Arjuna Defeats the Samshaptakas

Verse 1 (8.18.1)

श्वेताश्वोऽपि महाराज व्यधमत्तावकं बलम् । यथा वायुः समासाद्य तूलराशिं समन्ततः ॥

śvetāśvo'pi mahārāja vyadhamattāvakaṃ balam | yathā vāyuḥ samāsādya tūlarāśiṃ samantataḥ

Shvetashva too, great king, destroyed your army, as the wind, coming upon a heap of cotton, scatters it on every side.

Verse 2 (8.18.2)

प्रत्युद्ययुस्त्रिगर्तास्तं शिबयः कौरवैः सह । वसातयोऽथ साल्वाश्च गोपालाश्च यशस्विनः ॥

pratyudyayustrigartāstaṃ śibayaḥ kauravaiḥ saha | vasātayo'tha sālvāśca gopālāśca yaśasvinaḥ

The Trigartas, the Shibis together with the Kauravas, the Vasatis, the Shalvas, and the renowned Gopalas advanced to meet him.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 8.19.2ab; line 2 differs from the CE's (CE: शाल्वाः संशप्तकाश्चैव नारायणबलं च यत्); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 3 (8.18.3)

सत्यदेवः सत्यकीर्तिर्मित्रदेवः श्रुतञ्जयः । सौश्रुतिश्चन्द्रदेवश्च मित्रवर्मा च भारत ॥

satyadevaḥ satyakīrtirmitradevaḥ śrutañjayaḥ | sauśrutiścandradevaśca mitravarmā ca bhārata

Satyadeva, Satyakirti, Mitradeva, Shrutanjaya, Saushruti, Chandradeva and Mitravarma, O Bharata —

Note on the text: Wikisource's list of names differs from CE 8.19.3 (similarity 0.912: Satyasena, Citrasena for Satyadeva, Chandradeva; CE star adds Susharma, Sudharma, Suvarma); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 4 (8.18.4)

त्रिगर्तराजः समरे भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः । पुत्रैश्चैव महेष्वासैर्नानाशस्त्रविशारदैः ॥

trigartarājaḥ samare bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ | putraiścaiva maheṣvāsairnānāśastraviśāradaiḥ

and the king of the Trigartas (Susharma), surrounded in battle by his brothers and by his sons, mighty archers skilled in every kind of weapon —

Verse 5 (8.18.5)

व्यसृजन्त शस्त्रपातान्किरन्तोऽर्जुनमाहवे । अभ्यवर्तन्त सहसा वार्योघा इव सागरम् ॥

vyasṛjanta śastrapātānkiranto'rjunamāhave | abhyavartanta sahasā vāryoghā iva sāgaram

let loose volleys of weapons, showering them upon Arjuna in the battle, and rushed upon him all at once like floods of water into the ocean.

Note on the text: Corrected शस्त्रातान्किरन्तोऽर्जुनमाहवे → शस्त्रपातान्किरन्तोऽर्जुनमाहवे (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped प; शस्त्रपात is “a fall of weapons”; CE has śaravrātān “showers of arrows” in its parallel line).

Verse 6 (8.18.6)

ते त्वर्जुनं समासाद्य योधाः शतसहस्रशः । अगच्छन्विलयं सर्वे तार्क्ष्यं दृष्ट्वेव पन्नगाः ॥

te tvarjunaṃ samāsādya yodhāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | agacchanvilayaṃ sarve tārkṣyaṃ dṛṣṭveva pannagāḥ

But reaching Arjuna, those warriors, hundreds of thousands of them, all met their end, like serpents at the sight of Tarkshya (Garuda).

Verse 7 (8.18.7)

ते हन्यमानाः समरे न जहुः पाण्डवं रणे । हन्यमाना महाराज शलभा इव पावकम् ॥

te hanyamānāḥ samare na jahuḥ pāṇḍavaṃ raṇe | hanyamānā mahārāja śalabhā iva pāvakam

Though struck down in the battle, they did not leave the Pandava; struck down, great king, like moths at a flame.

Note on the text: Wikisource's second line repeats हन्यमाना where CE has दह्यमाना (“being burnt”); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 8 (8.18.8)

सत्यदेवस्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध युधि पाण्डवम् । मित्रदेवस्त्रिषष्ट्या तु चन्द्रदेवस्तु सप्तभिः ॥

satyadevastribhirbāṇairvivyādha yudhi pāṇḍavam | mitradevastriṣaṣṭyā tu candradevastu saptabhiḥ

Satyadeva pierced the Pandava with three arrows in the fight, Mitradeva with sixty-three, and Chandradeva with seven.

Verse 9 (8.18.9)

मित्रवर्मा त्रिसप्तत्या सौश्रुतिश्चापि सप्तभिः । श्रुतंजयस्तु विंशत्या सुशर्मा नवभिः शरैः ॥

mitravarmā trisaptatyā sauśrutiścāpi saptabhiḥ | śrutaṃjayastu viṃśatyā suśarmā navabhiḥ śaraiḥ

Mitravarma pierced him with seventy-three, Saushruti with seven, Shrutanjaya with twenty, and Susharma with nine arrows.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.19.9 (similarity 0.878: CE has Saushruti with five arrows and Shatrunjaya for Shrutanjaya); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 10 (8.18.10)

स विद्धो बहुभिः सङ्ख्ये प्रतिविव्याध तान्नृपान् । सौश्रुतिं सप्तभिर्विद्ध्वा चन्द्रदेवं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥

sa viddho bahubhiḥ saṅkhye prativivyādha tānnṛpān | sauśrutiṃ saptabhirviddhvā candradevaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

Pierced by so many in the battle, he pierced those kings in return — Saushruti with seven arrows, Chandradeva with three,

Note on the text: Corrected विद्वो → विद्धो (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct; CE viddho). Corrected सप्तभिर्विद्व्वा → सप्तभिर्विद्ध्वा (misprint in Wikisource; व्व for ध्व; the absolutive is विद्ध्वा, CE viddhvā). Line 1 corresponds to the CE star passage 8.19.9d*0149_01; line 2 to *0150_01 (CE: सौश्रुतिं सप्तभिर्विद्ध्वा सत्यसेनं त्रिभिः शरैः; Wikisource has चन्द्रदेवं, a recension variant). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 11 (8.18.11)

श्रुतंजयं च विंशत्या चन्द्रदेवं तथाऽष्टभिः । मित्रदेवं शतेनैव सत्यदेवं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥

śrutaṃjayaṃ ca viṃśatyā candradevaṃ tathā'ṣṭabhiḥ | mitradevaṃ śatenaiva satyadevaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

Shrutanjaya with twenty, Chandradeva again with eight, Mitradeva with a full hundred, and Satyadeva with three arrows,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the CE star passages 8.19.9d*0152_01 and *0153_01 (CE: शत्रुञ्जयं च विंशत्या चन्द्रदेवं तथाष्टभिः / मित्रदेवं शतेनैव श्रुतसेनं त्रिभिः शरैः); Wikisource's names differ (Shrutanjaya, Satyadeva), a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 12 (8.18.12)

नवभिर्मित्रवर्माणं सुशर्माणं तथाऽष्टभिः । श्रुतञ्जयं च राजानं हत्वा तत्र शिलाशितैः ॥

navabhirmitravarmāṇaṃ suśarmāṇaṃ tathā'ṣṭabhiḥ | śrutañjayaṃ ca rājānaṃ hatvā tatra śilāśitaiḥ

Mitravarma with nine, Susharma with eight — and, killing King Shrutanjaya there with stone-whetted arrows,

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the CE star passage 8.19.9d*0154_01 and line 2 to CE 8.19.10ab (CE: शत्रुञ्जयं च राजानं हत्वा तत्र शिलाशितैः; Wikisource has श्रुतञ्जयं). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 13 (8.18.13)

सौश्रुतेः सशिरस्त्राणं शिरः कायादपाहरत् । त्वरितश्चन्द्रदेवं च शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥

sauśruteḥ saśirastrāṇaṃ śiraḥ kāyādapāharat | tvaritaścandradevaṃ ca śarairninye yamakṣayam

he struck Saushruti's head, helmet and all, from his body, and swiftly sent Chandradeva to Yama's abode with arrows.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.19.10cd and 10e. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 14 (8.18.14)

तथेतरान्महाराज यतमानान्महारथान् । पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिर्बाणैरेकैकं प्रत्यवारयत् ॥

tathetarānmahārāja yatamānānmahārathān | pañcabhiḥ pañcabhirbāṇairekaikaṃ pratyavārayat

Then, great king, he held back each of the other great chariot-warriors, who were striving against him, with five arrows apiece.

Verse 15 (8.18.15)

सत्यदेवस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धस्तोमरं व्यसृजन्महत् । समुद्दिश्य रणे कृष्णं सिंहनादं ननाद च ॥

satyadevastu saṅkruddhastomaraṃ vyasṛjanmahat | samuddiśya raṇe kṛṣṇaṃ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca

Satyadeva, enraged, hurled a great tomara at Krishna in the battle, and roared a lion's roar.

Note on the text: Corrected सङ्क्रुद्वस्तोमरं → सङ्क्रुद्धस्तोमरं (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct; CE saṃkruddhas).

Verse 16 (8.18.16)

स निर्भिद्य भुजं सव्यं माधवस्य महात्मनः । अयस्मयः स्वर्णदण्डो जगाम धरणीं तदा ॥

sa nirbhidya bhujaṃ savyaṃ mādhavasya mahātmanaḥ | ayasmayaḥ svarṇadaṇḍo jagāma dharaṇīṃ tadā

Piercing the left arm of the great-souled Madhava, that iron tomara with its golden shaft fell to the ground.

Verse 17 (8.18.17)

माधवस्य तु विद्धस्य तोमरेण महारणे । प्रतोदः प्रापतद्वस्ताद्रश्मयश्च विशाम्पते ॥

mādhavasya tu viddhasya tomareṇa mahāraṇe | pratodaḥ prāpatadvastādraśmayaśca viśāmpate

When Madhava was struck by the tomara in that great battle, the whip fell from his hand, and the reins too, O lord of the people.

Verse 18 (8.18.18)

वासुदेवं विभिन्नाङ्गं दृष्ट्वा पार्थो धनञ्जयः । क्रोधमाहारयत्तीव्रं कृष्णं चेदमुवाच ह ॥

vāsudevaṃ vibhinnāṅgaṃ dṛṣṭvā pārtho dhanañjayaḥ | krodhamāhārayattīvraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ cedamuvāca ha

Seeing Vasudeva wounded in his limbs, Partha Dhananjaya was seized by fierce anger, and he said to Krishna:

Note on the text: Corresponds to the CE star passage 8.19.14d*0156_01–02. The automatic alignment found no match. Narration introducing Arjuna's words, so the verse stays with Sanjaya.

Verse 19 (8.18.19)

प्रापयाश्वान्महाबाहो सत्यदेवं प्रति प्रभो । यावदेनं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नयामि यमसादनम् ॥

prāpayāśvānmahābāho satyadevaṃ prati prabho | yāvadenaṃ śaraistīkṣṇairnayāmi yamasādanam

"Drive the horses toward Satyadeva, mighty-armed lord, so that I may send him to the abode of Yama with sharp arrows."

Note on the text: Direct speech of Arjuna to Krishna, unheaded in the text; given to Arjuna as speaker. Corresponds to the CE star passages 8.19.14d*0156_03 and *0157_01. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 20 (8.18.20)

प्रतोदं गृह्य सोऽन्यत्तु रश्मीन्सङ्गृह्य च द्रुतम् । वाहयामास तानश्वान्सत्यदेवरथं प्रति ॥

pratodaṃ gṛhya so'nyattu raśmīnsaṅgṛhya ca drutam | vāhayāmāsa tānaśvānsatyadevarathaṃ prati

Taking up another whip and quickly gathering the reins, he drove the horses toward Satyadeva's chariot.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.19.15 (CE: स प्रतोदं पुनर्गृह्य रश्मींश्चैव महायशाः / वाहयामास तानश्वान्सत्यसेनरथं प्रति); Wikisource's first line differs, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 21 (8.18.21)

विष्वक्सेनं सुनिर्विद्धं दृष्ट्वा पार्थो धनञ्जयः । सत्यदेवं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्वारयित्वा महारथः ॥

viṣvaksenaṃ sunirviddhaṃ dṛṣṭvā pārtho dhanañjayaḥ | satyadevaṃ śaraistīkṣṇairvārayitvā mahārathaḥ

Seeing Vishvaksena (Krishna) deeply wounded, Partha Dhananjaya, the great chariot-warrior, checked Satyadeva with sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected सुनिर्विद्वं → सुनिर्विद्धं (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध; CE nirbhinnam, the sense is “deeply pierced”). Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.19.16 (similarity 0.793); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 22 (8.18.22)

ततः सुनिशितैर्भल्लै राज्ञस्तस्य महच्छिरः । कुण्डलोपचितं कायाच्चकर्त पृतनान्तरे ॥

tataḥ suniśitairbhallai rājñastasya mahacchiraḥ | kuṇḍalopacitaṃ kāyāccakarta pṛtanāntare

Then with keen bhalla arrows he cut the king's great head, adorned with earrings, from his body in the midst of the host.

Note on the text: Corrected कुम्डलोपचितं → कुण्डलोपचितं (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण; CE kuṇḍala).

Verse 23 (8.18.23)

तन्निकृत्य शितैर्बाणैर्मित्रवर्माणमाक्षिपत् । वत्सदन्तेन तीक्ष्णेन सारथिं चास्य मारिष ॥

tannikṛtya śitairbāṇairmitravarmāṇamākṣipat | vatsadantena tīkṣṇena sārathiṃ cāsya māriṣa

Having cut him down with sharp arrows, he struck at Mitravarma, and with a sharp vatsadanta arrow at his charioteer too, O good sir.

Note on the text: Corrected शितैर्बाणैर्भित्रवर्माणमाक्षिपत् → शितैर्बाणैर्मित्रवर्माणमाक्षिपत् (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म; the name is Mitravarma, CE mitravarmāṇam).

Verse 24 (8.18.24)

ततः शरशतैर्भूयः संशप्तकगणान्बली । पातयामास सङ्क्रुद्धः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥

tataḥ śaraśatairbhūyaḥ saṃśaptakagaṇānbalī | pātayāmāsa saṅkruddhaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

Then, enraged, the mighty one again brought down hundreds and thousands of the Samshaptaka troops with hundreds of arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected सङ्क्रुद्वः → सङ्क्रुद्धः (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct; CE saṃkruddhaḥ).

Verse 25 (8.18.25)

ततो रजतपुङ्खेन राजञ्शीर्षं महात्मनः । मित्रदेवस्य चिच्छेद क्षुरप्रेण महारथः । सुशर्माणं सुसङ्क्रुद्धो जत्रुदेशे समाहनत् ॥

tato rajatapuṅkhena rājañśīrṣaṃ mahātmanaḥ | mitradevasya ciccheda kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ | suśarmāṇaṃ susaṅkruddho jatrudeśe samāhanat

Then, O king, with a silver-feathered kshurapra arrow the great chariot-warrior cut off the head of the great-souled Mitradeva, and in great fury struck Susharma on the collarbone.

Verse 26 (8.18.26)

ततः संशप्तकाः सर्वे परिवार्य धनञ्जयम् । शस्त्रौघैर्ममृदुः क्रुद्धा नादयन्तो दिशो दश ॥

tataḥ saṃśaptakāḥ sarve parivārya dhanañjayam | śastraughairmamṛduḥ kruddhā nādayanto diśo daśa

Then all the Samshaptakas, surrounding Dhananjaya, crushed him in their fury under floods of weapons, making the ten directions ring with their shouts.

Note on the text: Corrected क्रुद्वा → क्रुद्धा (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध, a broken conjunct; CE kruddhāḥ).

Verse 27 (8.18.27)

अभ्यर्दितस्तु तज्जिष्णुः शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः । ऐन्द्रमस्त्रममेयात्मा प्रादुश्चक्रे महारथः ॥

abhyarditastu tajjiṣṇuḥ śakratulyaparākramaḥ | aindramastramameyātmā prāduścakre mahārathaḥ

Harassed by them, Jishnu, equal in prowess to Shakra, of immeasurable spirit, the great chariot-warrior, brought forth the weapon of Indra.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.19.22ab–cd (CE: अभ्यर्दितस्तु तैर्जिष्णुः…; Wikisource has तज्जिष्णुः, kept as printed). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 28 (8.18.28)

ततः शरसहस्राणि प्रादुरासन्विशाम्पते । कार्मुकात्पाण्डुपुत्रस्य पार्थस्यामिततेजसः ॥

tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi prādurāsanviśāmpate | kārmukātpāṇḍuputrasya pārthasyāmitatejasaḥ

Then thousands of arrows appeared, O lord of the people, from the bow of Partha, the son of Pandu, of boundless splendour.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks. Line 1 corresponds to CE 8.19.22e and line 2 to the CE star passage 8.19.22f*0161_01. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 29 (8.18.29)

ततस्तु च्छिद्यमानानां ध्वजानां धनुषां तथा । रथानां सपताकानां तूणीराणां युगैः सह ॥

tatastu cchidyamānānāṃ dhvajānāṃ dhanuṣāṃ tathā | rathānāṃ sapatākānāṃ tūṇīrāṇāṃ yugaiḥ saha

As flagstaffs and bows were being cut to pieces, and chariots with their banners, and quivers with their yokes,

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.19.23 (CE: ध्वजानां छिद्यमानानां कार्मुकाणां च संयुगे / रथानां सपताकानां तूणीराणां शरैः सह); Wikisource's wording differs, a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 30 (8.18.30)

अक्षाणामथ चक्राणां योक्त्राणां रश्मिभिः सह । कूबराणां वरूथानां पृषत्कानां च संयुगे ॥

akṣāṇāmatha cakrāṇāṃ yoktrāṇāṃ raśmibhiḥ saha | kūbarāṇāṃ varūthānāṃ pṛṣatkānāṃ ca saṃyuge

axles and wheels with their traces and reins, chariot-poles and chariot-covers, and arrows in that battle,

Verse 31 (8.18.31)

अश्वानां पततां चापि प्रासानामृष्टिभिः सह । गदानां परिघानां च शक्तितोमरपट्टसैः ॥

aśvānāṃ patatāṃ cāpi prāsānāmṛṣṭibhiḥ saha | gadānāṃ parighānāṃ ca śaktitomarapaṭṭasaiḥ

falling horses, spears together with swords, maces and iron clubs, and shaktis, tomaras and pattisas,

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.19.25 (similarity 0.789); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 32 (8.18.32)

शतघ्नीनां सचक्राणां भुजानां चोरुभिः सह । कण्ठसूत्राङ्गदानां च केयूराणां च मारिष ॥

śataghnīnāṃ sacakrāṇāṃ bhujānāṃ corubhiḥ saha | kaṇṭhasūtrāṅgadānāṃ ca keyūrāṇāṃ ca māriṣa

shataghnis with their wheels, arms together with thighs, necklaces, armlets and bracelets, O good sir,

Verse 33 (8.18.33)

हाराणामथ निष्काणां तनुत्राणां च भारत । छत्राणां व्यजनानां च शिरसां मुकुटैः सह । राशयश्चात्र दृश्यन्ते पतितानां महीतले ॥

hārāṇāmatha niṣkāṇāṃ tanutrāṇāṃ ca bhārata | chatrāṇāṃ vyajanānāṃ ca śirasāṃ mukuṭaiḥ saha | rāśayaścātra dṛśyante patitānāṃ mahītale

necklaces, gold ornaments and coats of mail, O Bharata, umbrellas and fans, and heads with their crowns — heaps of all these that had fallen to the ground were to be seen there.

Note on the text: Corrected कुमुटैः → मुकुटैः (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed; CE mukuṭaiḥ). Wikisource's third line, राशयश्चात्र दृश्यन्ते पतितानां महीतले, differs from CE 8.19.27e (अश्रूयत महाञ्शब्दस्तत्र तत्र विशाम्पते), and the first two lines differ slightly (similarity 0.739); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 34 (8.18.34)

सकुण्डलानि स्वक्षीणि पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानि च । शिरांस्युर्व्यामदृश्यन्त ताराजालमिवाम्बरे ॥

sakuṇḍalāni svakṣīṇi pūrṇacandranibhāni ca | śirāṃsyurvyāmadṛśyanta tārājālamivāmbare

Heads with their earrings and fine eyes, like full moons, lay on the ground, looking like a net of stars in the sky.

Note on the text: Corrected स्वक्षीमि → स्वक्षीणि (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण; CE svakṣīṇi). Line 2 differs slightly from CE 8.19.28 (CE: तारागण इवाम्बरे); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 35 (8.18.35)

सुस्रग्वीणि सुवासांसि चन्दनेनोक्षितानि च । शरीराणि व्यदृश्यन्त निहतानां महीतले ॥

susragvīṇi suvāsāṃsi candanenokṣitāni ca | śarīrāṇi vyadṛśyanta nihatānāṃ mahītale

The bodies of the slain, with fine garlands and fine garments, anointed with sandal, were to be seen on the ground.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.19.29ab (CE: हतानां च महीतले); the automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 36 (8.18.36)

रुद्रस्याक्रीडसदृशं घोरमायोधनं तदा ॥

rudrasyākrīḍasadṛśaṃ ghoramāyodhanaṃ tadā

That terrible battlefield then was like the playground of Rudra.

Note on the text: A single half-verse, as printed on the page (8-18-36a). Its second half corresponds to CE 8.19.29e (CE: गन्धर्वनगराकारं घोरमायोधनं तदा); the first half (रुद्रस्याक्रीडसदृशम्) is not in the CE, a vulgate reading.

Verse 37 (8.18.37)

निहतै राजपुत्रैश्च क्षत्रियैश्च महाबलैः । अर्जुनेन महाराज तत्रतत्र महारणे ॥

nihatai rājaputraiśca kṣatriyaiśca mahābalaiḥ | arjunena mahārāja tatratatra mahāraṇe

With princes and mighty kshatriyas slain by Arjuna, great king, here and there in that great battle,

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks. Line 1 corresponds to CE 8.19.30a and line 2 to the CE star passage 8.19.30b*0162_01. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 38 (8.18.38)

हस्तिभिः पतितैश्चैव तुरङ्गैश्चाभवन्मही । अगम्यरूपा समरे विशीर्णैरिव पर्वतैः ॥

hastibhiḥ patitaiścaiva turaṅgaiścābhavanmahī | agamyarūpā samare viśīrṇairiva parvataiḥ

and with fallen elephants and horses, the earth became impassable in the battle, as if strewn with shattered mountains.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.19.30cd and 30e. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 39 (8.18.39)

नासीद्रथपथस्तस्य पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः । निघ्नतः शात्रवान्भल्लैर्हस्त्यश्वं चास्यतो महत् ॥

nāsīdrathapathastasya pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ | nighnataḥ śātravānbhallairhastyaśvaṃ cāsyato mahat

There was no room for the chariot-path of that great-souled Pandava as he struck down his enemies with bhalla arrows and cast down great numbers of elephants and horses.

Note on the text: Wikisource's wording differs from CE 8.19.31 (similarity 0.849: CE नासीच्चक्रपथश्चैव, हस्त्यश्वं चामितं महत्); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept. The page's apparatus notes the variant आसीद्रथपथस्तस्य.

Verse 40 (8.18.40)

स्वानुगा इव सीदन्ति रथचक्राणि मारिष । चरतस्तस्य सङ्ग्रामे तस्मिंल्लोहितकर्दमे ॥

svānugā iva sīdanti rathacakrāṇi māriṣa | caratastasya saṅgrāme tasmiṃllohitakardame

As he moved about the battle in that quagmire of blood, the chariot wheels, like faithful followers, sank into it, good sir.

Note on the text: Wikisource's first line differs from CE 8.19.32 (similarity 0.72: CE आ तुम्बादवसीदन्ति रथचक्राणि मारिष); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 41 (8.18.41)

सीदमानानि चक्राणि समूहुस्तुरगा भृशम् । श्रमेण महता युक्ता मनोमारुतरंहसः ॥

sīdamānāni cakrāṇi samūhusturagā bhṛśam | śrameṇa mahatā yuktā manomārutaraṃhasaḥ

The horses, swift as thought and wind, though worn with great exertion, strained mightily to haul the sinking wheels along.

Note on the text: Corrected समुहूस्तुरगा → समूहुस्तुरगा (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed; the verb is समूहुः (CE samūhus)).

Verse 42 (8.18.42)

वध्यमानं तु तत्सैन्यं पाण्डुपुत्रेण धन्विना । प्रायशो विमुखं सर्वं नावतिष्ठत भारत ॥

vadhyamānaṃ tu tatsainyaṃ pāṇḍuputreṇa dhanvinā | prāyaśo vimukhaṃ sarvaṃ nāvatiṣṭhata bhārata

That army, being slain by the Pandu prince, the archer, mostly turned away, O Bharata, and did not stand firm.

Verse 43 (8.18.43)

ताञ्जित्वा समरे जिष्णुः संशप्तकगणान्बहून् । विरराज तदा पार्थो विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥

tāñjitvā samare jiṣṇuḥ saṃśaptakagaṇānbahūn | virarāja tadā pārtho vidhūmo'gniriva jvalan

Having conquered in the battle those many bands of Samshaptakas, Jishnu, Partha, blazed then like a fire without smoke.