अवस्कन्दाश्च पतिता मुसलानि गुरूणि च । परिघाः पट्टसाश्चैव भिण्डिपालाश्च मारिष
Heavy maces and clubs, as well as iron bars, broadswords, and bludgeons, had fallen to the ground, O great one.
पतिता विविधाश्चापाश्चित्रा हेमपरिष्कृताः । कुथा बहुविधाकाराश्चामरा व्यजनानि च
Various fallen bows, beautifully decorated with gold, as well as many-shaped shields and yak-tail fans, lay scattered.
नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि प्रगृह्य पतिता नराः। जीवन्त इव दृश्यनते गतसत्त्वा महारथाः
Men, having grasped various weapons, lay fallen; though their life was gone, the mighty warriors appeared as if still alive.
गजाविमथितैर्गात्रैर्मुसलैर्भिन्नमस्तकाः। गजावाजिरथक्षुण्णाः शेरते स्म नराः क्षितौ
Men, their bodies crushed by elephants, their heads smashed by maces, trampled by elephants, horses, and chariots, lay on the earth.
तथैवाश्वनृनागानां शरीरैर्विबभौ तदा। संछन्ना वसुधा राजन्पर्वतैरिव शातितैः
In the same way, the earth shone, O king, covered by the bodies of horses, men, and elephants, like mountains cut down.
समरे पतितैश्चैव शक्त्यृष्टिशरतोमरैः। निस्त्रिंशैः पट्टसैः प्रासैरवस्कन्दैः परश्वथैः
In the battle, the ground was strewn with fallen spears, lances, arrows, javelins, swords, broadswords, pikes, heavy clubs, and axes.
परिघैर्भिण्डिपालैश्च शतघ्नीभिश्च मारिष। शरीरैः शस्त्रनिर्भिन्नैः समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी
With iron bars, bludgeons, and engines of war, O great one, the earth was covered with bodies pierced by weapons.
विशब्दैरल्पशब्दैश्च शोणितौगपरिप्लुतैः। गतासुभिरमित्रघ्न विबभौ निचिता मही
With loud and faint cries, and streams of blood, the earth, heaped with the lifeless bodies of enemy-slayers, shone.
सतलत्रैः सकेयूरैर्बाहुभिश्चन्दनोक्षितैः । हस्तिहस्तोपमैश्छिन्नैरूरुभिश्च तरस्विनाम्
With arms adorned with bracelets and armlets, smeared with sandalwood, and thighs like elephant trunks, severed from the valiant, the ground was covered.
बद्धचूजामणिवरैः शिरोभिश्च सकुण्डलैः । पातितै ऋषभाक्षाणां बभौ भारत मेदिनी
With heads adorned with jeweled diadems and earrings, fallen from the bull-like warriors, the earth shone, O Bharata.
कवचैः शोणितादिग्धैर्विप्रकीर्णैश्च काञ्चनैः । रराज सुभृशं भूमिः शान्तार्चिर्भिरिवानलैः
With armor smeared with blood, scattered golden ornaments, the earth gleamed intensely, like a fire with its flames subdued.
विप्रविद्धैः कलापैश्च पतितैश्च शरासनैः । विप्रकीर्णैः शरैश्चैव रुक्मपुङ्खैः समन्ततः
With discarded quivers, fallen bows, and scattered arrows with golden feathers all around, the field was strewn.
रथैश्च सर्वतो भग्नैः किङ्किणीजालभूषितैः । वाजिभिश्च हतैर्बाणैः स्रस्तजिह्वैः सशोणितैः
The earth was strewn with shattered chariots adorned with networks of bells on all sides, and with horses struck down by arrows, their tongues lolling out, bloodied.
अनुकर्षैः पताकाभिरुपासङ्गैर्ध्वजैरपि । प्रवीराणां महाशङ्खैर्विप्रकीर्णैश्च पाण्डुरैः
It was covered with yokes, banners, and standards torn asunder, with the great conch shells of mighty warriors, and with pale, scattered ornaments.
स्रस्तहस्तैश्च मातङ्गैः शयानैर्विबभौ मही । नानारूपेरलंकारैः प्रमदेवाभ्यलङ्कृता
The ground shone with elephants lying fallen, their trunks slack, adorned with various ornaments, like a woman splendidly decorated.
दन्तिभिश्चापरैस्तत्र सप्राणैर्गाढवेदनैः । करैः शब्दं विमुञ्चद्भिः शीकरं च मुहुर्मुहुः
There, other elephants still living, wracked with intense pain, made sounds with their trunks and repeatedly sprayed water.
विबभौ तद्रणस्थानं स्यन्दमानैरिवाचलैः। नानारागैः कम्बलैश्च परिस्तोमेश्च दन्तिनाम्
That battlefield shone like mountains streaming with water, covered with blankets of many colors and the trappings of elephants.
वैदूर्यमणिदण्डैश्च पतितैरङ्कुशैः शुभैः। घण्टाभिश्च गजेन्द्राणां पतिताभिः समन्ततः
It was adorned with fallen, beautiful goads with shafts of cat's-eye gems, and with the bells of lordly elephants scattered all around.
विपाटितविचित्राभिः कुथाभिरङ्कुशैस्तथा। ग्रैवेयैश्चित्ररूपैश्च रुक्मकक्ष्याभिरेव च
There were torn, variegated leather coverings, goads, ornate collars, and golden breastplates with intricate designs.
यन्त्रैश्च बहुधा च्छिन्नैस्तोमरैश्चापि काञ्चनैः। `रराज सुभृशं भूमिस्तत्रतत्र विशांपते' अश्वानां रेणुकपिलै रुक्मच्छन्नैरुरश्छदैः
The earth shone greatly here and there, O lord of men, with many broken machines, golden spears, and the dust-streaked, gold-plated, chest-guards of horses.
सादिनां च भुजैश्छिन्नैः पतितैः साङ्गदैस्तथा। प्रासैश्च विमलैस्तीक्ष्णैर्विमलाभिस्तथर्ष्टिभिः
It was strewn with the severed arms of horsemen, fallen with their armlets, and with spotless, sharp spears and shining lances.
उष्णीषैश्च तथा चित्रैर्विप्रविद्धैस्ततस्ततः। विचित्रैर्बाणवर्षैश्च जातरूपपरिष्कृतैः
There were also scattered, colorful turbans and showers of arrows adorned with gold, fallen in many places.
अश्वास्तरपरिस्तोमै राङ्कवैर्मृदितैस्तथा। नरेन्द्रचूडामणिभिर्विचित्रैश्च महाधनैः
There were heaps of horse-armor trampled and broken, and the splendid, jeweled diadems of kings, scattered about.
छत्रैस्तथापविद्धैश्च चामरैर्व्यजनैरपि । पद्मेन्दुद्युतिभिश्चैव वदनैश्चारुकुण्डलैः
There were also discarded umbrellas, yak-tail fans, and faces radiant as lotuses and moons, adorned with lovely earrings.
क्लृप्तश्मश्रुभिरत्यर्थं वीराणां समलङ्कृतैः । अपविद्धैर्महाराज सुवर्णाज्ज्वलकुण्डलैः
There were faces of warriors with well-groomed beards, richly adorned, and cast-off, blazing golden earrings, O great king.
ग्रहनक्षत्रशबला द्यौरिवासीद्वसुंधरा। एवमेते महासेने मृदिते तत्र भारत
The earth appeared like the sky speckled with planets and stars; thus, O Bharata, was the great army crushed there.
परस्परं समासाद्य तव तेषां च संयुगे । तेषु श्रान्तेषु भग्नेषु मृदितेषु च भारत
In that battle, as your men and theirs met each other, they grew weary, were broken, and crushed, O Bharata.
रात्रिः समभवत्तत्र नापश्याम ततोऽनुगान् । ततोऽवहारं सैकन्यानां प्रचुक्रुः कुरुपाण्डवाः
Night then fell there; we could no longer see our followers. Then the Kurus and Pandavas began the withdrawal of their troops.
घोरे निशामुखे रौद्रे वर्तमाने महाभये। अवहारं ततः कृत्वा सहिताः कुरुपाणड्वाः । न्यविशन्त निशाकाले गत्वा स्वशिबिरं तदा
As the dreadful, terrifying night approached, with great fear prevailing, the Kurus and Pandavas withdrew together and, reaching their camps, settled down for the night.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। दुःशासनश्च पुत्रस्ते सूतपुत्रश्च दुर्जयः
Then King Duryodhana, Shakuni son of Subala, your son Duhshasana, and the son of the charioteer, Durjaya, gathered together.