Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.16
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8.16.1
युयुत्सं तव पुत्रस्य द्रावयन्तं बलं महत् ।
उलूको न्यपतत्तूर्णं तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ८.१६.१ ॥
Sañjaya said: Ulūka swiftly rushed upon Yuyutsu, who was routing your son's mighty army, and cried, 'Stop, stop!'
8.16.2
युयुत्सुश्च ततो राजञ्शितधारेण पत्रिणा ।
उलूकं ताडयामास वज्रेणेव महाबलम् ॥ ८.१६.२ ॥
Sañjaya said: Then, O king, Yuyutsu struck Ulūka with a sharp-edged arrow, as one strikes a mighty being with a thunderbolt.
8.16.3
उलूकस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे ।
क्षुरप्रेण धनुश्छित्त्वा ताडयामास कर्णिना ॥ ८.१६.३ ॥
But then Ulūka, enraged, in battle with your son, cut his bow with a razor-headed arrow and struck him with a barbed arrow.
8.16.4
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं युयुत्सर्वेगवत्तरम् ।
अन्यदादत्त सुमहच्चापं संरक्तलोचनः ॥ ८.१६.४ ॥
Having cast aside that broken bow, Yuyutsu with reddened eyes took up another very great and very swift bow.
8.16.5
शाकुनिं तु ततः षष्ट्या विव्याध भरतर्षभ ।
सारथिं त्रिभिरानर्च्छत्तं च भूयो व्यविध्यत ॥ ८.१६.५ ॥
Then, O bull of the Bharatas, he pierced Śakuni with sixty arrows, struck the charioteer with three, and pierced him again.
8.16.6
उलूकस्तं तु विंशत्या विद्व्वा स्वर्णविभूषितैः ।
अथास्य समरे क्रुद्धो ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम् ॥ ८.१६.६ ॥
Ulūka pierced him with twenty arrows adorned with gold, and then, enraged, in battle he cut down his golden banner.
8.16.7
स च्छिन्नयष्टिः सुमहाञ्शीर्यमाणो महाध्वजः ।
पपात प्रमुखे राजन्युयुत्सोः काञ्चनध्वजः ॥ ८.१६.७ ॥
O king, that great golden banner, its staff broken, crumbling, fell before Yuyutsu.
8.16.8
ध्वजमुन्मथितं दृष्ट्वा युयुत्सुः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ।
उलूकं पञ्चभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥ ८.१६.८ ॥
Seeing the banner torn down, Yuyutsu, overcome with rage, struck Ulūka in the chest with five arrows.
8.16.9
उलूकस्तस्य समरे तैलधौतेन मारिष ।
शिरश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन यन्तुर्भरतसत्तम ॥ ८.१६.९ ॥
O sir, best of the Bharatas, in battle Ulūka cut off the head of his charioteer with a bhalla arrow washed in oil.
8.16.10
तच्छिन्नमपतद्भूमौ युयुत्सोः सारथेस्तदा ।
तारारूपं यथा चित्रं निपपात महीतले ॥ ८.१६.१० ॥
Then that severed head of Yuyutsu's charioteer fell to the ground like a shining star.
8.16.11
जघान चतुरोऽश्वांश्च तं च विव्याध पञ्चभिः ।
सोऽतिविद्वो बलवता प्रत्यपायाद्रथान्तरम् ॥ ८.१६.११ ॥
He slew the four horses and pierced him with five arrows; sorely wounded by the mighty one, he withdrew to another chariot.
8.16.12
तं निर्जित्य रणे राजन्नुलूकस्त्वरितो ययौ ।
पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयांश्चैव विनिघ्नन्निशितैः शरैः ॥ ८.१६.१२ ॥
O king, having defeated him in battle, Ulūka swiftly advanced, striking down the Pāñcālas and the Sṛñjayas with sharp arrows.
8.16.13
शतानीकं महाराज श्रुतकर्मा सुतस्तव ।
व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे निमेषार्धादसम्भ्रमः ॥ ८.१६.१३ ॥
O great king, your son Śrutakarman, without agitation, in half a blink, rendered Śatānīka's chariot without horses and charioteer.
8.16.14
हताश्वे तु रथे तिष्ठञ्शतानीको महारथः ।
गदां चिक्षेप सङ्क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रस्य मारिष ॥ ८.१६.१४ ॥
But Śatānīka, the great charioteer, standing on his chariot with its horses slain, enraged, hurled his mace at your son, O sir.
8.16.15
सा कृत्वा स्यन्दनं भस्म हयांश्चैव ससारथीन् ।
पपात धरणीं तूर्णं दारयन्तीव भारत ॥ ८.१६.१५ ॥
That mace, reducing the chariot, horses and charioteers to ashes, fell swiftly to the ground as if splitting the earth, O Bhārata.
8.16.16
तावुभौ विरथौ वीरौ कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनौ ।
व्यपाक्रमेतां युद्वात्तु प्रेक्षमाणौ परस्परम् ॥ ८.१६.१६ ॥
Those two heroes, enhancers of the Kurus' fame, both now chariotless, withdrew from the battle, looking at each other.
8.16.17
पुत्रस्तु तव सम्भ्रान्तो विविंशो रथमारुहत् ।
शतानीकोऽपि त्वरितः प्रतिविन्ध्यरथं गतः ॥ ८.१६.१७ ॥
Your son Viviṃśa, agitated, mounted a chariot, and Śatānīka too hastened to go to the chariot of Prativindhya.
8.16.18
सुतमोमं तु शकुनिर्विद्व्वा तु निशितैः शरैः ।
नाकम्पयत सङ्क्रुद्वो वार्योघ इव पर्वतम् ॥ ८.१६.१८ ॥
Śakuni pierced Sutasoma with sharp arrows, yet, though enraged, he did not shake him, as a flood of water does not shake a mountain.
8.16.19
सुतसोमस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा पितुरत्यन्तवैरिणम् ।
शरैरनेकसाहस्रैश्छादयामास भारत ॥ ८.१६.१९ ॥
But Sutasoma, seeing his father's utmost enemy, covered him with many thousands of arrows, O Bhārata.
8.16.20
ताञ्शराञ्शकुनिस्तूर्णं चिच्छेदान्यैः पतत्रिभिः ।
लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च जितकाशी च संयुगे ॥ ८.१६.२० ॥
Śakuni swiftly cut those arrows with other feathered shafts; quick with weapons, a wondrous warrior, eager for victory in battle.
8.16.21
निवार्य समरे चापि शरांस्तान्निशितैः शरैः ।
आजघान सुसङ्क्रुद्धः सुतसोमं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥ ८.१६.२१ ॥
Having warded off those arrows in battle, greatly enraged, he struck Sutasoma with three sharp arrows.
8.16.22
नाकम्पयत सङ्क्रुद्धो वार्योघ इव पर्वतम् ।
तस्याश्वान्केतनं सूतं तिलशो व्यधमच्छरैः।
श्यालस्तव महाराज तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥ ८.१६.२२ ॥
Though enraged, he could not shake him, as a flood of water cannot shake a mountain. He smashed his horses, banner, and charioteer with arrows into pieces the size of sesame seeds. Then, great king, the people cried out for your brother-in-law.
8.16.23
हताश्वो विरथश्चैव छिन्नकेतुश्च मारिष ।
धन्वी धनुर्वरं गृह्य रथाद्भूमावतिष्ठत ॥ ८.१६.२३ ॥
With his horses slain, chariotless, and his banner broken, O noble one, the archer took up the finest bow, descended from the chariot, and stood upon the ground.
8.16.24
व्यसृजत्सायकांश्चैव स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्शिलाशितान् ।
छादयामासुरथ ते तव श्यालस्य तं रथम्।
शळभानामिव व्राताः शरव्राता महारथम् ॥ ८.१६.२४ ॥
He loosed arrows with golden feathers, whetted on stone. Then they covered your brother-in-law's chariot, as swarms of locusts cover it; swarms of arrows enveloped that great charioteer.
8.16.25
सञ्छाद्यमानोऽपि दृढं विव्यथे नैव सौबलः ।
प्रममाथ शरांस्तस्य शरव्रातैर्महायशाः ॥ ८.१६.२५ ॥
Though thoroughly covered over, the son of Subala was not at all distressed; the great-famed one smashed his arrows with volleys of his own shafts.
8.16.26
तत्रातुष्यन्त योधाश्च सिद्वाश्चापि दिवि स्थिताः ।
सुतसोमस्य तत्कर्म दृष्ट्वाऽश्रद्वेयमद्भुतम्।
रथस्थं शकुनिं यत्तु पदातिः समयोधयत् ॥ ८.१६.२६ ॥
There the warriors rejoiced, and the Siddhas standing in the sky as well. Seeing that deed of Sutasoma, unbelievable and wondrous—that on foot he fought against Śakuni, who was seated in a chariot.
8.16.27
तस्य तीक्ष्णैर्महावेगैर्भल्लैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
व्यहनत्कारामुकं राजंस्तूणीरांश्चैव सर्वशः ॥ ८.१६.२७ ॥
With his sharp, swift, bent-jointed broad-headed arrows, O king, he smashed the bow and utterly shattered the quivers too.
8.16.28
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः खङ्गमुद्यम्य चानदत् ।
वैदूर्योत्पलवर्णाभं दन्तिदन्तमयत्सरुम् ॥ ८.१६.२८ ॥
His bow broken and his chariot gone, he raised a sword gleaming like lapis lazuli and blue lotus, with a shaft of ivory, and roared aloud.
8.16.29
भ्राम्यमाणं ततस्तं तु विमलाम्बरवर्चसम् ।
कालदण्डोपमं मेने सुतसोमस्य धीमतः ॥ ८.१६.२९ ॥
Then the wise Sutasoma judged that sword, whirling and shining like a spotless sky, to be like the staff of Death.
8.16.30
सोऽचरत्सहसा खङ्गी मण्डलानि सहस्रशः ।
चतुर्दश महाराज शिक्षाबलसमन्वितः ॥ ८.१६.३० ॥
Suddenly the sword-wielder moved in a thousand circling sweeps, O great king, fourteen times, endowed with the strength of his training.
8.16.31
भ्रान्तमुद्धान्तमाविद्धमाप्लुतं विप्लुतं सृतम् ।
सम्पातसमुदीर्णे च दर्शयामास संयुगे ॥ ८.१६.३१ ॥
In battle he displayed the wheeling, darting, thrusting, leaping, leaping-aside and gliding movements, and the swooping and rising strokes.
8.16.32
सौबलस्तु ततस्तस्य शरांश्चिक्षेप वीर्यवान् ।
तानापतत एवाशु चिच्छेद परमासिना ॥ ८.१६.३२ ॥
Then the mighty son of Subala hurled arrows at him, and as they came at him he swiftly cut them down with his supreme sword.
8.16.33
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज सौबलः परवीरहा ।
प्राहिणोत्सुतसोमाय शरानाशीविषोपमान् ॥ ८.१६.३३ ॥
Then, great king, the enraged Subala's son, slayer of enemy heroes, sent arrows like venomous serpents against Sutasoma.
8.16.34
चिच्छेद तांस्तु खङ्गेन शिक्षया च बलेन च ।
दर्शयँल्लाघवं युद्धे तार्क्ष्यतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥ ८.१६.३४ ॥
With his sword, skill and strength he cut those arrows down, displaying his nimbleness in battle, a warrior whose valour equalled Tārkṣya's.
8.16.35
तस्य सञ्चरतो राजन्मण्डलावर्तने तदा ।
क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन खङ्गं चिच्छेद सुप्रभम् ॥ ८.१६.३५ ॥
O king, as he moved about in circular whirls, he cut through his gleaming sword with a very sharp razor-headed arrow.
8.16.36
स च्छिन्नः सहसा भूमौ निपपात महानसिः ।
अधर्मस्य स्थितं हस्ते सुत्सरोस्तत्र भारत ॥ ८.१६.३६ ॥
That great sword, cut through, suddenly fell to the ground; O Bhārata, there it had been held in the hand of Adharma, in the hand of Sutsaru.
8.16.37
छिन्नमाज्ञाय निस्त्रिंशमवप्लुत्य पदानि षट् ।
प्राविध्यत ततः शेषं सुतसोमो महारथः ॥ ८.१६.३७ ॥
Knowing the sword was broken, the great charioteer Sutasoma leapt six paces and hurled what remained.
8.16.38
तच्छित्त्वा सगुणं चापं रणे तस्य महात्मनः ।
पपात धरणीं तूर्णं स्वर्णवज्रविभूषितम् ॥ ८.१६.३८ ॥
Cutting in battle the bow, with its string, of that great-souled one, it quickly fell to the earth, adorned with gold and diamonds.
8.16.39
सुतसोमस्ततोऽगच्छच्छ्रुतकीर्तेर्महारथम् ।
सौबलोऽपि धनुर्गृह्य घोरमन्यत्सुदुर्जयम् ॥ ८.१६.३९ ॥
Then Sutasoma went toward Śrutakīrti's great chariot, and the son of Subala too, taking up another fierce bow very hard to conquer.
8.16.40
अभ्ययात्पाण्डवानीकं निघ्नञ्शत्रुगणान्बहून् ।
तत्र नादो महानासीत्पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते ॥ ८.१६.४० ॥
He advanced against the Pāṇḍava army, striking down many hosts of enemies; and there, O lord of men, arose a great clamour from the Pāṇḍavas.
8.16.41
सौबलं समरे दृष्ट्वा विचरन्तमभीतवत् ।
तान्यनीकानि दृप्तानि शस्त्रवन्ति महान्ति च।
द्राव्यमाणान्यदृश्यन्त सौबलेन महात्मना ॥ ८.१६.४१ ॥
Seeing the son of Subala moving about in battle as if fearless, those proud, weapon-bearing great armies were seen being routed by the great-souled son of Subala.
8.16.42
यथा दैत्यचमूं राजन्देवराजो ममर्द ह ।
तथैव पाण्वीं सेनां सौबलेयो व्यनाशयत् ॥ ८.१६.४२ ॥
As the king of the gods, Indra, crushed the host of the Daityas, O king, so did the son of Subala destroy the Pāṇḍava army.