Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.15
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8.15.1
नकुलं रभसं युद्धे द्रावयन्तं वरूथिनीम् ।
कर्णो वैकर्तनो राजन्वारयामास वै रुषा ॥ ८.१५.१ ॥
O king, Karṇa, son of Vikartana, angrily checked Nakula, who was swiftly routing the army in battle.
8.15.2
नकुलस्तु ततः कर्णं प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत् ।
चिरस्य बत दृष्टोऽहं दैवतैः सौम्यचक्षुषा। ॥ ८.१५.२ ॥
Then Nakula, laughing, spoke these words to Karṇa: "After a long time, by the grace of the gods, I have seen you with a gentle gaze."
8.15.3
यस्य मे त्वं रणे पाप चक्षुर्विषयमागतः ।
त्वं हि मूलमनर्थानां वैरस्य कलहस्य च। ॥ ८.१५.३ ॥
"O wicked one, you have come within my sight in battle. You are indeed the root of misfortunes, enmity and strife."
8.15.4
त्वद्दोषात्कुरवः क्षीणाः समासाद्य परस्परम् ।
त्वामद्य समरे हत्वा कृतकृत्योऽस्मि विज्वरः ॥ ८.१५.४ ॥
"Through your fault the Kurus, meeting one another, have been diminished. Today, having slain you in battle, I am accomplished and free from anxiety."
8.15.5
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच नकुलं सूतनन्दनः ।
सदृशं राजपुत्रस्य धन्विनश्च विशेषतः ॥ ८.१५.५ ॥
Thus addressed, Karṇa, the charioteer's son, replied to Nakula; it was fitting for a king's son, and especially for an archer.
8.15.6
प्रहरस्व च मे वीर पश्यामस्तव पौरुषम् ।
कर्म कृत्वा रमे शूर ततः कत्थितुमर्हसि ॥ ८.१५.६ ॥
"Strike me, O hero; we shall see your prowess. O brave one, it is only after performing the deed that you should boast."
8.15.7
अनुक्त्वा समरे तात शूरा युध्यन्ति शक्तितः ।
प्रयुध्यस्व मया शक्त्या हनिष्ये दर्पमेव ते ॥ ८.१५.७ ॥
Dear one, heroes fight in battle according to their strength, without boasting. Fight with me; with my spear I will destroy your very pride.
8.15.8
इत्युक्त्वा प्राहरत्तूर्णं पाण्डुपुत्राय सूतजः ।
विव्याध चैनं समरे त्रिसप्तत्या शिलीमुखैः ॥ ८.१५.८ ॥
Having said this, the son of the charioteer swiftly struck the son of Pāṇḍu and pierced him in battle with seventy-three arrows.
8.15.9
नकुलस्तु ततो विद्वः सूतपुत्रेण भारत ।
अशीत्याऽऽशीविषप्रख्यैः सूतपुत्रमविध्यत ॥ ८.१५.९ ॥
Then Nakula, pierced by the son of the charioteer, O Bhārata, pierced the son of the charioteer with eighty arrows resembling venomous snakes.
8.15.10
तस्य कर्णो धनुश्छित्त्वा स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ।
त्रिंशता परमेष्वासः शरैः पाण्डवमर्दयत् ॥ ८.१५.१० ॥
Having cut his bow, Karṇa, the supreme archer, tormented the Pāṇḍava with thirty arrows, gold-feathered and sharpened on stone.
8.15.11
ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा पपुः शोणितमाहवे ।
आशीविषा यथा नागा भित्त्वा गां सलिलं पपुः ॥ ८.१५.११ ॥
Those arrows, piercing his armor, drank blood in battle, as venomous serpents, piercing the earth, drink water.
8.15.12
अथान्यद्वनुरादाय हेमपृष्ठं दुरासदम् ।
कर्णं विव्याध सप्तत्या सारथिञ्च त्रिभिः शरैः ॥ ८.१५.१२ ॥
Then, taking up another bow, gold-backed and unassailable, he pierced Karṇa with seventy arrows and the charioteer with three.
8.15.13
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज नकुलः परवीहा ।
क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन कर्णस्य धनुराच्छिनत् ॥ ८.१५.१३ ॥
Then, great king, Nakula, enraged and slayer of foes, with a very sharp razor-headed arrow cut off Karṇa's bow.
8.15.14
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं सायकानां शतैस्त्रिभिः ।
आजघ्ने प्रहसन्वीरः सर्वलोकमहारथम् ॥ ८.१५.१४ ॥
Then that hero, laughing, struck Karṇa, the great charioteer renowned in all the worlds whose bow was broken, with three hundred arrows.
8.15.15
कर्णमभ्यर्दितं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुपुत्रेण मारिष ।
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्ऋषयः सह दैवतैः ॥ ८.१५.१५ ॥
Seeing Karṇa battered by the son of Pāṇḍu, sir, the sages together with the gods were filled with supreme amazement.
8.15.16
अथान्यद्वनुरादाय कर्णो वैकर्तनस्तदा ।
नकुलं पञ्छभिर्बाणैर्जत्रुदेशे समार्पयत् ॥ ८.१५.१६ ॥
Then Karṇa, son of Vikartana, taking up another bow, struck Nakula at the collarbone with five arrows.
8.15.17
उरस्थैरथ तैर्बाणैर्माद्रीपुत्रो व्यरोचत ।
स्वरश्मिभिरिवादित्यो भुवने विसृजन्प्रभाम् ॥ ८.१५.१७ ॥
With those arrows lodged in his chest, Nakula, son of Mādrī, shone like the sun pouring forth its own rays across the world.
8.15.18
नकुलस्तु ततः कर्णं विद्व्वा सप्तभिराशुगैः ।
अथास्य धनुषः कोटिं पुनश्चिच्छेद मारिष ॥ ८.१५.१८ ॥
Then Nakula, having pierced Karṇa with seven swift arrows, again cut off the tip of his bow, sir.
8.15.19
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय समरे वेगवत्तरम् ।
नकुलस्य ततो बैणैः समन्ताच्छादयद्दिशः ॥ ८.१५.१९ ॥
He took up another bow, swifter still, in battle; then with Nakula's arrows he covered the directions on every side.
8.15.20
सञ्छाद्यमानः सहसा कर्णचाप्युतैः सरैः ।
चिच्छेद स शरांस्तूर्णं शरैरेव महारथः ॥ ८.१५.२० ॥
Suddenly covered by Karṇa's keen arrows, that great charioteer too swiftly cut his arrows with arrows of his own.
8.15.21
ततो बाणमयं जालं विततं व्योम्न्यदृश्यत ।
खद्योतानामिव व्रातैः सम्पतद्भिर्यथा नभः ॥ ८.१५.२१ ॥
Then a net made of arrows was seen stretched across the sky, as the sky is filled with swarms of flying fireflies.
8.15.22
तैर्विमुक्तैः शरशतैश्छादितं गगनं तदा ।
शलभानां यथा व्रातैस्तद्वदासीद्विशाम्पते ॥ ८.१५.२२ ॥
Then the sky was covered by the hundreds of arrows they had released, O lord of men, just as it is covered by swarms of locusts.
8.15.23
ते शरा हेमविकृताः सम्पन्तौ मुहुर्मुहुः ।
श्रेणीकृता व्यकाशान्त क्रौञ्चाः श्रेणीकृता इव ॥ ८.१५.२३ ॥
Those arrows, wrought with gold, flying again and again, arranged in rows, shone like rows of cranes arranged in lines.
8.15.24
बाणजालवृते व्योम्नि च्छादिते च दिवाकरे ।
न स्म सम्पतते भूतं किञ्चिदप्यन्तरिक्षगम् ॥ ८.१५.२४ ॥
When the sky was enveloped in a net of arrows and the sun was covered, not even any creature moving in the air could fly.
8.15.25
निरुद्वे तत्र मार्गे च शरसङ्घैः समन्ततः ।
व्यरोचेतां महात्मानौ कालसूर्याविवोदितौ ॥ ८.१५.२५ ॥
When the path there was blocked on every side by masses of arrows, the two great-souled heroes shone like the suns of doom rising.
8.15.26
कर्णचापच्युतैर्बाणैर्वध्यमानास्तु सोमकाः ।
अवालीयन्त राजेन्द्र वेदनार्ता भूशार्दिताः ॥ ८.१५.२६ ॥
The Somakas, struck by arrows loosed from Karṇa's bow, O lord of kings, racked with pain and sorely wounded, fell back.
8.15.27
नकुलस्य तथा बाणैर्हन्यमाना चमूस्तव ।
व्यशीर्यत दिशो राजन्वातनुन्ना इवाम्बुदाः ॥ ८.१५.२७ ॥
And your army, struck by Nakula's arrows, O king, was scattered and dispersed in all directions, like clouds driven by the wind.
8.15.28
ते सेने हन्यमाने तु ताभ्यां दिव्यैर्महाशरैः ।
शरपातमपाक्रम्य तस्थतुः प्रेक्षिके तदा ॥ ८.१५.२८ ॥
Those two armies, struck by the divine great arrows of those two, withdrew out of the range of arrows and stood as spectators.
8.15.29
प्रोत्सारितजने तस्मिन्कर्णपाण्डवयोः शरैः ।
अविध्येतां महात्मानावन्योन्यं शरवृष्टिभिः ॥ ८.१५.२९ ॥
With the people driven away from that place, the two great-souled ones, Karṇa and the Pāṇḍava, began to pierce each other with showers of arrows.
8.15.30
विदर्शयन्तौ दिव्यानि शस्त्राणि रणमूर्धनि ।
छादयन्तौ च सहसा परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥ ८.१५.३० ॥
Those two, displaying divine weapons at the head of the battle, suddenly covering each other, both desiring the other's death.
8.15.31
नकुलेन शरा मुक्ता कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः ।
सूतपुत्रमवच्छाद्य व्यतिष्ठन्त यथाऽम्बरे ॥ ८.१५.३१ ॥
Arrows released by Nakula, feathered with heron and peacock plumes, covered the son of the charioteer and hung in the sky.
8.15.32
तथैव सूतपुत्रेण प्रेषिताः परमाहवे ।
पाण्डुपुत्रमवच्छाद्य व्यतिष्ठन्ताम्बरे शराः ॥ ८.१५.३२ ॥
Likewise, arrows sent by the charioteer's son in the great battle covered the son of Pāṇḍu and hung in the sky.
8.15.33
शरवेश्मप्रविष्टौ तौ ददृशाते न कैश्चन ।
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ राजञ्छाद्यमानौ घनैरिव ॥ ८.१५.३३ ॥
Those two, entered into a house of arrows, were seen by no one, O king, like the sun and moon covered by clouds.
8.15.34
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे कर्णः कृत्वा घोरतरं वपुः ।
पाण्डवं छादयामास समन्ताच्छरवृष्टिभिः ॥ ८.१५.३४ ॥
Then Karṇa, enraged in battle and making his form even more terrible, covered the Pāṇḍava on all sides with showers of arrows.
8.15.35
सोऽतिच्छन्नो महाराज सूतपुत्रेण पाण्डवः ।
न चकार व्यथां राजन्भास्करो जलदैर्यथा ॥ ८.१५.३५ ॥
Though completely covered by the charioteer's son, O great king, that son of Pāṇḍu was not distressed, O king, as the sun is not troubled though covered by clouds.
8.15.36
ततः प्रहस्याधिरथिः शरजालानि मारिष ।
प्रेषयामास समरे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ८.१५.३६ ॥
Then the son of Adhiratha, laughing, O sir, sent forth in battle nets of arrows by the hundreds and by the thousands.
8.15.37
एकच्छायमभूत्सर्वं तस्य बाणैर्महात्मनः ।
अभ्रच्छायेव सञ्जज्ञे सम्पतद्भिः शरोत्तमैः ॥ ८.१५.३७ ॥
By that great-souled one's arrows everything became covered in a single shadow; with the excellent arrows falling, it seemed like the shadow of a cloud.
8.15.38
ततः कर्णो महाराज धनुश्छित्त्वा महात्मनः ।
सारथिं पातयामास रथनीडाद्वसन्निव ॥ ८.१५.३८ ॥
Then, O great king, Karṇa cut the bow of that great-souled one and caused his charioteer to fall from the seat of the chariot, as if he were merely seated there.
8.15.39
ततोऽश्वांश्छतुरश्चास्य चतुर्भिर्निशितैः शरैः ।
यमस्य भवनं तूर्णं प्रेषयामास भारत ॥ ८.१५.३९ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, with four sharp arrows he swiftly sent his four horses to the abode of Yama.
8.15.40
अथास्य तं रथं दिव्यं तिलशो व्यधमच्छरैः ।
पताकां चक्ररक्षांश्च गदां खङ्गं च मारिष ॥ ८.१५.४० ॥
Then, with arrows, he shattered his divine chariot into pieces the size of sesame seeds, and also his banner, the wheel-guards, the mace and the sword, O noble one.
8.15.41
शतचन्द्रं च तच्चर्म सर्वापकरणानि च ।
सुवर्णविकृतं तच्च धनुः शरमाहवे ॥ ८.१५.४१ ॥
His hundred-moon shield, all his equipment, that bow adorned with gold, and the arrow in battle as well.
8.15.42
हताश्वो विरथश्चैव विवर्मा च विशाम्पते ।
अवतीर्य रथात्तूर्णं परिघं गृह्य धिष्ठितः ॥ ८.१५.४२ ॥
O lord of men, his horses slain, bereft of chariot and armour, he quickly descended from the chariot, took up an iron club, and stood firm.
8.15.43
तमुद्यतं महारघोरं परिघं तस्य सूतजः ।
व्यहनत्सायकै राजन्सुतीक्ष्णैर्भारसाधनैः ॥ ८.१५.४३ ॥
O king, the son of the charioteer shattered that terrible iron club, raised against him, with very sharp arrows capable of bearing the load of battle.
8.15.44
व्यायुधं चैनमालक्ष्य शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
आर्पयद्बहुभिः कर्णो न चैनं समपीडयत् ॥ ८.१५.४४ ॥
Seeing him disarmed, Karṇa struck him with many arrows having bent joints, yet did not fully wound him.
8.15.45
स हन्यमानः समरे कृतास्त्रेण बलीयसा ।
प्राद्रवत्सहसा राजन्नकुलो व्याकुलेन्द्रियः ॥ ८.१५.४५ ॥
Struck in battle by that mighty one skilled in weapons, Nakula, his senses confused, suddenly fled, O king.
8.15.46
तमभिद्रुत्य राधेयः प्रहसन्वै पुनःपुनः ।
सज्यमस्य धनुः कण्ठे व्यवासृजत भारत ॥ ८.१५.४६ ॥
Pursuing him, Karṇa, the son of Rādhā, laughing again and again, O Bhārata, hung his strung bow around his neck.
8.15.47
ततः स शुशुभे राजन्कण्ठासक्तमहाधनुः ।
परिवेषमनुप्राप्तो यथा स्याद्व्योम्नि चन्द्रमाः ॥ ८.१५.४७ ॥
Then, O king, with the great bow hanging at his neck, he shone like the moon in the sky when it has acquired a halo.
8.15.48
यथैव चासितो मेघः शक्रचापेन शोभितः ।
अशोभत महाराज पाण्डुपुत्रस्तथा रणे ॥ ८.१५.४८ ॥
Just as a dark cloud is adorned by Indra's bow, so, O great king, did the son of Pāṇḍu shine in battle.
8.15.49
तमब्रवीत्ततः कर्णो व्यर्थं व्याहृतवानसि ।
वदेदानीं पुनर्हृष्टो वध्यमानः पुनःपुनः ॥ ८.१५.४९ ॥
Then Karṇa said to him: You have spoken in vain. Now speak again, gladly, though you are being struck down again and again.
8.15.50
मा योत्सीः कुरुभिः सार्धं बलवद्भिश्च पाण्डव ।
सदृशैस्तात युध्यस्व व्रीडां मा कुरु पाण्डव ॥ ८.१५.५० ॥
Do not fight together with the Kurus, nor with the mighty ones, son of Pāṇḍu. Dear one, fight with your equals; do not feel shame, son of Pāṇḍu.
8.15.51
गृहं वा गच्छ माद्रेय यत्र वा कृष्णफल्गुनौ ।
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज विससर्ज स तं तदा ॥ ८.१५.५१ ॥
Go home, son of Mādrī, or go wherever Kṛṣṇa and Phalguna are. Having said this, great king, he then let him go.
8.15.52
वधप्राप्तं तु तं शूरो नाहनद्वर्मवित्तदा ।
स्मृत्वा कुन्त्या वचो राजंस्तत एनं व्यसर्जयत् ॥ ८.१५.५२ ॥
Though he deserved death, the hero, knower of armour, did not strike him then. Remembering the words of Kuntī, O king, he released him.
8.15.53
विसृष्टः पाण्डवो राजन्सूतपुत्रेण धन्विना ।
व्रीडन्निव जगामाथ युधिष्ठिररथं प्रति ॥ ८.१५.५३ ॥
Released by the son of the charioteer, the archer, O king, the Pāṇḍava went off as if ashamed toward Yudhiṣṭhira's chariot.
8.15.54
आरुरोह रथं चापि सूतपुत्रप्रतापितः ।
निःश्वसन्दुःखसन्तप्तः कुम्भक्षिप्त इवोरगः ॥ ८.१५.५४ ॥
Tormented by the son of the charioteer, he mounted his chariot too, sighing, scorched by grief, like a serpent thrown into a pot.
8.15.55
तं विजित्याथ कर्णोऽपि पाञ्चालांस्त्वरितो ययौ ।
रथेनातिपताकेन चन्द्रवर्णहयेन च ॥ ८.१५.५५ ॥
Having defeated him, Karṇa too swiftly went against the Pāñcālas, with a chariot bearing many banners and moon-colored horses.
8.15.56
तत्राक्रन्दो महानासीत्पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते ।
दृष्ट्वा सेनापतिं यान्तं पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान् ॥ ८.१५.५६ ॥
There arose a great outcry among the Pāṇḍavas, O lord of men, seeing the commander advancing against the chariot-ranks of the Pāñcālas.
8.15.57
तत्राकरोन्महाराज कदनं सूतनन्दनः ।
मध्यं प्राप्ते दिनकरे चक्रवद्विचरन्प्रभुः ॥ ८.१५.५७ ॥
There, O great king, the son of the charioteer made carnage, moving about like a wheel, the mighty one, when the sun reached its zenith.
8.15.58
भग्नचक्रै रथैः कैश्चिच्छिन्नध्यवजपताकिभिः ।
हताश्वैर्हतसूतैश्च भग्नाक्षैश्चैव मारिष।
हियमाणानपश्याम पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान् ॥ ८.१५.५८ ॥
O noble one, we saw herds of Pāñcāla chariots, their wheels broken, banners and pennants cut down, horses and charioteers slain, axles shattered, being carried away.
8.15.59
तत्रतत्र च सम्भ्रान्ता विचेरुरथ कुञ्जराः ।
दावाग्न्यभिपरीताङ्गा यथैव स्युर्महावने ॥ ८.१५.५९ ॥
Bewildered here and there, the battle-elephants wandered about, as if their bodies were encircled by a forest fire in a great forest.
8.15.60
भिन्नकुम्भाः सरुधिराश्छिन्नहस्ताश्च वारणाः ।
छिन्नगात्रावराश्चैव च्छिन्नवालधयोऽपरे।
छिन्नाभ्राणीव सम्पेतुर्हन्यमाना महात्मना ॥ ८.१५.६० ॥
Elephants with split temples, bloodied, with trunks cut off; others with limbs, hindquarters and tails cut away; struck down by the great-souled one, they fell like torn clouds.
8.15.61
अपरे त्रासिता नागा नाराचशरतोमरैः ।
तमेवाभिमुखं जग्मुः शलभा इव पावकम् ॥ ८.१५.६१ ॥
Others, terrified by iron arrows, arrows and spears, rushed straight toward him, as moths rush toward fire.
8.15.62
अपरे निष्टनन्तश्च व्यदृश्यन्त महाद्विपाः ।
क्षरन्तः शोणितं गात्रैर्नगा इव जलस्रवाः ॥ ८.१५.६२ ॥
Other great elephants were seen groaning, blood flowing from their limbs like mountains streaming with waterfalls.
8.15.63
उरश्छदैर्वियुक्तांश्च वालबन्धैश्च वाजिनः ।
राजतैश्च तथा कांस्यैः सौवर्णैश्चैव भूषणैः ॥ ८.१५.६३ ॥
Their chest-armour was torn away and their tail-ornaments unfastened; ornaments of silver, bronze and gold had fallen from them.
8.15.64
हीनांश्चाभरणैश्चैव खलीनैश्च विवर्जितान् ।
चामरैश्च कुथाभिश्च तूणीरैः पतितैरपि ॥ ८.१५.६४ ॥
Stripped of their ornaments and without bridles, with yak-tail fans, saddle-cloths and quivers fallen about them.
8.15.65
निहतैः सादिभिश्चैव शूरैराहवशोभितैः ।
अपश्याम रणे तत्र भ्राम्यमाणान्हयोत्तमान् ॥ ८.१५.६५ ॥
There on the battlefield we saw noble horses wandering, slain together with their riders and heroes, adorned by the battle.
8.15.66
प्रासैः खङ्गैश्च रहितानृष्टिभिश्चापि भारत ।
हयसादीनपश्याम कञ्चुकोष्णीषधारिणः ॥ ८.१५.६६ ॥
O Bhārata, we saw horsemen without javelins, swords or lances, wearing tunics and turbans.
8.15.67
निहतान्वध्यमानांश्च वेपमानांश्च भारत ।
नागाङ्गावयवैर्हीनांस्तत्रतत्रैव भारत ॥ ८.१५.६७ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, I saw the slain, the ones being slain, and the trembling, here and there, deprived of the limbs of elephants.
8.15.68
रथान्हेमपरिष्कारान्संयुक्ताञ्जवनैर्हयैः ।
भ्राम्यमाणानपश्याम हतेषु रथिषु द्रुतम् ॥ ८.१५.६८ ॥
We saw chariots adorned with gold, yoked to swift horses, wandering quickly about once the charioteers had been slain.
8.15.69
भग्नाक्षकूबरान्कांश्चिद्भग्नचक्रांश्च भारत ।
विपताकध्वजांश्चान्याञ्छिन्नेषादण्डबन्धुरान् ॥ ८.१५.६९ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, some chariots had broken axles and yokes, others had broken wheels, others had banners and flags torn away, and others had their poles and shafts broken.
8.15.70
विहीनान्रथिनस्तत्र धावमानांस्ततस्ततः ।
सूतपुत्रशरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्हन्यमानान्विशाम्पते ॥ ८.१५.७० ॥
There, deprived of charioteers, running here and there, struck down by the sharp arrows of Karṇa, son of the charioteer, O lord of the people.
8.15.71
विशस्त्रांश्च तथैवान्यान्सशस्त्रांश्च हतान्बहून् ।
तारकाजालसञ्छन्नान्वरघण्टाविशोभितान् ॥ ८.१५.७१ ॥
Many others, unarmed and armed alike, slain, covered with a net of stars, adorned with fine bells.
8.15.72
नानावर्णविचित्राभिः पताकाभिरलङ्कृतान् ।
वारमआननुपश्याम धावमानान्समन्ततः ॥ ८.१५.७२ ॥
We saw the elephants, adorned with variegated banners of many colors, running about on all sides.
8.15.73
शिरांसि बाहूनूरूंश्च च्छिन्नानन्यांस्तथैव च ।
कर्णचापच्युतैर्बाणैरपश्याम समन्ततः ॥ ८.१५.७३ ॥
We saw heads, arms, thighs and other limbs severed on every side by arrows shot from Karṇa's bow.
8.15.74
महान्व्यतिकरो रौद्रो योधानामन्वपद्यत ।
कर्णसायकनुन्नानां युध्यतां च शितैः शरैः ॥ ८.१५.७४ ॥
A great and terrible confusion arose among the warriors who were fighting, driven on by Karṇa's sharp arrows.
8.15.75
ते वध्यमानाः समरे सूतपुत्रेण सृञ्जयाः ।
तमेवाभिमुखं यान्ति पतङ्गा इव पावकम् ॥ ८.१५.७५ ॥
Being slain in battle by the son of the charioteer, the Sṛñjayas rushed straight towards him, like moths towards a fire.
8.15.76
तं दहन्तमनीकानि तत्रतत्र महारथम् ।
क्षत्रिया वर्जयामासुर्युगान्ताग्निमिवोल्बणम् ॥ ८.१५.७६ ॥
The warriors kept clear of that great charioteer who was burning the armies here and there, as one keeps clear of the fierce fire at the end of an age.
8.15.77
हतशेषास्तु ये वीराः पाञ्चालानां महारथाः ।
तान्प्रभग्रान्दुतान्वीरः पृष्ठो विकिऱञ्छरैः।
अभ्यधावत तेजस्वी विशीर्णवचनध्वजान् ॥ ८.१५.७७ ॥
The remaining great charioteers of the Pāñcālas, broken and fleeing, were pursued from behind by that radiant hero, who scattered arrows as he went, their banners of speech fallen.
8.15.78
तापयामास तान्बाणैः सूतपुत्रो महाबलः ।
मध्यन्दिनमनुप्राप्तो भूतानीव तमोनुदः ॥ ८.१५.७८ ॥
The mighty son of the charioteer scorched them with his arrows, as the sun, dispeller of darkness, having reached midday, scorches all beings.