Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.13
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9.13.1
अर्जुनो द्रौणिना विद्धो युद्धे बहुभिरायसैः ।
तस्य चानुचरैः शूरैस्त्रिगर्तानां महारथैः ॥ ९.१३.१ ॥
In battle Arjuna was pierced by Droṇa's son with many iron arrows, and likewise by his heroic Trigarta followers and great charioteers.
9.13.2
द्रौणिं विव्याध समरे त्रिभिरेव शिलीमुखैः ।
तथेतरान्महेष्वासान्द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां धनञ्जयः।
भूयश्चैव महाराज शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥ ९.१३.२ ॥
In battle Dhanañjaya struck Droṇa's son with three arrows, and the other great archers with two each; then again, O great king, he covered them with a shower of arrows.
9.13.3
शरकण्टकितास्ते तु तावका भरतर्षभ ।
न जहुः पार्थमासाद्य ताड्यमानाः शितैः शरैः ॥ ९.१३.३ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, though your men bristled with arrows like thorns, though struck by sharp arrows, having come near the son of Pṛthā, they did not abandon him.
9.13.4
अर्जुनं रथवंशेन द्रोणपुत्रपुरोगमाः ।
परिवार्य मुदा युक्ता योधयन्तश्चकाशिरे ॥ ९.१३.४ ॥
Led by Droṇa's son, they surrounded Arjuna in a formation of chariots and shone, fighting with joy.
9.13.5
तैस्तु क्षिप्ताः शरा राजन्कार्तस्वरविभूषिताः ।
अर्जुनस्य रथोपस्थं पूरयामासुरञ्जसा ॥ ९.१३.५ ॥
O king, the arrows they hurled, adorned with gold, quickly filled the platform of Arjuna's chariot.
9.13.6
तथा कृष्णौ महेष्वासौ वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम् ।
विव्यधुश्च शरैर्घोरैः प्रहृष्टा युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥ ९.१३.६ ॥
Likewise, the two Kṛṣṇas, the great archers, bulls among all archers, were struck by them with terrible arrows, delighted and intoxicated with battle.
9.13.7
कूबरं रथचक्राणि ईषा योक्त्राणि वा विभो ।
युगं चैवानुकर्षं च शरभूतमभूत्तदा ॥ ९.१३.७ ॥
O mighty one, then the chariot's body, its wheels, the pole, the yoke-straps, the yoke and the axle-pole all became arrows.
9.13.8
नैतादृशं दृष्टपूर्वं राजन्नेव च नः श्रुतम् ।
यादृशं तत्र पार्थस्य तावकाः सम्प्रचक्रिरे ॥ ९.१३.८ ॥
O king, we have neither seen nor heard before anything like what your men then did against Pārtha.
9.13.9
स रथः सर्वतो भाति चित्रपुङ्खैः शितैः शरैः ।
उल्काशतैः सम्प्रदीप्तं विमानमिव भूतले ॥ ९.१३.९ ॥
That chariot shone on all sides with sharp arrows bearing bright feathers, like a celestial mansion blazing on the earth with hundreds of fireballs.
9.13.10
ततोऽर्जुनो महाराज शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
अवाकिरत्तां पृतनां मेघो धृष्ट्येव पर्वतम् ॥ ९.१३.१० ॥
Then, O great king, Arjuna covered that army with arrows having bent shafts, as a cloud boldly covers a mountain.
9.13.11
ते वध्यमानाः समरे पार्थनामाङ्कितैः शरैः ।
पार्थभूतममन्यन्त प्रेक्षमाणास्तथाविधम् ॥ ९.१३.११ ॥
Struck in battle by arrows marked with Pārtha's name, they looked around and thought that everything had become Pārtha.
9.13.12
कोपोद्धूतशरज्वालो धनुःशब्दानिलो महान् ।
सैन्येन्धनं ददाहाशु तावकं पार्थपावकः ॥ ९.१३.१२ ॥
The fire of Pārtha, its flames of arrows kindled by anger and its great wind the twang of the bowstring, swiftly burned up your army as fuel.
9.13.13
चक्राणां पततां चापि युगानां च धरातले ।
तूणीराणां पताकानां ध्वजानां च रथैः सह ॥ ९.१३.१३ ॥
Wheels, yokes, quivers, pennants and banners lay fallen on the ground, heaped together with the chariots.
9.13.14
ईषाणामनुकर्षाणां त्रिवेणूनां च भारत ।
अक्षाणामथ योक्त्राणां प्रतोदानां च राशयः ॥ ९.१३.१४ ॥
O Bharata, heaps of poles, drawbars, three-jointed axle-beams, axles, reins and goads lay scattered there.
9.13.15
शिरसां पततां चापि कुण्डलोष्णीषधारिणाम् ।
भुजानां च महाभाग स्कन्धानां च समन्ततः ॥ ९.१३.१५ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, heaps of fallen heads wearing earrings and turbans, arms and shoulders lay on every side.
9.13.16
छत्राणां व्यजनैः सार्धं मकुटानां च राशयः ।
समदृश्यन्त पार्थस्य रथमार्गेषु भारत ॥ ९.१३.१६ ॥
O Bharata, on the chariot-tracks of Pārtha heaps of crowns were seen, along with parasols and fly-whisks.
9.13.17
अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा ।
भीरूणां त्रासजननी शूराणां हर्षवर्धिनी।
बभूव भरतश्रेष्ठ रुद्रस्याक्रीडनं यथा ॥ ९.१३.१७ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, that earth, muddy with flesh and blood, became of unrecognizable form, causing terror to the timid and increasing the joy of heroes, like a playground of Rudra.
9.13.18
हत्वा तु समरे पार्थः सहस्रे द्वे परन्तपः ।
रथानां सवरूथानं विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥ ९.१३.१८ ॥
Pārtha, the scorcher of foes, having slain two thousand chariots together with their armour in battle, blazed like a smokeless fire.
9.13.19
यथा हि भगवानग्निर्जगद्दग्ध्वा चराचरम् ।
विधूमो दृश्यते राजंस्तथा पार्थो धऩञ्जयः ॥ ९.१३.१९ ॥
Just as the blessed fire, having burned the moving and unmoving world, is seen smokeless, O king, so Pārtha Dhanañjaya was seen.
9.13.20
द्रौणिस्तु समरे दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवस्य पराक्रमम् ।
रथेनातिपताकेन पाण्डवं प्रत्यवारयत् ॥ ९.१३.२० ॥
But the son of Droṇa, seeing the prowess of the Pāṇḍava in battle, with a chariot bearing very high banners, checked the Pāṇḍava in opposition.
9.13.21
तावुभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ श्वेताश्वौ धन्विनां वरौ ।
समीयतुस्तदाऽन्योन्यं परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥ ९.१३.२१ ॥
Those two tigers among men, having white horses, the best of archers, seeking each other's death, then met one another.
9.13.22
तयोरासीन्महाराज बाणवर्षं सुदारुणम् ।
जीमूतयोर्यथा वृष्टिस्तपान्ते भरतर्षभ ॥ ९.१३.२२ ॥
Between those two, O great king, there was a very terrible rain of arrows, like rain from clouds at the end of summer, O bull of the Bharatas.
9.13.23
अन्योन्यस्पर्धिनौ तौ तु शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ।
ततक्षतुस्तदाऽन्योन्यं शृङ्गाभ्यां वृषभाविव ॥ ९.१३.२३ ॥
Those two, rivaling each other, then wounded one another with arrows bent at the joints, like two bulls striking with their horns.
9.13.24
तयोर्युद्धं महाराज चिरं सममिवाभवत् ।
शस्त्राणां सङ्गमश्चैव घोरस्तत्राभवत्पुनः ॥ ९.१३.२४ ॥
O great king, the battle between those two was for a long time as if equal, and there the clash of weapons again became terrible.
9.13.25
ततोऽर्जुनं द्वादशभी रुक्मपुङ्खैः सुतेजनैः ।
वासुदेवं च दशभिर्द्रौणिर्विव्याध भारत ॥ ९.१३.२५ ॥
Then Droṇa's son pierced Arjuna with twelve sharp arrows with golden feathers, and Vāsudeva with ten, O descendant of Bharata.
9.13.26
ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुर्व्याक्षिपद्गाण्डिवं धनुः ।
मानयित्वा मुहूर्तं तु गुरुपुत्रं महाहवे ॥ ९.१३.२६ ॥
Then Arjuna, laughing, drew the Gāṇḍīva bow, having honored for a moment the teacher's son in that great battle.
9.13.27
व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे सव्यसाची परन्तपः ।
मृदुपूर्वं ततश्चैनं पुनःपुनरताडयत् ॥ ९.१३.२७ ॥
Savyasācin, the enemy-scorcher, left his horses, charioteer and chariot useless; at first gently, then he struck him again and again.
9.13.28
हताश्वे तु रथे तिष्ठन्द्रोणपुत्रस्त्वयस्मयम् ।
मुसलं पाण्डुपुत्राय चिक्षेप परिघोपमम् ॥ ९.१३.२८ ॥
Standing on his chariot with its horses slain, Droṇa's son hurled at the son of Pāṇḍu an iron club like an iron bar.
9.13.29
तमापतन्तं सहसा हेमपट्टविभूषितम् ।
चिच्छेद सप्तधा वीरः पार्थः शत्रुनिबर्हणः ॥ ९.१३.२९ ॥
That club, adorned with gold bands, suddenly rushing at him, the hero Pārtha, destroyer of foes, cut into seven pieces.
9.13.30
स च्छिन्नं मुसलं दृष्ट्वा द्रौणिः परमकोपनः ।
आददे परिघं घोरं नगेन्द्रशिखरोपमम्।
चिक्षेप चैव पार्थाय द्रौणिर्युद्धविशारदः ॥ ९.१३.३० ॥
Seeing the club cut, Droṇa's son, greatly enraged, seized a terrible iron bar like a mountain peak, and the son of Droṇa, skilled in battle, hurled it at Pārtha.
9.13.31
तमन्तकमिव क्रुद्दं परिघं प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवः ।
अर्जुनस्त्वरितो जघ्ने पञ्चभिः सायकोत्तमैः ॥ ९.१३.३१ ॥
Seeing the club coming on, enraged like Death, the Pāṇḍava Arjuna swiftly struck it with five excellent arrows.
9.13.32
स च्छिन्नः पतितो भूमौ पार्थबाणैर्महाहवे ।
दारयन्पृथिवीन्द्राणां मनः सब्देन भारत ॥ ९.१३.३२ ॥
Shattered by Pārtha's arrows, it fell to the ground in the great battle, O Bhārata, tearing the hearts of kings with its roar.
9.13.33
ततोऽपरैस्त्रिभिर्भल्लैर्द्रौणिं विव्याध पाण्डवः ॥ ९.१३.३३ ॥
Then the Pāṇḍava pierced Droṇa's son with three more broad-headed arrows.
9.13.34
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता पार्थेन सुमहात्मना ।
नाकम्पत तदा द्रौणिः पौरुषेषु व्यवस्थितः ॥ ९.१३.३४ ॥
Though sorely pierced by the mighty and greatly noble Pārtha, Droṇa's son did not tremble; he stood firm in his manly valour.
9.13.35
सुरथं च ततो राजन्भारद्वाजो महारथम् ।
अवाकिरच्छरव्रातैः सर्वक्षत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥ ९.१३.३५ ॥
Then, O king, Bhāradvāja (Droṇa's son) showered the great charioteer Suratha with volleys of arrows while all the warriors looked on.
9.13.36
ततस्तु सुरथोऽप्याजौ पाञ्चालानां महारथः ।
रथेन मेघघोषेण द्रौणिमेवाभ्यधावत ॥ ९.१३.३६ ॥
Then Suratha, the great charioteer of the Pāñcālas, rushed in battle straight at Droṇa's son in his chariot that thundered like a cloud.
9.13.37
विकर्षन्वै धनुःश्रेष्ठं सर्वभारसहं दृढम् ।
ज्वलनाशीविषनिभैः शरैश्चैनमवाकिरत् ॥ ९.१३.३७ ॥
Drawing the best bow, firm and able to bear every load, he showered him with arrows like blazing venomous serpents.
9.13.38
सुरथं तं ततः क्रुद्धमापतन्तं महारथम् ।
चुकोप समरे द्रौणिर्दण्डाहत इवोरगः ॥ ९.१३.३८ ॥
Then, seeing the great charioteer Suratha rushing upon him in rage, the son of Droṇa grew furious in battle like a serpent struck with a rod.
9.13.39
त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटीं कृत्वा सृक्विणी परिसंलिहन् ।
उद्वीक्ष्य सुरथं रोषाद्धनुर्ज्यामवमृज्य च।
मुमोच तीक्ष्णं नाराचं यमदण्डोपमद्युतिम् ॥ ९.१३.३९ ॥
Knitting his brows into three peaks and licking the corners of his mouth, glaring in anger at Suratha, he wiped his bowstring and loosed a sharp iron arrow brilliant as the rod of Yama.
9.13.40
स तस्य हृदयं भित्त्वा प्रविवेशातिवेगितः ।
शक्ताशनिरिवोत्सृष्टो विदार्य धरणीतलम् ॥ ९.१३.४० ॥
It pierced his heart and entered with great speed, like a spear and thunderbolt hurled that splits the earth.
9.13.41
ततः स पतितो भूमौ नाराचेन समाहतः ।
वज्रेण च यथा शृङ्गं पर्वतस्येव दीर्यतः ॥ ९.१३.४१ ॥
Struck by the iron arrow, he fell to the ground, like a mountain peak split by a thunderbolt.
9.13.42
तस्मिन्विनिहते वीरे द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं तमेव रथिनां वरः ॥ ९.१३.४२ ॥
When that hero was slain, the mighty son of Droṇa, best of charioteers, swiftly mounted that very chariot.
9.13.43
ततः सज्जो महाराज द्रौणिराहवदुर्मदः ।
अर्जुनं योधयामास संशप्तकवृतो रणे ॥ ९.१३.४३ ॥
Then, great king, the son of Droṇa, intoxicated with battle, armed himself and, surrounded by the Saṃśaptakas, fought Arjuna in the battle.
9.13.44
तत्र युद्धं महच्चासीदर्जुनस्य परैः सह ।
मध्यन्दिनगते सूर्ये यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥ ९.१३.४४ ॥
There a great battle took place between Arjuna and the enemies, when the sun had reached midday, a battle that swelled the realm of Yama.
9.13.45
तत्राश्चर्यमपश्याम दृष्ट्वा तेषां पराक्रमम् ।
यदेको युगपद्वीरान्समयोधयदर्जुनः ॥ ९.१३.४५ ॥
There we saw a marvel: beholding their prowess, we saw that Arjuna alone was fighting many heroes at once.
9.13.46
विमर्दः सुमहानासीदर्जुनस्य परैः सह ।
शतक्रतोर्यथापूर्वं महत्या दैत्यसेनया ॥ ९.१३.४६ ॥
A very great slaughter took place between Arjuna and the enemies, like that formerly of Śatakratu (Indra) with the mighty army of the Daityas.