तौ प्रयातौ पुनर्दृष्ट्वा तदाऽन्ये सैनिकाब्रुवन्। त्वरध्वं कुरवः सर्वे वधे कृष्णकिरीटिनोः
Seeing them depart again, other soldiers said, 'Hurry, Kurus, all of you, to slay Krishna and the diademed one.'
रथं युङ्क्त्वा हि दाशार्हो मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम्। जयद्रथाय यात्येष कदर्थीकृत्य नो रणे
For the Dasharha, before all archers, has yoked the chariot and goes to Jayadratha, belittling us in battle.
तत्र केचिन्मिथो राजन्समभाषन्त भूमिपाः। अदृष्टपूर्वं सङ्ग्रामे तदृष्ट्वा महदद्भुतम्
There, O King, some of the rulers spoke among themselves, having witnessed in battle a great and wondrous event never seen before.
सर्वसैन्यानि राजा च धृतराष्ट्रोऽत्ययं गतः। दुर्योधनापराघेन क्षत्रं कृत्स्ना च मेदिनी
All the armies and King Dhritarashtra have reached destruction; through Duryodhana’s defeat, the entire kshatriya order and the earth itself are undone.
विलयं समनुप्राप्ता तच्च राजा न बुध्यते। इत्येवं क्षत्रियास्तत्र ब्रुवन्त्यन्ये च भारत
They have met their end, yet the king does not realize it; so spoke the kshatriyas there, and others as well, O Bharata.
सिन्धुराजस्य यत्कृत्यं गतस्य यमसादनम्। तत्करोतु वृथादृष्टिर्धार्तराष्ट्रोऽनुपायवित्
Let the son of Dhritarashtra, ignorant of proper means and seeing in vain, do what is to be done for the Sindhu king, who has gone to the abode of Yama.
ततः शीघ्रतरं प्रायात्पाण्डवः सैन्धवं प्रति। विवर्तमाने तिग्मांशौ हृष्टैः पीतोदकैर्हयैः
Then the son of Pandu swiftly set out towards the Sindhu king, as the blazing sun turned, with delighted horses refreshed by clear water.
तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम्। नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं योधाः क्रुद्धमिवान्तकम्
The warriors could not restrain that mighty-armed one as he advanced—best among all who bear arms—like Death himself, enraged.
विद्राव्य तु ततः सैन्यं पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनः। यथा मृगगणान्सिंहः सैन्धवार्थे व्यलोडयत्
Driving off the army, the Pandava, scorcher of foes, scattered them for the sake of the Sindhu king, as a lion scatters herds of deer.
गाहमानस्त्वनीकानि तूर्णमश्वानचोदयत्। बलाकाभं तु दाशार्हः पाञ्चजन्यं व्यनादयत्
Penetrating the divisions, he urged his horses swiftly; and the descendant of Dasharha sounded the Panchajanya, white as a flock of cranes.
कौन्तेयेनाग्रतः सृष्टा न्यपतन्पृष्ठतः शराः। तूर्णात्तूर्णतरं ह्यश्वाः प्रावहन्वातरंहसः
Arjuna released arrows from the front, which fell behind him; and the horses, swifter than the wind, carried them ever faster.
ततो नृपतयः क्रुद्धाः परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम्। क्षत्रिया बहवश्चान्ये जयद्रथवधैषिणम्
Then the enraged kings and many other kshatriyas surrounded Dhananjaya, who sought the slaying of Jayadratha.
सैन्येषु विप्रयातेषु धिष्ठितं पुरुषर्षभम्। दुर्योधनोऽत्वयात्पार्थं त्वरमाणो महाहवे
As the armies were scattered, Duryodhana hastened towards Partha, who stood firm in the great battle, bull among men.
वातोद्धूतपताकं तं रथं जलदनिःस्वनम्। घोरं कपिध्वजं दृष्ट्वा विषण्णा रथिनोऽभवन्
Seeing that chariot, with its flag whipped by the wind and roaring like a cloud, bearing the dreadful ape-banner, the chariot-warriors became despondent.
दिवाकरेऽथ रजसा सर्वतः संवृते भृशम्। शरार्ताश्चरणे योधाः शेकुः कृष्णौ न वीक्षितुम्
When the sun was completely veiled by dust, the warriors, tormented by arrows, could not look upon Krishna and Arjuna as they advanced.
यद्यस्य समरे गोप्ता शक्रो देवगणैः सह। तथाप्येनं निहंस्याव इति कृष्णावभाषताम्
Even if Indra himself, with all the gods, were his protector in battle, still we would slay him—so spoke Krishna and Arjuna.
इति कृष्णौ महाबाहू मिथः कथयतां तदा। सिन्धुराजमवेक्षन्तौ त्वत्पुत्रा बहु चुक्रुशुः
Thus those mighty-armed Krishnas spoke together, watching the Sindhu king, while your sons raised a great clamor.
अतीत्य मरुधन्वानं प्रयान्तौ तृषितौ गजौ। पीत्वा वारि समाश्वस्तौ तथैवास्तामरिन्दमौ
Passing through the Maru desert, the two elephants, parched, drank water and were refreshed; so too did those two subduers of enemies rest.
व्याघ्रसिंहगजाकीर्णानतिक्रम्य च पर्वतान्। वणिजाविव दृश्येतां हीनमृत्यू जरातिगौ
Having crossed mountains teeming with tigers, lions, and elephants, they appeared like merchants who, having escaped death, journey on, surpassing old age.
तथाहि मुखवर्णोऽयमनयोरिति मेनिरे। तावका वीक्ष्य मुक्तौ तौ विक्रोशन्ति स्म सर्वशः
For thus, seeing the pallor of their faces, your men thought, 'These two are released,' and all of them cried out aloud.
द्रोणादाशीविषाकाराज्ज्वलितादिव पावकात्। अन्येभ्यः पार्थिवेभ्यश्च भास्वन्ताविव भास्करौ
From Drona, fierce as deadly poison, blazing like fire, the two shone among the other kings like radiant suns.
विमुक्तौ सागरप्रख्याद्रोणानीकादर्रिदमौ। अदृश्येतां मुदा युक्तौ समुत्तीर्यार्णवं यथा
Freed from Drona’s army, vast as the ocean, the two heroes appeared, rejoicing, as if they had crossed a mighty sea.
अस्त्रौघान्महतो मुक्तौ द्रोणहार्दिक्यरक्षितात्। रोचमानावदृश्येतामिन्द्राग्न्योः सदृशौ रणे
Having escaped the great torrent of weapons guarded by Drona and Kritavarma, the two shone in battle like Indra and Agni.
उद्भिन्नरुधिरौ कृष्णौ भारद्वाजस्य सायकैः। शितैश्चितौ व्यरोचेतां कर्णिकारैरिवाचलौ
The two Krishnas, their bodies pierced and bloodied by Bharadvaja’s sharp arrows, gleamed like mountains adorned with karnikara flowers.
द्रोणग्राहहूदान्मुक्तौ शक्त्याशीविषसङ्कटात्। अयःशरोग्रमकरात्क्षत्रियप्रवराम्भसः
Freed from the grasp of Drona, from the peril of deadly spears, from the iron-tipped arrows of the foremost Kshatriyas, they emerged from the flood.
ज्याघोषतलनिर्हादाद्गदानिस्त्रिंशविद्युतः। द्रोणास्त्रमेघान्निर्मुक्तौ सूर्येन्दू तिमिरादिव
Amid the thunder of bowstrings, the clash of maces, and the flashing of swords, the two broke free from Drona’s storm of weapons like the sun and moon from darkness.
बाहुभ्यामिव सन्तीर्णौ सिन्धुषष्ठाः समुद्रगाः। तपान्ते सरितः पूर्णा महाग्राहसमाकुलाः
Like rivers at the end of summer, full and teeming with great crocodiles, reaching the ocean by their own force, so did the two cross over by their own arms.
महाशैलोच्चयां घोरां लङ्घयित्वा महानदीम्। निस्तीर्णावध्वगौ यद्वत्तद्वत्तौ तारितौ रणे
Just as two travelers cross a terrible, high-banked river, so too did they pass over the dreadful stream of battle.
इति कृष्णौ महेष्वासौ प्रशस्तौ लोकविश्रुतौ। सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त द्रोणास्त्रबलवारणात्
Thus the two Krishnas, mighty archers, renowned throughout the world, were praised by all beings for breaking through Drona’s force.
जयद्रथं समीपस्थमवेक्षन्तौ जिघांसया। रुरुं वनान्ते लिप्सन्तौ व्याघ्रवत्तावतिष्ठताम्
Seeing Jayadratha nearby and intent on slaying him, the two stood like tigers in the forest seeking their prey.