Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.174
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3.174.1
अदृश्यमानास्ते दैत्या योधयन्ति स्म मायया ।
अदृश्यनास्त्रवीर्येण तानप्यहमयोधयम् ॥ ३.१७४.१ ॥
Unseen, those Daityas fought against me by illusion; and by the power of unseen weapons I too fought against them.
3.174.2
गाण्डीवमुक्ता विशिखाः सम्यगस्त्रप्रचोदिताः ।
अच्छिन्दन्नुत्तमाङ्गानि यत्रयत्र स्म तेऽभवन् ॥ ३.१७४.२ ॥
The arrows released from the Gāṇḍīva, properly impelled by the weapon-mantra, cut off the heads wherever they were.
3.174.3
ततो निवातकवचा वध्यमाना मया युधि ।
संहृत्य रमायां सहसा प्राविशन्पुरमात्मनः ॥ ३.१७४.३ ॥
Then the Nivātakavacas, being slain by me in battle, withdrew themselves and suddenly entered their own city in the region of Ramā.
3.174.4
व्यपयातेषु दैत्येषु प्रादुर्भूते च दर्शने ।
अपश्यं दानवांस्तत्र हताञ्शतसहस्रशः ॥ ३.१७४.४ ॥
When the Daityas had withdrawn and sight had returned, I saw there hundreds of thousands of Dānavas slain.
3.174.5
विनिष्पिष्टानि तत्रैषां शस्त्राण्याभरणानि च ।
शतशः स्म प्रदृश्यन्ते गात्राणि कवचानि च ॥ ३.१७४.५ ॥
There their weapons and ornaments lay crushed to pieces, and hundreds of bodies and armours were to be seen.
3.174.6
हयानां नान्तरं ह्यासीत्पदाद्विचलितुं पदम् ।
उत्पत्य सहसा तस्थुरन्तरिक्षगमास्ततः ॥ ३.१७४.६ ॥
The horses had no room even to move a foot from the spot; then, leaping up suddenly, they stood as creatures that move through the air.
3.174.7
ततो निवातकवचा व्योम संछाद्य केवलम् ।
अदृश्या ह्यभ्यवर्तन्त विसृजन्तः शिलोच्चयान् ॥ ३.१७४.७ ॥
Then the Nivātakavacas, covering the sky entirely, advanced upon me unseen, hurling heaps of rocks.
3.174.8
अन्तर्भूमिगताश्चान्ये हयानां चरणानथ ।
व्यगृह्णन्दानवा घोरा रथचक्रे च भारत ॥ ३.१७४.८ ॥
Others, having gone beneath the ground, seized the feet of the horses; and the terrible danavas seized the chariot wheels, O Bhārata.
3.174.9
विनिगृह्य हयांश्चान्ये रथं च मम युध्यतः ।
सर्वतो मामविध्यन्त सरथं धरणीधरैः ॥ ३.१७४.९ ॥
Others, restraining the horses and my chariot while I fought, pierced me together with the chariot from every side with mountains.
3.174.10
पर्वतैरुपचीयद्भिः पतद्भिश्च तथाऽपरैः ।
स देशो यत्रवर्तामि गुहेव समपद्यत ॥ ३.१७४.१० ॥
With mountains piling up and falling, and with others, the place where I was turning became like a cave.
3.174.11
पर्वतैश्चाद्यमानोऽहं निगृहीतैश्च वाजिभिः ।
अगच्छं परमामार्तिं मातलिस्तदलक्षयत् ॥ ३.१७४.११ ॥
Struck by mountains and hampered by the restrained horses, I fell into utmost distress; Mātali perceived it.
3.174.12
लक्षयित्वा च मां भीतमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
आर्जुनार्जुन मा भैस्त्वं वज्रमस्त्रमुदीरय ॥ ३.१७४.१२ ॥
Seeing me afraid, he spoke these words: "Arjuna, Arjuna, do not be afraid! Discharge the thunderbolt weapon."
3.174.13
ततोऽहं तस्य तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वज्रमुदीरयम् ।
देवराजस् दयितं वज्रमस्त्रं नराधिप ॥ ३.१७४.१३ ॥
Then, having heard his words, I released the thunderbolt weapon, dear to Indra, king of the gods, O lord of men.
3.174.14
अचलं स्थानमासाद्य गाण्डीवमनुमन्त्र्य च ।
अमुञ्चं वज्रसंस्पर्शानायतान्निशिताञ्सरान् ॥ ३.१७४.१४ ॥
Having reached an unshakable position and consecrated the Gāṇḍīva bow with mantra, I released sharp arrows, drawn to their full length and touched by the thunderbolt.
3.174.15
ततो मायाश् ताः सर्वा निवातकवचांश्च तान् ।
ते वज्रचोदिता बाणा वज्रभूताः रसमाविशन् ॥ ३.१७४.१५ ॥
Then those arrows, impelled by the thunderbolt, became thunderbolts and entered all those illusions and the Nivātakavacas.
3.174.16
ते वज्रवेगविहता दानवाः पर्वतोपमाः ।
इतरेतरमाश्लिष्य न्यपतन्पृथिवीतले ॥ ३.१७४.१६ ॥
Those demons, struck by the speed of the thunderbolt and like mountains, clung to one another and fell upon the surface of the earth.
3.174.17
अन्तर्भूमौ च येऽगृह्णन्दानवा रथवाजिनः ।
अनुप्रविश्य तान्वाणाः प्राहिण्वन्यमसादनम् ॥ ३.१७४.१७ ॥
And the arrows, having entered those demons who had hidden beneath the ground with chariots and horses, sent them to the abode of Yama.
3.174.18
हतैर्निवातकवचैर्निरस्तैः पर्वतोपमैः ।
समाच्छाद्यत देशः स विकीर्णैरिव पर्वतैः ॥ ३.१७४.१८ ॥
That region was covered with the slain and cast-down Nivātakavacas, mountain-like, as if with scattered mountains.
3.174.19
न हयानां क्षतिः काचिन्न रथस् न मातलेः ।
मम चादृश्यत तदा तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ३.१७४.१९ ॥
No harm came to the horses, nor to the chariot, nor to Mātali; and I too could see nothing then; it became as if wondrous.
3.174.20
ततो मां प्रहसन्राजन्मातलिः प्रत्यभाषत ।
नैतदर्जुन देवेषु त्वयि वीर्यं यदीक्ष्यते ॥ ३.१७४.२० ॥
Then, O king, Mātali, laughing at me, replied: Arjuna, this is not how your prowess is seen among the gods.
3.174.21
हतेष्वसुरसङ्घेषु दारास्तेषां तु सर्वशः ।
प्राक्रोशन्नगरे तस्मिन्यथा शरदि लक्ष्मणाः ॥ ३.१७४.२१ ॥
When the hosts of asuras were slain, all their wives wailed in that city, like cranes in autumn.
3.174.22
ततो मातलिना सार्धमहं तत्पुरमभ्ययाम् ।
त्रासयन्रथघोषेण निवातकवचस्त्रियः ॥ ३.१७४.२२ ॥
Then I, together with Mātali, advanced toward that city, terrifying the women of the Nivātakavacas with the roar of the chariot.
3.174.23
तान्दृष्ट्वा दशसाहस्रान्मयूरसदृशान्हयान् ।
रथं च रविसंकाशं प्राद्रवन्गणशः स्त्रियः ॥ ३.१७४.२३ ॥
Seeing the ten thousand horses like peacocks and the chariot bright as the sun, the women fled in groups.
3.174.24
ताभिराभरणैः शब्दस्त्रासिताभिः समीरितः ।
शिलानामिव शैलेषु पतन्तीनामभूत्तदा ॥ ३.१७४.२४ ॥
The sound of the ornaments of those frightened women, stirred up as they fell, was then like stones falling on mountains.
3.174.25
वित्रस्ता दैत्यनार्यस्ताः स्वानि वेश्मान्यथाविशन् ।
बहुरत्नविचित्राणि शातकुम्भमयानि च ॥ ३.१७४.२५ ॥
Terrified, the women of the Daityas entered their own dwellings, which were varied with many jewels and made of gold.
3.174.26
तदद्भुताकारमहं दृष्ट्वा नगरमुत्तमम् ।
विशिष्टं देवनगरादपृच्छं मातलिं ततः ॥ ३.१७४.२६ ॥
Seeing that excellent city of wondrous form, superior even to the city of the gods, I then asked Mātali about it.
3.174.27
इदमेवंविधं कस्माद्देवता न विशन्त्युत ।
पुरंदरपुराद्धीदं विशिष्टमिति लक्षये ॥ ३.१७४.२७ ॥
Why, of such a kind, do the gods not enter this? I perceive that it is superior even to the city of Indra.
3.174.28
आसीदिदं पुरा पार्थ देवराजस्य नः पुरम् ।
ततो निवातकवचैरितः प्रच्याविताः सुराः ॥ ३.१७४.२८ ॥
Son of Pṛthā, this was once the city of our lord of the gods; then, occupied by the Nivātakavacas, the gods were driven out.
3.174.29
तपस्तप्त्वा महत्तीव्रं प्रसाद्य च पितामहम् ।
इदं वृतं निवासाय देवेभ्यश्चाभयं युधि ॥ ३.१७४.२९ ॥
Having performed great and intense austerity and propitiated the Grandfather, they chose this city as their dwelling, and sought safety for the gods in battle.
3.174.30
ततः शक्रेण भगवान्स्वयंभूरभिचोदितः ।
विधत्तां भगवानत्रेत्यात्मनो हितकाम्यया ॥ ३.१७४.३० ॥
Then, urged by Śakra, let the venerable Self-Existent One come here and, out of desire for his own welfare, make his arrangement.
3.174.31
तत उक्तो भगवता दिष्टमत्रेति भारत ।
भवितान्तस्त्वमप्येषां देहेनान्येन वृत्रहन् ॥ ३.१७४.३१ ॥
Then the venerable one, thus addressed, said: 'What is destined here will come to pass, O Bhārata. You too, slayer of Vṛtra, will be their end, in another body.'
3.174.32
तत एषां वधार्थाय शक्रोऽस्त्राणि ददौ तव ।
न हि शक्याः सुरैर्हन्तुं य एते निहतास्त्वया ॥ ३.१७४.३२ ॥
Then, for their slaying, Śakra gave you weapons. Those whom you have slain could not be slain by the gods.
3.174.33
कालस्य परिणामेन ततस्त्वमिह भारत ।
एषामन्तकरः प्राप्तस्तत्त्वया च कृतं तथा ॥ ३.१७४.३३ ॥
By the maturing of time, O Bhārata, you have come here as their end, and it has been done by you just so.
3.174.34
दानवानां विनाशार्थं महास्त्राणां महद्बलम् ।
ग्राहितस्त्वं महेन्द्रेण पुरुषेन्द्र तदुत्तमम् ॥ ३.१७४.३४ ॥
For the destruction of the Dānavas, the great power of the mighty weapons, O lord of men, was made to be received by you from the great Indra — that supreme (power).
3.174.35
ततः प्रशाम्य नगरं दानवांश्च निहत्य तान् ।
पुनर्मातलिना सार्धमगमं देवसद्म तत् ॥ ३.१७४.३५ ॥
Then, having pacified the city and slain those Dānavas, I went again with Mātali to that abode of the gods.