Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.194
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7.194.1
ततो द्रोणे हते राजन्कुरवः शस्त्रपीडिताः ।
हतप्रवीरा विध्वस्ता भृशं शोकपरायणाः ॥ ७.१९४.१ ॥
Then, when Droṇa was slain, O king, the Kurus, afflicted by weapons, their heroes slain and their army scattered, were utterly given over to grief.
7.194.2
उदीर्णांश्च परान्दृष्ट्वा हर्षमाणान्पुनः पुनः ।
अश्रुपूर्णेक्षणास्त्रस्ता दीनास्त्वासन्विशाम्पते ॥ ७.१९४.२ ॥
Seeing the enemy exultant and rejoicing again and again, O lord of the people, they became terrified and downcast, their eyes full of tears.
7.194.3
विचेतसो हतोत्साहाः कश्मलाभिहतौजसः ।
आर्तस्वरेण महता पुत्रं ते पर्यवारयन् ॥ ७.१९४.३ ॥
Bewildered, their courage broken and their vigor struck down by stupor, they surrounded your son with a loud voice of anguish.
7.194.4
वेषण्णवदना दीना वीक्षमाणा दिशो दश ।
अश्रुकण्ठा यथा दैत्या हिरण्याक्षे पुरा हते ॥ ७.१९४.४ ॥
With dejected faces, wretched, gazing in all ten directions, their throats choked with tears, like the Daityas when Hiraṇyākṣa was slain long ago.
7.194.5
स तैः परिवृतो राजा त्रस्तैः क्षुद्रमृगैरिव ।
अशक्नुवन्नवस्थातुमपायात्तनयस्तव ॥ ७.१९४.५ ॥
Surrounded by them, terrified like small deer, the king could not stand firm, and your son fled.
7.194.6
क्षुत्पिपासापरिम्लानास्ते योधास्तव भारत ।
आदित्येनेव सन्तप्ता भृशं विमनसोऽभवन् ॥ ७.१९४.६ ॥
Withered by hunger and thirst, your warriors, O Bhārata, scorched as if by the sun, became utterly dejected.
7.194.7
भास्करस्येव पतनं समुद्रस्येव शोषणम् ।
विपर्यासं यथा मेरोर्वासवस्येव निर्जयम् ॥ ७.१९४.७ ॥
It was like the sun falling, the ocean drying up, Meru turned upside down, or Indra defeated.
7.194.8
अप्रेक्षणीयं तद्दृष्ट्वा भारद्वाजस्य पातनम् ।
त्रस्तरूपतरा राजन्कौरवाः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥ ७.१९४.८ ॥
O king, seeing the fall of Bhāradvāja's son was unbearable; the Kauravas, terrified in appearance, fled in fear.
7.194.9
गान्धारराजः शकुनिस्त्रस्तस्त्रस्ततरैः सह ।
हतं रुक्मरथं श्रुत्वा प्राद्रवत्सहितो रथैः ॥ ७.१९४.९ ॥
King Śakuni of Gāndhāra, terrified, together with the most terrified men, having heard that Rukmaratha was slain, fled with his chariots.
7.194.10
वरूथिनीं वेगवतीं विद्रुतां सपताकिनीम् ।
परिगृह्य महासेनां सूतपुत्रोऽपयाद्भयात् ॥ ७.१९४.१० ॥
Gathering that swift, fleeing, banner-bearing great army, the son of a charioteer withdrew out of fear.
7.194.11
रथनागाश्वकलिलां पुरस्कृत्य तु वाहिनीम् ।
मद्राणामीश्वरः शल्यो वीक्षमाणोऽपयाद्भयात् ॥ ७.१९४.११ ॥
Placing the army crowded with chariots, elephants and horses in front, Śalya, lord of the Madras, withdrew out of fear, looking about him.
7.194.12
हतप्रवीरैर्भूयिष्ठैर्ध्वजैर्बहुपताकिभिः ।
वृतः शारद्वतोऽगच्छत्कष्टङ्कष्टमिति ब्रुवन् ॥ ७.१९४.१२ ॥
Surrounded by many banners and pennants of slain heroes, the son of Śaradvat (Kṛpa) went on, saying, "Alas, alas!"
7.194.13
भोजनीकेन शिष्टेन कलिङ्गारट्टबाह्लिकैः ।
कृतवर्मा वृतो राजन्प्रायात्सुजवनैर्हयैः ॥ ७.१९४.१३ ॥
O king, Kṛtavarman, surrounded by the remaining army of the Bhojas and by the Kaliṅgas, Āraṭṭas and Bāhlikas, went forward with swift horses.
7.194.14
पदातिगणसंयुक्तस्त्रस्तो राजन्भयार्दितः ।
उलूकः प्राद्रवत्तत्र दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं निपातितम् ॥ ७.१९४.१४ ॥
O king, Ulūka, accompanied by a host of foot soldiers, terrified and tormented by fear, fled when he saw Droṇa struck down there.
7.194.15
दर्शनीयो युवा चैव शौर्येण कृतलक्षणः ।
दुःशासनो भृशोद्विग्नः प्राद्रवद्गजसंवृतः ॥ ७.१९४.१५ ॥
Duḥśāsana, handsome, young and marked out by his valour, greatly agitated, surrounded by elephants, fled.
7.194.16
रथानामयुतं गृह्य त्रिसाहस्रं च दन्तिनाम् ।
वृषसेनो ययौ तूर्णं दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं निपातितम् ॥ ७.१९४.१६ ॥
Taking ten thousand chariots and three thousand elephants, Vṛṣasena swiftly went, seeing Droṇa struck down.
7.194.17
गजाश्वरथसंयुक्तो वृतश्चैव पदातिभिः ।
दुर्योधनो महाराज प्रायात्तत्र महारथः ॥ ७.१९४.१७ ॥
Duryodhana, the great charioteer, joined with elephants, horses and chariots and surrounded by foot soldiers, O great king, went forth there.
7.194.18
संशप्तकगणाद्गृह्य हतशेषान्किरीटिना ।
सुशर्मा प्राद्रावद्राजन्दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं निपातितम् ॥ ७.१९४.१८ ॥
Taking the survivors of the Saṃśaptaka host who had been spared by the diademed one, Suśarman fled, O king, seeing Droṇa struck down.
7.194.19
गजान्रथान्समारुह्य व्युदस्य च हयाञ्जनाः ।
प्राद्रवन्सर्वतः सङ्ख्ये दृष्ट्वा रुक्मरथं हतम् ॥ ७.१९४.१९ ॥
Mounting elephants and chariots and casting off their horses, the people fled on all sides in battle, seeing the golden-chariot warrior slain.
7.194.20
त्वरयन्तः पितॄनन्ये भ्रातॄनन्येऽथ मातुलान् ।
पुत्रानन्ये वयस्यांश्च प्राद्रवन्कुरवस्तदा ॥ ७.१९४.२० ॥
Some hurrying their fathers, others their brothers, others their maternal uncles, others their sons and friends, then the Kurus fled.
7.194.21
चोदयन्तश्च सैन्यानि स्वस्त्रीयांश्च तथाऽपरे ।
सम्बन्धिनस्तथाऽन्ये च प्राद्रवन्त दिशो दश ॥ ७.१९४.२१ ॥
Urging on the armies and their sister's sons, and likewise other kinsmen, they fled in all ten directions.
7.194.22
प्रकीर्णकेशा विध्वस्ता न द्वावेकत्र धावतः ।
नेदमस्तीति मन्वाना हतोत्साहा हतौजसः ॥ ७.१९४.२२ ॥
With hair disheveled and scattered, not two running together, thinking 'this is not', deprived of courage and vigor.
7.194.23
उत्सृज्य कवचानन्ये प्राद्रवंस्तावका विभो ।
अन्योन्यं ते समाक्रोशन्यैनिका भरतर्षभ ॥ ७.१९४.२३ ॥
Casting off their armor, others fled, O lord, your men; they reviled one another as cowards, O bull of the Bharatas.
7.194.24
तिष्ठतिष्ठेति न च ते स्वयं तत्रावतस्थिरे ।
धुर्यानुन्मुच्य च रथाद्धतसूतात्स्वलङ्कृतान्।
अधिरुह्य हयान्योधाः क्षिप्रं पद्भिरचोदयन् ॥ ७.१९४.२४ ॥
Though called 'Stop, stop!', they themselves did not halt there; releasing the well-adorned yoke-horses from the chariots whose charioteers were slain, the warriors mounted the horses and swiftly urged them on, and also on foot.
7.194.25
द्रमाणे तथा सैन्ये त्रस्तरूपे हतौजसि ।
प्रतिस्रोत इव ग्राहो द्रोणपुत्रः परानियात् ॥ ७.१९४.२५ ॥
As the army fled in terror, its vigour spent, the son of Droṇa advanced upon the enemies like a crocodile swimming against the current.
7.194.26
तस्यासीत्सुमहद्युद्धं शिखण्डिप्रमुखैर्गणैः ।
प्रभद्रकैश्च पाञ्चालैश्चेदिभिश्च सकेकयैः ॥ ७.१९४.२६ ॥
There was a very great battle for him against the troops led by Śikhaṇḍin, the Prabhadrakas, the Pāñcālas, the Cedis and the Kekayas.
7.194.27
हत्वा बहुविधाः सेनाः पाण्डूनां युद्धदुर्मदः ।
कथञ्चित्सङ्कटान्मुक्तो मत्तद्विरदविक्रमः ॥ ७.१९४.२७ ॥
Having slain many kinds of armies of the Pāṇḍavas, maddened for battle, he somehow freed himself from the peril, with the valour of a rutting elephant.
7.194.28
द्रवमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा पलायनकृतक्षणम् ।
दुर्योधनं समासाद्य द्रोणपुत्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ ७.१९४.२८ ॥
Seeing the army fleeing and ready to run, the son of Droṇa approached Duryodhana and spoke these words.
7.194.29
किमियं द्रवते सेना त्रस्तरूपेव भारत ।
द्रवमाणां च राजेन्द्र नावस्थापयसे रणे ॥ ७.१९४.२९ ॥
Why is this army fleeing as if terrified, O Bhārata? And why, O lord of kings, do you not hold back the fleeing army in battle?
7.194.30
त्वं चापि न यथा पूर्वं प्रकृतिस्थो नराधिप ।
कर्णप्रभृतयश्चेमे नावतिष्ठन्ति पार्थिव ॥ ७.१९४.३० ॥
You too are not in your former composure, O lord of men; and O king, Karṇa and these others are not holding their ground.
7.194.31
अन्येष्वपि च युद्धेषु नैव सेनाऽद्रवत्तदा ।
कच्चित्क्षेमं महाबाहो तव सैन्यस्य भारत ॥ ७.१९४.३१ ॥
O mighty-armed descendant of Bharata, in other battles too your army did not flee like this then. Is your army well?
7.194.32
कस्पिन्निदं हते राजन्रथसिंहे बलं तव ।
एतामवस्थां संप्राप्तं तन्ममाचक्ष्व कौरव ॥ ७.१९४.३२ ॥
O king, upon the slaying of which lion among charioteers has your army come to this condition? Tell me that, O Kaurava.
7.194.33
तत्तु दुर्योधनः श्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रस्य भाषितम् ।
घोरमप्रियमाख्यातुं नाशक्नोत्पार्थिवर्षभः ॥ ७.१९४.३३ ॥
But Duryodhana, bull among kings, having heard the terrible and unpleasant words of Droṇa's son, was unable to speak them.
7.194.34
भिन्ना नौरिव ते पुत्रो मग्नः शोकमहार्णवे ।
बाष्पेणापिहितो दृष्ट्वा द्रोणपुत्रं रथे स्थितम् ॥ ७.१९४.३४ ॥
Like a broken boat, your son sank in the great ocean of grief; covered with tears, he saw Droṇa's son standing on the chariot.
7.194.35
ततः शारद्वतं राजा सव्रीडमिदमब्रवीत् ।
शंसात्र भद्रं ते सर्वं यथा सैन्यमिदं द्रुतम् ॥ ७.१९४.३५ ॥
Then the king, with shame, spoke these words to Śāradvata (Kṛpa): 'Tell me all of it here, may good be yours, how this army has so swiftly been destroyed.'
7.194.36
अथ शारद्वतो राजन्नार्तिमार्च्छन्पुनःपुनः ।
शशंस द्रोणपुत्राय यथा द्रोणो निपातितः ॥ ७.१९४.३६ ॥
Then, O king, Śāradvata (Kṛpa), suffering anguish again and again, began to tell Droṇa's son how Droṇa had been struck down.
7.194.37
वयं द्रोणं पुरस्कृत्य पृथिव्यां प्रवरं रथम् ।
प्रावर्तयाम सङ्ग्रामं पाञ्चालैरेव केवलम् ॥ ७.१९४.३७ ॥
With Droṇa placed at our head, the foremost charioteer on earth, we began the battle against the Pāñcālas alone.
7.194.38
ततः प्रवृत्ते सङ्ग्रमे विमिश्राः कुरुसोमकाः ।
अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्तः शस्त्रैर्देहानपातयन् ॥ ७.१९४.३८ ॥
Then, when the battle had begun, the Kurus and Somakas became intermingled, roaring at one another and felling bodies with their weapons.
7.194.39
वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे क्षीयमाणेषु संयुगे ।
धार्तराष्ट्रेषु सङ्क्रुद्धः पिता तेऽस्त्रमुदैरयत् ॥ ७.१९४.३९ ॥
While the battle went on thus, and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were perishing in the combat, your father, enraged, discharged his weapon.
7.194.40
ततो द्रोणो ब्राह्ममस्त्रं विकुर्वाणो नरर्षभः ।
व्यहनच्छात्रवान्भल्लैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ७.१९४.४० ॥
Then Droṇa, the bull among men, manifesting the Brahmic weapon, struck down the enemies by hundreds and by thousands with crescent-tipped arrows.
7.194.41
पाण्डवाः केकया मात्स्याः पाञ्चालाश्च विशेषतः ।
सङ्ख्ये द्रोणरथं प्राप्य व्यनशन्कालचोदिताः ॥ ७.१९४.४१ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, the Kekayas, the Matsyas and especially the Pāñcālas, reaching Droṇa's chariot in battle, perished, impelled by time.
7.194.42
सहस्रं नरसिंहानां द्विसाहस्रं च दन्तिनाम् ।
द्रोणो ब्रह्मास्त्रयोगेन प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे ॥ ७.१९४.४२ ॥
By the application of the Brahma weapon Droṇa sent a thousand lion-men and two thousand elephants to death.
7.194.43
आकर्णपलितश्यामो वयसाऽशीतिपञ्चकः ।
रणे पर्यचरद्द्रोणो वृद्धः षोडशवर्षवत् ॥ ७.१९४.४३ ॥
Grey-tinged to the ears, eighty-five years old, Droṇa moved about in battle like one of sixteen years.
7.194.44
क्लिश्यमानेषु सैन्येषु वध्यमानेषु राजसु ।
अमर्षवशमापन्नाः पाञ्चाला विमुखाऽभवन् ॥ ७.१९४.४४ ॥
While the armies were being harassed and the kings were being slain, the Pāñcālas, overcome by wrath, turned away.
7.194.45
तेषु किञ्चित्प्रभग्नेषु विमुखेषु सपत्नजित् ।
दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणो बभूवार्क इवोदितः ॥ ७.१९४.४५ ॥
When some of them had been routed and turned away, Droṇa, conqueror of foes, displaying the divine weapon, became like the rising sun.
7.194.46
स मध्यं प्राप्य पाण्डूनां शररश्मिः प्रतापवान् ।
मध्यं गत इवादित्यो दुष्प्रेक्ष्यस्ते पिताऽभवत् ॥ ७.१९४.४६ ॥
Having reached the midst of the Pāṇḍavas, the mighty Droṇa, his arrows as rays, became for them a father hard to look upon, like the sun gone to midheaven.
7.194.47
ते दह्यमाना द्रोणेन सूर्येणेव विराजता ।
दग्धवीर्या निरुत्साहा बभूवुर्गतचेतसाः ॥ ७.१९४.४७ ॥
Scorched by Droṇa, who shone like the sun, their valour burnt away, they became without spirit and with minds gone.
7.194.48
तान्दृष्ट्वा पीडितान्बाणैर्द्रोणेन मधुसूदनः ।
जयैषी पाण्डुपुत्राणामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.१९४.४८ ॥
Seeing them afflicted by Droṇa's arrows, Madhusūdana, desiring victory for the sons of Pāṇḍu, spoke these words.
7.194.49
नैष जातु नरैः शक्यो जेतुं शस्त्रभृतां वरः ।
अपि वृत्रहणा सङ्ख्ये रथयूथपयूथपः ॥ ७.१९४.४९ ॥
No men can ever conquer him, the best of weapon-bearers; even Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra, cannot defeat in battle the lord of the lords of the chariot-herds.
7.194.50
ते यूयं धर्ममुत्सृज्य जयं रक्षत पाण्डवाः ।
यथा वः संयुगे सर्वान्न हन्याद्रुक्मवाहनः ॥ ७.१९४.५० ॥
Pāṇḍavas, abandon dharma and guard your victory, so that the golden-chariot warrior does not slay you all in battle.
7.194.51
अश्वत्थाम्नि हते नैष युध्येदिति मतिर्मम ।
हतं तं संयुगे कश्चिदाख्यात्वस्मै मृषा नरः ॥ ७.१९४.५१ ॥
My judgement is that if Aśvatthāman is slain, this one will not fight; let some man falsely tell him that Aśvatthāman has been slain in battle.
7.194.52
एतन्नारोचयद्वाक्यं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ।
अरोचयंस्तु सर्वेऽन्ये कृच्छ्रेण तु युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ७.१९४.५२ ॥
Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, did not approve this proposal; all the others approved, but Yudhiṣṭhira consented only with difficulty.
7.194.53
भीमसेनस्तु सव्रीडमब्रवीत्पितरं तव ।
अश्वत्थामा हत इति तं नाबुध्यत ते पिता ॥ ७.१९४.५३ ॥
But Bhīmasena, with shame, told your father, "Aśvatthāman is slain"; yet your father did not believe it.
7.194.54
स शङ्कमानस्तन्मिथ्या धर्मराजमपृच्छत ।
हतं वाऽप्यहतं वाऽऽजौ त्वां पिता पुत्रवत्सलः ॥ ७.१९४.५४ ॥
Doubting that it was false, he asked the king of dharma: "Has he been slain in battle, or not?" The father, loving toward his son, asked you.
7.194.55
तमतथ्यभये मग्नो जये सक्तो युधिष्ठिरः ।
अश्वत्थामानमायोधे हतं दृष्ट्वा महागजम् ॥ ७.१९४.५५ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, immersed in fear of falsehood and attached to victory, having seen the great elephant Aśvatthāman slain in battle —
7.194.56
भीमेन गिरिवर्ष्माणं मालवस्येन्द्रवर्मणः ।
उपसृत्य तदा द्रोणमुच्चैरिदमुवाच ह ॥ ७.१९४.५६ ॥
Approaching the mountain-bodied Indravarman, king of Mālava, slain by Bhīma, he then spoke these words loudly to Droṇa.
7.194.57
यस्यार्थे शस्त्रमादत्से यमवेक्ष्य च जीवसि ।
पुत्रस्ते दयितो नित्यं सोश्वत्थामा निपातितः ॥ ७.१९४.५७ ॥
For whose sake you take up weapons and on whose sight you live — your son, ever dear to you, Aśvatthāman, has been felled.
7.194.58
शेते विनिहतो भूमौ वने सिंहशिशुर्यथा ॥ ७.१९४.५८ ॥
He lies struck down upon the ground, like a lion cub in the forest.
7.194.59
जानन्नप्यनृतस्याथ दोषान्स द्विजसत्तमम् ।
अव्यक्तमब्रवीद्राजा हतः कुञ्जर इत्युत ॥ ७.१९४.५९ ॥
Though he knew the faults of falsehood, the king spoke indistinctly to that best of brahmins: 'The elephant has been slain.'
7.194.60
स त्वां निहतमाक्रन्दे श्रुत्वा सन्तापतापितः ।
नियम्य दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि नायुध्यत यथा पुरा ॥ ७.१९४.६० ॥
Hearing the wailing that you were slain, tormented by the heat of grief, he restrained his divine weapons and did not fight as before.
7.194.61
तं दृष्ट्वा परमोद्विग्नं शोकातुरमचेतसम् ।
पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतः क्रुरकर्मा समाद्रवत् ॥ ७.१९४.६१ ॥
Seeing him utterly agitated, distressed by grief and bereft of his senses, the cruel-deeded son of the king of the Pāñcālas rushed at him.
7.194.62
तं दृष्ट्वा परमोद्विग्नं शोकातुरमचेतसम् ।
दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यथोत्सृज्य रणे प्रायमुपाविशत् ॥ ७.१९४.६२ ॥
Seeing him utterly agitated, distressed by grief and bereft of his senses, he laid down his divine weapons and sat down on the battlefield to fast unto death.
7.194.63
ततोऽस्य केशान्सव्येन गृहीत्वा पाणिना तदा ।
पार्षतः क्रोशमानानां वीराणामच्छिनच्छिरः ॥ ७.१९४.६३ ॥
Then the son of Pṛṣata seized his hair with his left hand and cut off his head, while the heroes cried out.
7.194.64
न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इति ते सर्वतोऽब्रुवन् ।
तथैव चार्जुनो वाहादवरुह्यैनमाद्रवत् ॥ ७.१९४.६४ ॥
"Do not kill him, do not kill him!" they cried from all sides; yet Arjuna too leapt down from his chariot and rushed at him.
7.194.65
उद्यम्य त्वरितो बाहुं ब्रुवाणश्च पुनःपुनः ।
जीवन्तमानयाचार्यं मावधीरिति धर्मवित् ॥ ७.१९४.६५ ॥
Hastily raising his arm and speaking again and again, the knower of dharma said, "Bring the teacher alive; do not kill him!"
7.194.66
तथा निवार्यमाणेन कौरवैरर्जुनेन च ।
हत एव नृशंसेन पिता तव नरर्षभ ॥ ७.१९४.६६ ॥
Though the Kauravas and Arjuna restrained him, the cruel man killed your father, O bull among men.
7.194.67
सैनिकाश्च ततः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्त भयार्दिताः ।
वयं चापि निरुत्साहा हते पितरि तेऽनघ ॥ ७.१९४.६७ ॥
Then all the soldiers fled, tormented by fear; and we too, O sinless one, were dispirited when your father was slain.
7.194.68
तच्छ्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रस्तु निधनं पितुराहवे ।
क्रोधमाहारयत्तीव्रं दण्डाहत इवोरगः ॥ ७.१९४.६८ ॥
Having heard of his father's death in battle, the son of Droṇa took up fierce anger, like a serpent struck by a staff.
7.194.69
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे द्रौणिर्भृशं जज्वाल मारिष ।
यथेन्धनं महत्प्राप्य प्राज्वलद्धव्यवाहनः ॥ ७.१९४.६९ ॥
Then the son of Droṇa, enraged in battle, blazed up greatly, O noble sir, as a fire blazes up on obtaining great fuel.
7.194.70
तलं तलेन निष्पिष्य दन्तैर्दन्तानुपास्पृशत् ।
निःश्वसन्नुरगो यद्वल्लोहिताक्षोऽभवत्तदा ॥ ७.१९४.७० ॥
Pressing palm against palm and touching teeth to teeth, he became red-eyed then, like a serpent sighing heavily.