Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.171
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3.171.1
ततोऽहं स्तूयमानस्तु तत्रतत्र सुरपिभिः ।
अपश्यमुदधिं भीममपांपतिमथाव्ययम् ॥ ३.१७१.१ ॥
Then, praised here and there by gods and sages, I saw the terrible ocean, lord of waters, imperishable.
3.171.2
फेनवत्यः प्रकीर्णाश्च संहताश्च समुच्छिताः ।
ऊर्मयश्चात्र दृश्यन्ते चलन्तइव पर्वताः ॥ ३.१७१.२ ॥
Here waves are seen, foamy, scattered, massed together and raised high, like mountains that move.
3.171.3
नावः सहस्रशस्तत्र रत्नपूर्णाः समन्ततः ।
नभसीव विमानानि विचरन्त्यो विरेजिरे ॥ ३.१७१.३ ॥
There on every side thousands of ships, filled with jewels, shone like celestial cars moving through the sky.
3.171.4
तिमिङ्गिलाः कच्छपाश् तथा तिमितिभिङ्गिलाः ।
मकराश्चात्र दृश्यन्ते जले मप्रा इवाद्रयः ॥ ३.१७१.४ ॥
Here timiṅgila monsters, tortoises, timitiṅgilas and makaras are seen, like mountains submerged in water.
3.171.5
शङ्खानां च महबाणि मग्रान्यप्सु ममन्ततः ।
दृश्यन्ते स्म यथा रात्रौ तारास्तन्वभ्रमंवृताः ॥ ३.१७१.५ ॥
On every side great conch shells sunk in the water were seen, like stars at night covered by thin clouds.
3.171.6
तथा सहस्रशस्तत्ररत्नसङ्घाः प्लवन्त्युत ।
वायुश् घृर्णते भीमस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ३.१७१.६ ॥
Likewise there thousands of heaps of jewels floated, and the terrible wind whirled; that sight became marvelous.
3.171.7
तमतीत्य महावेगं सर्वाम्भोनिधिमुत्तमम् ।
अपश्यं दानवाकीर्णं तद्दैत्यपुरमन्तिकात् ॥ ३.१७१.७ ॥
Having crossed that swift, best of all reservoirs of waters, I saw close at hand the city of the Daityas, filled with Dānavas.
3.171.8
तत्रैव मातलिस्तृणं निपात्य पृथिवीतले ।
दानवान्रथघोपेण तन्पुरं समुपाद्रवत् ॥ ३.१७१.८ ॥
Right there Mātali brought the chariot down upon the surface of the earth, and with the thunder of the chariot he rushed upon the Dānavas of that city.
3.171.9
रथघोषं तु तं श्रुत्वा स्तनयित्नोग्विम्बरे ।
मन्वाना देवराजं मामाविग्ना दानवाऽभवन् ॥ ३.१७१.९ ॥
Hearing that thunder of the chariot, the Dānavas, thinking it was the thunderer in the sky, the king of the gods — me — grew terrified.
3.171.10
सर्वे संभ्रान्तमनसः शग्चापधराः स्थिताः ।
तथाऽसिशूलपरशुगदामुसलपाणयः ॥ ३.१७१.१० ॥
All stood with agitated minds, bearing spears and bows, and likewise with swords, tridents, axes, maces and clubs in their hands.
3.171.11
ततो द्वाराणि पिदधुर्दानवास्त्रस्तचेतसः ।
संविधाय पुरे रक्षां न स्म कश्चन दृश्यते ॥ ३.१७१.११ ॥
Then the Dānavas, their minds struck with terror, shut the gates; though they had arranged a guard for the city, not a single one was to be seen.
3.171.12
ततः शङ्खमुपादाय देवदत्तं महास्वनम् ।
परमां मुदमाश्रित्य प्राधमं तं शनैरहम् ॥ ३.१७१.१२ ॥
Then, taking up the conch Devadatta with its mighty sound, and resorting to supreme joy, I blew it gently.
3.171.13
स तु शब्दो दिवं स्तब्ध्वा प्रतिशब्दमजीजनत् ।
वित्रेसुश्च निलिल्युश्च भूतानि सुमहान्त्यपि ॥ ३.१७१.१३ ॥
That sound filled the heavens and produced an echo; even the very great creatures trembled and hid.
3.171.14
ततो निवातकवचाः सर्व एव समन्ततः ।
दंशिता विविधैस्त्राणैर्विचित्रायुपाणयः ॥ ३.१७१.१४ ॥
Then all the Nivātakavacas, armored with various protections and with variegated weapons in their hands, came from every side.
3.171.15
आयसैश्र महाशूलैर्गदाभिर्मुसलैरपि ।
पट्टसैः करवालैश्च रथचक्रैश्च भारत ॥ ३.१७१.१५ ॥
And with great iron spears, clubs, pestles, sabres, swords, and chariot-wheels, O Bhārata.
3.171.16
शतघ्नीभिर्भुशुण्डीभिः खङ्गैश्चित्रैः स्वलंकृतैः ।
प्रगृहीतैर्दितेः पुत्राः प्रादुरासन्सहस्रशः ॥ ३.१७१.१६ ॥
The sons of Diti appeared by the thousand, holding shataghnis, bhushundis, and variegated, well-adorned swords.
3.171.17
ततो विचार्य बहुशो रथमार्गेषु तान्हयान् ।
प्राचोदयत्समे देशे मातलिर्भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.१७१.१७ ॥
Then Mātali, having considered many times, drove those horses forward on the chariot-paths onto level ground, O bull of the Bharatas.
3.171.18
तेन तेषां प्रणुन्नानासाशुत्वाच्छीघ्रगामिनाम् ।
नान्वपश्यत्तदा कश्रित्तन्मेऽद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ३.१७१.१८ ॥
Because of the swiftness of those swift-going ones driven by him, no one could see them then; this seemed wondrous to me.
3.171.19
ततस्ते दानवास्तत्रयोधवातान्यनेकशः ।
विकृतस्वररूपाणि भृशं सर्वाण्यचोदयन् ॥ ३.१७१.१९ ॥
Then those Dānavas there set in motion, fiercely and in many ways, war-winds of every kind, all of distorted sound and form.
3.171.20
तेन शब्देन सहसा समुद्रे पर्वतोपमाः ।
आप्लवन्त गतैः सत्वैर्मत्स्याः शतसहस्रशः ॥ ३.१७१.२० ॥
At that sound, suddenly, mountain-like fish by the hundred thousand leaped up in the ocean, their creatures set in motion.