संजय उवाच सैन्धवेन निरुद्धेषु जयगृद्धिषु पाण्डुषु। सुघोरमभवद्युद्धं त्वदीयानां परैः सह॥
Sanjaya said Thus when the Pandavas intent on securing victory were resisted by the Sindhu ruler, there commenced an awful fight between your Warriors and those of the enemy.
प्रविश्याथार्जुनिः सेनां सत्यसंधो दुरासदः। पक्षोभयत तेजस्वी मकरः सागरं यथा।॥
Penetrating into your ranks, Arjuna's son aviacible and of unerring aim and endued with tenergy, began to agitate your troups, like is nighty whale agitating the sea.
या शरवर्षेण क्षोभयन्तमरिन्दमम्। या प्रधानाः सौभद्रमभ्ययू रथसत्तमाः॥
Then according to their ranks, the foremost warriors of the Kauravas rushed against Subhadra's son, the subduer of foes, who has been agitating his enemies with his arrowy downpour.
तेषां तस्य च सम्मर्दो दारुणः समपद्यत। सृजतां शरवर्षाणि प्रसक्तममितौजसाम्॥
The clash between these warriors, endued with infinite energy and scattering a shower of arrows on one side and Abhimanyu on the other, became awful.
रथव्रजेन संरुद्धस्तैरमित्रैस्तथाऽऽर्जुनिः। वृषसेनस्य यन्तारं हत्वा चिच्छेद कार्मुकम्॥
Then impaled by the enemies with crowds of cars, the son of Arjuna slew the driver of Vrishasena and also cut-off the latter's bow.
तस्य विव्याध बलवाशरैरश्वानजिह्मगैः। वातायमानैरथ तैरश्वैरपह्नो रणात्॥
Then again that highly powerful hero pierced Vrishasena's horses with straightflying arrows; the latter then was carried away from the field of battle by those steeds of the fleetness of the wind.
तेनान्तरेणाभिमन्योर्यन्तापासारयद् रथम्। रथव्रजास्ततो हृष्टाः साधु साध्विति चुक्रुशुः॥
At this opportunity, the charioteer of Abhimanyu drove his vehicle out of the press of hostile charioteers and then the troops filled with delight exclaimed aloud saying "Well done, Well done.'
तं सिंहमिव संक्रुद्धं प्रमयन्तं शरैररीन्। आरादायान्तमभ्येत्य वसातीयोऽ ऽभ्ययाद् द्रुतम्॥
Thereupon approaching Abhimanyu who, excited with rage, had been crushing the foe with his arrows like a lion crushing other animals, Vasatiya fell upon him with great impetuosity.
सोऽभिमन्युं शरैः षष्ट्या रुक्मपुङ्खरवाकिरत्। अब्रवीच्च न मे जीवञ्जीवतो युधि मोक्ष्यसे॥
He then covered Abhimanyu with sixty shafts all furnished with golden wings and also thus addressed him-“You shall not escape me alive in battle, so long as I am alive'.
तमयस्मयवर्माणमिषुणा दूरपातिना। विव्याध दि सौभद्रः स पपात व्यसुः क्षितौ॥
Him cased in iron male, the son of Subhadra pierced on the breast with an arrows capable of flying to a great distance; and he fell down on the earth deprived of life.
वसातीयं हतं दृष्ट्वा कुद्धाः क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः। परिवनुस्तदा राजस्तव पौत्रं जिघांसवः॥
Beholding Vasatiya slain, the foremost of the Kshatriyas all excited with rage, surrounded, O king, your grandson, desirous of taking his life out of him.
विस्फारयन्तश्चापानि नानारूपाण्यनेकशः। तद् युद्धमभवद् रौद्रं सौभद्रस्यारिभिः सह॥
They stretched their bows of different shapes, in many different ways. There-upon commenced terrible conflict between Subhadra's son and his adversaries.
। तेषां शरान् सेष्वसनाशरीराणि शिरांसि च। सकुण्डलानि स्रग्वीणि क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद फाल्गुनिः॥
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बहुधा युगैः॥
Then the son of Phalguna inflamed with wrath, cut-off their bows and arrows and the various limbs of their body and their heads adorned with ear-rings and garlands of flowers.
सखगाः साङ्गुलित्राणाः सपट्टिशपरश्वधाः। अदृश्यन्त भुजाश्छिन्ना हेमाभरणभूषिताः॥
Then severed arms were seen on the field with fingers-protectors and grasping swords, lances, axes and bludgeons and adorned with golden ornaments.
स्रग्भिराभरणैर्वस्त्रैः पातितैश्च महाभुजैः। वर्मभिश्चर्मभिर्हारैर्मुकुटेश्छत्रचामरैः॥ उपस्करैरधिह्मनैरीषादण्डकबन्धुरैः। अक्षैर्विमाथितैश्चर्भग्नश्च :॥ अनुकर्षैः पताकाभिस्तथा सारथिवाजिभिः। रथैश्च भग्नै गैश्च हतैः कीर्णाऽभवन्मही॥
With garlands of flowers and ornaments and cloths, with all standards lopped off, with armours and bucklers and golden chains and diadems and umbrellas and chamaras, with yokes and braces and shafts and axels of cars, with shattered wheels Akshas and yokes by thousands, with Arnukarshas, pennons and fallen charioteers and steeds, with broken cars, with clephants steeds, the earth then became literally covered over.
निहतैः क्षत्रियैः शूरैर्नानाजनपदेश्वरैः। जयगृद्धैर्वृता भूमिर्दारुणा समपद्यत॥
Then the field of battle assumed a dreadful aspect being strewn over with many slain heroic Kshatriya rulers of many countries, who had fought for securing victory.
दिशो विचरतस्तस्य सर्वाश्च प्रदिशस्तथा। रणेऽभिमन्योः क्रुद्धस्य रूपमन्तरधीयत॥
The very form of Abhimanyu could not then be discerned, as he careered through the field of battle moving in all the directions, subsidiary and cardinal.
काञ्चनं यद्यदस्यासीद् वर्म चाभरणानि च। धनुषश्च शराणां च तदपश्याम केवलम्॥
His golden coat of mail and his buckler and his ornaments and his arrows and bow only were seen by us then.
तं तदा नाशकत् कश्चिच्चक्षुर्ध्यामभिवीक्षितुम्। आददानं शरैर्योधान् मध्ये सूर्यमिव स्थितम्॥
Then no one was able to cast his eyes on him (Abhimanyu) when he was slaying hostile warriors with his arrows, staying in their midst like the very sun in the heavens.