Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.246
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3.246.1
ततो दिव्यास्त्रसंपन्ना गन्धर्वा हेममालिनः ।
विसृजन्तः शरान्दीप्तान्समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥ ३.२४६.१ ॥
Then the Gandharvas, endowed with divine weapons and wearing golden garlands, releasing blazing arrows, surrounded them on all sides.
3.246.2
चतुरः पाण्डवान्वीरान्गन्धर्वाश्च सहस्रशः ।
रणे संन्यपतन्राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ३.२४६.२ ॥
O king, in battle thousands of Gandharvas rushed together upon the four heroic Pāṇḍavas, and that became a wondrous sight.
3.246.3
यथा कर्णस्य च रथो धार्तराष्ट्रस् चोभयोः ।
गन्धर्वैः शतशश्छिन्नौ तथा तेषां प्रचक्रितरे ॥ ३.२४६.३ ॥
Just as the chariots of both Karṇa and the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were cut to pieces by the Gandharvas hundreds of times, so too were theirs.
3.246.4
तान्समापततो राजन्गधर्वाञ्छतशो रणे ।
प्रत्यगृह्णन्नरव्याघ्राः शरवर्षैरनेकशः ॥ ३.२४६.४ ॥
O king, as hundreds of Gandharvas swooped down upon them in battle, the tigers among men met them in return with showers of arrows in many ways.
3.246.5
ते कीर्यमाणाः खगमाः शरवर्षैः समन्ततः ।
न शेकुः पाण्डुपुत्राणां समीपे परिवर्तितुम् ॥ ३.२४६.५ ॥
Pelted with showers of arrows on every side, those sky-going Gandharvas could neither hold their ground near the sons of Pāṇḍu nor turn back.
3.246.6
अभिक्रुद्धानभिक्रुद्धो गन्धर्वानर्जुनस्तदा ।
लक्षयित्वाऽथ दिव्यानि महास्त्राण्युपचक्रमे ॥ ३.२४६.६ ॥
Then Arjuna, angered at the enraged Gandharvas, observed them and began to deploy the divine great weapons.
3.246.7
सहस्राणां सहस्राणि प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम् ।
अजेयानर्जुनः सङ्ख्ये गन्धर्वाणां बलोत्कटः ॥ ३.२४६.७ ॥
In battle Arjuna, mighty in strength, sent thousands upon thousands of the unconquerable Gandharvas to the abode of Yama.
3.246.8
तथा भीमो महेष्वासः संयुगे बलिनांवरः ।
गन्धर्वाञ्शतशो राजञ्चघान निशितैः शरैः ॥ ३.२४६.८ ॥
Likewise Bhīma, the great archer, best of the mighty in battle, O king, struck down the Gandharvas by hundreds with sharp arrows.
3.246.9
माद्रीपुत्रावपि तथा युध्मानौ बलोत्कटौ ।
परिगृह्याग्रतो राजञ्जघ्नतुः शतशः परान् ॥ ३.२४६.९ ॥
Likewise the two sons of Mādrī, mighty warriors, O king, surrounding them from the front, struck down the enemies by hundreds.
3.246.10
तेवध्यमाना गन्धर्वा दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महारथैः ।
उत्पेतुः खमुपादाय धृतराष्ट्रसुतांस्ततः ॥ ३.२४६.१० ॥
Struck down by the divine weapons of the great charioteers, those Gandharvas then seized the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and rose up into the sky.
3.246.11
सतानुत्पतितानदृष्ट्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः ।
महता शरजालेन समन्तात्पर्यवारयत् ॥ ३.२४६.११ ॥
Not seeing them rise, Dhanaṃjaya, son of Kuntī, surrounded them on all sides with a great net of arrows.
3.246.12
ते ब्रद्धाः शरजालेन शकुन्ता इव पञ्जरे ।
ववर्पुरर्जुनं क्रोधाद्गदाशक्त्यृष्टिवृष्टिभिः ॥ ३.२४६.१२ ॥
Caught in the net of arrows like birds in a cage, they, in anger, rained down upon Arjuna a shower of clubs, spears and lances.
3.246.13
गदाशक्त्यृष्टिवृष्टीस्ता निहत्य परमास्त्रवित् ।
गात्राणि चाहनद्भल्लैर्गन्धर्वाणां धनंजयः ॥ ३.२४६.१३ ॥
Dhanaṃjaya, knower of the supreme weapons, destroyed that rain of clubs, spears and lances, and struck the bodies of the gandharvas with crescent-headed arrows.
3.246.14
शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च चरणैर्बाहुभिस्तथा ।
अश्मवृष्टिरिवाभाति परेषामभवद्भयम् ॥ ३.२४६.१४ ॥
With heads, feet and arms falling, it appeared like a shower of stones, and fear arose among the enemies.
3.246.15
ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वाः पाण्डवेन महात्मना ।
भूमिष्ठमन्तरिक्षस्थाः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥ ३.२४६.१५ ॥
Being slain by the great-souled Pāṇḍava, those gandharvas, standing on the earth and in the sky, covered him with showers of arrows.
3.246.16
तेषां तु शरवर्षाणि सव्यसाची परंतपः ।
अस्त्रैः संवार्य तेजस्वी गन्धर्वान्प्रत्यविध्यत ॥ ३.२४६.१६ ॥
But Savyasācin, the brilliant scorcher of enemies, warded off their showers of arrows with weapons and struck back at the gandharvas.
3.246.17
स्थूणाकर्णेन्द्रजालं च सौरं चापि तथाऽर्जुनः ।
आग्नेयं चापि सौम्यं च ससर्ज कुरुननदनः ॥ ३.२४६.१७ ॥
Arjuna discharged the Sthūṇākarṇa and Indrajāla weapons and the solar weapon too; and the joy of the Kurus discharged the fiery and the lunar weapons as well.
3.246.18
ते दह्यमाना गन्धर्वाः कुन्तीपुत्रस्य सायकैः ।
दैतेया इव शक्रेण विषादमगमन्परम् ॥ ३.२४६.१८ ॥
Burning under the arrows of Kuntī's son, the gandharvas fell into the deepest despair, like the Daityas afflicted by Indra.
3.246.19
ऊर्ध्वमाक्रममाणाश्च शरजालेन वारिताः ।
विसर्पमाणा भल्लैश्च वार्यन्ते सव्यसाचिना ॥ ३.२४६.१९ ॥
Those attacking from above were held back by a net of arrows, and those advancing forward were checked by barbed arrows, by the ambidextrous archer (Arjuna).
3.246.20
गन्धर्वांस्त्रासितान्दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीपुत्रेण भारत ।
चित्रसेनो गदां गृह्य सव्यसाचिनमनाद्रवत् ॥ ३.२४६.२० ॥
O Bhārata, seeing the gandharvas terrified by the son of Kuntī, Citrasena seized his mace and rushed at the ambidextrous archer (Arjuna).
3.246.21
तस्याभिपततस्तूर्णं गदाहस्तस्य संयुगे ।
गदां सर्वायसीं पार्थः शरैश्चिच्छेद सप्तधा ॥ ३.२४६.२१ ॥
As he rushed swiftly upon him in battle with his mace raised, Pārtha (Arjuna) cut his entire iron mace into seven pieces with arrows.
3.246.22
स गदां बहुधा दृष्ट्वा कृत्तां बाणैस्तरस्विना ।
संवृत्य विद्ययाऽऽत्मानं योधयामास पाण्डवं ॥ ३.२४६.२२ ॥
Seeing his mace cut into many pieces by the swift one's arrows, he concealed himself by magic and fought against the Pāṇḍava.
3.246.23
अस्त्राणइ तस्य दिव्यानि संप्रयुक्तानि सर्वशः ।
दिव्यैरस्त्रैस्तदा वीरः पर्यवारयदर्जुनः ॥ ३.२४६.२३ ॥
His divine weapons, discharged on all sides, were then warded off by the hero Arjuna with divine weapons.
3.246.24
स वार्यमाणस्तैरस्त्रैरर्जुनेन महात्मना ।
गन्धर्वराजो बलवान्माययाऽन्तर्हितस्तदा ॥ ३.२४६.२४ ॥
Held back by those weapons of the great-souled Arjuna, the mighty king of the gandharvas then vanished by illusion.
3.246.25
अन्तर्हितं तमालक्ष्य प्रहरन्तमथार्जुनः ।
ताडयामास खचरैर्दिव्यास्त्रप्रतिमन्त्रितैः ॥ ३.२४६.२५ ॥
Seeing him, hidden and striking, Arjuna then struck him with sky-moving missiles charged with divine weapon-mantras.
3.246.26
अन्तर्धानवधं चास्य चक्रे क्रुद्धोऽर्जुनस्तदा ।
शब्दवेषं समाश्रित्य बहुरूपो धनंजयः ॥ ३.२४६.२६ ॥
Then the angry Arjuna destroyed his invisibility; assuming the form of sound, the many-formed Dhanaṃjaya did this.
3.246.27
रस वध्यमानस्तैरस्त्रैरर्जुनेन महात्मना ।
ततोऽस्य दर्शयामास तदाऽऽत्मानं प्रियः सखा ॥ ३.२४६.२७ ॥
Being struck by those weapons of the great-souled Arjuna… then his dear friend revealed himself to him.
3.246.28
चित्रसेनस्तथोवाच सखायं युधि विद्धि माम् ।
चित्रसेनमथालक्ष्य सखायमिति विस्मितः ॥ ३.२४६.२८ ॥
Then Citrasena said, "In battle, know me as your friend." Seeing Citrasena as a friend, he was astonished.
3.246.29
संजहारास्त्रमथं तत्प्रसृष्टं पाण्डवर्षभः ॥ ३.२४६.२९ ॥
Then the bull of the Pāṇḍavas withdrew the weapon he had released.
3.246.30
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवाः सर्वे संहृतास्त्रं धनंजयम् ।
संजह्रुः प्रद्रुतानश्वाञ्शरवेगान्धनूंषि च ॥ ३.२४६.३० ॥
But seeing Dhanaṃjaya, whose weapon had been withdrawn, all the Pāṇḍavas checked their rushing horses, the speed of their arrows, and their bows.
3.246.31
चित्रसेनश्च भीमश्च सव्यसाची यमावपि ।
पृष्ट्वा कौशलमन्योन्यं रथेष्वेवावतस्थिरे ॥ ३.२४६.३१ ॥
Citrasena, Bhīma, Savyasācin Arjuna, and the twins as well, having asked one another about their welfare, remained standing on their chariots.