Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.80
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6.80.1
क्षत्रियास्ते महाराज परस्परकृतागसः ।
जग्मुः स्वशिबिराण्येव रुधिरेण समुक्षिताः ॥ ६.८०.१ ॥
O great king, those warriors who had wronged one another went back to their own camps, smeared with blood.
6.80.2
विश्रम्य च यथान्यायं पूजयित्वा परस्परम् ।
सन्नद्धाः समदृश्यन्त भूयो युद्धचिकीर्षवः ॥ ६.८०.२ ॥
Having rested and duly honored one another, they appeared again armored, desiring to fight once more.
6.80.3
ततस्तव सुतो राजंश्चिन्तयाभिपरिप्लुतः ।
विस्रवच्छोणिताक्ताङ्गः पप्रच्छेदं पितामहम् ॥ ६.८०.३ ॥
Then, O king, your son, overwhelmed with anxiety and his body smeared with flowing blood, asked this of the grandsire.
6.80.4
सैन्यानि रौद्राणि भयानकानि ।
व्यूढानि सम्यग्बहुलध्वजानि।
विदार्य हत्वा च निपीड्य शूरां-
स्ते पाण्डवा लब्धजयाः प्रहृष्टाः ॥ ६.८०.४ ॥
Having torn apart and slain the fearsome, terrifying armies, well arrayed with many banners, and having crushed the heroes, those Pāṇḍavas, gaining victory, rejoiced.
6.80.5
संमोह्य सर्वान्युधि कीर्तिमन्तो ।
व्यूहं च तं मकरं मृत्युकल्पम् ।
प्रविश्य भीमेन रणे हतोऽस्मि ।
घोरैः शरैर्मृत्युदण्डप्रकाशैः ॥ ६.८०.५ ॥
Having bewildered all in battle and entered that Makara formation, which was like Death, I have been slain in the fight by Bhīma with terrible arrows that shone like the rods of Death.
6.80.6
क्रुद्धं तमुद्वीक्ष्य भयेन राज-
न्संमूर्च्छितो न लभे शान्तिमद्य ।
इच्छे प्रसादात्तव सत्यसन्ध ।
प्राप्तुं जयं पाण्डवेयांश्च हन्तुम् ॥ ६.८०.६ ॥
O king, seeing him enraged, I am stunned with fear and find no peace today. O true-vowed one, by your favor I wish to win victory and slay the sons of Pāṇḍu.
6.80.7
तेनैवमुक्तः प्रहसन्महात्मा ।
दुर्योधनं मन्युगतं विदित्वा।
तं प्रत्युवाचाविमना मनस्वी ।
गङ्गासुतः सस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठः ॥ ६.८०.७ ॥
Thus addressed, the great-souled one laughed; perceiving Duryodhana filled with anger, the wise, undisturbed-minded son of Gaṅgā, foremost of weapon-bearers, replied to him.
6.80.8
परेण यत्नेन विगाह्य सेनां ।
सर्वात्मनाऽहं तव राजपुत्र।
इच्छामि दातुं विजयं सुखं च ।
न चात्मानं छादयेऽहं त्वदर्थे ॥ ६.८०.८ ॥
Having penetrated the army with great effort, with my whole self, O prince, I wish to give you victory and happiness; for your sake I shall not shield myself.
6.80.9
एते तु रौद्रा बहवो महारथा ।
यशस्विनः शूरतमाः कृतास्त्राः ।
ये पाण्डवानां समरे सहाया ।
जितक्लमा रोषविषं वमन्ति ॥ ६.८०.९ ॥
These many fierce, famed, most heroic great chariot-warriors, skilled in weapons, who are the allies of the Pāṇḍavas in battle, having conquered fatigue, spew the poison of wrath.
6.80.10
केनेह शक्याः सहसा विजेतुं ।
वीर्योद्धताः कृतवैरास्त्वया च।
अहं ह्येतान्प्रतियोत्स्यामि राज-
न्सर्वात्मना जीवितं त्यज्य वीर ॥ ६.८०.१० ॥
Who here could easily conquer these, proud of their valour and made enemies by you? Yet, O king, O hero, I shall fight against them with my whole self, having given up my life.
6.80.11
रणे तवार्थाय महानुभाव ।
न जीवितं रक्षितव्यं ममाद्य।
सर्वांस्तवार्थाय सदेवदैत्याँ-
ल्लोकान्दहेयं किमु शत्रुसेनाम् ॥ ६.८०.११ ॥
O one of great power, in battle, for your sake, I shall not protect my own life today. For your sake I could burn all the worlds together with gods and demons; what then of the enemy's army?
6.80.12
तान्पाण्डवान्योधयिष्यामि राजन् ।
प्रियं च ते सर्वमहं करिष्ये।
श्रुत्वा पितुस्ते वचनं प्रतीतो ।
दुर्योधनः प्रीतमना बभूव ॥ ६.८०.१२ ॥
O king, I shall fight those Pāṇḍavas and do everything that is dear to you. Having heard his father's words, Duryodhana was pleased, and his mind was gladdened.
6.80.13
सर्वाणि सैन्यानि ततः प्रहृष्टो ।
निर्गच्छतेत्याह नृपांश्च सर्वान्।
तदाक्षया तानि विनिर्ययुर्द्रुतं ।
गजाश्वपादातरथायुतानि ॥ ६.८०.१३ ॥
Then, delighted, he said to all the armies and to all the kings, 'Go forth!' At his command those tens of thousands of elephants, horses, foot-soldiers and chariots swiftly set out.
6.80.14
प्रहर्षयुक्तानि तु तानि राज-
न्महान्ति नानाविधशस्त्रवन्ति।
स्थितानि नागाश्वपदातिमन्ति ।
विरेजुराजौ तव राजन्बलानि ॥ ६.८०.१४ ॥
O king, those great armies, filled with joy, bearing weapons of many kinds, stationed with elephants, horses and foot-soldiers, shone forth on the battlefield, your forces, O king.
6.80.15
शस्त्रास्त्रविद्भिर्नरवीरयोधै-
रधिष्ठिताः सैन्यगणास्त्वदीयाः।
रथौघपादातगजाश्वसङ्घैः ।
प्रयाद्भिराजौ विधिवत्प्रणुन्नैः ॥ ६.८०.१५ ॥
Your army-divisions, led by heroic fighters among men, skilled in weapons and missiles, were driven forward duly into battle, with throngs of chariots, foot-soldiers, elephants and horses marching forth.
6.80.16
समुद्धतं वै तरुणार्कवर्णं ।
रजो बभौ च्छादयत्सूर्यश्मीन्।
रेजुः पताका रथदन्तिसंस्था ।
वातेरिता भ्राम्यमाणाः समन्तात् ॥ ६.८०.१६ ॥
That dust, raised high and the colour of the young sun, shone, covering the rays of the sun. The banners standing on chariots and elephants, driven by the wind, whirled on all sides and trembled.
6.80.17
नानालिङ्गैः समरे तत्र राजन् ।
मेघैर्युता विद्युतः खे यथैव।
वृन्दैः स्थिताश्चापि सुसंप्रयुक्ता-
श्चकाशिरे दन्तिगणाः समन्तात् ॥ ६.८०.१७ ॥
O king, there in battle the herds of elephants, bearing various insignia and well arrayed, stood in groups and shone on all sides, like lightnings joined with clouds in the sky.
6.80.18
धनूंषि विष्फारयतां नृपाणां ।
बभूव शब्दस्तुमुलोऽतिघोरः।
विमथ्यतो देवमहासुरौघै-
र्यथार्णवस्यादियुगे तदानीम् ॥ ६.८०.१८ ॥
There arose a very terrible, tumultuous sound from the kings stretching their bows, like that which arose in the first age when the ocean was churned by the hosts of gods and great asuras.
6.80.19
तदुग्रनागं बहुरूपवर्णं ।
तवात्मजानां समुदीर्णकोपम् ।
बभूव सैन्यं रिपुसैन्यहन्त-
युगान्तमेघौघनिभं तदानीम् ॥ ६.८०.१९ ॥
That terrible army of your sons, fierce with elephants, of many forms and colours, with rising anger, became at that time a destroyer of the enemy's host, like a mass of clouds at the end of the age.