Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.41
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7.41.1
सोऽभ्यगच्छद्धनुष्पाणिर्ज्यां विकर्षन्पुनः पुनः ।
सच्छत्रध्वजयन्तारं साश्वमाशु स्मयन्निव ॥ ७.४१.१ ॥
He advanced swiftly, bow in hand, drawing the bowstring again and again, as if smiling, toward the chariot with its parasol, banner, charioteer and horses.
7.41.2
सोऽपिध्यद्दशभिर्बाणैरभिमन्युं दुरासदम् ।
सच्छत्रध्वजयन्तारं साश्वमाशु स्मयन्निव ॥ ७.४१.२ ॥
He struck the unassailable Abhimanyu with ten arrows, and as if smiling, swiftly struck the parasol, banner, charioteer and horses as well.
7.41.3
पितृपैतामहं कर्म कुर्वाणमतिमानुषम् ।
दृष्ट्वार्दितं शरैः कार्ष्मिं त्वदीया हृषिताऽभवन् ॥ ७.४१.३ ॥
Seeing the son of Kṛṣṇa, performing superhuman deeds worthy of his father and grandfather, tormented by arrows, your men rejoiced.
7.41.4
तस्याभिमन्युरायम्य स्मयन्नेकेन पत्रिणा ।
शिरः प्रच्यावयामास तद्रथात्प्रापतद्भुवि ॥ ७.४१.४ ॥
Abhimanyu, drawing his bow and smiling, struck off his head with a single feathered arrow, and it fell from the chariot to the ground.
7.41.5
कर्णिकारमिवाधूतं वातेनापतितं नगात् ।
कर्णानुजं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य तावका व्यथिताऽभवन्।
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा कर्णश्चासीत्पराङ्मुखः ॥ ७.४१.५ ॥
Seeing Karṇa's younger brother fallen, like a karṇikāra blossom shaken from the tree by the wind, your men were distressed; and seeing his brother slain, Karṇa turned his back.
7.41.6
विमुखीकृत्य कर्णं तु सौभद्रः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ।
अन्यानपि महेष्वासांस्तूर्णमेवाभिदुद्रुवे ॥ ७.४१.६ ॥
Having turned Karṇa away with heron-feathered arrows, the son of Subhadrā swiftly rushed upon the other great archers as well.
7.41.7
ततस्तद्विततं सेन्यं हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तिमत् ।
क्रद्धोऽभिमन्युरभिनत्तिग्मतेजा महारथः ॥ ७.४१.७ ॥
Then Abhimanyu, the great charioteer of fierce brilliance, enraged, broke through that spread-out army of elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers.
7.41.8
कर्णस्तु बहुभिर्बाणैरर्द्यमानोऽभिमन्युना ।
अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैस्ततोऽनीकमभिद्रवत् ॥ ७.४१.८ ॥
But Karṇa, tormented by many arrows from Abhimanyu, escaped with his swift horses, and then he rushed toward the army division.
7.41.9
तिंष्ठ कर्ण महेष्वास कृप दुर्योधनेति च ।
द्रोणस्य क्रोशतो राजंस्तदनीकमभज्यत ॥ ७.४१.९ ॥
"Stand, Karṇa, great archer, Kṛpa, Duryodhana!" — while Droṇa kept crying out thus, O king, that division of the army broke apart.
7.41.10
शलभैरिव चाकाशं धाराभिरिव पर्वतः ।
अभिमन्यो शरैश्छन्नं न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥ ७.४१.१० ॥
As the sky is covered by locusts and a mountain by streams, O Abhimanyu, so, covered by arrows, nothing could be discerned.
7.41.11
तावकानां तु योधानां वध्यतां निशितैः शरैः ।
अन्यत्र सैन्धवाद्राजन्न स्म कश्चिदतिष्ठत ॥ ७.४१.११ ॥
And while your warriors were being slain by sharp arrows, O king, none stood firm except the Saindhava (Jayadratha).
7.41.12
सौभद्रस्तु ततः शङ्खं प्रध्माय पुरुषर्षभः ।
शीघ्रमभ्यपतत्सेनां भारतीं भरतर्षभ ॥ ७.४१.१२ ॥
Then the son of Subhadrā, the best of men, blew his conch and swiftly rushed upon the Bhārata army, O bull of the Bharatas.
7.41.13
स कक्षेऽग्निरिवोत्सृष्टो निर्दहंस्तरसा रिपून् ।
मध्ये भारतसैन्यानामार्जुनिः पर्यवर्तत ॥ ७.४१.१३ ॥
Like a fire let loose in a thicket, burning the enemies swiftly, the son of Arjuna moved about in the midst of the Bharata army.
7.41.14
रथनागाश्वमनुजानर्दयन्निशितैः शरैः ।
सम्प्रविश्याकरोद्भूमिं कबन्धगणसङ्कुलाम् ॥ ७.४१.१४ ॥
Tormenting chariots, elephants, horses and men with sharp arrows, entering in he made the ground crowded with bands of headless trunks.
7.41.15
सौभद्रचापप्रभवैर्निकृत्ताः परमेषुभिः ।
स्वानेवाभिमुखान्ध्नन्तः प्राद्रवञ्जीवितार्थिनः ॥ ७.४१.१५ ॥
Cut down by the supreme arrows born of Saubhadra's bow, striking down those right before them, the men who desired life fled.
7.41.16
ते घोरा रौद्रकर्माणो विपाठा बहवः शिताः ।
निघ्न्तो रथनागाश्वाञ्जग्मुराशु वसुन्धराम् ॥ ७.४१.१६ ॥
Those terrible, fierce-acting, piercing and numerous sharp arrows, striking chariots, elephants and horses, swiftly reached the earth.
7.41.17
सायुधाः साङ्गुलित्राणाः सगदाः साङ्गदा रणे ।
दृश्यन्ते बाहवश्चिन्ना हेमाभारणभूषिताः ॥ ७.४१.१७ ॥
In battle, severed arms adorned with gold ornaments were seen, still holding weapons, with finger-guards, maces and armlets.
7.41.18
शराश्चापानि खङ्गाश्च शरीराणि शिरांसि च ।
सकुण्डलानि स्रग्वीणि भूमावासन्सहस्रशः ॥ ७.४१.१८ ॥
Arrows, bows, swords, bodies, and heads with earrings and garlands lay on the ground by the thousand.
7.41.19
सोपस्करैरधिष्ठानैरीषादण्डकबन्धुरैः ।
अक्षैर्विमथितैश्चक्रैर्बहुधा पतितैर्युगैः ॥ ७.४१.१९ ॥
With their fittings and bases, with poles and yokes, with axles crushed and wheels, with yokes fallen in many ways.
7.41.20
शक्तिचापासिभिश्चैव पतितैश्च महाध्वजैः ।
चर्मचापशरैश्चैव व्यवकीर्णैः समन्तततः ॥ ७.४१.२० ॥
With spears, bows and swords, with great banners fallen, with shields, bows and arrows, scattered on all sides.
7.41.21
निहतैः क्षत्रियैरश्वैर्वारणैश्च विशाम्पते ।
अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी क्षणेनासीत्सुदारुणा ॥ ७.४१.२१ ॥
By the slain warriors, horses and elephants, O lord of the people, the earth in an instant became unrecognizable and most dreadful.
7.41.22
वध्यतां राजपुत्राणां क्रन्दतामितरेतरम् ।
प्रादुरासीन्महाशब्दो भीरूणां भयवर्धनः ॥ ७.४१.२२ ॥
As the princes being slain cried out to one another, a great tumult arose that increased the fear of the timid.
7.41.23
स शब्दो भरतश्चेष्ठ दिशः सर्वा व्यनादयत् ।
सौभद्रश्चाद्रवत्सेनां घ्नन्वराश्वरथद्विपान् ॥ ७.४१.२३ ॥
That sound, O best of the Bharatas, resounded in all directions; and Saubhadra rushed upon the army, striking down chariots, horses, charioteers and elephants.
7.41.24
कक्षमग्निरिवोत्सृष्टो निर्दहंस्तरसा रिपून् ।
मध्ये भारतसैन्यानामार्जुनिः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥ ७.४१.२४ ॥
Like a fire let loose in dry grass, burning the enemies swiftly, the son of Arjuna was seen in the midst of the army of the Bharatas.
7.41.25
विचरन्तं दिशः सर्वाः प्रदिशश्चापि भारत ।
तं तदा नानुपश्यामः सैन्ये च रजसाऽऽवृते ॥ ७.४१.२५ ॥
O Bhārata, we could not see him then, moving through all the directions and intermediate directions, for the army was covered with dust.
7.41.26
आददानं गजाश्वानां णां चायुंषि भारत ।
क्षमेन भूयः पश्यामः सूर्यं मध्यंदिने यथा ॥ ७.४१.२६ ॥
O Bhārata, in a moment we saw him again, seizing the lives and life-spans of elephants and horses, like the sun at midday.
7.41.27
अभिमन्युं महाराज प्रतपन्तं द्विषद्गणान् ।
स वासवसमः सङ्ख्ये वासवस्यात्मजात्मजः ॥ ७.४१.२७ ॥
O great king, Abhimanyu, scorching the hosts of enemies, was like Indra in battle; he was the son of Arjuna, the son of Indra.
7.41.28
अभिमन्युर्महाराज सैन्यमध्ये व्यरोचत ।
यथा पुरा वह्निसुतः सुरसैन्येषु वीर्यवान् ॥ ७.४१.२८ ॥
O great king, Abhimanyu shone in the midst of the army as, in former times, the valiant son of Fire (Skanda) shone among the armies of the gods.