Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.43
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7.43.1
यन्मां पृच्छसि राजेन्द्र सिन्धुराजस्य विक्रमम् ।
शृणु तत्सर्वमाख्यास्ये यथा पाण्डूनयोधयत् ॥ ७.४३.१ ॥
O lord of kings, you ask me about the prowess of the king of the Sindhus. Hear it; I will tell you all of how he fought against the Pāṇḍavas.
7.43.2
तमूहुर्वाजिनो वश्याः सैन्धवाः साधुवाहिनः ।
विकुर्वाणा बृहन्तोऽश्वाः श्वसनोपरंहसः ॥ ७.४३.२ ॥
Those tractable, well-drawing horses of the Sindhus bore that chariot; they were mighty, prancing, swift as the wind.
7.43.3
गन्धर्वनगराकारं विधिवत्कल्पितं रथम् ।
तस्याभ्यशोभयत्केतुर्वाराहो राजतो महान् ॥ ७.४३.३ ॥
That chariot, shaped like a city of the Gandharvas and duly fashioned, was adorned by its banner, the great boar-emblem of silver.
7.43.4
श्वेतश्चत्रपताकाभिश्चामरव्यजनेन च ।
स बभौ राजलिङ्गैस्तैस्तारापतिरिवाम्बरे ॥ ७.४३.४ ॥
Shining white with royal emblems—parasols, pennants, yak-tail fans and fans—that chariot gleamed in the sky like the lord of the stars.
7.43.5
मुक्तावज्रमणिस्वर्णैर्भूषितं तदयस्मयम् ।
वरूथं विबभौ तस्य ज्योतिर्भिः खमिवावृतम् ॥ ७.४३.५ ॥
That iron armored covering, adorned with pearls, diamonds, gems and gold, shone like the sky covered with lights.
7.43.6
स विष्फार्य महच्चापं किरन्निषुगणान्बहून ।
तत्कण्डं पूरयामास यदार्जुनिरदारयत् ॥ ७.४३.६ ॥
Drawing his great bow wide and scattering many hosts of arrows, he filled that gap which the son of Arjuna had split open.
7.43.7
स सात्यकिं त्रिभिर्बाणैरष्टभिश्च वृकोदरम् ।
धृष्टद्युम्नं तथा षष्ट्या विराटं दशभिः शरैः ॥ ७.४३.७ ॥
He struck Sātyaki with three arrows, Bhīma with eight, Dhṛṣṭadyumna with sixty, and Virāṭa with ten arrows.
7.43.8
द्रुपदं पञ्चभिस्तीक्ष्णैः सप्तभिश्च शिखण्डिनम् ।
केकयान्पञ्चविंशत्या द्रौपदेयांस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥ ७.४३.८ ॥
He struck Drupada with five sharp arrows, Śikhaṇḍin with seven, the Kekaya princes with twenty-five, and the sons of Draupadī with three each.
7.43.9
युधिष्ठिरं तु सप्तत्या ततः शेषानपानुदत् ।
इषुजालेन महता तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ७.४३.९ ॥
He struck Yudhiṣṭhira with seventy, then drove back the rest with a great net of arrows; it became wondrous.
7.43.10
अथास्य शितपीतेन भल्लेनादिश्य कार्मुकम् ।
चिच्छेद प्रहसन्राजा धर्मपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ ७.४३.१० ॥
Then the mighty king, the son of Dharma, laughing, aimed a sharp bhalla arrow and cut his bow in two.
7.43.11
अक्ष्णोर्निमेषमात्रेण सोऽन्यदादाय कार्मुकम् ।
विव्याध दशभिः पार्थं तांश्चैवान्यांस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥ ७.४३.११ ॥
In the twinkling of an eye he took up another bow and struck Arjuna with ten arrows, and each of the others with three.
7.43.12
तत्तस्य लाघवं ज्ञात्वा भीमो भल्लैस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ।
धनुर्ध्वजं च च्छत्रं च क्षितौ क्षिप्रमपातयत् ॥ ७.४३.१२ ॥
Knowing his swiftness, Bhīma quickly brought down his bow, banner and parasol to the ground with three bhalla arrows each.
7.43.13
सोऽन्यदादाय बलवान्सज्जं कृत्वा च कार्मुकम् ।
भीमस्यापातयत्केतुं धनुरश्वांश्च मारिष ॥ ७.४३.१३ ॥
Taking another bow, the mighty one strung it and brought down Bhīma's banner, and the bow and the horses as well, O sire.
7.43.14
स हताश्वादवप्लुत्य च्छिन्नधन्वा रथोत्तमात् ।
सोत्यकेराप्लुतो यानं गिर्यग्रमिव केसरी ॥ ७.४३.१४ ॥
With his horses slain and his bow cut, he leapt down from that excellent chariot and sprang onto Satyaki's chariot like a lion leaping onto a mountain peak.
7.43.15
ततस्त्वदीयाः संहृष्टाः साधुसाध्विति वादिनः ।
सिन्धुराजस्य तत्कर्म प्रेक्ष्याश्रद्धेयमद्भुतम् ॥ ७.४३.१५ ॥
Then your men, delighted, cried 'Well done, well done!' seeing the Sindhu king's deed, incredible and wondrous.
7.43.16
सङ्क्रुद्धान्पाण्डवानेको यद्दधारास्त्रतेजसा ।
तत्तस्य कर्म भूतानि सर्वाण्येवाभ्यपूजयन् ॥ ७.४३.१६ ॥
That deed of his, who alone held back the enraged Pāṇḍavas by the power of his weapons, all beings praised.
7.43.17
सौभद्रेण हतैः पूर्वं सोत्तरायोधिभिर्द्विपैः ।
पाण्डूनां दर्शितः पन्थाः सैन्धवेन निवारितः ॥ ७.४३.१७ ॥
The path that Saubhadra had earlier opened for the Pāṇḍavas, by slaying with Uttara and the warriors the elephants, was blocked by the Sindhu king.
7.43.18
यतमानास्तु ते वीरा मात्स्यपाञ्चालकेकयाः ।
पाण्डवाश्चान्वपद्यन्त प्रतिशेकुर्न सैन्धवम् ॥ ७.४३.१८ ॥
Though those heroes — the Matsyas, Pāñcālas, Kekayas and the Pāṇḍavas — strove, they could not press on against the Sindhu king.
7.43.19
यो यो हि यतते भेत्तुं द्रोणानीकं तवाहितः ।
तत्तमेव वरं प्राप्य सैन्धवः प्रत्यवारयत् ॥ ७.४३.१९ ॥
Whoever among your enemies strove to break Droṇa's array, each one of them the Saindhava, having obtained his boon, held back.