त्रिगतैरभवद् युद्धं कृतवैरैः किरीटिनः। महारथसमाज्ञातैर्हतानां पुत्रनप्तृभिः॥
Vaishampayana said A battle took place between the diademdecked (Arjuna) and the sons and grandsons of the Trigartas whose hostility the Pandavas had incurred before and all of whom were wellknown as powerful car-warriors.
ते समाज्ञाय सम्प्राप्तं यज्ञियं तुरगोत्तमम्। विषयान्तं ततो वीरा दंशिताः पर्यवारयन्॥
Having learn that, that foremost of horses, which was intended for the sacrifice, had come to their kingdom, those heroes, accoutring themselves in coats mail, surrounded Arjuna.
रथिनो बद्धतूणीराः सदश्वैः तूणीरा: सदश्वैः समलंकृतैः। परिवार्य हयं राजन् ग्रहीतुं सम्प्रचक्रमुः॥
Mounted on their cars, drawn by excellent and well-decked steeds and with quivers on their backs, they surrounded that horse, O king, and tried to capture it.
ततः किरीटी संचिन्त्य तेषां तत्र चिकीर्षितम्। वारयामास तान् वीरान् सान्त्वपूर्वमरिंदमः॥
Thinking of that attempt of theirs, the diadem-decked Arjuna, forbade those heroes, with conciliatory words, ochastiser of enemies.
तदनादृत्य ते सर्वे शरैरभ्यहनस्तदा। तमोरजोभ्यां संछन्नांस्तान् किरीटी न्यवारयत्॥
Disregarding Arjuna's message, they attacked him with their arrows. The diadem decked Arjuna resisted those warriors who were under the control of darkness and passion.
तानब्रवीत् ततो जिष्णुः प्रहसन्निव भारत। निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञाः श्रेयो जीवितमेव च॥
Jishnu, addressed them smilingly and said, 'Desist, you unrighteous ones! Life is a blessing.'
स हि वीरः प्रयास्यन् वै धर्मराजेन वारितः। हतबान्धवा न ते पार्थ हन्तव्याः पार्थिवा इति॥
At the time of his starting, he had been earnestly ordered by king Yudhishthira the just not to kill those Kshatriyas whose kinsmen had been killed before on the field of Kurukshetra.
स तदा तद् वचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य धीमतः। तान् निवर्तध्वमित्याह न न्यवर्तन्त चापि ते॥
Remembering these behest's of king Yudhishthira the just who was gifted with great intelligence, Arjuna asked the Trigartas to forbear. But they disregarded Arjuna's injunction.
ततस्त्रिगर्तराजानं सूर्यवर्माणमाहवे। विचित्य शरजालेन प्रजहास धनंजयः॥
Then Arjuna defeated Suryavarman, the king of the Trigartas, in battle, by shooting countless arrows at him and laughed in scorn.
ततस्ते रथघोषेण स्थनेमिस्वनेन च। पूरयन्तो दिशः सर्वा धनंजयमुपाद्रवन्॥
The Trigarta warriors, however filling the ten points with the sound of their cars and carwheels, rushed towards Dhananjaya.
सूर्यवर्मा ततः पार्थे शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। शतान्यमुञ्चद् राजेन्द्र लध्वस्त्रमभिदर्शयन्॥
Then Suryavarman, showing great lightness of hand, pierced Dhananjaya with hundreds of straight arrows, O king!
तथैवान्ये महेष्वासा ये च तस्यानुयायिनः। मुमुचुः शरवर्षाणि धनंजयवधैषिणः॥
The other great bowmen, who followed the king and who were all desirous of bringing about the destruction of Dhananjaya, shot showers of arrows on him.
स तान् ज्यामुखनिर्मुक्तैर्बहुभिः सुबहूशरान्। चिच्छेद पाण्डवो राजंस्ते भूमौ न्यपतंस्तदा॥
With numberless arrows shot from his own bowstring, the son of Pandu, O king, cut off those clouds of arrows upon which they fell down.
केतुवर्मा तु तेजस्वी तस्यैवावरजो युवा। युयुधे भ्रातुराय पाण्डवेन यशस्विना॥
Gifted with great energy, Ketuvarman, the younger brother of Suryavarman, and gifted with youthful vigour, fought, for the sake of his brother, against Pandu's son endued with great fame.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य केतुवर्माणमाहवे। अभ्यन्निशितैर्वाणैर्बीभत्सुः परवीरहा।॥
Seeing Ketuvarman approaching towards him for battle, Bibhatsu, that destroyer of hostile heroes, killed him with many sharppointed arrows.
केतुवर्मण्यभिहते धृतवर्मा महारथः। रथेनाशु समुत्पत्य शरैर्जिष्णुमवाकिरत्॥
Upon Ketuvarmana's fall, the powerful carwarrior Dlıritavarman, rushing on his car towards Arjuna, showered a perfect downpour of arrows on him.
तस्य तां शीघ्रतामीक्ष्य तुतोषातीव वीर्यवान्। गुडाकेशो महातेजा बालस्य धृतवर्मणः॥
Seeing that lightness of hand shown by the youth Dhritavarman, Gudakesha of great energy and great prowess became highly pleased with him.
न संदधानं ददृशे नाददानं च तं तदा। किरन्तमेव स शरान् ददृशे पाकशासनिः॥
The son of Indra could not see when the young warrior took out his arrows and when he placed them on his bowstring aiming at him. He only saw showers of arrows in the air.
स तु तं पूजयामास धृतवर्माणमाहवे। मनसा तु मुहूर्तं वै रणे समभिहर्षयन्॥
For a brief space of time, Arjuna pleased his enemy and mentally admired his heroism and skill.
तं पन्नगमिव क्रुद्धं कुरुवीरः स्मयन्निवा प्रीतिपूर्वं महाबाहुः प्राणैर्न व्यपरोपयत्॥
The Kuru hero, smiling the while, fought with that youth who took after an angry snake. The mighty-armed Dhananjaya, glad as he was in seeing the courage of Dhritavarman, did not take his life.
स तथा रक्ष्यमाणो वै पार्थेनामिततेजसा। धृतवर्मा शरं दीप्त मुमोच विजये तदा॥
While, however, Partha of immeasurable energy fought mildly with him without wishing to kill him, Dhritavarman shot a burning arrow at him.
स तेन विजयस्तूर्णमासीद् विद्धः करे भृशम्। मुमोच गाण्डिवं मोहात् तत् पपाताथ भूतले॥
Deeply pierced in the hand by that arrow, Vijaya became stupefied and his bow Gandiva dropped down on the Earth from his relaxed grasp.
धनुषः पततस्तस्य सव्यसाचिकराद् विभो। बभूव सदृशं रूपं शक्रचापस्य भारत॥
The from of that bow, O king, when it fell from the grasp of Arjuna, resembled, O Bharata, that of the bow of Indra.
तस्मिन् विपतिते दिवये महाधनुषि पार्थिवः। जहास सस्वनं हास धृतवर्मा महाहवे॥
When that great and celestial bow dropped down, O king, Dhritavarman laughed loudly in battle.
ततो रोषार्दितो जिष्णुः प्रमृत्य रुधिरं करात्। धनुरादत्त तद् दिव्यं शरवर्ववर्ष च॥
At this, Jishnu, worked up with rage wiped the blood from his hand and once more taking up his bow, showered a perfect downpour of arrows.
ततो हलहलाशब्दो दिवस्पृगभवत् तदा। नानाविधानां भूतानां तत्कर्माणि प्रशंसताम्॥
Then a loud and confused noise arose, filling the sky and touching the very heavens, as it were, from various creatures who spoke highly of that feat of Dhananjaya.
ततः सम्प्रेक्ष्य संक्रुद्धं कालान्तकयमोपमम्। जिष्णुं त्रैगर्तका योधाः परीताः पर्यवारयन्॥ अभिसृत्य परीप्सार्थं ततस्ते धृतवर्मणः। परिववर्गुडाकेशं तत्राद्ध्यद् धनंजयः॥
Seeing Jishnu inflamed with wrath and loO king like Yama himself as he appears as the end of the cycle, the Trigarta warriors hastily surrounded him, rushing from their posts and desirous of rescuing Dhritavarman. Seeing himself surrounded by his enemies, Arjuna became more angry than before.
ततो योधान् जघानाशु तेषां स दश चाष्ट च। महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैरायसैर्बहुभिः शरैः॥
He then quickly despatched eighteen of their foremost warriors with many arrows of hard iron which resembled the arrows of the great Indra himself.
तान् सम्प्रभग्नान् सम्प्रेक्ष्य त्वमाणो धनंजयः। शरैराशीविषाकारैर्जधान स्वनवद्धसन्॥
The Trigarta warriors then began to fly. Seeing them retreat, Dhananjaya, quickly shot many shafts at them which resembled angry snakes of dreadful poison, and laughed aloud.
ते भग्नमनसः सर्वे त्रैगर्तकमहारथाः। दिशोऽभिदुद्रुवू राजन् धनंजयशरार्दिताः॥
The powerful car-warriors of the Trigarlas, with dispirited hearts, fled in all directions, greatly afflicted by Dhananjaya with his arrows.
तमूचुः पुरुषव्याघ्रं संशप्तकनिषूदनम्। तवास्म किंकराः सर्वे सर्वे वै वशगास्तव॥
They then addressed that foremost of men, that destroyer of the Samsaptaka army, saying, 'We are your slaves! We yield to you.
आज्ञापयस्व नः पाथै प्रह्वान् प्रेष्यानवस्थितान्। करिष्यामः प्रियं सर्वं तव कौरवनन्दन॥
Do you command us, O Partha! Lo, we wait here as the most docile of your servants! O delighter of the Kurus, we shall execute all your commands.'
एतदाज्ञाय वचनं सर्वोस्तानब्रवीत् तदा। जीवितं रक्षत नृपाः शासनं प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
Hearing these words expressive of their submission, Dhananjaya said them, 'Do you, O kings, save your lives, to and accept my dominion.'