Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.19
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9.19.1
सन्निवृत्तेषु सैन्येषु साल्वो म्लेच्छगणाधिपः ।
अभ्यद्रवत्सुसङ्क्रुद्धः पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ॥ ९.१९.१ ॥
When the armies had turned back, Sālva, lord of the barbarian hosts, enraged, rushed upon the great force of the Pāṇḍavas.
9.19.2
आस्थाय सुमहानागं प्रभिन्नं पर्वतोपमम् ।
सप्तमैरावतप्रख्यममित्रगणमर्दनम् ॥ ९.१९.२ ॥
Mounting a very great elephant in rut, like a mountain, resembling the seventh Airāvata, crusher of hosts of enemies.
9.19.3
योऽसौ महान्भद्रकुलप्रसूतः ।
सुपूजितो धार्तराष्ट्रेण नित्यम्।
सुकल्पितः शास्त्रविनिश्चयज्ञैः ।
सदौपवाह्यः समरेषु राजन् ॥ ९.१९.३ ॥
That great elephant, born of a noble Bhadra lineage, always well honored by the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, well equipped by those who know the decisions of the treatises, was always fit to be ridden in battles, O king.
9.19.4
ऐरावतं दैत्यगणान्विमृद्र… ।
ञ्शक्रो यथा सञ्जनयन्भयानि।
तमास्थितो राजवरो बभूव ।
यथोदयस्थः सविता क्षपान्ते ॥ ९.१९.४ ॥
As Indra, mounted on Airāvata, trampling the hosts of demons, spreads terror, so that foremost of kings mounted it, like the sun standing on the rising mountain at the end of night.
9.19.5
स तेन नागप्रवरेण राज… ।
न्नभ्युद्ययौ पाण्डुसुतान्समेतान्।
शितैः पृषत्कैर्विददार वेगै… ।
र्महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैः सुघोरैः ॥ ९.१९.५ ॥
With that excellent elephant the king... advanced against the assembled sons of Pāṇḍu and pierced them with sharp arrows, swiftly, with very terrible shafts like Indra's thunderbolt.
9.19.6
ततः शरान्वै सृजतो महारणे ।
योधांश्च राजन्नयतो यमालयम्।
नास्यानत्रं ददृशुः स्वे परे वा ।
यथा पुरा वज्रधरस्य दैत्याः ॥ ९.१९.६ ॥
In the great battle, as he loosed arrows and sent warriors to the abode of Yama, neither his own side nor the enemy saw any gap in him, as in former times the Daityas saw none in the thunderbolt-bearer (Indra).
9.19.7
ते पाण्डवाः सोमकाः सृञ्जयाश्च ।
तमेकनागं ददृशुः समन्तात्।
सहस्रशो वै विचरन्तमेकं ।
यथा महेन्द्रस्य गजं समीपे ॥ ९.१९.७ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, the Somakas and the Sṛñjayas saw that one elephant of a warrior on every side, roaming by the thousand, like the elephant near great Indra.
9.19.8
सन्द्राव्यमाणं तु बलं परेषां ।
परेतकल्पं विबभौ समन्ततः।
नैवावतस्थे समरे भृशं भया… ।
द्विमृद्यमानं तु परस्परं तदा ॥ ९.१९.८ ॥
The enemy's army, scattered and fleeing, looked on every side like the dead; it could not hold its ground in battle, greatly… from fear; then, being crushed in two among themselves,
9.19.9
ततः प्रभग्ना सहसा महाचमूः ।
सा पाण्डवी तेन नराधिपेन।
दिशश्चतस्रः सहसा विधाविता ।
गजेन्द्रवेगं तमपारयन्ती ॥ ९.१९.९ ॥
Then that great Pāṇḍava army, broken suddenly by that lord of men, fled suddenly in all four directions, unable to bear the rush of that lordly elephant.
9.19.10
दृष्ट्वा च तां वेगवता प्रभग्नां ।
सर्वे त्वदीया युधि योधमुख्याः।
अपूजयंस्ते तु नराधिपं तं ।
दध्मुश्च शङ्खाञ्शशिसन्निकाशान् ॥ ९.१९.१० ॥
Seeing that army broken by that swift one, all your chief warriors in battle honored that lord of men, and blew their conches, bright as the moon.
9.19.11
श्रुत्वा निनादं त्वथ कौरवाणां ।
हर्षाद्विमुक्तं सह शङ्खशब्दैः।
सेनापतिः पाण्डवसृञ्जयानां ।
पाञ्चालपुत्रो ममृषे न कोपात् ॥ ९.१९.११ ॥
Hearing the roar of the Kauravas and the conch-shell sounds released in joy, the commander of the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas, the son of Pāñcāla, could not bear it in anger.
9.19.12
ततस्तु तं वै द्विरदं महात्मा ।
प्रत्युद्ययौ त्वरमाणो जयाय।
जम्भो यथा शक्रसमागमे वै ।
नागेन्द्रमैरावणमिन्द्रवाह्यम् ॥ ९.१९.१२ ॥
Then that high-souled one, hastening for victory, went forth to meet that great elephant, as Jambha once met Airāvaṇa, the mount of Indra, when he came face to face with Indra.
9.19.13
तमापतन्तं सहसा तु दृष्ट्वा ।
पाञ्चालपुत्रं युधि राजसिंहः।
तं वै द्विपं प्रेषयामास तूर्णं ।
वधाय राजन्द्रुपदात्मजस्य ॥ ९.१९.१३ ॥
O king, seeing the son of Pāñcāla suddenly charging at him in battle, the lion among kings swiftly sent that elephant to slay Drupada's son.
9.19.14
स तं द्विपेन्द्रं सहसापतन्त… ।
मविध्यदग्निप्रतिमैः पृषत्कैः।
कर्मारधौतैर्निशितैर्ज्वलद्भि… ।
र्नाराचमुख्यैस्त्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः ॥ ९.१९.१४ ॥
He suddenly pierced that lord of elephants, as it charged, with blazing arrows like fire, sharp and washed by smiths, and with three chief iron shafts of fierce speed.
9.19.15
ततोऽपरान्पञ्चशतान्महात्मा ।
नाराचमुख्यान्विससर्ज कुम्भे।
स तैस्तु विद्धः परमद्विपो रणे ।
तदा परावृत्य भृशं प्रदुद्रुवे ॥ ९.१९.१५ ॥
Then the high-souled one released five hundred more chief iron shafts at the forehead of the elephant. Struck by them, the great elephant turned back in battle and fled in great haste.
9.19.16
तं नागराजं सहसा प्रणुन्नं ।
विद्राव्यमाणं विनिवर्त्य साल्वः।
तोत्राङ्कुशैः प्रेषयामास तूर्णं ।
पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतं प्रदिश्य ॥ ९.१९.१६ ॥
Sālva turned back that lord of elephants, which had been suddenly driven forward and was being made to flee, and with goads and hooks quickly urged it toward the son of the king of the Pāñcālas.
9.19.17
दृष्ट्वा पतन्तं सहसा तु नागं ।
धृष्टद्युम्नः स्वरथाच्छीघ्रमेव।
गदां प्रगृह्योग्रजवेन वीरो ।
भूमिं प्रपन्नो भयविह्वलाङ्गः ॥ ९.१९.१७ ॥
Seeing the elephant suddenly falling upon him, the hero Dhṛṣṭadyumna at once leapt from his chariot, seized his mace, and with fierce speed, his limbs trembling with fear, fell to the ground.
9.19.18
स तं रथं हेमविभूषिताङ्गं ।
साश्वं ससूतं सहसा विमृद्य।
उत्क्षिप्य हस्तेन नदन्महाद्विपो ।
विपोथयामास वसुन्धरातले ॥ ९.१९.१८ ॥
That great elephant suddenly trampled the chariot, its parts adorned with gold, together with its horses and charioteer; then, lifting it with its trunk and roaring, it dashed it down upon the surface of the earth.
9.19.19
पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतं च दृष्ट्वा ।
तदार्दितं नागवरेण तेन।
तमभ्यधावत्सहसा जवेन ।
भीमः शिखण्डी च शिनेश्च नप्ता ॥ ९.१९.१९ ॥
Seeing the son of the king of the Pāñcālas afflicted by that best of elephants, Bhīma, Śikhaṇḍin and the grandson of Śini rushed at it swiftly.
9.19.20
शरैश्च वेगं सहसा निगृह्य ।
तस्याभितो व्यापततो गजस्य।
स सङ्गृहीतो रथिभिर्गजो वै ।
चचाल तैर्वार्यमाणश्च सङ्ख्ये ॥ ९.१९.२० ॥
Checking the charge of that elephant suddenly with arrows, as it rushed about on every side, the charioteers surrounded it; and the elephant, held back by them, staggered in the battle.
9.19.21
ततः पृषत्कान्प्रववर्ष राजा ।
सूर्यो यथा रश्मिजालं समन्तात्।
तैराशुगैर्वध्यमाना रथौघाः ।
प्रदुद्रुवुः सहितास्तत्रतत्र ॥ ९.१९.२१ ॥
Then the king poured down arrows, as the sun spreads its net of rays on every side. Struck by those swift arrows, the hosts of chariots fled together, here and there.
9.19.22
तत्कर्म साल्वस्य समीक्ष्य सर्वे ।
पाञ्चालपुत्रा नृप सृञ्जयाश्च।
हाहाकारैर्नादयन्ति स्म युद्धे ।
द्विपं समन्ताद्रुरुधुर्नराग्र्याः ॥ ९.१९.२२ ॥
Seeing that deed of Sālva, O king, the sons of Pāñcāla and the Sṛñjayas all made the battle resound with cries of 'alas'; the foremost of men surrounded the elephant on every side.
9.19.23
पाञ्चालपुत्रस्त्वरितस्तु शूरो ।
गदां प्रगृह्याचलशृङ्गकल्पाम्।
ससम्भ्रमं भारत शत्रुघाती ।
जवेन वीरोऽनुससार नागम् ॥ ९.१९.२३ ॥
The son of Pāñcāla, the hero, swiftly seized a mace like a mountain peak; and in haste, O Bhārata, that hero who slays foes pursued the elephant with speed.
9.19.24
ततस्तु नागं धरणीधराभं ।
मदं स्रवन्तं जलदप्रकाशम्।
गदां समातिध्य भृशं जघान ।
पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतस्तरस्वी ॥ ९.१९.२४ ॥
Then the swift son of the king of Pāñcāla, gripping his mace firmly, struck with great force that elephant, like a mountain, oozing rut-fluid and shining like a rain cloud.
9.19.25
स भिन्नकुम्भः सहसा विनद्य ।
मुखात्प्रभूतं क्षतजं विमुञ्चन्।
पपात नागो धरमीधराभः ।
क्षितिप्रकम्पाच्चलितो यथाऽद्रिः ॥ ९.१९.२५ ॥
His temples split open, he suddenly trumpeted and, pouring out abundant blood from his mouth, fell like a mountain shaken from its base, trembling the earth.
9.19.26
निपात्यमाने तु तदा गजेन्द्रे ।
हाहाकृते तव पुत्रस्य सैन्ये।
स साल्वराजस्य शिनिप्रवीरो ।
जहार भल्लेन शिरः शितेन ॥ ९.१९.२६ ॥
Then, as that lord of elephants was being felled and your son's army cried out in dismay, the foremost hero of the Śini line struck off the head of the king of the Sālvas with a sharp crescent-headed arrow.
9.19.27
हृतोत्तमाङ्गो युधि सात्वतेन ।
पपात भूमौ सह नागराज्ञा।
यथाऽद्रिशृङ्गं सुमहत्प्रणुन्नं ।
वज्रेण देवाधिपचोदितेन ॥ ९.१९.२७ ॥
With his head taken in battle by Sātvata (Sātyaki), he fell to the ground together with the lord of elephants, like a great mountain peak struck down by a thunderbolt hurled by the lord of the gods.