Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.96
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7.96.1
राजन्सङ्ग्राममाश्चर्यं शृणु कीर्तयतो मम ।
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च यथा युद्धमवर्तत ॥ ७.९६.१ ॥
O king, listen as I recount the wondrous battle between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas, and how it unfolded.
7.96.2
भारद्वाजं समासाद्य व्यूहस्य प्रमुखे स्थितम् ।
अयोधयन्रणे पार्था द्रोणानीकं बिभित्सवः ॥ ७.९६.२ ॥
Coming near Bhāradvāja (Droṇa), who stood at the head of the array, the sons of Pṛthā, desiring to pierce Droṇa's army, fought in battle.
7.96.3
रक्षमाणः स्वथं व्यूहं द्रोणोऽपि सह सैनिकैः ।
अयोधयद्रणे पार्थान्प्रार्थयानो महद्यशः ॥ ७.९६.३ ॥
Droṇa too, protecting the array, aspiring to great fame, fought in battle with the sons of Pṛthā together with his soldiers.
7.96.4
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ विराटं दशभिः शरैः ।
अयोधयद्रणे पार्थान्प्रार्थयानो महद्यशः ॥ ७.९६.४ ॥
The two princes of Avanti, Vinda and Anuvinda, struck Virāṭa with ten arrows, and aspiring to great fame, fought in battle with the sons of Pṛthā.
7.96.5
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ विराटं दशभिः शरैः ।
पराक्रान्तौ पराक्रम्य योधयामास सानुगौ ॥ ७.९६.५ ॥
The two princes of Avanti, Vinda and Anuvinda, with ten arrows, advanced bravely, displayed their valour, and engaged Virāṭa in battle together with their followers.
7.96.6
तेषां युद्धं समभवद्दारुणं शोणितोदकम् ।
सिंहस्य द्विपमुख्याभ्यां प्रभिन्नाभ्यां यथा वने ॥ ७.९६.६ ॥
Their battle became terrible, with blood as water, like a lion's fight with two chief elephants in rut in the forest.
7.96.7
बाह्लीकं रभसं युद्धे याज्ञसेनिर्महाबलः ।
आजघ्ने विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्घोरैर्मर्मास्थिभेदिभिः ॥ ७.९६.७ ॥
The mighty son of Yajñasena fiercely struck Bāhlīka in battle with sharp, terrible arrows that pierced vital parts and bones.
7.96.8
बाह्लीको याज्ञसेनिं तु हेमपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ।
आजघान भृशं क्रुद्धो नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ७.९६.८ ॥
But Bāhlīka, enraged, struck the son of Yajñasena fiercely with nine bent-jointed arrows, gold-feathered and whetted on stone.
7.96.9
तद्युद्धमभवद्धोरं शरशक्तिसमाकुलम् ।
भीरूणां त्रासजननं शूराणां हर्षवर्धनम् ॥ ७.९६.९ ॥
That battle became dreadful, filled with arrows and spears; it struck terror into the timid and increased the joy of the brave.
7.96.10
ताभ्यां तत्र शरैर्मुक्तैरन्तरिक्षं दिशस्तथा ।
अभवत्संवृतं सर्वं न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥ ७.९६.१० ॥
By the arrows they released there, the sky and the quarters were all covered over, and nothing could be made out.
7.96.11
शैब्यो गोवासनो युद्धे काश्यपुत्रं महारथम् ।
ससैन्यो योधयामास गजः प्रतिगजं यथा ॥ ७.९६.११ ॥
In battle Śaibya Govāsana, with his army, fought the son of Kāśyapa, the great charioteer, as one elephant fights another.
7.96.12
बाह्लीकराजः सङ्क्रुद्धो द्रौपदेयान्महारथान् ।
मनः पञ्चेन्द्रियाणीव शुशुभे योधयन्रणे ॥ ७.९६.१२ ॥
King Bāhlīka, greatly enraged, fought in battle against the great charioteers, the sons of Draupadī, and shone like the mind among the five senses.
7.96.13
अयोधयंस्ते सुभृशं तं शरौघैः समन्ततः ।
इन्द्रियाणि यथा देहं शश्वद्देहवतां वर ॥ ७.९६.१३ ॥
They fought him fiercely on every side with showers of arrows, as the senses ever surround the body of embodied beings, O best of men.
7.96.14
वार्ष्णेयं सात्यकिं युद्धे पुत्रो दुःशासनस्तव ।
आजघ्ने सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ७.९६.१४ ॥
Your son Duḥśāsana struck Vārṣṇeya Sātyaki in battle with nine sharp arrows having bent tips.
7.96.15
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता महेष्वासेन धन्विना ।
ईषन्मूर्च्छां जगामाशु सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः ॥ ७.९६.१५ ॥
Sorely pierced by the arrows of that strong, great-bowed archer, Sātyaki of true valour soon swooned a little.
7.96.16
समाश्वस्तस्तु वार्ष्णेयस्तव पुत्रं महारथम् ।
विव्याध दशभिस्तूर्णं सायकैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥ ७.९६.१६ ॥
Recovering himself, the Vṛṣṇi hero swiftly pierced your great charioteer son with ten arrows feathered with kaṅka plumes.
7.96.17
तावन्योन्यं दृढं विद्धावन्योन्यशरपीडितौ ।
रजेतुः समरे राजन्पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥ ७.९६.१७ ॥
Both of them, firmly pierced and tormented by each other's arrows, shone in battle, O king, like two kiṃśuka trees in flower.
7.96.18
अलम्बुसस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धः कृन्तिभोजशरार्दितः ।
अशोभत भृशं लक्ष्म्या पुष्पाढ्य इव किंशुकः ॥ ७.९६.१८ ॥
But Alambusa, enraged and afflicted by the arrows of Kṛntibhoja, shone greatly with splendour, like a kiṃśuka tree rich in flowers.
7.96.19
कुन्तिभोजं ततो रक्षो विद्ध्वा बहुभिरायसैः ।
अनदद्भैरवं नादं वाहिन्याः प्रमुखे तव ॥ ७.९६.१९ ॥
Then the rakshasa, having pierced Kuntibhoja with many iron arrows, let out a terrible roar at the front of your army.
7.96.20
ततस्तौ समरे शूरौ योधयन्तौ परस्परम् ।
ददृशुः सर्वसैन्यानि शक्रजम्भौ यथा पुरा ॥ ७.९६.२० ॥
Then all the armies saw those two heroes fighting each other in battle, as Indra and Jambha were seen of old.
7.96.21
शकुनिं रभसं युद्धे कृतवैरं च भारत ।
माद्रीपुत्रौ च संरब्धौ शरैश्चार्दयतां भृशम् ॥ ७.९६.२१ ॥
O Bharata, the two sons of Mādrī, enraged, struck Śakuni, who bore enmity, fiercely in battle with their arrows.
7.96.22
तुमुलः स महान्राजन्प्रावर्तत जनक्षयः ।
त्वया सञ्जनितोऽत्यर्थं कर्णेन च विवर्धितः ॥ ७.९६.२२ ॥
O king, that tumultuous great destruction of men, brought about exceedingly by you and increased by Karṇa, arose.
7.96.23
रक्षितस्तव पुत्रैश्च क्रोधमूलो हुताशनः ।
य इमां पृथिवीं राजन्दग्धुं सर्वां समुद्यतः ॥ ७.९६.२३ ॥
That fire, rooted in anger and protected by your sons, O king, stands ready to burn this entire earth.
7.96.24
शकुनिः पाण्डुपुत्राभ्यां कृतः स विमुखः शरैः ।
न स्म जानाति कर्तव्यं युद्धे किञ्चित्पराक्रमम् ॥ ७.९६.२४ ॥
The sons of Pāṇḍu turned Śakuni away with arrows; he no longer knows what valour to show in battle.
7.96.25
विमुखं चैनमालोक्य माद्रीपुत्रौ महारथौ ।
ववर्षतुः पुनर्बाणैर्यथा मेघौ महागिरिम् ॥ ७.९६.२५ ॥
Seeing him turned away, the two great charioteers, sons of Mādrī, again rained arrows upon him, as two clouds pour upon a great mountain.
7.96.26
स वध्यमानो बहुभिः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
सम्प्रायाज्जवनैरश्वैर्द्रोणानीकाय सौबलः ॥ ७.९६.२६ ॥
Struck by many arrows with bent joints, the son of Subala (Śakuni) went off with swift horses toward Droṇa's army.
7.96.27
घटोत्कचस्तथा शूरं राक्षसं तमलामुधम् ।
अभ्ययाद्रभसं युद्धे वेगमास्थाय मध्यमम् ॥ ७.९६.२७ ॥
Likewise Ghaṭotkaca furiously attacked that heroic rākṣasa Alāyudha in battle, assuming a middling speed.
7.96.28
तयोर्युद्धं महाराज चित्ररूपमिवाभवत् ।
यादृशं हि पुरावृत्तं रामरावणयोर्मृधे ॥ ७.९६.२८ ॥
O great king, the battle between those two became wondrous in form, just like the battle of old between Rāma and Rāvaṇa.
7.96.29
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा मद्रराजानमाहवे ।
विद्ध्वा पञ्चाशता बाणैः पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥ ७.९६.२९ ॥
Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, in battle, struck the king of the Madras with fifty arrows and then pierced him again with seven.
7.96.30
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तयोरत्यद्भुतं नृप ।
यथा पूर्वं महद्युद्धं शम्बरामरराजयोः ॥ ७.९६.३० ॥
Then, O king, an exceedingly wondrous battle began between the two, just as the great battle of old between Śambara and the king of the gods.
7.96.31
विविंशतिश्चित्रसेनो विकर्णश्च तवात्मजः ।
अयोधयन्भीमसेनं महत्या सेनया वृताः ॥ ७.९६.३१ ॥
Vivinśati, Citrasena and your son Vikarṇa, surrounded by a great army, fought against Bhīmasena.