Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.28
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9.28.1
ततः क्रुद्धा महाराज सौबलस्य पदानुगाः ।
त्यक्त्वा जीवितमाक्रन्दे पाण्डवान्पर्यवारयन् ॥ ९.२८.१ ॥
Then, great king, the enraged followers of Saubala, giving up their lives, surrounded the Pāṇḍavas in the clamour of battle.
9.28.2
तानर्जुनः प्रत्यगृह्णात्सहदेवजये धृतः ।
भीमसेनश्च तेजस्वी क्रुद्धाशीविषदर्शनः ॥ ९.२८.२ ॥
Arjuna, stationed for the protection of Sahadeva, met them; and the radiant Bhīmasena, with the look of an enraged viper, did so too.
9.28.3
शक्त्यृ-ष्टिप्रासहस्तानां सहदेवं जिघांसताम् ।
सङ्कल्पमकरोन्मोघं गाण्डीवेन धनञ्जयः ॥ ९.२८.३ ॥
Dhanañjaya, with the Gāṇḍīva, made futile the resolve of those who, with spears, lances and javelins in hand, sought to kill Sahadeva.
9.28.4
सङ्गृहीतायुधान्बाहून्योधानामभिधावताम् ।
भल्लैश्चिच्छेद बीभत्सुः शिरांस्यपि हयानपि ॥ ९.२८.४ ॥
Bībhatsu cut down with crescent arrows the weapon-grasping arms of the warriors rushing upon them, along with their heads and even the horses.
9.28.5
ते हयाः प्रत्यपद्यन्त वसुधां विगतासवः ।
चरता लोकवीरेण प्रहताः सव्यसाचिना ॥ ९.२८.५ ॥
Those horses, lifeless, fell to the earth, struck down by Savyasācin, the hero of the worlds, as he moved about the field.
9.28.6
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा दृष्ट्वा स्वबलसङ्क्षयम् ।
हतशेषान्समानीय क्रुद्धो रथगणान्बहून् ॥ ९.२८.६ ॥
Then King Duryodhana, seeing the destruction of his own army, gathered the survivors and, enraged, summoned many companies of chariots.
9.28.7
कुञ्जरांश्च हयांश्चैव पादातांश्च समन्ततः ।
उवाच दुःखितान्सर्वान्धार्तराष्ट्र इदं वचः ॥ ९.२८.७ ॥
Seeing the elephants, the horses and the foot soldiers on every side, he spoke these words to all who were distressed: the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
9.28.8
समासाद्य रणे सर्वान्पाण्डवान्ससुहृद्गणान् ।
पाञ्चाल्यं चापि सबलं हत्वा शीघ्रं न्यवर्तत ॥ ९.२८.८ ॥
Having met the Pāṇḍavas in battle, with their friends and kin, and the Pāñcālas with their army, and having slain them, he quickly turned back.
9.28.9
तस्य ते शिरसा गृह्य वचनं युद्धदुर्मदाः ।
अभ्युद्ययू रणे पार्थांस्तव पुत्रस्य शासनात् ॥ ९.२८.९ ॥
Taking his command upon their heads, they, mad with the pride of battle, rushed upon the sons of Pṛthā in the fight by your son's order.
9.28.10
तानभ्यापततः शीघ्रं हतशेषान्महारणे ।
शरैराशीविषाकारैः पाण्डवाः समवाकिरन् ॥ ९.२८.१० ॥
Seeing the survivors of the slaughter charging at them swiftly in the great battle, the Pāṇḍavas showered them with arrows like venomous serpents.
9.28.11
तत्सैन्यं भरतश्रेष्ठ मुहूर्तेन महात्मभिः ।
अवध्यत रणं प्राप्य त्रातारं नाभ्यविन्दत ॥ ९.२८.११ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, that army was slain in a moment by the great-souled ones; reaching the battle, it found no protector.
9.28.12
पलायमानं तु भयान्नावतिष्ठति दंशितम् ।
अश्वैर्विपरिधावद्भिः सैन्येन रजसा वृते ॥ ९.२८.१२ ॥
Those fleeing in fear did not stand; the armored warriors did not stand either. Everything was covered by the army's dust, as the horses ran about in all directions.
9.28.13
न प्राज्ञायन्त समरे दिशः सप्रदिशस्तथा ।
ततस्तु पाण्डवानीकान्निःसृत्य बहवो जनाः ॥ ९.२८.१३ ॥
In battle the directions and intermediate directions could not be recognized. Then, issuing forth from the army of the Pāṇḍavas, many men
9.28.14
अभ्यघ्नंस्तावकान्युद्धे मुहूर्तादिव भारत ।
ततो निःशेषमभवत्तत्सन्यं तव भारत ॥ ९.२८.१४ ॥
In battle they struck down your men as if in a moment. O descendant of Bharata, then that army of yours was utterly destroyed.
9.28.15
अक्षौहिण्यः समेतास्तु तव पुत्रस्य भारत ।
एकादश हता युद्धे ताः प्रभो पाण्डुसृञ्जयैः ॥ ९.२८.१५ ॥
The eleven akṣauhiṇī armies of your son, assembled together, O descendant of Bharata, were slain in battle. O lord, they were killed by the Pāṇḍavas and the Sṛñjayas.
9.28.16
तेषु राजसहस्रेषु तावकेषु महात्मसु ।
एको दुर्योधनो राजन्नदृश्यत भृशं क्षतः ॥ ९.२८.१६ ॥
Among those thousands of kings of yours, those great-souled ones, O king, Duryodhana alone was seen, greatly wounded.
9.28.17
ततो वीक्ष्य दिशः सर्वा दृष्ट्वा शून्यां च मेदिनीम् ।
विहीनः सर्वयोधैश्च पाण्डवान्वीक्ष्यं संयुगे ॥ ९.२८.१७ ॥
Then, looking on all the directions and seeing the earth empty, bereft of all his warriors, he looked upon the Pāṇḍavas in battle.
9.28.18
मुदितान्सर्वतः सिद्धान्नर्दमानान्समन्ततः ।
बाणशब्दरवांश्चैव श्रुत्वा तेषां महात्मनाम् ॥ ९.२८.१८ ॥
Having heard those great-souled ones, rejoicing, successful and roaring on all sides, and the sounds and cries of arrows all around them.
9.28.19
दुर्योधनो महाराज कश्मलेनाभिसंवृतः ।
अपयो मनश्चक्रे विहीनबलवाहनः ॥ ९.२८.१९ ॥
Great king, Duryodhana, overcome by despair, resolved to flee, deprived of his army and his vehicles.