Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.166
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7.166.1
वर्तमाने तदा रौद्रे रात्रियुद्धे विशाम्पते ।
सर्वभूतक्षयकरे धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ७.१६६.१ ॥
O lord of the people, while that dreadful night battle, which destroyed all beings, was going on, Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, …
7.166.2
अब्रवीत्पाण्डवांश्चैव पाञ्चालांश्चैव सोमकान् ।
अभिद्रवत संयात द्रोणमेव जिघांसया ॥ ७.१६६.२ ॥
He said to the Pāṇḍavas, the Pāñcālas and the Somakas as well: “Attack, advance, with the desire to slay Droṇa himself!”
7.166.3
राज्ञस्ते वचनाद्राजन्पाञ्चालाः सृञ्जयास्तथा ।
द्रोणमेवाभ्यवर्तन्त नदन्तो भैरवान्रवान् ॥ ७.१६६.३ ॥
O king, at the word of your king, the Pāñcālas and the Sṛñjayas likewise turned upon Droṇa, roaring terrible cries.
7.166.4
तान्वयं प्रतिगर्जन्तः प्रत्युद्याताः स्म हर्षिताः ।
यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं यथासत्वं च संयुगे ॥ ७.१६६.४ ॥
Roaring back at them, we went out to meet them joyfully, each according to our strength, zeal and courage in that battle.
7.166.5
कृतवर्मा तु हार्दिक्यो युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत् ।
द्रोणं प्रति समायान्तं मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम् ॥ ७.१६६.५ ॥
But Kṛtavarman, the son of Hṛdika, rushed upon Yudhiṣṭhira, who was coming toward Droṇa, as a maddened elephant rushes upon another maddened elephant.
7.166.6
शैनेयं शरवर्षाणि विकिरन्तं समन्ततः ।
अभ्ययात्कौरवो राजन्भूरिः सङ्ग्राममूर्धनि ॥ ७.१६६.६ ॥
O king, the Kaurava Bhūri attacked Śaineya (Sātyaki), who was scattering showers of arrows on all sides at the front of the battle.
7.166.7
सहदेवमथायान्तं द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम् ।
कर्णो वैकर्तनो राजन्वारयामास पाण्डवम् ॥ ७.१६६.७ ॥
O king, then Karṇa, son of Vikartana, checked the Pāṇḍava Sahadeva, the great charioteer advancing with desire to reach Droṇa.
7.166.8
भीमसेनमथायान्तं व्यादितास्यामिवान्तकम् ।
स्वयं दुर्योधनो राजा प्रतीपं मृत्युमाव्रजत् ॥ ७.१६६.८ ॥
Then King Duryodhana himself went face to face with Bhīmasena, who was coming like Death with open mouth.
7.166.9
नकुलं च युधां श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धविशारदम् ।
शकुनिः सौबलो राजन्वारयामास सत्वरः ॥ ७.१६६.९ ॥
And O king, Śakuni, son of Subala, swiftly checked Nakula, best of warriors and skilled in every kind of battle.
7.166.10
शिखण्डिनमथायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम् ।
कृपः शारद्वतो राजन्वारयामास संयुगे ॥ ७.१६६.१० ॥
O king, as Śikhaṇḍin, best of charioteers, came on in his chariot, Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat, checked him in battle.
7.166.11
प्रतिविन्ध्यमथायान्तं मयूरसदृशैर्हयैः ।
दुःशासनो महाराज यत्तो यत्तमवारयत् ॥ ७.१६६.११ ॥
O great king, Duḥśāsana, eager and ready, checked Prativindhya, who was coming with horses like peacocks.
7.166.12
भैमसेनिमथायान्तं मायाशतविशारदम् ।
अश्वत्थामा महाराज राक्षसं प्रत्यषेधयत् ॥ ७.१६६.१२ ॥
O great king, Aśvatthāman checked the rākṣasa, son of Bhīmasena, as he came forward, skilled in a hundred illusions.
7.166.13
द्रुपदं वृषसेनस्तु ससैन्यं सपदानुगम् ।
वारयामास समरे द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम् ॥ ७.१६६.१३ ॥
In battle Vṛṣasena checked Drupada, the great charioteer, who came with his army and foot-soldiers desiring to reach Droṇa.
7.166.14
विराटं द्रुतमायान्तं द्रोणस्य निधनं प्रति ।
मद्रराजः सुसङ्क्रुद्धो वारयामास भारत ॥ ७.१६६.१४ ॥
O Bhārata, the king of the Madras, greatly enraged, checked Virāṭa as he swiftly came toward the destruction of Droṇa.
7.166.15
शतानीकमथायान्तं नाकुलिं रभसं रणे ।
चित्रसेनो रुरोधाशु शरैर्द्रोणपरीप्सया ॥ ७.१६६.१५ ॥
Then in battle Citrasena quickly blocked Śatānīka, the son of Nakula, who came impetuously, desiring to protect Droṇa, with arrows.
7.166.16
अर्जुनं च युधांश्रेष्ठं प्राद्रवन्तं महारथम् ।
अलायुधो महाराज राक्षसेन्द्रो न्यवारयत् ॥ ७.१६६.१६ ॥
O great king, when Arjuna, best of warriors, the great charioteer, was rushing forward, the lord of the rākṣasas Alāyudha checked him.
7.166.17
तथा द्रोणं महेष्वासं निघ्नन्तं शात्रवान्रणे ।
धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ पाञ्चाल्यो हृष्टरूपमवारयत् ॥ ७.१६६.१७ ॥
Likewise, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince, joyful in appearance, checked Droṇa, the great archer, who was striking down the enemies in battle.
7.166.18
तथाऽन्यान्पाण्डुपुत्राणां समायातान्महारथान् ।
तावका रथिनो राजन्वारयामासुरोजसा ॥ ७.१६६.१८ ॥
Likewise, O king, your charioteers checked with might the other great charioteers of the sons of Pāṇḍu who came against them.
7.166.19
गजारोहा गजैस्तूर्णं सन्निपत्य महामृधे ।
योधयन्तः स्म दृश्यन्ते शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ७.१६६.१९ ॥
Warriors mounted on elephants, rushing swiftly together with their elephants into the great battle, were seen fighting by hundreds and by thousands.
7.166.20
निशीथे तुरगा राजन्द्रावयन्तः परस्परम् ।
समदृश्यन्त वेगेन पक्षवन्तो यथाऽद्रयः ॥ ७.१६६.२० ॥
O king, at midnight the horses, chasing one another, were seen with speed like winged mountains.
7.166.21
सादिनः सादिभिः सार्धं प्रासशक्त्यृष्टिपाणयः ।
समागच्छन्महाराज विनदन्तः पृथक्पृथक् ॥ ७.१६६.२१ ॥
Horsemen came together with horsemen, with spears, lances and swords in their hands, roaring separately, O great king.
7.166.22
नरास्तु बहवस्तत्र समाजग्मुः परस्परम् ।
गादाभिर्मुसलैश्चैव नानाशस्त्रैश्च संयुगे ॥ ७.१६६.२२ ॥
There many foot-soldiers came together with one another in battle, with maces, clubs, and various other weapons.
7.166.23
कृतवर्मा तु हार्दिक्यो धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
वारयामास सङ्क्रुद्धो वेलेवोद्वृत्तमर्णवम् ॥ ७.१६६.२३ ॥
But Kṛtavarman, son of Hṛdika, enraged, obstructed Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Dharma, as a shore holds back the surging ocean.
7.166.24
युधिष्ठिरस्तु हार्दिक्यं विद्व्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः ।
पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ७.१६६.२४ ॥
But Yudhiṣṭhira, having pierced Hārdikya with five swift arrows, pierced him again with twenty, and said, "Stand, stand!"
7.166.25
कृतवर्मा तु सङ्क्रुद्धो धर्मपुत्रस्य मारिष ।
धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन तं च विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥ ७.१६६.२५ ॥
But Kṛtavarman, enraged, O sir, cut the bow of the son of Dharma with a bhalla and pierced him with seven arrows.
7.166.26
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय धर्मपुत्रो महारथः ।
हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥ ७.१६६.२६ ॥
Then, taking up another bow, the great charioteer, the son of Dharma, pierced Hārdikya with ten arrows in his arms and chest.
7.166.27
माधवस्तु रणे विद्धो धर्मपुत्रेण मारिष ।
प्राकम्पत च रोषेण सप्तभिश्चार्दयच्छरैः ॥ ७.१६६.२७ ॥
But Mādhava, pierced in battle by the son of Dharma, O sir, trembled with rage and afflicted him with seven arrows.
7.166.28
तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा हस्तावापं निकृत्य च ।
प्राहिणोन्निशितान्बाणान्पञ्च राजञ्छिलाशितान् ॥ ७.१६६.२८ ॥
Having cut his bow and severed the arm-guard of his hand, Pārtha, O king, discharged five sharp arrows whetted on stone.
7.166.29
ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा हेमचित्रं महाधनम् ।
प्राविशन्धरणीं भित्त्वा वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः ॥ ७.१६६.२९ ॥
Piercing his gold-adorned armour of great value, they entered and pierced the earth, as serpents enter an anthill.
7.166.30
अक्ष्णोर्निमेषमात्रेण सोऽन्यदादाय कार्मुकम् ।
विव्याध पाण्डवं षष्ट्या सूतं च नवभिः शरैः ॥ ७.१६६.३० ॥
In the span of a blink of the eyes, he took up another bow and pierced the Pāṇḍava with sixty arrows and the charioteer with nine arrows.
7.166.31
तस्य शक्तिममेयात्मा पाण्डवो भुजगोपमाम् ।
चिक्षेप भरश्रेष्ठ रथे न्यस्य महद्धनुः ॥ ७.१६६.३१ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, the Pāṇḍava of immeasurable soul, laying down his great bow on the chariot, hurled at him a spear like a serpent.
7.166.32
सा हेमचित्रा महती पाण्डवेयेन प्रेरिता ।
निर्भिद्य दक्षिणं बाहुं प्राविशद्धरणीतलम् ॥ ७.१६६.३२ ॥
That great spear adorned with gold, hurled by the son of Pāṇḍu, pierced his right arm and entered the surface of the earth.
7.166.33
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु गृह्य पार्थः पुनर्धनुः ।
हार्दिक्यं छादयामास शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ७.१६६.३३ ॥
At that very moment, Pārtha, taking up his bow again, covered Hārdikya with arrows bent at the joints.
7.166.34
ततस्तु समरे शूरो वृष्णीनां प्रवरो रथी ।
व्यश्चसूतरथं चक्रे निमेषार्धाद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ ७.१६६.३४ ॥
Then, in battle, the hero, foremost of the Vṛṣṇis and a charioteer, in half a blink destroyed Yudhiṣṭhira's chariot together with its horses and charioteer.
7.166.35
ततस्तु पाण्डवो ज्येष्ठः खङ्गं चर्म समाददे ।
तदस्य निशितैर्बाणैर्व्यधमन्माधवो रणे ॥ ७.१६६.३५ ॥
Then the eldest Pāṇḍava took up sword and shield, but in battle Mādhava shattered them with his sharp arrows.
7.166.36
तोमरं तु ततो गृह्य स्वर्णदण्डं दुरासदम् ।
प्रैषयत्समरे तूर्णं हार्दिक्यस्य युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ७.१६६.३६ ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira took up a golden-shafted tomara, hard to withstand, and swiftly hurled it at Hārdikya in battle.
7.166.37
तमापतन्तं सहसा धर्मराजभुजच्युतम् ।
द्विधा चिच्छेद हार्दिक्यः कृतहस्तः स्मयन्निव ॥ ७.१६६.३७ ॥
Hārdikya, skilled of hand, smiling as though in play, cut in two the spear that came suddenly hurled from the arm of the king of dharma.
7.166.38
ततः शरशतेनाजौ धर्मपुत्रमवाकिरत् ।
कवचं चास्य सङ्क्रुद्धः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरदारयत् ॥ ७.१६६.३८ ॥
Then in battle he showered the son of dharma with a hundred arrows, and in fury tore his armor with sharp arrows.
7.166.39
हार्दिक्यशरसञ्छन्नं कवचं तन्महाधनम् ।
व्यशीर्यत रणे राजंस्ताराजालमिवाम्बरात् ॥ ७.१६६.३९ ॥
That costly armor, covered with Hārdikya's arrows, shattered in battle, O king, like a net of stars falling from the sky.
7.166.40
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः शीर्णवर्मा शरार्दितः ।
अपायासीद्रणात्तूर्णं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ७.१६६.४० ॥
With his bow cut, chariotless, his armor broken, tormented by arrows, Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of dharma, quickly withdrew from the battle.
7.166.41
कृतवर्मा तु निर्जित्य धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
पुनर्द्रोणस्य जुगुपे चक्रमेव महात्मनः ॥ ७.१६६.४१ ॥
Kṛtavarman, having defeated Yudhiṣṭhira, the righteous-souled one, again protected the wheel of the great-souled Droṇa.