Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.23
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9.23.1
अल्पावशिष्टे सैन्ये तु पाण्डवैर्निहते बले ।
अश्वैः सप्तसहस्रैस्तु उपावर्तत सौबलः ॥ ९.२३.१ ॥
When the army had been slain by the Pāṇḍavas and little remained, the son of Subala (Śakuni) turned back with seven thousand horses.
9.23.2
स यात्वा वाहिनीं तूर्णं चोदयानः स्वकान्युधि ।
युध्यध्वमिति संहृष्टाः पुनःपुनररिन्दमाः ॥ ९.२३.२ ॥
Having gone swiftly to the army and urging his own men, he said, "Fight!" And the enemy-subduing warriors were delighted again and again.
9.23.3
अपृच्छत्क्षत्रियांस्तत्र क्व नु राजा महाबलः ।
शकुनेस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ ॥ ९.२३.३ ॥
There he asked the warriors, "Where then is the king, the mighty one?" Having heard Śakuni's words, they said to him, "O bull of the Bharatas!"
9.23.4
असौ तिष्ठति कौरव्यो रणमध्ये महाबलः ।
यत्रैतत्सुमहच्छत्रं पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभम् ॥ ९.२३.४ ॥
There stands the mighty Kaurava in the midst of battle, where this very great parasol, bright as the full moon, is.
9.23.5
यत्र ते सतनुत्राणा रथास्तिष्ठन्ति दंशिताः ।
यत्रैष तुमुलः शब्दः पर्जन्यनिनदोपमः ॥ ९.२३.५ ॥
Where your armored chariots stand ready, and where this tumultuous sound, like the thunder of a cloud, arises.
9.23.6
तत्र गच्छ द्रुतं राजंस्ततो द्रक्ष्यसि कौरवम् ।
एवमुक्तस्तु तैर्योधैः शकुनिः सौबलस्तदा ॥ ९.२३.६ ॥
"O king, go there quickly; then you will see the Kaurava." Thus addressed by those warriors, then Śakuni, the son of Subala...
9.23.7
प्रययौ तत्र यत्रास्ते पुत्रस्तव नराधिप ।
सर्वतः संवृतो वीरैः समरे चित्रयोधिभिः ॥ ९.२३.७ ॥
Lord of men, he went to the place where your son was, surrounded on all sides in battle by heroes of wondrous skill.
9.23.8
ततो दुर्योधनं दृष्ट्वा रथानीके व्यवस्थितम् ।
स रथांस्तावकान्सर्वान्हर्षयञ्शकुनिस्ततः ॥ ९.२३.८ ॥
Then, seeing Duryodhana stationed in the array of chariots, Śakuni gladdened all your charioteers.
9.23.9
दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यं हृष्टरूपो विशाम्पते ।
कृतकार्यमिवात्मानं मन्यमानोऽब्रवीन्नृपम् ॥ ९.२३.९ ॥
Lord of the people, joyful of countenance and thinking himself to have accomplished his task, he spoke these words to King Duryodhana.
9.23.10
जहि राजन्रथानीकमश्वाः सर्वे जिता मया ।
नात्यक्त्वा जीवितं सङ्ख्ये शक्यो जेतुं युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ९.२३.१० ॥
O king, strike down the array of chariots; I have conquered all the horsemen. Yudhiṣṭhira cannot be conquered in battle without giving up his life.
9.23.11
हते तस्मिन्रथानीके पाण्डवेनाभिपालिते ।
गजानेतान्हनिष्यामः पदातींश्चेतरांस्तथा ॥ ९.२३.११ ॥
When that array of chariots, protected by the Pāṇḍava, has been slain, we shall slay these elephants and likewise the foot soldiers.
9.23.12
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य तावका जयगृद्विनः ।
जवेनाभ्यपतन्हृष्टाः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥ ९.२३.१२ ॥
Hearing his words, your warriors, eager for victory, delighted, rushed swiftly upon the army of the Pāṇḍavas.
9.23.13
बद्वनिस्त्रिंशहस्ताश्च प्रगृहीतशरासनाः ।
शरासनानि धून्वानाः सिंहनादान्प्रचक्रिरे ॥ ९.२३.१३ ॥
With swords bound to their hands and bows raised, shaking their bows, they gave out lion-roars.
9.23.14
ततो ज्यातलनिर्धोषः पुनरासीद्विशाम्पते ।
प्रादुरासीच्छराणां च सुमुक्तानां सुदारुणः ॥ ९.२३.१४ ॥
Then, O lord of the people, the twang of the bowstrings arose again, and the most dreadful sound of the well-released arrows appeared.
9.23.15
तान्समीपगतान्दृष्ट्वा जनानुद्यतकार्मुकान् ।
उवाच देवकीपुत्रं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥ ९.२३.१५ ॥
Seeing those men come near with bows raised, Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, spoke to the son of Devakī.
9.23.16
चोदयाश्वानसम्भ्रान्तः प्रविशैतद्बलार्णवम् ।
अन्तमद्य गमिष्यामि शत्रूणां निशितैः शरैः ॥ ९.२३.१६ ॥
Drive the horses without fear, enter this ocean of the army; today I shall reach the end of the enemies with sharp arrows.
9.23.17
अष्टादश दिनान्यद्य युद्धस्यास्य जनार्दन ।
वर्तमानस्य महतः समासाद्य परस्परम् ॥ ९.२३.१७ ॥
O Janārdana, today eighteen days have passed in this great battle, raging as the armies have met one another.
9.23.18
अनन्तकल्पा ध्वजिनी भूत्वा ह्येषां महात्मनाम् ।
क्षयमद्य गता युद्धे पश्य दैवं यथाविधम् ॥ ९.२३.१८ ॥
The army of these great-souled ones, endless in its many forms, has today met destruction in battle. See how fate has ordained it.
9.23.19
समुद्रकल्पं च बलं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य माधव ।
अस्मनासाद्य सञ्जातं गोष्पदोपममच्युत ॥ ९.२३.१९ ॥
O Mādhava, the army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, vast as the ocean, has become like a cow's hoof-print once it met us, O Acyuta.
9.23.20
हते भीष्मे धीर्ममासीच्छमः स्यादिति माधव ।
न च तत्कृतवान्मूढो धार्तराष्ट्रः सुबालिशः ॥ ९.२३.२० ॥
O Mādhava, when Bhīṣma was slain, wisdom should have arisen in mind that there would now be peace; yet that deluded and utterly foolish son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra did not do so.
9.23.21
उक्तं भीष्मेण यद्वाक्यं हितं तथ्यं च माधव ।
तच्चापि नासौ कृतवान्वीतबुद्धिः सुयोधनः ॥ ९.२३.२१ ॥
O Mādhava, the advice spoken by Bhīṣma, beneficial and true, that too this witless Suyodhana did not carry out.
9.23.22
तस्मिंस्तु निहते भीष्मे प्रच्युते पृथिवीपतौ ।
न जाने कारणं किन्तु येन युद्धमवर्तत ॥ ९.२३.२२ ॥
When Bhīṣma was slain and that lord of the earth had fallen, I do not know what reason kept the battle going.
9.23.23
मूढांस्तु सर्वथा मन्ये धार्तराष्ट्रान्सुबालिशान् ।
पतिते शन्तनोः पुत्रे येऽकार्युः संयुगं पुनः ॥ ९.२३.२३ ॥
I regard as altogether deluded and utterly foolish the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who, though Śantanu's son had fallen, went on to fight the battle again.
9.23.24
अनन्तरं च निहते द्रोणे ब्रह्मविदां वरे ।
राधेये च विकर्णे च नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.२४ ॥
And after Droṇa, the best of those who know Brahman, was slain, and Karṇa, son of Rādhā, and Vikarṇa too, this slaughter did not come to rest.
9.23.25
अल्पावशिष्टे सैन्येऽस्मिन्सूतपुत्रे च पातिते ।
सपुत्रे वै नरव्याघ्रे नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.२५ ॥
Though little of this army remains, and the son of the charioteer has fallen, and the tiger among men (Bhīma) is still here with his sons, this slaughter does not subside.
9.23.26
श्रुतायुषि हते वीरे जलसन्धे च मागधे ।
श्रुतायुधे च नृपतौ नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.२६ ॥
Though the hero Śrutāyus has been slain, and Jalasandha and the Māgadha king, and King Śrutāyudha, this slaughter does not subside.
9.23.27
भूरिश्रवसि शल्ये च साल्ये चैव जनार्दन ।
आवन्त्येषु च वीरेषु नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.२७ ॥
O Janārdana, though Bhūriśravas, Śalya, and the Sālva king have been slain, and the heroes of Avanti, this slaughter does not subside.
9.23.28
जयद्रथे च निहते राक्षसे चाप्यलायुधे ।
बाह्लिके सोमदत्ते च नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.२८ ॥
Though Jayadratha has been slain, and the rākṣasa Alāyudha also, and the Bāhlika and Somadatta, this slaughter does not subside.
9.23.29
भगदत्ते हते शूरे काम्भोजे च सुदारुणे ।
दुःशासने च निहते नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.२९ ॥
Though the hero Bhagadatta has been slain, and the very dreadful Kāmboja king, and Duḥśāsana has been slain, this slaughter does not subside.
9.23.30
दृष्ट्वा विनिहताञ्शूरान्पृथङ्माण्डलिकान्नृपान् ।
बलिनश्च रणे कृष्ण नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.३० ॥
Having seen the heroes slain in battle, the separate vassal kings, and the strong, O Kṛṣṇa, this slaughter does not subside.
9.23.31
अक्षौहिणीपतीन्दृष्ट्वा भीमसेननिपातितान् ।
मोहाद्वा यदि वा लोभान्नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.३१ ॥
Seeing the lords of the akṣauhiṇīs felled by Bhīmasena, yet from delusion or from greed, the slaughter does not cease.
9.23.32
हतप्रवीरां विध्वस्तां दृष्ट्वा चेमां चमूं रणे ।
अलम्बले च निहते नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.३२ ॥
Seeing this army shattered, its heroes slain in battle, and Alambuṣa slain too, the slaughter does not cease.
9.23.33
भ्रातॄन्विनिहतान्दृष्ट्वा वयस्यान्मातुलानपि ।
पुत्रान्विनिहतान्दृष्ट्वा नैव शाम्यति वैशसम् ॥ ९.२३.३३ ॥
Seeing brothers slain, companions and maternal uncles too, and seeing sons slain, the slaughter does not cease.
9.23.34
को नु राजकुले जातः कौरवेषु विशेषतः ।
निरर्थकं महद्वैरं कुर्यादन्यः सुयोधनात् ॥ ९.२३.३४ ॥
Who, born in a royal line, especially among the Kauravas, other than Suyodhana, would make such a pointless great enmity?
9.23.35
गुणतोऽभ्यधिकाञ्ज्ञात्वा बलतः शौर्यतोपि वा ।
अमूढः को नु युध्येत जानन्प्राज्ञो हिताहितम् ॥ ९.२३.३५ ॥
Knowing others to be superior in virtue, strength or valour, what undeluded and wise man, knowing good from ill, would fight?
9.23.36
किन्नु तस्य मनो ह्यासीत्त्वयोक्तस्य हितं वचः ।
प्रशमे पाण्डवैः सार्धं सोन्यस्य शृणुयात्कथम् ॥ ९.२३.३६ ॥
Why did his mind not rest on the beneficial word you spoke? For peace with the Pāṇḍavas, how would he listen to another's word?
9.23.37
येन शान्तनवो भीष्मो द्रोणो विदुर एव च ।
प्रत्याख्याताः शंमस्यार्थे किन्नु तस्याद्य भेषजम् ॥ ९.२३.३७ ॥
By whom Bhīṣma, son of Śāntanu, Droṇa and Vidura too were rejected for the sake of peace—what remedy is there for him today?
9.23.38
मौर्ख्याद्येन पिता वृद्वः प्रत्याख्यातो जनार्दन ।
तथा माता हितं वाक्यं भाषमाणा हितैषिणी ॥ ९.२३.३८ ॥
O Janārdana, by whom the aged father was rejected out of folly, and likewise the beneficial words of the well-wishing mother.
9.23.39
प्रत्याख्याता ह्यसत्कृत्य स कस्मै रोचयेद्वचः ।
कुलान्तकरणो व्यक्तं जात एष जनार्दन ॥ ९.२३.३९ ॥
Having rejected and dishonoured the well-wishers, whose words would he find pleasing? O Janārdana, it is clear that this one was born to be the destroyer of his family.
9.23.40
तथास्य दृश्यते चेष्टा नीतिश्चैव विशाम्पते ।
नैष दास्यति नो राज्यमिति मे मतिरच्युत ॥ ९.२३.४० ॥
Such is his conduct and policy, O lord of men. In my view, O Acyuta, he will never give us the kingdom.
9.23.41
उक्तोऽहं बहुशस्तात विदुरेण महात्मना ।
न जीवन्दास्यते भागं धार्तराष्ट्रः सुयोधनः ॥ ९.२३.४१ ॥
Dear father, the great-souled Vidura has told me many times that Suyodhana, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, will not give a share while he lives.
9.23.42
यावत्प्राणा धरिष्यन्ति धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्मतेः ।
तावद्युष्मास्वपापेषु प्रचरिष्यति पापकम् ॥ ९.२३.४२ ॥
As long as the breaths of the evil-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra remain, he will continue to commit sinful deeds against you, the blameless ones.
9.23.43
न च युक्तोऽन्यथा जेतुमृते युद्धेन माधव ।
इत्यब्रवीत्सदा मां हि विदुरः सत्यदर्शनः ॥ ९.२३.४३ ॥
Mādhava, it is not right to conquer by any other means than war. So Vidura, the seer of truth, always told me.
9.23.44
तत्सर्वमद्य जानामि व्यवसायं दुरात्मनः ।
यदुक्तं वचनं तेन विदुरेण महात्मना ॥ ९.२३.४४ ॥
Today I know fully the resolve of that wicked-minded man, and the words the great-souled Vidura spoke.
9.23.45
यो हि श्रुत्वा वचः पथ्यं जामदग्न्याद्यथातथम् ।
अवामन्यत दुर्बुद्धिर्ध्रुवं नाशमुखे स्थितः ॥ ९.२३.४५ ॥
Though he heard the true and wholesome words of Jāmadagnya, the ill-minded man disregarded them, and surely stood at the mouth of ruin.
9.23.46
उक्तं हि बहुभिः सिद्धैर्जातमात्रे सुयोधने ।
एनं प्राप्य दुरात्मानं क्षयं क्षत्रं गमिष्यति ॥ ९.२३.४६ ॥
Many perfected sages declared at the very birth of Suyodhana that the warrior class would perish through this wicked-minded one.
9.23.47
तदिदं वचनं तेषां निरुक्तं वै जनार्दन ।
क्षयं याता हि राजानो दुर्योधनकृते भृशम् ॥ ९.२३.४७ ॥
That saying of theirs, O Janārdana, was indeed spoken truly: kings have gone to great destruction for the sake of Duryodhana.
9.23.48
सोऽद्य सर्वान्रणे योधान्निहनिष्यामि माधव ॥ ९.२३.४८ ॥
Mādhava, today I shall slay all the warriors in battle.
9.23.49
क्षत्रियेषु हतेष्वाशु शून्ये च शिबिरे कृते ।
वधाय चात्मनोऽस्माभिः संयुगं रोचयिष्यति ॥ ९.२३.४९ ॥
When the warriors are swiftly slain and the camp left empty, he will desire battle with us for his own destruction.
9.23.50
तदन्तं हि भवेद्वैरमनुमानेन माधव ।
एवं पश्यामि वार्ष्णेय चिन्तयन्प्रज्ञया स्वया।
विदुरस्य च वाक्येन चेष्टया च दुरात्मनः ॥ ९.२३.५० ॥
O Mādhava, by inference I see that this would be the end of the enmity. O Vārṣṇeya, reflecting with my own wisdom, and by Vidura's words and the conduct of that wicked one, I see it thus.
9.23.51
तस्माद्याहि चमूं वीर यावद्वन्मि शितैः शरैः ।
दुर्योधनं महाबाहो वाहिनीं चास्य संयुगे ॥ ९.२३.५१ ॥
Therefore, O hero, drive on toward the host, so that I may strike Duryodhana and his army in battle with sharp arrows, O mighty-armed one.
9.23.52
क्षेममद्य करिष्यामि धर्मराजस्य माधव ।
हत्वैतद्दुर्बलं सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पश्यतः ॥ ९.२३.५२ ॥
Today, O Mādhava, I will secure the welfare of the king of dharma, having slain this weak army while the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra looks on.
9.23.53
अभीशुहस्तो दाशार्हस्तथोक्तः सव्यसाचिना ।
तद्बलौघममित्राणामभीतः प्राविशद्बलात् ॥ ९.२३.५३ ॥
Thus addressed by Savyasācin (Arjuna), the descendant of Daśārha (Kṛṣṇa), reins in hand, fearless, entered by force into that flood of the enemy's forces.
9.23.54
शरासनवनं घोरं शक्तिकण्टकसङ्कुलम् ।
गदापरिघपाषाणं रथनागमहाद्रुमम् ॥ ९.२३.५४ ॥
A forest of bows, terrible, thick with the thorns of spears, filled with clubs, iron bars and stones, with chariots and elephants as its great trees.
9.23.55
हयपत्तिलताकीर्णं गाहमानो महायशाः ।
व्यचरत्तत्र गोविन्दो रथेनातिपताकिना ॥ ९.२३.५५ ॥
Plunging into the army filled with horsemen and banners like creepers, the greatly famed Govinda moved about there in his chariot with its very tall banner.
9.23.56
ते हयाः पाण्डुरा राजन्वहन्तोऽर्जुनमाहवे ।
दिक्षु सर्वास्वदृश्यन्त दाशार्हेण प्रचोदिताः ॥ ९.२३.५६ ॥
O king, those white horses bearing Arjuna in battle were seen in all directions, urged on by the descendant of Daśārha.
9.23.57
ततः प्रायाद्रथेनाजौ सव्यसाची परन्तपः ।
किरञ्शरशतांस्तीक्ष्णान्वारिधारा घनो यथा ॥ ९.२३.५७ ॥
Then Savyasācin, the scorcher of foes, advanced in his chariot in battle, scattering hundreds of sharp arrows like a cloud pouring streams of water.
9.23.58
प्रादुरासीन्महाञ्शब्दः शराणां नतपर्वणाम् ।
इषुभिश्छाद्यमानानां समरे सव्यसाचिना ॥ ९.२३.५८ ॥
A great sound arose from the arrows with bent joints, covered over in battle by the arrows of Savyasācin.
9.23.59
असज्जन्तस्तनुत्रेषु शरौघाः प्रापतन्भुवि ।
इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शा गाण्डीवप्रेषिताः शराः ॥ ९.२३.५९ ॥
Not sticking in the armour, the floods of arrows loosed from the Gāṇḍīva bow, touching like Indra's thunderbolt, fell to the ground.
9.23.60
नरान्नागान्समाहत्य हयांश्चापि विशाम्पते ।
अपतन्त रणे बाणाः पतङ्गा इव घोषिणः ॥ ९.२३.६० ॥
O lord of the people, having struck men, elephants and horses, the arrows fell in battle like buzzing moths.
9.23.61
आसीत्सर्वमवच्छन्नं गाण्डीवप्रेषितैः शरैः ।
न प्राज्ञायन्त समरे दिशो वा प्रदिशोपि वा ॥ ९.२३.६१ ॥
Everything was covered by arrows sent forth from the Gāṇḍīva; in battle the directions could not be perceived, nor the intermediate directions.
9.23.62
सर्वमासीज्जगत्पूर्णं पार्थनामाङ्कितैः शरैः ।
रुक्मपुङ्खैस्तैलधौतैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः ॥ ९.२३.६२ ॥
The whole world was filled with arrows marked with Pārtha's name, with golden shafts, washed in oil and polished by the smith.
9.23.63
ते दह्यमानाः पार्थेन पावकेनेव कुञ्जराः ।
पार्थं न प्राजहुर्घारा वध्यमानाः शितैः शरैः ॥ ९.२३.६३ ॥
Burned as if by fire by Pārtha, struck by sharp arrows, those elephants did not leave Pārtha; their streams of attack continued.
9.23.64
शरचापधरः पार्थः प्रज्वलन्निव भास्करः ।
ददाह समरे योधान्कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥ ९.२३.६४ ॥
Pārtha, holding bow and arrow, blazing like the sun, burned the warriors in battle as a blazing fire burns dry grass.
9.23.65
यथा वनान्ते वनपैर्विसृष्टः ।
कक्षं दहेत्कृष्णगतिः सुघोषः।
भूरिद्रुमं शुष्कलतावितानं ।
भृशं समृद्धो ज्वलनः प्रतापी ॥ ९.२३.६५ ॥
As a mighty fire, let loose by forest dwellers at the edge of a forest, with dark swift motion and loud crackling, burns a thicket with many trees and canopies of dry creepers,
9.23.66
एवं स नाराचगणम्प्रतापी ।
शरार्चिरुच्चावचतिग्मतेजाः।
ददाह सर्वां तव पुत्रसेना… ।
ममृष्यमाणस्तरसा तरस्वी ॥ ९.२३.६६ ॥
Thus that mighty one, with a host of iron arrows and flames of arrows of varied, sharp brilliance, burned all your son's army… unable to endure, swift and strong, (Pārtha).
9.23.67
तस्येषवः प्राणहराः सुमुक्ता ।
नासज्जन्वै वर्मसु रुक्मपुङ्खाः।
न च द्वितीयं प्रमुमोच बाणं ।
नरे हये वा परमद्विपे वा ॥ ९.२३.६७ ॥
His life-taking arrows, well released and gold-feathered, did not stick in the armor; and he did not loose a second arrow, at a man, a horse, or a great elephant.
9.23.68
अनेकरूपाकृतिभिर्हि बाणै… ।
र्महारथानीकमनुप्रविश्य।
स एव एकस्तव पुत्रस्य सेनां ।
जघान दैत्यानिव वज्रपाणिः ॥ ९.२३.६८ ॥
With arrows of many forms and shapes… entering the host of great chariot-warriors, he alone struck down your son's army, as the thunderbolt-handed one strikes the demons.