Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.55
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6.55.1
ततोऽपराह्णभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि भारत ।
रथनागाश्वपत्तीनां सादिनां च महाक्षये ॥ ६.५५.१ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, most of that day, in the afternoon, in the great slaughter of chariots, elephants, horses, foot-soldiers and horsemen.
6.55.2
द्रोणपुत्रेण शल्येन कृपेण च महात्मना ।
समसज्जत पाञ्चाल्यस्त्रिभिरैतैर्महारथैः ॥ ६.५५.२ ॥
The Pāñcāla heir engaged with the son of Droṇa, with Śalya, and with the great-souled Kṛpa — these three great chariot-warriors.
6.55.3
स लोकविदितानश्वान्निजघान महाबलः ।
द्रौणेः पाञ्चालदायादः शितैर्दशभिराशुगैः ॥ ६.५५.३ ॥
That mighty heir of the Pāñcāla slew the famed horses of Droṇa's son with ten sharp, swift arrows.
6.55.4
ततः शल्यरथं तूर्णमास्थाय हतवाहनः ।
द्रौणिः पाञ्चालदायादमभ्यवर्षदथेषुभिः ॥ ६.५५.४ ॥
Then Droṇa's son, his mount slain, quickly mounted Śalya's chariot and rained arrows upon the Pāñcāla heir.
6.55.5
धृष्टद्युम्नं तु संयुक्तं द्रौणिना वीक्ष्य भारत ।
सौभद्रोऽभ्यपतत्तूर्णं विकिरन्निशिताञ्शरान् ॥ ६.५५.५ ॥
O Bhārata, seeing Dhṛṣṭadyumna engaged with Droṇa's son, the son of Subhadrā swiftly rushed in, scattering sharp arrows.
6.55.6
स शल्यं प़ञ्चविंशत्या कृपं च नवभिः शरैः ।
अश्वत्थामानमष्टाभिर्विव्याध पुरुषर्षभः ॥ ६.५५.६ ॥
That bull among men pierced Śalya with twenty-five arrows, Kṛpa with nine, and Aśvatthāman with eight.
6.55.7
आर्जुनिं तु ततस्तूर्णं द्रौणिर्विव्याध पत्रिणा ।
शल्योऽथ दशभिश्चैव कृपश्च निशितैस्त्रिभिः ॥ ६.५५.७ ॥
Then Drauṇi swiftly pierced the son of Arjuna with an arrow; Śalya pierced him with ten, and Kṛpa with three sharp arrows.
6.55.8
लक्ष्मणस्तव पौत्रस्तु सौभद्रं समवस्थितम् ।
अभ्यवर्तत संहृष्टस्ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥ ६.५५.८ ॥
Your grandson Lakṣmaṇa, joyful, advanced against the son of Subhadrā standing before him; then the battle began.
6.55.9
दौर्योधनिः सुसंक्रुद्धः सौभद्रं परवीरहा ।
विव्याध समरे राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ६.५५.९ ॥
Duryodhana's son, greatly enraged, pierced in battle the son of Subhadrā, slayer of enemy heroes; O king, that became wondrous.
6.55.10
अभिमन्युः सुसंक्रुद्धो भ्रातरं भरतर्षभ ।
शरैः पञ्चाशतै राजन्क्षिप्रहस्तोऽभ्यविध्यत ॥ ६.५५.१० ॥
Abhimanyu, greatly enraged, O bull of the Bharatas, struck his kinsman with fifty arrows; O king, the swift-handed one struck back.
6.55.11
लक्ष्मणोऽपि पुनस्तस्य धनुश्चिच्छेद पत्रिणा ।
मुष्टिदेशे महाराज ततस्ते चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥ ६.५५.११ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa again cut his bow with an arrow at the grip; O great king, then the people cried out.
6.55.12
तद्विहाय धनुश्छिन्नं सौभद्रं परवीरहा ।
अन्यदादत्तवांश्चित्रं कार्मुकं वेगवत्तरम् ॥ ६.५५.१२ ॥
Abandoning that broken bow, the son of Subhadrā, slayer of enemy heroes, took up another, bright and swifter bow.
6.55.13
तौ तत्र समरे युक्तौ कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ ।
अन्योन्यं विशिस्वैस्तीक्ष्णैर्जघ्नतुः पुरुषर्षभौ ॥ ६.५५.१३ ॥
The two of them, locked in battle there, eager to strike back blow for blow, struck each other with sharp arrows — the two bulls among men.
6.55.14
ततो दुर्योधनो राज दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं महारथम् ।
पीडितं तव पौत्रेण प्रायात्तत्र प्रजेश्वरः ॥ ६.५५.१४ ॥
Then King Duryodhana, seeing his great-charioteer son afflicted by your grandson, went there — the lord of the people.
6.55.15
सन्निवृत्ते तव सुते सर्व एव जनाधिपाः ।
आर्जुनिं रथवंशेन समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥ ६.५५.१५ ॥
When your son had turned back, all the lords of men surrounded the son of Arjuna on every side with a line of chariots.
6.55.16
स तैः परिवृतः शूरैः शूरो युधि सुदुर्जयैः ।
न स्म प्रव्यथते राजन्कृष्णतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥ ६.५५.१६ ॥
Surrounded by those heroes, hard to conquer, he did not waver at all in battle, O king — that hero whose valour equalled Kṛṣṇa's.
6.55.17
सौभद्रमथ संसक्तं दृष्ट्वा तत्र धनंजयः ।
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन त्रातुकामः स्वमात्मजम् ॥ ६.५५.१७ ॥
Seeing the son of Subhadrā entangled there, Dhanaṃjaya rushed at him swiftly, desiring to protect his own son.
6.55.18
ततः सरथनागाश्वा भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगमाः ।
अभ्यवर्तन्त राजानः सहिताः सव्यसाचिनम् ॥ ६.५५.१८ ॥
Then the kings, together with chariots, elephants and horses, led by Bhīṣma and Droṇa, advanced upon Savyasācin — Arjuna, the ambidextrous archer.
6.55.19
उद्वूतं सहसा भौमं नागाश्वरथपत्तिभिः ।
दिवाकररथं प्राप्य रजस्तीव्रमदृश्यत ॥ ६.५५.१९ ॥
The dust of the earth, suddenly raised by elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers, reaching the chariot of the Sun, appeared dense.
6.55.20
तानि नागसहस्राणि भूमिपालशतानि च ।
तस्य बाणपथं प्राप्य नाभ्यवर्तन्त सर्वशः ॥ ६.५५.२० ॥
Those thousands of elephants and hundreds of kings, reaching the range of his arrows, did not advance at all.
6.55.21
प्रणेदुः सर्वभूतानि बभूवुस्तिमिरा दिशः ।
कुरूणां चानयस्तीव्रः समदृश्यत दारुणः ॥ ६.५५.२१ ॥
All creatures cried out, the directions became dark, and a fierce and dreadful calamity appeared over the Kurus.
6.55.22
नाप्यन्तरिक्षं न दिशो न भूमिर्न च भास्करः ।
प्रजज्ञे भरतश्रेष्ठ सस्त्रसङ्घैः किरीटिनः ॥ ६.५५.२२ ॥
Neither the sky, nor the directions, nor the earth, nor the sun was perceived, O best of the Bharatas, because of the throng of weapons of the diademed one.
6.55.23
सादिता रथनागाश्च हताश्वा रथिनो रणे ।
विप्रद्रुतरथाः केचिद्दृश्यन्ते रथयूथपाः ॥ ६.५५.२३ ॥
In battle the chariots and elephants were destroyed, and the chariot-warriors whose horses were slain fell; some leaders of chariot divisions are seen with their chariots scattered and fleeing.
6.55.24
विरथा रथिनश्चान्ये धावमानाः समन्ततः ।
तत्रतत्रैव दृश्यन्ते सायुधाः साङ्गदैर्भुजैः ॥ ६.५५.२४ ॥
Other chariot-warriors, deprived of their chariots, are seen running here and there on all sides, their arms visible, armed and adorned with armlets.
6.55.25
हयारोहा हयांस्त्यक्त्वा गजारोहाश्च दन्तिनः ।
अर्जुनस्य भयाद्राजन्समन्ताद्विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥ ६.५५.२५ ॥
The horsemen, abandoning their horses, and the elephant-riders and elephant-warriors, O king, fled in all directions in fear of Arjuna.
6.55.26
रथेभ्यश्च गजेभ्यश्च हयेभ्यश्च नराधिपाः ।
पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च दृश्यन्तेऽर्जुनसायकैः ॥ ६.५५.२६ ॥
Kings, fallen from chariots, elephants and horses, and being felled, were seen struck by Arjuna's arrows.
6.55.27
सगदानुद्यतान्बाहून्सखङ्गांश्च विशांपते ।
सप्रासांश्च सतूणीरान्सशरान्सशरासनान् ॥ ६.५५.२७ ॥
Arms raised with maces, with swords, with lances, with quivers, with arrows, with bows, O lord of the people.
6.55.28
साङ्कुशाकन्सपताकांश्च तत्रतत्रार्जुनो नृणाम् ।
निचकर्त शरैरुग्रै रौद्रं वपुरधारयत् ॥ ६.५५.२८ ॥
With goads and banners, here and there Arjuna cut down men with fierce arrows, and his body took on a terrible form.
6.55.29
परिघाणां प्रदीप्तानां मुद्गराणां च मारिष ।
प्रासानां भिन्दिपालानां निस्त्रिशानां च संयुगे ॥ ६.५५.२९ ॥
O sir, in the battle of blazing iron clubs, maces, spears, javelins and swords.
6.55.30
परश्वथानां पीक्ष्णानां तोमराणां च भारत ।
वर्मणां चापविद्धानां काञ्चनानां च भूमिप ॥ ६.५५.३० ॥
O Bharata, of sharp battle-axes and lances, and of golden armour struck down, O king.
6.55.31
ध्वजानां चर्मणां चैव व्यजनानां च सर्वशः ।
छत्राणां हेमदण्डानां तोमराणां च भारत ॥ ६.५५.३१ ॥
O Bhārata, banners, shields, fans, parasols with golden staves, and spears lay scattered everywhere.
6.55.32
प्रतोदानां च योक्राणां कशानां चैव मारिष ।
राशयः स्मात्र दृश्यन्ते विनिकीर्णा रणक्षितौ ॥ ६.५५.३२ ॥
O noble one, here on the battlefield heaps of goads, yokes and whips are seen scattered.
6.55.33
नासीत्तत्र पुमान्कश्चित्तव सैन्यस्य भारत ।
योऽर्जुनं समरे शूरं प्रत्युद्यायात्कथंचन ॥ ६.५५.३३ ॥
O Bhārata, there was no man in your army who could in any way advance against the heroic Arjuna in battle.
6.55.34
यो यो हि समरे पार्थं प्रत्युद्याति विशांपते ।
स सङ्ख्ये विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परलोकाय नीयते ॥ ६.५५.३४ ॥
O lord of the people, whoever advances against Pārtha in battle is led to the other world by sharp arrows.
6.55.35
तेषु विद्रवमाणेषु तव योधेषु सर्वशः ।
अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च दध्मतुर्वारिजोत्तमौ ॥ ६.५५.३५ ॥
As your warriors fled in all directions, Arjuna and Vāsudeva blew their two excellent conchs.
6.55.36
तत्पभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
अब्रवीत्समरे शूरं भारद्वाजं स्मयन्निव ॥ ६.५५.३६ ॥
Seeing your broken army, your father Devavrata, as if smiling, spoke to the heroic Bhāradvāja in battle.
6.55.37
एष पाण्डुसुतो वीर कृष्णेन सहितो बली ।
तथा करोति सैन्यानि यथा कुर्याद्धऩञ्जयः ॥ ६.५५.३७ ॥
This mighty hero, the son of Pāṇḍu, together with Kṛṣṇa, is handling the armies just as Dhanañjaya would.
6.55.38
न ह्येष समरे शक्यो विजेतुं हि कथंचन ।
यथास्य दृश्यते रूप कालान्तकयमोपमम् ॥ ६.५५.३८ ॥
In battle he cannot be conquered in any way; his form appears like Time, the Ender, and Yama.
6.55.39
न निवर्तयितुं चापि शक्येयं महती चमूः ।
अन्योन्यप्रेया पश्य द्रवतीयं वरूथिनी ॥ ६.५५.३९ ॥
This great army cannot even be turned back; see, this army, dear to one another, is fleeing.
6.55.40
एष चास्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठं भानुमान्प्रतिपद्यते ।
चक्षूंषि सर्वलोकस्य संहरन्निव सर्वथा ॥ ६.५५.४० ॥
And see, the radiant sun is setting toward the best of mountains, as if wholly withdrawing the eyes of all the world.
6.55.41
तत्रावहारं संप्राप्तं मन्येऽहं पुरुषर्षभ ।
श्रान्ता भीताश्च नो योधा न योत्स्यन्ति कथंचन ॥ ६.५५.४१ ॥
O bull among men, I think the time for withdrawal has come; our warriors are weary and afraid, and they will not fight in any way.
6.55.42
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीष्मो द्रोणमाचार्यसत्तमम् ।
अवहारमथो चक्रे तावकानां महारथः ॥ ६.५५.४२ ॥
Having spoken thus, the great charioteer Bhīṣma then addressed Droṇa, the best of teachers, and withdrew your forces.
6.55.43
ततः सरथनागाश्वा जंय प्राप्य समोपकाः ।
पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवाश्चैव प्रणेदुश्च पुनः पुनः ॥ ६.५५.४३ ॥
Then the Pāñcālas and the Pāṇḍavas, with their chariots, elephants and horses, having obtained victory, roared again and again together with their attendants.
6.55.44
प्रययुः शिबिरायैव धनञ्जयपुरस्कृताः ।
वादित्रघोषैः संहृष्टा प्रणद्यन्तो महारथाः ॥ ६.५५.४४ ॥
With Dhanañjaya in front, the great chariot-warriors went toward the camp, delighted, roaring to the sound of musical instruments.
6.55.45
ततोऽवहारः सैन्यानां तव तेषां च भारत ।
अस्तं गच्छति सूर्येऽभूत्सन्ध्याकाले च वर्तति ॥ ६.५५.४५ ॥
Then, O descendant of Bharata, as the sun was setting and it was twilight, the withdrawal of your armies and theirs took place.