Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.14
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9.14.1
दुर्योधनो महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ।
चक्रतुः सुमहद्युद्धं शरशक्तिसमाकुलम् ॥ ९.१४.१ ॥
O great king, Duryodhana and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣata, fought a very great battle, filled with arrows and spears.
9.14.2
ततो राजन्समापेतुः शरधाराः सहस्रशः ।
अम्बुदानां यथा काले जलधाराः समन्ततः ॥ ९.१४.२ ॥
Then, O king, streams of arrows poured down by the thousand from all sides, like streams of water from the clouds in season.
9.14.3
राजा च पार्षतं विद्ध्वा शरैः पञ्चभिराशुगैः ।
द्रोणहन्तारमुग्रेषुं पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥ ९.१४.३ ॥
The king pierced the son of Pṛṣata with five swift arrows, and again pierced the slayer of Droṇa, the fierce archer, with seven.
9.14.4
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु समरे बलवान्दृढविक्रमः ।
सप्तत्या विशिखानां वै दुर्योधनमपीडयत् ॥ ९.१४.४ ॥
But Dhṛṣṭadyumna, mighty in battle and of firm prowess, afflicted Duryodhana with seventy arrows.
9.14.5
पीडितं वीक्ष्य राजानं सोदर्या भरतर्षभ ।
महत्या सेनया सार्धं परिवव्रुः स्म पार्षतम् ॥ ९.१४.५ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, seeing the king afflicted, his brothers together with a great army surrounded the son of Pṛṣata.
9.14.6
स तैः परिवृतः शूरः सर्वतोऽतिरथै र्भृशम् ।
व्यचरत्समरे राजन्दर्शयन्नस्त्रलाघवम् ॥ ९.१४.६ ॥
O king, surrounded on all sides by those great chariot-warriors, that hero moved about fiercely in battle, displaying his skill with weapons.
9.14.7
शिखण्डी कृतवर्माणं गौतमं च महारथम् ।
प्रभद्रकैः समायुक्तो योधयामास धन्विनौ ॥ ९.१४.७ ॥
Śikhaṇḍin, joined by the Prabhadrakas, fought against Kṛtavarman and the great charioteer Gautama, those two archers.
9.14.8
तत्रापि सुमहद्युद्धं घोररूपं विशाम्पते ।
प्राणान्सन्तजतां युद्धे प्राणद्यूताभिदेवने ॥ ९.१४.८ ॥
There too a very great and terrible battle arose, O lord of the people, among those who gave up their lives in war, like a gambling game where lives were the stake.
9.14.9
शल्यः सायकवर्षाणि विमुञ्जन्सर्वतोदिशम् ।
पाण्डवान्पीडयामास ससात्यकिवृकोदरान् ॥ ९.१४.९ ॥
Śalya, showering arrows in all directions, harassed the Pāṇḍavas, together with Sātyaki and Vṛkodara.
9.14.10
तथा तौ तु यमौ यमतुल्यपराक्रमौ ।
योधयामास राजेन्द्र वीर्येणास्त्रबलेन च ॥ ९.१४.१० ॥
Likewise those two twins, with prowess equal to Yama, fought, O lord of kings, with valour and the strength of their weapons.
9.14.11
शल्यसायकनुन्नानां पाण्डवानां महामृधे ।
त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त केचित्तत्र महारथाः ॥ ९.१४.११ ॥
In that great battle, the Pāṇḍavas, struck down by Śalya's arrows, found no protector, not even among some of the great charioteers there.
9.14.12
ततस्तु नकुलः शूरो धर्मराजे प्रपीडिते ।
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन मातुलं माद्रिनन्दनः ॥ ९.१४.१२ ॥
Then, when King Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira) was sorely afflicted, the brave son of Mādrī, Nakula, rushed swiftly upon his maternal uncle.
9.14.13
सञ्छाद्य समरे वीरं नकुलः परवीरहा ।
विव्याध चैनं दशभिः स्मयमानः स्तनान्तरे ॥ ९.१४.१३ ॥
Nakula, slayer of enemy heroes, covering that hero in battle, smiling, pierced him with ten arrows in the middle of his chest.
9.14.14
सर्वपारसवैर्बाणैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः ।
स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शिलाधौतैर्धनुर्यन्त्रप्रचोदितैः ॥ ९.१४.१४ ॥
All arrows of pārasava wood, polished by smiths, with golden feathers, washed on the whetstone, launched by the mechanism of the bow.
9.14.15
शल्यस्तु पीडितस्तेन स्वस्रीयेण हि मातुलः ।
नकुलं पीडयामास पत्रिभिर्नतपर्वभिः ॥ ९.१४.१५ ॥
But Śalya, afflicted by his sister's son, the maternal uncle, afflicted Nakula with arrows having bent joints.
9.14.16
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीमसेनोऽथ सात्यकिः ।
सहदेवश्च माद्रेणो मद्रराजमुपाद्रवन् ॥ ९.१४.१६ ॥
Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena, Sātyaki, and Sahadeva, son of Mādrī, rushed toward the king of the Madras.
9.14.17
तानापतत एवाशु पूरयाणान्रथस्वनैः ।
दिशश्च विदिशश्चैव कम्पयानांश्च मेदिनीम्।
प्रतिजग्राह समरे सेनापतिरमित्रजित् ॥ ९.१४.१७ ॥
As they rushed toward him swiftly, filling the directions and intermediate directions with the sound of chariots and shaking the earth, the commander Amitrajit received them in battle.
9.14.18
युधिष्ठिरं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा भीमसेनं च पञ्चभिः ।
सात्यकिं च शतेनाजौ सहदेवं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥ ९.१४.१८ ॥
Having pierced Yudhiṣṭhira with three, Bhīmasena with five, Sātyaki in battle with a hundred, and Sahadeva with three arrows.
9.14.19
ततस्तु सशरं चापं नकुलस्य महात्मनः ।
मद्रेश्वरः क्षुरप्रेण मध्ये चिच्छेद मारिष ॥ ९.१४.१९ ॥
Then the lord of the Madras cut the bow of the great-souled Nakula, together with its arrow, in the middle with a razor-headed arrow, O sir.
9.14.20
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं ततः शल्यस्य सायकैः ।
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय माद्रीपुत्रो महारथः।
मद्रराजरथं तूर्णं पूरयामास पत्रिभिः ॥ ९.१४.२० ॥
Having cast aside that bow, cut by Śalya's arrows, the great charioteer, son of Mādrī, took up another bow and swiftly filled the chariot of the Madra king with arrows.
9.14.21
युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशं सहदेवश्च मारिष ।
दशभिर्दशभिर्बाणैरुरस्येनमविध्यताम् ॥ ९.१४.२१ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira and Sahadeva, O sir, pierced the lord of the Madras on his chest with ten arrows each.
9.14.22
भीमसेनस्तु तं षष्ट्या सात्यकिर्दशभिः शरैः ।
मद्रराजमभिद्रुत्य जघ्नतुः …ङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥ ९.१४.२२ ॥
Bhīmasena struck him with sixty arrows, and Sātyaki with ten, rushing at the Madra king; with arrows of … feathers (the text is partly unreadable).
9.14.23
मद्रराजस्ततः क्रुद्धः सात्यकिं नवभिः शरैः ।
विव्याध भूयः सप्तत्या शराणां नतपर्वणाम् ॥ ९.१४.२३ ॥
Then the enraged lord of the Madras pierced Sātyaki with nine arrows, and again with seventy arrows whose joints were bent.
9.14.24
अथास्य सशरं चापं मुष्टौ चिच्छेद मारिष ।
हयांश्च चतुरः सङ्ख्ये प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे ॥ ९.१४.२४ ॥
Then he cut Sātyaki's bow, with its arrow, at the grip, O sir, and in battle sent his four horses to death.
9.14.25
विरथं सात्यकिं कृत्वा मद्रराजो महारथः ।
विशिखानां शतेनैनमाजघान समन्ततः ॥ ९.१४.२५ ॥
The great charioteer, king of the Madras, leaving Sātyaki without a chariot, struck him on every side with a hundred arrows.
9.14.26
माद्रीपुत्रं च संरब्धो भीमसेनं च पाण्डवम् ।
युधिष्ठिरं च कौरव्य विव्याध दशभिः शरैः ॥ ९.१४.२६ ॥
And enraged, O Kaurava, he pierced the sons of Mādrī, the Pāṇḍava Bhīmasena, and Yudhiṣṭhira, each with ten arrows.
9.14.27
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम मद्रराजस्य पौरुषम् ।
यदेनं सहिताः पार्था नाभ्यवर्तन्त संयुगे ॥ ९.१४.२७ ॥
There we saw a wondrous display of the prowess of the king of the Madras, that the sons of Pṛthā, though united, could not withstand him in battle.
9.14.28
अथान्यं रथमास्थाय सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः ।
पीडितान्पाण्डवान्दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजवशं गतान्।
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन मद्राणामधिपं बलात् ॥ ९.१४.२८ ॥
Then Sātyaki, true in valour, mounting another chariot, seeing the Pāṇḍavas afflicted and fallen under the power of the king of the Madras, rushed swiftly with force upon the lord of the Madras.
9.14.29
आपतन्तं रथं तस्य शल्यः समितिशोभनः ।
प्रत्युद्ययौ रथेनैव मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम् ॥ ९.१४.२९ ॥
Śalya, glorious in battle, advanced with his chariot to meet the chariot charging at him, as a maddened elephant meets another maddened elephant.
9.14.30
स सन्निपातस्तुमुलो बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः ।
सात्यकेश्चैव शूरस्य मद्राणामधिपस्य च।
यादृशो वै पुरा वृत्तः शम्बरामरराजयोः ॥ ९.१४.३० ॥
That clash between Sātyaki and the heroic lord of the Madras became tumultuous and wondrous to behold, just as formerly it had been between Śambara and the king of the gods.
9.14.31
सात्यकिः प्रेक्ष्य समरे मद्रराजमवस्थितम् ।
विव्याध दशभिर्बाणैस्तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ९.१४.३१ ॥
Seeing the lord of the Madras standing firm in battle, Sātyaki pierced him with ten arrows and said, 'Stand, stand!'
9.14.32
मद्रराजस्तु सुभृशं विद्धस्तेन महात्मना ।
सात्यकिं प्रतिविव्याध चित्रपुङ्खैः शितैः शरैः ॥ ९.१४.३२ ॥
But the king of the Madras, sorely wounded by that great-souled one, pierced Sātyaki in return with sharp arrows having variegated feathers.
9.14.33
ततः पार्था महेष्वासाः सात्वताऽभिसृतं नृपम् ।
अभ्यवर्तन्रथैस्तूर्णं मातुलं वधकाङ्क्षया ॥ ९.१४.३३ ॥
Then the great archers, the sons of Pṛthā, swiftly charged with their chariots upon the king, their maternal uncle, pursued by the Sātvata, desiring his death.
9.14.34
तत आसीत्परामर्दस्तुमुलः शोणितोदकः ।
शूराणां युध्यमानानां सिंहानामिव नर्दताम् ॥ ९.१४.३४ ॥
Then a tumultuous mutual crushing arose, with rivers of blood, as the heroes fought, roaring like lions.
9.14.35
तेषामासीन्महाराज व्यधिक्षेपः परस्परम् ।
सिंहानामामिषेप्सूनां कूजतामिव संयुगे ॥ ९.१४.३५ ॥
Among them, O great king, there was a hurling of weapons upon one another, like lions desiring flesh growling in battle.
9.14.36
तेषां बाणसहस्रौघैराकीर्णा वसुधाऽभवत् ।
अन्तरिक्षं च सहसा बाणभूतमभूत्तदा ॥ ९.१४.३६ ॥
The earth was covered with floods of thousands of their arrows, and at once the sky too became made of arrows.
9.14.37
शरान्धकारं सहसा कृतं तेन समन्ततः ।
अभ्रच्छायेव सञ्जज्ञे शरैर्मुक्तैर्महात्मभिः ॥ ९.१४.३७ ॥
He at once made a darkness of arrows on every side; by the arrows loosed by the great-souled ones it became like the shadow of clouds.
9.14.38
तत्र राजञ्शरैर्मुक्तैर्निर्मुक्तैरिव पन्नैगः ।
स्वर्णपुङ्खैः प्रकाशद्भिर्व्यरोचन्त दिशस्तदा ॥ ९.१४.३८ ॥
There, O king, by the arrows loosed, like serpents' shed skins, with golden feathers gleaming, the directions shone forth then.
9.14.39
तत्राद्भुतं परं चक्रे शल्यः शत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
यदेकः समरे शूरो योधयामास वै बहून् ॥ ९.१४.३९ ॥
There Śalya, destroyer of foes, performed a supremely wondrous deed: he alone, a hero in battle, fought against many.
9.14.40
मद्रराजभुजोत्सृष्टैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः ।
सम्पतद्भिः शरैर्घोरैरवाकीर्यत मेदिनी ॥ ९.१४.४० ॥
By the terrible arrows, hurled from the arms of the Madra king, fitted with heron and peacock feathers, flying forth, the earth was strewn over.
9.14.41
तत्र शल्यरथं राजन्विचरन्तं महाहवे ।
अपश्याम यथापूर्वं शक्रस्यासुरसंक्षये ॥ ९.१४.४१ ॥
There, O king, we saw Śalya's chariot moving about in the great battle, as before the chariot of Indra was seen in the destruction of the asuras.