svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

jwno shwie BXo hir ko bhuro kdubMsin koRD jgXo ]

jaano sahai bhayo har ko; bahuro kadhuba(n)san koradh jagayo ||

When the warriors of Yadava can saw Krishna coming for their help

Aimtys so Dwie Ary rn mY iqh joDn so nhI eyk BgXo ]

amites so dhai are ran mai; teh jodhan so nahee ek bhagayo ||

The anger awoke in them, they ran to fight against Amit Singh and none of them ran away from the battlefield

gih bwn kmwn ikRpwn gdw Aiq hI dlu Awhv ko aumgXo ]

geh baan kamaan kirapaan gadhaa; at hee dhal aahav ko umagayo ||

bhu sRaun prY rMig sÎwm jgy mno Awg lgy gn swl dgXo ]1233]

bahu sraun parai ra(n)g sayaam jage; mano aag lage gan saal dhagayo ||1233||

The forces rushed forward taking their swords, bows, arrows, maces etc., the warriors filled with blood were gleaming like a heap of straw burning in fire.1233.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

ibbDwXuD lY puin ju`D kIE Aiq hI mn my Bt kop Bry ]

bibadhaayudh lai pun ju'dh keeo; at hee man me bhat kop bhare ||

The warriors waged the war in fury taking up their weapons

muK qy kih mwr hI mwr pry liK kY rn kO nhI nYku fry ]

mukh te keh maar hee maar pare; lakh kai ran kau nahee naik ddare ||

All were shouting “Kill, Kill” and not fearing even slightly

pun Xw ibiD isau kib rwm khY jdubIr Gny Air swQ Ary ]

pun yaa bidh siau kab raam kahai; jadhubeer ghane ar saath are ||

The poet says again that Krishna resisted numerous warriors

iris BUp qbY blu kY Ais lY irp ky qn dYÍ kir cwr kry ]1234]

ris bhoop tabai bal kai as lai; rip ke tan dhaivai kar chaar kare ||1234||

On the other side, the king Amit Singh, in great rage, simultaneously chopped the bodies of two warriors at a time into four parts.1234.

AYsI inhwr kY mwr mcI joaU jIvq Qy qij ju`D prwny ]

aaisee nihaar kai maar machee; jouoo jeevat the taj ju'dh paraane ||

Seeing such a dreadful war, those warriors who were coming for fighting left and ran away from war-arena

sÎwm BnY Aimtys ky swmuih Awhv my koaU n Tihrwny ]

sayaam bhanai amites ke saamuhi; aahav me kouoo na thahiraane ||

No one could confront Amit Singh

jy br bIr khwvq hY bhu bwr iBry rn bWiDq bwny ]

je bar beer kahaavat hai; bahu baar bhire ran baa(n)dhit baane ||

so ieh BWiq cly BijkY ijm paun bhy dRüm pwq aufwny ]1235]

so ieh bhaa(n)t chale bhajikai; jim paun bahe dhrum paat uddaane ||1235||

Those who called themselves great warriors, and were roaming wielding many kings of weapons, they ran away from the battlefield like the leaves of a tree flying away before the blow of wind.1235.

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

kyqy rhy rn mY rup kY ikqny Bij sÎwm ky qIr pukwry ]

kete rahe ran mai rup kai; kitane bhaj sayaam ke teer pukaare ||

Some of the warriors stood firmly in war and some of them, inflicted by the arrows of Krishna speed away from the field crying

bIr Gny nhI jwq gny Aintys blI iris swQ sMGwry ]

beer ghane nahee jaat gane; anites balee ris saath sa(n)ghaare ||

Amit Singh killed many, they can’t be enumerated

bwj mry gjrwj pry su khUM kQ kwit kY BU pr fwry ]

baaj mare gajaraaj pare; su kahoo(n) kath kaat kai bhoo par ddaare ||

Somewhere the horses, somewhere the elephants and somewhere the shattered chariots were lying on the ground

Awvq kw qumry mn mY krqw hrqw pRiqpwln hwry ]1236]

aavat kaa tumare man mai; karataa harataa pratipaalan haare ||1236||

O Lord! you are the creator, sustainer and the destroyer, What is in your mind, no one can understand.1236.