Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.34
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4.34.1
निर्याय नगराच्छूरा व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः ।
त्रिगर्तानस्पृशन्मात्स्याः मूर्येऽस्तंगमिते सति ॥ ४.३४.१ ॥
When the sun had set, the heroic Matsyas went out from the city, their armies arrayed for attack, and struck at the Trigartas.
4.34.2
ते त्रिगर्ताश्च मात्स्याश्च व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः ।
अन्योन्यमभिवर्तन्ते गोषु गृद्धा महाबलाः ॥ ४.३४.२ ॥
Those Trigartas and Matsyas, their armies arrayed, striking mighty warriors, eager for the cattle, turned upon one another.
4.34.3
भीमाश्च मत्तमातङ्गास्तोमराङ्कुशचोदिताः ।
ग्रामणीयैः समारूढाः कुशलैर्हस्तिसादिभिः ॥ ४.३४.३ ॥
Fearsome maddened elephants, urged on by spears and goads, mounted by leaders, with skilled elephant riders.
4.34.4
तेषां समागमो घोरस्तुमुलो रोमहर्षणः ।
घ्नतां परस्परं राजन्यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः ॥ ४.३४.४ ॥
Their encounter was terrible, tumultuous, and hair-raising; O king, striking one another, they increased the destruction of kings and nations.
4.34.5
देवासुरसमो राजन्नासीत्सूर्येऽबलम्बति ।
पदातिरथनागेन्द्रहयारोहबलौघवान् ॥ ४.३४.५ ॥
O king, when the sun was sinking, that battle was like the war of gods and demons, with a flood of might of foot soldiers, chariots, great elephants and horsemen.
4.34.6
अन्योन्यमभ्यापततां निघ्नतां चेतरेतरम् ।
उदतिष्ठद्रजो भौमं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥ ४.३४.६ ॥
As they rushed upon one another and struck each other, dust of the earth rose up, and nothing could be perceived.
4.34.7
पक्षिणश्चापतन्भूमौ सैन्येन रजसा वृताः ।
इषुभिर्व्यतिसर्पद्भिरादित्योऽन्तरधीयत ॥ ४.३४.७ ॥
Birds, covered with the dust of the army, fell to the ground, and the sun was hidden by the arrows flying across one another.
4.34.8
खद्योतैरिव संयुक्तमन्तरिक्षमजायत ॥ ४.३४.८ ॥
The sky became as if filled with fireflies.
4.34.9
रुक्मपृष्ठानि चापानि विचेरुर्विद्युतो यथा ।
नर्दतां लोकवीराणां सव्यं दक्षिणमस्यताम् ॥ ४.३४.९ ॥
Bows with golden backs moved about like lightning, and the left and right hands of the roaring heroes of the world shot arrows.
4.34.10
रथा रथैः समाजग्मुः पत्तयश्च पदातिभिः ।
सादिनः सादिभिर्जग्मुर्गजैश्चापि महागजाः ॥ ४.३४.१० ॥
Chariots met chariots, foot soldiers met foot soldiers, horsemen met horsemen, and great elephants met elephants.
4.34.11
असिभिः पट्टसैश्चापि शक्तिभिस्तोमरैरपि ।
संरब्धाः समरे योधा निजघ्नुरितरेतरम् ॥ ४.३४.११ ॥
With swords, broadswords, spears and javelins, the warriors, enraged in battle, struck down one another.
4.34.12
निघ्नन्तः समरेऽन्योन्यं हृष्टाः परिघपाणयः ।
न शेकुरतिसंक्रुद्धाः शूराः कर्तुं पराङ्भुखम् ॥ ४.३४.१२ ॥
Striking one another in battle, delighted, iron clubs in hand, the heroes, greatly enraged, were unable to turn their backs.
4.34.13
रक्ताधरोष्ठं सुनसं क्लृप्तश्मश्रु स्वलंकृतम् ।
अदृश्यत शिरश्छिन्नं रजोविध्वस्तकुण्डलम् ॥ ४.३४.१३ ॥
A severed head was seen, with reddened lower lip, fine nose, trimmed beard, well adorned, its earrings shaken into the dust.
4.34.14
दृश्यन्ते तत्र गात्राणि वीरैश्छिन्नानि सर्वशः ।
सालस्कन्धनिकाशानि क्षत्रियाणा महामृधे ॥ ४.३४.१४ ॥
There, in that great battle, the limbs of the kṣatriyas, cut off everywhere by heroes, were seen, like trunks of sāla trees.
4.34.15
नागभोगनिकाशैश्च बाहुभिश्चन्दनोक्षितैः ।
आकीर्णा वसुधा तत्र शिरोभिश्च सकुण्डलैः ॥ ४.३४.१५ ॥
There the earth was strewn with arms, like serpent coils and sprinkled with sandal, and with heads adorned with earrings.
4.34.16
यथा वा वाससी श्लक्ष्णे महारजतरञ्जिते ।
बिभ्रती युवती श्यामा तद्वद्भाति वसुन्धरा ॥ ४.३४.१६ ॥
As a dark young woman bearing two smooth garments dyed with silver shines, so the earth shone.
4.34.17
उपाशाम्यद्रजो भौमं रुधिरेण प्रवर्षता ।
कश्मलं प्राविशद्धोरं निर्मर्यादमवर्तत ॥ ४.३४.१७ ॥
The dust of the earth was laid by the pouring of blood; dreadful confusion entered, and all limits were broken.
4.34.18
युधिष्ठिरोऽपि धर्मात्मा भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तदा ।
व्यूहं कृत्वा विराटस्य अन्वयुध्यत पाण्डवः ॥ ४.३४.१८ ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, the righteous-souled, together with his brothers, formed an array and fought for Virāṭa.
4.34.19
आत्मानं श्येनवत्कृत्वा तुण्डमासीद्युधिष्ठिरः ।
पक्षौं यमौ च भवतः पुच्छमासीद्वृकोदरः ॥ ४.३४.१९ ॥
Making himself like a hawk, Yudhiṣṭhira became the beak; the twins became the wings, and Vṛkodara (Bhīma) became the tail.
4.34.20
सहस्रं न्यहनत्तत्र कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
भीमसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धः सर्वशस्त्रभृतांवरः ।
द्विसहस्रं रथान्वीरः परलोकं प्रवेशयत् ॥ ४.३४.२० ॥
There the son of Kuntī, Yudhiṣṭhira, struck down a thousand; and Bhīmasena, best of all weapon-bearers, enraged, that hero sent two thousand chariots to the other world.
4.34.21
नकुलस्त्रिशतं जघ्ने सहदेवश्चतुःशतम् ।
शतानीकः शतं जघ्ने मदिराश्वश्चतुःशतम् ॥ ४.३४.२१ ॥
Nakula struck down three hundred, Sahadeva four hundred; Śatānīka struck down a hundred, and Madirāśva four hundred.
4.34.22
प्रहृष्टां महतीं सेनां त्रिगर्तानां महाबलौ ।
आर्च्छतां बहुसंरब्धौ केशाकेशि रथारथि ॥ ४.३४.२२ ॥
Those two mighty ones, highly enraged, rushed upon the great and exultant army of the Trigartas, grasping hair to hair, chariot against chariot.
4.34.23
लक्षयित्वा त्रिगर्तानां तौ प्रविष्टौ महाचमूम् ।
जग्मतुः सूर्यदत्तश्च वललश्चापि पृष्ठतः ॥ ४.३४.२३ ॥
Having spotted the Trigartas, those two entered the great army; and Sūryadatta and Valala also advanced from behind.
4.34.24
शङ्खो विराटपुत्रश्च महेष्वासो महाबलः ।
विनिघ्नन्समरे शूरान्प्रविवेश महाचमूम् ॥ ४.३४.२४ ॥
Śaṅkha, son of Virāṭa, great archer and mighty, striking down heroes in battle, entered the great army.
4.34.25
विराटस्तत्र संग्रामे हत्वा पञ्चशतं रथान् ।
कुञ्जराणां शतं चैव सहस्रं वाजिनां तथा ॥ ४.३४.२५ ॥
There in that battle Virāṭa, having slain five hundred chariots, a hundred elephants, and likewise a thousand horses,
4.34.26
चरन्स विविधान्मार्गान्रथेन रथिनांवरः ।
त्रिगर्तानां सुशर्माणमार्च्छद्रुक्मरथं रणे ॥ ४.३४.२६ ॥
Moving by chariot along many different paths, the best of charioteers reached Suśarman of the Trigartas, whose chariot was golden, in battle.
4.34.27
तौ तु प्राहरतां तत्र महेष्वासौ महाबलौ ।
अन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नन्तौ गोषु गोवृषभाविव ॥ ४.३४.२७ ॥
Those two great archers and mighty ones struck at each other there, striking one another like two bulls among cows.
4.34.28
राजसिंहौ सुसंरब्धौ विरेजतुरमर्षणौ ।
कृतास्रौ निशितैर्बाणैरसिशक्तिपरश्वथैः ॥ ४.३४.२८ ॥
The two lions among kings, greatly enraged and intolerant, shone forth, skilled in weapons, with sharp arrows, swords, spears and axes.
4.34.29
ततो रथाभ्यां रथिनौ व्यतीयातां समन्ततः ।
शरान्ससृजतुः शीघ्रं तोयधारा घनाविव ॥ ४.३४.२९ ॥
Then the two charioteers, from their chariots, advanced upon one another on every side and swiftly released arrows like streams of water from clouds.
4.34.30
अन्योन्यमभिसंरब्धौ दन्ताभ्यामिव कुञ्जरौ ।
कृतास्त्रौ निशितैर्बाणैर्दारयामासतू रणे ॥ ४.३४.३० ॥
Fiercely enraged against one another, like two elephants with their tusks, those two skilled in weapons tore each other apart in battle with sharp arrows.
4.34.31
मात्स्यो राजा सुशर्माणं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ।
पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध चतुरो हयान् ॥ ४.३४.३१ ॥
The Matsya king struck Suśarman with sharp arrows, and then struck the four horses with five arrows each.
4.34.32
द्वाभ्यां सूतं च विव्याध केतुं च त्रिभिराशुगैः ।
तथैव मात्स्यराजं तु सुशर्मा युद्धदुर्मदः ।
पञ्चाशद्भिः शितैर्बाणैविव्याध परमास्त्रवित् ॥ ४.३४.३२ ॥
He struck the charioteer with two arrows and the banner with three swift arrows. Likewise Suśarman, maddened for battle and skilled in supreme weapons, struck the Matsya king with fifty sharp arrows.
4.34.33
तयोर्बलानि राजेन्द्र समस्तानि महारणे ।
नाजानन्त तदाऽन्योन्यं प्रदोषे रजसा वृते ॥ ४.३४.३३ ॥
O lord of kings, in that great battle, at dusk and shrouded in dust, the armies of both sides could no longer recognize one another.