Sri Dasam Granth

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ਕਹੂੰ ਭਟ ਭਾਜਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਤ ਆਰਤ ॥
kahoon bhatt bhaaj pukaarat aarat |

Somewhere the warriors, gathering together, are shouting “kill, kill” and somewhere, getting agitated, they ae lamenting

ਕੇਤਕ ਜੋਧ ਫਿਰਤ ਦਲ ਗਾਹਤ ॥
ketak jodh firat dal gaahat |

How many warriors go around visiting parties.

ਕੇਤਕ ਜੂਝ ਬਰੰਗਨ ਬ੍ਰਯਾਹਤ ॥੪੦੦॥
ketak joojh barangan brayaahat |400|

Many warriors are moving within their army and many after embracing martyrdom are wedding the heavenly damsels.400.

ਕਹੂੰ ਬਰ ਬੀਰ ਫਿਰਤ ਸਰ ਮਾਰਤ ॥
kahoon bar beer firat sar maarat |

Somewhere warriors shoot arrows.

ਕਹੂੰ ਰਣ ਛੋਡਿ ਭਜਤ ਭਟ ਆਰਤ ॥
kahoon ran chhodd bhajat bhatt aarat |

Somewhere the warriors, discharging their arrows, are roaming and somewhere the afflicted warriors, leaving the battlefield, are running away

ਕੇਈ ਡਰੁ ਡਾਰਿ ਹਨਤ ਰਣਿ ਜੋਧਾ ॥
keee ddar ddaar hanat ran jodhaa |

Many warriors abandon fear and attack (the enemy) on the battlefield.

ਕੇਈ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਾਰ ਰਟਤ ਕਰਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਾ ॥੪੦੧॥
keee mukh maar rattat kar krodhaa |401|

Many are destroying the warriors fearlessly and many in their rage are shouting repeatedly “kill, kill”.401.

ਕੇਈ ਖਗ ਖੰਡਿ ਗਿਰਤ ਰਣਿ ਛਤ੍ਰੀ ॥
keee khag khandd girat ran chhatree |

Many umbrellas are falling on the battlefield with swords in pieces.

ਕੇਤਕ ਭਾਗਿ ਚਲਤ ਤ੍ਰਸਿ ਅਤ੍ਰੀ ॥
ketak bhaag chalat tras atree |

The daggers of many are falling having been shattered into bits and many wielders of arms and weapons are running away in fear

ਕੇਤਕ ਨਿਭ੍ਰਮ ਜੁਧ ਮਚਾਵਤ ॥
ketak nibhram judh machaavat |

Many have been waging war out of fear.

ਆਹਵ ਸੀਝਿ ਦਿਵਾਲਯ ਪਾਵਤ ॥੪੦੨॥
aahav seejh divaalay paavat |402|

Many are roaming and fighting and embracing martyrdom are leaving for heaven.402.

ਕੇਤਕ ਜੂਝਿ ਮਰਤ ਰਣ ਮੰਡਲਿ ॥
ketak joojh marat ran manddal |

Many have died fighting in the battlefield.

ਕੇਈਕੁ ਭੇਦਿ ਚਲੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡਲ ॥
keeek bhed chale brahamanddal |

Many are dying while fighting in the battlefield and many after going through the universe are getting separated from it

ਕੇਈਕੁ ਆਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰਤ ਸਾਗੈ ॥
keeek aan prahaarat saagai |

Many come together and attack with spears.

ਕੇਤਕ ਭੰਗ ਗਿਰਤ ਹੁਇ ਆਂਗੈ ॥੪੦੩॥
ketak bhang girat hue aangai |403|

Many are striking blows with their lances and the limbs of many, being chopped, are falling down.403.

ਬਿਸੇਖ ਛੰਦ ॥
bisekh chhand |

VISHESH STANZA

ਭਾਜਿ ਬਿਨਾ ਭਟ ਲਾਜ ਸਬੈ ਤਜਿ ਸਾਜ ਜਹਾ ॥
bhaaj binaa bhatt laaj sabai taj saaj jahaa |

All the braves have fled there, abandoning all their equipment.

ਨਾਚਤ ਭੂਤ ਪਿਸਾਚ ਨਿਸਾਚਰ ਰਾਜ ਤਹਾ ॥
naachat bhoot pisaach nisaachar raaj tahaa |

Many warriors abandoning their shame, and leaving behind everything, are running away, and the ghosts, fiends and imps dancing in the battlefield, are ruling over it

ਦੇਖਤ ਦੇਵ ਅਦੇਵ ਮਹਾ ਰਣ ਕੋ ਬਰਨੈ ॥
dekhat dev adev mahaa ran ko baranai |

The gods and giants see the great war, (its good) who can fathom?

ਜੂਝ ਭਯੋ ਜਿਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਸੁ ਪਾਰਥ ਸੋ ਕਰਨੈ ॥੪੦੪॥
joojh bhayo jih bhaat su paarath so karanai |404|

The gods and demons all are saying this that this war is dreadful like the war of Arjuna and Karan.404.

ਦਾਵ ਕਰੈ ਰਿਸ ਖਾਇ ਮਹਾ ਹਠ ਠਾਨ ਹਠੀ ॥
daav karai ris khaae mahaa hatth tthaan hatthee |

Great stubborn warriors stubbornly wield the stake with fury.

ਕੋਪ ਭਰੇ ਇਹ ਭਾਤ ਸੁ ਪਾਵਕ ਜਾਨੁ ਭਠੀ ॥
kop bhare ih bhaat su paavak jaan bhatthee |

The persistent warriors, in their fury, are striking blows and they appear like the furnaces of fire

ਕ੍ਰੁਧ ਭਰੇ ਰਣਿ ਛਤ੍ਰਜ ਅਤ੍ਰਣ ਝਾਰਤ ਹੈ ॥
krudh bhare ran chhatraj atran jhaarat hai |

Chhatris full of wrath wield the astras.

ਭਾਜਿ ਚਲੈ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵ ਸੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਤ ਹੈ ॥੪੦੫॥
bhaaj chalai nahee paav su maar pukaarat hai |405|

The kings in their ire are striking their weapons and arms, and instead of running away, they are shouting “Kill, Kill”.405.