ते चैनं भृशसन्तप्ताः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्। स च तांश्छादयामास शरजालैः पुनः पुनः
Greatly enraged, they covered him with a rain of arrows, and he, in turn, repeatedly enveloped them with volleys of arrows.
नैव कर्णो न ते पञ्च ददृशर्बाणसंवृताः। साश्वसूतध्वजरथाः परस्परशराचिताः
Neither Karna nor those five could be seen, covered as they were by arrows, along with their horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots, all struck by each other's shafts.
पुत्रास्ते दुर्जयश्चैव जयश्च विजयश्च ह। नीलकाश्यजयत्सेनांस्त्रयस्त्रीन्प्रत्यवारयन्
Your sons—Durjaya, Jaya, and Vijaya—each checked three divisions of the army.
तद्युद्धमभवद्धोरमीक्षितृप्रीतिवर्धनम्। सिंहव्याघ्रतरक्षूणां यथर्क्षमहिषर्षभैः
That battle became dreadful, increasing the joy of the spectators, like the clash of lions, tigers, and bears with mighty bulls and buffaloes.
क्षेमधूर्तिबृहन्तौ तु भ्रातरौ सात्वतं युधि। द्रोणायाभिमुखं यान्तं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्ततक्षतुः
Kṣemadhurti and Bṛhanta, the two brothers, wounded Satyaki, who was advancing toward Drona, with sharp arrows in battle.
तयोस्तस्य च तद्युद्धमत्यद्भुतमिवाभवत्। सिंहस्य द्विपमुख्याभ्यां प्रभिन्नाभ्यां यथा वने
The battle between them and him was truly marvelous, like that of a lion with two powerful elephants, both maddened, in the forest.
राजानं तु तथाम्बष्ठमेकं युद्धाभिनन्दिनम्। चेदिराजः शरानस्यन्क्रुद्धो द्रोणादवारयत्
But the king of the Cedis, angered, checked with his arrows the king of the Ambasthas, who delighted in battle, as he was advancing against Drona.
ततोऽम्बष्ठोऽस्थिभेदिन्या निरभिद्यच्छलाकया। स त्यक्त्वा सशरं चापं रथाद्भूमिमुपागमत्
Then the Ambastha was struck by a bone-piercing shaft; abandoning his bow and arrows, he descended from his chariot to the ground.
वार्धक्षेमिं तु वार्ष्णेयं कृपः शारद्वतः शरैः। अक्षुद्रः क्षुद्रकैर्बाणैः क्रुद्धरूपमवारयत्
Kripa, son of Sharadvat, with his arrows, though not small himself, checked the Vrishni warrior Satyaki, who was advancing with fierce, though lesser, shafts.
युध्यन्तौ कृपवार्ष्णेयौ येऽपश्यंश्चित्रयोधिनौ। ते युद्धासक्तमनसो नान्यं बुबुधिरे क्रियाम्
Those who saw Kripa and Satyaki fighting, both skilled in wondrous combat, became so absorbed in the battle that they noticed nothing else.
सौमदत्तिस्तु राजानं मणिमन्तमतन्द्रितम्। पर्यवारयदायान्तं यशो द्रोणस्य वर्घयन्
King Saumadatti, undistracted, blocked the advancing King Manimat, seeking to enhance Drona’s fame.
स सौमदत्तेस्त्वरितश्चित्रेष्वसनकेतने। पुनः पताकां सूतं चच्छत्रं चापातयद्रथात्
Then, swiftly, in that striking contest, Saumadatti brought down the banner, the charioteer, and the parasol from Manimat’s chariot.
अथाप्लुत्य रथात्तूर्णं यूपकेतुरमित्रहा। साश्वसूतध्वजरथं तं चकर्त वरासिना
Then Yūpaketu, destroyer of foes, quickly leapt from his chariot and, with a fine sword, cut down that chariot along with its horses, driver, and banner.
रथं च स्वं समास्थाय धनुरादाय चापरम्। स्वयं यच्छन्हयान्राजन्व्यधमत्पाण्डवीं चमूम्
Mounting his own chariot and taking up another bow, he himself drove his horses, O King, and struck down the Pandava army.
पाण्ड्यमिन्द्रमिवायान्तमसुरान्प्रति दुर्जयम्। समर्थः सायकौघेन वृषसेनो न्यवारयत्
Vṛṣasena, capable and unassailable, checked the advancing Pāṇḍya, who was like Indra coming against the Asuras, with a torrent of arrows.
अथाजगाम हैडिम्बो महामायो महाबलः। पितॄणां हितमन्विच्छन्दहन्कौरववाहिनीम्
Then Haiḍimba, of great illusion and great strength, came seeking the welfare of his fathers, attacking the Kaurava army.
गदापरिघनिस्त्रिंशपट्टसायोघनोपलैः। कडङ्गरैर्भुशुण्डीभिः प्रासैस्तोमरसायकैः
With maces, iron clubs, swords, scimitars, heavy clubs, spiked maces, lances, javelins, and arrows,
मुसलैर्मुद्गरैश्चक्रैर्न्भिण्डिपालपरश्वथैः। पांसुवाताग्निसलिलैर्भस्मलोष्ठतृणद्रुमैः
With pestles, mallets, wheels, slings, axes, dust, wind, fire, water, ashes, clods, grass, and trees,
आतुदन्प्ररुजन्भञ्जन्निघ्नन्विद्रावयन्क्षिपन्। सेनां विभीषयन्नायाद्दोणप्रेप्सुर्घटोत्कचः
Striking, wounding, breaking, killing, routing, and hurling, terrifying the army, Ghaṭotkaca advanced, seeking Drona.
तं तु नानाप्रहरणैर्नानायुद्धविशेषणैः। राक्षसं राक्षसः क्रुद्धः समाजघ्ने ह्यलम्बुसः
Then Alambusa, the Rakshasa, enraged, attacked that Rakshasa with various weapons and diverse modes of combat.
तयोस्तदभवद्युद्धं रक्षोग्रामणिमुख्ययोः। तादृग्यादृक्पुरावृत्तं शम्बरामरराजयोः
There arose a battle between those two foremost leaders of the Rakshasas, like that which once took place between Shambara and the king of the gods.
एवं द्वन्द्वशतान्यासन्रथवारणवाजिनाम्। पदातीनां च भद्रं ते तव तेषां च सङ्कुले
Thus, hundreds of duels occurred among chariots, elephants, horses, and foot soldiers, both among your men and theirs, O blessed one, in that tumult.
नैतादृशो दृष्टपूर्वः सङ्ग्रामो नैव च श्रुतः। द्रोणस्याभावभावे तु प्रसक्तानां परस्परम्
Never before had such a battle been seen or heard of, as when, in Drona’s presence or absence, they fiercely engaged one another.
इदं घोरमिदं चित्रमिदं रौद्रमिति प्रभो। तत्र युद्धान्यदृश्यन्त प्रततानि बहूनि च
There, O lord, many battles were seen, spread out and manifold—some dreadful, some wondrous, some terrible.
तेन नागेन सन्त्रस्ता पाण्डवानामनीकिनी। सहसाऽभ्यद्रवद्राजन्यत्र तस्यौ वृकोदरः
By that elephant, the Pandava army was thrown into panic; suddenly, Bhima rushed toward it.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा हतं मत्वा वृकोदरम्। भगदत्तं सपाञ्चाल्यः सर्वतः समवारयत्
Then King Yudhishthira, thinking Bhima had been slain, surrounded Bhagadatta on all sides with the Panchalas.
तं रथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठाः परिवार्य परन्तपाः। अवाकिरञ्शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
The foremost of chariot-warriors, destroyers of foes, encircled that chariot and showered it with sharp arrows by the hundreds and thousands.
स विघातं पृषत्कानामङ्कुशेन समाहरन्। क्षणेन पाण्डुपाञ्जालान्व्यधमत्पर्वतेश्वरः
He struck down the flights of arrows with his goad, and in a moment, the lord of the mountains scattered the Pandavas and Panchalas.
तदद्भुतमपश्याम भगदत्तस्य संयुगे। तथा वृद्धस्य चरितं कुञ्जरेण विशाम्पते
We beheld a wonder in that battle: the deeds of Bhagadatta, aged as he was, performed with his elephant, O king of men.
ततो राजा दशार्णानां प्राग्ज्योतिषमुपाद्रवत्। तिर्यग्यातेन नागेन समदेनाशुगामिना
Then the king of the Dasharnas charged at Bhagadatta, riding his swift-moving, intoxicated elephant at an angle.