Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.79
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8.79.1
समागमे पाण्डवसृञ्जयानां ।
महाभये मामकानामगाधे।
धनञ्जये तात रणाय याते ।
कर्णेन तद्युद्वमथोऽत्र कीदृक् ॥ ८.७९.१ ॥
In the meeting of the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas, in the great peril and unfathomable sea for my people, dear one, when Dhanañjaya went to battle and fought with Karṇa, what kind was that battle?
8.79.2
तेषामनीकानि महाध्वजानि ।
रणे समृद्धानि सुसङ्गतानि।
भेरीनिरादोन्मुखराण्यंगर्ज… ।
न्मेघा इव प्रावृषि मारुतास्ताः ॥ ८.७९.२ ॥
Their armies, with great banners, mighty and well arrayed in battle, loud with the roar of kettledrums, thundered like clouds and winds in the rainy season.
8.79.3
महागजाभ्राकुलमस्त्रतोयं ।
वादित्रनेमीतलशब्दवच्च।
हिरण्यचित्रायुधविद्युतं च ।
शरासिनाराचमहास्त्रधारम् ॥ ८.७९.३ ॥
That battle was covered with great elephants like clouds, with weapons as its water; it resounded like the rim of drums; golden variegated weapons were its lightning, and a torrent of arrows, swords, nārāca darts and great missiles flowed.
8.79.4
तद्भीमवेगं रुधिरौघवाहि ।
खङ्गाकुलं क्षत्रियजीवघाति।
अनार्तवं क्रूरमनिष्टवर्षं ।
बभूव संरम्भकरं प्रजानाम् ॥ ८.७९.४ ॥
That battle of terrible force, carrying torrents of blood, full of swords, slaying the lives of warriors, out of season, cruel, raining evil, became one that stirred agitation among the people.
8.79.5
एकं रथं सम्परिवार्य मृत्युं ।
नयन्त्यनेके च रथाः समेताः।
एकस्तथैकं रथिनं रथाग्र्यां… ।
स्तथा रथश्चापि रथाननेकान् ॥ ८.७९.५ ॥
Surrounding one chariot, many chariots carried off death; likewise one charioteer, the foremost of chariot-warriors, and one chariot surrounded many chariot-warriors.
8.79.6
रथं ससूतं सहयं च कञ्चि… ।
त्कश्चिद्रती मृत्युवशं निनाय।
निनाय चाप्येकगजेन कश्चि… ।
द्रथान्बहून्मृत्युवशे तथाश्वान् ॥ ८.७९.६ ॥
One sent a chariot, with its charioteer and horses, and a charioteer himself into the power of death. Another sent one with an elephant as well, and brought many chariots and horses into the power of death.
8.79.7
रथान्ससूतान्सहयान्गजांश्च ।
सर्वानरीन्मृत्युवशं शरौघैः।
निन्ये हयांश्चैव तथा ससादी… ।
न्पदातिसङ्घांश्च तथैव पार्थः ॥ ८.७९.७ ॥
Pārtha sent chariots with their charioteers, horses, elephants and all the enemies into the power of death with floods of arrows. He likewise sent horses, horsemen, and the throngs of foot soldiers.
8.79.8
कृपः शिखण्डी च रणे समेतौ ।
दुर्योधनं सात्यकिरध्यगच्छत्।
श्रुतश्रवा द्रोणपुत्रेण सार्धं ।
युधामन्युश्चित्रसेनेन सार्धम् ॥ ८.७९.८ ॥
Kṛpa and Śikhaṇḍin met together in battle. Sātyaki encountered Duryodhana. Śrutaśravas fought with Droṇa's son, and Yudhāmanyu with Citrasena.
8.79.9
कर्णस्य पुत्रं तु रथी सुषेणं ।
समागतं सृञ्जयश्चोत्तमौजाः।
गान्धारराजं सहदेवोऽक्षधूर्तं ।
महर्षभं सिंह इवाभ्यधावत् ॥ ८.७९.९ ॥
When Karṇa's son Suṣeṇa, the charioteer, came forward, the Sṛñjaya Uttamaujas engaged him. Sahadeva rushed like a lion at the king of Gandhāra, the dice-cheating great bull.
8.79.10
शतानीको नाकुलिः कर्णपुत्रं ।
युवा युवानं वृषसेनं शरौघैः।
समार्पयत्कर्णपुत्रश्च शूरः ।
पाञ्चालेयं शरवर्षैरनेकैः ॥ ८.७९.१० ॥
Śatānīka, Nakula's son, pierced the young Vṛṣasena, Karṇa's son, with floods of arrows. And the heroic son of Karṇa rained many showers of arrows upon the Pāñcāla prince.
8.79.11
रथर्षभः कृतवर्माणभार्च्छ… ।
न्माद्रीपुत्रो नकुलश्चित्रयोधी।
पाञ्चालानामधिपो याज्ञसेनिः ।
सेनापतिः कर्णमार्च्छत्ससैन्यम् ॥ ८.७९.११ ॥
The bull among charioteers … attacked Kṛtavarman. Nakula, son of Mādrī, the wondrous warrior, the lord of the Pāñcālas, Yājñasenī, the commander, attacked Karṇa with his army.
8.79.12
दुःशासनो भारत भारतं तु ।
व्यात्ताननं क्रूरमिवान्तकाभम्।
भीमं रणे शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठं ।
भीमं समार्च्छत्तमसह्यवेगम् ॥ ८.७९.१२ ॥
Duḥśāsana, O Bhārata, attacked the Bhārata … the fierce-looking one with gaping mouth, like Death, Bhīma, the best of weapon-bearers in battle, the one of unbearable force.
8.79.13
कर्णात्मजं तत्र जघान वीर… ।
स्तथाच्छिनच्चोत्तमौजाः प्रसह्य।
तस्योत्तमाङ्गं निपपात भूमौ ।
निनादयद्गां निनदेन खं च ॥ ८.७९.१३ ॥
There the hero struck down the son of Karṇa … and Uttamaujas likewise forcibly cut him down. His head fell to the ground, resounding with its roar the earth and the sky.
8.79.14
सुषेणशीर्षं पतितं पृथिव्यां ।
विलोक्य कर्णोऽथ तदार्तरूपः।
क्रोधाद्धयांस्तस्य रथं ध्वजं च ।
बाणैः सुधारैर्निशितैरकृन्तत् ॥ ८.७९.१४ ॥
Seeing the head of Suṣeṇa fallen on the earth, Karṇa, in anguish, then in anger cut down his horses, chariot and banner with sharp, keen-edged arrows.
8.79.15
स तूत्तमौजा निशितैः पृषत्कै… ।
र्विव्याध खङ्गेन च भास्वरेण।
पार्ष्णिग्रहांश्चैव कृपस्य हत्वा ।
शिखण्डिवाहं स ततोऽध्यरोहत् ॥ ८.७९.१५ ॥
Uttamaujas, with sharp arrows … and with a gleaming sword struck; having slain Kṛpa's rear-guards, he then mounted the vehicle of Śikhaṇḍin.
8.79.16
कृपं तु दृष्ट्वा विरथं रथस्थो ।
नैच्छच्छरैस्ताडयितुं शिखण्डी।
तं द्रौणिरावार्य रथं कृपस्य ।
समुज्जहे पङ्कगतां यथा गाम् ॥ ८.७९.१६ ॥
Seeing Kṛpa standing without a chariot, Śikhaṇḍin, who stood on his 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.
8.79.17
हिरण्यवर्मा निशितैः पृषत्कै… ।
स्तवात्मजानामनिलात्मजो वै।
अतापयत्सैन्यमतीव भीमः ।
काले शुचौ मध्यगतो यथाऽर्कः ॥ ८.७९.१७ ॥
Golden-armored Bhīma, son of the Wind, with sharp arrows… greatly scorched your sons' army, as the sun at midday scorches in the hot season.