Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 10.6
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10.6.1
द्वारदेशे ततो द्रौणिमवस्थितमवेक्ष्य तौ ।
अकुर्वतां भोजकृपौ किं सञ्जय वदस्व मे ॥ १०.६.१ ॥
Sañjaya, tell me what Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa did when they saw Droṇa's son standing at the gate.
10.6.2
कृतवर्माणमामन्त्र्य कृपं च स महारथः ।
द्रौणिर्मन्युपरीतात्मा शिबिरद्वारमासदत् ॥ १०.६.२ ॥
Having taken leave of Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa, that great charioteer, Droṇa's son, his mind overcome by anger, reached the gate of the camp.
10.6.3
तत्र भूतं महाकायं चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिम् ।
सोऽपश्यद्द्वारमावृत्य तिष्ठन्तं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ १०.६.३ ॥
There he saw a being of huge body, with a splendor like the moon and the sun, standing and blocking the gate, hair-raising to behold.
10.6.4
वसानं चर्म वैयाघ्रं वसारुधिरविस्रवम् ।
कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गं नागयज्ञोपवीतिनम् ॥ १०.६.४ ॥
It wore a tiger's hide, dripping with marrow and blood, with a black antelope skin as its upper garment, and a serpent as its sacred thread.
10.6.5
बाहुभिः स्वायतैर्भीमैर्नानाप्रहरणोद्यतैः ।
बद्धाङ्गदमहासर्पं ज्वालामालाकुलाननम् ॥ १०.६.५ ॥
Its long, terrible arms were raised, holding many weapons; a great serpent was bound as its armlet, and its face was wreathed in a garland of flames.
10.6.6
दंष्ट्राकरालवदनं व्यादितास्यं भयानकम् ।
नयनानां सहस्रैश्च विचित्रैरभिभूषितम् ॥ १०.६.६ ॥
Its face was fearsome with fangs, its mouth gaping, dreadful, and adorned with thousands of strange eyes.
10.6.7
नैव तस्य वपुः शक्यं प्रवक्तुं वेष एव च ।
सर्वथा तु तदालक्ष्य स्फुटेयुरपि पर्वताः ॥ १०.६.७ ॥
His body and form cannot be described; had one looked upon it fully, even the mountains would have burst asunder.
10.6.8
तस्यास्यनासिकाभ्यां च श्रवणाभ्यां च सर्वशः ।
तेभ्यश्चाक्षिसहस्रेभ्यः प्रादुरासन्महार्चिषः ॥ १०.६.८ ॥
From his mouth and nostrils, from his ears on every side, and from those thousand eyes, great flames arose.
10.6.9
तथा तेजोमरीचिभ्यः शङ्खचक्रगदाधराः ।
प्रादुरासन्हृषीकेशाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ १०.६.९ ॥
Likewise, from the rays of radiance, Hṛṣīkeśa's bearers of conch, discus and mace appeared by hundreds and by thousands.
10.6.10
तदत्यद्भुतमालोक्य भूतं लोकभयङ्करम् ।
द्रौणिरव्यथितो दिव्यैरस्त्रवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥ १०.६.१० ॥
Seeing that most wondrous apparition, terrifying to the worlds, the son of Droṇa, undaunted, showered it with divine weapons.
10.6.11
द्रौणिमुक्ताञ्छरांस्तांस्तु तद्भूतं महदग्रसत् ।
उदधेरिव वार्योघान्पावको बडबामुखः ॥ १०.६.११ ॥
That great apparition swallowed those arrows released by Droṇa's son, as the submarine fire Baḍabāmukha swallows the floods of water of the ocean.
10.6.12
अश्वत्थामा तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य शरौघांस्तान्निरर्थकान् ।
रथशक्तिं मुमोचास्मै दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव ॥ १०.६.१२ ॥
Aśvatthāman, seeing those futile floods of arrows, released at it the chariot-spear, blazing like a tongue of fire.
10.6.13
सा तमाहत्य दीप्ताग्रा रथशक्तिरदीर्यत ।
युगान्ते सूर्यमाहत्य महोल्केव दिवश्च्युता ॥ १०.६.१३ ॥
That blazing-pointed chariot-spear, striking him, split apart, like a great meteor fallen from the sky that strikes the sun at the end of an age.
10.6.14
अथ हेमत्सरुं दिव्यं खङ्गमाकाशवर्चसम् ।
कोशात्समुद्बबर्हाशु बिलाद्दीप्तमिवोरगम् ॥ १०.६.१४ ॥
Then he swiftly drew from its sheath a divine sword with a golden hilt, radiant as the sky, as a blazing serpent comes forth from its hole.
10.6.15
ततः खङ्गवरं धीमान्भूताय प्राहिणोत्तदा ।
स तदासाद्य भूतं वै विलयं तूलवद्ययौ ॥ १०.६.१५ ॥
Then the wise one hurled that excellent sword at the spirit; it reached the spirit and dissolved like cotton.
10.6.16
ततः स कुपितो द्रौणिरिन्द्रकेतुनिभां गदाम् ।
ज्वलन्तीं प्राहिणोत्तस्मै भूतं तामपि चाग्रसत् ॥ १०.६.१६ ॥
Then Droṇa's son, enraged, hurled at him a blazing mace like Indra's banner; the spirit swallowed that too.
10.6.17
ततः सर्वायुधाभावे वीक्षमाणस्ततस्ततः ।
अपश्यत्कृतमाकाशमनाकाशं जनार्दनैः ॥ १०.६.१७ ॥
Then, with all weapons gone, looking here and there, he saw the sky made by Janārdana become not-sky.
10.6.18
तदद्भुततमं दृष्ट्वा द्रोणपुत्रो निरायुधः ।
अचिन्तयत्सुसन्त्रस्तः कृपभोजवचः स्मरन् ॥ १०.६.१८ ॥
Seeing that most wondrous sight, Droṇa's son, unarmed and greatly terrified, began to reflect, remembering the words of Kṛpa and Bhoja.
10.6.19
ब्रुवतामप्रियं पथ्यं सुहृदां न शृमोति यः ।
स शोचत्यापदं प्राप्य थाऽहमवमत्य तौ ॥ १०.६.१९ ॥
He who does not hear the unwelcome yet beneficial words of well-wishers, when he falls into calamity, grieves just as I did, having disregarded those two.
10.6.20
शास्त्रदृष्टानविद्वान्यः समतीत्य जिघांसति ।
स पथः प्रच्युतो धर्म्यात्कुपथे प्रतिहन्यते ॥ १०.६.२० ॥
The unlearned man who, transgressing the path enjoined by scripture, desires to kill, having fallen from the righteous path, is struck down on the wrong path.
10.6.21
गोब्राह्मणनृपस्त्रीषु सख्युर्मातुर्गुरोस्तथा ।
वृद्धबालजडान्धेषु सुप्तभीतोत्थितेषु च ॥ १०.६.२१ ॥
Upon cows, brahmins, kings and women; upon a friend, a mother, a teacher; likewise upon the old, the children, the dull and the blind; upon the sleeping, the frightened and those rising up.
10.6.22
मत्तोन्मत्तप्रमत्तेषु न शस्त्राणि च मातयेत् ।
इत्येवं गुरुभिः पूर्वमुपदिष्टं नृणां सदा ॥ १०.६.२२ ॥
One should not strike with weapons the intoxicated, the mad and the heedless; thus have the teachers always instructed men from of old.
10.6.23
सोऽहमुत्क्रम्य पन्थानं शास्त्रदृष्टं सनातनम् ।
अमार्गेणैवमारभ्य घोरामापदमागतः ॥ १०.६.२३ ॥
I, having transgressed the eternal path seen in scripture, and thus beginning by a wrong way, have fallen into a dreadful calamity.
10.6.24
तां चापदं घोरतरां प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ।
यदुद्यम्य महत्कृत्यं भयादपि निवर्तते ॥ १०.६.२४ ॥
The wise call that calamity even more dreadful, in which, having undertaken a great task, one turns back out of fear.
10.6.25
अशक्यं चैव कः कर्तुं शक्तः शक्तिबलादिह ।
न हि दैवाद्गरीयो वै मानुष्यं किञ्चिदिष्यते ॥ १०.६.२५ ॥
Who here, by the might of power, is able to do what is impossible? Indeed, human effort is not regarded as weightier than fate.
10.6.26
मानुष्यं कुर्वतः कर्म यदि दैवान्न सिध्यति ।
स पथः प्रच्युतो धर्म्याद्विपदं प्रतिपद्यते ॥ १०.६.२६ ॥
If a man performs an action by human effort and it does not succeed through fate, he falls from the righteous path and meets misfortune.
10.6.27
प्रतिज्ञानं ह्यविज्ञानं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ।
यदारभ्य क्रियां काञ्चिद्भयादिह निवर्तते ॥ १०.६.२७ ॥
The wise say that a vow is indeed a lack of understanding, for here a man, having begun some action, turns back out of fear.
10.6.28
तदिदं दुष्प्रणीतेन भयं मा समुपस्थितम् ।
न हि द्रोणसुतः सङ्ख्ये निवर्तेत कथञ्चन ॥ १०.६.२८ ॥
This fear has arisen, produced by badly directed conduct. The son of Droṇa would not turn back in battle in any way.
10.6.29
इदं च सुमहद्भूतं दैवदण्डमिवोद्यतम् ।
न चैतदभिजानामि चिन्तयन्नपि सर्वथा ॥ १०.६.२९ ॥
This very great portent is like the rod of fate raised aloft; and even pondering in every way, I do not recognize it.
10.6.30
ध्रुवं येयमधर्मेण प्रहिता कलुषा मतिः ।
तस्याः फलमिदं घोरं प्रतिघाताय कल्पते ॥ १०.६.३० ॥
Surely this is the fruit of that impure intention, sent forth by unrighteousness; this terrible result is fit for retribution.
10.6.31
तदिदं दैवविहितं मम सङ्ख्ये निवर्तनम् ।
नान्यत्र दैवादुद्यन्तुमिह शक्यं कथञ्चन ॥ १०.६.३१ ॥
This turning back of mine in battle was ordained by fate; apart from fate, it is not possible for anyone here to rise up in any way.
10.6.32
सोऽहमद्य महादेवं प्रपद्ये शरणं विभुम् ।
दैवदण्डमिमं घोरं स हि मे नाशयिष्यति ॥ १०.६.३२ ॥
Therefore today I take refuge in the great god Shiva, the all-powerful lord; he indeed will destroy this terrible rod of fate upon me.
10.6.33
कपर्दिनं प्रपद्येऽहं देवदेवमुमापतिम् ।
कपालमालिनं रुद्रं भगनेत्रहरं हरम् ॥ १०.६.३३ ॥
I take refuge in the matted-haired one, the god of gods, the lord of Umā — Rudra who wears a garland of skulls, Hara who took away the eyes of Bhaga.
10.6.34
स हि देवोऽत्यगाद्देवांस्तपसा विक्रमेण च ।
तस्माच्छरणमभ्येष्ये गिरिशं शूलपाणिनम् ॥ १०.६.३४ ॥
That god has surpassed the gods themselves by asceticism and by valour; therefore I shall approach for refuge the lord of the mountain, the trident-bearer.