Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.78
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8.78.1
समागमे पाण्डवसृञ्जयानां ।
महाभये मामकानामगाधे।
धनञ्जये तात रणाय याते ।
कर्णेन तद्युद्वमथोऽत्र कीदृक् ॥ ८.७८.१ ॥
At the meeting of the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas, in the great and unfathomable peril for my people, when Dhanañjaya went to battle, how was that fight with Karṇa?
8.78.2
तेषामनीकानि महाध्वजानि ।
रणे समृद्धानि सुसङ्गतानि।
भेरीनिरादोन्मुखराण्यंगर्ज… ।
न्मेघा इव प्रावृषि मारुतास्ताः ॥ ८.७८.२ ॥
Their armies, with great banners, mighty and well arrayed in battle, loud with the roar of drums, with the roaring of bodies… like clouds stirred by the wind in the rainy season.
8.78.3
महागजाभ्राकुलमस्त्रतोयं ।
वादित्रनेमीतलशब्दवच्च।
हिरण्यचित्रायुधविद्युतं च ।
शरासिनाराचमहास्त्रधारम् ॥ ८.७८.३ ॥
Crowded with great elephants like clouds, its waters the weapons, with a sound like the rim of drums, with lightning of golden variegated weapons, with a great downpour of arrows, swords and javelins.
8.78.4
तद्भीमवेगं रुधिरौघवाहि ।
खङ्गाकुलं क्षत्रियजीवघाति।
अनार्तवं क्रूरमनिष्टवर्षं ।
बभूव संरम्भकरं प्रजानाम् ॥ ८.७८.४ ॥
That terrible-paced thing, carrying streams of blood, crowded with swords, slaying the lives of warriors, became like an out-of-season, cruel, unwelcome rain, causing fury among the people.
8.78.5
एकं रथं सम्परिवार्य मृत्युं ।
नयन्त्यनेके च रथाः समेताः।
एकस्तथैकं रथिनं रथाग्र्यां… ।
स्तथा रथश्चापि रथाननेकान् ॥ ८.७८.५ ॥
Many chariots, gathered together, surround a single chariot and lead it to death; and likewise a single charioteer, on the finest chariot… (the text is broken), and so one chariot leads many chariots.
8.78.6
रथं ससूतं सहयं च कञ्चि… ।
त्कश्चिद्रती मृत्युवशं निनाय।
निनाय चाप्येकगजेन कश्चि… ।
द्रथान्बहून्मृत्युवशे तथाश्वान् ॥ ८.७८.६ ॥
Some charioteer led a chariot with its driver and horses, together with someone… into the power of death. Another also led one with a single elephant into the power of death. He led many chariots and horses likewise into the power of death.
8.78.7
रथान्ससूतान्सहयान्गजांश्च ।
सर्वानरीन्मृत्युवशं शरौघैः।
निन्ये हयांश्चैव तथा ससादी… ।
न्पदातिसङ्घांश्च तथैव पार्थः ॥ ८.७८.७ ॥
Pārtha led chariots, charioteers, horses, elephants and all enemies into the power of death with showers of arrows. He likewise led horsemen… and throngs of foot soldiers into the power of death.
8.78.8
कृपः शिखण्डी च रणे समेतौ ।
दुर्योधनं सात्यकिरध्यगच्छत्।
श्रुतश्रवा द्रोणपुत्रेण सार्धं ।
युधामन्युश्चित्रसेनेन सार्धम् ॥ ८.७८.८ ॥
Kṛpa and Śikhaṇḍin met in battle. Sātyaki encountered Duryodhana. Śrutaśravas fought with Droṇa's son, and Yudhāmanyu with Citrasena.
8.78.9
कर्णस्य पुत्रं तु रथी सुषेणं ।
समागतं सृञ्जयश्चोत्तमौजाः।
गान्धारराजं सहदेवोऽक्षधूर्तं ।
महर्षभं सिंह इवाभ्यधावत् ॥ ८.७८.९ ॥
But Karṇa's son Suṣeṇa, a charioteer, came forward. The Sṛñjaya Uttamaujas also came. Sahadeva rushed like a lion at the king of Gandhāra, that gambling great bull.
8.78.10
शतानीको नाकुलिः कर्णपुत्रं ।
युवा युवानं वृषसेनं शरौघैः।
समार्पयत्कर्णपुत्रश्च शूरः ।
पाञ्चालेयं शरवर्षैरनेकैः ॥ ८.७८.१० ॥
Śatānīka, Nakula's son, sent the young Vṛṣasena, Karṇa's son, with volleys of arrows. And the hero, Karṇa's son, pressed the Pāñcāla prince with many showers of arrows.
8.78.11
रथर्षभः कृतवर्माणभार्च्छ… ।
न्माद्रीपुत्रो नकुलश्चित्रयोधी।
पाञ्चालानामधिपो याज्ञसेनिः ।
सेनापतिः कर्णमार्च्छत्ससैन्यम् ॥ ८.७८.११ ॥
The bull of chariot-warriors … Kṛtavarman; Nakula, son of Mādrī, the skilled fighter, lord of the Pañcālas, the son of Yajñasena, the commander, attacked Karṇa with his army.
8.78.12
दुःशासनो भारत भारतं तु ।
व्यात्ताननं क्रूरमिवान्तकाभम्।
भीमं रणे शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठं ।
भीमं समार्च्छत्तमसह्यवेगम् ॥ ८.७८.१२ ॥
O Bhārata, Duḥśāsana attacked the Bhārata: the terrible one with gaping jaws, cruel like Death, the best of weapon-bearers in battle, with unbearable speed.
8.78.13
कर्णात्मजं तत्र जघान वीर… ।
स्तथाच्छिनच्चोत्तमौजाः प्रसह्य।
तस्योत्तमाङ्गं निपपात भूमौ ।
निनादयद्गां निनदेन खं च ॥ ८.७८.१३ ॥
There the hero … struck down Karṇa's son; likewise Uttamaujas forcibly cut him down. His head fell to the ground, and with its roar it made the earth and the sky resound.
8.78.14
सुषेणशीर्षं पतितं पृथिव्यां ।
विलोक्य कर्णोऽथ तदार्तरूपः।
क्रोधाद्धयांस्तस्य रथं ध्वजं च ।
बाणैः सुधारैर्निशितैरकृन्तत् ॥ ८.७८.१४ ॥
Seeing Suṣeṇa's head fallen on the earth, Karṇa, his face full of anguish, in anger cut down his horses, chariot and banner with sharp, keen arrows.
8.78.15
स तूत्तमौजा निशितैः पृषत्कै… ।
र्विव्याध खङ्गेन च भास्वरेण।
पार्ष्णिग्रहांश्चैव कृपस्य हत्वा ।
शिखण्डिवाहं स ततोऽध्यरोहत् ॥ ८.७८.१५ ॥
Uttamaujas, with keen arrows … wounded him with a gleaming sword; having slain Kṛpa's rear-guards, he then mounted Śikhaṇḍin's chariot-steed.
8.78.16
कृपं तु दृष्ट्वा विरथं रथस्थो ।
नैच्छच्छरैस्ताडयितुं शिखण्डी।
तं द्रौणिरावार्य रथं कृपस्य ।
समुज्जहे पङ्कगतां यथा गाम् ॥ ८.७८.१६ ॥
Seeing Kṛpa without his chariot, Śikhaṇḍin, standing on his own chariot, did not wish to strike him with arrows. Then Droṇa's son, shielding Kṛpa's chariot, lifted him up as one lifts a cow stuck in the mud.
8.78.17
हिरण्यवर्मा निशितैः पृषत्कै… ।
स्तवात्मजानामनिलात्मजो वै।
अतापयत्सैन्यमतीव भीमः ।
काले शुचौ मध्यगतो यथाऽर्कः ॥ ८.७८.१७ ॥
Bhīma, son of the Wind, clad in golden armour, with sharp arrows… scorched your sons' army exceedingly, as the sun standing at midday scorches in the hot season.