Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.85
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8.85.1
तमायान्तं महावेगैरश्वैः कपिवरध्वजम् ।
युद्धायाभ्यद्रवन्दीराः कुरूणां नवतीं रथाः ॥ ८.८५.१ ॥
As he came on with swift-racing horses, Arjuna, whose banner bore the best of monkeys, the ninety brave chariot-fighters of the Kurus rushed at him for battle.
8.85.2
कृत्वा संशप्तका घोरं शपथं पारलौकिकम् ।
परिवव्रुर्नरव्याघ्रा नरव्याघ्रं रणेऽर्जुनम् ॥ ८.८५.२ ॥
Having taken the terrible oath concerning the next world, those tigers among men surrounded Arjuna, the tiger among men, in battle.
8.85.3
कृष्णः श्वेतान्महावेगानश्वान्काञ्चनभूषणान् ।
मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नान्प्रैषीत्कर्णरथं प्रति ॥ ८.८५.३ ॥
Kṛṣṇa sent the white, swift-racing horses, adorned with gold and covered with nets of pearls, toward Karṇa's chariot.
8.85.4
प्रेक्ष्य कर्णरथं यान्तमरिघ्नं तं धनञ्जयम् ।
बाणवर्षैरभिघ्नन्तः संशप्तकगणा ययुः ॥ ८.८५.४ ॥
Seeing Dhanañjaya, the foe-slayer, going toward Karṇa's chariot, the bands of Saṃśaptakas advanced, striking him with showers of arrows.
8.85.5
त्वरमाणांस्तु तान्सर्वान्ससूतेष्वसनध्वजान् ।
जघान नवतिं वीरानर्जुनो निशितैः शरैः ॥ ८.८५.५ ॥
But Arjuna struck down all those hastening warriors, together with their charioteers, bows and banners, the ninety heroes, with sharp arrows.
8.85.6
तेऽपतन्त हता बाणैर्नानारूपैः किरीटिना ।
विमानेभ्यः सुकृतिनः स्वर्गात्पुण्यक्षये यथा ॥ ८.८५.६ ॥
Struck down by the various-shaped arrows of the crowned one, they fell, like the righteous falling from celestial vehicles and from heaven when their merit is exhausted.
8.85.7
ततः सरथनागाश्वाः कुरवः कुरुसत्तमम् ।
निर्भया भरतश्रेष्ठमभ्यवर्तन्त फल्गुनम् ॥ ८.८५.७ ॥
Then the Kurus, with chariots, elephants and horses, fearless, advanced upon Phalguna (Arjuna), the best of the Kurus, the foremost of the Bharatas.
8.85.8
तदायस्तमनुष्याश्वमुदीर्णवरवारणम् ।
पुत्राणां ते महासैन्यं समरौत्सीद्धनञ्जयम् ॥ ८.८५.८ ॥
Then your sons' great army, with armoured men, horses and excellent elephants in full array, tried to crush Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) in battle.
8.85.9
शक्त्यृष्टितोमरप्रासैर्गदानिस्त्रिंशसायकैः ।
प्राच्छादयन्महेष्वासाः कुरवः कुरुनन्दनम् ॥ ८.८५.९ ॥
The great archers, the Kurus, covered the son of the Kurus with spears, lances, javelins, darts, maces, swords and arrows.
8.85.10
तामन्तरिक्षे विततां शस्त्रवृष्टिं समन्ततः ।
व्यधमत्पाण्डवो बाणैस्तमः सूर्य इवांशुभिः ॥ ८.८५.१० ॥
As the sun disperses darkness with its rays, the son of Pāṇḍu scattered with his arrows that rain of weapons spread across the sky on all sides.
8.85.11
ततो म्लेच्छाः स्थिता मत्तैस्त्रयोदशशतैर्गजैः ।
पार्श्वतो व्यहनन्पार्थं तव पुत्रस्य शासनात् ॥ ८.८५.११ ॥
Then the mlecchas, stationed with thirteen hundred maddened elephants, at your son's command struck Pārtha (Arjuna) from the flank.
8.85.12
कर्णिनालीकनाराचैस्तोमरप्रासशक्तिभिः ।
कर्पणैर्भिण्डिपालैश्च रथस्थं पार्थमार्दयन् ॥ ८.८५.१२ ॥
Afflicting Pārtha (Arjuna), who stood in his chariot, with barbed arrows, crescent-headed arrows, narāca shafts, javelins, lances, spears, shears and bhiṇḍipālas.
8.85.13
तां शस्त्रवृष्टिमतुलां द्विपस्थैः प्रेषितां प्रभुः ।
चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरर्धचन्द्रैश्च फल्गुनः ॥ ८.८५.१३ ॥
The mighty Phalguna (Arjuna) cut through that incomparable shower of weapons sent by those on the elephants, with sharp bhalla arrows and crescent-headed arrows.
8.85.14
अथ तान्द्विरदान्सर्वान्नानालिङ्गैः शरोत्तमैः ।
सपताकध्वजारोहान्गिरीन्वज्रैरिवाभिनत् ॥ ८.८५.१४ ॥
Then he split all those elephants, with their pennants, banners and riders, with excellent arrows bearing various marks, as if breaking mountains with thunderbolts.
8.85.15
ते हेमपुङ्खैरिषुभिरर्दिता हेममालिनः ।
हताः पेतुर्महानागाः साग्रिज्वाला इवाद्रयः ॥ ८.८५.१५ ॥
Struck by arrows with golden shafts, those great elephants garlanded with gold were slain and fell, like mountains blazing with flames of fire.
8.85.16
ततो गाण्डीवनिर्घोषो महानासीद्विशाम्पते ।
स्तनतां कूजतां चैव मनुष्यगजवाजिनाम् ॥ ८.८५.१६ ॥
Then, O lord of the people, there arose the great twang of the Gāṇḍīva, along with the roaring and crying out of men, elephants and horses.
8.85.17
कुञ्चराश्च हता राजन्दद्रुवुस्ते समन्ततः ।
अश्वाश्च पर्यधावन्त हतारोहा दिशो दश ॥ ८.८५.१७ ॥
And the elephants, slain and surviving alike, fled in all directions, O king; and the horses, their riders slain, ran about in the ten directions.
8.85.18
रथा हीना नहाराज रथिभिर्वाजिभिस्तथा ।
गन्धर्वनगराकारा दृश्यन्ते स्म सहस्रशः ॥ ८.८५.१८ ॥
O king of men, chariots deprived of their charioteers and their horses appeared by the thousand, like cities of the Gandharvas.
8.85.19
अश्वारोहा महाराज धावमाना इतस्ततः ।
तत्रतत्रैव दृश्यन्ते निहताः पार्थसायकैः ॥ ८.८५.१९ ॥
O great king, horsemen running hither and thither are seen slain here and there by the arrows of Pārtha.
8.85.20
तस्मिन्क्षणे पाण्डवस्य बाह्वोर्बलमदृश्यत ।
यत्सादिनो वारणांश्च रथांश्चैकोऽजयद्युधि ॥ ८.८५.२० ॥
In that moment the might of the Pāṇḍava's arms became visible, for alone he conquered in battle the horsemen, the elephants and the chariots.
8.85.21
असंयुक्ताश्च ते राजन्परिवृत्ता रणं प्रति ।
नरा नागा रथाश्चैव नदन्तोऽर्जुनमभ्ययुः ॥ ८.८५.२१ ॥
O king, though scattered they turned back toward the battle; men, elephants and chariots, roaring, rushed upon Arjuna.
8.85.22
ततस्त्र्येङ्गेण महता बलेन भरतर्षभ ।
दृष्ट्वा परिवृतं राजन्भीमसेनः किरीटिनम् ॥ ८.८५.२२ ॥
Then, O bull of the Bharatas, O king, Bhīmasena saw the crowned Arjuna surrounded by a great threefold host.
8.85.23
हतावशेषानुत्सृज्य त्वदीयान्कतिचिद्रथान् ।
जवेनाभ्यद्रवद्भीमो धनञ्जयरथं प्रति ॥ ८.८५.२३ ॥
Leaving aside some of your chariots that remained unslain, Bhīma rushed swiftly toward Dhanañjaya's chariot.
8.85.24
ततस्तत्प्राद्रवत्सैन्यं हतभूयिष्ठमातुरम् ।
दृष्ट्वाऽर्जुनं तदा भीममागतं भ्रातरं प्रति ॥ ८.८५.२४ ॥
Then that army, largely slain and distressed, fled, seeing Bhīma come toward his brother Arjuna.
8.85.25
हतावशिष्टांस्तुरगानर्जुनेन महाबलः ।
भीमो व्यधमदश्रान्तो गदापाणिर्महाहवे ॥ ८.८५.२५ ॥
Mighty Bhīma, club in hand and untiring, crushed the horses that Arjuna had left alive in that great battle.
8.85.26
गदापाणिं तदा दृष्ट्वा भीमं भारत भारताः ।
मेनिरे तमनुप्राप्तं दण्डपाणिमिवान्तकम् ॥ ८.८५.२६ ॥
O Bhārata, seeing Bhīma with the club in his hand, the Bhāratas took him to be Death himself come near, with the staff in his hand.
8.85.27
कालरात्रिमिवात्युग्रां नरनागाश्वभोजनाम् ।
प्राकाराट्टपुरद्वारदारणीमतिदारुणाम् ॥ ८.८५.२७ ॥
That club, like the night of doom, was exceedingly fierce, devouring men, elephants and horses, breaking the walls, watch-towers and city gates, extremely dreadful.
8.85.28
गदां तुरगनाशाय त्वरन्भीमो व्यवासृजत् ।
सा जघान बहूनश्वानश्वारोहांश्च मारिष ॥ ८.८५.२८ ॥
Hastening to destroy the horses, Bhīma hurled the club; and it struck down many horses and their riders, O sir.
8.85.29
कांस्यायसतनुत्रांश्च नरानश्वांश्च पाण्डवः ।
पोथयामास गदया सशब्दं तेऽपतन्हताः ॥ ८.८५.२९ ॥
The son of Pāṇḍu pounded with his club, with a crash, men in bronze and iron armour and horses; struck down, they fell.
8.85.30
दन्तैर्दशन्तो वसुधां शेरते क्षतजोक्षिताः ।
भग्नमूर्धास्थिचरणाः क्रव्यादगणभोजनाः ॥ ८.८५.३० ॥
Biting the earth with their teeth, smeared with blood, heads, bones and feet broken, they lie as food for the flesh-eating hosts.
8.85.31
असृङ्मांसवसाभिश्च तृप्तिमभ्यागता गदा ।
अस्थीन्यप्यश्नती तस्थौ कालरात्रीव दुर्दृशा ॥ ८.८५.३१ ॥
Satiated with blood, flesh and marrow-fat, the mace stood gnawing even the bones, like the terrible Night of Doom.
8.85.32
सहस्राणि दशाश्वानां हत्वा पत्तींश्च भूयसः ।
भीमोऽभ्यधावत्सङ्क्रुद्धो गदापाणिरितस्ततः ॥ ८.८५.३२ ॥
Having slain ten thousand horses and many more foot soldiers, the enraged Bhīma, mace in hand, rushed hither and thither.
8.85.33
गदापाणिं ततो भीमं दृष्ट्वा भारत तावकाः ।
मेनिरे समनुप्राप्तं कालदण्डोद्यतं यमम् ॥ ८.८५.३३ ॥
O Bhārata, seeing Bhīma with mace in hand, your men thought that Yama himself had come, his rod of Time raised.
8.85.34
स मत्त इव मातङ्गः सङ्क्रुद्धः पाण्डुनन्दनः ।
प्रविवेश गजानीकं मकरः सागरं यथा ॥ ८.८५.३४ ॥
That enraged son of Pāṇḍu, like a maddened elephant, plunged into the host of elephants as a makara sea-monster enters the ocean.
8.85.35
विगाह्य च गजानीकं प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम् ।
क्षणेन भीमः सङ्क्रुद्धस्तन्निन्ये यमसादनम् ॥ ८.८५.३५ ॥
Plunging into the host of elephants and seizing his great mace, the enraged Bhīma in an instant sent that host to the abode of Yama.
8.85.36
गजान्सकङ्कटान्मत्तान्सारोहान्सपताकिनः ।
पततः समपश्याम सपक्षान्पर्वतानिव ॥ ८.८५.३६ ॥
We saw the maddened elephants, armored, with their riders and banners, falling like winged mountains.
8.85.37
हत्वा तु तद्गजानीकं भीमसेनो महाबलः ।
पुनः स्वरथमास्थाय पृष्ठतोऽर्जुनमभ्ययात् ॥ ८.८५.३७ ॥
Having slain that army of elephants, the mighty Bhīmasena mounted his chariot again and advanced from behind toward Arjuna.
8.85.38
ततः पराङ्मुखीभूतं निरुत्साहं बलं तव ।
तदानीं तु महाराज प्रायशः शस्त्रवेष्टितम् ॥ ८.८५.३८ ॥
Then, O great king, your army, turned back and without courage, was for the most part hemmed in by weapons.
8.85.39
विलम्बमानं तत्सैन्यभप्रगल्भमवस्थितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा प्राच्छादयद्बाणैरर्जुनः शस्त्रवृष्टिभिः ॥ ८.८५.३९ ॥
Seeing that army wavering and standing without boldness, Arjuna covered it with arrows and showers of weapons.
8.85.40
नराश्वरथमातङ्गा युधि गाण्डीवधन्वना ।
शरव्रातैश्चिता रेजुः कदम्बा इव केसरैः ॥ ८.८५.४० ॥
In battle, men, horses, chariots and elephants, covered by masses of arrows of the Gāṇḍīva-bowed one, shone like kadamba trees full of filaments.
8.85.41
ततः कुरुणामभवदार्तनादो महान्नृप ।
नराश्वनागासुहनान्दृष्ट्वा बाणान्किरीटिनः ॥ ८.८५.४१ ॥
Then, O king, a great cry of anguish arose among the Kurus, seeing the arrows of the diadem-bearer slaying men, horses and elephants.
8.85.42
हाहाकृतं भृशं त्रस्तं लीयमानं परस्परम् ।
अलातचक्रवत्सैन्यं तदा बभ्राम तावकम् ॥ ८.८५.४२ ॥
Crying out "alas, alas!", greatly terrified and clinging to one another, your army then whirled like a wheel of fire-brands.
8.85.43
ततोऽर्जुनशरध्वस्तं कुरूणां सुमहद्बलम् ।
न ह्यत्रासीदनिर्भिन्नो रथः सादी हयो गजः ॥ ८.८५.४३ ॥
Then the great army of the Kurus, shattered by Arjuna's arrows, had no chariot, charioteer, horse or elephant left unpierced there.
8.85.44
आदीप्तमिव तत्सैन्यं शरैश्छिन्नतनुच्छदम् ।
आसीत्स्वशोणितक्लिन्नं रौद्रं नष्टं विशाम्पते ॥ ८.८५.४४ ॥
That army, its armour and bodies cut by arrows, was as if ablaze; drenched in its own blood, it was dreadfully ruined, O lord of men.
8.85.45
तत्सैन्यं हतभूयिष्ठमाहतं निशितैः शरैः ।
न जहौ समरं प्राप्य फल्गुनं शत्रुतापनम् ॥ ८.८५.४५ ॥
That army, mostly slain and struck by sharp arrows, did not abandon the battle even when it reached Phalguna (Arjuna), the tormentor of enemies.
8.85.46
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कौरवाणां पराक्रमम् ।
वध्यमानोऽपि यत्पार्थं न जहौ भरतर्षभ ॥ ८.८५.४६ ॥
There we saw the wonderful valour of the Kauravas, O bull of the Bharatas: though being slain, they did not abandon the son of Pṛthā (Arjuna).
8.85.47
तं दृष्ट्वा विक्रमं तस्य कुरवः सव्यसाचिनः ।
निराशाः समपद्यन्त सर्वे कर्णस्य जीविते ॥ ८.८५.४७ ॥
Seeing his prowess, all the Kurus, O Savyasācin's (Arjuna's) rivals, became despairing about the life of Karṇa.
8.85.48
अविषह्यं तु पार्थस्य शरसंस्पर्शमाहवे ।
मत्वा न्यवर्तन्कुरवो जिता गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥ ८.८५.४८ ॥
Deeming the touch of Pārtha's (Arjuna's) arrows in battle unbearable, the Kurus turned back, for they had been conquered by the wielder of Gāṇḍīva.
8.85.49
ते हित्वा समरे पार्थं वध्यमानाश्च सायकैः ।
प्रदुद्रुवुर्दिशो भीताश्चुक्रुशुश्चापि सूतजम् ॥ ८.८५.४९ ॥
Abandoning Pārtha in battle, struck by arrows, the terrified men fled in all directions and cried out even to the son of the charioteer (Karṇa).
8.85.50
तान्विद्रावयते पार्थः किरञ्शरशतान्बहून् ।
हर्षयन्पाण्डवीं सेनां राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ ८.८५.५० ॥
Pārtha scattered hundreds of arrows, routing them, and gladdened the Pāṇḍava army and King Yudhiṣṭhira.
8.85.51
पुत्रास्तव महाराज जग्मुः कर्णरथं प्रति ।
अगाधे मज्जतां तेषां द्वीपः कर्णोऽभवत्तदा ॥ ८.८५.५१ ॥
O great king, your sons went toward Karṇa's chariot; for them sinking in the unfathomable waters, Karṇa then became the island.
8.85.52
कुरवो हि महाराज निर्विषाः पन्नगा इव ।
कर्णमेवोपलीयन्त भयाद्गाण्डीवघन्वनः ॥ ८.८५.५२ ॥
O great king, the Kurus, like venomless serpents, took refuge only in Karṇa out of fear of the Gāṇḍīva-bowman (Arjuna).
8.85.53
यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मृत्योर्भीतानि मारिष ।
उपलीयन्ति सन्त्रासाद्धर्मं लोकपरायणम् ॥ ८.८५.५३ ॥
O sir, just as all beings frightened of death take refuge out of terror in Dharma, the supreme refuge of the worlds.
8.85.54
तथा कर्णं महेष्वासं पुत्रास्तव नराधिप ।
उपालीयन्त सन्त्रासात्पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः ॥ ८.८५.५४ ॥
O lord of men, in the same way your sons took refuge in the great archer Karṇa, out of terror of the great-souled Pāṇḍava (Arjuna).
8.85.55
ताञ्शोणितपरिक्लिन्नान्विषमस्थाञ्शरातुरान् ।
मा भैष्टेत्यब्रवीत्कर्णो भीतानाविष्टचेतसः ॥ ८.८५.५५ ॥
To them, drenched in blood, lying in uneven places, afflicted by arrows, Karṇa said, "Do not fear," to those frightened and with minds seized.
8.85.56
सम्भग्नं हि बलं दृष्ट्वा बलात्पार्थेन तावकम् ।
धनुर्विस्फारयन्कर्णस्तस्थौ शत्रुजिघांसया ॥ ८.८५.५६ ॥
Seeing your army broken by force by Pārtha, Karṇa stood, stretching his bow wide, with desire to slay the enemy.
8.85.57
तान्प्रद्रुतान्कुरून्दृष्ट्वा कर्णः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ।
सञ्चिन्तयित्वा पार्थस्य वधे दध्रे मनः श्वसन् ॥ ८.८५.५७ ॥
Seeing the Kurus fleeing, Karṇa, best of weapon-bearers, reflected, fixed his mind on slaying Pārtha, breathing hard.
8.85.58
विस्फार्य सुमहच्चापं ततश्चाधिरथिर्वृषः ।
पाञ्चालान्पुनराधावत्पश्यतः सव्यसाचिनः ॥ ८.८५.५८ ॥
Having stretched his very great bow, then the son of Adhiratha, the bull Karṇa, rushed again at the Pāñcālas while Savyasācin watched.
8.85.59
ततः क्षणेन क्षितिपाः क्षतजप्रतिमेक्षणाः ।
शरौघैश्छादयामासुर्महामेघा इवाचलम् ॥ ८.८५.५९ ॥
Then in an instant the kings, with eyes like blood, covered him with showers of arrows, as great clouds cover a mountain.
8.85.60
ततः शरसहस्राणि कर्णमुक्तानि मारिष ।
पाञ्चालानां हरत्प्राणांस्तमांसीव तमोनुदः ॥ ८.८५.६० ॥
Then thousands of arrows released by Karṇa, O noble one, seized the lives of the Pāñcālas, as the sun, dispeller of darkness, dispels the darknesses.
8.85.61
महदासीत्तदा युद्धं पाञ्चालानां महामते ।
वध्यतां सूतपुत्रेण मित्रार्थे मित्रगृद्धिना ॥ ८.८५.६१ ॥
O wise one, then a great battle arose for the Pāñcālas, who were being slain by the son of the charioteer, eager for his friend's cause, out of friendship.