स तेषां रथिनां वीरो भीष्मः शान्तनवो युधि । चिच्छेद सहसा राजन्बाहूनथ शिरांसि च
That hero Bhishma, son of Shantanu, in battle, suddenly cut off the arms and heads of those chariot-warriors, O King.
विरथान्रथिनश्चक्रे पिता देवव्रतस्तव। पतितान्युत्तमाङ्गानि हयेभ्यो हयसादिनाम्
Your father Devavrata made chariot-warriors lose their chariots; the fallen heads of horsemen dropped from their horses.
निर्मनुष्यांश्च मातङ्गाञ्शयानान्पर्वतोपमान् । अपश्याम महाराज भीष्मास्त्रेण प्रमाथितान्
We saw elephants, like mountains, lying lifeless and without men, struck down by Bhishma's weapons, O great king.
न तत्रासीत्पुमान्कश्चित्पाण्डवानां विशांपते। अन्यत्र रथिनां श्रेष्ठद्भीमसेनान्महाबलात्
There was no man among the Pandavas, O lord of men, except for the foremost of chariot-warriors, mighty Bhimasena.
स हि भीष्मं समासाद्य छादयामास सायकैः । ततो निष्टानको घोरो भीष्मभीमसमागमे
He, upon encountering Bhishma, covered him with arrows; then a dreadful drum sounded at the meeting of Bhishma and Bhima.
बभूव सर्वसैन्यानां घोररूपो भयानकः । तथैव पाण्डवा हृष्टाः सिंहनादमथानदन्
A terrifying and fearsome scene arose among all the armies; likewise, the Pandavas rejoiced and roared like lions.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सोदर्यैः परिवारितः। भीष्मं जुगोप समरे वर्तमाने जनक्षये
Then King Duryodhana, surrounded by his brothers, protected Bhishma as the battle raged and men were being slain.
भीमस्तु सारथिं हत्वा भीष्मस्य रथिनां वरः। प्रद्रुताश्वे रथे तस्मिन्द्रवमाणे समन्ततः
But Bhima, foremost among chariot-warriors, having slain Bhishma’s charioteer, drove that chariot with its horses fleeing in all directions.
सुनाभस्य शरेणाशु शिरश्चिच्छेद भारत । क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि
O Bharata, with a swift arrow, razor-sharp and keen, he cut off Sunabha’s head, and he fell slain to the ground.
हते तस्मिन्महाराज तव पुत्रे महारथे । नामृष्यन्त रणे शूराः सोदराः सप्त संयुगे
When that great chariot-warrior, your son, was slain, O King, his seven valiant brothers could not endure it in battle.
आदित्यकेतुर्बह्वाशी कुण्डधारो महोदरः । अपराजितः पण्डितको विशालाक्षः सुदुर्जयः
Adityaketu, Bahvashi, Kundadhara, Mahodara, Aparajita, Panditaka, and Vishalaksha—mighty and unconquerable warriors—
पाण्डवं चित्रसन्नाहा विचित्रकवचध्वजाः । अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे योद्धुकामारिमर्दनाः
With splendid armor and banners, eager to fight and crush their foe, they charged against Pandava in the battle.
महोदरस्तु समरे भीमं विव्याध पत्रिभिः । नवभिर्वद्रसंकाशैर्नमुचिं वृत्रहा यथा
Mahodara, in the fight, pierced Bhima with nine arrows, shining like thunderbolts, as Indra once struck Namuchi.
आदित्यकेतुः सप्तत्या बह्वाशी चापि पञ्चभिः । नवत्या कुण्डधारश्च विशालाक्षश्च पञ्चभिः
Adityaketu struck with seventy arrows, Bahvashi with five, Kundadhara with ninety, and Vishalaksha with five more.
अपराजितो महाराज पराजिष्णुर्महारथम् । शरैर्बहुभिरानर्च्छद्भीमसेनं महाबलम्
Aparajita, O King, showered the mighty Bhimasena, destroyer of foes, with many arrows in that battle.
रणे पण्डितकश्चैनं त्रिभिर्बाणैः समार्पयत्। स तं न ममृषे भीमः शत्रुभिर्वधमाहवे
Panditaka also struck him with three arrows in the fight; but Bhima could not endure being wounded by his enemies in battle.
धनुः प्रपीड्य वामेन करेणामित्रकर्सनः । शिरश्चिच्छेद समरे शरेणानतपर्वणा
Gripping his bow with his left hand, the subduer of foes cut off his enemy’s head in battle with a sharp, well-feathered arrow.
अपराजितस्य सुनसं तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे । पराजितस्य भीमेन कृत्तं गामपतच्छिरः
In that fight, Bhima struck off the head of Sunasa, your son, O King, as he was being defeated.
अथापरेण भल्लेन कुण्डधारं महारथम् । प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः
Then, with another broad-headed arrow, he sent Kundadhara, the great chariot-warrior, to the realm of death before the eyes of all.
ततः पुनरमेयात्मा प्रसंधाय शिलीमुखम् । प्रेषयामास समरे पण्डितं प्रति भारत
Then, once more, the immeasurable-souled Bhima, having fitted a shaft, sent it at Panditaka in the battle, O Bharata.
स शरः पण्डितं हत्वा विवेश धरणीतलम् । यथा नरं निहत्याशु भुजगः कालचोदितः
That arrow, having slain Panditaka, entered the earth, just as a serpent, impelled by fate, swiftly strikes down a man.
विशालाक्षशिरश्छित्त्वा पातयामास भूतले। त्रिभिः शरैरदीनात्मा स्मरन्क्लेशं पुरातनम्
Unshaken in spirit, recalling old grievances, he cut off Vishalaksha’s head with three arrows and cast it to the ground.
महोदरं महेष्वासं नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे । विव्याध समरे राजन्स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि
In battle, he pierced Mahodara, the mighty archer, in the chest with a broad-headed arrow, and he fell slain to the earth, O King.
आदित्यकेतोः केतुं च च्छित्त्वा बाणेन संयुगे । भल्लेन भृशतीक्ष्णेन शिरश्चिच्छेद भारत
He cut down the banner of Adityaketu with an arrow in the fight, and with a very sharp broad-headed shaft, O Bharata, he severed his head.
बह्वाशिनं तत भीमः शरेणानतर्वणा । प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो यमस्य सदनं प्रति
Then Bhima, enraged, struck the great eater with a sharp arrow and sent him to the abode of Yama.
प्रदुद्रुवुस्ततस्तेऽन्ये पुत्रास्तव विशांपते । मन्यमाना हि तत्सत्यं सभायां तस्य भाषितम्
At that, the rest of your sons, O lord of the people, fled, believing that what he had said in the assembly was now coming true.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितः। अब्रवीत्तावकान्योधान्भीमोऽयं वध्यतामिति
Then King Duryodhana, afflicted by the calamity of his brothers, said to your warriors, 'Let this Bhima be slain.'
एवमेते महेष्वासाः पुत्रास्त्व विशांपते । भ्रातॄन्संदृश्य निहतान्प्रस्मरंस्ते हि तद्वचः
Thus, O lord of the people, your sons, those mighty archers, seeing their brothers slain, remembered those very words.
यदुक्तवान्महाप्राज्ञः क्षत्ता हितमनामयम् । तदिदं समनुप्राप्तं वचनं दिव्यदर्शिनः
What the wise Vidura, intent on your welfare, had spoken before—those words of the seer—have now come to pass.
लोभमोहसमाविष्टः पुत्रप्रीत्या जनाधिप। न बुध्यसे पुरा यत्तत्तथ्यमुक्तं वचो महत्
But, seized by greed and delusion, and out of love for your sons, O king, you did not understand the great and truthful words spoken before.