भ्रातुर्वचनमादाय भीमो वृक्षं विसृज्य च। चापमादाय संप्राप्तो रथमास्थाय पाण्डवः ।। 31
Taking up his brother's command, Bhima released the tree, seized his bow, mounted the chariot, and approached.
व्यमुञ्चच्छरवर्षाणि सतोय इव तोयदः । तं भीमो भीमकर्माणं शुशर्माणमथाऽऽद्रवत् ।। 32
He unleashed showers of arrows like a raincloud with water; then Bhima, performer of terrible deeds, rushed at Susharma.
विराटमभिवीक्ष्यैनं तिष्ठितिष्ठेति चावदत् ।। 33
Looking at Virata, he called out to him, 'Stop, stop!'
सुशर्मा चिन्तयामास कालान्तकयमोपमम् । तिष्ठतिष्ठेति भाषन्तं पृष्ठतो रथपुङ्गवः ।। 34
Susharma, whose valor was like death at the end of time, pondered as the mighty charioteer behind him shouted, 'Stop, stop!'
पश्यतां सुमहत्कर्म महद्युद्धमुपस्थितम् । परावृत्तो धनुर्गृह्य सुशर्मा भ्रातृभिः सह ।। 35
Witnessing that great feat and the immense battle at hand, Susharma turned back, took up his bow, and stood with his brothers.
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भीमसेनेन ते रथाः । रथानां च गजानां च वाजिनां च ससादिनां ।। 36
In the blink of an eye, Bhimasena struck down the chariots, elephants, and horses with their riders.
सहस्रशतसंघाताः शूराणामुग्रधन्विनाम् । पातिता भीमसेनेन विराटस्य समीपतः ।। 37
Hundreds of thousands of groups of heroic, fierce archers were felled by Bhimasena near Virata.
पत्तयो निहतास्तेषां गदां गृह्य महात्मना ।। 38
The foot soldiers among them were slain by the great-souled one, wielding his mace.
तद्दृष्ट्वा तादृशं युद्धं सुशर्मा युद्धदुर्मदः। चिन्तयामास मनसा किं शेषं हि बलस्य मे ।। 39
Seeing such a battle, Susharma, intoxicated by war, thought to himself, 'What remains now of my army?'
अपरो दृश्यते सैन्ये पुरा मग्नो महाबले। आकर्णपूर्णेन तदा धनुषा प्रत्यदृश्यत ।। 40
Elsewhere in the army, another mighty warrior was seen, drawing his bow to his ear and standing firm.
सुशर्मा सायकांस्तीक्ष्णान्क्षिपते च पुनःपुनः ।। 41
Susharma kept hurling sharp arrows again and again.
ततः समस्तास्ते सर्वे तुरगानभ्यचोदयन्। दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणास्त्रिगर्तान्प्रत्यमर्षणाः ।। 42
Then all of them urged on their horses, wielding divine weapons, the Trigartas, unyielding in battle.
तान्निवृत्तरथान्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवास्तां महाचमूम् । वैराटिः परमक्रुद्धो युयुधे परमाद्भुतम् ।। 43
Seeing the Pandavas turn back those chariots and that great army, Virata, filled with utmost wrath, fought an extraordinary battle.
त्रिगर्ताः समभिक्रम्य अयुध्यन्त जयैषिणः। तान्भीमसेनः संक्रुद्धः सर्वशस्त्रभृतांवरः । वैराटिः परमक्रुद्धो युयुधे परमाद्भुतम् ।। 44
The Trigartas advanced, eager for victory and fought; Bhimasena, furious and best among all weapon-bearers, and Virata, in great anger, fought an astonishing battle.
सहस्रं प्राहिणीद्राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। नकुलश्चापि सप्तैव शतानि प्राहिणोच्छरैः ।। 45
King Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, sent forth a thousand (arrows), and Nakula too dispatched seven hundred with his shafts.
शतानि त्रीणि शूराणां सहदेवः प्रतापवान् । युधिष्ठिरसमादिष्टो निजघ्ने पुरुषर्षभः ।। 46
Sahadeva, valiant and commanded by Yudhishthira, struck down three hundred of the heroes, O best of men.
प्रविश्य महतीं सेनां त्रिगर्तानां महाबलः । क्षोभयन्सर्वभूतानि सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगानिव ।। 47
Entering the great army of the Trigartas, the mighty one agitated all beings like a lion among small animals.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा त्वरमाणो महाबलः। अभिद्रुत्य सुशर्माणं शरैरभ्यहनद्धृशम् ।। 48
Then King Yudhishthira, swift and mighty, rushed at Susharma and struck him boldly with arrows.
सुशर्माऽपि सुसंक्रुद्धस्त्वराणो युधिष्ठिरम् । अविध्यद्दशभिर्बाणैश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान् ।। 49
Even Suśarman, greatly enraged and swift, struck Yudhiṣṭhira with ten arrows, and with four arrows he wounded his four horses.
ततो राजन्क्षिप्रकारी कुन्तीऽपुत्रो वृकोदरः। समासाद्य सुशर्माणमश्वांस्तस्य न्यपातयत् ।। 50
Then, O King, the quick-acting son of Kuntī, Vṛkodara, approached Suśarman and brought down his horses.
पृष्ठगोषौ च तस्याथ हत्वा परमसायकैः। अथास्य सारथिं क्रुद्धो रथोपस्थादपतयत् ।। 51
Then, having slain his rear guards with mighty arrows, he, angered, struck down Suśarman's charioteer from the chariot platform.
चक्ररक्षस्तु शूरश्च शोणाश्वो नाम नामतः। स भयाद्विरथं दृष्ट्वा त्रैगर्तं व्याजहात्तदा ।। 52
The valiant protector of the chariot wheel, named Śoṇāśva, seeing the king of the Trigartas deprived of his chariot out of fear, abandoned him at that moment.
ततो विराटः प्रस्कन्द्य रथादथ सुशर्मणः। गदामस्य परामृश्य तमेवाभ्यहनद्बली ।। 53
Then Virāṭa, leaping down from Suśarman's chariot, seized his mace and, powerful, struck him with it.
स चचार गदापाणिर्वृद्धोऽपि तरुणो यथा ।। 54
Though aged, he wielded the mace as energetically as a young man.
भीमस्तु भीमसंकाशो रथात्प्रस्कन्द्य वीर्यवान् । उत्प्लुत्य गत्वा वेगेन तद्रथे विनिपत्य च। सुशर्मणः शिरोऽगुह्णात्पुनराश्वास्य युध्यतः ।। 55
Bhīma, equal to Bhīma in might, leapt from his chariot with vigor, sprang swiftly onto Suśarman's chariot, and seized Suśarman's head as he fought, again restraining him.
अग्राद्गिरेर्विनिक्षिप्य सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा। ऊर्ध्वमुत्प्लृत्य मार्जार आखोर्यद्वच्छिरो रुषा ।। 56
Just as a lion throws down a small animal from the mountain's summit, or as a cat fiercely lifts a mouse's head, so did he.
समुद्यम्य तु रोषात्तं निष्पिपेष महीतले। यदा मूर्ध्नि महाबाहुः प्राहरद्विलपिष्यतः ।। 57
Raising him in anger, he crushed him to the ground, striking his head as he wailed, the mighty-armed one.
तस्य जानु ददौ भीमो जघ्ने चैनमरत्निना । स मोहमगमद्राजा प्रहारवरपीडितः।। 58
Bhīma struck his knee and hit him with his weapon; the king, overwhelmed by the powerful blow, fell into unconsciousness.
तस्मिन्वीरे गृहीते तु त्रिगर्तानां महारथे। अभज्यत बलं सर्वं त्रिगर्तानां भयातुरम् ।। 59
When that hero was captured, the entire force of the Trigarta warriors, terrified, was broken.
निवृत्य गास्ततः सर्वाः पाण्डुपुत्रा महारथाः। अवजित्य सुशर्माणं धनं चादाय सर्वशः ।। 60
Then all the great chariot-warriors, sons of Pāṇḍu, turned back with the cattle, having defeated Suśarman and taken all the wealth.