TEXTS 26-27

Devanagari

अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रा:
सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घै: ।
भीष्मो द्रोण: सूतपुत्रस्तथासौ
सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यै: ॥ २६ ॥
वक्‍त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति
दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि ।
केचिद्विलग्न‍ा दशनान्तरेषु
सन्दृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गै: ॥ २७ ॥

Text

amī ca tvāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ
sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-saṅghaiḥ
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau
sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ

vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti
daṁṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni
kecid vilagnā daśanāntareṣu
sandṛśyante cūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ

Synonyms

amī — these; ca — also; tvām — You; dhṛtarāṣṭrasya — of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; putrāḥ — the sons; sarve — all; saha — with; eva — indeed; avani-pāla — of warrior kings; saṅghaiḥ — the groups; bhīṣmaḥ — Bhīṣmadeva; droṇaḥ — Droṇācārya; sūta-putraḥ — Karṇa; tathā — also; asau — that; saha — with; asmadīyaiḥ — our; api — also; yodha-mukhyaiḥ — chiefs among the warriors; vaktrāṇi — mouths; te — Your; tvaramāṇāḥ — rushing; viśanti — are entering; daṁṣṭrā — teeth; karālāni — terrible; bhayānakāni — very fearful; kecit — some of them; vilagnāḥ — becoming attached; daśana-antareṣu — between the teeth; sandṛśyante — are seen; cūrṇitaiḥ — with smashed; uttama-aṅgaiḥ — heads.

amī — diese; ca — auch; tvām — Du; dhṛtarāṣṭrasya — Dhṛtarāṣṭras; putrāḥ — die Söhne; sarve — alle; saha — mit; eva — tatsächlich; avani- pāla — der kriegerischen Könige; saṅghaiḥ — die Gruppen; bhīṣmaḥ — Bhīṣmadeva; droṇaḥ — Droṇācārya; sūta-putraḥ — Karṇa; tathā — auch; asau — das; saha — mit; asmadīyaiḥ — unser; api — auch; yodha- mukhyaiḥ — Anführer unter den Kriegern; vaktrāṇi — Münder; te — Deine; tvaramāṇāḥ — stürzend; viśanti — gehen ein; daṁṣṭrā — Zähne; karālāni — schreckliche; bhayānakāni — sehr furchterregende; kecit — einige von ihnen; vilagnāḥ — gefangen werdend; daśana-antareṣu — zwischen den Zähnen; sandṛśyante — werden gesehen; cūrṇitaiḥ — mit zermalmten; uttama-aṅgaiḥ — Köpfen.

Translation

All the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with their allied kings, and Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa – and our chief soldiers also – are rushing into Your fearful mouths. And some I see trapped with heads smashed between Your teeth.

Alle Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras und ihre verbündeten Könige sowie Bhīṣma, Droṇa und Karṇa – und auch unsere führenden Krieger – stürzen in Deine furchterregenden Münder. Und einige sehe ich gefangen zwischen Deinen Zähnen, mit zermalmten Köpfen.

Purport

In a previous verse the Lord promised to show Arjuna things he would be very interested in seeing. Now Arjuna sees that the leaders of the opposite party (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa and all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and their soldiers and Arjuna’s own soldiers are all being annihilated. This is an indication that after the death of nearly all the persons assembled at Kurukṣetra, Arjuna will emerge victorious. It is also mentioned here that Bhīṣma, who is supposed to be unconquerable, will also be smashed. So also Karṇa. Not only will the great warriors of the other party like Bhīṣma be smashed, but some of the great warriors of Arjuna’s side also.

ERLÄUTERUNG: In einem vorangegangenen Vers hat der Herr versprochen, Arjuna Dinge zu zeigen, die ihn sehr interessieren würden. Jetzt sieht Arjuna, daß die Anführer der Gegenseite (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa und alle Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras), ihre Soldaten sowie auch seine eigenen Soldaten allesamt vernichtet werden. Dies deutet darauf hin, daß nach dem Tod fast aller in Kurukṣetra versammelten Krieger Arjuna siegreich aus der Schlacht hervorgehen wird. Ferner wird hier erwähnt, daß Bhīṣma, der als unbesiegbar gilt, ebenfalls fallen wird. Das gleiche gilt für Karṇa. Es werden nicht nur die großen Krieger der Gegenseite, wie Bhīṣma, fallen, sondern auch einige der mächtigen Krieger auf Arjunas Seite.