौ वृक्षानन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः। जीमूताविव धर्मान्ते विनदन्तौ महाबलौ
Those two mighty warriors, both greatly enraged, rushed at each other, tearing up trees and striking one another, roaring like thunderclouds at the end of the season.
बभञ्जतुर्महावृक्षानूरुभिर्बलिनां वरौ। अन्योन्येनाभिसंरब्धौ परस्परवधैषिणौ
The two foremost of the strong broke great trees with their thighs, each furious against the other, both intent on the other's destruction.
तद्वृक्षयुद्धमभवनमहीरुहविनाशनम्। वालिसुग्रीवयोर्भ्रात्रोः पुरेव कपिसिंहयोः
That battle of trees became a devastation of the forest, like the fight of the monkey-lions, the brothers Vali and Sugriva, in former times.
आविध्याविध्य तौ वृक्षान्मुहूर्तमितरेतरम्। ताडयामासतुरुभौ विनदन्तौ मुहुर्मुहुः
Seizing and hurling trees at each other for a while, both kept striking, roaring again and again.
तस्मिन्देशे यदा वृक्षाः सर्व एव निपातिताः। पुगीकृताश्च शतशः परस्परवधेप्सया
When, in that place, all the trees had been felled and piled up in heaps by their mutual desire to kill, hundreds lay scattered.
ततः शिलाः समादाय मुहूर्तमिव भारत। महाभ्रैरिव शैलेन्द्रौ युयुधाते महाबलौ
Then, O Bharata, for a while, the two mighty warriors took up great rocks, and fought like mountain-lords with massive clouds.
शिलाभिरुग्ररूपाभिर्बृहतीभिः परस्परम्। वज्रैरिव महावेगैराजघ्नतुरमर्षणौ
With huge, fearsome rocks, both struck each other with the force of thunderbolts, in their wrath.
अभिद्रुत्य च भूयस्तावन्योन्यबलदर्पितौ। भुजाभ्यां परिगृह्याथ चकर्षाते गजाविव
Rushing at each other again, both proud of their strength, they seized one another with their arms and wrestled like two elephants.
मुष्टिभिश् महाघोरैरन्योन्यमभिपेततुः। ततः कटकटाशब्दो बभूव शुमहात्मनोः
With terrible fists, they struck each other, and then a loud cracking sound arose from those two mighty souls.
ततः संहृत्यमुष्टिं तु पञ्चशीर्षमिवोरगम्। वेगेनाभ्यहनद्भीमो राक्षसस्य शिरोधराम्
Then Bhima, gathering his fist like a five-headed serpent, struck the Rakshasa's neck with force.
ततः श्रान्तं तु तद्रक्षो भीमसेनभुजाहतम्। सुपरिभ्रान्तमालक्ष्य भीमसेनोऽभ्यवर्तत
Seeing that Rakshasa, exhausted and struck by Bhimasena's arms, reeling greatly, Bhimasena pressed his attack.
तत एनं महाबाहुर्बाहुभ्याममरोपमः। समुत्क्षिप्य बलाद्भीमो निष्पिपेष महीतले
Then Bhima, mighty-armed and peerless in strength, lifted him up with his arms and dashed him to the ground.
ततः संपीड्य बलवद्भुजाभ्यां क्रोधमूर्च्छितः।' तस्य गात्राणि सर्वाणि चूर्णयामास पाण्डवः। अरत्निना चाभिहत्य शिरः कायादपाहरत्
Then, seizing him powerfully with his arms, his mind overcome by wrath, the Pandava crushed all his limbs, and with his knee struck off his head from his body.
संदष्टौष्ठं विवृत्ताक्षं फलं वृक्षादिव च्युतम्। जटासुरस्य तु शिरो भीमसेनबलाद्धृतम्। पपात रुधिरादिग्धं संदष्टदशनच्छदम्
The Rakshasa's head, lips bitten, eyes wide, torn from the body by Bhimasena's strength like a fruit fallen from a tree, fell to the ground, drenched in blood, with teeth clenched.