Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.88
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6.88.1
भीष्मं तु समरे क्रुद्धं प्रतपन्तं समन्ततः ।
न शेकुः पाण्डवा द्रष्टुं तपन्तमिव भास्करम् ॥ ६.८८.१ ॥
Though Bhīṣma, enraged in battle and blazing on all sides, could not be looked upon by the Pāṇḍavas, like the scorching sun.
6.88.2
ततः सर्वाणि सैन्यानि धर्मपुत्रस्य शासनात् ।
अभ्यद्रवन्त गाङ्गेयं मर्दयन्तं शितैः शरैः ॥ ६.८८.२ ॥
Then, at the command of the son of Dharma, all the armies rushed upon the son of Gaṅgā, crushing him with sharp arrows.
6.88.3
स तु भीष्मो रणश्लाघी तोमकान्सहसृज्जयान् ।
पाञ्चालांश्च महेष्वासान्पातयामास सायकैः ॥ ६.८८.३ ॥
That Bhīṣma, boasting in battle, began to cut down with arrows the Tomaras, the Sahasrañjayas, and the great-bowed Pāñcālas.
6.88.4
ते वध्यमाना भीष्मेण पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह ।
भीष्ममेवाभ्ययुस्तूर्णं त्यक्त्वा मृत्युकृतं भयम् ॥ ६.८८.४ ॥
Those Pāñcālas, being slain by Bhīṣma together with the Pāṇḍavas, abandoning the fear born of death, swiftly charged straight at Bhīṣma.
6.88.5
स तेषां रथिनां वीरो भीष्मः शान्तनवो युधि ।
चिच्छेद सहसा राजन्बाहूनथ शिरांसि च ॥ ६.८८.५ ॥
O king, Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, that hero among those chariot-warriors, suddenly cut off their arms and their heads in battle.
6.88.6
विरथान्रथिनश्चक्रे पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
पतितान्युत्तमाङ्गानि हयेभ्यो हयसादिनाम् ॥ ६.८८.६ ॥
Your father Devavrata (Bhīṣma) made the chariot-warriors chariotless; the heads of the horsemen fell from their horses.
6.88.7
निर्मनुष्यांश्च मातङ्गाञ्शयानान्पर्वतोपमान् ।
अपश्याम महाराज भीष्मास्त्रेण प्रमाथितान् ॥ ६.८८.७ ॥
Great king, we saw elephants without riders lying like mountains, struck down by Bhīṣma's weapon.
6.88.8
न तत्रासीत्पुमान्कश्चित्पाण्डवानां विशांपते ।
अन्यत्र रथिनां श्रेष्ठद्भीमसेनान्महाबलात् ॥ ६.८८.८ ॥
Lord of men, there was no other man of the Pāṇḍavas there except Bhīmasena, the best of charioteers, of great might.
6.88.9
स हि भीष्मं समासाद्य छादयामास सायकैः ।
ततो निष्टानको घोरो भीष्मभीमसमागमे ॥ ६.८८.९ ॥
Having approached Bhīṣma, he covered him with arrows; then, in the encounter of Bhīṣma and Bhīma, a terrible uproar arose.
6.88.10
बभूव सर्वसैन्यानां घोररूपो भयानकः ।
तथैव पाण्डवा हृष्टाः सिंहनादमथानदन् ॥ ६.८८.१० ॥
It became a terrible and frightful sight to all the armies; and likewise the delighted Pāṇḍavas gave out a lion's roar.
6.88.11
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सोदर्यैः परिवारितः ।
भीष्मं जुगोप समरे वर्तमाने जनक्षये ॥ ६.८८.११ ॥
Then King Duryodhana, surrounded by his brothers, protected Bhīṣma in that battle where the destruction of men was going on.
6.88.12
भीमस्तु सारथिं हत्वा भीष्मस्य रथिनां वरः ।
प्रद्रुताश्वे रथे तस्मिन्द्रवमाणे समन्ततः ॥ ६.८८.१२ ॥
But Bhīma, best of charioteers, slew Bhīṣma's charioteer; the horses of that chariot fled, and the chariot ran in every direction.
6.88.13
सुनाभस्य शरेणाशु शिरश्चिच्छेद भारत ।
क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥ ६.८८.१३ ॥
O Bhārata, swiftly he cut off Sunābha's head with a razor-headed arrow, very sharp. Struck down, he fell to the ground.
6.88.14
हते तस्मिन्महाराज तव पुत्रे महारथे ।
नामृष्यन्त रणे शूराः सोदराः सप्त संयुगे ॥ ६.८८.१४ ॥
O great king, when your great charioteer son was slain in battle, his seven brothers, heroes, could not endure it in the fight.
6.88.15
आदित्यकेतुर्बह्वाशी कुण्डधारो महोदरः ।
अपराजितः पण्डितको विशालाक्षः सुदुर्जयः ॥ ६.८८.१५ ॥
Ādityaketu, Bahvāśī, Kuṇḍadhāra, Mahodara, Aparājita, Paṇḍitaka, Viśālākṣa and Sudurjaya.
6.88.16
पाण्डवं चित्रसन्नाहा विचित्रकवचध्वजाः ।
अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे योद्धुकामारिमर्दनाः ॥ ६.८८.१६ ॥
Richly armoured, with variegated mail and banners, eager for battle, crushers of foes, they rushed at the Pāṇḍava in the fight.
6.88.17
महोदरस्तु समरे भीमं विव्याध पत्रिभिः ।
नवभिर्वद्रसंकाशैर्नमुचिं वृत्रहा यथा ॥ ६.८८.१७ ॥
And Mahodara in battle pierced Bhīma with nine arrows like thunderbolts, as the slayer of Vṛtra pierced Namuci.
6.88.18
आदित्यकेतुः सप्तत्या बह्वाशी चापि पञ्चभिः ।
नवत्या कुण्डधारश्च विशालाक्षश्च पञ्चभिः ॥ ६.८८.१८ ॥
Ādityaketu with seventy, Bahvāśī also with five, Kuṇḍadhāra with ninety, and Viśālākṣa with five.
6.88.19
अपराजितो महाराज पराजिष्णुर्महारथम् ।
शरैर्बहुभिरानर्च्छद्भीमसेनं महाबलम् ॥ ६.८८.१९ ॥
O great king, Aparājita and Parājiṣṇu assailed the mighty Bhīmasena, the great charioteer, with many arrows.
6.88.20
रणे पण्डितकश्चैनं त्रिभिर्बाणैः समार्पयत् ।
स तं न ममृषे भीमः शत्रुभिर्वधमाहवे ॥ ६.८८.२० ॥
In battle Paṇḍitaka pierced him with three arrows. Bhīma could not endure that blow from the enemies in battle.
6.88.21
धनुः प्रपीड्य वामेन करेणामित्रकर्सनः ।
शिरश्चिच्छेद समरे शरेणानतपर्वणा ॥ ६.८८.२१ ॥
Pressing his bow firmly with his left hand, the subduer of enemies cut off his head in battle with an arrow whose shaft-joint was bent.
6.88.22
अपराजितस्य सुनसं तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे ।
पराजितस्य भीमेन कृत्तं गामपतच्छिरः ॥ ६.८८.२२ ॥
In battle, the head with the fine nose of your son Aparājita, defeated by Bhīma, was cut off and fell to the ground.
6.88.23
अथापरेण भल्लेन कुण्डधारं महारथम् ।
प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः ॥ ६.८८.२३ ॥
Then, with another bhalla arrow, he sent the great charioteer Kuṇḍadhāra to the realm of death while all the people watched.
6.88.24
ततः पुनरमेयात्मा प्रसंधाय शिलीमुखम् ।
प्रेषयामास समरे पण्डितं प्रति भारत ॥ ६.८८.२४ ॥
Then the one of immeasurable spirit, fitting an arrow to his bow, O Bhārata, shot it in battle toward Paṇḍita.
6.88.25
स शरः पण्डितं हत्वा विवेश धरणीतलम् ।
यथा नरं निहत्याशु भुजगः कालचोदितः ॥ ६.८८.२५ ॥
That arrow, having struck down Paṇḍita, entered the surface of the earth, as a serpent driven by time, having bitten a man, swiftly slips into the ground.
6.88.26
विशालाक्षशिरश्छित्त्वा पातयामास भूतले ।
त्रिभिः शरैरदीनात्मा स्मरन्क्लेशं पुरातनम् ॥ ६.८८.२६ ॥
Having severed the head of the broad-eyed one, he caused it to fall upon the ground; with three arrows, undaunted in spirit, remembering the ancient affliction, he did so.
6.88.27
महोदरं महेष्वासं नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे ।
विव्याध समरे राजन्स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥ ६.८८.२७ ॥
O king, in battle he pierced the big-bellied great archer in the breast with an iron arrow; struck down, he fell to the ground.
6.88.28
आदित्यकेतोः केतुं च च्छित्त्वा बाणेन संयुगे ।
भल्लेन भृशतीक्ष्णेन शिरश्चिच्छेद भारत ॥ ६.८८.२८ ॥
In battle, having cut the banner of Ādityaketu with an arrow, he severed his head with a very sharp bhalla arrow, O Bhārata.
6.88.29
बह्वाशिनं तत भीमः शरेणानतर्वणा ।
प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो यमस्य सदनं प्रति ॥ ६.८८.२९ ॥
Then Bhīma, enraged, with an unfailing arrow sent that great eater toward the abode of Yama.
6.88.30
प्रदुद्रुवुस्ततस्तेऽन्ये पुत्रास्तव विशांपते ।
मन्यमाना हि तत्सत्यं सभायां तस्य भाषितम् ॥ ६.८८.३० ॥
Then, O lord of men, your other sons fled, thinking indeed that the words he had spoken in the assembly were true.
6.88.31
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितः ।
अब्रवीत्तावकान्योधान्भीमोऽयं वध्यतामिति ॥ ६.८८.३१ ॥
Then King Duryodhana, worn down by the calamity of his brothers, said to your warriors: 'Let this Bhīma be slain.'
6.88.32
एवमेते महेष्वासाः पुत्रास्त्व विशांपते ।
भ्रातॄन्संदृश्य निहतान्प्रस्मरंस्ते हि तद्वचः ॥ ६.८८.३२ ॥
Thus, O lord of men, your sons, those great archers, seeing their brothers slain, recalled those words.
6.88.33
यदुक्तवान्महाप्राज्ञः क्षत्ता हितमनामयम् ।
तदिदं समनुप्राप्तं वचनं दिव्यदर्शिनः ॥ ६.८८.३३ ॥
That word of welfare and freedom from harm which the greatly wise Kṣattā [Vidura] spoke—that very word of the one who sees with divine sight has now come to pass.
6.88.34
लोभमोहसमाविष्टः पुत्रप्रीत्या जनाधिप ।
न बुध्यसे पुरा यत्तत्तथ्यमुक्तं वचो महत् ॥ ६.८८.३४ ॥
Seized by greed and delusion, O lord of men, through love for your sons, you did not understand before that true and great word which was spoken.
6.88.35
तथैव च वधार्थाय पुत्राणां पाण्डवो बली ।
नूनं जातो महाबाहुर्यथा हन्ति स्म कौरवान् ॥ ६.८८.३५ ॥
Likewise, the mighty Pāṇḍava, the great-armed one, has surely been born for the slaying of your sons; he slays the Kauravas.
6.88.36
ततो दुरयोधनो राजा भीष्ममासाद्य संयुगे ।
दुःखेन महताऽऽविष्टो विललाप सुदुःखितः ॥ ६.८८.३६ ॥
Then King Duryodhana, approaching Bhīṣma in battle, overcome by great sorrow, lamented, deeply grieved.
6.88.37
निहता भ्रातरः शूरा भीमसेनेन मे युधि ।
यतमानास्तथान्येऽपि हन्यन्ते सर्वसैनिकाः ॥ ६.८८.३७ ॥
In battle Bhīmasena has slain my heroic brothers, and the others who were striving too; all the soldiers are being killed.
6.88.38
भवांश्च मध्यस्थतया नित्यमस्मानुपेक्षते ।
सोऽहं कुपथमारूढः पश्य दैवमिदं मम ॥ ६.८८.३८ ॥
You have always neglected us, standing aloof as a mediator; and I have mounted upon the wrong path — behold, this is my fate.
6.88.39
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचः क्रूरं पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्समाश्रुलोचनः ॥ ६.८८.३९ ॥
Having heard these cruel words, your father Devavrata (Bhīṣma), with eyes full of tears, spoke these words to Duryodhana.
6.88.40
उक्तमेतन्मया पूर्वं द्रोणेन विदुरेण च ।
गान्धार्या च यशस्विन्या तत्त्वं तात न बुद्धवान् ॥ ६.८८.४० ॥
I told you this before, and so did Droṇa, Vidura and the renowned Gāndhārī; dear son, you did not understand the truth.
6.88.41
समयश्च मया पूर्वं कृतो वै शत्रुकर्शन ।
नाहंयुधि नियोक्तव्यो नाप्याचार्यः कथंचना ॥ ६.८८.४१ ॥
O tormentor of foes, I earlier made an agreement: I am not to be assigned in battle in any way, nor is the teacher (Droṇa).
6.88.42
यय हि धर्तराष्ट्राणां भीमो द्रक्ष्यति संयुगे ।
हनिष्यति रणे नित्यं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ६.८८.४२ ॥
Bhīma will see the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in battle, and will constantly slay them in the fight — this I tell you truly.
6.88.43
स त्वं राजन्स्थिरो भूत्वा रणे कृत्वा दृढां मतिम् ।
योधयस्व रणे पार्थान्स्वर्गं कृत्वा परायणम् ॥ ६.८८.४३ ॥
O king, steadfast and with resolute purpose in battle, make heaven your supreme goal and fight the Pārthas.
6.88.44
न शक्यः पाण्डवा जेतुं सेन्द्रैरपि सुरासुरैः ।
तस्माद्युद्धे स्थिरां कृत्वा मतिं युद्ध्यस्व भारत ॥ ६.८८.४४ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas cannot be conquered, not even by the gods and demons together with Indra. Therefore, O Bhārata, with a steadfast resolve in battle, fight.