Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.148
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7.148.1
एवस्मिन्नेव काले तु त्वरमाणे दिवाकरे ।
अब्रवीत्पाण्डवं तत्र त्वरमाणो जनार्दनः ॥ ७.१४८.१ ॥
At that very moment, as the sun was hastening toward setting, Janārdana, himself hastening, spoke there to the son of Pāṇḍu.
7.148.2
पार्थ पार्थ शिरो ह्येनद्यत्कृते न पतेद्भुवि ।
श्रूयतां तद्यथावृत्तं कारणं सैन्धवं प्रति ॥ ७.१४८.२ ॥
Pārtha, Pārtha! Hear the account of what happened concerning the Sindhu king, the reason this head will not fall to the ground.
7.148.3
वृद्धक्षत्रः सैन्धवस्य पिता जगति विश्रुतः ।
स च घोरेण तपसा दैन्धवं प्राप्तवान्सुतम् ॥ ७.१४८.३ ॥
Vṛddhakṣatra, the father of the Sindhu king, was renowned in the world; by terrible austerity he obtained a son named Saindhava.
7.148.4
जयद्रथममित्रघ्नं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ।
नृपमन्तर्हिता वाणी मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वना ॥ ७.१४८.४ ॥
A bodiless voice, unseen, with the sound of thunder and kettledrums, spoke to the king Jayadratha, slayer of enemies.
7.148.5
तवात्मजो मनुष्येन्द्र कुलशीलदमादिभिः ।
गुणैर्भविष्यति विभो सदृशो वंशयोर्द्वयोः।
क्षत्रियप्रवरो लोके नित्यं शूराभिसत्कृतः ॥ ७.१४८.५ ॥
O lord of men, your son will be, by family, character, self-restraint and other qualities, equal to both lineages. O mighty one, he will be the foremost of kṣatriyas in the world, always honored by heroes.
7.148.6
शिरश्छेत्स्यति सङ्क्रुद्धः शत्रुश्चालक्षितो भुवि ॥ ७.१४८.६ ॥
An enemy, enraged and unseen upon the earth, will cut off his head.
7.148.7
एतच्छ्रुत्वा सिन्धुराजो ध्यात्वा चिरमरिन्दमः ।
ज्ञातीन्सर्वानुवाचेदं पुत्रस्नेहाभिचोदितः ॥ ७.१४८.७ ॥
Hearing this, the king of the Sindhus, subduer of foes, reflected for a long time, and, driven by love for his son, spoke these words to all his kinsmen.
7.148.8
सङ्ग्रामे युध्यमानस्य वहतो महतीं धुरम् ।
धरण्यां मम पुत्रस्य पातयिष्यति यः शिरः ॥ ७.१४८.८ ॥
he who, fighting in battle and bearing a great burden, will cause my son's head to fall upon the ground—
7.148.9
तस्यापि शतधा मूर्धा फलिष्यति न संशयः ।
यदि चेदस्ति मे लाभस्तपसो वा दमस्य वा ॥ ७.१४८.९ ॥
his head too shall split into a hundred pieces, without doubt. If I have any gain from austerity or self-restraint—
7.148.10
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राज्ये स्थापयित्वा जयद्रथम् ।
वृद्धक्षत्रो वनं यातस्तपश्चोग्रं समास्थितः ॥ ७.१४८.१० ॥
Having spoken thus, Vṛddhakṣatra then installed Jayadratha on the throne, went to the forest, and undertook a fierce austerity.
7.148.11
सोऽयं तप्यति तेजस्वी तपो घोरं दुरासदम् ।
स्यमन्तपञ्चकादस्माद्बहिर्वानरकेतन ॥ ७.१४८.११ ॥
That brilliant one is performing a terrible, unbearable austerity outside this Syamantapañcaka, O you of the monkey banner.
7.148.12
तस्माज्जयद्रथस्य त्वं शिरश्छित्त्वा महामृधे ।
दिव्येनास्त्रेण रिपुहन्घोरेणाद्भुतकर्मणा ॥ ७.१४८.१२ ॥
Therefore, O slayer of foes, O doer of wondrous deeds, cut off Jayadratha's head in the great battle with the divine and terrible weapon.
7.148.13
सकुण्डलं सिन्धुपतेः प्रभञ्जनसुतानुज ।
उत्सङ्गे पातयस्वास्य वृद्धक्षत्रस्य भारत ॥ ७.१४८.१३ ॥
O Bhārata, younger brother of the son of the Wind, make the head of the lord of the Sindhus, with its earrings, fall into the lap of Vṛddhakṣatra.
7.148.14
अथ त्वमस्य मूर्धानं पातयिष्यसि भूतले ।
तवापि शतधा मूर्धा फलिष्यति न संशयः ॥ ७.१४८.१४ ॥
Then you will make his head fall to the ground, and your own head too will split into a hundred pieces—there is no doubt.
7.148.15
यथा चेदं न जानीयात्स राजा तपसि स्थितः ।
तथा कुरु कुरुश्रेष्ठ दिव्यमस्त्रमुपाश्रितः ॥ ७.१४८.१५ ॥
So that the king, who is established in austerity, may not come to know of it, do thus, best of the Kurus, having resorted to the divine weapon.
7.148.16
न ह्यसाध्यमकार्यं वा विद्यते तव किञ्चन ।
समस्तेष्वपि लोकेषु त्रिषु वासवनन्दन ॥ ७.१४८.१६ ॥
For there is nothing unachievable or undoable for you, O son of Vāsava, even among all the three worlds.
7.148.17
यथैतत्सैन्धवशिरः शरैरेव धनञ्जय ।
वृद्धक्षत्रे पतत्येव तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥ ७.१४८.१७ ॥
O Dhanañjaya, just as the head of the Sindhu king falls into the lap of Vṛddhakṣatra by arrows alone, so let the plan be arranged.
7.148.18
ततः सुमहदाश्चर्यं तत्रापश्याम भारत ।
स्यमन्तपञ्चकाद्बाह्यं शिरो यद्व्यहरत्ततः ॥ ७.१४८.१८ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, we saw there a very great wonder: the head, flung from the place beyond Samantapañcaka, was carried away.
7.148.19
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वृद्धक्षत्रो महीपतिः ।
सन्ध्यामुपास्ते तेजस्वी सम्बन्धी तव मारिष ॥ ७.१४८.१९ ॥
At that very time the radiant king Vṛddhakṣatra, your kinsman, was performing his twilight worship, O noble one.
7.148.20
उपासीनस्य तस्याथ कृष्णकेशं सकुण्डलम् ।
सिन्धुराजस्य मूर्धानमुत्सङ्गे समपातयत् ॥ ७.१४८.२० ॥
Then the head of the king of the Sindhus, with dark hair and earrings, was made to fall into the lap of Vṛddhakṣatra, who was sitting in worship.
7.148.21
तस्योत्सङ्गे निपतितं शिरस्तच्चारुकुण्डलम् ।
वृद्धक्षत्रस्य नृपतेरलक्षितमरिन्दम ॥ ७.१४८.२१ ॥
That head with its fine earrings, fallen into the lap of King Vṛddhakṣatra, went unnoticed by him, O subduer of foes.
7.148.22
कृतजप्यस्य तस्याथ वृद्धक्षत्रस्य भारत ।
प्रोत्तिष्ठतस्तत्सहसा शिरोऽगच्छद्वरातलम् ॥ ७.१४८.२२ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, as Vṛddhakṣatra, having finished his recitation, rose up, suddenly the head went down to the excellent ground.
7.148.23
ततस्तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य पुत्रमूर्धनि भूतले ।
गते तस्यापि शतधा मूर्धाऽगच्छदरिन्दम ॥ ७.१४८.२३ ॥
Then, when the head of that king's son had fallen to the ground, O subduer of foes, his own head too shattered into a hundred pieces.
7.148.24
ततः सर्वाणि सैन्यानि विस्मयं जग्मुरुत्तमम् ।
वासुदेवश्च बीभत्सुं प्रशशंस महारथम् ॥ ७.१४८.२४ ॥
Then all the armies fell into great amazement, and Vāsudeva praised Bībhatsu (Arjuna), the great charioteer.
7.148.25
ततो दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं सिन्धुराजं जयद्रथम् ।
कर्मणा तेन पार्थस्य विस्मिताः सर्वदेवताः ॥ ७.१४८.२५ ॥
Then, seeing Jayadratha, the king of the Sindhus, slain, all the gods were astonished at that deed of Pārtha.
7.148.26
सर्वदा समरे यस्य गोप्ता नित्यं जनार्दनः ।
कथं तस्य जयो न स्यादिति भूतानि मेनिरे ॥ ७.१४८.२६ ॥
Those whose protector in battle is always Janārdana—how could they not win? So the creatures thought.
7.148.27
एतदर्थं शिरस्तस्य व्यापयामास पाण्डवः ।
स्यमन्तपञ्चकाद्बाह्यं शरैरेव यथाक्रमम् ॥ ७.१४८.२७ ॥
For this very purpose the Pāṇḍava sent his head flying with arrows, in due order, beyond Samantapañcaka.
7.148.28
कृत्वा तच्च महत्कर्म निहत्य च जयद्रथम् ।
अस्त्रं पाशुपतं पार्थः संहर्तुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ७.१४८.२८ ॥
Having accomplished that great deed and slain Jayadratha, Pārtha set about withdrawing the Pāśupata weapon.
7.148.29
संहरत्यपि कौन्तेये तदस्त्रं तत्र भारत ।
ववौ शीतः सुगन्धश्च पवनो ह्लादयन्निव ॥ ७.१४८.२९ ॥
O Bhārata, as the son of Kuntī withdrew that weapon, a cool and fragrant wind blew there, as if gladdening all.
7.148.30
संहारं च प्रमोक्षं च दृष्ट्वा तत्र दिवौकसः ।
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः प्रशशंसुश्च पाण्डवम् ॥ ७.१४८.३० ॥
There, seeing the withdrawal and the release of that weapon, the dwellers of heaven were filled with supreme wonder and praised the Pāṇḍava.
7.148.31
एवमस्त्रेण तान्वीरो योधयित्वा धनञ्जयः ।
जयद्रथशिरः पश्चाद्व्यापयामास पाण्डवः ॥ ७.१४८.३१ ॥
Having thus overcome those heroes with the weapon in battle, Dhanañjaya the Pāṇḍava then sent Jayadratha's head flying away.
7.148.32
तच्छिरश्च्यावमानं तु ददृशुस्तावका युधि ।
शल्यकर्णकृपा राजन्मोहिताः सव्यसाचिना ॥ ७.१४८.३२ ॥
That head being cast off in battle, your men saw it, O king; Śalya, Karṇa and Kṛpa were bewildered by the ambidextrous one (Arjuna).
7.148.33
शिरसि च्याविते तस्य शरैराशीविषोपमैः ।
पश्चात्कायोऽपतद्भूमिं शोचयन्सर्वपार्थिवान् ॥ ७.१४८.३३ ॥
With his head cut off by arrows like venomous serpents, his body fell backward to the ground, causing grief to all the kings.
7.148.34
दृष्ट्वा तु निहतं सङ्ख्ये सिन्धुराजं महारथम् ।
पुत्राणां तव नेत्रेभ्यो दुःखादास्रं प्रवर्तत ॥ ७.१४८.३४ ॥
Seeing the great charioteer, the king of the Sindhus, slain in battle, tears flowed from the eyes of your sons out of sorrow.
7.148.35
ततो विनिहते राजन्सिन्धुराजे किरीटिना ।
तमस्तद्वासुदेवेन संहृतं भरतर्षभ ॥ ७.१४८.३५ ॥
Then, O king, when the king of the Sindhus had been slain by Kirīṭin (Arjuna), O bull of the Bharatas, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) withdrew that darkness.
7.148.36
पश्चाज्ज्ञातं महीपाल तव पुत्रैः सहानुगैः ।
वासुदेवप्रयुक्तेयं मायेति नृपसत्तम ॥ ७.१४८.३६ ॥
Afterwards, O protector of the earth, your sons together with their followers came to know that this was an illusion produced by Vāsudeva, O best of kings.
7.148.37
एवं स निहतो राजन्पार्थेनामिततेजसा ।
अक्षौहिणीरष्ट हत्वा जामाता तव सैन्धवः ॥ ७.१४८.३७ ॥
Thus, O king, slain by Pārtha of immeasurable splendor, your son-in-law the Saindhava, having destroyed eight akṣauhiṇīs of troops, fell.
7.148.38
हतं जयद्रथं दृष्ट्वा तव पुत्रा नराधिप ।
दुःखादश्रूणि मुमुचुर्निराशाश्चाभवञ्जये ॥ ७.१४८.३८ ॥
Seeing Jayadratha slain, O lord of men, your sons shed tears from grief and became hopeless of victory.
7.148.39
ततो जयद्रथे राजन्हते पार्थेन केशवः ।
दध्मौ शङ्खं महाबाहुरर्जुनश्च परन्तपः ॥ ७.१४८.३९ ॥
Then, O king, when Jayadratha had been slain by Pārtha, Keśava blew his conch, and Arjuna, the mighty-armed scorcher of foes, blew his too.
7.148.40
भीमश्च वृष्णिसिंहश्च युधामन्युश्च भारत ।
उत्तमौजाश्च विक्रान्तः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक् ॥ ७.१४८.४० ॥
Bhīma, the lion of the Vṛṣṇis, Yudhāmanyu, and the valiant Uttamaujas, O Bhārata, each blew his conch separately.
7.148.41
श्रुत्वा महान्तं तं शब्दं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
सैन्धनं निहतं मेने फल्गुनेन महात्मना ॥ ७.१४८.४१ ॥
Hearing that great sound, King Yudhiṣṭhira of Dharma thought that the great-souled Phalguna had slain the Saindhava.
7.148.42
ततो वादित्रघोषेण स्वान्योधान्पर्यहर्षयत् ।
अभ्यवर्तत सङ्ग्रामे भारद्वाजं युयुत्सया ॥ ७.१४८.४२ ॥
Then, with the roar of instruments he gladdened his own warriors, and in battle, eager to fight, he advanced against the son of Bharadvāja, Droṇa.
7.148.43
ततः प्रववृते राजन्नस्तं गच्छति भास्करे ।
द्रोणस्य सोमकैः सार्धं सङ्ग्रामो रोमहर्षणः ॥ ७.१४८.४३ ॥
Then, O king, as the sun was going down, the hair-raising battle of Droṇa with the Somakas began.
7.148.44
ते तु सर्वे प्रयत्नेन भारद्वाजं जिघांसवः ।
सैन्धवे निहते राजन्नयुध्यन्त महारथाः ॥ ७.१४८.४४ ॥
And then all those great chariot-warriors, eager to slay Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) with full effort, fought, O king, after the Saindhava had been slain.
7.148.45
पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा सैन्धवं विनिहत्य च ।
अयोधयंस्तु ते द्रोणं जयोऽन्मत्तास्ततस्ततः ॥ ७.१४८.४५ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, having won victory and having slain the Saindhava, fought against Droṇa, exultant in their triumph.
7.148.46
अर्जुनोऽपि ततो योधांस्तावकान्रथसत्तमान् ।
अयोधयन्महाबाहुर्हत्वा सैन्धवकं नृपम् ॥ ७.१४८.४६ ॥
Then Arjuna, the mighty-armed, having slain the Saindhava king, also fought against your best chariot-warriors.