Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.47
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8.47.1
क्षत्रियास्ते महाराज परस्परवधैषिणः ।
अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नुः कृतवैरा महौजसः ॥ ८.४७.१ ॥
O great king, those kṣatriyas, desiring each other's death and bearing enmity, struck one another in battle, mighty of vigor.
8.47.2
रथौघाश्च हयौघाश्च नरौघाश्च समन्ततः ।
गजौघाश्च महाराज संसक्ताश्च परस्परम् ॥ ८.४७.२ ॥
O great king, on all sides masses of chariots, masses of horses, masses of men and masses of elephants clashed together.
8.47.3
गदानां परिघाणां च शक्तीनां च परस्परम् ।
प्रासानां भिण्डिपालानां मुसुण्ठीनां च सर्वशः ॥ ८.४७.३ ॥
Clubs, iron bars, spears, javelins, bhiṇḍipālas and musuṇṭhīs clashed against one another on every side.
8.47.4
सम्पातं चानुपश्याम सङ्ग्रामे भृशदारुणे ।
शलभा इव सम्पेतुः शरवृष्ट्यः समन्ततः ॥ ८.४७.४ ॥
In that very terrible battle we saw showers of arrows falling on all sides, like locusts.
8.47.5
नागान्नागाः समासाद्य व्यधमन्त परस्परम् ।
हया हयांश्च समरे रथिनो रथिनस्तथा ॥ ८.४७.५ ॥
Elephants, having come upon elephants, struck one another; in battle horses struck horses, and chariot-warriors struck chariot-warriors likewise.
8.47.6
पत्तयः पत्तिसङ्घांश्च हयसङ्घांश्च पत्तयः ।
पत्तयो रथमातङ्गान्रथा हस्त्यश्वमेव च।
नागाश्च समरे त्र्यङ्गं ममृदुः शीघ्रगा नृप ॥ ८.४७.६ ॥
Foot-soldiers struck groups of foot-soldiers, foot-soldiers struck groups of horsemen, foot-soldiers struck chariots and elephants; and in battle, O king, the swift elephants crushed the three-limbed army.
8.47.7
वध्यतां तत्र शूराणां क्रोशतां च परस्परम् ।
घोरमायोधनं जज्ञे पशूनां घातने यथा ॥ ८.४७.७ ॥
There heroes, crying out to one another, were slain, and the battle became terrible like the slaughter of beasts.
8.47.8
रुधिरेण समास्तीर्णा बभौ भारत मेदिनी ।
शक्रगोपगणाकीर्णा प्रावृषीव वसुन्धरा ॥ ८.४७.८ ॥
O Bhārata, the earth, thickly spread with blood, shone like the earth in the rainy season strewn with rain-insects.
8.47.9
यथा वा वाससी शुक्ले महारजनरञ्जिते ।
बिभ्रती युवती श्यामा तद्वदासीद्वसुन्धरा ॥ ८.४७.९ ॥
Or as two white garments dyed in a deep red dye, worn by a dark young woman, so was the earth.
8.47.10
बद्वचूडामणिधरैः शिरोभिश्चारुकुण्डलैः ।
उज्झितैर्वृषभाक्षाणां भ्राजते स्म वसुन्धरा ॥ ८.४७.१० ॥
With the heads of the bull-eyed heroes, bearing bound crest-jewels and fine earrings, cast off, the earth shone.
8.47.11
शशशोणितदिग्धेव शातकुम्भमयीव च ।
भूर्बभौ भरतश्रेष्ठ शान्तार्चिर्भिरिवानलैः ॥ ८.४७.११ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, the earth, smeared as with hare's blood and as if made of gold, shone like fires with extinguished flames.
8.47.12
छिन्नानां चोत्तमाङ्गानां बाहूनां चोरुभिः सह ।
कुण्डलानां पिनद्धानां भूषणानां च भारत ॥ ८.४७.१२ ॥
O Bhārata, together with the severed heads, arms and thighs, and with bound earrings and ornaments, the earth shone.
8.47.13
निष्काणां हेमसूत्राणां शरीराणां च धन्विनाम् ।
चर्मणां सपताकानां सङ्घास्तत्रापतन्भुवि। ॥ ८.४७.१३ ॥
Heaps of gold ornaments and gold-threaded things, bodies, archers, shields and banners fell there upon the ground.
8.47.14
प्रावृट्काले महाराज मेघा इव सविद्युतः ॥ ८.४७.१४ ॥
Like clouds with lightning in the rainy season, great king.
8.47.15
स्यन्दमाना यथा भान्ति पर्वता धातुमण्डिताः ।
तथा रेजू रणे नागा रुधिरेण समाप्लुताः ॥ ८.४७.१५ ॥
As flowing mountains shine adorned with mineral colours, so the elephants shone in battle, drenched with blood.
8.47.16
तोमरान्सादिभिर्मुक्तान्प्रतिमानस्थितान्बहून् ।
हस्तैरुद्धृत्य तान्नागा बभञ्जुश्चापरे रणे ॥ ८.४७.१६ ॥
Many spears hurled by the riders, standing on the howdahs—the elephants seized them with their trunks, and others broke them in battle.
8.47.17
नाराचैश्छिन्नवर्माणो भ्राजन्ते स्म गजोत्तमाः ।
हिमागमे यथा राजन्व्यभ्रा इव महीधराः ॥ ८.४७.१७ ॥
The finest elephants, their armour cut through by iron arrows, shone, O king, like cloudless mountains when the winter comes.
8.47.18
शरैः कनकपुङ्खैश्च चिता रेर्जुर्गजोत्तमाः ।
उल्काभिः सम्प्रदीप्ताग्राः पर्वता इव भारत ॥ ८.४७.१८ ॥
The finest elephants, marked with arrows of golden feathers, shone, O descendant of Bharata, like mountains blazing with burning torches.
8.47.19
केचिदभ्याहता नागैर्नागा नगवरोपमाः ।
न चेलुः समरात्तस्माच्छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः ॥ ८.४७.१९ ॥
Some elephants, struck by other elephants, like the best of mountains, did not stir from that battle, like mountains with their wings cut off.
8.47.20
अपरे प्राद्रवन्नागाः शरार्ता व्रणपीडिताः ।
प्रतिमानैश्च कुम्भैश्च पेतुरुर्व्यां महाहवे ॥ ८.४७.२० ॥
Others, afflicted by arrows and tormented by wounds, fled; and in that great battle they fell upon the earth, with their mail-coverings and foreheads.
8.47.21
निषेदुः सिंहवच्चान्ये नदन्तो भैरवान्रवान् ।
वेमुश्च बहवो राजंश्चुक्रुशुश्चापरे गजाः ॥ ८.४७.२१ ॥
Some sank down like lions, others roared terrible cries; O king, many trembled, and other elephants cried out.
8.47.22
हयाश्च निहता बाणैर्हेमभाण्डविभूषिताः ।
निषेदुश्चैव मम्लुश्च बभ्रमुश्च दिशो दश ॥ ८.४७.२२ ॥
And horses, adorned with golden trappings, were slain by arrows; they sank down, grew faint, and wandered in the ten directions.
8.47.23
अपरे क्लिश्यमानाश्च व्यवेष्टन्त महीतले ।
भावान्बहुविधांश्चक्रुस्ताडिताः शरतोमरैः ॥ ८.४७.२३ ॥
Others, tormented, writhed upon the ground; struck by arrows and lances, they assumed many postures.
8.47.24
नरास्तु निहता भूमौ कूजन्तस्तत्र मारिप ।
दृष्ट्वा च बान्धवानन्ये पितॄनन्ये पितामहान् ॥ ८.४७.२४ ॥
O protector of men, the men slain there cried out upon the ground; some, seeing their kinsmen, others their fathers, others their grandfathers.
8.47.25
धावमानान्परांश्चान्ये दृष्ट्वान्ये तत्र भारत ।
ख्यातानि गोत्रनामानि शशंसुरितरेतरम् ॥ ८.४७.२५ ॥
O Bhārata, some seeing others running away, and others, declared to one another their famous clan names.
8.47.26
तेषां छिन्ना महाराज भुजाः कनकभूषणाः ।
उद्वेष्टन्ते विवेष्टन्ते भ्रमन्ति ह्युत्पतन्ति च ॥ ८.४७.२६ ॥
O great king, their severed arms, adorned with gold ornaments, writhed, coiled, reeled, and leapt upward.
8.47.27
निपतन्ति तथैवान्ये स्फुरन्ति च सहस्रशः ।
वेगांश्चान्ये रमे चक्रुः पञ्चास्या इव पन्नगाः ॥ ८.४७.२७ ॥
Likewise others fell down and quivered by the thousands; others made rapid motions like five-headed serpents.
8.47.28
ते भुजा भोगिभोगाभाश्चन्दनाक्ता विशाम्पते ।
लोहितार्द्रा भृशं रेजुस्तपनीयध्वजा इव ॥ ८.४७.२८ ॥
O lord of the people, those arms, like serpent coils, smeared with sandal paste, greatly drenched with blood, shone like golden banners.
8.47.29
वर्तमाने तथा घोरे सङ्कुले सर्वतो दिशम् ।
अविज्ञाताः स्म युध्यन्ते विनिघ्नन्तः परस्परम् ॥ ८.४७.२९ ॥
While such a terrible tumult raged on every side, striking one another, they fought without being recognized.
8.47.30
भौमेन रजसाकीर्णे शस्त्रसम्पातसङ्कुले ।
नैव स्वे न परे राजन्व्यज्ञायन्त तमोवृताः ॥ ८.४७.३० ॥
O king, in that tumult filled with earthly dust and thronged with the falling of weapons, enveloped in darkness, men recognized neither their own nor others.
8.47.31
तथा तदभवद्युद्धं घोररूपं भयानकम् ।
लोहितोदा महानद्यः प्रसस्रुस्तत्र चासकृत् ॥ ८.४७.३१ ॥
Thus that battle took on a terrible and frightful form. There great rivers, having blood for their waters, flowed again and again.
8.47.32
शीर्षपाषाणसञ्छन्नाः केशशैवलशाद्वलाः ।
अस्थिमीनसमाकीर्णा धनुःशरगदोडुपाः ॥ ८.४७.३२ ॥
Those rivers were covered with stones that were heads, their hair like moss and green grass. Bones were thickly strewn like fish, and bows, arrows and clubs served as boats.
8.47.33
मांसशोणितपङ्किन्यो घोररूपाः सुदारुणाः ।
नदीः प्रवर्तयामासुः सोणितौघविवर्धिनीः ॥ ८.४७.३३ ॥
They set flowing rivers muddy with flesh and blood, terrible in form and most dreadful, swelling with streams of blood.
8.47.34
भीरुवित्रासकारिण्यः शूराणां हर्षवर्धनाः ।
ता नद्यो घोररूपास्तु नयन्त्यो यमसादनम् ॥ ८.४७.३४ ॥
Those terrible rivers caused fear and terror in the timid, increased the joy of heroes, and were leading toward the abode of Yama.
8.47.35
अवगाढान्मज्जयन्त्यः क्षत्रस्याजनयन्भयम् ।
क्रव्यादानां नरव्याघ्र नर्दतां तत्रतत्र ह ॥ ८.४७.३५ ॥
Drowning those who had plunged into them, they produced fear among the warriors. O tiger among men, there was also the fear of the flesh-eaters roaring here and there.
8.47.36
घोरमायोधनं जज्ञे प्रेतराजपुरोपमम् ।
उत्थितान्यगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः ॥ ८.४७.३६ ॥
That battle became dreadful, like the city of the king of the dead. On all sides, countless headless trunks rose up.
8.47.37
नृत्यन्ति वै भूतगणाः सुतृप्ता मांसशोणितैः ।
पीत्वा च शोणितं तत्र वसां भुक्त्वा च भारत ॥ ८.४७.३७ ॥
The hosts of spirits, fully sated with flesh and blood, were dancing; there they drank blood and ate marrow fat, O Bhārata.
8.47.38
मेदोमज्जावसामत्तास्तृप्ता मांसस्य चैव ह ।
धावमानाः स्म दृश्यन्ते काकगृघ्रबकास्तथा ॥ ८.४७.३८ ॥
Intoxicated with fat, marrow and fat, and sated with flesh, crows, vultures and herons were seen running about.
8.47.39
शूरास्तु समरे राजन्भयं त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजम् ।
योधव्रतसमाख्याताश्चक्रुः कर्माण्यभीतवत् ॥ ८.४७.३९ ॥
But, O king, the heroes in battle, abandoning fear, which is very hard to abandon, renowned by the warrior's vow, performed their deeds as if fearless.
8.47.40
शरशक्तिसमाकीर्णे क्रव्यादगणसङ्कुले ।
व्यचरन्त रणे शूराः ख्यापयन्तः स्वपौरुषम् ॥ ८.४७.४० ॥
In battle, strewn with arrows and spears and thronged with flesh-eating hosts, the heroes moved about, proclaiming their own prowess.
8.47.41
अन्योन्यं श्रावयन्ति स्म नामगोत्राणि भारत ।
पितृनामानि च रणे गोत्रनामानि वा विभो ॥ ८.४७.४१ ॥
O Bhārata, they proclaimed to one another their names and lineages in battle, and the names of their fathers and their clan-names, O mighty one.
8.47.42
श्रावयाणाश्च बहवस्तत्र योधा विशाम्पते ।
अन्योन्यमवमृद्रन्तः शक्तितोमरपट्टसैः ॥ ८.४७.४२ ॥
And many warriors there, O lord of men, proclaiming aloud, crushed one another with spears, lances and swords.
8.47.43
वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे घोररूपे सुदारुणे ।
व्यषीदत्कौरवी सेना भिन्ना नौरिव सागरे ॥ ८.४७.४३ ॥
While the battle thus raged, terrible and most dreadful, the Kaurava army sank into despair, like a broken boat in the ocean.