Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.120
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7.120.1
जित्वा यवनकाम्भोजान्युयुधानस्ततोऽर्जुनम् ।
जगाम तव सैन्यस्य मध्येन रथिनां वरः ॥ ७.१२०.१ ॥
Having conquered the Yavanas and Kāmbojas, Yuyudhāna, best of charioteers, then went through the middle of your army toward Arjuna.
7.120.2
शरदंष्ट्रो नरव्याघ्रो विचित्रकवचच्छविः ।
मृगं व्याघ्र इवाजिघ्रंस्तव सैन्यमभीषयत् ॥ ७.१२०.२ ॥
That tiger among men, his arrows for fangs, shining in variegated armour, terrified your army as a tiger pursuing a deer.
7.120.3
स रथेन चरन्मार्गान्धनुरुद्धामयद्भृशम् ।
रुक्मपृष्ठं महावेगं रुक्मचन्द्रकसङ्कुलम् ॥ ७.१२०.३ ॥
Moving on his chariot along the paths, he drew hard his bow, its back of gold, swift as the wind, crowded with golden crescent-shaped arrows.
7.120.4
रुक्माङ्गदशिरस्त्राणो रुक्मवर्मसमावृतः ।
रुक्मध्वजधनुः शूरो मेरुशृङ्गमिवाबभौ ॥ ७.१२०.४ ॥
That hero, with golden armlets and helmet, wrapped in golden mail, with golden banner and bow, shone like the peak of Meru.
7.120.5
सधनुर्मण्डलः सङ्ख्ये तेजोभासुररश्मिवान् ।
शरदीवोदितः सूर्यो नृसूर्यो विरराज ह ॥ ७.१२०.५ ॥
In battle, with the circle of his bow, radiant with brilliance and rays, that sun among men shone forth like the sun risen in autumn.
7.120.6
वृषभस्कन्धविक्रान्तो वृषभाक्षो नरर्षभः ।
तावकानां बभौ मध्ये गवां मध्ये यथा वृषः ॥ ७.१२०.६ ॥
Mighty in the shoulders of a bull, bull-eyed, that bull among men shone among your men as a bull shines among cows.
7.120.7
मत्तद्विरदसङ्काशं मत्तद्विरदगामिनम् ।
प्रभिन्नमिव मातङ्गं यूथमध्ये व्यवस्थितम् ॥ ७.१२०.७ ॥
Like a rutting elephant, moving with the gait of a rutting elephant, standing in the middle of the herd like a frenzied bull elephant.
7.120.8
व्याधा इव जिघांसन्तस्त्वदीयाः समुपाद्रवन् ।
सात्यकिं समरे राजन्परिवव्रुस्तवात्मजाः ॥ ७.१२०.८ ॥
Like hunters wishing to kill, your sons rushed upon him; O king, in battle your sons surrounded Sātyaki.
7.120.9
द्रोणानीकमतिक्रान्तं भोजानीकं च दुस्तरम् ।
जलसन्धार्णवं तीर्त्वा काम्भोजानां च वाहिनीम् ॥ ७.१२०.९ ॥
Having passed beyond Droṇa's army, and having crossed the hard-to-cross Bhoja army and the sea of Jalasandha, and also the army of the Kāmbojas.
7.120.10
हार्दिक्यमकरान्मुक्तं तीर्णं वै सैन्यसागरम् ।
परिवव्रुः सुसङ्क्रुद्वास्त्वदीयाः सात्यकिं रथाः ॥ ७.१२०.१० ॥
Freed from the crocodile of Hārdikya, having crossed the sea of the army, Sātyaki was surrounded by your chariot-warriors, greatly enraged.
7.120.11
दुर्योधनश्चित्रसेनो दुःशासनविविंशती ।
शकुनिर्दुःसहश्चैव युवा दुर्धर्षणः क्रथः ॥ ७.१२०.११ ॥
Duryodhana, Citrasena, Duḥśāsana and Vivinśati, Śakuni, Duḥsaha, and also the young Durdharṣaṇa and Kratha.
7.120.12
अन्ये च बहवः शूराः शस्त्रवन्तो दुरासदाः ।
पृष्ठतः सात्यकिं यान्तमन्वधावन्नमर्षिणः ॥ ७.१२०.१२ ॥
And many other heroes, armed with weapons, hard to approach, impatient with anger, ran after Sātyaki as he went forward from behind.
7.120.13
अथ शब्दो महानासीत्तव सैन्यस्य मारिष ।
मारुतोद्धूतवेगस्य सागरस्येव पर्वणि ॥ ७.१२०.१३ ॥
Then a great tumult arose in your army, sir, like the roar of the ocean stirred to rushing speed by the wind at the time of the full-moon tide.
7.120.14
तानभिद्रवतः सर्वान्समीक्ष्य शिनिपुङ्गवः ।
शनैर्याहीति यन्तारमब्रवीत्प्रहसन्निव ॥ ७.१२०.१४ ॥
Seeing them all charging toward him, the bull of the Śinis said to his charioteer, smiling as if in jest, "Drive on slowly."
7.120.15
इदमेति समुद्धूतं धार्तराष्ट्रबलं महत् ।
मामेवाभिमुखं तूर्णं गजाश्वरथपत्तिमत्।
नादयद्वै दिशः सर्वा रथघोषेण सारथे ॥ ७.१२०.१५ ॥
Charioteer, here comes the great army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons, surging forward with elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers, straight toward me and swiftly, filling all directions with the roar of chariots.
7.120.16
पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च कम्पयन्सागरानपि ।
एतद्बलार्णवं सूत वारयिष्ये महारणे।
पौर्णमास्यामिवोद्धूतं वेलेव मकरालयम् ॥ ७.१२०.१६ ॥
This ocean of an army, which shakes the earth, the sky and even the seas, I will hold back in the great battle, charioteer, as the shore holds back the surging sea at the full-moon tide.
7.120.17
पश्य मे सूत विक्रान्तमिन्द्रस्येव महामृधे ।
एष सैन्यानि शत्रूणां विधमामि शितैः शरैः ॥ ७.१२०.१७ ॥
Behold my valour, charioteer, like the prowess of Indra in the great battle. With sharp arrows I scatter the armies of the enemy.
7.120.18
निहतानाहवे पश्य पदात्यश्वरथद्विपान् ।
मच्छरैरग्निसङ्काशैर्विद्धदेहान्सहस्रशः ॥ ७.१२०.१८ ॥
Behold them slain in battle: foot soldiers, horses, chariots and elephants, their bodies pierced by thousands by my arrows, blazing like fire.
7.120.19
इत्येवं ब्रुवतस्तस्य सात्यकेरमितौजसः ।
समीपे सैनिकास्ते तु शीघ्रमीयुर्युयुत्सवः।
जह्याद्रवस्व तिष्ठेति पश्यपश्येति वादिनः ॥ ७.१२०.१९ ॥
As the one of boundless might Sātyaki spoke thus, those soldiers eager for battle quickly came near him, crying, "Strike! Rush on! Stand! Look, look!"
7.120.20
तानेवं ब्रुवतो वीरान्सात्यकिर्निशितैः शरैः ।
जघानं त्रिशतानश्वान्कुञ्जरांश्च चतुःशतान्।
लध्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च प्रहरञ्शिनिपुङ्गवः ॥ ७.१२०.२० ॥
While those heroes were speaking thus, Sātyaki, best of the Śini line, struck down three hundred horses and four hundred elephants with sharp arrows, a light-handed and wondrous warrior striking on.
7.120.21
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलस्तस्य तेषां च धन्विनाम् ।
देवासुररणप्रख्यः प्रावर्तत जनक्षयः ॥ ७.१२०.२१ ॥
That tumultuous clash of his with those archers was like the battle of gods and demons, and the destruction of men began.
7.120.22
मेघजालनिभं सैन्यं तव पुत्रस्य मारिष ।
प्रत्यगृह्णाच्छिनेः पौत्रः शरैराशीविषोपमैः ॥ ७.१२०.२२ ॥
O sire, the army of your son, like a mass of clouds, was met by Sātyaki, the grandson of Śini, with arrows like venomous snakes.
7.120.23
प्रच्छाद्यमानः समरे शरजालैः स वीर्यवान् ।
असम्भ्रमन्महाराज तावकानवधीद्बहून् ॥ ७.१२०.२३ ॥
Though covered in battle by nets of arrows, O great king, that mighty warrior, unperturbed, killed many of your men.
7.120.24
आश्चर्यं तत्र राजेन्द्र सुमहद्दृष्टवानहम् ।
न मोघः सायकः कश्चित्सात्यकेरभवत्प्रभो ॥ ७.१२०.२४ ॥
There, O lord of kings, I saw a very great wonder: O lord, not a single arrow of Sātyaki's was fruitless.
7.120.25
रथनागाश्वकलिलः पदात्यूर्मिसमाकुलः ।
शैनेयवेलामासाद्य स्थितः सैन्यमहार्णवः ॥ ७.१२०.२५ ॥
Filled with chariots, elephants and horses, agitated with waves of foot soldiers, that great ocean of the army reached the shore of Śaineya and stood still.
7.120.26
सम्भ्रान्तनरनागाश्वमावर्तत मुहुर्मुहुः ।
तत्सैन्यमिषुभिस्तेन वध्यमानं समन्ततः।
बभ्राम तत्रतत्रैव गावः शीतार्दिता इव ॥ ७.१२०.२६ ॥
Men, elephants and horses in panic turned back again and again; that army, struck on all sides by his arrows, wandered here and there like cows afflicted by cold.
7.120.27
पदातिनं रथं नागं सादिनं तुरगं तथा ।
अविद्वं तत्र नाद्राक्षं युयुधानस्य सायकैः ॥ ७.१२०.२७ ॥
I did not see there anyone—foot soldier, chariot, elephant, horseman or horse—left unpierced by the arrows of Yuyudhāna.
7.120.28
न तादृक्कदनं राजन्कृतवांस्तत्र फल्गुनः ।
यादृक्क्षयमनीकानामकरोत्सात्यकिर्नृप ॥ ७.१२०.२८ ॥
O king, Phalguna did not make such a slaughter there as Sātyaki made of the armies, O king.
7.120.29
अत्यर्जुनं शिनेः पौत्रो युध्यते पुरुषर्षभः ।
वीतभीर्लाघवोपेतः कृतित्वं सम्प्रदर्शयन् ॥ ७.१२०.२९ ॥
The grandson of Śini, a bull among men, fought surpassing even Arjuna, fearless, endowed with swiftness, displaying his skill.
7.120.30
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सात्वतस्य त्रिभिः शरैः ।
विव्याध सूतं निशितैश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान् ॥ ७.१२०.३० ॥
Then King Duryodhana pierced the charioteer of Sātvata (Sātyaki) with three arrows, and his four horses with four sharp arrows.
7.120.31
सात्यकिं च त्रिभिर्विद्व्वा पुनरष्टाभिरेव च ।
दुःशासनः षोडशभिर्विव्याध शिनिपुङ्गवम् ॥ ७.१२०.३१ ॥
Having struck Sātyaki with three arrows and again with eight, Duḥśāsana struck the bull of the Śinis with sixteen.
7.120.32
शकुनिः पञ्चविंशत्या चित्रसेनश्च पञ्चभिः ।
दुःसहः पञ्चदशभिर्विव्याधोरसि सात्यकिम् ॥ ७.१२०.३२ ॥
Śakuni with twenty-five, Citrasena with five, and Duḥsaha with fifteen struck Sātyaki in the chest.
7.120.33
उत्स्मयन्वृष्णिशार्दूलस्तथा बाणैः समाहतः ।
तानविध्यन्महाराज सर्वानेव त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥ ७.१२०.३३ ॥
Smiling, though struck by the arrows, the tiger of the Vṛṣṇis, O great king, pierced all of them with three arrows each.
7.120.34
गाढविद्धानरीन्कृत्वा मार्गणैः सोऽतितेजनैः ।
शैनेयः श्येनवत्सङ्ख्ये व्यचरल्लघुविक्रमः ॥ ७.१२०.३४ ॥
Having wounded the enemies deeply with very sharp arrows, Śainya Sātyaki moved swiftly through the battle like a hawk.
7.120.35
सौबलस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा हस्तावापं निकृत्य च ।
दुर्योधनं त्रिभिर्बाणैरभ्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ॥ ७.१२०.३५ ॥
Having cut Śakuni's bow and severed its grip, he struck Duryodhana in the middle of the chest with three arrows.
7.120.36
चित्रसेनं शतेनैव दशभिर्दुःसहं तथा ।
दुःशासनं तु विंशत्या विव्याध शिनिपुङ्गवः ॥ ७.१२०.३६ ॥
The bull of the Śinis pierced Citrasena with a hundred, Duḥsaha with ten, and Duḥśāsana with twenty.
7.120.37
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय श्यालस्तव विशाम्पते ।
अष्टाभिः सात्यकिं विद्व्वा पुनर्विव्याध पञ्चभिः ॥ ७.१२०.३७ ॥
Then, taking up another bow, your brother-in-law, lord of the people, pierced Sātyaki with eight arrows and pierced him again with five.
7.120.38
दुःशासनश्च दशभिर्दुःसहश्च त्रिभिः शरैः ।
दुर्मुखश्च द्वादशभी राजन्विव्याध सात्यकिम् ॥ ७.१२०.३८ ॥
Duḥśāsana pierced Sātyaki with ten arrows, Duḥsaha with three, and Durmukha, O king, with twelve.
7.120.39
दुर्योधनस्त्रिसप्तत्या किद्व्वा भारत माधवम् ।
ततोस्य निशितैर्बाणैस्त्रिभिर्विव्याध सारथिम् ॥ ७.१२०.३९ ॥
Duryodhana pierced Mādhava with seventy-three arrows, O Bhārata; then with three sharp arrows he pierced his charioteer.
7.120.40
तान्सर्वान्सहिताञ्शूरान्यतमानान्महारथान् ।
पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिर्बाणैः पुनर्विव्याध सात्यकिः ॥ ७.१२०.४० ॥
Sātyaki pierced all those heroic great charioteers, fighting together, again with five arrows each.
7.120.41
ततः स रथिनां श्रेष्ठस्तव पुत्रस्य सारथिम् ।
आजघानाशु भल्लेन स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥ ७.१२०.४१ ॥
Then that best of charioteers swiftly struck your son's charioteer with a bhalla arrow, and he, struck down, fell to the ground.
7.120.42
पतिते सारथौ तस्मिंस्तव पुत्ररथः प्रभो ।
वातायमानैस्तैरश्वैरपानीयत सङ्गरात् ॥ ७.१२०.४२ ॥
O lord, when that charioteer had fallen, your son's chariot was carried away from the battle by those wind-swift horses.
7.120.43
ततस्तव सुतो राजन्सैनिकाश्च विशाम्पते ।
राज्ञो रथमभिप्रेक्ष्य विद्रुताः शतशोऽभवन् ॥ ७.१२०.४३ ॥
Then, O king, your son and the soldiers, O lord of the people, seeing the king's chariot, fled by the hundreds.
7.120.44
विद्रुतं तत्र तत्सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा भारत सात्यकिः ।
अवाकिरच्छरैस्तीक्ष्णै रुक्मपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ॥ ७.१२०.४४ ॥
O Bhārata, seeing that army fleeing there, Sātyaki showered them with sharp arrows, gold-feathered and whetted on stone.
7.120.45
विद्राव्य सर्वसैन्यानि तावकानि सहस्रशः ।
प्रययौ सात्यकी राजञ्श्वेताश्वस्य रथं प्रति ॥ ७.१२०.४५ ॥
O king, having put to flight all your thousands of armies, Sātyaki went forward toward the chariot of Śvetāśva.
7.120.46
तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुं तावकाः प्रेक्ष्य मारिष ।
दृष्टं चादृष्टवत्कृत्वा क्रियामन्यामयोजयन् ॥ ७.१२०.४६ ॥
O sir, seeing that mighty-armed one going forward, your men, as if what they had seen were unseen, undertook another action.
7.120.47
तं शरानाददानं च रक्षमाणं च सारथिम् ।
आत्मानं पालयानं च तावकाः समपूजयन् ॥ ७.१२०.४७ ॥
Him, taking up arrows, protecting his charioteer and guarding himself, your men honored.