युध्यतां हि तथा राजन्विशेषो न व्यदृश्यत । यततां शत्रुनाशाय कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणाम्
O King, as they fought thus, no distinction could be seen between them, each striving to destroy the enemy and countering every move.
युधामन्युस्ततो राजन्ननुविन्दस्य सायकैः । चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहाननयद्यमसादनम्
Then, O King, Yudhāmanyu with four arrows sent the four horses of Anuvinda to the abode of Yama.
भल्लाभ्यां च सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यां धनुः केतुं च मारिष । चिच्छेद समरे राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
And with two very sharp broad-headed arrows, O great one, he cut down the bow and standard in battle; it was a wondrous sight.
त्यक्त्वाऽनुविन्दोऽथ रथं विन्दस्य रथमास्थितः। धनुर्गृहीत्वा परमं भारसाधनमुत्तमम्
Abandoning his chariot, Anuvinda then mounted the chariot of Vinda, taking up an excellent and heavy bow.
तावेकस्थौ रणे वीरावावन्त्यौ रथिनां वरौ। शरान्मुमुचतुस्तूर्णं युधामन्यौ महात्मनि
Those two heroic brothers from Avanti, best among chariot-warriors, stood together in battle and swiftly released arrows at Yudhāmanyu, the great-souled.
ताभ्यां मुक्ता महावेगाः शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः । दिवाकरपथं प्राप्य च्छादयामासुरम्बरम्
The arrows released by them, adorned with gold, sped with great force and, reaching the path of the sun, covered the sky.
युधामन्यू रणे क्रुद्धो भ्रातरौ तौ महारथौ । ववर्ष शरवर्षेण सारथिं चाप्यपातयत्
Enraged in battle, Yudhāmanyu showered those two great chariot-warriors with a rain of arrows and struck down their charioteer.
तस्मिंस्तु पतिते भूमौ गतसत्वे तु सारथौ । रथः प्रदुद्राव दिशः समुद्धान्तहयस्ततः
When the charioteer fell lifeless to the ground, the chariot, its horses unrestrained, fled in all directions.
तौ स जित्वा महाराज यज्ञसेनसुतः प्रभुः। पौरुषं ख्यापयंस्तूर्णं व्यधमत्तव वाहिनीम्
Having conquered those two, O great king, the powerful son of Yajñasena, swiftly displaying his valor, scattered your army.
सा वध्यमाना समरे धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः । वेगान्बहुविधांश्चक्रे विषं पीत्वेन मानवः
That great Kaurava army, being slaughtered in battle, moved with various kinds of speed, as if a man had drunk poison.
हैडिम्बो राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु भगदत्तं समाद्रवत्। रथेनादित्यवर्णेन सध्वजेन महाबलः
Then the mighty Rākṣasa lord Hidimba's son rushed at Bhagadatta with his chariot, shining like the sun and bearing a banner.
ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा नागराजं समास्थितःक । यथा वज्रधरः पूर्वं संग्रामे तारकामये
Then the king of Prāgjyotiṣa mounted his serpent-king, just as the wielder of the thunderbolt once did in the battle against Tāraka.
तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वा ऋषयश्च समागताः । विशेषं न स्म विविदुर्हैडिम्बभगदत्तयोः
There, the gods with the Gandharvas and sages assembled, yet they could not distinguish between Hidimba and Bhagadatta.
यथा सुरपतिः शक्रस्त्रासयामास दानवान्। तथैव समरे राजा द्रावयामास पाण्डवान्
Just as Indra, lord of the gods, once routed the Dānavas, so did the king drive the Pāṇḍavas to flight in battle.
तेन विद्राव्यमाणास्ते पाण्डवाः सर्वतो दिशम्। त्रातारं नाभ्यगच्छन्तः स्वेष्वनीकेषु भारत
Driven back on all sides by him, O Bhārata, the Pāṇḍavas found no protector among their own ranks.
भैमसेनिं रथस्थं तु तत्रापश्याम भारत । शेषा विमनसो भूत्वा प्राद्रवन्त महारथाः
But there we saw Bhīmasena’s son standing on his chariot, O Bhārata, while the other great chariot-warriors, disheartened, fled.
निवृत्तेषु तु पाण्डूनां पुनः सैन्येषु भारत । आसीन्निष्ठानको घोरस्तव सैन्यस्य संयुगे
When the Pāṇḍava troops had retreated, O Bhārata, a dreadful tumult arose again in your army during the battle.
घटोत्कचस्ततो राजन्भगदत्तं महारणे। शरैः प्रच्छादयामास मेरुं गिरिमिवाम्बुदः
Then, O king, Ghaṭotkaca covered Bhagadatta in the great battle with arrows, as a cloud covers Mount Meru.
निहत्य ताञ्शरान्राजा राक्षसस्य धनुश्र्युतान्। भैमसेनिं रणे तूर्णं सर्वमर्मस्वताडयत्
The king, striking down those arrows loosed from the Rākṣasa’s bow, swiftly wounded Bhīmasena’s son at all his vital points in battle.
स ताड्यमानो बहुभिः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः । न विव्यथे राक्षसन्द्रो भिद्यमान इवाचलः
Though struck by many arrows with sharp heads, the Rākṣasa did not waver, like a mountain being battered.
तस्य प्राग्ज्योतिषः क्रुद्धस्तोमरांश्च चतुर्दश । प्रेषयामास समरे तांश्चिच्छेद स राक्षसः
Then the enraged king of Prāgjyotiṣa hurled fourteen spears in battle, but the Rākṣasa cut them down.
स तांश्छित्त्वा महाबाहुस्तोमरान्निशितैः शरैः । भगदत्तं च विव्याध सप्तत्या कङ्कपत्रिभिः
Having cut down those mighty spears with sharp arrows, the strong-armed one struck Bhagadatta with seventy winged shafts.
ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा प्रहसन्निव भारत। तस्याश्वांश्चतुरः सङ्ख्ये पातयामास सायकैः
Then the king of Prāgjyotiṣa, as if laughing, O Bhārata, struck down his four horses in the fight with arrows.
स हताश्वे रथे तिष्ठन्राक्षसेन्द्रः प्रतापवान् । शक्तिं चिक्षेप वेगेन प्रग्ज्योतिषगजं प्रति
Standing on his chariot with his horses slain, the mighty Rākṣasa lord hurled his spear with force at Bhagadatta’s elephant.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा हेमदण्डां सुवेगिनीम् । त्रिधा चिच्छेद नृपतिः सा व्यकीर्यत मेदिनीं
The king swiftly cut that golden-shafted, speeding spear into three as it rushed upon him, and it scattered upon the earth.
शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा हैडिम्बः प्राद्रवद्भयात् । यथेन्द्रस्य रणात्पूर्वं नमुचिर्दैत्यसत्तमः
Seeing his spear destroyed, Hidimba’s son fled in fear, just as Namuci, best of Daityas, once fled from Indra in battle.
तं विजित्य रणे शूरं विक्रान्तं ख्यातपौरुषम् । अजय्यं समरे वीरं यमेन वरुणेन च
Having conquered that valiant, mighty, and renowned hero in battle—one unconquerable even by Yama or Varuṇa—the king prevailed.
पाण्डवीं समरे सेनां संममर्द स कुञ्जरः । यथा वनगजो राजन्मृद्गश्चरति पद्मिनीम्
That elephant crushed the Pāṇḍava army in battle, O king, as a wild elephant tramples a lotus pond.
मद्रेश्वरस्तु समरे यमाभ्यां समसञ्जत । स्वस्त्रीयौ छादयांचक्रे शरौघैः पाण्डुनन्दनौ
But the king of Madra, matched in battle by the two sons of Yama, covered the sons of Pāṇḍu with showers of arrows, along with his wives.
सहदेवस्तु समरे मातुलं दृश्य संगतम् । अवारयच्छरौघेण मेघो यद्वद्दिवाकरम्
But Sahadeva, seeing his maternal uncle joined in battle, blocked him with a torrent of arrows, as a cloud covers the sun.