Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.101
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8.101.1
हते वैकर्तने कर्णे कुरवो भयपीडिताः ।
वीक्षमाणा दिशः सर्वाः पलायन्त सहस्रशः ॥ ८.१०१.१ ॥
When Karṇa, the son of Vikartana, was slain, the Kurus, afflicted with fear, looking in all directions, fled by the thousands.
8.101.2
रावणं निहतं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसा राघवेण वा ।
दिशो भीता द्रवन्नेव तावका भयपीडिताः ॥ ८.१०१.२ ॥
Just as the rākṣasas, seeing Rāvaṇa slain by Rāghava, fled frightened in all directions, so your men, afflicted with fear, were fleeing.
8.101.3
ततो महारवं चक्रुर्योधा राजन्समन्ततः ।
वार्यमाणा भृशोद्विग्नास्तव पुत्रेण भारत ॥ ८.१०१.३ ॥
Then, O king, the warriors raised a great cry on all sides, being restrained by your son and greatly agitated, O descendant of Bharata.
8.101.4
तेषां तु मतमाज्ञाय पुत्रस्ते भरतर्षभ ।
अवहारं ततश्चक्रे शल्यस्यानुमतेन च ॥ ८.१०१.४ ॥
Understanding their intention, O bull of the Bharatas, your son, with Śalya's consent, then resolved on a withdrawal.
8.101.5
कृतवर्मा रणे तूर्णं वृतो भारत तावकैः ।
नारायणावशिष्टैश्च शिबिरायैव दुद्रुवे ॥ ८.१०१.५ ॥
Kṛtavarman, O descendant of Bharata, quickly surrounded in battle by your men and the survivors of the Nārāyaṇa army, ran straight for the camp.
8.101.6
अश्वत्थामा ततः शूरो विनिश्वस्य मुहुर्मुहुः ।
पाण्डवानां जयं दृष्ट्वा शिबिरायैव दुद्रुवे ॥ ८.१०१.६ ॥
Then the heroic Aśvatthāman, sighing again and again, seeing the victory of the Pāṇḍavas, ran straight for the camp.
8.101.7
कृपः शारद्वतो राजन्नागानीकेन भारत ।
महता मेघकल्पेन शिबिरायैव दुद्रुवे ॥ ८.१०१.७ ॥
O king, O descendant of Bharata, Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat, fled toward the camp with a great army of elephants, like a cloud.
8.101.8
गान्धाराणां सहस्रेण शकुनिः परिवारितः ।
सुशर्मा च ययौ राजन्वीक्षमाणो भयार्दितः ॥ ८.१०१.८ ॥
O king, Śakuni, surrounded by a thousand Gandharas, and Suśarman went away, tormented by fear, looking around.
8.101.9
दुर्योधनोऽपि स ययौ ह्वतसर्वस्व आतुरः ।
ज्ञातिशोकसमापन्नश्चिन्तयित्वा मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ८.१०१.९ ॥
Duryodhana too went away, robbed of everything, distressed, overcome with grief for his kinsmen, brooding again and again.
8.101.10
छिन्नध्वजेन शल्यस्तु रथेन रथिनां वरः ।
प्रययौ शिबिरायैव वीक्षमाणो दिशो दश ॥ ८.१०१.१० ॥
Śalya, the best of charioteers, in a chariot with a broken banner, went toward the camp, looking in all ten directions.
8.101.11
ततोऽपरे सुबहुशो भारतानां महारथाः ।
व्यद्रवन्त दिशो भीता भयविह्वलचेतसः ॥ ८.१०१.११ ॥
Then many other great chariot-warriors of the Bharatas, terrified, their minds confused by fear, fled in all directions.
8.101.12
अश्रूपूर्णा भयोद्विग्ना वेपमाना भयातुराः ।
कुरवः प्राद्रवन्सर्वे दृष्ट्वा कर्णं निपातितम् ॥ ८.१०१.१२ ॥
All the Kurus, filled with tears, agitated with fear, trembling and distressed by fear, fled when they saw Karṇa struck down.
8.101.13
प्रशंसन्तोऽर्जुनं केचित्केचित्कर्णं महारथाः ।
प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीताः कुरवः कुरुसत्तम ॥ ८.१०१.१३ ॥
Some praising Arjuna and some praising Karṇa, the great chariot-warriors, the Kurus fled in fear in battle, O best of the Kurus.
8.101.14
तेषां योधसहस्राणां तावकानां महामृधे ।
नासीत्तत्र पुमान्कश्चिद्यस्तु युद्धे मनो दधे ॥ ८.१०१.१४ ॥
Among those thousands of warriors of yours, in that great battle, there was not a single man who kept his mind on the fight.
8.101.15
कर्णे हते महाराज निराशाः कुरवोऽभवन् ।
जीवनेषु च राज्येषु दारेषु च धनेषु च ॥ ८.१०१.१५ ॥
O great king, when Karṇa was slain, the Kurus became despairing about life, kingdoms, wives and wealth.
8.101.16
तान्समानीय पुत्रस्ते यत्नेन महता विभो ।
निवेशाय मनो दध्रे दुःखशोकसमन्वितः ॥ ८.१०१.१६ ॥
O lord, your son, with great effort, gathered them together and, filled with sorrow and grief, resolved to encamp.
8.101.17
तस्याज्ञां शिरसा दीनाः प्रतिगृह्य विशाम्पते ।
विषण्णमनसो भीत्या न्यविशन्त महारथाः ॥ ८.१०१.१७ ॥
O lord of men, receiving his command with bowed heads, the wretched great chariot-warriors, their minds dejected, entered there out of fear.
8.101.18
चिन्तयन्तो वधं घोरं सूतपुत्रस्य संयुगे ।
अर्जुनस्य जयं युद्धे चिन्तयानाः पुनःपुनः ॥ ८.१०१.१८ ॥
Brooding over the terrible death of the charioteer's son (Karṇa) in battle, and again and again pondering Arjuna's victory in the fight.
8.101.19
पाण्डवाश्च महेष्वासा न्यविशन्त परन्तपाः ।
प्रहृष्टमनसः सर्वे जित्वा शत्रुं महारथाः ॥ ८.१०१.१९ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, great archers and tormentors of foes, and all the great charioteers, their minds gladdened by having conquered the enemy, sat down there.
8.101.20
ततो युधिष्ठिरं तत्र निविष्टं वै मुदान्वितम् ।
समेत्य सर्वे पाञ्चाला वर्धयन्तो यथाविधि ॥ ८.१०१.२० ॥
Then all the Pāñcālas approached Yudhiṣṭhira, who was seated there filled with joy, and honoured him as is proper.
8.101.21
अर्जुनस्तु रथात्तूर्णमवरुह्य महायशाः ।
धर्मराजस्य चरणौ पीडयामास हृष्टवत् ॥ ८.१०१.२१ ॥
But Arjuna, of great fame, quickly descended from his chariot and joyfully pressed the feet of the King of Dharma.
8.101.22
तमुत्थाप्य महाराज धर्मपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
सस्वजे भरतश्रेष्ठमुपजिघ्रन्नुपस्पृशन् ॥ ८.१०१.२२ ॥
O great king, the mighty son of Dharma raised him up, embraced the best of the Bharatas, smelled his head, and touched him.
8.101.23
नकुलः सहदेवश्च पाण्डवश्च वृकोदरः ।
अभिवाद्य महाराजमस्वजन्त स्म फल्गुनम् ॥ ८.१०१.२३ ॥
Nakula, Sahadeva, and the Pāṇḍava Vṛkodara, having greeted the great king, embraced Phalguna (Arjuna).
8.101.24
धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च पाण्डवानां च ये रथाः ।
वर्धयन्ते स्म राजानं निहते सूतनन्दने ॥ ८.१०१.२४ ॥
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, and the charioteers of the Pāṇḍavas honoured the king, the son of the charioteer having been slain.
8.101.25
ततः कृष्णो महाराज सात्यकिश्चापि सात्वतः ।
वर्धयन्ते स्म राजानं निहते सूतनन्दने ॥ ८.१०१.२५ ॥
Then, O great king, Kṛṣṇa and the Sātvata Sātyaki too praised the king when the son of the charioteer had been slain.
8.101.26
वासुदेवश्च कौन्तेयं प्रणयादिदमब्रवीत् ।
अद्य राजन्हताः सर्वे धार्तराष्ट्राः सराजकाः।
हते वैकर्तने कर्णे रथानां प्रवरे रथे ॥ ८.१०१.२६ ॥
Vāsudeva affectionately spoke these words to the son of Kuntī: "Today, O king, all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra have been slain along with their kings, now that Karṇa, son of Vikartana, the foremost of chariot-warriors, has been slain."
8.101.27
यदि लोकास्त्रयः सर्वे योधयेयुः सवासवाः ।
तथापि दुर्जयः सूतस्तव कोपात्तु सूदितः ॥ ८.१०१.२७ ॥
Even if all three worlds, together with Vāsava, were to fight, the unconquerable charioteer (Karṇa) would still have been slain, by the anger of you.
8.101.28
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धर्मराजो जनार्दनम् ॥ ८.१०१.२८ ॥
Thus addressed, the king of dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira) replied to Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa).
8.101.29
तव प्रसादाद्ग्रोविन्द हतः कर्णो महायशाः ।
पाण्डवाश्च जयं प्राप्या नाशिताश्चापि शत्रवः ॥ ८.१०१.२९ ॥
By your grace, O Govinda, the far-famed Karṇa has been slain; and the Pāṇḍavas, having won victory, have also destroyed their enemies.
8.101.30
त्वं हि शक्तो भयात्त्रातुं यस्य कस्यचिदाहवे ।
त्वमस्य जगतो गोप्ता पाण्डवानां च सर्वदा ॥ ८.१०१.३० ॥
You alone are able to protect anyone in battle from fear; you are the protector of this world and always of the Pāṇḍavas.
8.101.31
त्वां समासाद्य शक्रोऽपि मोदते दिवि नित्यशः ।
त्वं पाता पाण्डुपुत्राणां यथैव जगतस्तथा ॥ ८.१०१.३१ ॥
Having obtained you, even Śakra rejoices in heaven, always. As you are the protector of the world, so too are you the protector of the sons of Pāṇḍu.
8.101.32
अनाश्चर्यो जयस्तेषां भक्तिर्येषां त्वयि प्रभो ॥ ८.१०१.३२ ॥
Their victory is no wonder, O lord, whose devotion is toward you.
8.101.33
त्वया नाथेन गोविन्द नाथवन्तो वयं युधि ।
यथेन्द्रेण पुरा देवास्त्वया चापि जनार्दन ॥ ८.१०१.३३ ॥
With you as our lord, O Govinda, we have a lord in battle; as the gods once had Indra, so too, O Janārdana, do we have you.
8.101.34
स्वप्स्याम्यद्य सुखं कृष्णनिद्रां लप्स्ये त्वहं क्षपाम् ।
विगतं हि भयं मेऽद्य त्वत्प्रसादान्न संशयः ॥ ८.१०१.३४ ॥
Today I will sleep happily, O Kṛṣṇa, and obtain sleep through the night. Today my fear has departed; by your grace, there is no doubt.
8.101.35
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन केशवः प्राह पाण्डवम् ।
निमित्तमात्रं हि वयं तवाप्यस्मिन्मुदागमे ॥ ८.१०१.३५ ॥
Thus addressed by the son of Pṛthā, Keśava said to the Pāṇḍava: "In this coming of joy, we are merely instruments."
8.101.36
यस्य ते भ्रातरः शूरा भीमसेनादयो नृप ।
सम्बन्धिनश्चेन्द्रवीर्याः पार्षतप्रमुखास्तथा ॥ ८.१०१.३६ ॥
O king, to you whose heroic brothers are headed by Bhīmasena, and whose kinsmen of Indra-like valor, and chief warriors headed by Pārṣata, are likewise there.
8.101.37
अर्हते च भवान्नित्यं प्रियं नित्यं च मद्वितम् ।
प्रियो हि मे त्वमेतेन वचनेन नरोत्तम ॥ ८.१०१.३७ ॥
You are always worthy, and you always do what is dear to me. O best of men, by these very words you are dear to me.
8.101.38
इत्युक्तो धर्मराजस्तु स्वरथं हेमभूपितम् ।
दन्तवर्णैर्हयैर्युक्तं कालवालैर्महीपतिः ॥ ८.१०१.३८ ॥
Thus addressed, King Dharma, lord of the earth, mounted his own chariot adorned with gold, yoked to horses the color of ivory with black tails.
8.101.39
आस्थाय पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वबलेनापि संवृतः ।
प्रययौ बहुवृत्तान्तं द्रष्टुमायोधनं प्रति ॥ ८.१०१.३९ ॥
That tiger among men, mounted and surrounded by his own army, set out toward the battlefield to see the many developments there.
8.101.40
सम्भाषमाणौ तौ वीर उभौ माधवपाण्डवौ ॥ ८.१०१.४० ॥
Those two heroes, Mādhava and the Pāṇḍava, were conversing.
8.101.41
स ददर्श रणे कर्णं शयानं पुरुषर्षभम् ।
गाण्डीवमुक्तैर्विशिखैः सर्वतः सन्निपीडितम् ॥ ८.१०१.४१ ॥
In battle he saw Karṇa lying there, that bull among men, pierced on every side by arrows loosed from the Gāṇḍīva.
8.101.42
सपुत्रं निहतं दृष्ट्वा कर्णं राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
प्रशशंस नरव्याघ्रावुभौ माधवपाण्डवौ ॥ ८.१०१.४२ ॥
Seeing Karṇa slain together with his son, King Yudhiṣṭhira praised the two tigers among men, Mādhava and the Pāṇḍava.
8.101.43
अद्य राजाऽस्मि सर्वस्यां पृथिव्यां मधुसूदन ।
दिष्ट्या जयसि गोविन्द दिष्ट्याशत्रुर्निपातितः ॥ ८.१०१.४३ ॥
Today I am king over the whole earth, O Madhusūdana. By good fortune you conquer, O Govinda; by good fortune the enemy has been struck down.
8.101.44
एवं सुबहुशो राजन्प्रशशंस जनार्दनम् ।
अर्जुनं च कुरुश्रेष्ठो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ८.१०१.४४ ॥
Thus, O king, Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, best of the Kurus, praised Janārdana and Arjuna many times over.
8.101.45
दृष्ट्वा च निहतं कर्णं स पुत्रं पार्थसायकैः ।
पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मेने कुरुकुलोद्वहः ॥ ८.१०१.४५ ॥
Seeing Karṇa slain with his sons by Pārtha's arrows, he who bears the burden of the Kuru line thought himself born again.
8.101.46
समेत्य च कुरुश्रेष्ठं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
वर्धयन्ति स्म राजानो हर्षयुक्ता महारथाः ॥ ८.१०१.४६ ॥
Coming near Yudhiṣṭhira, best of the Kurus and son of Kuntī, the great chariot-warrior kings, filled with joy, honoured him.
8.101.47
एवमेष क्षयो वृत्तः सुमहान्रोमहर्षणः ।
तव दुर्मन्त्रिते राजन्दिष्ट्या त्वमनुशोचसि ॥ ८.१०१.४७ ॥
Thus this great, hair-raising destruction has come about, O king, through your evil counsel; and now, fortunately, you lament.
8.101.48
श्रुत्वैतदप्रियं राजा धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः ।
पपात भूमौ निश्चेष्टः कौरव्यः परमासनात्।
तथा सत्यव्रता देवी गान्धारी दिव्यदर्शना ॥ ८.१०१.४८ ॥
Hearing this unwelcome news, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of the earth, the Kaurava, fell motionless to the ground from his high seat; likewise the goddess Gāndhārī, keeper of truth, of divine sight, fell too.
8.101.49
ततस्तूर्णं तु विदुरस्तं नृपं सञ्जयस्तथा ।
पर्याश्वासयतां चैतावुभावेव तु भूमिपम् ॥ ८.१०१.४९ ॥
Then Vidura and Sañjaya quickly comforted that king, the lord of the earth; both of them comforted him.
8.101.50
तथैवाश्वासयामासुर्गान्धारीं कुरुयोषितः ॥ ८.१०१.५० ॥
In the same way the women of the Kurus comforted Gāndhārī.
8.101.51
स दैवं परमं मेने भवितव्यं च भारत ।
ताभ्यामाश्वासितो राजा तूष्णीमास्ते विशाम्पते ॥ ८.१०१.५१ ॥
He regarded fate as supreme, and what was destined to be; O Bhārata, comforted by those two, the king sat silent, O lord of the peoples.
8.101.52
एवमाख्याय राज्ञे च सञ्जयो राजसत्तम ।
जगाम शिबिरं भूयो हते कर्णे महात्मनि ॥ ८.१०१.५२ ॥
Thus, O best of kings, having told the king, Sañjaya went back to the camp, after the great-souled Karṇa had been slain.
8.101.53
स दृष्ट्वा निहतं शल्यं राजानं च सुयोधनम् ।
शकुनिं सुबहून्राजन्सैनिकांश्च सहस्रशः ॥ ८.१०१.५३ ॥
Having seen the slain Śalya, the king Suyodhana, Śakuni, and, O king, very many soldiers by the thousands.
8.101.54
तथैव पाण्डवीं सेनां निहतां प्रेक्ष्य सञ्जयः ।
सौप्तिके द्रौणिना राजन्हतवाजिनरद्विपाम् ॥ ८.१०१.५४ ॥
Likewise Sañjaya saw the army of the Pāṇḍavas slain; O king, in the night attack of the Sauptika, by Droṇa's son, horses, men and elephants had been killed.
8.101.55
स हि दृष्ट्वा हतान्सर्वान्समन्ताद्युधि सञ्जयः ।
प्रयातो हास्तिनपुरं शोकार्तो भयविह्वलः ॥ ८.१०१.५५ ॥
Having seen all of them slain on every side in battle, Sañjaya, afflicted with grief and distraught with fear, departed for Hāstinapura.
8.101.56
हतेषु पुनरेतेषु प्रभूतगजवाजिषु ।
योधैश्च तैर्महाराज नानादेशसमुद्भवैः ॥ ८.१०१.५६ ॥
When these many elephants and horses were slain again, O great king, and those warriors born in various lands as well.
8.101.57
कुरुक्षेत्रं तु तत्सर्वं शून्यमासीद्विशाम्पते ।
निहतैः पाण्डवेयैश्च धार्तराष्ट्रैश्च संयुगे ॥ ८.१०१.५७ ॥
And that whole Kurukṣetra became empty, O lord of the people, by the slain sons of Pāṇḍu and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in battle.
8.101.58
यथाहि विषयं वृत्तं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य संञ्जयः ।
निवेदयति तत्सर्वं यथावृत्तं यथाविधि ॥ ८.१०१.५८ ॥
Just as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son that matter and everything that happened, exactly as it occurred, duly.
8.101.59
एवं महायुद्धमिदं महात्मनो ।
धनञ्जयस्याधिरथेश्च यः पठेत्।
स सम्यगिष्टस्य मखस्य यत्फलं ।
तदाप्नुयाद्यः शृणुयाच्च नित्यशः ॥ ८.१०१.५९ ॥
Whoever recites this great battle of the high-souled Dhanañjaya and the son of Adhiratha obtains fully the fruit of a sacrifice rightly performed; and whoever hears it constantly likewise.
8.101.60
मखो हि विष्णुर्भगवान्सनातनो ।
वहन्ति यं चाप्यनिलेन्दुभानवः।
अतोऽनसूयुः शृणुयात्पठेच्च यः ।
स सर्वलोकांश्च जयेत्सुखी भवेत् ॥ ८.१०१.६० ॥
The sacrifice is indeed the eternal blessed Viṣṇu, whom wind, moon and sun also bear; therefore whoever hears and recites it without envy conquers all worlds and becomes happy.