Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.117
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6.117.1
शिखण्डी तु रणे भीष्ममासाद्य पुरुषर्षभम् ।
दशभिर्निशितैर्भल्लैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥ ६.११७.१ ॥
In battle Śikhaṇḍin, having approached Bhīṣma, the bull among men, struck him in the chest between the breasts with ten sharp bhalla arrows.
6.117.2
शिखण्डिनं तु गाङ्गेयः क्रोधदीप्तेन चक्षुषा ।
संप्रेक्षत कटाक्षेण निर्दहन्निव भारत ॥ ६.११७.२ ॥
Gāṅgeya, with eyes blazing in anger, glanced sidelong at Śikhaṇḍin as if to burn him up, O Bhārata.
6.117.3
स्त्रीत्वं तस्य स्मरन्राजन्सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः ।
नाजघान रणे भीष्मः स च तन्नावबुद्धवान् ॥ ६.११७.३ ॥
O king, remembering her womanhood while all the people watched, Bhīṣma did not strike him in battle, and he did not perceive it.
6.117.4
अर्जुनस्तु महाराज शिखण्डिनमभाषत ।
अभित्वरस्वास्य वधे शिखण्डिन्रथसत्तम ॥ ६.११७.४ ॥
O great king, Arjuna spoke to Śikhaṇḍin: Hurry to kill him, O Śikhaṇḍin, best of charioteers.
6.117.5
किं ते विवक्षया वीर जहि भीष्मं महारथम् ।
न ह्यन्यमनुपश्यामि कंचिद्यौधिष्ठिरे बले ॥ ६.११७.५ ॥
O hero, what use is speech to you? Strike down the great charioteer Bhīṣma; I see no one else in Yudhiṣṭhira's army who could do it.
6.117.6
यः शक्तः समरे भीष्मं योधयेत पितामहम् ।
ऋते त्वां पुरुषव्याघ्र सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ६.११७.६ ॥
O tiger among men, who else could fight grandfather Bhīṣma in battle except you? This I tell you truly.
6.117.7
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन शिखण्डी भरतर्षभ ।
शरैर्नानाविधैस्तूर्णं पितामहमुपाद्रवत् ॥ ६.११७.७ ॥
Thus addressed by the son of Pṛthā, Śikhaṇḍin, O bull of the Bharatas, swiftly rushed upon the grandsire with arrows of many kinds.
6.117.8
अचिन्तयित्वा तान्बाणान्पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
अर्जुनं समरे क्रुद्धं वारयामास सायकैः ॥ ६.११७.८ ॥
Heedless of those arrows, your father Devavrata held back the enraged Arjuna in battle with his own arrows.
6.117.9
तथैव च चमूं सर्वां पाण्डवानां महारथः ।
अप्रैषीत्स शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः परलोकाय मारिष ॥ ६.११७.९ ॥
In the same way that great charioteer sent the whole army of the Pāṇḍavas to the other world with sharp arrows, O sir.
6.117.10
तथैव पाण्डवा राजन्सैन्येन महता वृताः ।
भीष्मं संछादयामासुर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम् ॥ ६.११७.१० ॥
Likewise, O king, the Pāṇḍavas, surrounded by a great army, covered Bhīṣma as clouds cover the sun.
6.117.11
स समन्तात्परिवृतो भीष्मो हि भरतर्षभ ।
निर्ददाह रणे शूरान्वने वह्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥ ६.११७.११ ॥
Surrounded on all sides, Bhīṣma, bull of the Bharatas, burned the heroes in battle as a blazing fire burns in the forest.
6.117.12
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य पौरुषम् ।
अयोधयच्च यत्पार्थं जुगोप च पितामहम् ॥ ६.११७.१२ ॥
There we saw the wonderful valour of your son, who fought against Pārtha and protected the grandsire.
6.117.13
कर्मणा तेन समरे तव पुत्रस्य धन्विनः ।
दुःशासनस्य तुतुषुः सर्वे लोका महात्मनः ॥ ६.११७.१३ ॥
By that deed in battle of your archer son Duḥśāsana, all the worlds were pleased with the great-souled one.
6.117.14
यदेकः समरे पार्थान्सानुगान्समयोधयत् ।
न चैनं पाण्डवा युद्धे वारयामासुरुल्बणम् ॥ ६.११७.१४ ॥
Alone in battle he fought against the sons of Pṛthā with their followers, and the Pāṇḍavas could not hold back that fierce one in battle.
6.117.15
दुःशासनेन समरे रथिनो विरथीकृताः ।
सादिनश्च महेष्वासा हस्तिनश्च महाबलाः ॥ ६.११७.१५ ॥
In battle, by Duḥśāsana, the chariot-warriors were made chariotless; the horsemen, the great archers, and the mighty elephants likewise.
6.117.16
विनिर्भिन्नाः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्निपेतुर्वसुधातले ।
शरातुरास्तथैवान्ये दन्तिनो विद्रुता दिशः ॥ ६.११७.१६ ॥
Pierced by sharp arrows they fell upon the surface of the earth; and the other elephants, tormented by arrows, fled in all directions.
6.117.17
यथाग्निरिन्धनं प्राप्य ज्वलेद्दीप्तार्चिरुल्बणम् ।
तथा जज्वाल पुत्रस्ते पाण्डुसेनां विनिर्दहन् ॥ ६.११७.१७ ॥
As fire, having reached fuel, blazes up with fierce flaming flames, so your son blazed, burning up the Pāṇḍava army.
6.117.18
तं भारतमहामात्रं पाण्डवानां महारथः ।
जेतुं नोत्सहते कश्चिन्नाभ्युद्यातुं कथंचन ॥ ६.११७.१८ ॥
No one dared to conquer that great driver of the Bharatas, that great chariot-warrior of the Pāṇḍavas, nor to advance against him in any way.
6.117.19
ऋते महेन्द्रतनयाच्छ्वेताश्वात्कृष्णसारथेः ।
स हि तं समरे राजन्निर्जित्य विजयोऽर्जुनः ॥ ६.११७.१९ ॥
O king, except for the son of Mahendra, the white-horsed one whose charioteer is Kṛṣṇa, none other could have conquered him in battle; it was Arjuna, the victor, who defeated him.
6.117.20
भीष्ममेवाभिदुद्राव सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः ।
विजितस्तव पुत्रोऽपि भीष्मबाहुव्यपाश्रयः ॥ ६.११७.२० ॥
Even as the whole army watched, he attacked Bhīṣma himself; and your son, who relied on the arms of Bhīṣma, was defeated too.
6.117.21
पुनः पुनः समाश्वस्य प्रायुध्यत मदोत्कटः ।
अर्जुनस्तु रणे राजन्योधयन्संव्यराजत ॥ ६.११७.२१ ॥
Again and again, having taken heart, he fought fiercely in his pride; but Arjuna, O king, shone brilliantly as he battled the warriors in the field.
6.117.22
शिखण्डी तु रणे राजन्विव्याधैव पितामहम् ।
शरैरशनिसंस्पर्शैस्तथा सर्पविषोपमैः ॥ ६.११७.२२ ॥
But Śikhaṇḍin, O king, in battle struck the grandsire himself with arrows whose touch was like a thunderbolt and like the venom of serpents.
6.117.23
न च स्म ते रुजं चक्रुः पितुस्तव जनेश्वर ।
स्मय्रमानस्तु गाङ्गेयस्तान्बाणाञ्जगृहे तदा ॥ ६.११७.२३ ॥
Those arrows caused no pain at all to your father, O lord of men; and Gāṅgeya, smiling, then caught those arrows.
6.117.24
उष्णार्तो हि नरो यद्वज्जलधाराः प्रतीच्छति ।
तथा जग्राह गाङ्गेयः शरधाराः शिखण्डिनः ॥ ६.११७.२४ ॥
As a man tormented by heat welcomes streams of water, so Gāṅgeya received the streams of arrows of Śikhaṇḍin.
6.117.25
तं क्षत्रिया महाराज ददृशुर्घोरमाहवे ।
भीष्मं दहन्तं सैन्यानि पाण्डवानां महात्मनां ॥ ६.११७.२५ ॥
O great king, the warriors saw him in battle, that terrible Bhīṣma, burning the armies of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas.
6.117.26
ततोऽब्रवीत्तव सुतः सर्वसैन्यानि मारिष ।
अभिद्रवत संग्रामे फल्गुनं सर्वतो रणे ॥ ६.११७.२६ ॥
Then your son spoke to all the armies: O sir, rush upon Phalguna in battle from every side on the field.
6.117.27
भीष्मो वः समरे सर्वान्पायिष्यति धर्मवित् ।
तद्भयं सुमहत्त्यक्त्वा पाण्डवान्प्रति युध्यत ॥ ६.११७.२७ ॥
Bhīṣma, knower of dharma, will protect you all in battle; so cast off that great fear and fight against the Pāṇḍavas.
6.117.28
एष तालेन महता भीष्मस्तिष्ठति पालयन् ।
सर्वेषां धार्तराष्ट्राणां समरे शर्म वर्म च ॥ ६.११७.२८ ॥
Here stands Bhīṣma with his great palm-tree banner, protecting all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in battle as their shelter and armour.
6.117.29
देवा अपि समुद्युक्ता नालं भीष्मं समासितुम् ।
किमु पार्था महात्मानं मर्त्यभूता महाबलाः ॥ ६.११७.२९ ॥
Even the gods, though they rise together, cannot withstand Bhīṣma; how much less can the mortal, mighty Pārthas face that great-souled one?
6.117.30
तस्माद्द्रवत मा योधाः फल्गुनं प्राप्य संयुगे ।
अहमद्य रणे यत्तो योधयिष्यामि पाण्डवम् ॥ ६.११७.३० ॥
Therefore, warriors, do not flee once you reach Phalguna in battle; today I myself, resolute, will fight the Pāṇḍava in the field.
6.117.31
सहितः सर्वतो यत्तैर्भवद्भिर्वसुधाधिपैः ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचो राजंस्तव पुत्रस्य धन्विनः ॥ ६.११७.३१ ॥
O king, when all you lords of the earth had gathered together from every side, ready for battle, and had heard those words of your archer son—
6.117.32
अर्जुनं प्रति संयत्ता बलवन्तो महाबलाः ।
ते विदेहाः कलिङ्गाश्च दासेरकगणाश्च ह ॥ ६.११७.३२ ॥
Against Arjuna stood ready the mighty and very strong Videhas and Kaliṅgas, and the hosts of the Dāserakas as well—
6.117.33
अभिपेतुर्निषादाश्च सौवीराश्च महारणे ।
बाह्लीका दरदाश्चैव प्रतीच्योदीच्यमालवाः ॥ ६.११७.३३ ॥
In the great battle the Niṣādas and Sauvīras rushed upon him, and the Bāhlīkas and Daradas too, and the Mālavas of the west and north—
6.117.34
अभीषाहाः शूरसेनाः शिबयोऽथ वसातयः ।
साल्वः शकास्त्रिगर्ताश्च अम्बष्ठाः केकयौः सह ॥ ६.११७.३४ ॥
the Abhīṣāhas and Śūrasenas, the Śibis and Vasātis, the Sālva, the Śakas and Trigartas, the Ambaṣṭhas together with the Kekayas—
6.117.35
अभिपेतू रणे पार्थं पतङ्गा इव पावकम् ।
स तान्सर्वान्सहानीकान्महाराज महारथान् ॥ ६.११७.३५ ॥
As moths rush upon fire, so they rushed upon Pārtha in battle. O great king, he with his armies smote all those great charioteers—
6.117.36
दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि संचिन्त्य प्रसंधाय धनञ्जयः ।
स तैरस्त्रैर्महावेगैर्ददाह सुमहाबलः ॥ ६.११७.३६ ॥
Recalling the divine weapons and fixing his aim, Dhanañjaya with those swift and mighty missiles—that very mighty one burned them down.
6.117.37
शरप्रतापैर्बीभत्सुः पतङ्गानिव पावकः ।
तस्य बाणसहस्राणि सृजतो दृढधन्विनः ॥ ६.११७.३७ ॥
Like fire upon moths, Bībhatsu (Arjuna) blazed with the might of his arrows. As the firm-bowed hero released thousands of arrows,
6.117.38
दीप्यमानमिवाकाशे गाण्डीवं समदृश्यत ।
ते शरार्ता महाराज विप्रकीर्णमहाध्वजाः ॥ ६.११७.३८ ॥
The Gāṇḍīva appeared blazing in the sky. O great king, struck by arrows, their great banners were scattered.
6.117.39
नाभ्यवर्तन्त राजानः सहिता वानरध्वजम् ।
सध्वजा रथिनः पेतुर्हयारोहा हयैः सह ॥ ६.११७.३९ ॥
The kings, though united, could not advance against the monkey-bannered one. Charioteers fell with their banners, and horsemen fell together with their horses.
6.117.40
सगजाश्च गजारोहाः किरीटिशरताडिताः ।
ततोऽर्जुनभुजोत्सृष्टैरावृताऽऽसीद्वसुंधरा ॥ ६.११७.४० ॥
Elephants with their riders, struck by the arrows of the diadem-bearer, fell. Then the earth was covered by the arrows loosed from Arjuna's arms.
6.117.41
विद्रुतं दिक्षु सर्वासु शरैर्बलमदृश्यत ।
अथ पार्थो महाराज द्रावयित्वा वरूथिनीम् ॥ ६.११७.४१ ॥
The army, driven off by arrows, was seen fleeing in all directions. O great king, then Pārtha (Arjuna), having put that host to flight,
6.117.42
दुःशासनाय सुबहून्प्रेषयामास सायकान् ।
ते तु भित्त्वा तव सुतं दुःशासनमयोमुखाः ॥ ६.११७.४२ ॥
He sent very many arrows at Duḥśāsana. Those iron-tipped arrows, piercing your son Duḥśāsana,
6.117.43
धरणीं विविशुः सर्वे वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः ।
हयांश्चास्य ततो जघ्ने सारथिं च न्यपातयत् ॥ ६.११७.४३ ॥
They all entered the earth like serpents entering an ant-hill. Then he struck down his horses and felled the charioteer.
6.117.44
विविंशतिं च विंशत्या विरथीकृतवान्प्रभुः ।
आजघान भृशं चैव पञ्चभिर्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ६.११७.४४ ॥
And the mighty one left Viviṃśati without his chariot with twenty arrows, and struck him fiercely with five arrows with bent joints.
6.117.45
कृपं विकर्णं शल्यं च विद्ध्वा बहुभिरायसैः ।
चकार विरथांश्चैव कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः ॥ ६.११७.४५ ॥
Having pierced Kṛpa, Vikarṇa and Śalya with many iron arrows, the son of Kuntī, the white-horsed one, left them too without chariots.
6.117.46
एवं ते विरथाः सर्वे कृपः शल्यश्च मारिष ।
दुःशासनो विकर्णश्च तथैव च विविंशतिः ॥ ६.११७.४६ ॥
Thus all of them—Kṛpa, Śalya, Duḥśāsana, Vikarṇa and Viviṃśati—were left without chariots, O sire.
6.117.47
संप्राद्रवन्त समरे निर्जिताः सव्यसाचिना ।
पूर्वाह्णे भरतश्रेष्ठ पराजित्य महारथान् ॥ ६.११७.४७ ॥
Defeated in battle by the ambidextrous one, they fled, O best of the Bharatas, having vanquished those great charioteers in the forenoon.
6.117.48
प्रजज्वाल रणे पार्थो विधूम इव पावकः ।
तथैव शरवर्षेण भास्करो रश्मिवानिव ॥ ६.११७.४८ ॥
In battle the son of Pṛthā blazed like a smokeless fire; and with a rain of arrows he shone like the radiant sun.
6.117.49
अन्यानपि महाराज तापयामास पार्थिवान् ।
पराङ्मुखीकृत्य तथा शरवर्षैर्महारथान् ॥ ६.११७.४९ ॥
Great king, he also scorched the other kings, and with a shower of arrows turned the great charioteers to flight.
6.117.50
प्रावर्तयत संग्रामे शोणितोदां महानदीम् ।
मध्येन कुरुसैन्यानां पाण्डवानां च भारत ॥ ६.११७.५० ॥
O Bhārata, he set in motion in battle a great river of blood, flowing through the midst of the Kuru and Pāṇḍava armies.
6.117.51
तस्मिन्नतिमहाभीमे राजन्वीरवरक्षये ।
भीष्मं प्रति पराक्रान्ताः पाण्डवाः सह सृञ्जयैः ॥ ६.११७.५१ ॥
In that most terrible destruction of the best of heroes, O king, the Pāṇḍavas, together with the Sṛñjayas, attacked Bhīṣma with valour.
6.117.52
ते पराक्रान्तमालोक्य युधि राजन्पितामहम् ।
न न्यवर्तन्त ते पुत्रा ब्रह्मलोकपुरस्कृताः ॥ ६.११७.५२ ॥
Seeing the grandsire fighting valiantly in battle, O king, those sons did not turn back, having the world of Brahmā as their goal.
6.117.53
इच्छन्तो निधनं युद्धे स्वर्गलोकपरायणाः ।
पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त तावका युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥ ६.११७.५३ ॥
Desiring death in battle, intent on the heavenly world, your men, drunk with the pride of war, advanced against the Pāṇḍavas.
6.117.54
पाण्डवाश्च महाराज स्मरन्तो विविधान्बहून् ।
क्लेशान्कृतान्सपुत्रेण त्वया पूर्वं नराधिप ॥ ६.११७.५४ ॥
And the Pāṇḍavas, O great king, O lord of men, remembering the many and various afflictions inflicted upon them formerly by you and your son...
6.117.55
भयं त्यक्त्वा रणे शूराः स्वर्गलोकपुरस्कृताः ।
तावकांस्तव पुत्रांश्च योधयन्ति स्म हृष्टवत् ॥ ६.११७.५५ ॥
Abandoning fear in battle, the heroes, with heaven-world set before them, fought joyfully against your men and your sons.
6.117.56
गजाश्च रथसङ्घाश्च बहुधा रथिभिर्हताः ।
रथाश्च निहता नागैर्हयाश्चैव पदातिभिः ॥ ६.११७.५६ ॥
Elephants and clusters of chariots were slain in many ways by chariot-warriors; chariots were destroyed by elephants, and horses were killed by foot-soldiers.
6.117.57
अन्तरा च्छिद्यमानानि शरीराणि शिरांसि च ।
निपेतुर्दिक्षु सर्वासु गजाश्वरथयोधिनाम् ॥ ६.११७.५७ ॥
Bodies and heads, cut through in the midst, fell in every direction—of the warriors of elephants, horses and chariots.
6.117.58
छन्नमायोधनं राजन्कुण्डलाङ्गदधारिभिः ।
पतितैः पात्यमानैश्च राजपुत्रैर्महारथैः ॥ ६.११७.५८ ॥
O king, the battlefield was covered with princes and great chariot-warriors, bearing earrings and armlets, fallen and being felled.
6.117.59
रथनेमिनिकृत्तैश्च गजैश्चैवावपोथितैः ।
पादातश्चाप्यधावन्त साश्वाश्च हययोधिनः ॥ ६.११७.५९ ॥
Cut by the rims of chariot-wheels and trampled by elephants, the foot-soldiers also ran; and the horse-warriors ran, with their horses.
6.117.60
गजाश्च रथयोधाश्च परिपेतुः समन्ततः ।
विकीर्णाश्च रथा भूमौ भग्रचक्रयुगध्वजाः ॥ ६.११७.६० ॥
Elephants and chariot-warriors fell on every side, and chariots with broken wheels, yokes and banners lay scattered upon the ground.
6.117.61
तद्गजाश्वरथौघानां रुधिरेण समुक्षितम ।
छन्नमायोधनं रेजे रक्ताभ्रमिव शारदम् ॥ ६.११७.६१ ॥
That battlefield, sprinkled with blood from the multitudes of elephants, horses and chariots, shone covered like an autumn red cloud.
6.117.62
श्वानः काकाश्च गृध्राश्च वृका गोमायुभिः सह ।
प्रणेर्दुर्भक्ष्यमासाद्य विकृताश्च सगद्विजाः ॥ ६.११७.६२ ॥
Dogs, crows, vultures and wolves, together with jackals, having reached unfit food, fed their fill; and mangled birds too gathered there.
6.117.63
ववुर्बहुविधश्चैव दिक्षु सर्वासु मारुताः ।
दृश्यमानेषु रक्षःसु भूतेषु च नदत्सु च ॥ ६.११७.६३ ॥
In all directions winds of many kinds blew, while rākṣasas were seen and spirits roared.
6.117.64
काञ्चनानि च दामानि पताकाश्च महाधनाः ।
धूयमाना व्यदृश्यन्त सहसा मारुतेरिताः ॥ ६.११७.६४ ॥
Golden garlands and very costly banners, stirred by the wind, were suddenly seen waving.
6.117.65
श्वेतच्छत्रसहस्राणि सध्वजाश्च महारथाः ।
विकीर्णाः समदृश्यन्त शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ६.११७.६५ ॥
Thousands of white parasols, and great chariot-warriors with their banners, were seen scattered by hundreds and by thousands.
6.117.66
सपताकाश्च मातङ्गा दिशो जग्मुः शरातुराः ।
क्षत्रियाश्च मनुष्येन्द्र गदाशक्तिधनुर्धराः ॥ ६.११७.६६ ॥
Elephants with their banners, tormented by arrows, fled in all directions; and the kṣatriyas bearing mace, spear and bow, O lord of men.
6.117.67
समन्ततश्च दृश्यन्ते पतिता धरणीतले ।
इषुभिस्ताड्यमानाश्च नाराचैश्च सहस्रशः।
पेतुरार्तस्वरं कृत्वा तत्रतत्र महागजाः ॥ ६.११७.६७ ॥
On every side they were seen fallen upon the earth; struck by arrows and iron shafts by the thousands, the great elephants fell here and there, crying out in anguish.
6.117.68
सेनापतिस्तु समरे प्राह सेनां महारथः ।
अभ्यद्रवत गाङ्गेयं सैनिकाः किं कृतेन वः ॥ ६.११७.६८ ॥
In battle, that great charioteer, the army commander, spoke to the army: "Soldiers, what good is your doing this? Attack Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma)!"
6.117.69
सेनापतिवचः श्रुत्वा सोमकाः सह सृञ्जयैः ।
अभ्यद्रवन्त गोङ्गेयं शस्त्रवृष्ट्या समन्ततः ॥ ६.११७.६९ ॥
Hearing the commander's words, the Somakas together with the Sṛñjayas rushed at Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma) from all sides, raining down a shower of weapons.
6.117.70
ततो भीष्मो महाराज दिव्यमस्त्रमुदीरयन् ।
अभ्यधावत कौन्तेयं मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥ ६.११७.७० ॥
Then, great king, Bhīṣma, discharging a divine weapon, charged at the son of Kuntī while all the archers looked on.
6.117.71
तं शिखण्डी रणे यान्तमभ्यद्रवत दंशितः ।
ततः समाहरद्भीष्मस्तदस्त्रं पावकोपमम् ॥ ६.११७.७१ ॥
As he advanced in battle, the armoured Śikhaṇḍin attacked him; then Bhīṣma withdrew that weapon, which was like fire.
6.117.72
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः ।
निजघ्ने तावकं सैन्यं मोहयित्वा पितामहम् ॥ ६.११७.७२ ॥
At that very moment, the son of Kuntī whose horses were white (Arjuna), having bewildered the grandsire (Bhīṣma), slew your army.