न्यहनत्तावकांश्चापि सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः । निशितैर्बहुभिर्बाणैस्तेऽद्रवन्त भयार्दिताः
And Sātyaki, truly valiant, struck your men with many sharp arrows; terrified, they fled.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्रुपदस्यात्मजो बली। धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज पुत्रं तव जनेश्वरम्
At that very moment, O great king, the powerful son of Drupada, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, attacked your son, the lord of men.
छादयामास समरे शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः । स च्छाद्यमानो विशिखैर्धृष्टद्युम्नेन भारत
In battle, he covered him with arrows whose heads were bent; and as Dhṛṣṭadyumna showered him with shafts, O Bhārata—
विव्यथे न च राजेन्द्र तव पुत्रो जनेश्वर । धृष्टद्युम्नं च समरे तूर्णं विव्याध पत्रिभिःक
Your son, O king of men, was not shaken; and in battle, he swiftly struck Dhṛṣṭadyumna with arrows.
षष्ट्या च त्रिंशता चैव तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् । तस्य सेनापतिः क्रुद्धो धनुश्चिच्छेद मारिष
With sixty and then thirty arrows—it was truly marvelous—your furious commander cut down his bow, O Māriṣa.
हयांश्च चतुरः शीघ्रं निजघान महाबलः । शरैश्चैनं सुनिशितैः क्षिप्रं विव्याध सप्तभिः
And the mighty one quickly slew his four horses, and with seven well-aimed arrows, he swiftly struck him.
स हताश्वान्महाबाहुरवप्लुत्य रथाद्बली । पदातिरसिमुद्यम्य प्राद्रवत्पार्षतं प्रति
Then the mighty-armed hero, his horses slain, leapt down from his chariot and, seizing his sword, charged on foot against the son of Prishata.
शकुनिस्तं समभ्येत्य राजगृद्धी महाबलः । राजानं सर्वलोकस्य रथमारोपयत्स्वकम्
Shakuni, the powerful king greedy for sovereignty, approached him and mounted the king of all people onto his own chariot.
ततो नृपं पराजित्य पार्षतः परवीरहा । न्यहनत्तावकं सैन्यं वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान्
Thereafter, having defeated the king, the son of Prishata, destroyer of enemy heroes, struck down your army like the wielder of the thunderbolt slaying the Asuras.
कृतवर्मा रणे भीमं शरैरार्च्छन्महारथः । प्रच्छादयामास च तं महामेघो रविं यथा
Kritavarma, the great chariot-warrior, showered Bhima with arrows in battle, covering him as a great cloud covers the sun.
ततः प्रहस्य समरे भीमसेनः परंतपः । प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धः सायंकान्कृतवर्मणे
Then Bhimasena, scorcher of foes, laughed in the fight and, enraged, sent a fierce shaft at Kritavarma.
तैरर्द्यमानोऽतिरथः सात्वतः शस्त्रकोविदः । नाकम्पत महाराज भीमं चार्च्छच्छितैः शरैः
Though pressed hard by those arrows, the mighty Satwata, skilled in weapons, did not waver, O king, and struck Bhima with sharp shafts.
तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा भीमसेनो महारथः । सारथिं पातयामास सध्वजं सुपरिष्कृतम्
Bhimasena, the great chariot-warrior, slew his four horses and brought down his charioteer, along with the splendidly adorned standard.
शरैर्बहुविधैश्चैनमाचिनोत्परवीरहा । शकलीकृतसर्वाङ्गः श्वावित्तु शललैर्यथा
The destroyer of enemy heroes enveloped him with many kinds of arrows, shattering all his limbs as a dog tears apart bones with its teeth.
हताश्वश्च ततस्तूर्णं सुबलस्य रथं ययौ। स्वालस्य ते महाराज तव पुत्रस्य पश्यतः
Then, his horses slain, he swiftly went to the chariot of Subala's son—your son, O king, watching closely.
भीमसेनोऽपि संक्रुद्धस्तव सैन्यमुपाद्रवत्। निजघान च संक्रुद्धो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः
Bhimasena too, enraged, rushed at your army and struck them down in his wrath like Death himself wielding the rod of punishment.
बहूनि हि विचित्राणि द्वैरथानि स्म सञ्जय। पाण्डूनां मामकैः सार्धमश्रौषं तव जल्पतः
Indeed, O Sanjaya, I heard of many remarkable duels between the sons of Pandu and my men, as you recounted.
न चैव मामकं किंचिद्धृष्टं शंससि सञ्जय । नित्यं पाण्डुसुतान्हृष्टानभग्नान्संप्रशंससि
Yet you never speak of any valor among my men, O Sanjaya; you always praise the sons of Pandu as joyful and unbroken.
जीयमानान्विमनसो मामकान्विगतौजसः । वदसे संयुगे सूत दिष्टमेतन्न संशयः
You say, O charioteer, that my men are being defeated, dispirited, and drained of energy in battle—this, indeed, is the truth, there is no doubt.
यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं युद्धे चेष्टन्ति तावकाः। दर्शयानाः परं शक्त्या पौरुषं पुरुषर्षभ
To the best of their ability and enthusiasm, your men strive in battle, displaying their utmost strength and manliness, O best of men.
गङ्गायाः सुरनद्या वै स्वादुभूतं यथोदकम् । महोदधिसमभ्याशे लवणत्वं निगच्छति
Just as the sweet water of the divine river Ganga, when it nears the great ocean, becomes salty,
तथा तत्पौरुषं राजंस्तावकानां परंतप । प्राप्य पाण्डुसुतान्वीरान्व्यर्थं भवति संयुगे
So too, O king, the great valor of your men becomes futile in battle when it encounters the heroic sons of Pandu.
घटमानान्यथाशक्ति कुर्वाणान्कर्म दुष्करम् । न दोषेण कुरुश्रेष्ठ कौरवान्गन्तुमर्हसि
Though striving with all their might and performing difficult deeds, you should not, O best of Kurus, blame the Kauravas.
तवापराधात्सुमहान्सपुत्रस्य विशांपते । पृतिव्याः प्रक्षयो घोरो यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः
Because of your great fault, O lord of the people, and that of your son, there is a terrible destruction of the earth, increasing the realm of Yama.
आत्मदोषात्समुत्पन्नं शोचितुं नार्हसे नृप । न हि रक्षन्ति राजानः सर्वथाऽत्रापि जीवितम्
O King, you should not grieve for what has arisen from your own fault; for kings are not able to preserve their lives in every circumstance here.
युद्धे सुकृतिनां लोकानिच्छन्तो वसुधाधिपाः। चमूं विगाह्य युद्ध्यन्ते नित्यं स्वर्गपरायणाः
Desiring the worlds attained by the virtuous in battle, the lords of the earth, always intent on heaven, enter the army and fight.
पूर्वाह्णे तु महाराज प्रावर्तत जनक्षयः। तं त्वमेकमना भूत्वा शृणु देवासुरोपमम्
In the forenoon, O great king, the destruction of men began; now, with a focused mind, listen to this battle like that of gods and demons.
आवन्त्यौ तु महेष्वासौ महासेनौ महाबलौ । युधामन्युमभिप्रेक्ष्य समेयता रणोत्कटौ
The two mighty archers from Avanti, great warriors with vast armies, seeing Yudhāmanyu, fierce in battle, advanced together.
तेषां प्रववृते युद्धं समुहद्रोणहर्षणम् । युधामन्युः सुसंक्रुद्धो भ्रातरौ देवरूपिणौ
A tumultuous and thrilling battle arose among them; Yudhāmanyu, greatly enraged, attacked the two brothers who appeared like gods.
विव्याध निशितैस्तूर्णं शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः। तावेनं प्रत्यविध्येतां समरे चित्रयोधिनौ
He swiftly struck them with sharp arrows having well-rounded joints; in turn, those skilled warriors struck him back in the battle.