Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.64
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8.64.1
ततः सरथनागाश्वाः पाञ्चालाः पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः ।
सेनापतिं परीप्सन्तो रुरुधुस्तनयं तव ॥ ८.६४.१ ॥
Then the Pāñcālas, the Pāṇḍavas and the Sṛñjayas, with chariots, elephants and horses, desiring to protect the commander, surrounded your son.
8.64.2
ततः प्रववृते युद्वं तावकानां परैः सह ।
घोरं प्राणभृतां काले भीमरूपं परन्तप ॥ ८.६४.२ ॥
Then a terrible battle began between your men and the enemy, of fearful form like Death for living beings, O scorcher of foes.
8.64.3
नकुलो वृषसेनं तु विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः ।
पितुः समीपे तिष्ठन्तं त्रिभिरन्त्यैरविध्यत ॥ ८.६४.३ ॥
Nakula pierced Vṛṣasena, who stood near his father, with five iron arrows, and then pierced him again with three final arrows.
8.64.4
नकुलं तु ततः शूरो वृषसेनो हसन्निव ।
नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन विव्याध हृदये भृशम् ॥ ८.६४.४ ॥
Then the brave Vṛṣasena, as if laughing, pierced Nakula deeply in the chest with a very sharp nārāca arrow.
8.64.5
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुकर्शन ।
शत्रुं विव्याध विंशत्या सूतं चैवास्य सप्तभिः ॥ ८.६४.५ ॥
O subduer of foes, sorely pierced by the mighty enemy, he pierced the enemy with twenty arrows and his charioteer with seven.
8.64.6
ततः शरसहस्रेण तावुभौ पुरुषर्षभौ ।
अन्योन्यमाच्छादयतां तवाभज्यत वाहिनी ॥ ८.६४.६ ॥
Then the two bulls among men covered one another with a thousand arrows, and your army was broken.
8.64.7
स दृष्ट्वा प्रद्रुतां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूतजः ।
निवारयामास बलादनुपत्य विशाम्पते ॥ ८.६४.७ ॥
Seeing the army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son in flight, the charioteer's son pursued and forcibly halted it, O lord of the people.
8.64.8
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे युद्धं कष्टमासीद्विशाम्पते ।
निवृत्ते तु ततः सैन्ये नकुलः कौरवान्ययौ ॥ ८.६४.८ ॥
In the meantime a fierce battle took place, O lord of the people. Then, when the army had turned back, Nakula advanced against the Kauravas.
8.64.9
कर्णपुत्रस्तु समरे हित्वा नकुलमेव तु ।
जुगोप चक्रं त्वरितो राधेयस्यैव मारिष ॥ ८.६४.९ ॥
But Karṇa's son, leaving Nakula in the battle, swiftly guarded the wheel of Rādheya's chariot, O noble one.
8.64.10
उलूकस्तु रणे क्रुद्धः सहदेवेन मारिष ।
निवारितः शरशतैः क्रुद्धेन रणमूर्धनि ॥ ८.६४.१० ॥
But Ulūka, enraged in battle, O noble one, was held back by Sahadeva at the forefront of the fighting with hundreds of arrows from the angry warrior.
8.64.11
तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ।
सारथिं प्रेषयामास यमस्य सदनं प्रति ॥ ८.६४.११ ॥
Having slain his four horses, the mighty Sahadeva sent the charioteer to the abode of Yama.
8.64.12
उलूकस्तु ततो यानादवप्लुत्य विशाम्पते ।
त्रिगर्तानां बलं तूर्णं जगाम पितृनन्दनः ॥ ८.६४.१२ ॥
Then Ulūka, leaping down from his chariot, O lord of the people, swiftly went to the army of the Trigartas, the son of Pitṛ.
8.64.13
सात्यकिः शकुनिं विद्ध्वा विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः ।
ध्वजं चिच्छेद भल्लेन सौबलस्य हसन्निव ॥ ८.६४.१३ ॥
Sātyaki, having pierced Śakuni with twenty sharp arrows, laughing as it were, cut down Saubala's banner with a bhalla.
8.64.14
सौबलस्तस्य समरे क्रुद्धो राजन्प्रतापवान् ।
विदार्य कवचं भूयो ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम् ॥ ८.६४.१४ ॥
O king, Saubala, enraged in battle and mighty, tore open his armour and again cut down his golden banner.
8.64.15
तथैनं निशितैर्बाणैः सात्यकिः प्रत्यविध्यत ।
सारथिं च महाराज त्रिभिरेव समार्पयत् ॥ ८.६४.१५ ॥
Likewise Sātyaki pierced him in return with sharp arrows, and, O great king, struck his charioteer with three.
8.64.16
अथास्य वाहांस्त्वरितः शरैर्नित्ये यमक्षयम् ।
ततोऽवप्लुत्य सहसा शकुनिर्भरतर्षभ ॥ ८.६४.१६ ॥
Then swiftly he sent his horses to Yama's abode with arrows; then, leaping down suddenly, Śakuni, O bull of the Bharatas.
8.64.17
आरुरोह रथं तूर्णमुलूकस्य महात्मनः ।
अपोवाहाथ शीघ्रं स शैनेयाद्युद्धशालिनः ॥ ८.६४.१७ ॥
He swiftly mounted the chariot of the great-souled Ulūka; then he quickly carried himself away from Śaineya, the one skilled in battle.
8.64.18
सात्यकिस्तु रण राजंस्तावकानामनीकिनीम् ।
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन ततोऽनीकमभज्वत ॥ ८.६४.१८ ॥
But Sātyaki, O king, charged swiftly in battle against your army, and then that army broke apart.
8.64.19
शैनेयशरसञ्छन्नं तव सैन्यं विशाम्पते ।
भेजे दशा दिशस्तूर्णं न्यपतच्च गतासुवत् ॥ ८.६४.१९ ॥
O lord of men, your army, covered with the arrows of the Śini descendant, fled swiftly in all ten directions and fell down like the dead.
8.64.20
भीमसेनं तव सुतो वारयामास संयुगे ॥ ८.६४.२० ॥
Your son checked Bhīmasena in battle.
8.64.21
तं तु भीमो मुहूर्तेन व्यश्वसूतरथध्वजम् ।
चक्रे लोकेश्वरं तत्र तेनातुष्यन्त वै जनाः ॥ ८.६४.२१ ॥
But Bhīma, in a moment, left him without horses, charioteer, chariot or banner, and there made him lord of the world (lord of death); and the people were indeed pleased by this.
8.64.22
ततोऽपायान्नृपस्तस्माद्भीमसेनभयार्दितः ।
कुरुसैन्यं ततः सर्वं भीमसेनमुपाद्रवत्।
तत्र नादो महानासीद्धीमसेनं जिघांसताम् ॥ ८.६४.२२ ॥
Then the king, tormented by fear of Bhīmasena, fled from there. Then the entire Kuru army rushed toward Bhīmasena, and there arose a great uproar of those who wished to slay Bhīmasena.
8.64.23
युधामन्युः कृपं विद्ध्वा धनुरस्याशु चिच्छदे ।
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय कृपः शस्त्रभृतां वरः।
युधामन्योर्ध्वजं सूतं छत्रं चापातयत्क्षितौ ॥ ८.६४.२३ ॥
Yudhāmanyu pierced Kṛpa and swiftly cut his bow. Then Kṛpa, best of weapon-bearers, took up another bow and caused Yudhāmanyu's banner, charioteer and parasol to fall to the ground.
8.64.24
ततोऽपायाद्रथेनैव युधामन्युर्महारथः ॥ ८.६४.२४ ॥
Then Yudhāmanyu, the great charioteer, fled on his chariot.
8.64.25
उत्तमौजाश्च हार्दिक्यं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम् ।
छादयामास सहसा मेघो वृष्ट्येव पर्वतम् ॥ ८.६४.२५ ॥
Uttamaujas and the son of Hṛdika suddenly covered Bhīma, whose prowess was terrible, as a cloud covers a mountain with rain.
8.64.26
तद्युद्धमासीत्सुमहद्धोररूपं परन्तप ।
तादृशं न मया युद्धं दृष्टपूर्वं विशाम्पते ॥ ८.६४.२६ ॥
That battle was very great and of terrible form, O scorcher of foes; such a battle I had never seen before, O lord of the people.
8.64.27
कृतवर्मा ततो राजन्नुत्तमौजसमाहवे ।
हृदि विव्याध सहसा रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥ ८.६४.२७ ॥
Then, O king, Kṛtavarman suddenly struck Uttamaujas in the chest in battle, and sat down on the seat of the chariot.
8.64.28
सारथिस्तमपोवाह रथेन रथिनां वरम् ।
ततस्तु सात्वतो राजन्पाण्डुसैन्यमभिद्रवत् ॥ ८.६४.२८ ॥
His charioteer carried off the best of chariot-warriors with his chariot; then, O king, the Sātvata (Sātyaki) rushed against the Pāṇḍava army.
8.64.29
दुःशासनः सौबलश्च गजानीकेन पाण्डवम् ।
महता परिवार्यैव क्षुद्रकैरभ्यताडयत् ॥ ८.६४.२९ ॥
Duḥśāsana and Saubala (Śakuni), surrounding the Pāṇḍava with a great elephant division, struck him with smaller troops.
8.64.30
ततो भीमः शरशतैर्दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ।
विमुखीकृत्य तरसा गजानीकमुपाद्रवत् ॥ ८.६४.३० ॥
Then Bhīma, turning away the wrathful Duryodhana with hundreds of arrows, swiftly rushed upon the elephant division.
8.64.31
तमापतन्तं सहसा गजानीकं वृकोदरः ।
दृष्ट्वैव सुभृशं क्रुद्धो दिव्यमस्त्रमुदैरयत् ॥ ८.६४.३१ ॥
Seeing the host of elephants suddenly charging at him, Vṛkodara, greatly enraged, let loose a divine weapon.
8.64.32
गजैर्गजानभ्यहनद्वज्रेणेन्द्र इवासुरान् ॥ ८.६४.३२ ॥
As Indra strikes the asuras with his thunderbolt, so he struck the elephants with elephants.
8.64.33
ततोऽन्तरिक्षं बाणौघैः शलभैरिव पादपम् ।
छादयामास समरे गजान्निघ्नन्वृकोदरः ॥ ८.६४.३३ ॥
Then Vṛkodara, striking down the elephants in battle, covered the sky with floods of arrows, as locusts cover a tree.
8.64.34
ततः कुञ्जरयूथानि समेतानि सहस्रशः ।
व्यधमत्तरसा भीमो मेघसङ्घानिवानिलः ॥ ८.६४.३४ ॥
Then Bhīma swiftly scattered the herds of elephants gathered by the thousand, as the wind scatters masses of clouds.
8.64.35
सुवर्णजालापिहिता मणिजालैश्च कुञ्जराः ।
रेजुरभ्यधिकं संख्ये विद्युत्वन्त इवाम्बुदाः ॥ ८.६४.३५ ॥
The elephants, covered with golden netting and nets of gems, shone exceedingly in battle, like clouds bearing lightning.
8.64.36
ते वध्यमाना भीमेन गजा राजन्विदुद्रुवुः ।
केचिद्विभिन्नहृदयाः कुञ्जरा न्यपतन्भुवि ॥ ८.६४.३६ ॥
O king, those elephants, being struck down by Bhīma, fled; and some elephants, their hearts pierced, fell to the ground.
8.64.37
पतितैर्निपतद्भिश्च गजैर्हेमविभूषितैः ।
अशोभत मही तत्र विशीर्णैरिव पर्वतैः ॥ ८.६४.३७ ॥
With fallen and falling elephants adorned with gold, the earth there shone like mountains shattered to pieces.
8.64.38
दीप्ताभै रत्नवद्भिश्च पतितैर्गजयोधिभिः ।
रराज भूमिः पतितैः क्षीणपुण्यैरिव ग्रहैः ॥ ८.६४.३८ ॥
With shining, jewel-studded elephant-warriors fallen, the earth shone like planets fallen when their merit is spent.
8.64.39
ततो भिन्नकटा नागा भिन्नकुम्भकरास्तथा ।
दुद्रुवुः शतशः संख्ये भीमसेनशराहताः ॥ ८.६४.३९ ॥
Then hundreds of elephants, their temples and foreheads split, struck by Bhīmasena's arrows in battle, fled.
8.64.40
केचिद्वमन्तो रुधिरं भयार्ताः पर्वतोपमाः ।
व्यद्रवञ्छरविद्धाङ्गा धातुचित्रा इवाचलाः ॥ ८.६४.४० ॥
Some, vomiting blood, tormented by fear, mountain-like, their limbs pierced by arrows, ran off like mountains mottled with ore-colors.
8.64.41
महाभुजगसङ्काशौ चन्दनागुरुरूषितौ ।
अपश्यं भीमसेनस्य धनुर्विक्षिपतो भुजौ ॥ ८.६४.४१ ॥
Like great serpents, smeared with sandal and aloe, I saw the two arms of Bhīmasena hurling the bow.
8.64.42
तस्य ज्यातलनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वाशनिसमस्वनम् ।
विमुञ्चन्तः शकृन्मूत्रं गजाः प्रादुद्रुवुर्भृशम् ॥ ८.६४.४२ ॥
Hearing the twang of his bowstring, a sound like a thunderbolt, the elephants, voiding dung and urine, fled violently.
8.64.43
भीमसेनस्य तत्कर्म राजन्नेकस्य धीमतः ।
निघ्नतः सर्वभूतानि रुद्रस्येव च निर्बभौ ॥ ८.६४.४३ ॥
O king, that deed of the lone, wise Bhīmasena shone forth like Rudra slaying all beings.