Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.67
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8.67.1
द्रौणिस्तु रथवंशेन महता परिवारितः ।
अपतत्सहसा राजन्यत्र पार्थो व्यवस्थितः ॥ ८.६७.१ ॥
Sañjaya said: O king, the son of Droṇa, surrounded by a great line of chariots, suddenly rushed forward to where Pārtha (Arjuna) was stationed.
8.67.2
तमापतन्तं सहसा शूरः शौरिसहायवान् ।
दधार समरे पार्थो वेलेव मकरालयम् ॥ ८.६७.२ ॥
That heroic Pārtha, with Śauri as his helper, held back the one rushing suddenly toward him in battle, as the shore holds back the ocean, the abode of makaras.
8.67.3
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च च्छादयामास सायकैः ॥ ८.६७.३ ॥
Then, O great king, the angry and mighty son of Droṇa covered Arjuna and Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) with arrows.
8.67.4
अवच्छन्नौ ततः कृष्णौ दृष्ट्वा तत्र महारथाः ।
विस्मयं परमं गत्वा प्रैक्षन्त कुरवस्तदा ॥ ८.६७.४ ॥
Seeing the two Kṛṣṇas covered over there, the great chariot-warriors and the Kurus, reaching supreme amazement, then gazed on.
8.67.5
अर्जुनस्तु ततो दिव्यमस्त्रं चक्रे हसन्निव ।
तदस्त्रं वारयामास ब्राह्मणो युधि भारत ॥ ८.६७.५ ॥
Then Arjuna, as if laughing, let loose a divine weapon; O Bhārata, in battle he warded off that weapon of the Brahmin (Droṇa's son).
8.67.6
यद्यद्धि व्याक्षिपद्युद्धे फल्गुनोऽस्त्रं जिघांसया ।
तत्तदस्त्रैर्महेष्वासो द्रोणपुत्रो जघान ह ॥ ८.६७.६ ॥
Whatever weapons Phalguna (Arjuna) hurled in battle with desire to slay, each of them the great archer, the son of Droṇa, struck down with his own weapons.
8.67.7
अस्त्रयुद्धे महाराज वर्तमाने महाभये ।
अपश्याम रणे द्रौणिं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ॥ ८.६७.७ ॥
O great king, while the battle of weapons was raging in great terror, we saw in the fight the son of Droṇa like Death with open mouth.
8.67.8
स दिशः प्रदिशश्चैव च्छादयित्वा ह्यजिह्मगैः ।
वासुदेवं त्रिभिर्बाणैरविध्यद्दक्षिणे भुजे ॥ ८.६७.८ ॥
Covering the directions and intermediate directions with unswerving arrows, he pierced Vāsudeva in the right arm with three arrows.
8.67.9
ततोऽर्जुनो रथान्सर्वान्हत्वा तस्य पदानुगान् ।
चकार समरे भूमिं शोणितौघपरिप्लुताम्।
सर्बलोकवहां रौद्रां परलोकवहां नदीम् ॥ ८.६७.९ ॥
Then Arjuna, having slain all his chariots and the foot-soldiers who followed him, made the battlefield a terrible river flooded with streams of blood, carrying all the worlds and carrying them to the other world.
8.67.10
सरथा रथिनः पेतुः पार्थचापच्युतैः शरैः ॥ ८.६७.१० ॥
The chariot-warriors fell with their chariots, struck by the arrows released from Pārtha's bow.
8.67.11
द्रौणेरपहतान्सङ्खे ददृशु स च तां तथा ।
प्रावर्तयन्महाघोरां नदीं परवहां तदा ॥ ८.६७.११ ॥
They saw those struck down in battle by the son of Droṇa, and he too saw them; then they set flowing that very dreadful river, carrying to the other world.
8.67.12
तयोस्तु व्याकुले युद्धे द्रौणेः पार्थस्य दारुणे ।
अमर्यादं योधयन्तः पर्यधावन्त पृष्ठतः ॥ ८.६७.१२ ॥
In that dreadful and confused battle between the son of Droṇa and Pārtha, those fighting without restraint ran about from behind.
8.67.13
रथैर्हताश्वसूतैश्च हतारोहैश्च वाजिभिः ।
द्विरदैश्च हतारोहैर्महामात्रैर्हतद्विपैः ॥ ८.६७.१३ ॥
Chariots with their horses and charioteers slain, horses and elephants with their riders slain, and elephants with their great drivers and elephants slain.
8.67.14
पार्थेन समरे राजन्कृतो घोरो जनक्षयः ।
निहता रथिनः पेतुः पार्थचापच्युतैः शरैः ॥ ८.६७.१४ ॥
O king, in battle Pārtha wrought a terrible slaughter of men; the charioteers, slain by the arrows loosed from Pārtha's bow, fell.
8.67.15
हयाश्च पर्यधावन्त मुक्तयोक्त्रास्ततस्ततः ।
तद्दृष्ट्वा कर्म पार्थस्य द्रौणिराहवशोभिनः ॥ ८.६७.१५ ॥
The horses, their yokes and reins loosed, ran here and there; and Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), glorious in battle, seeing that deed of Pārtha...
8.67.16
अर्जुनं जयतां श्रेष्ठं त्वरितोऽभ्येत्य वीर्यवान् ।
विधुन्वानो महच्चापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् ॥ ८.६७.१६ ॥
Swiftly approaching Arjuna, the best of conquerors, the mighty one shook his great bow adorned with gold.
8.67.17
अवाकिरत्ततो द्रौमिः समन्तान्निशितैः शरैः ।
भूयोऽर्जुनं महाराज द्रौणिरायम्य पत्रिणा ॥ ८.६७.१७ ॥
Then the son of Droṇa showered arrows sharp on every side. O great king, the son of Droṇa, drawing an arrow with feathers again, struck Arjuna.
8.67.18
वक्षोदेशे भृशं पार्थं ताडयामास निर्दयम् ।
सोऽतिविद्धो रणे तेन द्रोणपुत्रेण भारत ॥ ८.६७.१८ ॥
He struck Pārtha fiercely and without mercy in the chest. O Bhārata, sorely wounded in battle by that son of Droṇa, he (Arjuna)...
8.67.19
गाण्डीवधन्वा प्रसभं शरवर्षैरुदारधीः ।
सञ्छाद्य समरे द्रौणिं चिच्छेदास्य च कार्मुकम् ॥ ८.६७.१९ ॥
Arjuna, bearer of the Gāṇḍīva bow, noble-minded, forcibly covered the son of Droṇa with a rain of arrows in battle and cut his bow.
8.67.20
स च्छिन्नधन्वा परिधं वज्रस्पर्शसमं युधि ।
आदाय चिक्षेप तदा द्रोणपुत्रः किरीटिने ॥ ८.६७.२० ॥
With his bow broken, the son of Droṇa took up a club like the touch of a thunderbolt and hurled it at the diademed Arjuna in battle.
8.67.21
तमापन्ततं परिघं जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् ।
चिच्छेद सहसा राजन्प्रहसन्निव पाण्डवः ॥ ८.६७.२१ ॥
O king, the son of Pāṇḍu, as if laughing, instantly cut through that club adorned with gold as it came rushing at him.
8.67.22
स पपात तदा भूमौ निकृत्तः पार्थसायकैः ।
विकीर्णः पर्वतो राजन्यथा वज्रेण ताडितः ॥ ८.६७.२२ ॥
O king, cut down by Arjuna's arrows, he then fell to the ground, scattered like a mountain struck by the thunderbolt.
8.67.23
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः ।
ऐन्द्रेण चास्त्रवेगेन बीभत्सुं समवाकिरत् ॥ ८.६७.२३ ॥
Then, O great king, the enraged great charioteer, the son of Droṇa, with the momentum of the Aindra missile, showered Bībhatsu with arrows.
8.67.24
तस्येन्द्रजालावततं समीक्ष्य ।
पार्थो राजन्गाण्डिवमाददे सः।
ऐन्द्रं जालं प्रत्यहरत्तरस्वी ।
वरास्त्रमादाय महेन्द्रसृष्टम् ॥ ८.६७.२४ ॥
O king, seeing the net of Indra's magic spread out, Pārtha took up the Gāṇḍīva; the swift hero, taking up the excellent missile sent forth by Mahendra, turned back the Aindra net.
8.67.25
विदार्य तज्जालमथेन्द्रमुक्तं ।
पार्थस्ततो द्रौणिरथं क्षणेन।
प्रच्छादयामास ततोऽभ्युपेत्य ।
द्रौणिस्तदा पार्थशराभिभूतः ॥ ८.६७.२५ ॥
Having torn apart that net, declared by Indra, Pārtha in an instant covered the chariot of Droṇa's son. Then Droṇa's son, overwhelmed by Pārtha's arrows, came close and…
8.67.26
विगाह्य तां पाण्डवबाणवृष्टिं ।
शरैः परं नाम ततः प्रकाश्य।
शतेन कृष्णं सहसाभ्यविद्ध्या… ।
त्त्रिभिः शतैरर्जुनं क्षुद्रकाणाम् ॥ ८.६७.२६ ॥
Plunging into that shower of Pāṇḍava arrows, and then making known his name, he suddenly struck Kṛṣṇa with a hundred arrows… and struck Arjuna with three hundred small arrows…
8.67.27
ततोऽर्जुनः सायकानां शतेन ।
गुरोः सुतं मर्मसु निर्बिभेद।
अश्वांश्च सूतं च तथा धनुर्ज्या… ।
मवाकिरत्पश्यतां तावकानाम् ॥ ८.६७.२७ ॥
Then Arjuna, with a hundred arrows, pierced the son of the teacher (Droṇa) in his vital spots, and in the sight of your men he scattered the horses, the charioteer and the bowstring…
8.67.28
स विद्ध्वा मर्मसु द्रौणिं पाण्डवः परवीरहा ।
सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत् ॥ ८.६७.२८ ॥
That Pāṇḍava, slayer of enemy heroes, having pierced Droṇa's son in his vital spots, with a bhalla arrow brought his charioteer down from the seat of the chariot.
8.67.29
स सङ्गृह्य स्वयं वाहान्कृष्णौ प्राच्छदयच्छरैः ।
तत्राद्भुतमपरश्याम द्रौणेराशु पराक्रमम् ॥ ८.६७.२९ ॥
He himself gathered up the horses and covered the two Kṛṣṇas with arrows; there we saw the swift prowess of Droṇa's son, a wonder to behold.
8.67.30
संयच्छंस्तुरगान्यच्च फल्गुनं चाप्ययोधयत् ।
तदस्य समरे राजन्सर्वभूतान्यपूजयन् ॥ ८.६७.३० ॥
Reining in the horses and fighting with Phalguna (Arjuna) as well, O king, all creatures in battle honored that feat of his.
8.67.31
तेनास्य समरे योधास्तुष्टुवुः सर्व एव ते ।
यदा निजगृहे पार्थो द्रोणपुत्रेण धन्विना ॥ ८.६७.३१ ॥
When Pārtha was held back in battle by Droṇa's son, the archer Aśvatthāman, all the warriors praised him for that deed.
8.67.32
तदा प्रहस्य बीभस्तुर्द्रोणपुत्रस्य संयुगे ।
क्षिप्रं रश्मीनथाश्वानां क्षुरप्रैश्चिच्छिदे जयः ॥ ८.६७.३२ ॥
Then Bībhatsu (Arjuna), laughing, swiftly cut through the reins and horses of Droṇa's son with razor-headed arrows, and gained the victory.
8.67.33
प्राद्रवंस्तुरगास्तस्य शरवेगप्रपीडिताः ।
ततोऽभून्निनदो घोरस्तव सैन्यस्य भारत ॥ ८.६७.३३ ॥
His horses, tormented by the speed of the arrows, fled. Then, O Bhārata, a dreadful uproar arose in your army.
8.67.34
पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा तव सैन्यं समाद्रवन् ।
समन्तान्निशितान्बाणान्विमुञ्चन्तो जयैषिणः ॥ ८.६७.३४ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, having obtained victory, rushed upon your army from all sides, discharging sharp arrows, seeking triumph.
8.67.35
तावकी चतुरङ्गैषा पाण्डवैस्तु महाचमूः ।
पुनःपुनरथो वीरैः प्रभग्ना जितकाशिभिः ॥ ८.६७.३५ ॥
This fourfold great army of yours was broken again and again by the Pāṇḍava heroes, eager for victory.
8.67.36
पश्यतां ते महाराज पुत्राणां चित्रयोधिनाम् ।
शकुनेः सौबलेयस्य कर्णस्य च विशाम्पते ॥ ८.६७.३६ ॥
O great king, while your sons, those wondrous warriors, looked on, and while Śakuni, son of Subala, and Karṇa looked on, O lord of men.
8.67.37
वार्यमाणा महासेना पुत्रैस्तव जनेश्वर ।
न चातिष्ठत सङ्ग्रामे पीड्यमाना समन्ततः ॥ ८.६७.३७ ॥
O lord of men, that great army, held back by your sons, could not stand firm in battle, being harassed on every side.
8.67.38
ततो योधैर्महाराज पलायद्भिः समन्ततः ।
अभवद्य्वाकुलं भीतं पुत्राणां ते महद्बलम् ॥ ८.६७.३८ ॥
Then, O great king, that vast army of your sons became confused and terrified, as the warriors fled on every side.
8.67.39
तिष्ठतिष्ठेति सततं सूतपुत्रस्य जल्पतः ।
नावतिष्ठति सा सेना वध्यमाना महात्मभिः ॥ ८.६७.३९ ॥
Though the charioteer's son kept crying, "Stand, stand!", that army, struck down by the great-souled warriors, did not stand firm.
8.67.40
अथोत्क्रुष्टं महाराज पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः ।
धार्तराष्ट्रबलं दृष्ट्वा विद्रुतं वै समन्ततः ॥ ८.६७.४० ॥
Then, O great king, seeing the army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons fleeing on every side, the Pāṇḍavas, who had conquered Kāśi, raised a loud shout.
8.67.41
ततो दुर्योधनः कर्णमब्रवीत्प्रणयादिव ।
पश्य कर्ण महासेनां पाण्डवैरर्दितां भृशम् ॥ ८.६७.४१ ॥
Then Duryodhana spoke to Karṇa, as if out of affection: "Look, Karṇa, at this great army, sorely afflicted by the Pāṇḍavas."
8.67.42
त्वयि तिष्ठति सन्त्रासात्समन्तात्प्रपलायते ।
एतज्ज्ञत्वा महाबाहो कुरु प्राप्तमरिन्दम ॥ ८.६७.४२ ॥
"Though you stand firm, this army flees in terror on every side. Knowing this, O mighty-armed one, O subduer of foes, do what is due."
8.67.43
सहस्राणि च योधानां त्वामेव पुरुषोत्तम ।
क्रोशन्ते समरे वीर द्राव्यमाणानि पाण्डवैः ॥ ८.६७.४३ ॥
Thousands of warriors, O best of men, O hero, being driven to flight in battle by the Pāṇḍavas, cry out for you alone.
8.67.44
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राधेयो दुर्योधनवचो महत् ।
मद्रराजमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्प्रहसन्निव ॥ ८.६७.४४ ॥
Having heard these great words of Duryodhana, Karṇa, the son of Rādhā, laughing as it were, spoke this speech to the king of the Madras.
8.67.45
पश्य मे भुजयोर्वीर्यमस्त्राणां च जनेश्वर ।
अद्य हन्मि रणे सर्वान्पाञ्चालान्पाण्डुभिः सह ॥ ८.६७.४५ ॥
Behold the valour of my arms and of my weapons, O lord of men; today in battle I shall slay all the Pāñcālas together with the Pāṇḍavas.
8.67.46
वाहयाश्वान्नरव्याघ्र मद्राधिप न संशयः ।
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ ८.६७.४६ ॥
Drive the horses, O tiger among men, lord of the Madras; there is no doubt. O great king, having spoken thus, the mighty son of the charioteer…
8.67.47
प्रगृह्य विजयं वीरो धनुःश्रेष्ठं पुरातनम् ।
सज्यं कृत्वा महाराज सम्मृज्य च पुनः पुनः ॥ ८.६७.४७ ॥
The hero took up the ancient best of bows named Vijaya; O great king, having strung it and wiped it again and again…
8.67.48
सन्निवार्य च तान्योधान्सत्येन शपथेन च ।
प्रायोजयदमेयात्मा भार्गवास्त्रं महाबलः ॥ ८.६७.४८ ॥
Having restrained those warriors with truth and with an oath, the mighty one of immeasurable self employed the weapon of Bhārgava (Paraśurāma).
8.67.49
तस्माद्राजन्सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च ।
कोटिशश्च शरास्तीक्ष्णा निरगच्छन्महामृधे ॥ ८.६७.४९ ॥
Therefore, O king, thousands, tens of thousands, millions, and crores of sharp arrows issued forth in that great battle.
8.67.50
ज्वलितैस्तैः शरैर्घोरैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः ।
सञ्चन्ना पाण्डवी सेना न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥ ८.६७.५० ॥
The Pāṇḍava army, covered by those blazing, terrible arrows fletched with heron and peacock feathers, could not be discerned at all.
8.67.51
हाहाकारो महानासीत्पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते ।
पीडितानां बलवता भार्गवास्त्रेण संयुगे ॥ ८.६७.५१ ॥
A great cry of lamentation arose among the Pāṇḍavas, O lord of men, tormented in battle by the mighty Bhārgava weapon.
8.67.52
निपतद्भिर्गजै राजन्नश्वैश्चापि सहस्रशः ।
रथैश्चापि नरव्याघ्र नरैश्चैव समन्ततः ॥ ८.६७.५२ ॥
O king, O tiger among men, elephants, horses, chariots, and men by the thousands falling on every side.
8.67.53
प्राकम्पत मही राजन्निहतैस्तैः समन्ततः ।
व्याकुलं सर्वमभवत्पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ॥ ८.६७.५३ ॥
The earth trembled on all sides, O king, from those slain; the whole great army of the Pāṇḍavas was thrown into confusion.
8.67.54
कर्णस्त्वेको युधां श्रेष्ठो विधूम इव पावकः ।
दहञ्शत्रून्नरव्याघ्रः शुशुभे स परन्तपः ॥ ८.६७.५४ ॥
Karṇa alone, best of warriors, shone like smokeless fire, burning the enemies—that tiger among men, scorcher of foes.
8.67.55
ते वध्यमानाः कर्णेन पाञ्चालाश्चेदिभिः सह ।
तत्र तत्र व्यमुह्यन्त वनदाहे यथा द्विपाः ॥ ८.६७.५५ ॥
Slain by Karṇa, the Pāñcālas together with the Cedis were bewildered here and there, like elephants in a forest fire.
8.67.56
चुक्रुशुश्च नरव्याघ्र यथाप्राणं नरोत्तमाः ।
तेषां तु क्रोशतां दीनं भीतानां रणमूर्धनि ॥ ८.६७.५६ ॥
O tiger among men, those best of men cried out with all their breath; and as they wailed piteously, frightened, at the front of the battle,
8.67.57
धावतां च ततो राजंस्त्रस्तानां च समन्ततः। ॥ ८.६७.५७ ॥
And then, O king, on every side there arose the cries of those who ran and of those terrified.
8.67.58
वध्यमानांस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा सूतपुत्रेण मारिष ।
वित्रेसुः सर्वभूतानि तिर्यग्योनिगतान्यपि ॥ ८.६७.५८ ॥
O venerable one, seeing them being slain by the son of the charioteer, all creatures terrified, even those born in animal wombs.
8.67.59
ते वध्यमाताः समरे सूतपुत्रेण सृञ्जयाः ।
अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च क्रोशन्ति च मुहुर्मुहुः।
प्रेतराजपुरे यद्वत्प्रेतराजं विचेतसः ॥ ८.६७.५९ ॥
Those Sṛñjayas, being slain in battle by the son of the charioteer, cried again and again to Arjuna and to Vāsudeva, just as the bewildered in the city of the king of the dead call upon the king of the dead.
8.67.60
श्रुत्वा तु निनदं तेषां वध्यतां कर्णसायकैः ।
अथाब्रवीद्वासुदेवं कुन्तीपुत्रो धऩञ्जयः।
भार्गवास्त्रं महाघोरं दृष्ट्वा तत्र समीरितम् ॥ ८.६७.६० ॥
Having heard the cry of those being slain by Karṇa's arrows, and seeing the very terrible Bhārgava weapon unleashed there, Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, spoke to Vāsudeva.
8.67.61
पश्य कृष्ण महाबाहो भार्गवास्त्रस्य विक्रमम् ।
नैतदस्त्रं हि समरे शक्यं हन्तुं कथञ्चन ॥ ८.६७.६१ ॥
Behold, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, the might of the Bhārgava weapon. In battle this weapon cannot be destroyed in any way.
8.67.62
सूतपुत्रं च संरब्धं पश्य कृष्ण महारणे ।
अन्तकप्रतिमं वीर्ये कुर्वाणं कर्म दारुणम् ॥ ८.६७.६२ ॥
And behold, Kṛṣṇa, in the great battle the son of the charioteer, enraged, doing terrible deeds in prowess like Death itself.
8.67.63
अभीक्ष्णं चोदयन्नश्वान्प्रेक्षते मां मुहुर्मुहुः ।
नच शक्ष्यामि कर्णस्य संयुगेऽहं पलायितुम् ॥ ८.६७.६३ ॥
He urges on the horses constantly and looks at me again and again; and I shall not be able to flee from Karṇa in battle.
8.67.64
जीवन्प्राप्नोति पुरुषः सङ्ख्ये जयपराजयौ ।
मृतस्य तु हृपीकेश भङ्ग एव कुतो जयः ॥ ८.६७.६४ ॥
A living man obtains victory or defeat in battle; but for the dead, O Hṛṣīkeśa, there is only flight. How then is there victory?
8.67.65
एष कर्णो रणे भाति मध्याह्न इव भास्करः ।
निवर्तय रथं कृष्ण जीवन्भद्राणि पश्यति ॥ ८.६७.६५ ॥
This Karṇa shines in battle like the sun at midday. Turn back the chariot, Kṛṣṇa; only the living behold what is good.