विद्ध्वा भीमोऽनदद्धृष्टः सैन्धवं च पुनस्त्रिभिः । अथान्यद्धनुरादाय गौतमो रथिनां वरः
Having wounded them, Bhima roared boldly and struck the Sindhu king again with three arrows; then, Gautama, the foremost of charioteers, took up another bow.
भीमं विव्याध संरब्धो दशभिर्निशितैः शरैः। स विद्धो दशभिर्बाणैस्तोत्रैरिव महाद्विपः
In anger, Gautama pierced Bhima with ten sharp arrows; wounded by those ten shafts, Bhima resembled a great elephant struck by goads.
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् । गौतमं ताडयामास शरैर्बहुभिराहवे
Then, O great king, the mighty Bhimasena, enraged, struck Gautama with many arrows in that battle.
सैन्धवस्य तथाऽश्वांश्च सारथिं च त्रिभिः शरैः । प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय कालान्तकसमद्युतिः
With three arrows he sent the horses and charioteer of the Sindhu king to the realm of death, his radiance like Time at the end of all things.
हताश्वात्तु रथात्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य महारथः । शरांश्चिक्षेप निशितान्भीमसेनस्य संयुगे
Leaping swiftly from his chariot, now without horses, the great chariot-warrior hurled sharp arrows at Bhimasena in the battle.
तस्य भीमो धनुर्मध्ये द्वाभ्यां चिच्छेद मारिष । भल्लाभ्यां भरतश्रेष्ठ सैन्धवस्य महात्मनः
Bhima, O best of the Bharatas, cut his bow in the middle with two arrows, and with two broad-headed shafts, he struck the great-souled Sindhu king.
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः । चित्रसेनरथं राजन्नारुरोह त्वरान्वितः
His bow cut, his chariot destroyed, his horses and charioteer slain, he quickly climbed onto Citraseṇa's chariot, O king.
अत्यद्भुतं रणे कर्म कृतवांस्तत्र पाण्डवः । महारथाञ्शरैर्विद्ध्वा वारयित्वा च मारिष
There, the Pandava performed a most astonishing feat in battle, O Māriṣa, striking and repelling the great chariot-warriors with his arrows.
विरथं सैन्धवं चक्रे सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः । तदा न ममृषे शल्यो भीमसेस्य विक्रमम्
In the sight of all the world, he rendered the Sindhu king chariotless; at that, Shalya could not endure Bhimasena's prowess.
स संधाय शरांस्तीक्ष्णान्करमारपरिमार्जितान् । भीमं विव्याध समरे तिष्ठितिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्
Fitting sharp arrows polished by the craftsman, Shalya struck Bhima in battle and called out, 'Stand, stand!'
कृपश्च कृतवर्माच भगदत्तश्च वीर्यवान् । विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ चित्रसेनश्च संयुगे
Kripa, Kritavarma, the mighty Bhagadatta, Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, and Citraseṇa joined the battle.
दुर्मर्षणो विकर्णश्च सिन्धुराजश्च वीर्यवान्। भीमं ते विव्यधुस्तूर्णं शल्यहेतोररिन्दमाः
Durmarshana, Vikarṇa, and the mighty Sindhu king—all these slayers of foes swiftly attacked Bhima for Shalya's sake.
स च तान्प्रति विव्याध पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिः शरैःक । शल्यं विव्याध सप्तत्या पुनश्च दशभिः शरैः
In return, he struck each of them with five arrows; he struck Shalya with seventy arrows, and then again with ten more.
तं शल्यो नवभिर्भित्त्वा पुनर्विव्याध पञ्चभिः । सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन गाढं विव्याध मर्मणि
Shalya pierced him with nine arrows, then struck him again with five; and with a broad-headed shaft, he deeply wounded Bhima's charioteer in a vital spot.
विशोकं प्रेक्ष्य निर्भिन्नं भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् । मद्रराजं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरुसि चार्पयत्
Beholding Vishoka struck down, the mighty Bhimasena pierced the king of Madra with three arrows in his arms and thighs.
तथेतरान्महेष्वासांस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः । ताजयामास समरे सिंहवाद्विननाद च
In the same way, he struck other great bowmen in battle with three straight-flying arrows each, roaring like a lion.
ते हि यत्ता महेष्वासाः पाण्डवं युद्धकोविदम् । त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरकुण्ठाग्रैर्भृशं मर्मस्वताडयन्
Those great bowmen, skilled in war, then struck the Pandava with three sharp arrows each, aiming fiercely at his vital points.
सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासो भीमसेनो न विव्यथे । पर्वतो वारिधाराभिर्वर्षमाणैरिवाम्बुदैः
Though deeply wounded, the mighty bowman Bhimasena was not shaken, like a mountain unmoved by torrents of rain from the clouds.
स तु क्रोधसमाविष्टः पाण्डवानां महारथः । मद्रेश्वरं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्भृशं विद्ध्वा महायशाः
Then, seized by wrath, the great chariot-warrior of the Pandavas, famed for his valor, struck the lord of Madra hard with three arrows.
कृपं च नवभिर्बाणैर्भृशं विद्ध्वा समन्ततः । प्रग्ज्योतिषं शतैराजौ राजन्विव्याध सायकैः
He struck Kripa all around with nine arrows, and in the battle, O King, he wounded the ruler of Pragjyotisha with hundreds of shafts.
ततस्तु सशरं चापं सात्वतस्य महात्मनः । क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन चिच्छेद कृतहस्तवत्
Then, with a razor-headed arrow, sharp as a blade, he swiftly cut down the bow of the noble Satyaki, as if it were held in his hand.
तथान्यद्धनुरादाय कृतवर्मा वृकोदरम् । आजघान भ्रुवोर्मध्ये नाराचेन परंतपः
Then Kritavarma, the scorcher of foes, taking up another bow, struck Vrikodara between the brows with a steel-tipped arrow.
भीमस्तु समरे विद्ध्वा शल्यं नवभिरायसैः । भगदत्तं त्रिभिश्चैव कृतवर्माणमष्टभिः
But Bhima, in battle, struck Shalya with nine iron arrows, Bhagadatta with three, and Kritavarma with eight.
द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां तु विव्याध गौतमप्रभृतीन्रथान् । तेऽपि तं समरे राजन्विव्यधुर्निशितैः शरैः
He struck Kripa and the other chariot-warriors with two arrows each; and they, O King, in turn wounded him in battle with keen shafts.
स तथा पीड्यमानोऽपि सर्वशस्त्रैर्महारथैः । मत्वा तृणेन तांस्तुल्यान्विचचार गतव्यथः
Though thus harassed by all those great chariot-warriors with their weapons, he considered them as straw and moved about untroubled.
ते चापि रथिनां श्रेष्ठा भीमाय निशिताञ्शरान् । प्रेषयामासुरव्याग्राः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
Then those tiger-like best of chariot-warriors, in hundreds and thousands, sent sharp arrows at Bhima.
तस्य शक्तिं महावेगां भगदत्तो महारथः। चिक्षेप समरे वीरः स्वर्णदण्डां महमते
Bhagadatta, the great chariot-warrior, hurled at him in battle a mighty spear with a golden shaft, swift as thought.
तोमरं सैन्धवो राजा पट्टसं च महाभुजः । शतघ्नीं च कृपो राजञ्छरं शल्यश्च संयुगे
The Sindhu king, strong-armed, cast a javelin and a sword; Kripa, O King, hurled a mace, and Shalya an arrow in the fight.
अथेतरे महेष्वासाः पञ्च पञ्च शिलीमुखान् । भीमसेनं समुद्दिश्य प्रेषयमासुरोजसा
Then the other great bowmen, with all their strength, each sent five winged arrows at Bhimasena.
तोमरं च द्विधा चक्रे क्षुरप्रेणानिलात्मजः । पट्टसं च त्रिभिर्बाणैश्चिच्छेद तिलकाण्डवत्
The son of the wind-god cut the javelin in two with a razor-headed arrow, and split the sword into pieces with three arrows, as if it were a sesame stalk.