Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.10
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8.10.1
ततः कर्णो महेष्वासः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ।
जघान समरे शूरः सन्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ८.१०.१ ॥
Then Karṇa, the great archer, struck down the army of the Pāṇḍavas in battle, that hero with straight-shafted arrows.
8.10.2
तथैव पाण्डवा राजंस्तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम् ।
कर्णस्य प्रमुखे क्रुद्धा निजघ्नुस्ते महारथाः ॥ ८.१०.२ ॥
Likewise, O king, the Pāṇḍava great chariot-warriors, enraged, struck down your son's army in front of Karṇa.
8.10.3
कर्णोऽपि राजन्समरे व्यहनत्पाण्डवीं चमूम् ।
नाराचैरर्करश्म्याभैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः ॥ ८.१०.३ ॥
Karṇa too, O king, cut apart the Pāṇḍava army in battle with iron arrows bright as sunbeams, polished by the smith.
8.10.4
तत्र भारत कर्णेन नाराचैस्ताडिता गजाः ।
नेदुः सेदुश्च मम्लुश्च बभ्रुमुश्च दिशो दश ॥ ८.१०.४ ॥
There, O descendant of Bharata, the elephants struck by Karṇa's iron arrows cried out, sank down, grew weary, and reeled in all ten directions.
8.10.5
वध्यमाने बले तस्मिन्सूतपुत्रेण मारिष ।
नकुलोऽभ्यद्रवत्तूर्णं सूतपुत्रं महारणे ॥ ८.१०.५ ॥
O honored one, while that army was being slain by the charioteer's son, Nakula swiftly rushed at the charioteer's son in the great battle.
8.10.6
भीमसेनस्तथा द्रौणिं कुर्वाणं कर्म दुष्करम् ।
विन्दानुविन्दौ कैकेयौ सात्यकिः समवारयत् ॥ ८.१०.६ ॥
Likewise Bhīmasena held back the son of Droṇa, who was performing a difficult deed, and Sātyaki held back the Kaikeya princes Vinda and Anuvinda.
8.10.7
श्रुतकर्माणमायान्तं चित्रसेनो महीपतिः ।
प्रतिविन्ध्यस्तथा चित्रं चित्रकेतनकार्मुकम् ॥ ८.१०.७ ॥
As Śrutakarman advanced, the king Citrasena, and likewise Prativindhya, checked Citra, whose bow bore a variegated banner.
8.10.8
दुर्योधनस्तु राजानं धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
संशप्तकगणा हृष्टा ह्यभ्यधावन्धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.१०.८ ॥
Duryodhana moved toward the king Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Dharma, while the bands of the Saṃśaptakas, delighted, rushed upon Dhanañjaya.
8.10.9
धृष्टद्युम्नः कृपं चापि तस्मिन्वीरवरक्षये ।
शिखण्डी कृतवर्माणं समासादयदच्युतम् ॥ ८.१०.९ ॥
In that slaughter of the best of heroes, Dhṛṣṭadyumna confronted Kṛpa, and Śikhaṇḍin confronted the unfallen Kṛtavarman.
8.10.10
श्रुतकीर्तिस्तथा शल्यं माद्रीपुत्रः सुतं तव ।
दुःशासनं महाराज सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ॥ ८.१०.१० ॥
Śrutakīrti confronted Śalya; and Sahadeva, son of Mādrī, the valiant one, confronted your son Duḥśāsana, O great king.
8.10.11
कैकेयौ सात्यकिं युद्धे शरवर्षेण भास्वता ।
सात्यकिः केकयौ चापि च्छादयामास भारत ॥ ८.१०.११ ॥
The two Kaikeyas, in battle, covered Sātyaki with a shower of brilliant arrows; and Sātyaki, O Bhārata, covered the Kaikeyas too.
8.10.12
तावेनं भ्रातरौ वीरौ जघ्नतुर्हृदये भृशम् ।
विषाणाभ्यां यथा नागौ प्रतिनागं महावने ॥ ८.१०.१२ ॥
Those two heroic brothers struck him hard in the chest, as two elephants gore an opposing elephant with their tusks in a great forest.
8.10.13
शरसम्बिन्नवर्माणौ तावुभौ भ्रातरौ रणे ।
सात्यकिं सत्यकर्माणं राजन्विव्यधतुः शरैः ॥ ८.१०.१३ ॥
Those two brothers, their armour pierced by arrows, pierced Sātyaki, the true-deeded one, with arrows in battle, O king.
8.10.14
तौ सात्यकिर्महाराज प्रहसन्सर्वतोदिशः ।
छादयञ्छरवर्षेण वारयामास भारत ॥ ८.१०.१४ ॥
Sātyaki, laughing, covering the two on all sides with a shower of arrows, held them back, O great king, O Bhārata.
8.10.15
वार्यमाणौ ततस्तौ हि शैनेयशरवृष्टिभिः ।
शैनेयस्य रथं तूर्णं छादयामासतुः शरैः ॥ ८.१०.१५ ॥
Though checked by Śaineya's shower of arrows, those two quickly covered Śaineya's chariot with arrows.
8.10.16
तयोस्तु धनुषी चित्रे छित्त्वा शौरिर्महायशाः ।
अथ तौ सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्वारयामास सात्यकिः ॥ ८.१०.१६ ॥
Having cut the bright bows of those two, the great-famed Śauri (Kṛṣṇa); then Sātyaki checked the two with sharp arrows.
8.10.17
अथान्ये धनुषी चित्रे प्रगृह्य च महाशरान् ।
सात्यकिं छादयन्तौ तौ चेरतुर्लघु सुष्ठु च ॥ ८.१०.१७ ॥
Then the two, taking up other bright bows and great arrows, covering Sātyaki, moved about very lightly and swiftly.
8.10.18
ताभ्यां मुक्ता महाबाणाः कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः ।
द्योतयन्तो दिशः सर्वाः सम्पेतुः स्वर्णभूषणाः ॥ ८.१०.१८ ॥
The great arrows released by those two, fitted with heron and peacock feathers, adorned with gold, lit up all the directions and flew together.
8.10.19
बाणान्धकारमभवत्तयो राजन्महामृधे ।
अन्योन्यस्य धनुश्चैव चिच्छिदुस्ते महारथाः ॥ ८.१०.१९ ॥
O king, in that great battle a darkness of arrows arose from the two of them, and those great chariot-warriors cut each other's bows as well.
8.10.20
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज सात्वतो युद्धदुर्मदः ।
धनुरन्यत्समादाय सज्यं कृत्वा च संयुगे ॥ ८.१०.२० ॥
Then, O great king, Sātvata (Sātyaki), maddened for battle, grew angry; taking up another bow and stringing it, he...
8.10.21
क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन ह्यनुविन्दशिरोऽहरत् ।
अपतत्तच्छिरो राजन्कुण्डलोपचितं महत् ॥ ८.१०.२१ ॥
With a very sharp razor-headed arrow he cut off Anuvinda's head, and that great head, adorned with earrings, fell, O king.
8.10.22
शम्बरस्य शिरो यद्वन्निहतस्य महारणे ।
शोचयन्केकयान्सर्वाञ्जगामाशु वसुन्धराम् ॥ ८.१०.२२ ॥
As the head of the slain Śambara fell in the great battle, so that head, causing grief to all the Kekayas, swiftly went down to the earth.
8.10.23
तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं शूरं भ्राता तस्य महारथः ।
सज्यमन्यद्धनुः कृत्वा शैनेयं पर्यवारयत् ॥ ८.१०.२३ ॥
Seeing that hero slain, his brother, the great chariot-warrior, took up another bow, strung it, and surrounded the descendant of Śini (Sātyaki).
8.10.24
स षष्ट्या सात्यकिं विद्व्वा स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ।
ननाद बलवन्नादं तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ८.१०.२४ ॥
He pierced Sātyaki with sixty gold-feathered shafts sharpened on stone, and, roaring a mighty roar, he cried, "Stand, stand!"
8.10.25
सात्यकिं च ततस्तूर्णं केकयानां महारथः ।
शरैरनेकसाहस्रैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥ ८.१०.२५ ॥
Then the great charioteer of the Kekayas swiftly struck Sātyaki with many thousands of arrows, on his arms and on his chest.
8.10.26
स शरैः क्षतसर्वाङ्गः सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः ।
रराज समरे राजन्सपुष्प इव किंशुकः ॥ ८.१०.२६ ॥
Though his whole body was pierced by arrows, Sātyaki of true valour shone in battle, O king, like a kiṃśuka tree in flower.
8.10.27
सात्यकिः समरे विद्वः कैकेयेन महात्मना ।
कैकेयं पञ्चविंशत्या विव्याध प्रहसन्निव ॥ ८.१०.२७ ॥
In battle Sātyaki pierced the great-souled Kaikeya, and as if laughing, he struck the Kaikeya with twenty-five arrows.
8.10.28
तावन्योन्यस्य समरे सञ्छिद्य धनुषी शुभे ।
हत्वा च सारथी तूर्णं हयांश्च रथिनां वरौ ॥ ८.१०.२८ ॥
In battle the two cut each other's fine bows, and swiftly slew the charioteers and the horses, and those two best of chariot-warriors were left without chariots.
8.10.29
विरथावसियुद्धाय समाजग्मतुराहवे ।
शतचन्द्रचिते गृह्य चर्मणी सुभुजौ तथा ॥ ८.१०.२९ ॥
Left without chariots, the two came face to face in battle for a sword fight, and taking up shields adorned with a hundred moons, the two strong-armed warriors did likewise.
8.10.30
विरोचेतां महारङ्गे निस्त्रिंशबरधारिणौ ।
यथा देवासुरे युद्धे जम्भशक्रौ महाबलौ ॥ ८.१०.३० ॥
In the great arena the two shone, bearing fine swords, as Jambha and Śakra, the very mighty, shone in the war of gods and asuras.
8.10.31
मण्डलानि ततस्तौ तु विचन्तौ महारणे ।
अन्योन्यमभितस्तूर्णं समाजग्मतुराहवे ॥ ८.१०.३१ ॥
Then the two of them, wheeling in circles in the great battle, swiftly closed on each other from all sides and came face to face in the fight.
8.10.32
अन्योन्यस्य वधे चैव चक्रतुर्यत्नमुत्तमम् ।
कैकेयस्य द्विधा चर्म ततश्चिच्छेद सात्वतः ॥ ८.१०.३२ ॥
In their effort to slay one another, both made the utmost exertion. Then the Sātvata (Sātyaki) cut the Kaikeya's shield in two.
8.10.33
सात्यकेस्तु तथैवासौ चर्म चिच्छेद पार्थिवः ।
चर्म च्छित्त्वा तु कैकेयस्तारागणशतैर्वृतम्।
चचार मण्डलान्येव गतप्रत्यागतानि च ॥ ८.१०.३३ ॥
That king likewise cut through Sātyaki's shield. Then, with his own shield covered with hundreds of star-like ornaments, the Kaikeya moved in circles, advancing and retreating.
8.10.34
तं चरन्तं महारङ्गे निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम् ।
अपहस्तेन चिच्छेद शैनेयस्त्वरयाऽन्वितः ॥ ८.१०.३४ ॥
As he moved about in the great arena, bearing a fine sword, the descendant of Śini (Sātyaki), hastening, cut him down with his hand held aside.
8.10.35
सवर्मा केकयो राजन्द्विधा च्छिन्नो महारणे ।
निपपात महेष्वासो वज्राहत इवात्वलः ॥ ८.१०.३५ ॥
O king, the Kekaya, armour and all, was cut in two in the great battle and fell like the mountain Atvala struck by a thunderbolt.
8.10.36
तं निहत्य रणे शूरः शैनेयो रथसत्तमः ।
युधामन्युरथं तूर्णमारुरोह परन्तपः ॥ ८.१०.३६ ॥
Having slain him in battle, the hero Sātyaki, best of charioteers, scorcher of foes, swiftly mounted the chariot of Yudhāmanyu.
8.10.37
ततोऽन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत्कल्पितं पुनः ।
केकयानां महत्सैन्यं व्यधमत्सात्यकिः शरैः ॥ ८.१०.३७ ॥
Then, mounting another chariot duly prepared, Sātyaki once more struck down the great army of the Kekayas with his arrows.
8.10.38
सा वध्यमाना समरे केकयानां महाचमूः ।
तमुत्सृज्य रणे शत्रुं प्रदुद्राव दिशो दश ॥ ८.१०.३८ ॥
That great army of the Kekayas, being slain in battle, abandoned that enemy and fled in the ten directions.