ततः समुत्सृज्य धनुः सबाणं युधिष्ठिरं वीक्ष्य भयाभिभूतम्। गदां प्रगृह्याभिपपात सङ्ख्ये जयद्रथं भीमसेनः पदातिः
Then, casting aside his bow and arrows, seeing Yudhishthira overwhelmed by fear, Bhimasena, on foot, seized his mace and rushed at Jayadratha in the battle.
तमापतन्तं सहसा जवेन जयद्रथः सगदं भीमसेनम्। विव्याध घोरैर्यमदण्डकल्पैः शितैः शरैः पञ्चशरैः समन्तात्
As Bhimasena charged suddenly and swiftly with his mace, Jayadratha struck him from all sides with five sharp arrows, dreadful as the rod of Yama.
अचिन्तयित्वा स शरांस्तरस्वी वृकोदरः क्रोधपरीतचेताः । जघान वाहान्समरे समन्तात् सुसंमतान्सिन्धुराजस्य सङ्ख्ये
Unheeding those arrows, the swift Vrikodara, his mind seized by anger, struck down all the well-trained horses of the Sindhu king in battle.
ततोऽभिवीक्ष्याप्रतिमप्रभाव- स्तवात्मजस्त्वरमाणो रथेन अभ्यायौ भीमसेनं निहन्तुं समुद्यतास्त्रः सुरराजकल्पः
Then, seeing your son, of incomparable power, hastening in his chariot, ready with weapons like a lord of the gods, he advanced to slay Bhimasena.
जयद्रथो भग्रवाहं रथं त त्यक्त्वा ययौ यत्र राजा कुरूणाम् । भयेन भीमस्य समूढचेताः ससौबलस्तत्र युद्धस्य भीतः
Jayadratha, abandoning his chariot with its broken horses, went to where the king of the Kurus was, his mind confused by fear of Bhima, together with Saubala, both afraid of the battle.
भीमोऽप्यथैनं सहसा विनद्य प्रत्युद्ययौ गदया तर्जयानः। समुद्यतां तां यमदण्डकल्पां दृष्ट्वा गदां ते कुरवः समन्तात्
Then Bhima, roaring suddenly, rushed at him, brandishing his mace; seeing that mace, raised and like the rod of Yama, the Kauravas all around—
पातं गदायाः परिहर्तुकामाः। अपक्रान्तास्तुमुले संप्रमर्दे सुदूरुणे भारत मोहनीये
Desiring to avoid the fall of the mace, they fled from the root of the tree in that terrible, bewildering, and crushing conflict, O Bharata.
ज्जगामान्यं भ्रमप भूमिदेशम्
He went, wandering, to another place on the field.
गदापि सा प्राप्य रथं सुचित्रं साश्व ससूतं विनिहत्य सङ्ख्ये। जगाम भूमिं ज्वलिता महोल्क भ्रष्टाऽम्बराद्गामिव संपतन्ती
That mace, having struck the splendid chariot with its horses and charioteer, and destroyed it in battle, fell to the earth blazing like a great meteor, as if descending from the sky.
आश्चर्यभूतं सुमहत्त्वदीया दृष्ट्वैव तद्भारत संप्रहृष्टाः। सर्वे विनेदुः सहिताः समन्ता- त्पुपूजिरे तव पुत्रस्य शौर्यम्
Beholding that wondrous and immense feat of yours, O Bhārata, all those present were delighted; together they shouted in joy and honored the valor of your son.
विरथं तं समासाद्य चित्रसेनं यशस्विनम् । रथमारोपयामास विकर्णस्तनयस्तव
Then Vikarna, your son, seeing the illustrious Citraseṇa deprived of his chariot, swiftly mounted him onto his own.
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने तुमुले संकुले भृशम्। भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तूर्णं युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्
While this tumultuous and fierce battle was thus unfolding, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, quickly advanced toward Yudhishthira.
ततः सरथनागाश्वाः समकम्पन्त सृञ्जयाः । मृत्योरास्यमनुप्राप्तं मेनिरे च युधिष्ठिरम्
Thereupon, the Sṛñjayas with their chariots, elephants, and horses trembled, and they thought Yudhishthira had entered the very jaws of death.
युधिष्ठिरोऽपि कौरव्यो यमाभ्यां सहितः प्रभुः । महेष्वासं नरव्याघ्रं भीष्मं शान्तनवं ययौ
Yet Yudhishthira, the Kaurava lord, accompanied by the twins, advanced toward Bhishma, son of Shantanu, that great archer and tiger among men.
ततः शरसहस्राणि प्रमुञ्चन्पाण्डवो युधि । भीष्मं संछादयामास यथा मेघो दिवाकरम्
Then the son of Pandu, releasing thousands of arrows in battle, covered Bhishma as a cloud covers the sun.
तेन सम्यक्प्रणीतानि शरजालानि मारिष । प्रतिजग्राह गाङ्गयः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
O Māriṣa, the son of Ganga received those well-aimed showers of arrows, hundreds and thousands, and withstood them.
तथैव शरजालानि भीष्मोणास्तानि मारिष । आकाशे समदृश्यन्त स्वगमानां व्रजा इव
In the same way, Bhishma's showers of arrows were seen in the sky, O Māriṣa, like flocks of birds returning to their nests.
निमेषार्धेन कौन्तेयं भीष्मः शान्तनवो युधि । अदृश्यं समरे चक्रे शरजालेन भारत
In half a moment, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, rendered the son of Kunti invisible on the battlefield with a dense shower of arrows, O Bhārata.
ततो युधिष्ठिरे राजा कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः । नाराचं प्रेषयामास क्रुद्ध आशीविषोपमम्
Then the king, Yudhishthira, enraged, dispatched a razor-sharp arrow, resembling a venomous serpent, at the great-souled Kaurava.
असंप्राप्तं ततस्तं तु क्षुरप्रेण महारथः । चच्छेद समरे राजन्भीष्मस्तस्य धनुश्च्युतम्
But before it could reach him, Bhishma, the great chariot-warrior, cut it down in battle with a razor-headed arrow, O king, and it fell from Yudhishthira's bow.
तं तु च्छित्वा रणे भीष्मो नाराचं कलसंमितम् । नजघ्ने कौरवेन्द्रस्य हयान्काञ्चनभूषणान्
Having cut that arrow, which was like a vessel, in battle, Bhishma did not strike at the horses of the Kaurava king, though they were adorned with gold.
हताश्वं तु रथं त्यक्त्वा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं नकुलस्य महात्मनःक
When his horses were slain, Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, abandoned his chariot and swiftly mounted the chariot of the noble Nakula.
यमावपि हि संक्रुद्धः समासाद्य रणे तदा । शरैः संछादयामास भीष्मः परपुरंजयः
Then Bhishma, conqueror of enemy cities, encountering the enraged twins in battle, covered them with arrows.
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा महाराज भीष्मबाणप्रपीडितौ। जगाम परमां चिन्तां भीष्मस्य वधकाङ्क्षया
Seeing the twins afflicted by Bhishma's arrows, O king, Yudhishthira fell into deep anxiety, desiring Bhishma's death.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो वश्यान्राज्ञस्तान्समचोदयत् । भीष्मं शान्तनवं सर्वे निहतेति सुहृद्गणान्
Then Yudhishthira urged all his obedient royal friends, 'Let us all together slay Bhishma, son of Shantanu!'
ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम् । महता रथवंशेन परिवव्रुः पितामहम्
Hearing the words of the son of Pritha, all the kings surrounded the grandsire with a great array of chariots.
स समन्तात्परिवृतः पिता देवव्रतस्तव। चिक्रीड धनुषा राजन्पातयानो महारथान्
Surrounded on all sides, your father Devavrata played with his bow, O King, bringing down great warriors.
तं चरन्तं रणे पार्था ददृशुः कौरवं युधि। मृगमध्यं प्रविश्येव यथा सिंहशिशुं वने
The sons of Pritha saw that Kaurava on the battlefield, moving among the warriors like a lion cub entering the midst of deer in the forest.
तर्जयानं रमे वीरांस्त्रासयानं च सायकैः । दृष्ट्वा त्रेसुर्महाराज सिंहं मृगगणा इव
Seeing him threatening the heroes and terrifying them with his arrows, the warriors trembled, O great king, like herds of deer before a lion.
रणे भारत सिंहस्य ददृशुः क्षत्रिया गतिम्। अग्नेर्वायुसहायस्य यथा कक्षं दिधक्षतः
On the battlefield, the Kshatriyas beheld the advance of that lion-like man, as if he were fire, aided by the wind, seeking to consume the forest.