Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.70
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2.70.1
ततो विष्फारयन्राजा महच्चैदिपतिर्धनुः ।
अभियास्यन्हृषीकेशमुवाच मधुसूदनम् ॥ २.७०.१ ॥
Then the king of the Cedis, drawing his great bow taut and ready to attack Hṛṣīkeśa, spoke to Madhusūdana.
2.70.2
एकस्त्वमसि मे शत्रुस्तत्त्वां हत्वाऽद्य माधव ।
ततः सागरपर्यन्तां पालयिष्यामि मेदिनीम् ॥ २.७०.२ ॥
You alone are my enemy. Mādhava, having slain you today, I shall then protect the earth bounded by the ocean.
2.70.3
द्वैरथं काङ्क्षितं यद्वै तदिदं पर्युपस्थितम् ।
चिरस्य वत मे दिष्ट्या वासुदेव सह त्वया।
अद्य त्वां निहनिष्यामि भीष्मं च सह पाण्डवैः ॥ २.७०.३ ॥
The single combat I have long desired has now come before me. Vāsudeva, by good fortune, today I shall slay you, together with Bhīṣma and the Pāṇḍavas.
2.70.4
एवमुक्त्वा स तं बाणैर्निशितैरत्ततेजनैः ।
विव्याध युधि तीक्ष्णाग्रैश्चेदिराड्यपुङ्गवम् ॥ २.७०.४ ॥
Having spoken thus, he pierced that best of men in battle with sharp arrows, keenly whetted, with keen points.
2.70.5
कङ्कपत्रच्छदा बाणाश्चेदिराजधनुश्च्युताः ।
विविशुस्ते तदा कृष्णं भुजङ्गा इव पर्वतम् ॥ २.७०.५ ॥
The arrows, feathered with heron-plumes and shot from the bow of the Cedi king, then entered Kṛṣṇa as serpents enter a mountain.
2.70.6
नाददानस्य चैद्यस्य शरानत्यस्यतोपि वा ।
दधृशुर्विवरं केचिद्गतिं वायोरिवाम्बरे ॥ २.७०.६ ॥
Though the Cedi king kept taking up and shooting arrows without pause, some could see no gap in them, just as the course of the wind is not seen in the sky.
2.70.7
चेदिराजमहामेधः शरजालाम्बुमांस्तदा ।
अभ्यवर्षद्धृषीकेशं पयोद इव पर्वतम् ॥ २.७०.७ ॥
Then the Cedi king, a great cloud laden with the water of a net of arrows, poured down upon Kṛṣṇa, lord of the senses, as a rain cloud pours upon a mountain.
2.70.8
ततः शार्ङ्गममित्रघ्नः कृत्वा सशरमच्युतः ।
आबभाषे महबाहुः सुनीथं परवीरहा ॥ २.७०.८ ॥
Then Acyuta, slayer of enemies, mighty-armed slayer of heroic foes, took up his bow Śārṅga, fitted an arrow, and spoke to Sunītha.
2.70.9
अयं त्वं भामकस्तीक्ष्णश्चेदिराज महाशरः ।
भेत्तुमर्हति वेगेन महाशनिरिवाचलम् ॥ २.७०.९ ॥
Here is your arrow, the sharp great shaft Bhāmaka, O king of the Cedi; with force it is able to pierce, as a great thunderbolt pierces a mountain.
2.70.10
एवं ब्रुवति गोविन्दे ततश्चेदिपतिः पुनः ।
मुमोच निशितानन्यान्कृष्णं प्रति शरान्बहून् ॥ २.७०.१० ॥
As Govinda spoke thus, the lord of the Cedi again let loose many other sharp arrows toward Kṛṣṇa.
2.70.11
अथ बाणार्दितः कृष्णः शार्ङ्गमायम्य दीप्तिमान् ।
मोच निशितान्बाणाञ्छतशोथ सहस्रशः ॥ २.७०.११ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa, radiant and pained by the arrows, drew his bow Śārṅga and released sharp arrows by hundreds and by thousands.
2.70.12
ताञ्छरांस्तु स चिच्छेद शरवर्षैस्तु चेदिराट् ।
षड्भिश्चान्यैर्जघानाशु केशवं चेदिपुङ्गवः ॥ २.७०.१२ ॥
But the Cedi king cut those arrows down with a shower of arrows, and the best of the Cedi swiftly struck Keśava with six and with other arrows.
2.70.13
ततोऽस्रं सहसा कृष्णः प्रमुमोच जगद्गुरुः ।
अस्त्रेण तन्महाबाहुर्वारयामास चेदिराट् ॥ २.७०.१३ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa, teacher of the world, suddenly released a weapon, and the mighty-armed king of the Cedis checked it with his own weapon.
2.70.14
ततः शतसहस्रेण शराणां नतपर्वणाम् ।
सर्वतः समवाकीर्य शौरिं दामोदरं तदा ॥ २.७०.१४ ॥
Then, with a hundred thousand bent-jointed arrows, he covered Śauri Dāmodara on all sides.
2.70.15
ननाद बलवान्क्रुद्धः शिशुपालः प्रतापवान् ।
इदं चोवाच संरब्धः केशवं परवीरहा ॥ २.७०.१५ ॥
The mighty, enraged and valiant Śiśupāla roared; furious, the slayer of enemy heroes said this to Keśava.
2.70.16
अद्याङ्गं मामका बाणा भेत्स्यन्ति तव संयुगे ।
हत्वा त्वां समुतामात्यं पाण्डवांश्च तरस्विनः ॥ २.७०.१६ ॥
Today my arrows will pierce every limb of yours in battle, having slain you together with your ministers and the swift Pāṇḍavas.
2.70.17
अनृण्यमद्यय यास्यामि जरासन्धस्य धीमतः ।
कंसस्य केशिनश्चैव नरकस्य तथैव ह ॥ २.७०.१७ ॥
Today I shall go, free of debt to the wise Jarāsandha, to Kaṃsa, to Keśin, and likewise to Naraka.
2.70.18
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षः शिशुपालो जनार्दनम् ।
अदृश्यं शरवर्षेण सर्वतः स चकार ह ॥ २.७०.१८ ॥
Having said this, Śiśupāla, red-eyed with anger, made Janārdana invisible on all sides with a rain of arrows.
2.70.19
ततोऽस्त्रेणैव चान्योन्यं निकृत्य च शरान्बहून् ।
शरवर्षैस्तदा चैद्यमन्तर्धातुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ २.७०.१९ ॥
Then, having cut down each other's many arrows with weapons, the son of Caidya (Śiśupāla) then began to make himself disappear with a shower of arrows.
2.70.20
अन्तर्धानगतौ वीरौ शुशुभाते महारथौ ।
तौ दृष्ट्वा सर्वभूतानि साधुसाध्वित्यपूजयन् ॥ २.७०.२० ॥
The two heroes and great charioteers, gone into concealment, shone forth; seeing them, all beings praised them, saying, "Well done, well done!"
2.70.21
न दृष्टपूर्वमस्माभिर्युद्धमीदृशकं पुरा ।
ततः कृष्णं जघानाशु शुशुपालस्त्रिभिः शरैः ॥ २.७०.२१ ॥
Such a battle we had never seen before. Then Śiśupāla swiftly struck Kṛṣṇa with three arrows.
2.70.22
कृष्णोऽपि बाणैर्विव्याध सुनीथं पञ्चभिर्युधि ।
ततः सुनीथं सप्तत्या नाराचैर्दयद्बली। ॥ २.७०.२२ ॥
Kṛṣṇa too pierced Sunītha in battle with five arrows. Then the mighty one pierced Sunītha with seventy iron arrows.
2.70.23
ततोऽतिविद्धः कृष्णेन सुनीथः क्रोधमूर्छितः ।
विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैर्वासुदेवं स्तनान्तरे ॥ २.७०.२३ ॥
Then Sunītha, greatly pierced by Kṛṣṇa, overcome with anger, pierced Vāsudeva in the middle of the chest with sharp arrows.
2.70.24
पुनः कृष्णं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा ननादावसरे नृपः ।
तोऽतिदारुणं युद्धं सहसा चक्रतुस्तदा ॥ २.७०.२४ ॥
Again the king, piercing Kṛṣṇa with three arrows at the right moment, roared; then the two of them suddenly fought a most dreadful battle.
2.70.25
नौ नखैरिव शार्दूलौ दन्तैरिव महागजौ ।
दंष्ट्राभिरिव पञ्चास्यौ चरणैरिव कुक्कुटौ ॥ २.७०.२५ ॥
As two tigers fight with their claws, two great elephants with their tusks, two lions with their fangs, and two cocks with their feet,
2.70.26
दारयेतां शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरन्योन्यं युधि तावुभौ ।
ततो मुमुचतुः क्रुद्धौ शरवर्षमनुत्तमम् ॥ २.७०.२६ ॥
In battle the two tore at each other with sharp arrows; then, enraged, they both unleashed an unsurpassed rain of arrows.
2.70.27
शरैरेव शराञ्छित्वा तावुभौ पुरुषर्षभौ ।
चक्रातेऽस्त्रमयं युद्धं घोरं तदतिमानुषम् ॥ २.७०.२७ ॥
Cutting arrows with arrows, those two bulls among men carried on a terrible battle full of weapons, superhuman in its nature.
2.70.28
आग्नेयमस्त्रं मुमुचे शिशुपालः प्रतापवान् ।
वारुणास्त्रेण तच्छ्रीघ्रं नाशयामास केशवः ॥ २.७०.२८ ॥
The mighty Śiśupāla released the fiery weapon; Keśava swiftly destroyed it with the Varuṇa weapon.
2.70.29
कौबेरमस्त्रं सहसा चेदिराट् प्रमुमोच ह ।
रणैव सहसाऽनाशयत्तं जगत्प्रभुः ॥ २.७०.२९ ॥
The king of the Cedis suddenly released Kubera's weapon; the lord of the world destroyed it at once in the very battle.
2.70.30
याम्यमस्त्रं ततः क्रुद्धो मुमुचे कालमोहितः ।
याम्येनैवास्त्रयोगेन याम्यमस्त्रं व्यनाशयत् ॥ २.७०.३० ॥
Then, enraged and deluded by Time, he released Yama's weapon; by the very application of Yama's weapon he destroyed that weapon of Yama.
2.70.31
गान्धर्वेण च गान्धर्वं मानवं मानवेन च ।
वायव्येन च वायव्यं रौद्रं रौद्रेण चाभिभूः ॥ २.७०.३१ ॥
With the Gandharva weapon he countered the Gandharva weapon, with the Manu weapon the Manu weapon, with the wind weapon the wind weapon, and with the fierce weapon the fierce weapon—the overpowering one.
2.70.32
ऐन्द्रमैन्द्रेण भगवान्वैष्णवेन च वैष्णवम् ।
एवमस्त्राणि कुर्वाणौ युयुधाते महाबलौ ॥ २.७०.३२ ॥
With the Indra weapon the blessed lord countered the Indra weapon, and with the Viṣṇu weapon the Viṣṇu weapon; thus the two mighty ones, employing weapons, fought on.
2.70.33
ततो मायां विकुर्वाणो दमगोषसुतो बली ।
गदामुसलसंयुक्ताञ्छक्तितोमरसायकान् ॥ २.७०.३३ ॥
Then the mighty son of Damaghoṣa, producing illusion, unleashed clubs and pestles, spears, javelins and arrows.
2.70.34
परश्वथमुसण्डीश्च ववर्ष युधि केशवम् ।
अमोघास्त्रेण भगवान्नाशयामास केशिहा ॥ २.७०.३४ ॥
In battle he rained axes and maces upon Keśava; but the blessed lord, slayer of Keśin, destroyed them with an unfailing weapon.
2.70.35
शिलावर्षं महाघोरं ववर्ष युधि चेदिराट् ।
वज्रास्त्रेणाभिसङ्क्रुद्धश्चूर्णं तदकरोत्प्रभुः ॥ २.७०.३५ ॥
In battle the king of Cedi rained a terrible shower of stones; the lord, greatly enraged, reduced it to powder with the thunderbolt weapon.
2.70.36
जलवर्षं ततो घोरं व्यस़जच्चेदिपुङ्गवः ।
वायव्यास्त्रेण भगवान्व्याक्षिपच्छतशो हि तत् ॥ २.७०.३६ ॥
Then the best of the Cedis unleashed a terrible rain of water; the blessed lord, with the wind weapon, scattered it by the hundreds.
2.70.37
निहत्य सर्वमायां वै सुनीतस्य जनार्दनः ।
स मुहूर्तं चकाराशु द्वन्द्वयुद्धं महारथः ॥ २.७०.३७ ॥
Having destroyed all the illusion of Sunīta, Janārdana at once fought a single combat as a great charioteer for a moment.
2.70.38
स बाणयुद्धं कुर्वाणो भर्त्सयामास चेदिराट् ।
दमघोषसुतो धृष्टमुवाच यदुपुङ्गवम् ॥ २.७०.३८ ॥
The king of the Cedis, son of Damaghoṣa, while carrying on the archery battle, reviled the best of the Yadus and boldly spoke these words.
2.70.39
अद्य कृष्णमकृष्णं तु कुर्वन्तु मम सायकाः ।
इत्येवमुक्त्वा दुष्टात्मा शरवर्षं जनार्दने ॥ २.७०.३९ ॥
"Today let my arrows make Kṛṣṇa un-Kṛṣṇa," saying this, the wicked-minded one rained a shower of arrows upon Janārdana.
2.70.40
मुमोच पुरुषव्याघ्रो घोरं वै चेदिपुङ्गवः ।
शरसंङ्कृत्तगात्रस्तु क्षणेन यदुनन्दनः ॥ २.७०.४० ॥
That tiger among men, best of the Cedis, released fierce arrows; but the body of the joy of the Yadus was pierced by arrows in an instant.
2.70.41
रुधिरं परिसुस्राव मदं मत्त इव द्विपः ।
न यन्ता न रथो वापि न चाश्वाः पर्वतोपमाः ॥ २.७०.४१ ॥
Blood flowed out like a maddened elephant in rut; neither charioteer nor chariot nor horses like mountains were visible.
2.70.42
दृश्यन्ते शरसञ्छन्नाः केशवस्य महात्मनः ।
केशवं तदवस्थं तु दृष्ट्वा भूतानि चक्रुशुः ॥ २.७०.४२ ॥
The great-souled Keśava was seen covered with arrows; seeing Keśava in that condition, the beings cried out.
2.70.43
दारुकस्तु तदा प्राह कृष्णं यादवनन्दनम् ।
नेदृशो दृष्टपूर्वो हि सङ्ग्रामो वै पुरा मया ॥ २.७०.४३ ॥
Then Dāruka said to Kṛṣṇa, joy of the Yādavas: "Never before have I seen such a battle."
2.70.44
स्थातव्यमिति तिष्ठामि त्वत्प्रभावेण माधव ।
अन्यथा न च मे प्राणा धरायेयुर्जनार्दन ॥ २.७०.४४ ॥
"I stand firm, as I must, by your power, O Mādhava; otherwise my life-breaths would not remain in me, O Janārdana."
2.70.45
अतः सञ्चिन्त्य गोविन्द क्षिप्रमस्य वधं कुरु ।
एवमुक्तस्तु सूतेन केशवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २.७०.४५ ॥
"Therefore, O Govinda, having considered it, quickly bring about his death." Thus addressed by the charioteer, Keśava spoke these words.
2.70.46
एष ह्यतिबलो दैत्यो हिरण्यकशिपुः पुरा ।
रिपुः सुराणामभवद्वरदानेन गर्वितः ॥ २.७०.४६ ॥
"This very mighty demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, formerly proud from a boon, became the enemy of the gods."
2.70.47
तथाऽऽसीद्रावणो नाम राक्षसो ह्यतिवीर्यवान् ।
तेनैव बलवीर्येण बलं नागणयन्मम ॥ २.७०.४७ ॥
"Likewise there was a demon named Rāvaṇa, of very great valour, who, by that very strength and valour, did not reckon my might."
2.70.48
अहं मृत्युश्च भविता काले काले दुरात्मनः ।
न भेतव्यं तथा सूत नैष कश्चिन्मयि स्थिते ॥ २.७०.४८ ॥
"I shall be death to the evil-minded, time after time. Therefore, O charioteer, do not fear; while I stand, no one here can harm you."
2.70.49
इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान्ननर्द गरुडध्वजः ।
पाञ्चजन्यं महाशङ्खं पूरयामास केशवः ॥ २.७०.४९ ॥
Having said this, the blessed one whose banner is Garuḍa roared, and Keśava filled the great conch Pāñcajanya with sound.
2.70.50
संमोहयित्वा भगवांश्चक्रं दिव्यं समाददे ।
चिच्छेद च सुनीथस्य शिरश्चक्रेण संयुगे ॥ २.७०.५० ॥
Bewildering him, the blessed one took up the divine discus, and in battle he severed the head of Sunītha with the discus.
2.70.51
स पपात महाबाहुर्वज्राहत इवाचलः ।
ततश्चेदिपतेर्देहात्तेजोऽग्र्यं ददृशुर्नृपाः ॥ २.७०.५१ ॥
He fell like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt, the mighty-armed one; then the kings saw the foremost radiance leave the body of the lord of Cedi.
2.70.52
उत्पतन्तं महाराज गगनादिव भास्करम् ।
ततः कमलपत्राक्षं कृष्णं लोकनमस्कृतम्।
ववन्दे तत्तदा तेजो विवेश च नराधिप ॥ २.७०.५२ ॥
That radiance rose up, great king, like the sun rising from the sky; then, bowing to Kṛṣṇa, lotus-petal-eyed and honored by the worlds, it entered into him, O lord of men.
2.70.53
तदद्भुतममन्यन्त दृष्ट्वा सर्वे महीक्षितः ।
यद्विवेश महाबाहुं तत्तेजः पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ २.७०.५३ ॥
Seeing that radiance enter the mighty-armed best of persons, all the kings thought it wonderful.
2.70.54
अनभ्रे प्रववर्ष द्यौः पपात ज्वलिताशनिः ।
कृष्णेन निहते चैद्ये चचाल न वसुन्धरा ॥ २.७०.५४ ॥
The sky rained without a cloud, and a blazing thunderbolt fell; yet when Caidya was slain by Kṛṣṇa, the earth did not tremble.
2.70.55
ततः केचिन्महीपाला नाब्रुवंस्तत्र किञ्चन ।
अतीतवाक्पथे काले प्रेक्षमाणा जनार्दनम् ॥ २.७०.५५ ॥
Then some kings said nothing there, as the moment passed beyond the reach of speech, and they kept looking at Janārdana.
2.70.56
हस्तैर्हस्ताग्रमपरे प्रत्यपिंषन्नमर्षिताः ।
अपरे दशनैरोष्ठानदशन्क्रोधमूर्छिताः ॥ २.७०.५६ ॥
Some, indignant, rubbed the fingertips of one hand against the other; others, overcome with rage, bit their lips with their teeth.
2.70.57
रहश्च केचिद्वार्ष्णेयं प्रशशंसुर्नराधिपाः ।
केचिदेव सुसंरब्धा मध्यस्थास्त्वपरेऽभवन् ॥ २.७०.५७ ॥
Some kings privately praised the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, Kṛṣṇa; some became greatly enraged; and others remained neutral.
2.70.58
प्रहृष्टाः केशवं जग्मुः संस्तुवन्तो महर्षयः ।
ब्राह्मणाश्च महात्मानः पार्थिवाश्च महाबलाः।
शशंसुर्निर्वृताः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा कृष्णस्य विक्रमम् ॥ २.७०.५८ ॥
Delighted, the great sages went to Keśava, praising him; the brahmins, the noble-souled ones, and the mighty kings, all content, praised him after seeing Kṛṣṇa's valor.
2.70.59
सदेवगन्धर्वगणा राजानो भुवि विश्रुताः ।
प्रणामं हि हृषीकेशे प्राकुर्वत महात्मनि ॥ २.७०.५९ ॥
Together with the hosts of gods and gandharvas, the kings renowned on earth made obeisance to the great-souled Hṛṣīkeśa.
2.70.60
ये त्वासुरगणाः पक्षाः सम्भूताः क्षत्रिया इह ।
ते निन्दन्ति हृषीकेशं दुरात्मानो गतायुषः ॥ २.७०.६० ॥
But the kshatriyas born here on the side of the hosts of demons, evil-minded and doomed, revile Hṛṣīkeśa.
2.70.61
प्रजापतिगणा ये तु मध्यस्थाश्च महात्मनि ।
ब्रह्मर्षयश्च सिद्धाश्च गन्धर्वोरगचारणाः ॥ २.७०.६१ ॥
The hosts of Prajāpati, the brahmin sages, the perfected ones, the gandharvas, the serpents and the cāraṇas who stood near the great-souled one.
2.70.62
ते वै स्तुवन्ति गोविन्दं दिव्यैर्मङ्गलसंयुतैः ।
परस्परं च नृत्यन्ति गीतेन विविधेन च।
उपतिष्ठन्ति गोविन्दं प्रीतियुक्ता महात्मनि ॥ २.७०.६२ ॥
They praised Govinda with divine auspicious words, danced with one another, and, full of delight, attended upon the great-souled Govinda with many kinds of song.
2.70.63
प्रहृष्टाः केशवं जग्मुः संस्तुवन्तो महर्षयः ।
ब्राह्मणाश्चापि सुप्रीताः पाण्डवाश्च महाबलाः ॥ २.७०.६३ ॥
The delighted great sages went to Keśava, praising him; the brahmins too were greatly pleased, and so were the mighty Pāṇḍavas.
2.70.64
पाण्डवस्त्वब्रवीद्भातॄन्सत्कारेण महीपतिम् ।
दमघोषात्मजं शूरं संस्कारयत मा चिरम् ॥ २.७०.६४ ॥
Then the Pāṇḍava [Yudhiṣṭhira] said to his brothers: "Honour this lord of the earth, the heroic son of Damaghoṣa, and have him consecrated without delay."
2.70.65
कुरुराजवचः श्रुत्वा भ्रातरस्ते त्वरान्विताः ।
तथा च कृतवन्तस्ते भ्रातुर्वै शासनं तदा ॥ २.७०.६५ ॥
Hearing the word of the Kuru king, those brothers hastened, and at once carried out their brother's command.
2.70.66
चेदीनामाधिपत्ये च पुत्रं तस्याज्ञया हरेः ।
अभ्यषिञ्चत तं पार्थः सहितैर्वसुधाधिपैः ॥ २.७०.६६ ॥
By the command of Hari, the Pārtha [Arjuna], together with the other lords of the earth, anointed his son as lord over the Cedis.