Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.74
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14.74.1
त्रिगर्तैरभवद्युद्धं कृतवैरैः किरीटिनः ।
महारथसमाज्ञातैर्हतानां पुत्रनप्तृभिः ॥ १४.७४.१ ॥
A battle arose with the Trigartas, who bore enmity toward Arjuna, the crowned one; they were sons and grandsons of the slain, known as great charioteers.
14.74.2
ते समाज्ञाय सम्प्राप्तं यज्ञियं तुरगोत्तम ।
विषयान्तं ततो वीरा दंशिताः पर्यवारयन् ॥ १४.७४.२ ॥
Recognizing that the best sacrificial horse had arrived at the border of the land, the armored heroes surrounded it.
14.74.3
रथिनो बद्धतूणीराः सदश्वैः समलङ्कृतैः ।
परिवार्य हयं राजन्ग्रहीतुं सम्प्रचक्रमुः ॥ १४.७४.३ ॥
The charioteers, quivers bound on, with fine adorned horses, O king, surrounded the horse and set about seizing it.
14.74.4
ततः किरीटी सञ्चिन्त्य तेषां तत्र चिकीर्षितम् ।
वारयामास तान्वीरान्सान्त्वपूर्वमरिंदमः ॥ १४.७४.४ ॥
Then Arjuna, the crowned subduer of foes, considering their intention there, first restrained those heroes with words of conciliation.
14.74.5
तदनादृत्य ते सर्वे शरैरभ्यहनंस्तदा ।
तमोरजोभ्यां संछन्नांस्तान्किरीटी न्यवारयत् ॥ १४.७४.५ ॥
Disregarding that, they all then struck at him with arrows; and Kirīṭī checked them, covered over by darkness and dust.
14.74.6
तानव्रवीत्ततो जिष्णुः प्रहसन्निव भारत ।
निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञाः श्रेयो जीवितमेव च ॥ १४.७४.६ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, the victorious Arjuna, as if smiling, said to them: 'You who know not dharma, turn back; life itself is good.'
14.74.7
स हि वीरः प्रयास्यन्वै धर्मराजेन वारितः ।
हतबान्धवा न ते पार्त हन्तव्याः पार्थिवा इति ॥ १४.७४.७ ॥
That hero, setting forth, was restrained by the king of dharma. O son of Pṛthā, the kings whose kinsmen are slain are not to be slain by you.
14.74.8
स तदा तद्वचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ।
तान्निवर्तध्वमित्याह न न्यवर्तन्ति चापि ते ॥ १४.७४.८ ॥
Then, having heard those words of the wise king of dharma, he told them, "Turn back"; yet they did not turn back.
14.74.9
ततस्त्रिगर्तराजानं सूर्यवर्माणमाहवे ।
विनद्य शरजालेनि प्रजहास धनंजयः ॥ १४.७४.९ ॥
Then Dhanañjaya, roaring in battle at the king of the Trigartas, Sūryavarman, encircled him with a net of arrows and laughed aloud.
14.74.10
ततस्ते रथघोपेण रथनेमिस्वनेन च ।
पूरयन्तो दिशः सर्वा धनंजयमुपाद्रवन् ॥ १४.७४.१० ॥
Then they, filling all the directions with the rumble of chariots and the sound of chariot rims, rushed upon Dhanañjaya.
14.74.11
सूर्यवर्मा ततः पार्ते शराणां नतपर्वणाम् ।
शतान्यमुञ्चद्राजेन्द्र लघ्वस्त्रमभिदर्शयन् ॥ १४.७४.११ ॥
Then Sūryavarman, showing his skill with light weapons, loosed hundreds of arrows with bent joints upon the son of Pṛthā, O lord of kings.
14.74.12
तथैवान्ये महेष्वासा ये च तस्यानुयायिनः ।
मुमुचुः शरवर्षाणि धनंजयवधैषिणः ॥ १४.७४.१२ ॥
Likewise the other great archers who followed him, seeking the slaying of Dhanañjaya, loosed showers of arrows.
14.74.13
स ताञ्ज्यामुखनिर्मुक्तैर्बहुभिः सुबहूञ्शरान् ।
चिच्छेद पाण्डवो राजंस्ते भूमौ न्यपतंस्तदा ॥ १४.७४.१३ ॥
O king, the Pāṇḍava cut down those many arrows released from the bowstring with many arrows of his own, and then your warriors fell to the ground.
14.74.14
केतुवर्मा तु तेजस्वी तस्यैवावरजो युवा ।
युयुधे भ्रातुरर्थाय पाण्डवेन यशस्विना ॥ १४.७४.१४ ॥
But the radiant Ketuvarman, his own young younger brother, fought the famous Pāṇḍava for the sake of his brother.
14.74.15
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य केतुवर्माणमाहवे ।
अभ्यघ्नन्निशितैर्बाणैर्बीभत्सुः परवीरहा ॥ १४.७४.१५ ॥
Seeing Ketuvarman charging toward him in battle, Bībhatsu (Arjuna), slayer of enemy heroes, struck him with sharp arrows.
14.74.16
केतुवर्मण्यभिहते धृतवर्मा महारथः ।
रथेनाशु समुत्पत्य शरैर्जिष्णुमवाकिरत् ॥ १४.७४.१६ ॥
When Ketuvarman was struck, the great charioteer Dhṛtavarman swiftly leapt down from his chariot and showered arrows upon Jiṣṇu (Arjuna).
14.74.17
तस्य तां शीघ्रतामीक्ष्य तुतोषातीव वीर्यवान् ।
गुडाकेशो महादेजा बालस्य धृतवर्मणः ॥ १४.७४.१७ ॥
Seeing his swiftness, the mighty and greatly radiant Guḍākeśa (Arjuna) was exceedingly pleased — such was the valor of that young son of Dhṛtavarman.
14.74.18
न संदधानं ददृशे नाददानं च तं तदा ।
किरन्तमेवं स शरान्ददृशे पाकशासनिः ॥ १४.७४.१८ ॥
Then he (Dhṛtavarman) was seen neither fitting an arrow nor taking one up; he appeared to Pākaśāsani (the son of Indra, Arjuna) only as one showering arrows.
14.74.19
स तु तं पूजयामास धृतवर्माणमाहवे ।
मनसा तु मुहूर्तं वै रणे समभिहर्षयन् ॥ १४.७४.१९ ॥
He honored Dhṛtavarman in battle for a moment in his mind, greatly gladdening him in the fight.
14.74.20
न विव्याध रणे क्रुद्धः कुन्तीपुत्रो हसन्निव ।
सौभद्रस्येव तत्कर्म दृष्ट्वा बालस्य विस्मितः ॥ १४.७४.२० ॥
The son of Kuntī, though angry, did not pierce him in battle, as if laughing; astonished at the deed of that youth, like Saubhadra's.
14.74.21
तं पन्नगमिव क्रुद्धं कुरुवीरः स्मयन्निव ।
प्रीतिपूर्वं महाबाहुः प्राणैर्न व्यपरोपयत् ॥ १४.७४.२१ ॥
The hero of the Kurus, smiling and with affection, the mighty-armed one did not take the life of him, angry like a serpent.
14.74.22
स तथा रक्ष्यमाणो वै पार्थेनामिततेजसा ।
धृतवर्मा शरं दीप्तं मुमोच विजये तदा ॥ १४.७४.२२ ॥
Thus protected by the son of Pṛthā of boundless splendor, Dhṛtavarman then released a blazing arrow at Vijaya.
14.74.23
स तेन विजयस्तूर्णमासीद्विद्धः करे भृशम् ।
मुमोच गाण्डिवं मोहात्तत्पपाताथ भूतले ॥ १४.७४.२३ ॥
By that arrow Vijaya's hand was quickly pierced deeply; from confusion he let go of the Gāṇḍīva, and it fell to the ground.
14.74.24
धनुषः पततस्तस्य सव्यसाचिकराद्विभो ।
बभूव सदृशं रूपं शक्रचापस्य भारत ॥ १४.७४.२४ ॥
O mighty one, O Bhārata, the form of that bow falling from the hand of Savyasācin became like Indra's bow.
14.74.25
तस्मिन्निपतिते दिव्ये महाधनुषि पार्थिवः ।
चकार सस्वनं हासं धृतवर्मा महाहवे ॥ १४.७४.२५ ॥
When that divine great bow had fallen, the king Dhṛtavarman laughed aloud in the great battle.
14.74.26
ततो रोषार्दितो जिष्णुः प्रमृज्य रुधिरं करात् ।
धनुरादत्त तद्दिव्यं शरवर्षैर्ववर्ष च ॥ १४.७४.२६ ॥
Then Arjuna, the victor, tormented by anger, wiped the blood from his hand, took up that divine bow, and rained down a shower of arrows.
14.74.27
ततो हलहलाशब्दो दिवस्पृगभवत्तदा ।
नानाविधानां भूतानां तत्कर्माणि प्रशंसताम् ॥ १४.७४.२७ ॥
Then a tumultuous uproar rose, touching the sky, as beings of many kinds praised his deeds.
14.74.28
ततः सम्प्रेक्ष्य संक्रुद्धं कालान्तकयमोपमम् ।
जिष्णुं त्रैगर्तका योधाः परीताः पर्यवारयन् ॥ १४.७४.२८ ॥
Then the Trigarta warriors, seeing Arjuna enraged, like Death at time's end and Yama, surrounded him on all sides.
14.74.29
अभिसृत्य परीप्सार्थं ततस्ते धृतवर्मणः ।
परिवव्रुर्गुडाकेशं तत्राक्रुद्ध्यद्धनंजयः ॥ १४.७४.२९ ॥
Then Dhṛtavarman's men advanced to protect him and encircled Guḍākeśa; there Dhanaṃjaya grew angry.
14.74.30
ततो योधाञ्जघानाशु तेषां स दश चाष्ट च ।
महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैरायसैर्बहुभिः शरैः ॥ १४.७४.३० ॥
Then he swiftly struck down eighteen of them with many iron arrows, like Indra's great thunderbolt.
14.74.31
तान्सम्प्रभग्नान्सम्प्रेक्ष्य त्वरमाणो धनंजयः ।
शरैराशीविषाकारैर्जघान स्वनवद्धसन् ॥ १४.७४.३१ ॥
Seeing them utterly routed, Dhanaṃjaya, hastening, struck them with arrows like venomous serpents, roaring and laughing.
14.74.32
ते भग्नमनसः सर्वे त्रैगर्तकमहारथाः ।
दिशोऽभिदुद्रुवू राजन्धनंजयशरार्दिताः ॥ १४.७४.३२ ॥
Those great charioteers of the Trigartas, all with broken spirits, tormented by Dhanaṃjaya's arrows, fled in every direction, O king.
14.74.33
हतावशिष्टा हि पराः पार्थं दृष्टपराक्रमाः ।
तमूचुः पुरुषव्याघ्रं संशप्तकनिषूदनम् ॥ १४.७४.३३ ॥
The survivors, having seen his prowess, spoke to Pārtha, tiger among men, destroyer of the Saṃśaptakas.
14.74.34
तवास्म किंकराः सर्वे सर्वे वै वशगास्तव ।
आज्ञापयस्वः नः पार्थ प्रह्वान्प्रेष्यानवस्थितान्।
करिष्यामः प्रियं सर्वं तव कौरवनन्दन ॥ १४.७४.३४ ॥
We are all your servants; we are all under your control. Command us, Pārtha. Standing humbly as servants, we will do all that is dear to you, joy of the Kauravas.
14.74.35
एतदाज्ञाय वचनं सर्वांस्तानब्रवीत्तदा ।
जीवितं रक्षत नृपाः शासनं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ १४.७४.३५ ॥
Having heard these words, he then said to them all: 'O kings, protect your lives; accept my command.'