Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.24
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9.24.1
युध्यतां यतमानानां शूराणामनिवर्तनाम् ।
सङ्कल्पमकरोन्मोघं गाण्डीवेन धनञ्जयः ॥ ९.२४.१ ॥
Dhanañjaya, with the Gāṇḍīva, made the resolve of the heroes who fought, strove and did not turn back fruitless.
9.24.2
इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शानविषह्यान्महौजसः ।
विसृजन्दृश्यते बाणान्धारा मुञ्चन्निवाम्बुदः ॥ ९.२४.२ ॥
He is seen releasing arrows like Indra's thunderbolt in their touch, unbearable, of great power, like a cloud pouring streams of rain.
9.24.3
तत्सैन्यं भरतश्रेष्ठ वध्यमानं किरीटिना ।
सम्प्रदुद्राव सङ्ग्रामात्तव पुत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥ ९.२४.३ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, that army, struck down by the diademed one, fled from the battle while your son looked on.
9.24.4
पितॄन्भ्रातॄन्परित्यज्य वयस्यानपि चापरे ॥ ९.२४.४ ॥
Abandoning fathers, brothers and even friends, others fled.
9.24.5
हतधुर्या रथाः केचिद्धतसूतास्तथा परे ।
भग्नाक्षयुगचक्रेषाः केचिदासन्विशाम्पते ॥ ९.२४.५ ॥
Some chariots had their yokes broken, some had their drivers slain, and others had their axles, yokes, wheels and poles broken, O lord of men.
9.24.6
अन्येषां सायकाः क्षीणास्तथाऽन्ये बाणपीडिताः ।
अक्षता युगपत्केचित्प्राद्रवन्भयपीडिताः ॥ ९.२४.६ ॥
Some had their arrows exhausted, others were afflicted by arrows, and some unhurt, tormented by fear, fled all at once.
9.24.7
केचित्पुत्रानुपादाय हतभूयिष्ठबान्धवाः ।
विचुक्रुशुः पितॄंस्त्वन्ये सहायानपरे पुनः ॥ ९.२४.७ ॥
Some, taking up their sons, their kinsmen mostly slain, wailed; others called out to their fathers, and still others to their companions.
9.24.8
बान्धवांश्च नरव्याघ्र भ्रातॄन्सम्बन्धिनस्तथा ।
दुद्रुवुः केचिदुत्सृज्य तत्रतत्र विशाम्पते ॥ ९.२४.८ ॥
O tiger among men, O lord of the people, some, abandoning kinsmen, brothers and relations by marriage, fled here and there.
9.24.9
बहवोऽत्र भृशं विद्धा मुह्यमाना महारथाः ।
निःश्वसन्ति स्म दृश्यन्ते पार्थबाणहता नराः ॥ ९.२४.९ ॥
Here many great chariot-warriors, sorely pierced and bewildered, are seen sighing deeply, men struck down by Pārtha's arrows.
9.24.10
तानन्ये रथमारोप्य ह्याश्वास्य च मुहूर्तकम् ।
विश्रान्ताश्च वितृष्णाश्च पुनर्युद्धाय जग्मिरे ॥ ९.२४.१० ॥
Others, placing them on their chariots and comforting them for a moment, having rested and quenched their thirst, went again to battle.
9.24.11
तानपास्य गताः केचित्पुनरेव युयुत्सवः ।
कुर्वन्तस्तव पुत्रस्य शासनं युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥ ९.२४.११ ॥
Leaving them behind, some went again, eager to fight, carrying out your son's command, intoxicated with the pride of battle.
9.24.12
पानीयमपरे पीत्वा पर्याश्वास्य च वाहनम् ।
वर्माणि च समारोप्य केचिद्भरतसत्तम ॥ ९.२४.१२ ॥
Others, having drunk water and thoroughly comforted their mounts, and some having put on their armor, O best of the Bharatas.
9.24.13
समाश्वास्यापरे भ्रातॄन्निक्षिप्य शिबिरेऽपि च ।
पुत्रानन्ये पितॄनन्ये पुनर्युद्धमरोचयन् ॥ ९.२४.१३ ॥
Some, having comforted their brothers and left them in the camp, and others, leaving sons and fathers, desired to fight again.
9.24.14
सज्जयित्वा रथान्केचिद्यथामुख्यं विशाम्पते ।
आवृत्य पाण्डवानीकं पुनर्युद्धमरोचयन् ॥ ९.२४.१४ ॥
Some, having arrayed their chariots according to rank, O lord of men, surrounded the Pāṇḍava army and desired to fight again.
9.24.15
ते शूराः किङ्किणीजालैः समाच्छन्ना बभासिरे ।
त्रैलोक्यविजये युक्ता यथा दैतेयदानवाः ॥ ९.२४.१५ ॥
Those heroes, covered with nets of tinkling bells, shone like the Daityas and Dānavas engaged in the conquest of the three worlds.
9.24.16
आगम्य सहसा केचिद्रथैः स्वर्णविभूषितैः ।
पाण्डवानामनीकेषु धृष्टद्युम्नमयोधयन् ॥ ९.२४.१६ ॥
Some suddenly came up with chariots adorned with gold and attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna among the armies of the Pāṇḍavas.
9.24.17
धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि पाञ्चाल्यः शिखण्डी च महारथः ।
नाकुलिस्तु शतानीको रथानीकमयोधयन् ॥ ९.२४.१७ ॥
Dhṛṣṭadyumna the Pāñcāla, Śikhaṇḍin the great charioteer, and Śatānīka the son of Nakula fought against the host of chariots.
9.24.18
पाञ्चाल्यस्तु ततः क्रुद्धः सैन्येन महता वृतः ।
अभ्यद्रवत्सुसङ्क्रुद्धस्तावकान्हन्तुमुद्यतः ॥ ९.२४.१८ ॥
Then the Pāñcāla, enraged and surrounded by a great army, rushed at your men, eager to slay them.
9.24.19
ततस्त्वापततस्तस्य तव पुत्रो जनाधिप ।
बाणसङ्घाननेकान्वै प्रेषयामास भारत ॥ ९.२४.१९ ॥
Then, as he rushed upon him, your son, O lord of men, sent forth many volleys of arrows, O descendant of Bharata.
9.24.20
धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततो राजंस्तव पुत्रेण धन्विना ।
नाराचैरर्धनाराचैर्बहुभिः क्षिप्रकारिभिः ॥ ९.२४.२० ॥
Then, O king, your son, the archer, struck Dhṛṣṭadyumna with many nārāca and ardha-nārāca arrows, swift in their work.
9.24.21
वत्सदन्तैश्च बाणैश्च कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः ।
अश्वांश्च चतुरो हत्वा बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पितः ॥ ९.२४.२१ ॥
Having slain his four horses with calf-tooth arrows and arrows polished by smiths, he was struck in the arms and in the chest.
9.24.22
सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासस्तोत्रार्दित इव द्विपः ।
तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो बाणैः प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे।
सारथेश्चास्य भल्लेन शिरः कायादपाहरत् ॥ ९.२४.२२ ॥
Sorely pierced, that great archer, like an elephant tormented by the goad, sent his four horses to death with arrows, and cut the charioteer's head from his body with a bhalla arrow.
9.24.23
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा पृष्ठमारुह्य वाजिनः ।
अपाक्रामद्वतरथो नातिदूरमरिन्दमः ॥ ९.२४.२३ ॥
Then King Duryodhana, the subduer of foes, mounted a horse's back and withdrew from his chariot, not very far away.
9.24.24
दृष्टा तु हतविक्रान्तं स्वमनीकं महाबलः ।
तव पुत्रो महाराज प्रययौ यत्र सौबलः ॥ ९.२४.२४ ॥
Seeing his own army's valour destroyed, your mighty son, O great king, went to where Saubala (Śakuni) was.
9.24.25
ततो रथेषु भग्नेषु त्रिसाहस्रा महाद्विपाः ।
पाण्डवान्रथिनः सर्वान्समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥ ९.२४.२५ ॥
Then, when the chariots had been broken, three thousand great elephants surrounded the Pāṇḍavas' charioteers on every side.
9.24.26
ते वृताः समरे पञ्च गजानीकेन भारत ।
अशोभन्त महाराज ग्रहास्तारागणैरिव ॥ ९.२४.२६ ॥
Surrounded in battle by the host of elephants, O Bhārata, O great king, those five shone like planets encircled by multitudes of stars.
9.24.27
ततोऽर्जुनो महाराज लब्धलक्षौ महाभुजः ।
विनिर्ययौ रथेनैव श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः ॥ ९.२४.२७ ॥
Then, O great king, Arjuna of mighty arms, having taken aim, set out in his own chariot, white-horsed, with Kṛṣṇa as his charioteer.
9.24.28
तैः समन्तात्परिवृतः कुञ्जरैः पर्वतोपमैः ।
नाराचैर्विमलैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गजानीकमयोधयत् ॥ ९.२४.२८ ॥
Surrounded on all sides by those elephants, like mountains, he fought the host of elephants with bright, sharp iron arrows.
9.24.29
तत्रैकबाणनिहतानपश्याम महागजान् ।
पतितान्पात्यमानांश्च निर्भिन्नान्सव्यसाचिना ॥ ९.२४.२९ ॥
There we saw great elephants slain by single arrows — some fallen, some being felled, all pierced by Savyasācin.
9.24.30
भीमसेनस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा नागान्मत्तगजोपमः ।
करेणादाय महतीं गदामभ्यपतद्बली।
अथाप्लुत्य रथात्तूर्णं दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥ ९.२४.३० ॥
But seeing those elephants, Bhīmasena, like a maddened elephant himself, mighty, seized a great mace in his hand and rushed at them; leaping swiftly from the chariot, he became like Death with his staff.
9.24.31
तमुद्यतगदं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां महारथम् ।
वित्रेसुस्तावकाः सैन्याः शकृन्मूत्रं च सुस्रुवुः ॥ ९.२४.३१ ॥
Seeing the Pāṇḍava great charioteer with his mace raised, your troops were terrified and let loose dung and urine.
9.24.32
आविग्नं च बलं सर्वं गदाहस्ते वृकोदरे ॥ ९.२४.३२ ॥
Seeing Vṛkodara with the mace in his hand, the whole army was agitated.
9.24.33
गदया भीमसेनेन भिन्नकुम्भान्निपातितान् ।
धावमानानपश्याम कुञ्जरान्पर्वतोपमान् ॥ ९.२४.३३ ॥
We saw elephants like mountains, their temples split and felled by Bhīmasena's mace, running about.
9.24.34
प्राद्रवन्कुञ्जरास्ते तु भीमसेनगदाहताः ।
पेतुरार्तस्वरं कृत्वा छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः ॥ ९.२४.३४ ॥
Those elephants, struck by Bhīmasena's mace, fled; like mountains with their wings cut, they fell with a cry of anguish.
9.24.35
प्रभिन्नकुम्भांस्तु बहून्द्रवमाणानितस्ततः ।
पतमानांश्च सम्प्रेक्ष्य वित्रेसुस्तव सैनिकाः ॥ ९.२४.३५ ॥
Seeing many elephants with split temples running here and there and falling, your soldiers were terrified.
9.24.36
युधिष्ठिरोऽपि सङ्क्रुद्धो माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ।
गार्ध्रपत्रैः शितैर्बाणैर्जघ्नुर्वै गजयोधिनः ॥ ९.२४.३६ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira too was greatly enraged, and the two Pāṇḍavas, sons of Mādrī, struck the elephant-fighters with sharp arrows fletched with vulture feathers.
9.24.37
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु समरे पारजित्य नराधिपम् ।
अपक्रान्ते तव सुते हयपृष्ठे समाश्रिते ॥ ९.२४.३७ ॥
But in battle Dhṛṣṭadyumna conquered the king, and when your son had fled and taken refuge on the back of a horse,
9.24.38
दृष्ट्वा च पाण्डवान्सर्वान्कुञ्चरैः परिवारितान् ।
धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज सहसा समुपाद्रवत् ॥ ९.२४.३८ ॥
Seeing all the Pāṇḍavas surrounded by elephants, O great king, Dhṛṣṭadyumna suddenly rushed upon them.
9.24.39
पुत्रः पाञ्चालराजस्य जिघांसुः कुञ्जरान्ययौ ।
अदृष्ट्वा तु रथानीके दुर्योधनमरिन्दमम् ॥ ९.२४.३९ ॥
The son of the Pāñcāla king, desiring to slay the elephants, went forward; but not seeing Duryodhana, the subduer of foes, in the host of chariots,
9.24.40
अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ।
अपृच्छन्क्षत्रियांस्तत्र क्व नु दुर्योधनो गतः ॥ ९.२४.४० ॥
Aśvatthāman, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman the Sātvata asked the warriors there, "Where has Duryodhana gone?"
9.24.41
तेऽपश्यमाना राजानं वर्तमाने जनक्षये ।
मन्वाना निहतं तत्र तव पुत्रं महारथाः।
विवर्णवदना भूत्वा पर्यपृच्छन्त ते सुतम् ॥ ९.२४.४१ ॥
Not seeing the king while the slaughter of men continued, the great chariot-warriors there, thinking your son had been slain, with pale faces began to ask about the son.
9.24.42
आहुः केचिद्वते सूते प्रयातो यत्र सौबलः ।
हित्वा पाञ्चालराजस्य तदनीकं दुरुत्सहम् ॥ ९.२४.४२ ॥
Some said, "He has gone away to where the son of Subala (Śakuni) went, having abandoned the unassailable host of the Pāñcāla king."
9.24.43
अपरे त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र क्षत्रिया भृशविक्षताः ।
दुर्योधनेन किं कार्यं द्रक्ष्यध्वं यदि जीवति।
युध्यध्वं सहिताः सर्वे किं वो राजा करिष्यति ॥ ९.२४.४३ ॥
Others there said, the Kṣatriyas gravely wounded: What is to be done with Duryodhana? If he is alive, you will see. Fight together, all of you; what will the king do for you?
9.24.44
ते क्षत्रियाः क्षतैर्गात्रैर्हतभूयिष्ठवाहनाः ।
शरैः सम्पीड्यमानास्तु नातिव्यक्तमथाब्रुवन् ॥ ९.२४.४४ ॥
Those Kṣatriyas, their bodies full of wounds and most of their mounts slain, pressed by arrows, spoke not very clearly.
9.24.45
इदं सर्वं बलं हन्मो येन स्म परिवारिताः ।
एते सर्वे गजान्हत्वा उपयान्ति स्म पाण्डवाः ॥ ९.२४.४५ ॥
Let us slay this whole army which has surrounded us; these Pāṇḍavas, having slain all the elephants, are approaching.
9.24.46
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषामश्वत्थामा महाबलः ।
भित्त्वा पाञ्चालराजस्य तदनीकं दुरुत्सहम् ॥ ९.२४.४६ ॥
Having heard their words, the mighty Aśvatthāman, having pierced that unassailable army of the Pāñcāla king,
9.24.47
कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च प्रययौ यत्र सौबलः ।
रथानीकं परित्यज्य शूराः सुदृढधन्विनः ॥ ९.२४.४७ ॥
Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman also went where the son of Subala was, having abandoned the chariot army, those heroes of firm bows.
9.24.48
ततस्तेषु प्रयातेषु धृष्टद्युम्नपुरस्कृताः ।
आययुः पाण्डवा राजन्विनिघ्नन्तः स्म तावकान् ॥ ९.२४.४८ ॥
Then, when they had departed, the Pāṇḍavas, with Dhṛṣṭadyumna in front, came on, O king, striking down your men.
9.24.49
दृष्ट्वा तु तानापततः सम्प्रहृष्टान्महारथान् ।
पराक्रान्तास्ततो वीरा निराशा जीविते तदा ॥ ९.२४.४९ ॥
Seeing those great charioteers advancing, exultant, then the heroes, hopeless of their lives, pressed forward with valour.
9.24.50
विवर्णमुखभूयिष्ठमभवत्तावकं बलम् ।
परिक्षीणायुधान्दृष्ट्वा तानहं परिवारितान् ॥ ९.२४.५० ॥
Most of your army became pale-faced; I saw them, their weapons worn out, surrounded.
9.24.51
राजन्बलेन त्र्यङ्गेन त्यक्त्वा जीवितमात्मनः ।
आत्मना पञ्चमोऽयुध्यं पाञ्चालस्य बलेन ह ॥ ९.२४.५१ ॥
O king, having abandoned my life, with the three-limbed army, I myself as the fifth fought against the army of the Pāñcālas.
9.24.52
तस्मिन्देशे व्यवस्थाय यत्र शारद्वतः स्थितः ।
सम्प्रद्रुता वयं पञ्च किरीटिशरपीडिताः ॥ ९.२४.५२ ॥
Taking position in that place where Śāradvata stood, we five, afflicted by the arrows of the crowned one, fled in confusion.
9.24.53
धृष्टद्युम्नं महारौद्रं तत्र नाभूद्रणो महान् ।
जितास्तेन वयं सर्वे व्यपयाम रणात्ततः ॥ ९.२४.५३ ॥
There, with the very fierce Dhṛṣṭadyumna, no great battle took place; he conquered us all, and then we withdrew from the battle.
9.24.54
अथापश्यं सात्यकिं तमुपायातं महारथम् ।
रथैश्चतुः शतैर्वीरो मामभ्यद्रवदाहवे ॥ ९.२४.५४ ॥
Then I saw Sātyaki, the great charioteer, approaching; that hero attacked me in battle with four hundred chariots.
9.24.55
धृष्टद्युम्नादहं मुक्तः कञ्छिछ्रान्तवाहनात् ।
पतितो माधवानीकं दुष्कृती नरकं यथा ॥ ९.२४.५५ ॥
Freed from Dhṛṣṭadyumna with great difficulty, my horses cut down, I fell into the army of Mādhava like a sinner falling into hell.
9.24.56
तत्र युद्धमभूद्धोरं मुहूर्तमतिदारुणम् ॥ ९.२४.५६ ॥
There a fierce and most dreadful battle arose, lasting for a moment.
9.24.57
सात्यकिस्तु महाबाहुर्मम हत्वा परिच्छदम् ।
जीवग्राहमगृह्णान्मां मूर्च्छितं पतितं भुवि ॥ ९.२४.५७ ॥
But Sātyaki, the mighty-armed, having slain my retinue, seized me alive as I lay unconscious, fallen on the ground.
9.24.58
ततो मुहूर्तादिव तद्गजानीकमविध्यत ।
गदया भीमसेनेन नाराचैरर्जुनेन च ॥ ९.२४.५८ ॥
Then, as though in a single moment, Bhīmasena with his mace and Arjuna with iron arrows pierced that army of elephants.
9.24.59
अभिपिष्टैर्महानागैः समन्तात्पर्वतोपमैः ।
नातिप्रसिद्धैव गतिः पाण्डवानामजायत ॥ ९.२४.५९ ॥
Crushed on all sides by great elephants like mountains, the movement of the Pāṇḍavas was not very clear.
9.24.60
रथमार्गं ततश्चक्रे भीमसेनो महाबलः ।
पाण्डवानां महाराज व्यपाकर्षन्महागजान् ॥ ९.२४.६० ॥
Then mighty Bhīmasena cleared a path for the chariots, O great king, dragging the great elephants aside for the Pāṇḍavas.
9.24.61
अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ।
अपश्यन्तो रथानीके दुर्योधनसमरिन्दमम्।
राजानं मृगयामासुस्तव पुत्रं महारथम् ॥ ९.२४.६१ ॥
Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpa, Kṛtavarman and the Sātvata, not seeing Duryodhana, the subduer of foes, among the chariot ranks, searched for the king, your great-chariot son.
9.24.62
परित्यज्य च पाञ्चाल्यं प्रयाता यत्र सौबलः ।
राज्ञोऽदर्शनसंविग्ना वर्तमानो जनक्षये ॥ ९.२४.६२ ॥
Abandoning the Pāñcāla army, they went to where the son of Subala (Śakuni) was; distressed by the king's disappearance, they stayed there amid the slaughter of men.