Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.45
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4.45.1
उत्तरं सांरथिं कृत्वा शमीं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम् ।
आयुधं सर्वमादाय ततः प्रायाद्धनञ्जयः ॥ ४.४५.१ ॥
Having made Uttara his charioteer and circled the śamī tree, taking up all his weapons, then Dhanañjaya set out.
4.45.2
ध्वजं च सिंहं मात्स्यस्य भ्रातॄणामायुधानि च ।
प्रणिधाय शमीमध्ये प्रयातुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ४.४५.२ ॥
Having placed the lion banner of the Matsya king and the weapons of the brothers in the midst of the śamī tree, he began to set out.
4.45.3
ततः काञ्चनलाङ्गूलं ध्वजं वानरलक्षणम् ।
दिव्यं मायामयं युक्तं विहितं विश्वकर्मणा ।
मनसा चिन्तयामास प्रसादं पावकस्य च ॥ ४.४५.३ ॥
Then he thought in his mind of the banner with a golden tail, marked with the sign of a monkey, divine, made of illusion, fashioned by Viśvakarman, and of the favor of the fire god.
4.45.4
स च तच्चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा ध्वजे भूतान्ययोजयत् ।
रथे वानरमुच्छ्रित्य गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपद्धनुः ॥ ४.४५.४ ॥
Knowing that thought, he joined beings to the banner; raising the monkey on the chariot, he brandished the bow Gāṇḍīva.
4.45.5
सपताकं विचित्राङ्गं सोपासङ्गं महाबलम् ।
खात्पपात रथे तूर्णं दिव्यरूपं मनोरमम् ॥ ४.४५.५ ॥
With its banners flying, variegated in its parts, with its quiver, very strong, divine in form and delightful, that chariot swiftly descended from the sky onto the chariot.
4.45.6
रथमास्थाय बीभत्सुः कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः ।
बद्धासिः सतलत्राणः प्रगृहीतशरासनः ।
ततः प्रायादुदीचीं स कपिप्रवरकेतनः ॥ ४.४५.६ ॥
Mounting the chariot, Bībhatsu, son of Kuntī, white-horsed, his sword bound on, his arm-guard fastened, his bow firmly held, then he set out toward the north, he whose banner bears the best of monkeys.
4.45.7
सैन्याभ्याशं स संप्राप्य गृहीत्वा शङ्खमुत्तमम् ।
स्वनवन्तं महाशब्दं देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः ।
शशाङ्करूपं बीभत्सुः प्राध्मापयदरिंदमः ॥ ४.४५.७ ॥
Reaching near the army, Dhanañjaya, the enemy-subduer, took the excellent conch and blew Devadatta, its sound great and resounding; Bībhatsu, moon-like in form, sounded it.
4.45.8
शशाङ्ककुन्दधवलं मुखे निक्षिप्य वासविः ।
उच्छ्वसद्गण्डयुगलं सिराल्याचितफालकम् ॥ ४.४५.८ ॥
Placing the conch, white as the moon and kunda flower, at his mouth, the son of Vāsava, his two cheeks swelling and his forehead covered with veins;
4.45.9
आरक्तनिम्ननयनं ह्रस्वस्थूलशिरोधरम् ।
अतिश्लिष्टोदरोरस्कं तिर्यगाननशोभितम् ॥ ४.४५.९ ॥
with reddened, sunken eyes, a short, thick neck, belly and chest tightly drawn, adorned by a sidelong face;
4.45.10
यावत्स्वशक्तिसामग्र्यं त्रैलोक्यं क्षोभयन्निव ।
मरुद्भिर्दशभिश्चैव प्राध्मापयदरिंदमः ॥ ४.४५.१० ॥
With all his strength, as if shaking the three worlds, together with the ten Maruts, the enemy-subduer blew it.
4.45.11
शङ्खशब्दोस्य सोत्यर्थं श्रूयते कालमेघवत् ॥ ४.४५.११ ॥
The sound of his conch was heard very loudly, like a black storm cloud.
4.45.12
तस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन धनुपो निस्वनेन च ।
वानरस्य निनादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च।
जङ्गमस्य भयं घोरमकरोत्पाकशासनिः ॥ ४.४५.१२ ॥
By the sound of that conch, by the twang of the bow, by the roar of the monkey (on the banner), and by the rumble of the chariot wheel, the son of Indra struck terrible fear into all living beings.
4.45.13
शङ्खशब्देन पार्थस्य मुखेनाश्वाः पतन्क्षितौ ।
उत्तरश्चापि संत्रस्थो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥ ४.४५.१३ ॥
At the sound of Pārtha's conch the horses fell face-down to the ground, and Uttara too, terrified, sat down on the floor of the chariot.
4.45.14
अथाश्वान्रश्मिभिः पार्थः समुद्यम्य परंतपः ।
अभ्राजत रथोपस्थे भानुर्मेराविवोत्तरे ॥ ४.४५.१४ ॥
Then Pārtha, the scorcher of foes, raised up the horses with the reins, and shone on the chariot floor like the sun rising on the northern Meru.
4.45.15
शङ्खघोषेण वित्रस्तं ज्याघातेन च मूर्छितम् ।
उत्तरं संपरिष्वज्य समाश्वासयदर्जुनः ॥ ४.४५.१५ ॥
Uttara, terrified by the roar of the conch and stunned by the twang of the bowstring, Arjuna embraced closely and comforted.
4.45.16
मा भैस्त्वं राजपुत्राग्र्य क्षत्रियोसि परन्तप ।
कथं पुरुषशार्दूल शत्रुमध्ये विषीदसि ॥ ४.४५.१६ ॥
'Fear not, best of princes; you are a kṣatriya, scorcher of foes. Tiger among men, how can you despair in the midst of enemies?'
4.45.17
श्रुतास्ते शङ्खशब्दाश्च भेरीशब्दाश्च सर्वशः ।
कुञ्जराणां च निनदा व्यूढानीकेषु नित्यशः ॥ ४.४५.१७ ॥
Among the arrayed armies you have always heard the sounds of conches, the sounds of drums, and the roars of elephants.
4.45.18
स त्वं कथमिवानेन शङ्खशब्देन भीषितः ।
विपण्णरूपो वित्रस्तः पुरुषः प्राकृतो यथा ॥ ४.४५.१८ ॥
How is it that you, terrified by this sound of the conch, pale of face and trembling, have become like an ordinary man?
4.45.19
श्रुता मे शङ्खशब्दाश्च भेरीशब्दाश्च नित्यशः ।
कुञ्जराणां च निनदा व्यूढानीकेषु तिष्ठतः ॥ ४.४५.१९ ॥
I have always heard the sounds of conches and the sounds of drums, and the roars of elephants among the armies standing in array.
4.45.20
नैवंविधाः शङ्खशब्दाः पुरा जातु मया श्रुताः ।
ध्वजस्य चापि रूपं मे दृष्टपूर्वं नहीदृशम् ।
धनुषश्चापि घोषश्च श्रुतपूर्वो न मे क्वचित् ॥ ४.४५.२० ॥
Such sounds of conches I never heard before; such a form of the banner I never saw before; and such a roar of the bow I have never heard anywhere.
4.45.21
अस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन धनुषो निस्वनेन च ।
अमानुषाणां शब्देन भूतानां निस्वसेन च।
रथनेमिप्रणादेन मनो कमे मुह्यते भृशम् ॥ ४.४५.२१ ॥
By the sound of this conch, by the twang of the bow, by the voices of non-human beings, by the breathing of creatures, and by the roar of chariot-wheels, my mind is greatly bewildered.
4.45.22
व्याकुलाश्च दिशः सर्वा हृदयं व्यथतीव च ।
ध्वजेन पिहिताः सर्वा दिशो न प्रतिभान्ति मे।
गाण्डीवस्य च शब्देन कर्णौ मे बधिरीकृतौ ॥ ४.४५.२२ ॥
All the directions are confused, and my heart seems to ache. Covered by the banner, all the directions do not appear to me; and by the sound of the Gāṇḍīva my ears have been made deaf.
4.45.23
पुनर्ध्वजं पुनः शङ्खं धनुश्चैव पुनः पुनः ।
स मूढचेता वैराटिरर्जुनं समुदैक्षत ॥ ४.४५.२३ ॥
Again and again looking at the banner, again at the conch, and again and again at the bow, the bewildered son of Virāṭa gazed intently at Arjuna.
4.45.24
स मुहूर्तं प्रयातं तु पार्थो वैराटिमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.४५.२४ ॥
For a moment he remained silent; then Pārtha (Arjuna) spoke to the son of Virāṭa.
4.45.25
स्थिरो भव महाबाहो संज्ञां चात्मानमानय ।
एकान्ते रथमास्थाय पद्भ्यां त्वमवपीड्य च।
दृढं च रश्मीन्संयच्छ शङ्खं ध्मास्याम्यहं पुनः ॥ ४.४५.२५ ॥
Be steady, O mighty-armed one, and recover your senses. Mount the chariot in a secluded place, press down with your feet, and hold the reins firmly; I will blow the conch again.
4.45.26
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुः सव्यसाची परन्तपः ।
ततः शङ्खमुपाध्मासीद्दारयन्निव पर्वतान्।
गुहा गिरीणां च तदा दिशः शैलांस्तथैव च ॥ ४.४५.२६ ॥
Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed Arjuna, the left-handed archer, scorcher of foes, then blew the conch as if splitting the mountains. The caves of the mountains, the directions, and the rocks likewise (trembled).
4.45.27
ज्याघोषं तलघोषं च कृत्वा भूतान्यमोहयत् ।
उत्तरश्चापि संलीनो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।
तं समाश्वासयामास पुनरेव धनञ्जयः । ॥ ४.४५.२७ ॥
Making the twang of the bowstring and the sound of the palm-slap, he bewildered all beings. Uttara too crouched hidden on the floor of the chariot. Dhanañjaya reassured him again.
4.45.28
तस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन रथनेमिस्वनेन च ।
गाण्डीवस्य च शब्देन पृथिवी समकम्पत ॥ ४.४५.२८ ॥
By the sound of that conch, by the rumble of the chariot-wheel rims, and by the twang of the Gāṇḍīva bow, the earth trembled entirely.