Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.59
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6.59.1
प्रतिज्ञाते ततस्तस्मिन्युद्धे भीष्मेण दारुणे ।
क्रोधितो मम पुत्रेण दुःखितेन विशेषतः ॥ ६.५९.१ ॥
Then, when Bhīṣma had made his vow in that dreadful battle, my son, grieved and especially enraged,
6.59.2
भीष्मः किमकरोत्तत्र पाण्डवेयेषु भारत ।
पितामहे वा पञ्चालास्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥ ६.५९.२ ॥
O Bhārata, what did Bhīṣma do there against the Pāṇḍavas, or the grandsire and the Pañcālas? Tell me that, Sañjaya.
6.59.3
गतपूर्वाह्णभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि भारत ।
पश्चिमां दिशमास्थाय स्थिते चापि दिवाकरे ॥ ६.५९.३ ॥
O Bhārata, when most of the forenoon of that day had passed and the sun stood in the western quarter,
6.59.4
जयं प्राप्तेषु हृष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्ससु ।
सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः पिता देवव्रतस्तव ॥ ६.५९.४ ॥
When the high-souled Pāṇḍavas, having won victory, were delighted, your father Devavrata (Bhīṣma), the knower of every special aspect of dharma, advanced.
6.59.5
अभ्ययाञ्जवनैरश्वैः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ।
महत्या सेनया गुप्तस्तव पुत्रैश्च सर्वशः ॥ ६.५९.५ ॥
With swift horses he advanced against the army of the Pāṇḍavas, guarded on all sides by a great host and by your sons.
6.59.6
प्रावर्तत ततो युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम् ।
अस्माकं पाण्डवैः सार्धमनायात्तव भारत ॥ ६.५९.६ ॥
Then began a tumultuous battle that made the hair stand on end, between our side and the Pāṇḍavas; O Bhārata, your side fought without restraint.
6.59.7
घनुषां कूजतां तत्र तलानां चाभिहन्यताम् ।
महान्समभवच्छब्दो गिरीणामिव दीर्यताम् ॥ ६.५९.७ ॥
There arose a great sound of bows twanging and palms slapping, like mountains splitting.
6.59.8
तिष्ठ स्थितोऽस्मि विद्ध्यैनं निवर्तस्व स्थिरो भव ।
स्थिरोऽस्मि प्रहरस्वेति शब्दोऽश्रूयत सर्वशः ॥ ६.५९.८ ॥
"Stand! I am standing. Mark him, turn back, be steady." "I am steady, strike!" Such cries were heard on all sides.
6.59.9
काञ्चनेषु तनुत्रेषु किरीटेषु ध्वजेषु च ।
शिलानामिव शैलेषु पतितानामभूद्ध्वनिः ॥ ६.५९.९ ॥
The sound of falling upon golden armour, diadems and banners was like rocks falling upon mountains.
6.59.10
पतितान्युत्तमाङ्गानि बाहवश्च विभूषिताः ।
व्यचेष्टन्त महीं प्राप्य शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ६.५९.१० ॥
Fallen heads and jewelled arms, reaching the earth, writhed by hundreds and then by thousands.
6.59.11
हृतोत्तमाह्गाः केचित्तु तथैवोद्यतकार्मुकाः ।
प्रगृहीतायुधाश्चापि तस्थुः पुरुषसत्तमाःक ॥ ६.५९.११ ॥
Some had their heads struck off, yet still, with bows raised and weapons grasped, the best of men stood.
6.59.12
प्रावर्तत महावेगा नदी रुधिरवाहिनी ।
मातङ्गाङ्गशिला रौद्रा मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥ ६.५९.१२ ॥
A swift and mighty river began to flow, carrying blood, with elephant bodies for rocks, terrible and muddied with flesh and blood.
6.59.13
वरश्वनरनागानां शरीरप्रभवा तदा ।
परलोकार्णवमुखी गृध्रगोमायुमोदिनी ॥ ६.५९.१३ ॥
Then the river born from the bodies of the best horses, men and elephants flowed with its mouth open toward the ocean of the other world, delighting vultures and jackals.
6.59.14
न दृष्टं न श्रुतं वापि युद्धमेतादृशं नृप ।
यथा तव सुतानां च पाण्डवानां च भारत ॥ ६.५९.१४ ॥
O king, never have I seen or heard of a battle like this one between your sons and the Pāṇḍavas, O Bhārata.
6.59.15
नासीद्रथपथस्तत्र यौधैर्युधि निपातितैः ।
गजैश्च पतितैर्नीलैर्गिरिश्रृङ्गैनिरवावृतः ॥ ६.५९.१५ ॥
There was no path for chariots, completely covered by warriors felled in battle and by fallen dark elephants like mountain peaks.
6.59.16
विकीर्णैः कवचैश्चित्रैः शिरस्त्रणैश्च मारिष ।
शुशुभे तद्राणस्थानं शरदीव नभस्तलम् ॥ ६.५९.१६ ॥
O sir, that battlefield, strewn with bright armor and helmets, shone like the autumn sky.
6.59.17
विनिर्भिन्नाः शरैः केचिदन्त्रापीडप्रकर्षिणः ।
अभीताः समरे शत्रूनभ्यधावन्त दर्पिताः ॥ ६.५९.१७ ॥
Some, pierced by arrows and dragging their entrails, rushed boldly and proudly in battle upon the enemies.
6.59.18
तात भ्रातः सखे बन्धो वयस्य मम मातुल ।
मा मां परित्यजेत्यन्ये चुक्रुशुः पतिता रणे ॥ ६.५९.१८ ॥
"O father! O brother! O friend! O kinsman! O companion! O my maternal uncle! Do not abandon me!" So cried out others who had fallen in battle.
6.59.19
अथाभ्येहि त्वमागच्छ किं भीतोसि क्व यास्यसि ।
स्थितोऽहं समरे मा भैरिति चान्ये विचुक्रुशुः ॥ ६.५९.१९ ॥
Come forward now, come! Why are you afraid, where will you go? I stand firm in battle, do not fear — so others cried out.
6.59.20
तत्र भीष्मः शान्तनवो नित्यं मण्डलकार्मुकः ।
मुमीच बाणान्दीप्ताग्रानहीनाशीविषानिव ॥ ६.५९.२० ॥
There Bhīṣma, son of Śāntanu, who always held his bow in a circle, loosed arrows with blazing tips like venomous serpents.
6.59.21
शरैरेकायनीकुर्वन्दिशः सर्वा यतव्रतः ।
जघान पाण्डवरथानादिश्य भारतर्षभ ॥ ६.५९.२१ ॥
Making all directions one path with arrows, steadfast in his vow, O bull of the Bharatas, he struck down the chariots of the Pāṇḍavas, aiming at them.
6.59.22
स नृत्यन्वै रथोपस्थे दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ।
अलातचक्रवद्राजंस्तत्र तत्र स्म दृश्यते ॥ ६.५९.२२ ॥
Dancing upon the chariot-floor, displaying his lightness of hand, O king, he was seen here and there like a whirling fire-brand.
6.59.23
तमेकं समरे शूरं पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयैः सह ।
अनेकशतसाहस्रं समपश्यन्त लाघवात् ॥ ६.५९.२३ ॥
That single hero in battle, the Pāṇḍavas together with the Sṛñjayas saw as hundreds of thousands, because of his swiftness.
6.59.24
मायाकृतात्मानमिव भीष्मं तत्र स्म मेनिरे ।
पूर्वस्यां दिशि तं दृष्ट्वा प्रतीच्यां ददृशुर्जनाः ॥ ६.५९.२४ ॥
There people thought Bhīṣma was as if made of illusion; having seen him in the eastern quarter, they saw him also in the western.
6.59.25
उदीच्यां चैवमालोक्य दक्षिणस्यां पुनः प्रभो ।
एवं स समरे शूरो गाङ्गेयः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥ ६.५९.२५ ॥
Having seen him likewise in the north, and again in the south, O lord, thus in battle the heroic son of Gaṅgā was seen.
6.59.26
न चैवं पाण्डवेयानां कश्चिच्छक्नोति वीक्षितुम् ।
विशिखानेव पश्यन्ति भीष्मचापच्युतान्बहून् ॥ ६.५९.२६ ॥
And among the Pāṇḍavas no one was able to look at him thus; they saw only the many arrows released from Bhīṣma's bow.
6.59.27
कुर्वाणं समरे कर्म सूदयानं च वाहिनीम् ।
व्याक्रोशन्त रणे तत्र नरा बहुविधा बहु ॥ ६.५९.२७ ॥
As he performed his feats in battle and slew the army, many men of many kinds cried out there in the fight.
6.59.28
अमानुषेण रूपेण चरन्तं पितरं तव ।
शलभा इव राजानः पतन्ति विधिचोदिताः ॥ ६.५९.२८ ॥
Toward your father, who moved in a superhuman form, kings impelled by fate fell like moths.
6.59.29
भीष्माग्निमभिसंक्रुद्धं विनाशाय सहस्रशः ।
न हि मोघः शरः कश्चिदासीद्भीष्मस्य संयुगे ॥ ६.५९.२९ ॥
The fire of Bhīṣma, furiously enraged, blazed by the thousands for destruction; in battle no arrow of Bhīṣma was ever wasted.
6.59.30
नरनागाश्वकायेषु बहुत्वाल्लघुयोधिनः ।
भिनत्त्येकेन बाणेन सुमुखेन पतत्रिणा ॥ ६.५९.३० ॥
Because of their multitude, among the bodies of men, elephants and horses, he pierced the light-armed warriors with a single feathered arrow of fine point.
6.59.31
गजं कंकटसन्नद्धं वज्रेणेव शिलोच्चयम् ।
द्वौ त्रीनपि गजारोहान्पिण्डितान्वर्मितानपि ॥ ६.५९.३१ ॥
He struck down an elephant clad in mail netting, as a thunderbolt breaks a heap of rocks, and two or three elephant-riders as well, crowded together and armoured.
6.59.32
नाराचेन सुमुक्तेन निजघान पिता तव ।
यो यो भीष्मं नरव्याघ्रमभ्येति युधि कश्चन ॥ ६.५९.३२ ॥
Your father struck them down with well-loosed iron arrows; whoever in battle came up against Bhīṣma, the tiger among men, was slain.
6.59.33
मुहूर्तदृष्टः स मया पतितो भुवि दृश्यते ।
एवं सा धर्मराजस्य वध्यमाना महाचमूः ॥ ६.५९.३३ ॥
I saw him for a moment; he is seen fallen on the ground. Thus was that great army of the king of righteousness being slaughtered.
6.59.34
भीष्मेणातुलवीर्येण व्यशीर्यत संहस्रधा ।
प्राकम्पत महासेना शरवर्षेण तापिता ॥ ६.५९.३४ ॥
By Bhīṣma of incomparable valour it was shattered into a thousand pieces; the great army, scorched by the rain of arrows, trembled.
6.59.35
पश्यतो वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्याथ शिखण्डिनः ।
यतमानाऽपि ते वीरा द्रवमाणान्महारथान् ॥ ६.५९.३५ ॥
While Vāsudeva, Pārtha and Śikhaṇḍin looked on, those heroes, striving though they were, could not hold back the great charioteers who were fleeing.
6.59.36
नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं भीष्मबाणप्रपीडितान् ।
महेन्द्रसमवीर्येण वध्यमाना महाचमूः ॥ ६.५९.३६ ॥
They could not hold back those tormented by Bhīṣma's arrows; the great army was being slaughtered by one whose valour equalled that of great Indra.
6.59.37
अभज्यत महाराज न च द्वौ सह धावतः ।
आविद्धरनागाश्वं पतितध्वजकूबरम् ॥ ६.५९.३७ ॥
O great king, that army broke apart; not even two men could run together. Elephants and horses, struck down, fell, and banners and chariot-poles lay scattered on the ground.
6.59.38
अनीकं पाण्डुपुत्राणां हाहाभूतमचेतनम् ।
जघानात्र पिता पुत्रं पुत्रश्च पितरं तथा ॥ ६.५९.३८ ॥
The army of Pāṇḍu's sons, turned to cries of alarm and senseless, was struck down; here father struck son, and son likewise struck father.
6.59.39
प्रियं सखायं चाक्रन्दे सखा दैवबलात्कृतः ।
विमुच्य कवचान्यन्ये पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः ॥ ६.५९.३९ ॥
Driven by the strength of fate, a friend cried out to his dear friend; and other soldiers of Pāṇḍu's son threw off their armour.
6.59.40
विनुक्तकेशा धावन्तः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त भारत ।
तद्गोकुलमिवोद्धान्तमुद्धान्तरथयूथपम् ॥ ६.५९.४० ॥
O Bhārata, soldiers with hair unbound were seen running; that army, like a herd of cattle stampeded, scattered, and the leaders of the chariot-groups were scattered too.
6.59.41
ददृशे पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैन्यमार्तस्वरं तदा ।
प्रभज्यमानं सैन्यं तु दृष्ट्वा यादवनन्दनः ॥ ६.५९.४१ ॥
Then the army of Pāṇḍu's son was seen filled with a cry of anguish; and seeing that army breaking apart, the joy of the Yādavas (Kṛṣṇa)...
6.59.42
उवाच पार्थं बीभत्सुं निगृह्य रथमुत्तमम् ।
असं स कालः संप्राप्तः पार्थ पस्तेऽभिकाङ्क्षितः ॥ ६.५९.४२ ॥
Restraining the excellent chariot, he (Kṛṣṇa) said to Pārtha the fierce (Arjuna): "O Pārtha, that time you longed for has now come..."
6.59.43
प्रहरस्व नरव्याघ्र न चेन्मोहाद्विमुह्यसे ।
यत्त्वया कथितं वीर पुरा राज्ञां समागमे । ॥ ६.५९.४३ ॥
Strike, tiger among men, if you are not bewildered by delusion. Hero, do what you declared long ago at the assembly of kings.
6.59.44
भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्सर्वान्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैनिकान् ।
सानुबन्धान्हनिष्यामि ये मां योत्स्यन्ति संयुगे ॥ ६.५९.४४ ॥
I shall slay all the warriors of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, headed by Bhīṣma and Droṇa, together with their followers, who will fight against me in battle.
6.59.45
इति तत्कुरु कौन्तेय सत्यं वाक्यमरिन्दम ।
बीभत्सो पश्य सैन्यं स्वं भज्यमानं ततस्ततः ॥ ६.५९.४५ ॥
Therefore, son of Kuntī, subduer of foes, fulfill that true word. Bībhatsu, look: your own army is breaking apart here and there.
6.59.46
द्रवतश्च महीपालान्पश्य यौधिष्ठिरे बले ।
दृष्ट्वा हि भीष्मं समरे व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ॥ ६.५९.४६ ॥
See the kings fleeing in Yudhiṣṭhira's army; for having seen Bhīṣma in battle, like Death with open mouth, they run.
6.59.47
भयार्ताः प्रपलायन्ते सिंहात्क्षुद्रमृगा इव ।
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच वासुदेवं धनंजयः ॥ ६.५९.४७ ॥
Tormented by fear, they flee like small deer from a lion. Thus addressed, Dhanaṃjaya replied to Vāsudeva.
6.59.48
नोदयाश्वान्यतो भीष्मो विगाहे तद्वलार्णवम् ।
पातयिष्यामि दुर्धर्षं वृद्धं कुरुपितामहम् ॥ ६.५९.४८ ॥
Drive the horses toward where Bhīṣma is. I plunge into that ocean of an army. I shall bring down the invincible, aged grandsire of the Kurus.
6.59.49
ततोऽश्वान्रजतप्रकख्यान्नोदयामास माधवः ।
यतो भीष्मरथो राजन्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो रश्मिमानिव ॥ ६.५९.४९ ॥
Then Mādhava urged on the silver-bright horses toward where Bhīṣma's chariot was, O king, hard to look upon like the sun.
6.59.50
ततस्तत्पुनरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिरबलं महत् ।
दृष्ट्वा पार्थं महाबाहुं भीष्मायोद्यतमाहवे ॥ ६.५९.५० ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira's great army turned back again, seeing Pārtha, the mighty-armed, advancing in battle against Bhīṣma.
6.59.51
ततो भीष्मःक कुरुश्रेष्ठ सिंहवद्विनदन्मुहुः ।
धनञ्जयरथं शीघ्रं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥ ६.५९.५१ ॥
Then, O best of the Kurus, Bhīṣma roared again and again like a lion and swiftly covered Dhanañjaya's chariot with a shower of arrows.
6.59.52
क्षणेन स रथस्तस्य सहयः कसहसारथिः ।
शरवर्षेण महता संछन्नो न प्रकाशते ॥ ६.५९.५२ ॥
In a moment that chariot of his, with its horses, banner and charioteer, was covered by a great shower of arrows and could no longer be seen.
6.59.53
वासुदेवस्त्वसंभ्रान्तो धैर्यमास्थाय सत्त्ववान् ।
चोदयामास तानश्वान्विभिन्नान्भीष्मसायकैः ॥ ६.५९.५३ ॥
But Vāsudeva, unperturbed, took up steadiness and, resolute, kept urging on those horses pierced by Bhīṣma's arrows.
6.59.54
ततः पार्थो धनुर्गृह्य दिव्यं जलदनिःस्वनम् ।
पातयामास भीष्मस्य धनुश्छित्वा त्रिभिः शरैः ॥ ६.५९.५४ ॥
Then Pārtha took up his divine bow, whose twang was like thunder, and with three arrows cut Bhīṣma's bow in two and brought it down.
6.59.55
स च्छिन्नधन्वा कौरव्यः पुनरन्यन्महद्धनुः ।
निमिषान्तरमात्रेण सज्यं चक्रे पिता तव ॥ ६.५९.५५ ॥
The Kaurava, his bow cut, took up another great bow again, and in the space of a blink your father strung it.
6.59.56
विचकर्ष ततो दोर्भ्यां धनुर्जलदनिःस्वनम् ।
अथास्य तदपि क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद धनुरर्जुनः ॥ ६.५९.५६ ॥
Then he drew the bow, thundering like a cloud, with both arms; and Arjuna, enraged, cut that bow too.
6.59.57
तस्य तत्पूजयामास लाघवं शन्तनोः सुतः ।
साधु पार्थ महाबाहो साधु भो पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ ६.५९.५७ ॥
The son of Śantanu praised his skill: "Well done, Pārtha! Well done, mighty-armed one! Well done, son of Pāṇḍu!"
6.59.58
त्वय्येवैतद्युक्तरूपं महत्कर्म धनंजय ।
प्रीतोऽस्मि सुभृशं पुत्र कुरु युद्धं मया सह ॥ ६.५९.५८ ॥
"Dhanaṃjaya, this great deed is truly fitting for you. Son, I am exceedingly pleased; now fight with me."
6.59.59
इति पार्थं प्रशस्याथ प्रगृह्यान्यन्महद्धनुः ।
मुमोच समरे वीरः शरान्पार्थरथं प्रति ॥ ६.५९.५९ ॥
Having thus praised Pārtha, the hero took up another great bow and loosed arrows in battle toward Arjuna's chariot.
6.59.60
अदर्शयद्वासुदेवो हययाने परं बलम् ।
मोघान्कुर्वञ्शरांस्तस्य मण्डलान्व्यचरल्लुघु ॥ ६.५९.६० ॥
Vāsudeva showed his supreme power in the horse-drawn chariot; rendering his arrows futile, he swiftly wheeled in circles.
6.59.61
तथा भीष्मस्तु सुदृढं वासुदेवधनंजयौ ।
विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैः सर्वगात्रेषु भारत ॥ ६.५९.६१ ॥
Thus Bhīṣma pierced Vāsudeva and Dhanaṃjaya very firmly with sharp arrows on all their limbs, O Bhārata.
6.59.62
शुशुभाते नरव्याघ्रौ तौ भीष्मशरविक्षतौ ।
गोवृषाविव संरब्धौ विषाणोल्लेखनाङ्क्तितौ ॥ ६.५९.६२ ॥
Those two tigers among men, wounded by Bhīṣma's arrows, shone like two enraged bulls marked by the scratches of their horns.
6.59.63
पुनश्चापि सुसंरब्धः शरैः शतसहस्रशः ।
कृष्णयोर्युधि संरब्धो भीष्माः प्राच्छादयद्दिशः ।
पार्थोऽपि समरे क्रुद्धो भीष्मस्यावारयद्दिशः ॥ ६.५९.६३ ॥
Again, the very enraged Bhīṣma covered all the directions with hundreds of thousands of arrows upon the two Kṛṣṇas in battle. And Pārtha too, angered in the battle, obstructed Bhīṣma's directions.
6.59.64
वार्ष्णेयं च शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कम्पयामास रोषितः ।
मुहुरभ्यर्दयन्भीष्मः प्रहस्य स्वनवत्तदा ॥ ६.५९.६४ ॥
Enraged, Bhīṣma made the Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa) tremble with sharp arrows. Repeatedly harassing him, Bhīṣma then laughed and roared.
6.59.65
ततस्तु कृष्णः समरे दृष्ट्वा भीष्मपराक्रमम् ।
संप्रेक्ष्य च महाबाहुः पार्थस्य मृदुयुद्धताम् ॥ ६.५९.६५ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa, the mighty-armed one, seeing Bhīṣma's valour in battle, and observing the gentleness of Pārtha's fighting,
6.59.66
भीष्मं च शरवर्षाणि सृजन्तमनिशं युधि ।
प्रतपन्तमिवादित्यं मध्यमासाद्य सेनयोः ॥ ६.५९.६६ ॥
and Bhīṣma incessantly releasing showers of arrows in battle, blazing like the sun as he reached the middle between the two armies.
6.59.67
वारन्वरान्विनिघ्नन्तं पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकान् ।
युगान्तमिव कुर्वाणं भीष्मं यौधिष्ठिरे बले ॥ ६.५९.६७ ॥
Bhīṣma, striking down the foremost chariot-warriors and soldiers of the son of Pāṇḍu, causing destruction like the end of an age, stood in Yudhiṣṭhira's army.
6.59.68
अमृष्यमाणो भगवान्केशवः परवीरहा ।
अचिन्तयदमेयात्मा नास्ति यौधिष्ठिरं बलम् ॥ ६.५९.६८ ॥
Bhagavān Keśava, unable to bear it, slayer of enemy heroes, of immeasurable self, reflected: there is no strength in Yudhiṣṭhira's army.
6.59.69
एकाह्ना हि रणे भीष्मो नाशयेद्देवदानवान् ।
किं नु पाण्डुसुतान्युद्धे सबलान्सपदानुगान् ॥ ६.५९.६९ ॥
Bhīṣma could destroy gods and demons in battle in a single day; how then would he not destroy the sons of Pāṇḍu in war, with their armies and foot-soldier followers?
6.59.70
द्रवते च महासैन्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः ।
एते च कौरवास्तूर्णं प्रभग्नान्वीक्ष्य सोमकान् ॥ ६.५९.७० ॥
The great army of the great-souled Pāṇḍava is fleeing; and these Kauravas, seeing the Somakas swiftly routed, press on in exultation.
6.59.71
प्राद्रवन्ति रणे दृष्ट्वा हर्षयन्तः पितामहम् ।
सोहं भीष्मं निहन्म्यद्य पाण्डवार्थाय दंशितः ॥ ६.५९.७१ ॥
Seeing the grandsire in battle, they rush forward, rejoicing. For the sake of the Pāṇḍavas, I, armoured and resolute, will slay Bhīṣma today.
6.59.72
भारमेतं विनेष्यामि पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ।
अर्जुनो हि शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्वध्यमानोऽपि संयुगे ॥ ६.५९.७२ ॥
I will remove this burden of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas; for Arjuna, though struck by sharp arrows in battle—
6.59.73
कर्तव्यं नाभिजानाति रणे भीष्मस्य गौरवात् ।
तथा चिन्तयतस्तस्य भूय एव पितामहः ।
प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धः शरान्पार्थरथं प्रति ॥ ६.५९.७३ ॥
In battle, Bhīṣma did not know what he should do, out of respect. While he was thinking thus, the grandsire, enraged, again sent arrows toward Pārtha's chariot.
6.59.74
तेषां बहुत्वासु भृसं शराणां ।
दिशश्च सर्वाः पिहिता बभूवुः ।
न चान्तरिक्षं न दिशो न भूमि-
र्न भास्करोऽदृश्यत रश्मिमालीक ॥ ६.५९.७४ ॥
Because of the vast number of those arrows, all the directions became densely covered. Neither the sky, nor the quarters, nor the earth was seen, nor the sun, garlanded with rays.
6.59.75
ववुश्च वातास्तुमुलाः सधूमा ।
दिशश्च सर्वाः क्षुभिता बभूवुः।
द्रोणो विकर्णोऽथ जयद्रथश्च ।
भूरिश्रवाः कृतवर्मा कृपश्च ॥ ६.५९.७५ ॥
Tumultuous, smoky winds blew, and all the directions were agitated. Droṇa, Vikarṇa, Jayadratha, Bhūriśravas, Kṛtavarman and Kṛpa (were there as well).
6.59.76
श्रुतायुरम्बष्ठपतिश्च राजा ।
विन्दानुविन्दौ च सुदक्षिणश्च।
प्राच्याश्च सौवीरगणाश्च सर्वे ।
वसातयः क्षुद्रकमालवाश्च ॥ ६.५९.७६ ॥
Śrutāyus, the lord of the Ambaṣṭhas, the king, Vinda and Anuvinda, Sudakṣiṇa, the eastern kings, all the hosts of the Sauvīras, the Vasātis, the Kṣudrakas and the Mālavas (were there as well).
6.59.77
किरीटिनं त्वरमाणाभिस्रु-
र्निदेशगाः शान्तनवस्य राज्ञः।
तं वाजिपादातरथौघजालै-
रनेकसाहस्रशतैर्ददर्श ॥ ६.५९.७७ ॥
Those obedient to the command of the king, Śantanu's son, hastened toward the diademed one (Arjuna); with a net of horsemen, foot soldiers and chariot hosts, with hundreds of thousands, they saw him.
6.59.78
किरीटिनं संपरिवार्यमाणं ।
शिनेर्नप्ता वारणयूथपैश्च।
ततस्तु दृष्ट्वार्जुनवासुदेवौ ।
पदातिनागाश्वरथैः समन्तात् ॥ ६.५९.७८ ॥
As the crowned Arjuna was being surrounded on all sides, the grandson of Śini, together with the leaders of the elephant herds, saw Arjuna and Vāsudeva encircled on every side by foot soldiers, elephants, horses and chariots.
6.59.79
अभिद्रुतौ शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठौ ।
शिनिप्रवीरोऽभिससार तूर्णम्।
स तान्यनीकानि महाधनुष्मान् ।
शिनिप्रवीरः सहसाऽभिपत्य ॥ ६.५९.७९ ॥
As those two, the best of weapon-bearers, were being attacked, the hero of the Śinis advanced swiftly. That great archer, the hero of the Śinis, suddenly swooped down and charged upon those armies.
6.59.80
चकार साहाय्यमथार्जुनस्य ।
विष्णुर्यथा वृत्रनिषूदनस्य।
विशीर्णनागाश्वरथध्वजौघं ।
भीष्मेण वित्रासितसर्वयोधम् ॥ ६.५९.८० ॥
Then he gave aid to Arjuna, as Viṣṇu aided the slayer of Vṛtra. As all the warriors were terrified by Bhīṣma, the mass of elephants, horses, chariots and banners was shattered.
6.59.81
युधिष्ठिरानीकमभिद्रवन्तं ।
प्रोवाच संदृश्य शिनिप्रवीरः ।
क्व क्षत्रिया यास्यथ नैष धर्मः ।
सतां पुरस्तात्कथितः पुराणैः ॥ ६.५९.८१ ॥
Seeing them attacking Yudhiṣṭhira's army, the hero of the Śinis spoke: 'Where will you go, O warriors? This is not the duty, as declared formerly for the good by the ancient texts.'
6.59.82
मा स्वां प्रतिज्ञां त्यजत प्रवीराः ।
स्वं वीरधर्मं परिपालयध्वम्।
तान्वासवानन्तरजो निशाम्य ।
नरेन्द्रमुख्यान्द्रवतः समन्तात् ॥ ६.५९.८२ ॥
'O heroes, do not abandon your vow; uphold your heroic duty.' The younger brother of Indra (Arjuna), having heard these words, perceived those chief kings fleeing on all sides.
6.59.83
पार्थस्य दृष्टवा मृदुयुद्धातां च ।
भीष्मं च सङ्ख्ये समुदीर्यमाणम्।
अमृष्यमाणः स ततो महात्मा ।
यशस्विनं सर्वदशार्हभर्ता ॥ ६.५९.८३ ॥
Seeing Pārtha's gentle fighting and Bhīṣma being struck in battle, that great-souled, glorious lord of all the Daśārhas could not endure it.
6.59.84
उवाच शैनेयमभिप्रशंसन् ।
दृष्ट्वा कुरूनापततः समग्रान्।
ये यान्ति ते यान्तु शिनिप्रवीर ।
येऽपि स्थिताः सात्वत तेऽपि यान्तु ॥ ६.५९.८४ ॥
Praising Śaineya (Sātyaki), he said, seeing all the Kurus rushing at them from every side: "Let those who are going, go; and those who stand here, O Sātvata, best of the Śinis, let them go too."
6.59.85
भीष्मं रथात्पश्य निपात्यमानं ।
द्रोणं च सङ्ख्ये सगणं मयाऽद्य।
न सारथेः सात्वत कौरवाणां ।
क्रुद्धस्य मुच्येत रणेऽद्य कश्चित् ॥ ६.५९.८५ ॥
Look, Bhīṣma is being felled from his chariot, and Droṇa with his company will be felled by me today in battle. O Sātvata, today in the fight, no one among the Kauravas will escape the enraged charioteer.
6.59.86
तस्मादहं गृह्य रथाङ्गमुग्रं ।
प्राणं हरिष्यामि महाव्रतस्य।
निहत्य भीष्मं सगणं तथाजौ ।
द्रोणं च शैनेय रथप्रवीरौ ॥ ६.५९.८६ ॥
Therefore I will take up the fierce chariot-wheel and seize the life of the great vow-keeper, Bhīṣma. O Śaineya, having slain Bhīṣma with his company in battle, and likewise Droṇa, the two foremost chariot-warriors.
6.59.87
संपादयिष्याम्यहमद्य हृष्टः ॥ ६.५९.८७ ॥
Today, joyful, I will accomplish it.
6.59.88
इतीदमुक्त्वा स महानुभावः ।
सस्मार चक्रं निशितं पुराणम्।
सुदर्शनं चिन्तितमात्रमेव ।
तस्याग्रहस्तं स्वयमारुरोह ॥ ६.५९.८८ ॥
Having said this, the greatly powerful one remembered the ancient sharp discus Sudarśana; the moment he thought of it, it mounted of its own accord onto his forward hand.
6.59.89
तच्चक्रपद्मं प्रगृहीतमाजौ ।
रराज नारायणबाहुनालम्।
यथादिपद्मं तरुणार्कवर्णं ।
रराज नारायणनाभिजातमक् ॥ ६.५९.८९ ॥
That discus-lotus, raised in battle with Nārāyaṇa's arm as its stalk, shone like the primordial lotus born from Nārāyaṇa's navel, its colour that of the young sun.
6.59.90
तत्कृष्णकोपोदयसूर्यबुद्धं ।
क्षुरान्ततीक्ष्णाग्रसुजातपत्रम्।
तेस्यैव देहोरुसरःप्ररूढं ।
रराज नारायणबाहुनालम् ॥ ६.५९.९० ॥
Blossomed by the rising sun of Kṛṣṇa's anger, with fine petals whose tips were sharp as a razor's edge, grown in the wide lake of his own body, it shone with Nārāyaṇa's arm as its stalk.
6.59.91
वेगेन कृष्मः प्रससार भीष्मम् ॥ ६.५९.९१ ॥
With speed, Kṛṣṇa rushed forward toward Bhīṣma.
6.59.92
घनो यथा खे तडितावनद्धः ॥ ६.५९.९२ ॥
like a cloud wrapped in lightning in the sky.
6.59.93
तमात्तचक्रं प्रणदन्तमुच्चैः ।
क्रुद्धं महेन्द्रावरजं समीक्ष्य ।
सर्वाणि भूतानि भृशं विनेदुः ।
क्षयं कुरूणामिव चिन्तयित्वा ॥ ६.५९.९३ ॥
Seeing him, the younger brother of Mahendra, enraged, holding the discus and roaring loudly, all creatures cried out greatly, as if contemplating the destruction of the Kurus.
6.59.94
स वासुदेवः प्रगृहीतचक्रः ।
संवर्तयिष्यन्निव सर्वलोकम्।
अभ्युत्पतँल्लोकगुरुर्बभासे ।
भूतानि धक्ष्यन्निव धूमकेतुः ॥ ६.५९.९४ ॥
Vāsudeva, seizing the discus, as if about to destroy all the worlds, the teacher of the worlds leaped up and shone like a comet about to burn the beings.
6.59.95
गोविन्दमाजावविमूढचेताः ॥ ६.५९.९५ ॥
he whose mind was not bewildered in battle beheld Govinda.
6.59.96
एह्येहि देवेश जगन्निवास ।
नमोस्तु ते माधव चक्रपाणे।
प्रसह्य मां पातय लोकनाथ ।
रथोत्तमात्सर्वशरण्य सङ्ख्ये ॥ ६.५९.९६ ॥
Come, come, lord of gods, abode of the world! Homage to you, Mādhava, discus-bearer. Lord of the worlds, forcibly cast me down from the best chariot, refuge of all in battle.
6.59.97
त्वया हतस्यापि ममाऽद्य कृष्ण ।
श्रेयः परिस्मिन्निह चैव लोके।
संभावितोऽस्म्यन्धकवृष्णिनाथ ।
लोकैस्त्रिभिर्वीर तवाभियानात् ॥ ६.५९.९७ ॥
Kṛṣṇa, even slain by you today, good fortune will be mine, here and in the next world. Lord of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, hero, by your coming against me I am honored by the three worlds.
6.59.98
रथादवप्लुत्य ततस्त्वरावान् ।
पार्थोऽप्यनुद्रुत्य यदुप्रवीरम्।
जग्राह पीनोत्तमलम्बबाहुं ।
बाह्वोर्हरिं व्यायतपीनबाहुः ॥ ६.५९.९८ ॥
Then leaping down from the chariot, hastening, Pārtha too ran after the Yādava hero and seized his thick, excellent, long arms; he of long and thick arms seized Hari by the arms.
6.59.99
निगृह्यमणाश्च तदाऽऽदिदेवो ।
भृश सरोषः किल नाम योगी ।
आदाय वेगेन जगाम विष्णु-
र्जिष्णुं महावात इवैकवृक्षम् ॥ ६.५९.९९ ॥
Then the primal god, restraining himself yet greatly enraged, as a yogin, swiftly took Jiṣṇu (Arjuna) and went off, like a great wind carrying away a single tree.
6.59.100
पार्थस्तु विष्टभ्य बलेन पादौ ।
भीष्मान्तिकं तूर्णमभिद्रवन्तम्।
बलान्निजग्राह हरिं किरीटी ।
पदेऽथ राजन्दशमे कथंचित् ॥ ६.५९.१०० ॥
Arjuna, son of Pṛthā, forcibly checked Kṛṣṇa's feet and seized Hari, who was rushing swiftly toward Bhīṣma. O king, at the tenth step, somehow.
6.59.101
अवस्थितं च प्रणिपत्य कृष्णं ।
प्रीतोऽर्जुनः काञ्चनचित्रमाली।
उवाच कोपे प्रतिसंहरेति ।
गतिर्भवान्केशव पाण्डवानाम् ॥ ६.५९.१०१ ॥
Arjuna, pleased, bowed to Kṛṣṇa as he stood there, and he — wearing a garland of golden ornaments — said: "Withdraw your wrath. O Keśava, you are the refuge of the Pāṇḍavas."
6.59.102
न हास्यते कर्म यथाप्रतिज्ञं ।
पुत्रैः शपे केशव सोदरैश्च ।
अन्तं करिष्यामि यथा कुरूणां ।
त्वयाऽहमिन्द्रानुजसंप्रयुक्तः ॥ ६.५९.१०२ ॥
The deed will not be abandoned, as vowed. O Keśava, I swear by my sons and brothers: with your aid I shall bring an end to the Kurus.
6.59.103
ततः प्रतिज्ञां समयं च तस्य ।
जनार्दनः प्रीतमना निशम्य।
स्थितः प्रिये कौरवसत्तमस्य ।
रथं सचक्रः पुनरारुरोह ॥ ६.५९.१०३ ॥
Then Janārdana, hearing his vow and his pledge, was pleased at heart. Standing near the beloved best of the Kurus, he mounted the chariot again, wheel and all.
6.59.104
ततः प्रतिज्ञां समवाप्य भीष्मः ।
कृताञ्चलिः स्तुत्यमथाकरोद्वै ।
त्रैविक्रमे यस्य वपुर्बभासे ।
तथैव दृष्ट्वा तु समुञ्ज्वलन्तम् ॥ ६.५९.१०४ ॥
Then Bhīṣma, having obtained the vow, with folded hands praised him who is worthy of praise — whose body shone in the three strides — and seeing him thus blazing brightly.
6.59.105
प्रगृह्य शङ्खं द्विषताकं निहन्ता ।
स तानभूषून्पुनराददानः ।
भीष्मं शरैः संपरिवार्य सङ्ख्ये ।
चिच्छेद भूरिश्रवसश्च चापम् ॥ ६.५९.१०५ ॥
Taking up the conch, the slayer of enemies again seized those weapons, surrounded Bhīṣma completely with arrows in battle, and cut through Bhūriśravas's bow.
6.59.106
शल्यं च विद्ध्वा नवभिः पृषत्कै-
र्दुर्योधं वक्षसि निर्बिभेद।
विनादयामास ततो दिशश्च ।
स पाञ्चजन्यस्य रवेण शौरिः ॥ ६.५९.१०६ ॥
Piercing Śalya too with nine arrows, he struck Duryodhana through the chest; then, with the sound of the Pāñcajanya conch, Śauri made the directions resound.
6.59.107
व्याविद्धनिष्काङ्गदकुण्डलं तं ।
रजोविकीर्णाञ्चितपद्मनेत्रम् ।
विशुद्धदंष्ट्रं प्रगृहीतशङ्खं ।
विचुक्रुशुः प्रेक्ष्य कुरुप्रवीराः ॥ ६.५९.१०७ ॥
Seeing him, with necklace, armlets and earrings swinging, lotus eyes bright amid the dust, pure teeth, the conch in his hand, the heroes of the Kurus cried out.
6.59.108
मृदङ्गभेरीपणवप्रणादा ।
नेमिस्वना दुन्दुभिनिःस्वनाश्च।
ससिंहनादाश्च बभूवुरुग्राः ।
सर्वेष्वनीकेषु ततः कुरूणाम् ॥ ६.५९.१०८ ॥
Then, in all the Kuru formations, there arose fierce sounds of mṛdaṅga drums, bherī and paṇava drums, the rumble of chariot wheels, the roar of kettledrums, and the lions' roars.
6.59.109
गाण्डीवघोषः स्तनयित्नुकल्पो ।
जगाम पार्थस्य नभो दिशश्च।
जग्मुश्च बाणा विमलाः प्रसन्नाः ।
सर्वा दिशः पाण्डवचापमुक्ताः ॥ ६.५९.१०९ ॥
The twang of the Gāṇḍīva, like thunder, reached Pārtha's sky and the directions; and the bright, clear arrows released from the Pāṇḍava's bow went in every direction.
6.59.110
तं कौरवाणामधिपो जवेन ।
भीष्मेण भूरिश्रवसा च सार्धम्।
अभ्युद्ययावुद्यतबाणपाणिः ।
कक्षं दिधक्षन्निव धूमकेतुः ॥ ६.५९.११० ॥
That lord of the Kauravas advanced swiftly, together with Bhīṣma and Bhūriśravas, arrows raised in his hand, like the smoke-bannered fire about to burn the dry grass.
6.59.111
अथार्जुनाय प्रजिघाय भल्लान् ।
भूरिश्रवाः सप्त सुवर्णपुङ्खान्।
दुर्योदनस्तोमरमुग्रवेगं ।
शल्यो गदां शान्तनवश्च शक्तिम् ॥ ६.५९.१११ ॥
Then Bhūriśravas sent seven barbed arrows with golden feathers at Arjuna; Duryodhana hurled a spear of fierce velocity, Śalya a mace, and Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, a lance.
6.59.112
स सप्तभिः सप्त शरप्रवेकान् ।
संवार्य भीरिश्रवसा विसृष्टान् ।
शितेन दुर्योधनबाहुमुक्तं ।
क्षुरेण तत्तोमरमुन्ममाथ ॥ ६.५९.११२ ॥
Having warded off the arrows released by Bhūriśravas with seven arrows of his own, he shattered that spear released from Duryodhana's arm with a sharp kṣura.
6.59.113
ततः शुभामापततीं स शक्तिं ।
विद्युत्प्रभां शान्तनवेन मुक्ताम्।
गदां च मद्राधिपबाहुमुक्तां ।
द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां निचर्त वीरः ॥ ६.५९.११३ ॥
Then that hero cut down with two arrows the bright lance of lightning-like splendour, hurled by Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, and the mace released from the arm of the lord of the Madras.
6.59.114
ततो भुजाभ्यां बलवद्विकृष्य ।
चित्रं धनुर्गाण्डिवमप्रमेयम् ।
माहेन्द्रमस्रं विधिवत्सुघोरं ।
प्रादुश्चकाराद्भुतमन्तरिक्षे ॥ ६.५९.११४ ॥
Then, drawing with both arms the wondrous, immeasurable bow Gāṇḍīva, he duly invoked the very terrible weapon belonging to Indra, and brought forth a marvel in the sky.
6.59.115
तेनोत्तमास्त्रेण ततो महात्मा ।
सर्वाण्यनीकानि महाधनुष्मान्।
शरौघजालैर्विमलाग्निवर्णै-
र्निवारयामास किरीटमाली ॥ ६.५९.११५ ॥
With that supreme weapon, the great-souled, mighty archer, the crowned one, then held back all the armies with a net of arrow-streams bright as pure fire.
6.59.116
शिलीमुखाः पार्थधनुःप्रमुक्ता ।
रथान्ध्वजाग्राणि धनूंषि बाहून् ।
निकृत्य देहान्विविशुः परेषां ।
नरेन्द्रनागेन्द्रतुरङ्गमाणाम् । ॥ ६.५९.११६ ॥
The arrows released from Pārtha's bow, cutting through the enemies' chariots, banner-tips, bows and arms, entered the bodies of kings, great elephants and horses.
6.59.117
ततो दिशः सोऽनुदिशश्च पार्थः ।
शरैः सुधारैः समरे वितत्य ।
गाण्डीवशब्देन मनांसि तेषां ।
किरीटमाली व्यथयांचकार ॥ ६.५९.११७ ॥
Then Pārtha, spreading out the directions and intermediate directions with sharp arrows in battle, and with the sound of the Gāṇḍīva, the crowned one troubled their minds.
6.59.118
तस्मिंस्तथा घोरतमे प्रवृत्ते ।
शङ्खस्वना दुन्दुभिनिःस्वनाश्च।
अन्तर्हिता गाण्डिवनिःस्वनेन ।
बभूवुरुग्राश्वरथप्रणादाः ॥ ६.५९.११८ ॥
When that most dreadful battle had begun, the sounds of conches and the roar of drums were drowned out by the twang of the Gāṇḍīva, and only the fierce neighing of horses and the rumbling of chariots remained.
6.59.119
गाण्डीवशब्दं तमथो विदित्वा ।
विराटराजप्रमुखाः प्रवीराः।
पाञ्चालराजो द्रुपदश्च वीर-
स्तं देशमाजग्मुरदीनसत्त्वाः ॥ ६.५९.११९ ॥
Having perceived that sound of the Gāṇḍīva, the great heroes led by King Virāṭa, and the hero Drupada, king of the Pāñcālas, came to that place with undaunted courage.
6.59.120
सर्वाणि सैन्यानि तु तावकानि ।
यतोयतो गाण्डिवजः प्रणादः ।
ततस्ततः सन्नतिमेव जग्मु-
र्न तं प्रतीपोऽभिससार कश्चित् ॥ ६.५९.१२० ॥
Your entire army, wherever the sound born of the Gāṇḍīva was heard, bowed down and went toward it; no one advanced to oppose him.
6.59.121
तस्मिन्सुघोरे कनृप संप्रहारे ।
हताः प्रवीराः सरथाश्वसूताः।
गजाश्च नाराचनिपाततप्ता ।
महापताकाः शुभरुक्मकक्ष्याः ॥ ६.५९.१२१ ॥
In that most dreadful battle, O king, heroes were slain along with their chariots, horses and charioteers; elephants too, scorched by the falling of iron arrows, with great banners and fine golden harnesses, fell.
6.59.122
परीतसत्वाः सहसा निपेतुः ।
किरीटिना भिन्नतनुत्रकायाः ।
दृढं हताः पात्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः ।
पार्थेन भल्लैर्विमलैः शिताग्नैः ॥ ६.५९.१२२ ॥
With their courage broken, they suddenly fell; their bodies and armour were pierced by the crowned one (Arjuna), struck deeply by fierce swift arrows, by the son of Pṛthā's spotless, fire-sharp barbed shafts.
6.59.123
निकृत्तयन्त्रा निहतेन्द्रकीला ।
ध्वजा महान्तो ध्वजिनिमुखेषु।
पदातिसङ्घाश्च रथाश्च सङ्ख्ये ।
हयाश्च नागाश्च धनञ्जयेन ॥ ६.५९.१२३ ॥
Their war-engines were cut to pieces, their linchpins struck down; great banners fell at the fronts of the armies; in battle, throngs of foot soldiers, chariots, horses and elephants were slain by Dhanañjaya (Arjuna).
6.59.124
बाणाहतास्तूर्णमपेतसत्वा ।
विष्टभ्य गात्राणि निपेतुरुर्व्याम् ।
ऐन्द्रेण तेनास्त्रवरेण राजन् ।
महाहवे भिन्नतनुत्रदेहाः ॥ ६.५९.१२४ ॥
Struck by arrows, they quickly lost their life-breath; bracing their limbs, they still fell upon the earth. O king, by that supreme Aindra weapon, in that great battle, their bodies and armour were broken.
6.59.125
ततः शरौघैर्निशितैः किरीटिना ।
नृदेहशस्त्रक्षतलोहितोदा।
नदी सुघोरा नरमेदफेना ।
प्रवर्तिता तत्र रणाजिरे वै ॥ ६.५९.१२५ ॥
Then, by floods of sharp arrows from the diademed one (Arjuna), there was set flowing on that battlefield a most terrible river, with water of blood from the wounds of men's bodies and weapons, and foam of men's marrow.
6.59.126
वेगेन साऽतीव पृथुप्रवाहा ।
परेतनागाश्वशरीररोधाः।
नरेन्द्रमञ्जोच्छ्रितमांसपङ्काः ।
प्रभूतरक्षोगणभूतसेविता ॥ ६.५९.१२६ ॥
That river, with swift current, was exceedingly broad in its flow, obstructed by dead elephants, horses and bodies, with the marrow of kings and mud of raised flesh; it was attended by multitudes of demons and spirits.
6.59.127
शिरःकपालाकुलकेशशाद्वला ।
शरीरसङ्घातसहस्रवाहिनी ।
विशीर्णनानाकवचोर्मिसंकुला ।
नराश्वनागास्थिनिकृत्तशर्करा ॥ ६.५९.१२७ ॥
It had grass of hair and tangled skulls of heads, carried thousands of heaped bodies, was full of waves of many shattered armors, and had gravel of cut-up bones of men, horses and elephants.
6.59.128
श्वकङ्कशालावृकगृध्रकाकैः ।
क्रव्यादसङ्घैश्च तरक्षुभिश्च।
उपेतकूलां ददृशुर्मनुष्याः ।
क्रूरां महावैतरणीप्रकाशाम् ॥ ६.५९.१२८ ॥
Men saw that cruel river, its banks thronged with dogs, vultures, jackals, wolves, eagles and crows, with flocks of flesh-eaters and hyenas, resembling the great Vaitaraṇī river.
6.59.129
प्रवर्तितामर्जुनबाणसङ्घै-
र्मेदोवसासृकप्रवहां सुभीमाम्।
हतप्रवीरां च तथैव दृष्ट्वा ।
सेनां कुरूणामथ फल्गुनेन ॥ ६.५९.१२९ ॥
Having seen the Kuru army, set flowing by the hosts of Arjuna's arrows, carrying fat, marrow and blood, most terrible, its heroes slain, likewise, Phalguna (Arjuna)...
6.59.130
ते चेदिपाञ्चालकरूषमत्स्याः ।
पार्थाश्च सर्वे सहिताः प्रणेदुः ।
जयप्रगल्भाःक पुरुषप्रवीराः ।
संत्रासयन्तः कुरुवीरयोधान् ॥ ६.५९.१३० ॥
The Cedis, Pāñcālas, Karūṣas and Matsyas, and all the sons of Pṛthā together roared aloud, bold with the confidence of victory, the foremost of men, terrifying the Kuru heroes and warriors.
6.59.131
हतप्रवीराणि बलानि दृष्ट्वा ।
किरीटिना शत्रुभयावहेन ।
वित्रास्य सेनां ध्वजिनीपतीनां ।
सिंहो मृगाणामिव यूथसङ्घान् ॥ ६.५९.१३१ ॥
Seeing the armies with their foremost heroes slain, the diademed one, bringing fear to the enemy, terrified the army of the commanders of the divisions, as a lion terrifies herds of deer.
6.59.132
विनेदतुस्तावतिहर्षयुक्तौ ।
गाण्डीवधन्वा च जनार्दनश्च।
ततो रविं संवृतरश्मिजालं ।
दृष्ट्वा भृशं शस्त्रपरिक्षताङ्गाः ॥ ६.५९.१३२ ॥
The bowman of the Gāṇḍīva and Janārdana, both filled with great joy, roared aloud; then, seeing the sun with its net of rays covered, their limbs greatly wounded by weapons, they…
6.59.133
तदैन्द्रमस्त्रं विततं च घोर-
मसह्यमुद्वीक्ष्य युगान्तकल्पम् ।
अथापयानं कुरवः सभीष्माः ।
सद्रोणदुर्योधनबाह्लिकाश्च ॥ ६.५९.१३३ ॥
Seeing that Indra's weapon, spread out, terrible and unbearable, like the end of an age, the Kurus, together with Bhīṣma, and with Droṇa, Duryodhana and Bāhlika, then retreated.
6.59.134
चक्रुर्निशां सन्धिगतां समीक्ष्य ।
विभावसोर्लोहितरागयुक्ताम्।
अवापय कीर्ति च यशश्च लोके ।
विजित्य शत्रूंश्च धनंजयोऽपि ॥ ६.५९.१३४ ॥
Seeing the night at its junction, tinged with the red hue of the sun, they made camp; and Dhanaṃjaya too, having conquered his enemies, obtained fame and glory in the world.
6.59.135
ययौ नरेन्द्रैः सहसोदरैश्च ।
समाप्तकर्मा शिबिरं निशायाम्।
ततः प्रजज्ञे तुमुलः कुरूणां ।
निशामुखे घोरतमः प्रणादः ॥ ६.५९.१३५ ॥
Having finished his task, he went to the camp at night with the lords of men and his own brothers. Then at the beginning of the night a tumultuous and most dreadful uproar arose among the Kurus.
6.59.136
रणे रथानामयुतं निहत्य ।
हता गजाः सप्तशतार्जुनेन ।
प्राज्याश्च सौवीरगणाश्च सर्वे ।
निपातिताः क्षुद्रकमालवाश्च ॥ ६.५९.१३६ ॥
In battle, having slain ten thousand chariots, Arjuna slew seven hundred elephants; and the chief bands of the Sauvīras, and all the Kṣudrakas and Mālavas, were felled.
6.59.137
महत्कृतं कर्म धनञ्जयेन ।
कर्तुं यथा नार्हति कश्चिदन्यः।
श्रुतायुरम्बष्ठपतिश्च राजा ।
तथैव दुर्मर्षणचित्रसेनौ ॥ ६.५९.१३७ ॥
Dhanañjaya performed a great deed such as no one else could do. King Śrutāyus, lord of the Ambaṣṭhas, and likewise Durmarṣaṇa and Citrasena (were felled).
6.59.138
द्रोणः कृपः सैन्धवबाह्लिकौ च ।
भूरिश्रवाः शल्यशलौ च राजन्।
अन्ये च योधाः शतशः समेताः ।
क्रुद्धेन पार्थेन रणस्य मध्ये ॥ ६.५९.१३८ ॥
Droṇa, Kṛpa, Saindhava and Bāhlika, Bhūriśravas, Śalya and Śala, O king, and hundreds of other warriors assembled there—by the enraged son of Pṛthā, in the midst of the battle (were felled).
6.59.139
स्वबाहुवीर्येण जिताः सभीष्माः ।
किरीटिना लोकमहारथेन।
इति ब्रुवन्तः शिबिराणि जग्मुः ।
सर्वे गणा भारत ये त्वदीयाः ॥ ६.५९.१३९ ॥
Saying, "By the valour of his own arms, they have been conquered together with Bhīṣma by the diadem-bearer, the great charioteer of the world," all your bands, O Bhārata, went to their camps.
6.59.140
उल्कासहस्रैश्च सुसंप्रदीप्तै-
र्विभ्राजमानैश्च तथा प्रदीप्रैः।
किरीटिवित्रासितसर्वयोधा ।
चक्रे निवेशं ध्वजिनी कुरूणाम् ॥ ६.५९.१४० ॥
With thousands of well-blazing, gleaming torches, the army of the Kurus, all its warriors terrified by the diademed one (Arjuna), made its encampment.