Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.27
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7.27.1
यन्मां पार्थस्य सङ्ग्रामे कर्माणि परिपृच्छसि ।
तृच्छृणुष्व महाबाहो पार्थो यदकरोद्रणे ॥ ७.२७.१ ॥
O mighty-armed one, you ask me about the deeds of Pārtha (Arjuna) in battle; listen to what Pārtha did in the fight.
7.27.2
रजो दृष्ट्वा समुद्भूतं श्रुत्वा च गजनिःस्वनम् ।
भगदत्ते विकुर्वाणे कौन्तेयः कृष्णमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.२७.२ ॥
Seeing the dust that had risen as Bhagadatta advanced, and hearing the trumpeting of elephants, the son of Kuntī spoke to Kṛṣṇa.
7.27.3
यथा प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा गजेन मधुसूदन ।
त्वरमाणोऽभिनिष्क्रान्तो ध्रुवं तस्यैष निःस्वनः ॥ ७.२७.३ ॥
O Madhusūdana, it is as if the king of Prāgjyotiṣa has hastened forth with his elephant; surely this is his sound.
7.27.4
इन्द्रादनवरः सङ्ख्ये गजयानविशारदः ।
प्रथमो गजघोधानां पृथिव्यामिति मे मतिः ॥ ७.२७.४ ॥
In battle he is no less than Indra, skilled in riding elephants; in my judgment he is foremost among elephant-warriors on earth.
7.27.5
स चापि द्विरदश्रेष्ठः सदाऽप्रतिगजो युधि ।
सर्वशस्त्रातिगः सङ्ख्ये कृतकर्मा जितक्लमः ॥ ७.२७.५ ॥
He is the finest of elephant-riders, never matched in battle by any other elephant; he surpasses all weapons, performs his deeds in battle, and has conquered weariness.
7.27.6
सहः सस्त्रनिपातानामग्निस्पर्शस्य चानघ ।
स पाण्डवबलं सर्वमद्यैको नाशयिष्यति ॥ ७.२७.६ ॥
O sinless one, he who endures the fall of weapons and the touch of fire, he alone will today destroy the entire Pāṇḍava army.
7.27.7
सिंहनादं महत्कृत्वा धनुर्बाणरवैः सह ।
विद्राव्यमाणं सम्पश्य हतभूयिष्ठनायकम्।
दृष्ट्वा विनद्य सहसा मम सेनां प्रमृद्गति ॥ ७.२७.७ ॥
Roaring a mighty lion's roar together with the sound of bows and arrows, seeing the army fleeing with most of its leaders slain, he advances, thundering, to crush my army at once.
7.27.8
न चावाभ्यामृतेऽन्योऽस्ति शक्तस्तं प्रतिबाधितुम् ।
त्वरमाणस्ततो याहि यतः प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपः ॥ ७.२७.८ ॥
No one other than you two is able to hold him back. Therefore hasten on to where the lord of Prāgjyotiṣa is.
7.27.9
दृप्तं सङ्ख्ये द्विपबलाद्वयसा चापि विस्मितम् ।
अद्यैनं प्रेषयिष्यामि बलहन्तुः प्रियातिथिम् ॥ ७.२७.९ ॥
Proud in battle of his elephant force, and astonished also by his age, I will send him today as a dear guest to the slayer of Bala.
7.27.10
वचनादथ कृष्णस्तु प्रययौ सव्यसाचिनः ।
दीर्यते भगदत्तेन यत्र पाण्डववाहिनी ॥ ७.२७.१० ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa, at the word of Savyasācin (Arjuna), went forth to where the Pāṇḍava army was being split by Bhagadatta.
7.27.11
तं प्रयान्तं ततः पश्चादाह्वयन्तो महारथाः ।
संशप्तकाः समारोहन्सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ॥ ७.२७.११ ॥
As he went forth, challenging from behind, the great chariot-warriors, the Saṃśaptakas, fourteen thousand strong, came charging upon him.
7.27.12
दशैव तु सहस्राणि त्रिगर्तानां महारथाः ।
चत्वारि च सहस्राणि वासुदेवस्य चानुगाः ॥ ७.२७.१२ ॥
Ten thousand great chariot-warriors of the Trigartas, and four thousand followers of Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) also came there.
7.27.13
दीर्यमाणां चमूं दृष्ट्वा भगदत्तेन मानिष ।
आहूयमानस्य च तैरभवद्धृदयं द्विधा ॥ ७.२७.१३ ॥
Seeing the army being torn apart by Bhagadatta, and being summoned by them, his heart was split in two.
7.27.14
किन्नु श्रेयस्करं कर्म भवेदद्येत्यचिन्तयत् ।
इह वा विनिवर्तेयं गच्छेयं वा युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ ७.२७.१४ ॥
"What action would be beneficial today?" he thought. "Should I turn back here, or go to Yudhiṣṭhira?"
7.27.15
तस्य बुद्ध्या विचार्यैवमर्जुनस्य कुरूद्वह ।
अभवद्भूयसी बुद्धिः संशप्तकवधे स्थिरा ॥ ७.२७.१५ ॥
O best of the Kurus, having deliberated thus with his intellect, Arjuna's resolve grew even firmer — his mind became steadfast in slaying the Saṃśaptakas.
7.27.16
स सन्निवृत्तः सहसा कपिप्रवरकेतनः ।
एको रथसहस्राणि निहन्तुं वासवी रणे ॥ ७.२७.१६ ॥
He, whose banner bears the best of monkeys, suddenly turned back — alone, to destroy thousands of chariots in battle, the son of Vāsava (Arjuna).
7.27.17
सा हि दुर्योधनस्यासीन्मतिः कर्णस्य चोभयोः ।
अर्जुनस्य वधोपाये या वै द्वैधमकल्पयत् ॥ ७.२७.१७ ॥
That very intention belonged to both Duryodhana and Karṇa — the intention which, regarding the means of slaying Arjuna, produced a division in both of them.
7.27.18
स तु दोलायमानोऽबूद्द्वैधीभावेन पाण्डवः ।
वधेन तु नराग्र्याणामकरोत्तां मृषा तदा ॥ ७.२७.१८ ॥
The Pāṇḍava, swayed by a state of division, began to waver; yet then he rendered, in vain, the slaying of the foremost of men.
7.27.19
ततः शतसहस्राणि शराणां नतपर्वणाम् ।
असृजन्नर्जुने राजन्संशप्तकमहारथाः ॥ ७.२७.१९ ॥
Then, O king, the great charioteers of the Saṃśaptakas released hundreds of thousands of arrows with bent shafts at Arjuna.
7.27.20
नैव कुन्तीसुतः पार्थो नैव कृष्णो जनार्दनः ।
न हया न रथो राजन्दृश्यन्ते स्म शरैश्चिताः ॥ ७.२७.२० ॥
Neither the son of Kuntī, Pārtha, nor Kṛṣṇa, Janārdana, was seen, O king; nor the horses nor the chariot, all covered with arrows.
7.27.21
तदा मोहमनुप्राप्तः सिष्विदे हि जनार्दनः ।
ततस्तान्प्रायशः पार्थो ब्रह्मास्त्रेण निजघ्निवान् ॥ ७.२७.२१ ॥
Then Janārdana, overcome by bewilderment, indeed sank in dismay; and then Pārtha struck down most of them with the brahma-weapon.
7.27.22
शतशः पाणयश्छिन्नाः सेषुज्यातलकार्मुकाः ।
केतवो वाजिनः सूता रथिनश्चापतन्क्षितौ ॥ ७.२७.२२ ॥
Hundreds of hands were severed, with arrows, bowstrings, palms and bows; banners, horses, charioteers and chariot-warriors fell to the earth.
7.27.23
द्रुमाचलाग्राम्बुधरैः समकायाः सुकल्पिताः ।
हतारोहाः क्षितौ पेतुर्द्विपाः पार्थशराहताः ॥ ७.२७.२३ ॥
Elephants of equal bodies, like tree-clad mountain peaks crowned with clouds, well adorned, their riders slain, struck by Pārtha's arrows, fell to the ground.
7.27.24
विप्रविद्धकुथा नागाश्छिन्नभाण्डाः परासवः ।
सारोहास्तु रणे पेतुर्मथिता मार्गणैर्भृशम् ॥ ७.२७.२४ ॥
Elephants with their caparisons torn and their trappings cut away, lifeless, fell in battle with their riders, severely crushed by arrows.
7.27.25
सर्ष्टिप्रासासिनखराः समुद्गरपरश्वथाः ।
विच्छिन्ना बाहवः पेतुर्नृणां भल्लैः किरीटिना ॥ ७.२७.२५ ॥
The arms of men, together with rishti-spears, lances, swords, claw-weapons, maces and battle-axes, were severed by the crescent-headed arrows of the diademed one and fell.
7.27.26
बालादित्याम्बुजेन्दूनां तुल्यरूपाणि मारिष ।
संच्छिन्नान्यर्जुनशरैः शिरांस्युर्वी प्रपेदिरे ॥ ७.२७.२६ ॥
O noble one, heads resembling the rising sun, lotuses and the moon, cut off by Arjuna's arrows, fell to the earth.
7.27.27
जज्वालालङ्कृता सेना पत्रिभिः प्राणिभोजनैः ।
नानारूपैस्तदाऽमित्रान्क्रुद्धेनिघ्नति फल्गुने ॥ ७.२७.२७ ॥
Then the army, adorned with arrows of many forms that feed on living beings, blazed; and the enraged Phalguna (Arjuna) was striking down the enemies.
7.27.28
क्षोभयन्तं तदा सेनां द्विरदं नलिनीमिव ।
धनञ्जयं भूतगणाः साधुसाध्वित्यपूजयन् ॥ ७.२७.२८ ॥
Like an elephant agitating a lotus pool, so Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), agitating the army, was honoured by the hosts of beings, who cried, "Well done, well done!"
7.27.29
दृष्ट्वा तत्कर्म पार्थस्य वासवस्येव माधवः ।
विस्मयं परमं गत्वा प्राञ्जलिस्तमुवाच ह ॥ ७.२७.२९ ॥
Seeing that deed of Pārtha, like that of Vāsava (Indra), Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), filled with great wonder, with palms joined, spoke to him.
7.27.30
कर्मैतत्पार्थ शक्रेण यमेन धनदेन च ।
दुष्करं समरे यत्ते कृतमद्येति मे मतिः ॥ ७.२७.३० ॥
This deed, O Pārtha, difficult in battle even for Śakra, Yama and Kubera, is what you have done today, in my judgment.
7.27.31
युगपच्चैव सङ्ग्रामे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
पतिता एव मे दृष्टाः संशप्तकमहारथाः ॥ ७.२७.३१ ॥
In battle, all at once, by hundreds and by thousands, I saw the great chariot-warriors of the Saṃśaptakas fallen.
7.27.32
संशप्तकांस्ततो हत्वा भूयिष्ठा ये व्यवस्थिताः ।
भगदत्ताय याहीति कृष्णं पार्थोऽभ्यनोदयत् ॥ ७.२७.३२ ॥
Then, having slain the Saṃśaptakas who stood in greatest number, Pārtha urged Kṛṣṇa on: "Drive toward Bhagadatta."