Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.116
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6.116.1
अभिमन्युर्महाराज तव पुत्रमयोधयत् ।
महत्या सेनया युक्तं भीष्महेतोः पराक्रमी ॥ ६.११६.१ ॥
O great king, the valiant Abhimanyu fought against your son, who was accompanied by a great army for the sake of Bhīṣma.
6.116.2
दुर्योधनो रणे कार्षिं नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः ।
आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धः पुनश्चैनं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥ ६.११६.२ ॥
In battle, enraged, Duryodhana struck the son of Kṛṣṇā on the chest with nine arrows of bent joints, and then struck him again with three arrows.
6.116.3
तस्य शक्तिं रणे कार्ष्णिर्मृत्योर्जिह्वामिवायसीम् ।
प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो दुर्योधनरथं प्रति ॥ ६.११६.३ ॥
In battle, the son of Kṛṣṇā, greatly enraged, sent his spear, like the iron tongue of Death, toward Duryodhana's chariot.
6.116.4
तामापतन्तीं सहसा घोररूपां विशांपते ।
द्विधा चिच्छेद ते पुत्रः क्षुरप्रेण महारथः ॥ ६.११६.४ ॥
O lord of men, your son, the great charioteer, suddenly cut that terrible-formed spear, rushing toward him, in two with a razor-headed arrow.
6.116.5
तां शक्तिं पतितां दृष्ट्वा कार्ष्णिः परमकोपनः ।
दुर्योधनं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥ ६.११६.५ ॥
Seeing that spear fallen, the son of Kṛṣṇā, in extreme wrath, struck Duryodhana with three arrows in the arms and chest.
6.116.6
पुनश्चैनं शरैर्घोरैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ।
दशभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ॥ ६.११६.६ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, again he struck the impatient Duryodhana in the middle of the chest with ten terrible arrows.
6.116.7
तद्युद्धमभवद्धोरं चित्ररूपं च भारत ।
ईक्षितृप्रीतितजननं सर्वपार्थिवपूजितम् ॥ ६.११६.७ ॥
That battle became terrible and of wondrous form, O Bhārata, bringing delight to the onlookers, and was honoured by all the kings.
6.116.8
भीष्मस्य निधनार्थाय पार्थस्य विजयाय च ।
युयुधाते रणे वीरौ सौभद्रकुरुपुङ्गवौ ॥ ६.११६.८ ॥
For the death of Bhīṣma and the victory of Pārtha, those two heroes — Saubhadra and the bull of the Kurus — fought in the battle.
6.116.9
सात्यकिं रभसं युद्धे द्रौणिर्ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवः ।
आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो नाराचेन परंतपः ॥ ६.११६.९ ॥
In battle, the impetuous Sātyaki was struck on the chest by Droṇa's son, the best of brahmins, enraged, with an iron arrow — that tormentor of enemies.
6.116.10
शैनेयोऽपि गुरोः पुत्रं सर्वमर्मसु भारत ।
अताडयदमेयात्मा नवभिः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥ ६.११६.१० ॥
Sātyaki, the descendant of Śini, also struck the teacher's son at all the vital spots, O Bhārata, with nine heron-feathered arrows — that hero of immeasurable spirit.
6.116.11
अश्वत्थामा तु समरे सात्यकिं नवभिः शरैः ।
त्रिंशता च पुनस्तूर्णं बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥ ६.११६.११ ॥
But Aśvatthāman, in battle, swiftly struck Sātyaki on the arms and chest with nine arrows, and then again with thirty.
6.116.12
सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासो द्रोणपुत्रेण सात्यकिः ।
द्रोणपुत्रं त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान महायशाः ॥ ६.११६.१२ ॥
Sorely wounded by Droṇa's son, that great archer Sātyaki, of great fame, struck Droṇa's son with three arrows.
6.116.13
पौरवो धृष्टकेतुं च शरैराच्छाद्य संयुगे ।
बहुधा दारयांचक्रे महेष्वासं महारथः ॥ ६.११६.१३ ॥
In battle the Paurava, a great charioteer, covered Dhṛṣṭaketu with arrows and tore the great archer apart in many ways.
6.116.14
तथैव पौरवं युद्धे धृष्टकेतुर्महारथः ।
त्रिंशता निशितैर्बाणैर्विव्याधाशु महाभुजः ॥ ६.११६.१४ ॥
Likewise, in battle, the great charioteer Dhṛṣṭaketu swiftly pierced the Paurava with thirty sharp arrows, the mighty-armed one.
6.116.15
पौरवस्तु धनुश्छित्त्वा धृष्टकेतोर्महारथः ।
ननाद बलवन्नादं विव्याध च शितैः शरैः ॥ ६.११६.१५ ॥
But the Paurava, the great charioteer, cut Dhṛṣṭaketu's bow, roared mightily, and pierced him with sharp arrows.
6.116.16
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय पौरवं निशितैः शरैः ।
आजघान महाराज त्रिसप्तत्या शिलीमुखैः ॥ ६.११६.१६ ॥
Taking up another bow, he struck the Paurava, O great king, with seventy-three śilīmukha arrows, sharp ones.
6.116.17
तौ तु तत्र महेष्वासौ महामात्रौ महारथौ ।
महता शरवर्षेण परस्परमवर्षताम् ॥ ६.११६.१७ ॥
Those two great archers, great warriors and great charioteers, rained down upon each other there with a great shower of arrows.
6.116.18
अन्योन्यस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा हयान्हत्वा च भारत ।
विरथावसियुद्धाय समीयतुरमर्षणौ ॥ ६.११६.१८ ॥
O Bhārata, having cut each other's bows and slain each other's horses, both left without chariots, the two unrelenting warriors came together for a sword-fight.
6.116.19
आर्षभे चर्मणी चित्रे शतचन्द्रपुरस्कृते ।
तारकाशतचित्रे च निस्त्रिंशौ सुमहाप्रभौ ॥ ६.११६.१९ ॥
Two shields of bull-hide, bright and variegated, adorned with a hundred crescent moons and marked with a hundred stars, and two swords of great brilliance.
6.116.20
प्रगृह्य विमलौ राजंस्तावन्योन्यमभिद्रुतौ ।
वासितासंगमे यत्तौ सिंहाविव महावने ॥ ६.११६.२० ॥
O king, the two of them, taking up their bright swords, rushed at each other, eager like two lions meeting for a female elephant in a great forest.
6.116.21
मण्डलानि विचित्राणि गतप्रत्यागतानि च ।
चेरतुर्दर्शयन्तौ च प्रार्थयन्तौ परस्परम् ॥ ६.११६.२१ ॥
They wheeled in intricate circles, advancing and retreating, displaying their skill and each seeking to strike the other.
6.116.22
पौरवो धृष्टकेतुं तु शङ्खदेशे महासिना ।
ताडयामास संक्रुद्धस्तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ६.११६.२२ ॥
Enraged, the Paurava struck Dhṛṣṭaketu on the temple with a great sword, crying, "Stand, stand!"
6.116.23
चेदिराजोऽपि समरे पौरवं पुरुषर्षभम् ।
आजघान शिताग्रेण जत्रुदेशे महासिना ॥ ६.११६.२३ ॥
The king of the Cedis also struck the Paurava, that bull among men, in battle, at the collarbone with a great sword of sharp point.
6.116.24
तावन्योन्यं महाराज समासाद्य महाहवे ।
अन्योन्यवेगाभिहतौ निपेततुररिंदमौ ॥ ६.११६.२४ ॥
O great king, in that great battle the two of them met each other, struck by one another's force, and the two subduers of foes fell.
6.116.25
ततः स्वरथमारोप्य पौरवं तनयस्तव ।
जयत्सेनो रथेनाजावपोवाह रणाजिरात् ॥ ६.११६.२५ ॥
Then your son Jayatsena, placing the Paurava on his own chariot, carried him away from the battlefield.
6.116.26
धृष्टकेतु तु समरे माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
अपोवाह रणे क्रुद्धः सहदेवः पराक्रमी ॥ ६.११६.२६ ॥
But in battle Sahadeva, the valiant son of Mādrī, in anger carried Dhṛṣṭaketu away from the battlefield.
6.116.27
चित्रसेनः सुशर्माणं विद्ध्वा बहुभिरायसैः ।
पुनर्विव्याध तं षष्ट्या पुनश्च नवभि शरैः ॥ ६.११६.२७ ॥
Citrasena, having pierced Suśarman with many iron arrows, pierced him again with sixty and then with nine arrows.
6.116.28
सुशर्मा तु रणे क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रं विशांपते ।
दशमिर्दशभिश्चैव विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥ ६.११६.२८ ॥
O lord of men, Suśarman, angered in battle, pierced your son with sharp arrows, ten and ten.
6.116.29
चित्रसेनश्च तं राजंस्त्रिंशता नतपर्वभिः ।
आजघान रमे क्रुद्धः स च तं प्रत्यविध्यत ॥ ६.११६.२९ ॥
O king, Citrasena in anger struck him with thirty bent-tipped arrows, and he pierced him in return.
6.116.30
भीष्मस्य समरे राजन्यशो मानं च वर्धयन् ।
सौभद्रो राजपुत्रं तु बृहद्बलमयोधयत् ॥ ६.११६.३० ॥
O king, increasing the fame and honor of Bhīṣma in battle, the son of Subhadrā fought with the king's son Bṛhadbala.
6.116.31
पार्थहेतोः पराक्रान्तो भीष्मस्य निधनं प्रति ।
आर्जुनिं कोसलेन्द्रस्तु विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः ॥ ६.११६.३१ ॥
For the sake of Pārtha, the lord of Kosala, advancing valiantly toward the death of Bhīṣma, struck Ārjuni with five iron arrows.
6.116.32
पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
सौभद्रः कोसलेन्द्रं तु विव्याधाष्टभिरायसैः ॥ ६.११६.३२ ॥
Again the son of Subhadrā pierced him with twenty arrows having bent-tipped shafts; and he pierced the lord of Kosala with eight iron arrows.
6.116.33
नाकम्पयत संग्रामे विव्याध च पुनः शरैः ।
कौसल्यस्य धनुश्चापि पुनश्चिच्छेद फाल्गुनिः ॥ ६.११६.३३ ॥
He did not tremble in battle; again he pierced him with arrows. And again the son of Phālguna cut the bow of the Kosala prince.
6.116.34
आजघान शरैश्चापि त्रिंशता कङ्कपत्रिभिः ।
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय राजपुत्रो बृहद्बलः ॥ ६.११६.३४ ॥
He struck with thirty heron-feathered arrows; then the royal prince Bṛhadbala, taking up another bow—
6.116.35
फाल्गुनिं समरे क्रुद्धो विव्याध बहुभिः शरैः ।
तयोर्युद्धं समभवद्भीष्महेतोः परंतप ॥ ६.११६.३५ ॥
Enraged, in battle he pierced the son of Phālguna with many arrows. Their fight came about for Bhīṣma's sake, O scorcher of foes.
6.116.36
संरब्धयोर्महाराज समरे चित्रयोधिनोः ।
यथा देवासुरे युद्धे बलिवासवयोरभूत् ॥ ६.११६.३६ ॥
O great king, between those two enraged, wondrous warriors in battle the fight became like that of Bali and Vāsava in the battle of gods and demons.
6.116.37
भीमसेनो गजानीकं योधयन्बह्वशोभत ।
यथा शक्रो वज्रपाणिर्दारयन्पर्वतोत्तमान् ॥ ६.११६.३७ ॥
Bhīmasena, fighting the host of elephants, shone forth greatly, as Indra with the thunderbolt in his hand shines while splitting the finest mountains.
6.116.38
ते वध्यमाना भीमेन मात्गा गिरिसन्निभाः ।
निपेतुरुर्व्यां सहिता नादयन्तो वसुधराम् ॥ ६.११६.३८ ॥
Those elephants, like mountains, struck down by Bhīma, fell together upon the earth, making the earth resound.
6.116.39
गिरिमात्रा हि ते नागा भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमाः ।
विरेजुर्वसुधां प्राप्ता विकीर्णा इव पर्वताः ॥ ६.११६.३९ ॥
Those elephants, mountain-sized, like heaps of split collyrium, shone upon the earth, as if mountains lay scattered.
6.116.40
युधिष्ठिरो महेष्वासो मद्रराजानमाहवे ।
महत्या सेनया गुप्तं पीडयामास संगतम् ॥ ६.११६.४० ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the great archer, in battle afflicted the king of the Madras, who was protected by a great army and had come to meet him.
6.116.41
मद्रेश्वरश्च समरे धर्मपुत्रं महारथम् ।
पीडयामास संरब्धो भीष्महेतोः पराक्रमी ॥ ६.११६.४१ ॥
And the lord of the Madras, enraged in battle and valiant, afflicted the great charioteer, the son of Dharma, for the sake of Bhīṣma.
6.116.42
विराटं सैन्धवो राजा विद्ध्वा सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
नवभिः सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैस्त्रिंशता पुनरार्पयत् ॥ ६.११६.४२ ॥
The Sindhu king, having pierced Virāṭa with nine sharp arrows of bent joints, struck back again with thirty.
6.116.43
विराटश्च महाराज सैन्धवं वाहिनीपतिः ।
त्रिंशद्भिर्निशितैर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥ ६.११६.४३ ॥
O great king, Virāṭa, lord of the army, struck the Sindhu king in the chest with thirty sharp arrows.
6.116.44
चित्रकार्मुकनिस्त्रिंशौ चित्रवर्मायुधध्वजौ ।
रेजतुश्चित्ररूपौ तौ संग्रामे मत्स्यसैन्धवौ ॥ ६.११६.४४ ॥
The two of them, Matsya and the Sindhu king, with their bright bows, swords, armour, weapons and banners, shone wondrously in battle.
6.116.45
द्रोणः पाञ्चालपुत्रेण समागम्य महारणे ।
महासमुदयं चक्रे शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ६.११६.४५ ॥
In the great battle, Droṇa met the son of Pāñcāla and made a mighty onslaught with arrows whose joints were bent.
6.116.46
ततो द्रोणो महाराज पार्षतस्य महद्धनुः ।
छित्त्वा पञ्चाशतेषूंश्च पार्षतं प्रति सृष्टवान् ॥ ६.११६.४६ ॥
Then, O great king, Droṇa cut the great bow of Pārṣata and hurled fifty arrows at Pārṣata.
6.116.47
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय पार्षतः परवीरहा ।
द्रोणस्य मिषतो युद्धे प्रेषयामास सायकान् ॥ ६.११६.४७ ॥
Pārṣata, slayer of enemy heroes, took up another bow and, while Droṇa looked on, sent arrows forth in battle.
6.116.48
ताञ्छराञ्छरघातेन चिच्छेद स महारथः ।
द्रोणो द्रुपदपुत्राय प्राहिणोत्पञ्च सायकान् ॥ ६.११६.४८ ॥
With a stroke of arrows, that great charioteer Droṇa cut those arrows down and sent five arrows at the son of Drupada.
6.116.49
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज पार्षतः परवीरहा ।
द्रोणाय चिक्षेप गदां यमदण्डोपमां रणे ॥ ६.११६.४९ ॥
Then, O great king, the enraged son of Pṛṣata, slayer of enemy heroes, hurled at Droṇa in battle a mace like the rod of Yama.
6.116.50
तामापतन्तीं सहसा हेमपट्टविभूषिताम् ।
शरैः पञ्चाशता द्रोणो वारयामास संयुगे ॥ ६.११६.५० ॥
That mace, rushing suddenly toward him and adorned with golden bands, Droṇa checked in battle with fifty arrows.
6.116.51
सा छिन्ना बहुधा राजन्द्रोगचापच्युतैः शरैः ।
चूर्णीकृता विशीर्यन्ती पपात वसुधातले ॥ ६.११६.५१ ॥
O king, cut into many pieces by the arrows released from Droṇa's bow, that mace, shattered to powder, scattered and fell to the ground.
6.116.52
गदां विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा पार्षतः शत्रुतापनः ।
द्रोणाय शक्तिं चिक्षेप सर्वपारशवीं शुभाम् ॥ ६.११६.५२ ॥
Seeing the mace destroyed, the son of Pṛṣata, tormentor of his enemies, hurled at Droṇa a splendid spear, made entirely of iron.
6.116.53
तां द्रोणो नवभिर्बाणैश्चिच्छेद युधि भारत ।
पार्षतं च महेष्वासं पीजयामास संयुगे ॥ ६.११६.५३ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, Droṇa cut that spear with nine arrows in battle, and also afflicted the great archer, the son of Pṛṣata, in the fight.
6.116.54
एवमेतन्महायुद्धं द्रोणपार्षतयोरभूत् ।
भीष्मं प्रति महाराज घोररूपं भयानकम् ॥ ६.११६.५४ ॥
O great king, thus this great battle, terrible in form and frightful, came about between Droṇa and Pārṣata, concerning Bhīṣma.
6.116.55
अर्जुनः प्राप्य गाङ्गेयं पीडयन्निशितैः शरैः ।
अभ्यद्रवत संयत्तो वने मत्तमिव द्विपम् ॥ ६.११६.५५ ॥
Arjuna, reaching the son of Gaṅgā and afflicting him with sharp arrows, rushed at him, intent, like an maddened elephant in the forest.
6.116.56
प्रत्युद्ययौ च तं राजा भगदत्तः प्रतापवान् ।
त्रिधा भिन्नेन नागेन मदान्धेन महाबलः ॥ ६.११६.५६ ॥
And King Bhagadatta, the mighty and very strong, went forward to meet him, mounted on an elephant blinded by rut and streaming from three places.
6.116.57
तमापतन्तं सहसा महेन्द्रगजसन्निभम् ।
परं यत्नं समस्थाय बीभत्सुः प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ ६.११६.५७ ॥
Bībhatsu (Arjuna), seeing that elephant rushing suddenly toward him, like Indra's elephant, stood firm with supreme effort and confronted it.
6.116.58
ततो गजगतो राजा भगदत्तः प्रतापवान् ।
अर्जुनं शरवर्षेण वारयामास संयुगे ॥ ६.११६.५८ ॥
Then King Bhagadatta, the mighty one seated on the elephant, held Arjuna back in battle with a shower of arrows.
6.116.59
अर्जुनस्तु ततो नागमायान्तं रजतोपमैः ।
विमलैरायसैस्तीक्ष्णैरविध्यत महारणे ॥ ६.११६.५९ ॥
But Arjuna, seeing the elephant approaching, pierced it in the great battle with sharp iron arrows, bright and spotless as silver.
6.116.60
शिखण्डिनं च कौन्तेयो याहियाहीत्यचोदयत् ।
भीष्मं प्रति महाराज जह्येनमिति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ६.११६.६० ॥
And Kaunteya (Arjuna) urged Śikhaṇḍin on, saying, "Go on, go on"; and he said, "Toward Bhīṣma, great king, strike him down."
6.116.61
प्राग्ज्योतिषस्ततो हित्वा पाण्डवं पाण्डुपूर्वज ।
प्रययौ त्वरितो राजन्द्रुपदस्य रथं प्रति ॥ ६.११६.६१ ॥
Then the king of Prāgjyotiṣa, O forefather of Pāṇḍu's line, left the Pāṇḍava behind and hastened, O king, toward Drupada's chariot.
6.116.62
ततोऽर्जुनो महाराज भीष्ममभ्यद्रवद्द्रुतम् ।
शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य ततो युद्धमवर्तत । ॥ ६.११६.६२ ॥
Then, O great king, Arjuna rushed swiftly at Bhīṣma, placing Śikhaṇḍin in front, and then the battle began.
6.116.63
ततस्ते तावकाः शूराः पाण्डवं रभसं युधि ।
समभ्यधावन्क्रोशन्तस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ६.११६.६३ ॥
Then your heroic warriors, shouting, rushed furiously in battle against the Pāṇḍava; and that became as if wonderful.
6.116.64
नानाविधान्यनीकानि पुत्राणां ते जनाधिप ।
अर्जुनो व्यधमत्काले दिवीवाभ्राणि मारुतः ॥ ६.११६.६४ ॥
O lord of men, Arjuna scattered the various armies of your sons at the proper time, as the wind scatters the clouds in the sky.
6.116.65
शिखण्डी तु समासाद्य भरतानां पितामहम् ।
इषुभिस्तूर्णमव्यग्रो बहुभिः स समाचिनोत् ॥ ६.११६.६५ ॥
But Śikhaṇḍin, having approached the grandsire of the Bharatas, unperturbed, swiftly covered him with many arrows.
6.116.66
रथाग्न्यगारश्चापार्चिरशिशक्तिगदेन्धनः ।
शरसङ्घमहाज्वालः क्षत्रियान्समरेऽदहत् ॥ ६.११६.६६ ॥
Like a house of fire made of chariots, with flames of bows, fuel of spears and maces, and a great blaze of volleys of arrows, it burned the warriors in battle.
6.116.67
यथाऽग्निः सुमहानिद्धः कक्षे चरति सानिलः ।
तथा जज्वाल भीष्मोऽपि दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्युदीरयन् ॥ ६.११६.६७ ॥
As a great fire kindled and driven by the wind moves through the thicket, so Bhīṣma too blazed, hurling divine weapons.
6.116.68
सोमकांश्च रणे भीष्मो जघ्ने पार्थपदानुगान् ।
न्यवारयत तत्सैन्यं पाण्डवस्य महारथः ॥ ६.११६.६८ ॥
In battle Bhīṣma struck down the Somakas and the followers of Pārtha's path, and the great charioteer held back that army of the Pāṇḍava.
6.116.69
सुवर्णपुङ्खैरिषुभिः शितैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
नादयन्स दिशो भीष्मः प्रदिशश्च महाहवे ॥ ६.११६.६९ ॥
With gold-feathered, sharp arrows of bent joints, Bhīṣma made the directions and intermediate directions resound in that great battle.
6.116.70
पातयन्रथिनो राजन्हयांश्च सह सादिभिः ।
मुण्डतालवनानीव चकार स रथव्रजान् ॥ ६.११६.७० ॥
O king, felling charioteers and horses together with their riders, he made the herds of chariots like groves of palmyra trees with their heads cut off.
6.116.71
निर्मनुष्यान्रथान्राजन्गजानश्वांश्च संयुगे ।
चकार समरे भीष्मः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ ६.११६.७१ ॥
O king, Bhīṣma, best of all weapon-bearers, made chariots, elephants and horses in battle empty of men.
6.116.72
तस्य ज्यातलनिर्घोषं विस्फूर्जितमिवाशनेः ।
निशम्य सर्वतो राजन्समकम्पन्त सैनिकाः ॥ ६.११६.७२ ॥
O king, having heard the twang of his bowstring and palm, like the crackle of a thunderbolt, the soldiers on every side trembled together.
6.116.73
अघोमा न्यपतन्बाणाः पितुस्ते मनुजेश्वर ।
नासञ्जन्त शरीरेषु भीष्मचापच्युताः शराः ॥ ६.११६.७३ ॥
O lord of men, the arrows fell downward toward your father; the arrows shot from Bhīṣma's bow did not stick in the bodies.
6.116.74
निर्मनुष्यान्रथान्राजन्सुयुक्ताञ्जवनैर्हयैः ।
वातायमानानद्राक्षं ध्रियमाणान्विशांपते ॥ ६.११६.७४ ॥
O king, I saw chariots well-yoked with swift horses, stripped of men, rushing like the wind and being held by their horses, O lord of the people.
6.116.75
चेदिकाशिकरूशानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ।
महारथाः समाख्याताः कुलपुत्रास्तनुत्यजः ॥ ६.११६.७५ ॥
Fourteen thousand great chariot-warriors of the Cedis, Kāśis and Kārūṣas, renowned, sons of noble families, who gave up their bodies.
6.116.76
अपरावर्तिनः शूराः सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः ।
संग्रामे भीष्ममासाद्य सवाजिरथकुञ्जराः ॥ ६.११६.७६ ॥
The heroes who never turned back, with banners worked in gold, having reached Bhīṣma in battle, together with horses, chariots and elephants.
6.116.77
जग्मुस्ते परलोकाय व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम् ।
न तत्रासीद्रणे राजन्सोमकानां महारथः ॥ ६.११६.७७ ॥
They went to the other world, as if to Death with gaping mouth; O king, in that battle not a single great chariot-warrior of the Somakas remained there.
6.116.78
यः संप्राप्य रणे भीष्मं जीविते स्म मनो दधे ।
तांश्च सर्वान्रणे योधान्प्रेतराजपुरं प्रति ॥ ६.११६.७८ ॥
Those warriors who, having reached Bhīṣma in battle, had set their minds on life—all of them were sent in battle toward the city of the king of the dead.
6.116.79
नीतानमन्यन्त जना दृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य विक्रमम् ।
न कश्चिदेनं समरे प्रत्युद्याति महारथः ॥ ६.११६.७९ ॥
Seeing Bhīṣma's prowess, people thought that they had been driven off and killed; in battle no great charioteer came forward to face him.
6.116.80
ऋते पाण्डुसुतं वीरं श्वेताश्वं कृष्णसारथिम् ।
शिखण्डिनं च समरे पाञ्चाल्यममितौजसम् ॥ ६.११६.८० ॥
Except the hero, son of Pāṇḍu, whose horses were white and whose charioteer was Kṛṣṇa, and except Śikhaṇḍin and the Pāñcāla of boundless vigour, no one in battle opposed him.