Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.101
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6.101.1
आर्जुनं समरे शूरं विनिघ्नन्तं महारथान् ।
अलम्बुसः कथं युद्धे प्रत्ययुध्यत सञ्जय ॥ ६.१०१.१ ॥
O Sañjaya, how did Alambusa fight against the heroic Arjuna, who was slaying the great charioteers in battle?
6.101.2
आर्श्यशृङ्गिं कथं चैव सौभद्रः परवीरहा ।
तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन यथावृत्तं स्म संयुगे ॥ ६.१०१.२ ॥
How did Saubhadra, the slayer of enemy heroes, fight with Ārśyaśṛṅgi? Tell me the truth of it, just as it happened in battle.
6.101.3
धनंजयश्च किं चक्रे मम सैन्येषु संयुगे ।
भीमो वा रथिनां श्रेष्ठो राक्षसो वा घटोत्कचः ॥ ६.१०१.३ ॥
In battle, among my armies, what did Dhanañjaya do? Or the best of charioteers, Bhīma, or the rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca?
6.101.4
नकुलः सहदेवो वा सात्यकिर्वा महारथः ।
एतदाचक्ष्व मे सत्यं कुशलो ह्यसि सञ्जय ॥ ६.१०१.४ ॥
Or what did Nakula, Sahadeva, or the great charioteer Sātyaki do? You are skilled, O Sañjaya; tell me this truly.
6.101.5
हन्ते तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि संग्रामं रोमहर्षणम् ।
यथाऽभूद्राक्षसेन्द्रस्य सौभद्रस्य च मारिष ॥ ६.१०१.५ ॥
Sir, I will tell you the hair-raising battle that occurred between the lord of the rākṣasas and the son of Subhadrā.
6.101.6
अर्जुनश्च यथा सङ्ख्ये भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः ।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च रणे चक्रुः पराक्रमम् ॥ ६.१०१.६ ॥
And as Arjuna, Bhīmasena, and the Pāṇḍavas Nakula and Sahadeva displayed their valour in battle—
6.101.7
तथैव तावकाः सर्वे भीष्मद्रोणपुरःसराः ।
अद्भुतानि विचिन्राणि चक्रुः कर्माण्यभीतवत् ॥ ६.१०१.७ ॥
Likewise all your people, led by Bhīṣma and Droṇa, performed wonderful and varied deeds as if they were fearless.
6.101.8
अलम्बुसस्तु समरे अभिमन्युं महारथम् ।
विनद्य सुमहानादं तर्जयित्वा मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ६.१०१.८ ॥
But Alambusa, in battle, roared a mighty roar and repeatedly threatened the great charioteer Abhimanyu.
6.101.9
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ।
अभिमन्युश्च वेगेन सिंहवद्विनदन्मुहुः ॥ ६.१०१.९ ॥
He rushed at him swiftly, saying, "Stand, stand!" And Abhimanyu too, swiftly, roaring again and again like a lion, advanced.
6.101.10
आर्श्यशृङ्गिं महेष्वासि पितुरत्यन्तवैरिणम् ।
ततः समीपतुः सङ्ख्ये त्वरितौ नरराक्षसौ ॥ ६.१०१.१० ॥
Then the two, the man and the Rākṣasa, hastily approached in battle the great archer Ārśyaśṛṅgi, the utmost enemy of (Abhimanyu's) father.
6.101.11
रथाभ्यां रथिनौ श्रेष्ठौ यथा वै देवदानवौ ।
मायावा राक्षसश्रेष्ठो दिव्यास्त्रश्चैव फाल्गुनिः ॥ ६.१०१.११ ॥
Those two best charioteers, on their chariots, were like a god and a demon. And the best of māyā-skilled Rākṣasas, the son of Phālgunī (Arjuna), possessing divine weapons, was there too.
6.101.12
ततः कर्ष्णिर्महाराज निशितैः सायकैस्त्रिभिः ।
आर्श्यशृङ्गिं रणे विद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याव पञ्चभिः ॥ ६.१०१.१२ ॥
Then, O great king, the scion of Kṛṣṇa's line, having pierced Ārśyaśṛṅgi in battle with three sharp arrows, struck him again with five.
6.101.13
अलम्बुरोऽपि संक्रुद्धः कार्ष्णि नवभिराशुगैः ।
हृदि विव्याध वेगेन तोत्रैरिव महाद्विपम् ॥ ६.१०१.१३ ॥
Alambusa too, enraged, struck Kārṣṇi's chest with nine swift arrows, with force, as goads pierce a great elephant.
6.101.14
ततः शरसहस्रेण क्षिप्रकारी निशाचरः ।
अर्जुनास सुतं सङ्ख्ये पीडयामास भारत ॥ ६.१०१.१४ ॥
Then the swift-acting night-wanderer afflicted Arjuna's son in battle with a thousand arrows, O Bhārata.
6.101.15
अभिमन्युस्ततः क्रुद्धो नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः ।
बिभेद निशिसैर्बाणै राक्षसेन्द्रं महोरसि ॥ ६.१०१.१५ ॥
Then Abhimanyu, enraged, pierced the lord of rākṣasas in his broad chest with nine sharp arrows having bent joints.
6.101.16
ते तस्य विविशुस्तूर्णं कायं निर्भिद्य मर्मसु ।
स तैर्विभिन्नसर्वाङ्गः शुशुभे राक्षसोत्तमः ॥ ६.१०१.१६ ॥
Those arrows quickly pierced his body and entered his vital spots; with all his limbs pierced by them, that best of rākṣasas shone forth.
6.101.17
पुष्पितैः किंशुकै राजन्संस्तीर्ण इव पर्वतः ।
स संदधानश्च शरान्हेमपुङ्खान्महाबलः ॥ ६.१०१.१७ ॥
O king, like a mountain covered with blossoming kiṃśuka trees; and he, the mighty one, fitting arrows with golden shafts.
6.101.18
विबभौ राक्षसश्रेष्ठः सज्वाल इव पर्वतः ।
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज आर्श्यशृङ्गिरमर्षणः ॥ ६.१०१.१८ ॥
The best of rākṣasas shone like a blazing mountain. Then, great king, Ārśyaśṛṅgi, enraged and intolerant of resistance—
6.101.19
महेन्द्रप्रतिमं कार्ष्णि छादयामास पत्रिभिः ।
तेन ते विशिखा मुक्ता यमदण्डोपमाः शिताः ॥ ६.१०१.१९ ॥
The son of Kṛṣṇa, equal to Indra, covered him with arrows. The sharp arrows he released were like the staff of Yama.
6.101.20
अभिमन्युं विनिर्भिद्य प्राविशन्त धरातलम् ।
तथैवार्जुनिना मुक्ताः शराः कनकभूषणाः ॥ ६.१०१.२० ॥
Piercing Abhimanyu, they entered the surface of the earth. Likewise the arrows adorned with gold, released by Arjuna.
6.101.21
अलम्बुसं विनिर्भिद्य प्राविशन्त धरातलम् ।
सौभद्रस्तु रणे रक्षः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ६.१०१.२१ ॥
Piercing Alambusa, they entered the surface of the earth. But Saubhadra, in battle, struck the demon with arrows having bent joints.
6.101.22
चक्रे विमुखमासाद्य बलं शक्र इवाहवे ।
विमुखं च रणे रक्षो वध्यमानं रणेऽरिणा ॥ ६.१०१.२२ ॥
As Indra, reaching an army in battle, turns it back, so he turned the demon host to flight. And that demon, turned away in battle, being struck in the fight by the enemy,
6.101.23
प्रादुश्चक्रे महामायां तामसीमरिघातिनीम् ।
ततस्ते तमसा सर्वे वृताश्चासन्महीपते ॥ ६.१०१.२३ ॥
He produced the great illusion of darkness, which slays enemies. Then, O king, they were all enveloped in darkness.
6.101.24
नाभिमन्युमपश्यन्त नैव स्वान्न परान्रणे ।
अभिमन्युश्च तदृष्ट्वा घोररूपं महत्तमः ॥ ६.१०१.२४ ॥
In battle they saw neither Abhimanyu, nor their own men, nor the enemy. And Abhimanyu too, seeing that terrible form of great darkness,
6.101.25
प्रादुश्चक्रेऽस्त्रमत्सुग्रं भास्करं कुरुनन्दनः ।
ततः प्रकाशमभवज्जगत्सर्वं महीपते ॥ ६.१०१.२५ ॥
The joy of the Kurus brought forth the most terrible solar weapon, and then, O lord of the earth, the whole world became filled with light.
6.101.26
तां चाभिजघ्निवान्मायां राक्षसस्य दुरात्मनः ।
संक्रुद्धश्च महावीर्यो राक्षसेन्द्रं नरोत्तमः ॥ ६.१०१.२६ ॥
He destroyed that illusion of the wicked-minded rākṣasa, and the mighty best of men, enraged, attacked the lord of the rākṣasas.
6.101.27
छादयामास समरे शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
बह्वीस्तथाऽन्या मायाश्च प्रयुक्तास्तेन रक्षसा ॥ ६.१०१.२७ ॥
In battle he covered it over with arrows with bent joints, and likewise the many other illusions employed by that rākṣasa.
6.101.28
सर्वास्त्रविदमेयात्मा वारयामास फाल्गुनिः ।
हतमायं ततो रक्षो वध्यमानं च सायकैः ॥ ६.१०१.२८ ॥
Phālguni, knower of all weapons and of immeasurable self, warded it off; then the illusions were destroyed, and the rākṣasa, struck by arrows,
6.101.29
रथं तत्रैव संत्यज्य प्राद्रवन्महतो भयात् ।
तस्मिन्विनिर्जिते तूर्णं कूटयोधिनि राक्षसे ॥ ६.१०१.२९ ॥
Abandoning his chariot right there, he fled in great fear; when that deceitful warrior rākṣasa was swiftly defeated,
6.101.30
आर्जुनिः समरे सैन्यं तावकं संममर्द ह ।
मदान्धो वन्यनागेन्द्रः सपद्मां पद्मिनीमिव ॥ ६.१०१.३० ॥
In battle the son of Arjuna trampled your army, as a wild lord of elephants blinded by rut tramples a lotus pond.
6.101.31
ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मः सैन्यं दृष्ट्वाऽभिविद्रुतम् ।
महता शरवर्षेण सौभद्रं पर्यवारयत् ॥ ६.१०१.३१ ॥
Then Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, seeing the army fleeing in every direction, surrounded the son of Subhadrā with a great rain of arrows.
6.101.32
कोष्ठीकृत्य च तं वीरं धार्तराष्ट्रा महारथः ।
एवं सुबहवो युद्धे ततक्षुः सायकैर्दृढम् ॥ ६.१०१.३२ ॥
Surrounding that hero as if in a cage, the great chariot-warriors, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, struck him hard in battle with many arrows.
6.101.33
स तेषां रथिनां वीरः पितुस्तुल्यपराक्रमः ।
सदृशो वासुदेवस्य विक्रमेण बलेन च ॥ ६.१०१.३३ ॥
That hero, equal in valour to his father, was like Vāsudeva in prowess and in strength among those chariot-warriors.
6.101.34
उभयोः सदृशं कर्म स पितुर्मातुलस्य च ।
रणे बहुविधं चक्रे सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ ६.१०१.३४ ॥
In battle he performed many deeds fitting both his father and his maternal uncle; he was the best of all weapon-bearers.
6.101.35
ततो धनञ्जयो वीरो विनिघ्नंस्तव सैनिकान् ।
आससाद रणे भीष्मं पुत्रप्रेप्सुरमर्षणः ॥ ६.१०१.३५ ॥
Then the hero Dhanañjaya, striking down your soldiers, enraged and desiring to protect his son, approached Bhīṣma in battle.
6.101.36
तथैव समरे राजन्पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
आससाद रणे पार्थं स्वर्भानुरिव भास्करम् ॥ ६.१०१.३६ ॥
Likewise, O king, your father Devavrata in battle approached Pārtha, as Svarbhānu approaches the sun.
6.101.37
ततः सरथनागाश्वाः पुत्रास्तव जनेश्वर ।
परिवव्रू रणे भीष्मं जुगुपुश्च समन्ततः ॥ ६.१०१.३७ ॥
Then, O lord of men, your sons, with chariots, elephants and horses, surrounded Bhīṣma in battle and protected him on every side.
6.101.38
तथैव पाण्डवा राजन्परिवार्य धनञ्जयम् ।
रणाय महते युक्ता दंशिता भरतर्षभ ॥ ६.१०१.३८ ॥
Likewise, O king, the Pāṇḍavas, armored and prepared for the great battle, surrounded Dhanañjaya, O bull of the Bharatas.
6.101.39
शारद्वतस्ततो राजन्भीष्मस्य प्रमुखे स्थितम् ।
अर्जुनं पञ्चविंशत्या सायकानां समाचिनोत् ॥ ६.१०१.३९ ॥
Then, O king, Śāradvata (Kṛpa) covered Arjuna, who stood before Bhīṣma, completely with twenty-five arrows.
6.101.40
प्रत्युद्गम्याथ विव्याध सात्यकिस्तं शितैः शरैः ।
पाण्डवप्रियकामार्थं शार्दूल इव कुञ्जरम् ॥ ६.१०१.४० ॥
Then Sātyaki advanced and pierced him with sharp arrows, desiring the welfare of the Pāṇḍavas, as a tiger attacks an elephant.
6.101.41
गौतमोऽपि त्वरायुक्तो माधवं नवभिः शरैः ।
हृदि विव्याध संक्रुद्धः कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदैः ॥ ६.१०१.४१ ॥
Gautama (Kṛpa) too, hastening and greatly enraged, pierced Mādhava (Sātyaki) in the chest with nine arrows fitted with heron feathers.
6.101.42
शैनेयोऽपि ततः क्रुद्धश्चापमानम्य वेगवान् ।
गौतमान्तकरं तूर्णं समाधत्त शिलीमुखम् ॥ ६.१०१.४२ ॥
Then Śaineya (Sātyaki) too, enraged and swift, bent his bow and quickly fitted an arrow that would bring death to Gautama.
6.101.43
तमापतन्तं वेगेन शक्राशनिसमद्युतिम् ।
द्विधा चिच्छेद संक्रुद्धो द्रौणिः परमकोपनः ॥ ६.१०१.४३ ॥
Droṇa's son, enraged and exceedingly wrathful, cut in two the arrow rushing upon him with speed, blazing like Indra's thunderbolt.
6.101.44
समुत्सृज्याथ शैनेयो गौतमं रथिनां वरः ।
अभ्यद्रवद्रणे द्रौणिं राहुः खे शशिनं यथा ॥ ६.१०१.४४ ॥
Then Śaineya, best of charioteers, abandoning Gautama, rushed in battle at Droṇa's son, as Rāhu swoops in the sky upon the moon.
6.101.45
तस्य द्रोणसुतश्चापं द्विधा चिच्छेद भारत ।
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं ताडयामास सायकैः ॥ ६.१०१.४५ ॥
O Bhārata, Droṇa's son cut his bow in two; then, bowless, he struck him with arrows.
6.101.46
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय शत्रुघ्नं भारसाधनम् ।
द्रौणिं षष्ट्या महाराज बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥ ६.१०१.४६ ॥
He took up another bow, one that slays enemies and bears the burden, and, O great king, struck Droṇa's son on the arms and chest with sixty arrows.
6.101.47
स विद्धो व्यथितश्चैव मुहूर्तं कश्मलायुतः ।
निषसाद रथोपस्थे ध्वजयष्टिं समाश्रितः ॥ ६.१०१.४७ ॥
Pierced and distressed, he sank for a moment into a swoon and sat down on the chariot's floor, clinging to the banner-staff.
6.101.48
प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
वार्ष्णेयं समरे क्रुद्धो नाराचेन समार्पयत् ॥ ६.१०१.४८ ॥
Then, regaining his senses, the mighty son of Droṇa, enraged, struck the Vṛṣṇi (Sātyaki) in battle with an iron arrow.
6.101.49
शैनेयं स तु निर्भिद्य प्राविशद्धरणीतलम् ।
वसन्तकाले बलवान्बिलं सर्पशिशुर्यथा ॥ ६.१०१.४९ ॥
Piercing Sātyaki, he entered the surface of the earth, as a strong young serpent enters its hole in the spring season.
6.101.50
अथापरेण भल्लेन माधवस्य ध्वजोत्तमम् ।
चिच्छेद समरे द्रौणिः सिंहनादं मुमोच ह ॥ ६.१०१.५० ॥
Then, with another bhalla, the son of Droṇa cut off the excellent banner of Mādhava in battle, and let out a lion's roar.
6.101.51
पुनश्चैनं शरैर्घोरैश्छादयामास भारत ।
निदाघान्ते महाराज यथा मेघो दिवाकरम् ॥ ६.१०१.५१ ॥
Again, O Bhārata, he covered him with terrible arrows, as a cloud covers the sun at the end of the summer heat, O great king.
6.101.52
सात्यकोऽपि महाराज शरजालं निहत्य तत् ।
द्रौणिमभ्याकिरत्तूर्णं शरजालैरनेकधा ॥ ६.१०१.५२ ॥
O great king, Sātyaki too, having destroyed that net of arrows, swiftly showered the son of Droṇa with nets of arrows in many ways.
6.101.53
तापयामास च द्रौणिं शैनेयः परवारहा ।
विमुक्तो मेघजालेन यथैव तपनस्तथा ॥ ६.१०१.५३ ॥
And Śaineya, slayer of enemy warriors, afflicted the son of Droṇa, just as the sun, freed from the net of clouds, blazes.
6.101.54
शराणां च सहस्रेण पुनरेव समुद्यतः ।
सात्यकिश्छादयामास ननाद च महाबलः ॥ ६.१०१.५४ ॥
Rising again with a thousand arrows, the mighty Sātyaki covered him and roared.
6.101.55
दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं च तं ग्रस्तं राहुणेव निशाकरम् ।
अभ्यद्रवत शैनेयं भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् ॥ ६.१०१.५५ ॥
Seeing his son seized like the moon by Rāhu, the mighty Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) rushed at Śaineya (Sātyaki).
6.101.56
विव्याध च सुतीक्ष्णेन पृषत्केन महामृधे ।
परीप्सन्खसुतं राजन्वार्ष्णेयेनाभिपीडितम् ॥ ६.१०१.५६ ॥
O king, desiring to protect his son who was sorely pressed by the Vṛṣṇi (Sātyaki) in the great battle, he struck him with a very sharp arrow.
6.101.57
सात्यकिस्तु रणे हित्वा गुरुपुत्रं महारथम् ।
द्रोणं विव्याध विंशत्या सर्वपारशवैः शरैः ॥ ६.१०१.५७ ॥
But Sātyaki, leaving aside in battle the great warrior, the son of the teacher, struck Droṇa with twenty arrows that strike on all sides.
6.101.58
तदन्तरममेयात्मा कौन्तेयः शत्रुतापनः ।
अभ्यद्रवद्रणे क्रुद्धो द्रोणं प्रति महारथः ॥ ६.१०१.५८ ॥
Meanwhile, Kaunteya (Arjuna), of immeasurable soul, tormentor of foes, enraged, rushed in battle at Droṇa as a great warrior.
6.101.59
ततो द्रोणश्च पार्थश्च समेयातां महामृधे ।
यथा बुधश्च शुक्रश्च महाराज नभस्तले ॥ ६.१०१.५९ ॥
Then, O great king, Droṇa and Pārtha met in the great battle, as Mercury and Venus meet in the sky.