Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.75
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14.75.1
प्राग्ज्योतिषमथाभ्येत्य व्यचरत्स हयोत्तमः ।
भगदत्तात्मजस्तत्र निर्ययौ रणकर्कशः ॥ १४.७५.१ ॥
Having come to Prāgjyotiṣa, that finest of horses roamed about there. Then the son of Bhagadatta, harsh in battle, went out there.
14.75.2
सहयं पाण्डुपुत्रं तु विषयान्तमुपागतम् ।
युयुधे भरतश्रेष्ठ यज्ञदत्तो महीपतिः ॥ १४.७५.२ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, when the son of Pāṇḍu, together with the horse, had come to the border of the realm, King Yajñadatta fought with him.
14.75.3
सोभिनिर्याय नगराद्भगदत्तसुतो नृपः ।
अश्वमायान्तमुन्मथ्य नगराभिमुखो ययौ ॥ १४.७५.३ ॥
That king, the son of Bhagadatta, went out from the city, struck down the horse as it came, and went back facing toward the city.
14.75.4
तमालक्ष्य महाबाहुः कुरूणामृषभस्तदा ।
गाण्डीवं विक्षिपंस्तूर्णं सहसा समुपाद्रवत् ॥ १४.७५.४ ॥
Seeing him, the mighty-armed bull of the Kurus, drawing the Gāṇḍīva bow, swiftly and suddenly rushed upon him.
14.75.5
ततो गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैरिषुभिर्मोहितो नृपः ।
हयमुत्सृज्य तं वीरस्ततः पार्थमुपाद्रवत् ॥ १४.७५.५ ॥
Then the king, bewildered by the arrows loosed from the Gāṇḍīva, released that horse, and the hero rushed toward Pārtha.
14.75.6
पुनः प्रविश्य नगरं दंशितः स नृपोत्तमः ।
आरुह्य नागप्रवरं निर्ययौ युद्धकाङ्क्षया ॥ १४.७५.६ ॥
Having re-entered the city, that best of kings, armored and eager for battle, mounted the finest elephant and went out again.
14.75.7
पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि ।
दोधूयता चामरेण श्वेतेन च महारथः ॥ १४.७५.७ ॥
That great charioteer (the king), with a white parasol held over his head and a white yak-tail fan waved over him.
14.75.8
ततः पार्थं समासाद्य पाण्डवानां महारथम् ।
आह्वयामास बीभत्सुं बाल्यान्मोहाच्च संयुगे ॥ १४.७५.८ ॥
Then, approaching Pārtha, the great charioteer of the Pāṇḍavas, he challenged Bībhatsu (Arjuna) in battle, out of youthful folly and delusion.
14.75.9
स वारणं नगप्रख्यं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम् ।
प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धः श्वेताश्वं प्रति पार्थिवः ॥ १४.७५.९ ॥
That king, enraged, sent forth toward the white-horsed one (Arjuna) that elephant, mountain-like, with temples and face streaming in rut.
14.75.10
विक्षरन्तं महामेघं परवारणवारणम् ।
शस्त्रवत्कल्पितं सङ्ख्ये विवशं युद्धदुर्मदम् ॥ १४.७५.१० ॥
That elephant, pouring like a great cloud, the restrainer of enemy elephants, arrayed in battle like a weapon, unrestrained and wild with battle-fury.
14.75.11
प्रचोद्यमानः स गजस्तेन राज्ञा महाबलः ।
तदाऽङ्कशेन विबभावुत्पतिष्यन्निवाम्बरम् ॥ १४.७५.११ ॥
Urged on by that king with the goad, the mighty elephant gleamed as though about to leap up into the sky.
14.75.12
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य क्रुद्धो राजन्धनंजयः ।
भूमिष्ठो वारणगतं योधयामास भारत ॥ १४.७५.१२ ॥
Seeing him charge toward him, Dhanaṃjaya, enraged, O king, stood on the ground and fought with the one seated on the elephant, O Bhārata.
14.75.13
यज्ञदत्तस्ततः क्रुद्धो मुमोचाशु धनंजये ।
तोमरानग्निसङ्काशाञ्शलभानिव वेगितान् ॥ १४.७५.१३ ॥
Then Yajñadatta, enraged, swiftly hurled at Dhanaṃjaya spears blazing like fire, flying swiftly like locusts.
14.75.14
अर्जुनस्तानसम्प्राप्तान्गाण्डीवप्रभवैः शरैः ।
द्विधा त्रिधा च चिच्छेद खगमान्खगमैस्तदा ॥ १४.७५.१४ ॥
Arjuna, before they reached him, cut them down into two and three pieces with arrows born of the Gāṇḍīva, as birds strike birds.
14.75.15
स तान्दृष्ट्वा तथा छिन्नांस्तोमरान्भगदत्तजः ।
इषूनसक्तांस्त्वरितः प्राहिणोत्पाण्डवं प्रति ॥ १४.७५.१५ ॥
Seeing the spears cut down thus, the son of Bhagadatta swiftly sent unbroken volleys of arrows toward the Pāṇḍava.
14.75.16
ततोऽर्जुनस्तूर्णतरं रुक्मपुङ्खानजिह्मगान् ।
प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो भगदत्तात्मजं प्रति ॥ १४.७५.१६ ॥
Then Arjuna, greatly enraged, very swiftly sent straight-flying arrows with golden feathers toward the son of Bhagadatta.
14.75.17
स तैर्विद्धो महातेजा यज्ञदत्तो महामृधे ।
भृशाहतः पपातोर्व्यां न त्वेनमजहात्स्मृतिः ॥ १४.७५.१७ ॥
Pierced by them, the mighty Yajñadatta, sorely wounded in the great battle, fell to the ground; yet consciousness did not leave him.
14.75.18
ततः स पुनरारुह्य वारणप्रवरं रणे ।
अव्यग्रः प्रेषयामास जयार्थी विजयं प्रति ॥ १४.७५.१८ ॥
Then, mounting again the foremost of elephants, undisturbed in battle and desiring victory, he sent his arrows toward Vijaya (Arjuna).
14.75.19
तस्मै बाणांस्ततो जिष्णुर्निर्मुक्ताशीविषोपमान् ।
प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो ज्वलितज्वलनोपमान् ॥ १४.७५.१९ ॥
Then the enraged Jiṣṇu (Arjuna) sent forth arrows at him, like snakes just released and like blazing fires.
14.75.20
स तैर्विद्धो महानागो विस्रवन्रुधिरं बभौ ।
हिमवानिव शैलेन्द्रो बहुप्रस्रवणस्तदा ॥ १४.७५.२० ॥
Pierced by those arrows, the great elephant, flowing with blood, then shone like the Himalaya, king of mountains, with its many springs.