तत्रतत्रापविद्धैश्च बाहुभिश्चन्दनोक्षितैः । ऊरुभिश्च नरेन्द्राणां समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी
Here and there, arms smeared with sandalwood and thighs of kings lay strewn, covering the earth.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम रणे पार्थस्य विक्रमम् । शरैः संवार्य तान्वीरान्यज्जघान महाबलः
There we witnessed a wondrous feat of Partha in battle: with his arrows, the mighty one covered those heroes and struck them down.
पुत्रस्तु तव तं दृष्ट्वा भीमार्जुनपराक्रमम् । गाङ्गेयस्य रथाभ्याशमुपजग्मे महाबलः
Your son, seeing the valor of Bhima and Arjuna, approached the chariot of Bhishma, the son of Ganga, with great force.
कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः । विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ नाजहुः संयुगं तदा
Kṛpa, Kṛtavarman, and Jayadratha the Sindhu king, along with Vindya and Anuvindya of Avanti, did not abandon the fight at that time.
ततो भीमो महेष्वासः फल्गुनश्च महारथः । कौरवाणां चमूं घोरां भृशं दुद्रुवतू रणे
Then Bhima, wielder of the great bow, and Phalguna, the mighty charioteer, fiercely drove back the dreadful Kaurava army in battle.
ततो बर्हिणवाजानामयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। धनञ्जयरथे तूर्णं पातयन्ति स्म भूमिपाः
Then, tens of thousands and hundreds of millions of peacock-crested arrows were swiftly shot by the kings at Dhananjaya's chariot.
ततस्तञ्शरजालेन सन्निवार्य महारथान् । पार्थः समन्तात्समरे प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे
Then, blocking those great warriors with a net of arrows, Partha sent them all around to death in the battle.
शल्यस्तु समरे जिष्णुं क्रीडन्निव महारथः । आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो भल्लैः सन्नतपर्वभिः
But Shalya, the great charioteer, as if playing in battle, struck Jishnu in the chest in anger with broad-headed arrows.
तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा हस्तावापं च पञ्चभिः । अथैनं सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्भृशं विव्याध मर्मणि
Arjuna cut down his bow and, with five arrows, struck his hands; then, with sharp shafts, he deeply wounded him in the vital points.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय समरे भारसाधनम् । मद्रेश्वरो रणे जिष्णुं ताडयामास रोषितः
Then, taking up another bow, strong for bearing the burden of battle, the king of the Madras, enraged, struck Jishnu in the fight.
त्रिभिः शरैर्महाराज वासुदेवं कच पञ्चभिः । भीमसेनं च नवभिर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्
With three arrows, O King, he struck Vasudeva, and with five, Kaca; with nine, he pierced Bhimasena in the arms and chest.
ततो द्रोणो महाराज मागधश्च महारथः । दुर्योधनसमादिष्टौ तं देशमुपजग्मतुः
Then Drona, O King, and the mighty car-warrior, the king of Magadha, both commanded by Duryodhana, approached that place.
यत्र पार्थो महाराज भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः । कौरव्यस्य महासेनां जघ्नुतुः सुमहारथौ
There, O King, the great warriors Arjuna and Bhimasena, sons of Pandu, were slaughtering the great army of the Kauravas.
जयत्सेनस्तु समरे भीमं भीमायुधं युधि। विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैरष्टभिर्भरतर्षभ
In battle, Jayatsena struck Bhima, who wielded terrible weapons, with eight sharp arrows, O bull among the Bharatas.
तं भीमो दशभिर्विद्धा पुनर्वीव्याध पञ्चभिः । सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत्
Bhima, wounded by ten arrows, struck him back with five more, and with a broad-headed shaft, he brought down his charioteer from the chariot-seat.
उद्भ्रांतैस्तुरगैः सोऽथ द्रवमाणैः समन्ततः । मागधोऽपसृतो राजा सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः
Then, as his horses bolted wildly in all directions, the king of Magadha fled, in full view of the entire army.
द्रोणश्च विवरं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनं शिलीमुखैः । विव्याध बाणैर्निशितैः पञ्चषष्टिभिरायसैः
Drona, seeing an opening, struck Bhimasena with sixty-five sharp iron arrows.
तं भीमः समरश्लाघी गुरुं पितृसमं रणे। विव्याध पञ्चभिर्भल्लैस्तथा षष्ट्या च भारत
Bhima, proud in battle, struck his teacher, revered as a father, with five broad-headed arrows and then with sixty more, O Bharata.
अर्जुनस्तु सुशर्माणं विद्ध्वा बहुभिरायसैः। व्यधमत्तस्य तत्सैन्यं महाभ्राणि यथाऽनिलः
Arjuna, having struck Susharma with many iron arrows, scattered his great forces, as the wind scatters mighty clouds.
ततो भीष्मश्च राज च कौसल्यश्च बृहद्बलः । समवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धा भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ
Then Bhishma, the king, and Brihadbala of Kosala, enraged, turned against Bhimasena and Dhananjaya.
तथैव पाण्डवाः शूरा धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः । अभ्यद्रवन्रणे भीष्मं व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्
Likewise, the valiant Pandavas and Dhrishtadyumna, son of Prishata, rushed at Bhishma in battle, like Death with open jaws.
शिखण्डी तु समासाद्य भरतानां पितामहम् । अभ्यद्रवत संहृष्टो भयं त्यक्त्वा महारथात्
Shikhandi, approaching the grandsire of the Bharatas, advanced joyfully against the great chariot-warrior, casting aside fear.
युधिष्ठिरमुखाः पार्थाः पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम् । अयोधयन्रणे भीष्मं सहिताः सर्वसृञ्जयैः
The sons of Pandu, led by Yudhishthira and placing Shikhandi at the forefront, together with all the Srinjayas, fought Bhishma in battle.
तथैव तावकाः सर्वे पुरस्कृत्य यतव्रतम् । शिखण्डिप्रमुखान्पार्थान्योधयन्ति स्म संयुगे
In the same way, all your men, placing the self-controlled one at their head, fought the Pandavas, led by Shikhandi, in the encounter.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं कौरवाणां भयावहम्। तत्र पाण्डुसुतैः सार्धं भीष्मस्य विजयं प्रति
Then a fearsome battle arose between the Kauravas and the sons of Pandu, striving for Bhishma's victory.
तावकानां जये भीष्मो ग्लह आसीद्विशांपते । तत्र हि द्यूतमासक्तं विजयायेतराय वा
In the contest for your side's victory, Bhishma was the stake, O lord of the people; for there, victory or defeat was as if determined by a game of dice.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु राजेन्द्र सर्वसैन्यान्यचोदयत्। अभ्यद्रवत गाङ्गेयं मा भैष्ट रथसत्तमाः
But Dhrishtadyumna, O king, urged all the armies forward; he charged at Bhishma, saying, 'Do not fear, O best of charioteers!'
सेनापतिवचः श्रुत्वा पाण्डवानां वरूथिनी । भीष्मं समभ्ययात्तूर्णं प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा महाहवे
Hearing the commander’s words, the Pandava battalions rushed swiftly at Bhishma, ready to give up their lives in the great battle.
भीष्मोऽपि रथिनां श्रेष्ठः प्रतिजग्राह तां चमूम् । आपतन्तीं महाराज वेलामिव महोदधिः
And Bhishma, the foremost of charioteers, received that advancing host, O king, like the great ocean receives the rushing tide.
कथं शान्तनवो भीष्मो दशमेऽहनि सञ्जय। अयुध्यत महावीर्यः पाण्डवैः सह सृज्जयैः
How did Bhishma, son of Shantanu, endowed with great valor, fight on the tenth day, O Sanjaya, against the Pandavas and the Srinjayas?