Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.31
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7.31.1
तेष्वनीकेषु भग्नेषु पाण्डुपुत्रेण सञ्जय ।
चलितानां द्रुतानां च कथमासीन्मनांसि वः ॥ ७.३१.१ ॥
Sañjaya, when those armies were broken by the son of Pāṇḍu, how were the minds of you who wavered and fled?
7.31.2
आनीकानां प्रभग्नानामवस्थानमपश्यताम् ।
दुष्करं प्रतिसन्धानं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥ ७.३१.२ ॥
Sañjaya, for those who saw the armies utterly broken, rallying and holding them again was difficult; tell me that.
7.31.3
तथापि तव पुत्रस्य प्रियकामा विशाम्पते ।
यशः प्रवीरा लोकेषु रक्षन्तो द्रोणमन्वयुः ॥ ७.३१.३ ॥
Nevertheless, O lord of men, the heroes who desired your son's welfare followed Droṇa, guarding their fame in the worlds.
7.31.4
समुद्यतेषु चास्त्रेषु सम्प्राप्ते च युधिष्ठिरे ।
अकुर्वन्नार्यकर्माणि भैरवे सत्यभीतवत् ॥ ७.३१.४ ॥
When weapons were raised and Yudhiṣṭhira came near, they did no noble deeds in that terrible battle, as if truly terrified.
7.31.5
अन्तरं भीमसेनस्य प्रापतन्नमितौजसः ।
सात्यकेश्चैव वीरस्य धृष्टद्युम्नस्य वा विभो ॥ ७.३१.५ ॥
O lord, those of immeasurable might fell into the gap between Bhīmasena, the hero Sātyaki, or Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
7.31.6
द्रोणं द्रोणमिति क्रूराः पाञ्चालाः समचोदयन् ।
मा द्रोणमिति पुत्रास्ते कुरून्सर्वानचोदयन् ॥ ७.३१.६ ॥
Crying "Droṇa! Droṇa!", the cruel Pāñcālas urged them on; and crying "Not Droṇa!", your sons urged on all the Kurus.
7.31.7
द्रोणं द्रोणमिति ह्येके मा द्रोणमिति चापरे ।
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च द्रोणद्यूतमवतेत ॥ ७.३१.७ ॥
Some cried, "Droṇa, Droṇa!" and others, "Do not strike Droṇa!" Between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas, Droṇa's dice-game was under way.
7.31.8
यंयं प्रमथते द्रोणः पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजम् ।
तत्रतत्र तु पाञ्चाल्यो धृष्टद्युम्नोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥ ७.३१.८ ॥
Wherever Droṇa crushed a host of chariots of the Pañcālas, there the Pañcāla prince Dhṛṣṭadyumna pressed forward against him.
7.31.9
तेषां भाग्यविपर्यासैः सङ्ग्रामे भैरवे सति ।
वीराः समासदन्वीरान्कुर्वन्तो भैरवं रवम् ॥ ७.३१.९ ॥
With fortune reversed for both sides in that terrible battle, heroes fell upon heroes, raising a dreadful roar.
7.31.10
अकम्पनीयाः शत्रूणां बभूवुस्तत्र पाण्डवाः ।
अकम्पयन्ननीकानि स्मरन्तः क्लेशमात्मनः ॥ ७.३१.१० ॥
There the Pāṇḍavas became unshakable to their enemies; remembering their own sufferings, they made the enemy armies tremble.
7.31.11
ते त्वमर्षवशं प्राप्ता हीमन्तः सत्वचोदिताः ।
त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्न्यवर्तन्त घ्नन्तो द्रोणं महाहवे ॥ ७.३१.११ ॥
Under the sway of indignation, modest yet urged on by valour, they gave up their lives and did not turn back, striking Droṇa in that great battle.
7.31.12
अयासमिव सम्पातः शिलानामिव चाभवत् ।
दीव्यतां तुमुले युद्धे प्राणैरमिततेजसाम् ॥ ७.३१.१२ ॥
In that tumultuous battle, where the immeasurably brilliant heroes played for their very lives, their clash was like iron meeting stone.
7.31.13
नानुस्मरन्ति सङ्ग्राममपि वृद्धास्तथाविधम् ।
ये पूर्वदेवैर्देवानामपश्यन्युद्धमद्भुतम् ॥ ७.३१.१३ ॥
Even the elders who saw the wondrous battle of the gods with the former gods do not remember a battle of such a kind.
7.31.14
प्राकम्पतेव पृथिवी तस्मिन्वीरावसादने ।
निवर्तता बलौघेन महता भारपीडिता ॥ ७.३१.१४ ॥
In that destruction of heroes the earth seemed to tremble, oppressed by the burden of the great host turning back.
7.31.15
घूर्णतोऽपि बलौघस्य दिवं स्तब्ध्वेव निःस्वनः ।
अजातशत्रोस्तत्सैन्यमाविवेश सुभैरवः ॥ ७.३१.१५ ॥
The roar of the reeling flood of troops seemed to strike the sky motionless, and that most terrible sound entered Ajātaśatru's army.
7.31.16
समासाद्य तु पाण्डूनामनीकानि सहस्रशः ।
द्रोणेन चरता सङ्ख्ये प्रभग्नानि शितैः शरैः ॥ ७.३१.१६ ॥
Droṇa, moving about in battle, reached the thousands of divisions of the Pāṇḍavas and broke them with sharp arrows.
7.31.17
तेषु प्रमथ्यमानेषु द्रोणेनाद्भुतकर्मणा ।
पर्यवरायदासाद्य द्रोणं सेनापतिः स्वयम् ॥ ७.३१.१७ ॥
As those troops were being crushed by Droṇa of wondrous deeds, the commander of the army himself came up to Droṇa and surrounded him.
7.31.18
तदद्भुतमभूद्युद्धं द्रोणपाञ्चालयोस्तथा ।
नैव तस्योपमा काचिदिति मे निश्चिता मतिः ॥ ७.३१.१८ ॥
That battle between Droṇa and the Pāñcālas was wondrous; there is no comparison to it at all, so my settled judgement holds.
7.31.19
ततो नीलोऽनलप्रख्यो ददाह कुरुवाहिनीम् ।
शरस्कुलिङ्गश्चापार्चिर्दिहन्कक्षमिवानलः ॥ ७.३१.१९ ॥
Then Nīla, blazing like fire, burned the Kuru army; the sparks of his arrows and the flame of his bow burned like a fire consuming dry grass.
7.31.20
तं दहन्तमनीकानि द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
पूर्वाभिभाषी सुश्लक्ष्णं स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ ७.३१.२० ॥
To him, as he burned the armies, the mighty son of Droṇa, the first to speak, addressed him gently with a smile.
7.31.21
नील किं बहुभिर्दग्धैस्तव योधैः सरार्चिषा ।
मयैकेन हि युध्यस्व क्रुद्धः प्रहर चाशु माम् ॥ ७.३१.२१ ॥
Nīla, what is the use of so many warriors burned by your flaming fire? Fight with me alone; angrily, strike me at once.
7.31.22
तं पद्मनिकराकारं पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणम् ।
व्याकोशपद्माभमुखो नीलो विव्याध सायकैः ॥ ७.३१.२२ ॥
Him, whose form was like a cluster of lotuses, with eyes like lotus petals and a face like an open lotus, Nīla pierced with arrows.
7.31.23
तेनापि विद्धः सहसा द्रौणिर्भल्लैः शितैस्त्रिभिः ।
धनुर्ध्वजं च च्छत्रं च द्विषतः सन्न्यकृन्तत ॥ ७.३१.२३ ॥
Pierced suddenly by him with three sharp bhalla arrows, the son of Droṇa completely cut off the enemy's bow, banner and parasol.
7.31.24
स प्लुतः स्यन्दनात्तस्मान्नीलश्चर्मवरासिभृत् ।
द्रौणायनेः शिरः कायाद्धर्तुमैच्छत्पतत्त्रिवत् ॥ ७.३१.२४ ॥
Leaping from his chariot, Nīla, bearing a fine shield and sword, wished to seize the head of the son of Droṇa from his body, like a bird.
7.31.25
तस्योद्यतासेः सुनसं शिरः कायात्सकुण्डलम् ।
भल्लेनापाहरद्द्रौणिः स्मयमान इवानघ ॥ ७.३१.२५ ॥
Droṇa's son cut off with a bhalla arrow his head, fine-nosed and wearing earrings, from the body of the man who held up his sword, as if smiling, O sinless one.
7.31.26
सम्पूर्णचन्द्राभमुखः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणः ।
प्रांशुरुत्पलपत्राभो निहतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥ ७.३१.२६ ॥
With a face like the full moon and eyes like lotus petals, tall and with the hue of a blue lotus petal, he was slain and fell to the ground.
7.31.27
ततः प्रविव्यथे सेना पाण्डवी भृशमाकुला ।
आचार्यपुत्रेण हते नीले ज्वलिततेजसि ॥ ७.३१.२७ ॥
Then the Pāṇḍava army was greatly distressed and agitated when the teacher's son slew Nīla, blazing with splendor.
7.31.28
अचिन्तयंश्च ते सर्वे पाण्डवानां महारथाः ।
कथं नो वासविस्त्रायाच्छत्रुभ्य इति मारिष ॥ ७.३१.२८ ॥
All the great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas thought: 'How will Vāsava's son protect us from the enemies?' O respected one.
7.31.29
दक्षिणेन तु सेनायाः कुरुते कदनं बली ।
संशप्तकावशेषस्य नारायणबलस्य च ॥ ७.३१.२९ ॥
On the right side of the army, the mighty one (Arjuna) wrought havoc among the remnant of the Saṃśaptakas and the troops of Nārāyaṇa.