आर्जुनिस्तस्य समरे हयान्हत्वा महारथः । ननाद बलवान्नादं तत्सैन्यं प्रत्यपूरयत्
Arjuna, the mighty car-warrior, slew the horses of Shrutayus in battle, and roared loudly, filling that army with his sound.
श्रुतायुस्तु ततः क्रुद्धः फाल्गुनेः समरे हयान्। निजघान गदाग्रेण ततो युद्धमवर्तत
Then Shrutayu, enraged, struck Arjuna's horses in battle with the tip of his mace; then the fight continued.
विन्दानिविन्दावावन्त्यौ कुन्तिभोजं महारथम् । ससेनं ससुतं वीरं संसस?ञ्जतुराहवे
Vindha and Anuvindha of Avanti together attacked Kuntibhoja, the great car-warrior, along with his army and son, in the battle.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तयोर्घोरं पराक्रमम् । अयुध्येतां स्थिरौ भूत्वा महत्या सेनया सह
There we beheld a wondrous sight: those two displayed terrible valor, standing firm and fighting with the great army.
अनुविन्दस्तु गदया कुन्तिभोजमताडयत्। कुन्तिभोजश्च तं तूर्णं शरव्रातैरवाकिरत्
Anuvinda struck Kuntibhoja with his mace, and Kuntibhoja quickly covered him with a shower of arrows.
कुन्तिभोजसुतश्चापि विन्दं विव्याध सायकैः । स च तं प्रतिविव्याध तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
And the son of Kuntibhoja pierced Vinda with arrows, and he in turn struck him back; it was a marvelous sight.
केकया भ्रातरः पञ्च गान्धारान्पञ्च मारिष । ससैन्यास्ते ससैन्यांश्च योधयामासुराहवे
O best of men, the five brothers of Kekaya fought the five Gandharas, each with their armies, in the battle.
वीरबाहुश्च ते पुत्रो वैराटिं रथसत्तमम् । उत्तरं योधयामास विव्याध निशितैः शरैः
Virabahu, your son, fought Uttara, the foremost of chariot-warriors from the Matsyas, and pierced him with sharp arrows.
उत्तरश्चापि तं वीरं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः । चेदिराट् समरे राजन्नुलूकं समभिद्रवत्
Uttara also pierced that hero with sharp arrows; and the king of Chedi, in battle, rushed against Uluka.
तथैव शरवर्षेण उलूकं समविद्ध्यत । उलूकश्चापि तं बाणैर्निशितैर्लोमवाहिभिः
In the same way, he struck Uluka with a shower of arrows, and Uluka in turn pierced him with keen, flesh-tearing shafts.
तयोर्युद्धं समभवद्धोररूपं विशांते । दारयेतां सुसंक्रुद्धावन्योन्यमपराजितौ
Their battle became fierce and terrible to behold, as both, greatly enraged and undefeated, wounded each other.
एवं द्वन्द्वसहस्राणि रथवारणवाजिनाम् । पदातीनां च समरे तव तेषां च संकुले
Thus, thousands of duels took place among charioteers, elephants, horsemen, and foot-soldiers, in that tumultuous battle between your forces and theirs.
मुहूर्तमिव तद्युद्धमासीन्मधुरदर्शनम् । तत उन्मत्तवद्राजन्न प्राज्ञायत किंचन
For a moment, that battle appeared pleasing to the eye, O king; then, like madmen, nothing could be distinguished any longer.
गजो गजेन समरे रथिनं च रथी ययौ । अश्वोऽश्वं समभिप्रायात्पदातिश्च पदातिनम्
In battle, elephant met elephant, chariot-warrior faced chariot-warrior, horse confronted horse, and foot-soldier engaged foot-soldier.
ततो युद्धं सुदुर्धर्षं व्याकुलं समपद्यत। शूराणां समरे तत्र समासाद्येतरेतरम्
Then a most fierce and tumultuous battle arose, as the heroes confronted each other on the field.
तत्र देवर्षयः सिद्धाश्चारणाश्च समागताः । प्रेक्षन्त तद्रणं घोरं देवासुरसमं भुवि
There, divine sages, perfected beings, and celestial bards assembled, watching that terrible battle on earth, equal to one between gods and demons.
ततो दन्तिसहस्राणि र्थानां चापि मारिष। अश्वौघाः पुरुषौघाश्च विपरीतं समाययुः
Then, O great one, thousands of elephants, chariots, torrents of horses, and masses of men approached from both sides.
तत्रतत्र प्रदृश्यन्ते रथवारणपत्तयः । सादिनश्च नरव्याघ्र युध्यमाना मुहुर्मुहुः
Here and there were seen chariots, elephants, and infantry, as well as horsemen, O tiger among men, fighting again and again.
राजञ्शतसहस्राणि तत्रतत्र पदातिनाम् । निर्मर्यादं प्रयुद्धानि तत्ते वक्ष्यामि भारत
O king, tens of thousands of foot soldiers fought everywhere without restraint; I shall tell you of them, O descendant of Bharata.
न पुत्रः पितरं जज्ञे पिता वा पुत्रमौरसम् । न भ्राता भ्रातरं तत्र स्वस्त्रीयं न च मातुलः
There, a son did not recognize his own father, nor a father his true-born son; neither did a brother know his brother, nor a maternal uncle his nephew.
न मातुलं च स्वस्रीयो न सखायं सखा तथा। आविष्टा इव युध्यन्ते पाण्डवाः कुरुभिः सह
A nephew did not recognize his maternal uncle, nor a friend his companion; possessed by rage, the Pandavas and Kurus fought each other.
रथानीकं नरव्याघ्राः केचिदभ्यपतन्रथैः । अभज्यन्त युगैरेव युगानि भरतर्षभ
Some tigers among men attacked the chariot divisions with their own chariots, and the yokes of the chariots, O bull among the Bharatas, were shattered in the clash.
रथेषाश्च रतेषाभिः कूरा रथकूबरैः। संगतैः सहिताः केचित्परस्परजिघांसवः
Some, intent on destroying one another, engaged in close combat, chariot against chariot, with their poles and chariot-boxes locked together.
न शेकुश्चलितुं केचित्सन्निपत्य रथा रथैः । प्रभिन्नास्तु महाकायाः सन्निपत्य गजा गजैः
Some chariots, having collided with other chariots, could not move; and great-bodied elephants, having crashed into other elephants, were likewise immobilized.
बहुधा दारयन्क्रुद्धा विषाणैरितरेतरम्। सतोरणपताकैश्च वारणा वरवारणैः
Enraged, they tore each other in many ways with their tusks, and elephants adorned with banners and arches attacked other noble elephants.
अभिसृत्य महाराज वेगवद्भिर्महागजैः । दन्तैरभिहतास्तत्र चुक्रुशुः परमातुराः
Rushing forward, O great king, the mighty elephants, swift as the wind, struck with their tusks, and those struck cried out in extreme agony.
अभिनीताश्च शिक्षाभिस्तोत्राङ्कुशसमाहताः। अप्रभिन्नाः प्रभिन्नानां संमुखाभिमुखा ययुः
Well-trained and disciplined, struck by goads and hooks, the unbroken elephants advanced face to face against the broken ones.
प्रभिन्नैरपि संसक्ताः केचित्तत्र महागजाः । क्रौञ्चवन्निनदं कृत्वा दुद्रुवुः सर्वतो दिशम्
Some great elephants, though wounded, became entangled with the broken ones, and, uttering cries like cranes, fled in all directions.
सम्यक्प्रणीता नागाश्च प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः । ऋषितोमरनाराचैर्निर्विद्धा वरवारणाः
Well-guided elephants, with broken temples and mouths, were pierced by spears, javelins, and sharp arrows, O best of elephants.
प्रणेदुर्भिन्नमर्माणो निपेतुश्च गतासवः। प्राद्रवन्त दिशः केचिन्नदन्तो भैरवान्रवान्
Some, with their vital parts shattered, fell down lifeless, while others, roaring fearfully, fled in all directions.