Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 8.9
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8.9.1
ते सेनेऽन्योन्यमासाद्य प्रहृष्टाश्वनरद्विपे ।
बृहत्यौ सम्प्रजहाते देवासुरचमूसमे ॥ ८.९.१ ॥
Those two armies, meeting one another, with rejoicing horses, men and elephants, clashed fiercely, vast as the armies of gods and demons.
8.9.2
ततो नानारथाश्वेभाः पत्तयश्चोग्रविक्रमाः ।
सम्प्रहारान्भृशं चक्रुर्देहपाप्मविनाशनान् ॥ ८.९.२ ॥
Then the chariots, horses and elephants of many kinds, and the foot soldiers of fierce valour, dealt blows in plenty, blows that destroy the sins of the body.
8.9.3
पूर्णचन्द्रार्कपद्मानां कान्तित्विङ्गन्धतः समैः ।
उत्तमाङ्गैर्नृसिंहानां नृसिंहास्तस्तरुर्महीम् ॥ ८.९.३ ॥
With heads equal in brilliance, lustre and fragrance to the full moon, the sun and the lotus, the lion-men (heroes) strewed the earth with the heads of the lion-men.
8.9.4
अर्धचन्द्रैस्तथा भल्लैः क्षुरप्रैरसिपट्टसैः ।
परश्वथैश्चापहृतान्युत्तमाङ्गानि युध्यताम् ॥ ८.९.४ ॥
Heads of the men fighting were struck off by arrows: crescent-headed arrows, barbed arrows, razor-edged arrows, swords, broadswords and battle-axes.
8.9.5
व्यायतायतबाहूनां व्यायतायतबाहुभिः ।
वाहवः पातिता रेजुर्धरण्यां सायुधाङ्गदैः ॥ ८.९.५ ॥
The arms of the broad-armed warriors, struck off by long and broad arms, lay on the ground, shining with their weapons and armlets.
8.9.6
तैः स्फुरद्भिर्मही भाति रक्ताङ्गुलितलैस्तथा ।
गरुडप्रहितैरुग्रैः पञ्चास्यैरुरगैरिव ॥ ८.९.६ ॥
With those quivering hands, their fingertips and palms blood-red, the earth shone as though filled with fierce five-headed serpents sent by Garuḍa.
8.9.7
द्विरदस्यन्दनाश्वेभ्यः पेतुर्वीरा द्विषद्धताः ।
विमानेभ्यो यथा क्षीणे पुण्ये स्वर्गदस्तथा ॥ ८.९.७ ॥
Heroes struck down by the enemy fell from elephants, chariots and horses, just as those fall from celestial chariots when their merit is spent and they fall from heaven.
8.9.8
गदाभिरन्ये गुर्वीभिः परिधैर्मुसलैरपि ।
पोथिताः शतशः पेतुर्वीरा वीरतरै रणे ॥ ८.९.८ ॥
Others, crushed by heavy maces, iron clubs and pestles, fell by the hundreds in battle, struck down by braver heroes.
8.9.9
रथा रथैर्विमथिता मत्ता मत्तैर्द्विपा द्विपैः ।
सादिनः सादिभिश्चैव तस्मिन्परमसङ्कुले ॥ ८.९.९ ॥
Chariots were crushed by chariots, maddened elephants by maddened elephants, and riders by riders, in that most dreadful tumult.
8.9.10
रथैर्नरा रथा नागैरश्वारोहाश्च पत्तिभिः ।
अश्वारोहैः पदाताश्च निहता युधि शेरते ॥ ८.९.१० ॥
Charioteers slain by chariots, horsemen slain by elephants, and horsemen and foot soldiers slain by foot soldiers and horsemen, lie dead in battle.
8.9.11
रथाश्वपत्तयो नागै रथाश्वेभाश्च पत्तिभिः ।
रथपत्तिद्विपाश्चाश्चै रथैश्चापि नरद्विपाः ॥ ८.९.११ ॥
Chariots, horses and foot soldiers were slain by elephants; chariots, horses and elephants by foot soldiers; charioteers, foot soldiers and elephants by horses; men and elephants also by chariots.
8.9.12
रथाश्वेभनराणां तु नराश्वेभरथैः कृतम् ।
पाणिपादैश्च शस्त्रैश्च रथैश्च कदनं महत् ॥ ८.९.१२ ॥
There was great slaughter of chariots, horses, elephants and men, wrought by men, horses, elephants and chariots, by hands and feet, by weapons and by chariots.
8.9.13
तथा तस्मिन्बले शूरैर्वध्यमाने हतेऽपि च ।
अस्मानभ्याययुः पार्था वृकोदरपुरोगमाः ॥ ८.९.१३ ॥
Thus, while the heroes of that army were being slain and had fallen, the sons of Pṛthā, led by Vṛkodara, came upon us.
8.9.14
वृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः ।
सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च द्राविडैः सैनिकैः सह ॥ ८.९.१४ ॥
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, the sons of Draupadī, the Prabhadrakas, Sātyaki and Ekitāna came with the Drāviḍa soldiers.
8.9.15
वृता व्यूहेन महता पाण्ड्याश्चोलाः सकेरलाः ।
व्यूढोरस्का दीर्घभुजाः प्रांशवः पृथुलोचनाः ॥ ८.९.१५ ॥
Surrounded by a great battle array came the Pāṇḍyas, the Colas and the Keralas, broad-chested, long-armed, tall and broad-eyed.
8.9.16
आपीडिनो रक्तदन्ता मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमाः ।
नानाविरागवसाना गन्धचूर्णावचूर्णिताः ॥ ८.९.१६ ॥
Garlanded, red-tusked, valiant as maddened elephants, clad in garments of many colours and sprinkled with fragrant powders.
8.9.17
बद्धासयः पाशहस्ता वारणप्रतिवारणाः ।
समानमृत्यवो राजन्नात्यजन्त परस्परम् ॥ ८.९.१७ ॥
With goads tied on and nooses in hand, elephants opposed elephants; O king, alike in death, they did not let one another go.
8.9.18
कलापिनश्चापहस्ता दीर्घकेशाः प्रियंवदाः ।
पत्तयः सायकैर्विद्धा घोररूपपराक्रमाः ॥ ८.९.१८ ॥
Crested, with bows in hand, long-haired and sweet-speaking, the foot soldiers were pierced by arrows; terrible in form and valour, they fell.
8.9.19
अथापरे पुनः शूराश्चेदिपाञ्चालकेकयाः ।
कारूशाः कोसलाः काञ्च्या मागधाश्चापि दुद्रुवुः ॥ ८.९.१९ ॥
Then other heroes — the Cedis, Pāñcālas, Kekayas, Kārūṣas, Kosalas, Kāñcīs and Māgadhas — also rushed forward.
8.9.20
तेषां रथाश्वनागाश्च प्रवराश्चोग्रपत्तयः ।
नानाबाणरवैर्हृष्टा नृत्यन्ति च हसन्ति च ॥ ८.९.२० ॥
Their excellent chariots, horses and elephants, and their fierce foot-soldiers, delighted by the sounds of many kinds of arrows, danced and laughed.
8.9.21
तस्य सैन्यस्य महतो महामात्रवरैर्वृतः ।
मध्ये वृकोदरोऽभ्यायात्त्वदीयान्नागधूर्गतः ॥ ८.९.२१ ॥
In the midst of that great army, surrounded by the best of great commanders, Vṛkodara (Bhīma), riding on the head of an elephant, came forward against your men.
8.9.22
स नागप्रवरोऽत्युग्रो विधिवत्कल्पितो बभौ ।
उदयाग्राद्रिभवनं यथाऽभ्युदितभास्करम् ॥ ८.९.२२ ॥
That excellent, exceedingly fierce elephant, duly adorned, shone like the sun risen upon the eastern mountain.
8.9.23
तस्यायसं वर्मवरं वररत्नविभूषितम् ।
ताराव्याप्तस्य नभसः शारदस्य समं त्विषा ॥ ८.९.२३ ॥
His excellent iron armour, adorned with fine jewels, was equal in brilliance to the autumn sky filled with stars.
8.9.24
स तोमरव्यग्रकरश्चारुमौलिः स्वलङ्कृतः ।
शरन्मध्यन्दिनार्काभस्तेजया प्रदाहद्रिपून् ॥ ८.९.२४ ॥
With his hands busy with spears, wearing a beautiful crown and well adorned, radiant like the autumn midday sun, he burned the enemies with his splendour.
8.9.25
तं दृष्ट्वा द्विरदं दूरात्क्षेमधूर्तिर्द्विपस्थित ।
आह्वयन्नभिदुद्राव प्रहसन्पृतनामुखे ॥ ८.९.२५ ॥
Seeing him from afar, Kṣemadhūrti, standing upon his elephant, rushed at him at the front of the army, challenging him and laughing.
8.9.26
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं द्विपयोरुग्ररूपयोः ।
यदृच्छया द्रुतवतोर्महापर्वतयोरिव ॥ ८.९.२६ ॥
Between those two a battle arose between two elephants of fearsome form, like two great mountains rushing together by chance.
8.9.27
संसक्तनागौ तौ वीरौ तोमरैरितरेतरम् ।
बलवत्सूर्यरश्म्याभैर्भित्त्वाऽन्योन्यं विनेदतुः ॥ ८.९.२७ ॥
Those two heroes, seated on the entangled elephants, pierced one another forcefully with lances bright as the rays of the sun, and roared.
8.9.28
व्यपसृत्य तु नागाभ्यां मण्डलानि विचेरतुः ।
प्रगृह्य चोभौ धनुषी जघ्नतुर्वै परस्परम् ॥ ८.९.२८ ॥
Having withdrawn from their elephants, the two circled about, and each, taking up his bow, struck the other.
8.9.29
क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितरवैर्बाणशब्दैस्तु सर्वतः ।
तौ जनं हर्षयन्तौ च सिंहनादं प्रचक्रतुः ॥ ८.९.२९ ॥
With the roar and clap of bowstrings and the whistling of arrows on every side, the two gladdened the crowd and raised lion-like shouts.
8.9.30
समुद्यतकराभ्यां तौ द्विपाभ्यां कृतिनावुभौ ।
वातोद्वूतपताकाभ्यां युयुधाते महाबलौ ॥ ८.९.३० ॥
Those two skilled and mighty warriors, with hands upraised, seated on their elephants, with banners stirred by the wind, fought on.
8.9.31
तावन्योन्यस्य धनुषी छित्त्वाऽन्योन्यं विनेदतुः ।
शक्तितोमरवर्षेण प्रावृण्मेघाविवाम्बुभिः ॥ ८.९.३१ ॥
Cutting each other's bows, the two roared at one another, showering spears and javelins like rain-clouds pouring water in the monsoon.
8.9.32
क्षेमधूर्तिस्तदा भीमं तोमरेण स्तनान्तरे ।
निर्बिभेदातिवेगेन षड्भिश्चाप्यपरैर्नदन् ॥ ८.९.३२ ॥
Then Kṣemadhūrti, roaring, pierced Bhīma in the middle of the chest with a javelin at great speed, and pierced him also with six other arrows.
8.9.33
स भीमसेनः शुशुभे तोमरैरङ्गमाश्रितैः ।
क्रोधदीप्तवपुर्मेधैः सप्तसप्तिरिवांशमान् ॥ ८.९.३३ ॥
That Bhīmasena shone with the javelins lodged in his limbs, like the sun drawn by seven horses, radiant with its rays, its body blazing with wrath.
8.9.34
ततो भास्करवर्णाभमञ्चोगतिमयस्मायम् ।
ससर्ज तोमरं भीमः प्रत्यमित्राय यत्नवान् ॥ ८.९.३४ ॥
Then Bhīma, striving, hurled at his enemy a javelin brilliant as the sun, moving in a crooked course.
8.9.35
ततः करूशाधिपतिश्चापमानम्य सायकैः ।
दशभिस्तोमरं भित्त्वा षष्ट्या विव्याध पाण्डवम् ॥ ८.९.३५ ॥
Then the lord of the Karūṣas bent his bow, cut the javelin with ten arrows, and struck the Pāṇḍava with sixty.
8.9.36
अथ कार्मुकमादाय भीमो जलदनिः स्वनम् ।
रिपोरभ्यर्दयन्नागमुन्नदन्पाण्डवाः शरैः ॥ ८.९.३६ ॥
Then Bhīma took up his bow, thundering like a rain cloud, and roaring, pressed upon the enemy's elephant with arrows.
8.9.37
स शरौघार्दितो नागो भीमसेनेन संयुगे ।
गृह्यमाणोऽपि नातिष्ठद्वातोद्धूत इवाम्बुदः ॥ ८.९.३७ ॥
That elephant, afflicted by a volley of arrows, could not stand firm even when seized by Bhīmasena in battle, like a cloud blown up by the wind.
8.9.38
तमभ्यधावद्द्विरदं भीमो भीमस्य नागराट् ।
महावातेरितं मेघं वातोद्धूत इवाम्बुदः ॥ ८.९.३८ ॥
That lord of elephants of Bhīma rushed at Bhīma's elephant, like a cloud driven by a great wind, like a cloud blown up by the wind.
8.9.39
सन्निवार्यात्मनो नागं क्षेमधूर्तिः प्रतापवान् ।
विव्याधाभिद्रुतं बाणैर्भीमसेनस्य कुञ्जरम् ॥ ८.९.३९ ॥
Restraining his own elephant, the mighty Kṣemadhūrti pierced with arrows the elephant of Bhīmasena as it charged.
8.9.40
ततः साधुविसृष्टेन क्षुरेणानतपर्वणा ।
छित्त्वा शरासनं शत्रोर्नागं चापि प्रमार्दयत् ॥ ८.९.४० ॥
Then, with a well-released razor-headed arrow with bent joints, he cut the enemy's bow and also crushed his elephant.
8.9.41
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे भीमं क्षेमधूर्तिः पराभिनत् ।
जघान चास्य द्विरदं नाराचैः सर्वमर्मसु ॥ ८.९.४१ ॥
Then, enraged in battle, Kṣemadhūrti struck back at Bhīma and smote his elephant with iron arrows in all its vital spots.
8.9.42
स पपात महानागो भीमसेनस्य भारत ।
पुरा नागस्य पतनादवप्लुत्य स्थितो महीम् ॥ ८.९.४२ ॥
O Bhārata, that great elephant of Bhīmasena fell; before the elephant fell, Bhīmasena leapt down and stood upon the earth.
8.9.43
भीमसेनोऽपि तन्नागं गदया समपोथयत् ।
तस्मात्प्रमथितान्नागात्क्षेमधूर्तिरवप्लुतः ॥ ८.९.४३ ॥
Bhīmasena also struck that elephant thoroughly with his mace. From the crushed elephant, Kṣemadhūrti leapt down.
8.9.44
उद्धृत्य स्वङ्गं निशितमभ्यधावत्स पाण्डवम् ।
उद्यतायुधमायान्तं सदयाऽहन्वृकोदरः ॥ ८.९.४४ ॥
Raising his sharp sword, he rushed at that Pāṇḍava. As he came on with weapon raised, Vṛkodara struck him down with compassion.
8.9.45
स पपात हतः सासिर्व्यसुस्तमभितो द्विपम् ।
वज्रप्रभग्नमचलं सिंहो वज्रहतो यथा ॥ ८.९.४५ ॥
Struck down, lifeless, with his sword, he fell beside that elephant, like a mountain broken by a thunderbolt, or a lion struck by a thunderbolt.
8.9.46
तं हतं नृपतिं दृष्ट्वा करूशानां यशस्करम् ।
प्राद्रावद्व्यथिता सेना त्वदीया भरतर्षभ ॥ ८.९.४६ ॥
Seeing that king, glory-giver of the Kurus, slain, your distressed army fled, O bull of the Bharatas.