Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.60
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8.60.1
हस्तिभिस्तु महामात्रास्तव पुत्रेण चोदिताः ।
धृष्टद्युम्नं घ्नतेत्याशु क्रुद्धाः पार्षतमभ्ययुः ॥ ८.६०.१ ॥
Urged on by your son, the enraged elephant-drivers, crying "Strike down Dhṛṣṭadyumna!", swiftly advanced with their elephants against the son of Pṛṣata.
8.60.2
प्राच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याश्च प्रवरा गजयोधिनः ।
अङ्गा वङ्गाश्च पुण्ड्राश्च मागधास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः ॥ ८.६०.२ ॥
The finest elephant-warriors of the east and the south: the Aṅgas, Vaṅgas, Puṇḍras, Māgadhas, and the people of Tāmralipta.
8.60.3
मेकलाः कोशला मद्रा दशार्णा निषधास्तथा ।
गजयुद्धेषु कुशलाः कलिङ्गैः सह भारत ॥ ८.६०.३ ॥
The Mekalas, Kosalas, Madras, Daśārṇas and Niṣadhas, skilled in elephant-fighting, together with the Kaliṅgas, O Bhārata.
8.60.4
शरतोमरनाराचैर्वृष्टिमन्त इवाम्बुदाः ।
सिषिचुस्ते ततः सर्वे पाञ्चालबलमाहवे ॥ ८.६०.४ ॥
Like rain-laden clouds, they all showered arrows, spears and iron shafts upon the army of the Pāñcālas in battle.
8.60.5
तानभिद्रवतो नागान्मदवेगसमुद्धतान् ।
विपाठक्षुरनाराचैर्धृष्टद्युम्नो ह्यवीवृषत् ॥ ८.६०.५ ॥
Upon those elephants charging at him, surging with the rush of their rut, Dhṛṣṭadyumna rained down sharp-edged razor-tipped arrows and iron shafts.
8.60.6
एकैकं दशभिः ष़ड्भिरष्टाभिरपि पार्षतः ।
द्विरदानभिविव्याध क्षिप्रं गिरिनिभाञ्शरैः ॥ ८.६०.६ ॥
The son of Pṛṣata swiftly pierced each of those mountain-like elephants with ten, six or eight arrows.
8.60.7
प्रच्छाद्यमानं द्विरदैर्मेघैरिव दिवाकरम् ।
पर्ययुः पाण्डुपाञ्चाला नदन्तो ह्यात्तकार्मुकाः ॥ ८.६०.७ ॥
Covered by elephants as the sun is covered by clouds, he was surrounded by the Pāṇḍavas and Pāñcālas, roaring, bows taken up.
8.60.8
तान्नागानभिवर्षन्तो ज्यातलत्रविनादिनः ।
वीरनृत्यं प्रनृत्यन्तः शूरतालप्रचोदितैः।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः ॥ ८.६०.८ ॥
Showering arrows upon those elephants, making the sound of bowstring and palm-guard, dancing the heroes' dance impelled by the drumbeat of the valiant: Nakula, Sahadeva, the sons of Draupadī, and the Prabhadrakas.
8.60.9
सात्यकिश्च शिखण्डी च चेकितानश्च वीर्यवान् ।
समन्तात्सिषिचुर्वीरा मेघास्तोयैरिवाचलान् ॥ ८.६०.९ ॥
Sātyaki, Śikhaṇḍī and the mighty Cekitāna, those heroes sprinkled them on all sides, as clouds sprinkle mountains with water.
8.60.10
ते म्लेच्छैः प्रेषिता नागा नरानश्वान्रथानपि ।
हस्तैराक्षिप्य ममृदुः पद्भिश्चाप्यतिमन्यवः ॥ ८.६०.१० ॥
Those elephants, sent by the barbarians and greatly enraged, seized men, horses and chariots with their trunks and crushed them under their feet.
8.60.11
बिभिदुश्च विषाणाग्रैः समाक्षिप्य च चिक्षिपुः ।
विषाणलग्नाश्चाप्यन्ये परिपेतुर्विभीषणाः ॥ ८.६०.११ ॥
They pierced with the tips of their tusks, seized and hurled them; and others caught upon the tusks fell about in terror.
8.60.12
प्रमुखे वर्तमानं तु द्विपमङ्गस्य सात्यकिः ।
नाराचेनोग्रवेगेन भित्त्वा मर्माण्यताडयत् ॥ ८.६०.१२ ॥
But Sātyaki, with a fierce-speeding iron arrow, pierced the vital spots of the elephant standing in front of Aṅga and struck it.
8.60.13
तस्यावर्जितकायस्य द्विरदादुत्पतिष्यतः ।
नाराचेनाहनद्वक्षः सात्यकिः सोऽपतद्भुवि ॥ ८.६०.१३ ॥
As he, his body bent, was leaping up from the elephant, Sātyaki struck his chest with an iron arrow, and he fell to the ground.
8.60.14
पुण्ड्रस्यापततो नागं चलन्तमिव पर्वतम् ।
सहदेवः प्रसन्नाग्रैर्नाराचैरहनत्त्रिभिः ॥ ८.६०.१४ ॥
As the elephant of Puṇḍra advanced like a moving mountain, Sahadeva struck it with three iron arrows with bright points.
8.60.15
विपताकं वियन्तारं विवर्मध्वजजीवितम् ।
तं कृत्वा द्विरदं भूयः सहदेवोऽङ्गमभ्ययात् ॥ ८.६०.१५ ॥
Having rendered that elephant without banner, driver, armour and life-banner, Sahadeva advanced once more against the king of Aṅga.
8.60.16
सहदेवं तु नकुलो वारयित्वाङ्गमार्दयत् ।
नाराचैर्यमदण्डाभैस्त्रिभिर्नागं शतेन तम् ॥ ८.६०.१६ ॥
Nakula, holding back Sahadeva, afflicted the king of Aṅga with iron arrows like Yama's staff, and struck that elephant with three and with a hundred.
8.60.17
दिवाकरकप्रख्यानङ्गश्चिक्षेप तोमरान् ।
नकुलाय शतान्यष्टौ त्रिधैकैकं तु सोऽच्छिनत् ॥ ८.६०.१७ ॥
The king of Aṅga hurled spears gleaming like the sun at Nakula; but he cut each of the eight hundred spears into three.
8.60.18
तथाऽर्धचन्द्रेण शिरस्तस्य चिच्छेद पाण्डवः ।
स पपात हतो म्लेच्छस्तेनैव सह दन्तिना ॥ ८.६०.१८ ॥
In the same way the Pāṇḍava cut off his head with a half-moon arrow; the barbarian, struck down, fell together with that very elephant.
8.60.19
अथाङ्गपुत्रे निहते हस्तिशिक्षाविशारदे ।
अङ्गाः क्रुद्धा महामात्रा नागैर्नकुलमभ्ययुः ॥ ८.६०.१९ ॥
Then, when the son of Aṅga, skilled in the training of elephants, had been slain, the enraged elephant-riders of the Aṅgas advanced upon Nakula with their elephants.
8.60.20
चलत्पताकैः सुमुखैर्हेमकक्ष्यातनुच्छदैः ।
मिमर्दिषन्तस्त्वरिताः प्रदीप्तैरिव पर्वतैः ॥ ८.६०.२० ॥
With fluttering banners, fair faces, golden girths and body-coverings, trampling swiftly, they appeared like blazing mountains.
8.60.21
मेकलोत्कलकालिङ्गा निषधास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः ।
शरतोमरवर्षाणि विमुञ्चन्तो जिघांसवः ॥ ८.६०.२१ ॥
The Mekalas, Utkalas, Kāliṅgas, Niṣadhas and Tāmraliptakas, releasing showers of arrows and spears, desiring to kill.
8.60.22
तैश्छाद्यमानं नकुलं निशाकरमिवाम्बुदैः ।
परिपेतुः सुसंरब्धाः पाण्डुपाञ्चालसात्यकाः ॥ ८.६०.२२ ॥
Nakula, being covered by them as the moon by clouds, was surrounded by the greatly enraged Pāṇḍavas, Pāñcālas and Sātyaki.
8.60.23
ततस्तदभवद्युद्धं रथिनां हस्तिभिः सह ।
सृजतां शरवर्षाणि तोमरांश्च सहस्रशः ॥ ८.६०.२३ ॥
Then a battle arose between the charioteers and the elephants, the combatants releasing showers of arrows and thousands of spears.
8.60.24
नागानां प्रास्फुटन्कुम्भा मर्माणि च नखानि च ।
दन्ताश्चैवातिविद्धानां नाराचैर्हेमभूषणैः ॥ ८.६०.२४ ॥
The temples, vital spots, nails and tusks of the elephants, greatly pierced by iron arrows adorned with gold, burst asunder.
8.60.25
तेषामष्टौ महानागांश्चतुःषष्ट्या सुतेजनैः ।
नाराचैः सहदेवस्तान्पातयामास सादिभिः ॥ ८.६०.२५ ॥
Sahadeva felled eight of their great elephants, with their riders, using sixty-four well-sharpened iron arrows.
8.60.26
अञ्जोगतिभिरायम्य प्रयत्नाद्धनुरुत्तमम् ।
नाराचैरहनन्नागान्नकुलः कुलनन्दनः ॥ ८.६०.२६ ॥
Nakula, joy of his family, drew his excellent bow with effort and struck the elephants with iron arrows that flew straight.
8.60.27
ततः पाञ्चालशैनेयौ द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः ।
शिखण्डी च महानागान्सिषिचुः शरवृष्टिभिः ॥ ८.६०.२७ ॥
Then the Pāñcālas, the Śaineya, the sons of Draupadī, the Prabhadrakas and Śikhaṇḍin drenched the great elephants with showers of arrows.
8.60.28
ते पाण्डुयोधाम्बुधरैः शत्रुद्विरदपर्वताः ।
बाणवर्षैर्हताः पेतुर्वज्रवर्षैरिवाचलाः ॥ ८.६०.२८ ॥
Struck down by showers of arrows from the Pāṇḍava warriors, who were like clouds, their enemies' elephant-mountains fell as mountains fall under a shower of thunderbolts.
8.60.29
एवं हत्वा तव गजांस्ते पाण्डुरथकुञ्जराः ।
द्रुतं सेनां च वर्षन्तो भिन्नकूलामिवापगाम् ॥ ८.६०.२९ ॥
Having slain your elephants in this way, those Pāṇḍava charioteers and elephants swiftly poured down upon your army like a river that has broken its banks.
8.60.30
तां ते सेनां समालोड्य पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः ।
विक्षोभयित्वा च पुनः कर्णं समभिदुद्रुवुः ॥ ८.६०.३० ॥
The soldiers of the son of Pāṇḍu churned up your army, threw it into confusion, and then rushed again upon Karṇa.