Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.107
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7.107.1
बृहत्क्षत्रमथायान्तं केकयं दृढविक्रमम् ।
क्षेमधूर्तिर्महाराज विव्याधोरसि मार्गणैः ॥ ७.१०७.१ ॥
Then, seeing the Kekaya Bṛhatkṣatra of firm prowess approaching, O great king, Kṣemadhūrti pierced his chest with arrows.
7.107.2
बृहत्क्षत्रस्तु तं राजा नवत्या नतपर्वणाम् ।
आजघ्ने त्वरितो राजन्द्रोणानीकबिभित्सया ॥ ७.१०७.२ ॥
Then King Bṛhatkṣatra, eager to break through Droṇa's army, swiftly struck him with ninety arrows with bent joints.
7.107.3
क्षेमधूर्तिस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धः केकयस्य महात्मनः ।
धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन ह ॥ ७.१०७.३ ॥
But the enraged Kṣemadhūrti cut the bow of the great-souled Kekaya with a yellow, sharp bhalla arrow.
7.107.4
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं शरेणानतपर्वणा ।
विव्याध समरे तूर्णं प्रवरं सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥ ७.१०७.४ ॥
Then, his bow cut, he swiftly pierced him in battle with an arrow of bent joints, the foremost of all archers.
7.107.5
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय बृहत्क्षत्रो हसन्निव ।
व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे क्षमदूर्तिं महारथम् ॥ ७.१०७.५ ॥
Then Bṛhatkṣatra, taking up another bow and as if laughing, left the great charioteer Kṣemadhūrti's chariot without horses and driver.
7.107.6
ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च ।
जहार नृपतेः कायाच्छिरोऽज्वलितकुण्डलम् ॥ ७.१०७.६ ॥
Then with another yellow, sharp bhalla arrow he severed the king's head from his body, with its blazing earrings.
7.107.7
तच्छिन्नं सहसा तस्य शिरः कुञ्चितमूर्धजम् ।
सकिरीटं महीं प्राप्य बभौ ज्योतिरिवाम्बरात् ॥ ७.१०७.७ ॥
His severed head, with its curled hair and diadem, suddenly fell to the earth and shone like a light fallen from the sky.
7.107.8
तं निहत्य रणे हृष्टो बृहत्क्षत्रो महारथः ।
सहसाऽभ्यपतत्सैन्यं तावकं पार्थकारणात् ॥ ७.१०७.८ ॥
Having slain him in battle, the great chariot-warrior Bṛhatkṣatra, delighted, suddenly rushed upon your army for the sake of Pārtha.
7.107.9
धृष्टकेतुं तथाऽऽयान्तं द्रोणहेतोः पराक्रमी ।
वीरधन्वा महेष्वासो वारयामास भारत ॥ ७.१०७.९ ॥
Vīradhanvan, the valiant great archer, held back Dhṛṣṭaketu too, who was approaching for the sake of Droṇa, O descendant of Bharata.
7.107.10
तौ परस्परमासाद्य शरदंष्ट्रौ तरस्विनौ ।
शरैरनेकसाहस्रेरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥ ७.१०७.१० ॥
The two swift warriors, with arrows for fangs, met one another and struck each other with many thousands of arrows.
7.107.11
तावुभौ नरशार्दूलौ युयुधाते परस्परम् ।
महावने तीव्रमदौ वारणाविव यूथपौ ॥ ७.१०७.११ ॥
Those two tigers among men fought one another, like two herd-leading elephants, fierce in rut, in a great forest.
7.107.12
गिरिगह्वरमासाद्य शार्दूलाविव रोषितौ ।
युयुधाते महावीर्यौ परस्परजिघांसया ॥ ७.१०७.१२ ॥
Like two enraged tigers that have reached a mountain cave, the two mighty heroes fought with the desire to slay each other.
7.107.13
तद्युद्धमासीत्तुमुलं प्रेक्षणीयं विशाम्पते ।
सिद्धचारणसङ्घानां विस्मयाद्भुतदर्शनम् ॥ ७.१०७.१३ ॥
That battle was fearful and a sight to behold, O lord of the people, a marvelous spectacle that filled the hosts of Siddhas and Cāraṇas with wonder.
7.107.14
वीरधन्वा ततः क्रुद्धो धृष्टकेतोः शरासनम् ।
द्विधा चिच्छेद भल्लेन प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥ ७.१०७.१४ ॥
Then the enraged Vīradhanvan cut Dhṛṣṭaketu's bow in two with a bhalla arrow, almost laughing as he did so, O Bhārata.
7.107.15
तदुत्सृज्य धनुच्छिन्नं चेदिराजो महारथः ।
शक्तिं जग्राह विपुलां हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम् ॥ ७.१०७.१५ ॥
Casting aside the broken bow, the great charioteer, the king of the Cedis, seized a huge spear with a golden shaft and an iron head.
7.107.16
तां तु शक्तिं महावीर्यां दोर्भ्यामायस्य भारत ।
चिक्षेप सहसा यत्तो वीरधन्वरथं प्रति ॥ ७.१०७.१६ ॥
Swinging that mighty spear with both arms, O Bhārata, the Cedi king, intent upon his aim, suddenly hurled it at Vīradhanvan's chariot.
7.107.17
तया तु वीरघातिन्या शक्त्या त्वभिहतो भृशम् ।
निर्भिन्नहृदयस्तूर्णं निपपात रथान्महीम् ॥ ७.१०७.१७ ॥
Struck hard by that hero-slaying spear, his heart pierced through, he quickly fell from his chariot to the ground.
7.107.18
तस्मिन्विनिहते वीरे त्रैगर्तानां महारथे ।
बलं तेऽभज्यत विभो पाण्डवेयैः समन्ततः ॥ ७.१०७.१८ ॥
When that hero, the great charioteer of the Trigartas, was slain, O lord, your army was broken on every side by the sons of Pāṇḍu.
7.107.19
सहदेवे ततः षष्टिं सायकान्दुर्मुखोऽक्षिपत् ।
ननाद च महानादं तर्जयन्पाण्डवं रणे ॥ ७.१०७.१९ ॥
Then Durmukha hurled sixty arrows at Sahadeva and, threatening the Pāṇḍava in battle, let out a mighty roar.
7.107.20
माद्रेयस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो दुर्मुखं च शितैः शरैः ।
भ्राता भ्रातरमायत्तो विव्याध प्रहसन्निव ॥ ७.१०७.२० ॥
Then the son of Mādrī, enraged, struck Durmukha with sharp arrows; brother advancing upon brother, he pierced him as if laughing.
7.107.21
तं रणे रभसं दृष्ट्वा सहदेवं महाबलम् ।
दुर्मुखो नवभिर्बाणैस्ताडयामास भारत ॥ ७.१०७.२१ ॥
O Bhārata, seeing Sahadeva, the mighty one, furious in battle, Durmukha struck him with nine arrows.
7.107.22
दुर्मुखस्य तु भल्लेन च्छित्त्वा केतुं महाबलः ।
जघान चतुरो वाहांश्चतुर्भिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥ ७.१०७.२२ ॥
But the mighty one, cutting Durmukha's banner with a bhalla, struck down his four horses with four sharp arrows.
7.107.23
अथापरेण भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन ह ।
चिच्छेद सारथेः कायाच्छिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम् ॥ ७.१०७.२३ ॥
Then with another golden, sharp bhalla he cut off the charioteer's head from his body, its earrings blazing.
7.107.24
क्षुरप्रेण च तीक्ष्णेन कौरव्यस्य महद्धनुः ।
सहदेवो रणे छित्त्वा तं च विव्याध पञ्चभिः ॥ ७.१०७.२४ ॥
With a sharp razor-arrow, Sahadeva cut the great bow of the Kaurava in battle, and pierced him with five arrows.
7.107.25
हताश्वं तु रथं त्यक्त्वा दुर्मुखो विमनास्तदा ।
आरुरोह रथं राजन्निरमित्रस्य भारत ॥ ७.१०७.२५ ॥
Durmukha, his horses slain, abandoned his chariot, downcast, and mounted the chariot of Nirmitra, O king, O Bhārata.
7.107.26
सहदेवस्ततः क्रुद्धो निरमित्रं महाहवे ।
जघान पृथुधारेण भल्लेन परवीरहा ॥ ७.१०७.२६ ॥
Then Sahadeva, enraged, in that great battle, struck down Nirmitra with a broad-edged bhalla arrow, the slayer of enemy heroes.
7.107.27
स पपात रथोपस्थान्निरमित्रो जनेश्वरः ।
त्रिगर्तराजस्य सुतो व्यथयंस्तव वाहिनीम् ॥ ७.१०७.२७ ॥
He, Nirmitra, lord of men, son of the king of the Trigartas, fell from the chariot's platform, distressing your army.
7.107.28
तं तु हत्वा महाबाहुः सहदेवो व्यरोचत ।
यथा दाशरथी रामः खरं हत्वा महाबलम् ॥ ७.१०७.२८ ॥
Having slain him, the mighty-armed Sahadeva shone, as Rāma, son of Daśaratha, shone when he slew the mighty Khara.
7.107.29
हाहाकारो महानासीत्त्रिगर्तानां जनेश्वर ।
राजपुत्रं हतं दृष्ट्वा निरमित्रं महारथम् ॥ ७.१०७.२९ ॥
O lord of men, a great cry of lamentation arose among the Trigartas, seeing the king's son, the great charioteer Nirmitra, slain.
7.107.30
नकुलस्ते सुतं राजन्विकर्णं पृथुलोचनम् ।
मुहूर्ताज्जितवाँल्लोके तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ७.१०७.३० ॥
O king, Nakula defeated your son Vikarṇa, the broad-eyed, within a moment; that became as if wondrous in the world.
7.107.31
सात्यकिं व्याघ्रदत्तस्तु शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
चक्रेऽदृश्यं साश्वसूतं सध्वजं पृतनान्तरे ॥ ७.१०७.३१ ॥
Vyāghradatta, with arrows of bent joints, made Sātyaki invisible within the army, together with his horses, charioteer and banner.
7.107.32
तान्निवार्य शराञ्शूरः शैनेयः कृतहस्तवत् ।
साश्वसूतध्वजं बाणैर्व्याघ्रदत्तमपातयत् ॥ ७.१०७.३२ ॥
Having warded off those arrows, the hero Śaineya (Sātyaki), with skilled hands, struck down Vyāghradatta with arrows, together with his horses, charioteer and banner.
7.107.33
कुमारे निहते तस्मिन्मागधस्य सुते प्रभो ।
मागधाः सर्वतो यत्ता युयुधानमुपाद्रवन् ॥ ७.१०७.३३ ॥
O lord, when that prince, son of the king of Magadha, had been slain, the Māgadhas, ready on all sides, rushed upon Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki).
7.107.34
विसृजन्तः शरांश्चैव तोमरांश्च सहस्रशः ।
मिण्डिपालांस्तथा प्रासान्मुद्रान्मुसलानपि
अयोधयन्रणे शूराः सात्वतं युद्धदुर्मदम् ॥ ७.१०७.३४ ॥
In battle the heroes, hurling thousands of arrows, spears, javelins, lances, maces and clubs, fought against the Sātvata (Sātyaki), proud in war.
7.107.35
तांस्तु सर्वान्स बलवान्सात्यकिर्युद्धदुर्मदः ।
नातिकृच्छ्राद्धसन्नेव विजिग्ये पुरुषर्षभः ॥ ७.१०७.३५ ॥
Sātyaki, mighty and proud in battle, bull among men, conquered them all without great difficulty, though somewhat weary.
7.107.36
मागधान्द्रवतो दृष्ट्वा हतशेषान्समन्ततः ।
बलं तेऽभज्यत विभो युयुधानशरार्दितम् ॥ ७.१०७.३६ ॥
O lord, seeing the Magadhas fleeing, the survivors of the slain on every side, your army, afflicted by the arrows of Yuyudhāna, was broken.
7.107.37
नाशयित्वा रणे सैन्यं त्वदीयं तु समन्ततः ।
विधुन्वानो धनुःश्रेष्ठं व्यभ्राजत महायशाः ॥ ७.१०७.३७ ॥
Having destroyed your army on all sides in battle, shaking his excellent bow, the greatly famed one shone forth.
7.107.38
भज्यमानं बलं राजन्सात्वतेन महात्मना ।
नाभ्यवर्तत युद्धाय त्रासितं दीर्घबाहुना ॥ ७.१०७.३८ ॥
O king, that army, being broken by the great-souled Sātvata, terrified by the long-armed one, did not advance to battle.
7.107.39
ततो द्रोणो भृशं क्रुद्धः सहसोद्वृत्य चक्षुषी ।
सात्यकिं सत्यकर्माणं स्वयमेवाभिदुद्रुवे ॥ ७.१०७.३९ ॥
Then Droṇa, greatly enraged, suddenly rolling his eyes, himself rushed upon Sātyaki, the one of true deeds.