तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तव सैन्यस्य पाण्डवः। नामृष्यत यथा नागस्तलशब्दं समीरितम्
Hearing that terrible roar from your army, O Pandava, he could not endure it, just as a serpent cannot bear the sound of thunder.
ततः क्रोधाभिताम्राक्षो निर्दहन्निव पावकः। सन्दधे त्वाष्ट्रमस्त्रं स स्वयं त्वष्टेव मारुतिः
Then, his eyes reddened with anger, blazing like fire, he invoked the weapon of Tvashtar, like Tvashtar himself or the wind-god.
ततः शरसहस्राणि प्रादुरासन्समन्ततः। तैः शरैस्तव सैन्यस्य विद्रवः सुमहानभूत्
Then thousands of arrows appeared on all sides, and with those arrows, a great rout arose among your troops.
तदस्त्रं प्रेरितं तेन भीमसेनेन संयुगे। राक्षसस्य महामायां हत्वा राक्षसमार्दयत्
That weapon, released by Bhimasena in battle, destroyed the great illusion of the Rakshasa and struck down the Rakshasa.
स वध्यमानो बहुधा भीमसेनेन राक्षसः। सन्त्यज्य समरे भीमं द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवत्
Assailed in many ways by Bhimasena, the Rakshasa abandoned Bhima in battle and rushed toward Drona's division.
तस्मिंस्तु निर्जिते राजन्राक्षसेन्द्रे महात्मना। अनादयन्सिंहनादैः पाण्डवाः सर्वतो दिशम्
When that king of Rakshasas, the great-souled one, was defeated, the Pandavas filled all directions with lion-like shouts.
अपूजयन्मारुतिं च संहृष्टास्ते महाबलम्। प्रहादमिव दैतेया यथा शक्रं मरुद्गणाः
Rejoicing, they honored mighty Maruti, just as the Maruts once honored Indra with delight, like the Daityas did.
ततः प्रतिहते चक्रे स वीरो रोषसंकुलः। प्राहिणोत्तरसा शूलं शक्तीर्दशशतं तदा
Then, when his discus was repelled, that hero, filled with rage, hurled ten hundred spears, blazing with fury.
ज्वलन्तीश्च किरन्तीश्च ज्वालामालाः समन्ततः। युगान्तोल्कानिभास्तीक्ष्णा हेमदण्डा महास्वनाः
Blazing and emitting garlands of flames on all sides, sharp as meteors at the end of an age, with golden shafts and great sound.
ताश्चापतन्तीः सम्प्रेक्ष्य राक्षसस्य घटोत्कचः। अर्धचन्द्रैः प्रचिच्छेद नाराचैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः
Beholding those spears rushing forth, Ghatotkacha cut them down with crescent arrows and iron arrows with vulture-feathered shafts.
ततो रोषपरीताङ्गः प्रमुमोच स राक्षसः। शरवर्षं महाघोरं घटोत्कचरथं प्रति
Then, his body overcome with rage, that Rakshasa released a most terrible shower of arrows at Ghatotkacha's chariot.
तयोः प्रतिभयं युद्धमासीद्राक्षससिंहयोः। कुर्वतोर्विविधा मायाः शक्रशम्बरयोरिव
A fearful battle took place between those two lion-like Rakshasas, both employing various illusions, like that of Shakra and Shambara.
अलम्बुसो भृशं क्रुद्धो घटोत्कचमताडयत्
Alambusa, greatly enraged, struck Ghatotkacha.
तयोर्युद्धं समभवद्रक्षोग्रामणिमुख्ययोः। यादृगेव पुरा वृत्तं रामरावणयोः प्रभो
The battle between those chiefs of the Rakshasa hosts was like that which once occurred between Rama and Ravana, O lord.
घटोत्कचस्तु विंशत्या नाराचानां स्तनान्तरे। अलम्बुसमथो विद्धा सिंहवद्व्यनदन्मुहुः
Ghaṭotkaca, pierced Alambusa in the chest with twenty arrows, and roared repeatedly like a lion.
तथैवालम्बुसो राजन्हैडिम्बिं युद्धदुर्मदम्। विद्व्वा विद्वृऽनदद्वृष्टः पूरयन्खं समन्ततः
Likewise, O King, Alambusa, fierce in battle, struck Haiḍimbi, and roared loudly, filling the field from all sides.
तथा तौ भृशसङ्क्रुद्धौ राक्षसेन्द्रौ महाबलौ। निर्विशेषमयुध्येतां मायाभिरितरेतरम्
Thus, those two mighty kings of the rākṣasas, greatly enraged, fought each other with illusions, without distinction.
मायाशतसृजौ नित्यं मोहयन्तौ परस्परम्। मायायुद्धेषु कुशलौ मायायुद्धमयुध्यताम्
Constantly creating hundreds of illusions, bewildering each other, skilled in magical warfare, they fought with illusions.
यांयां घटोत्कचो युद्धे मायां दर्शयते नृप। तां तामलम्बुसो राजन्माययैव निजघ्निवान्
Whatever illusion Ghaṭotkaca displayed in battle, O King, Alambusa countered it with his own illusion and destroyed it.
तं तथा युध्यमानं तु मायायुद्धविशारदम्। अलम्बुसं राक्षसेन्द्रं दृष्ट्वाऽक्रुध्यन्त पाण्डवाः
Seeing Alambusa, the king of rākṣasas, fighting so expertly in magical warfare, the Pāṇḍavas became enraged.
त एनं भृशसंविग्नाः सर्वतः प्रवरा रथैः। अभ्यद्रवन्त सङ्कुद्धा भीमसेनादयो नृप
Disturbed and angry, Bhīmasena and the others, the foremost warriors, rushed at him from all sides with their chariots.
त एनं कोष्ठकीकृत्य रथवंशेन मारिष। सर्वतो व्यकिरन्बाणैरुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम्
Surrounding him with their chariot ranks, O Mārīṣa, they showered him from all sides with arrows, like meteors striking an elephant.
स तेषामस्त्रवेगं तं प्रतिहत्यास्त्रमायया। तस्माद्रथव्रजान्मुक्तो वनदाहादिव द्विपः
Repelling the force of their weapons with his own magical weapons, he escaped from the ranks of chariots like an elephant fleeing a forest fire.
स विष्फार्य अनुर्धोरमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम्। मारुतिं पञ्चविंशत्या भैमसेनिं च पञ्चभिः
He drew his bow, which resounded like Indra's thunderbolt, and struck Māruti with twenty-five arrows, and Bhaimaseni with five.
युधिष्ठिरं त्रिभिर्विद्धा सहदेवं च सप्तभिः। नकुलं च त्रिसप्तत्या द्रोपदेयांश्च मारिष। पञ्चभिःपञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा घोरं नादं ननाद ह
He pierced Yudhiṣṭhira with three arrows, Sahadeva with seven, Nakula with seventy-three, and the sons of Draupadī, O Mārīṣa, with five arrows each, then uttered a terrible roar.
तं भीमसेनो नवभिः सहदेवस्तु पञ्चभिः। युधिष्ठिरः शतेनैव राक्षसं प्रत्यविध्यत। नकुलस्तु चतुःषष्ट्या द्रौपदेयास्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः
Bhīmasena struck him with nine arrows, Sahadeva with five, Yudhiṣṭhira with a hundred, Nakula with sixty-four, and the sons of Draupadī with three arrows each.
हैडिम्बो राक्षसं विद्ध्वा युद्धे पञ्चाशता शरैः। पुनर्विव्याध सप्तत्या ननाद च महाबलः
Haiḍimba pierced the rākṣasa in battle with fifty arrows, then struck him again with seventy, and the mighty one roared.
तस्य नादेन महता कम्पितेयं वसुन्धरा। सपर्वतवना राजन्सपादपजलाशया
At his great roar, O King, the earth trembled, along with its mountains, forests, trees, and waters.
सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासैः सर्वतस्तैर्महारथैः। प्रतिविव्याध तान्सर्वान्पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिः शरैः
Pierced from all sides by those great archers, he, the king of rākṣasas, struck them all in return with five arrows each.
तं क्रुद्धं राक्षसं युद्धे प्रतिक्रुद्धस्तु राक्षसः। हैडिम्बो भरतश्रेष्ठ शरैर्विव्याध सप्तभिः
Haiḍimba, enraged in battle, struck the angry rākṣasa with seven arrows, O best of Bharatas.