Agni Purana — Chapter 14
AgP 14.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये आदिपर्वादिवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् {१४} :श् अथ चतुर्दशो ऽध्यायः कुरुपाण्डवसङ्ग्रामवर्णनम् अग्निर् उवाच यौधिष्ठिरी दौर्योधनी कुरुक्षेत्रं ययौ चमूः भीष्मद्रोणादिकान् दृष्ट्वा नायुध्यत गुरूनिति
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye ādiparvādivarṇanaṃ nāma trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter {14} :ś atha caturdaśo 'dhyāyaḥ kurupāṇḍavasaṅgrāmavarṇanam agnir uvāca yaudhiṣṭhirī dauryodhanī kurukṣetraṃ yayau camūḥ bhīṣmadroṇādikān dṛṣṭvā nāyudhyata gurūniti
Thus in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa, the thirteenth chapter, called the description of the Ādi-parvan and the rest. Now the fourteenth chapter: the description of the battle of the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas. Agni said: The army of Yudhiṣṭhira and the army of Duryodhana went to Kurukṣetra. (Arjuna,) seeing Bhīṣma, Droṇa and the others, would not fight, (saying) "They are my elders."
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AgP 14.2
पार्थं ह्य् उवाच भगवान्नशोच्या भीष्ममुख्यकाः शरीराणि विनाशीनि न शरीरी विनश्यति
pārthaṃ hy uvāca bhagavānnaśocyā bhīṣmamukhyakāḥ śarīrāṇi vināśīni na śarīrī vinaśyati
Then the Lord said to the son of Pṛthā: "Bhīṣma and the chief ones are not to be grieved for. Bodies are perishable; the embodied one does not perish.
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AgP 14.3
:न् १ विदुरान्वित इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ३५ अयमात्मा परं ब्रह्म अहं ब्रह्मस्मि विद्धि तम् सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो योगी राजधर्मं प्रपालय
:n 1 vidurānvita iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 35 ayamātmā paraṃ brahma ahaṃ brahmasmi viddhi tam siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo yogī rājadharmaṃ prapālaya
[Note 1: manuscript kha reads vidurānvita iti. Page 35] This self is the supreme brahman; know it as 'I am brahman'. Being a yogin, equal in success and failure, protect the duty of a king.
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AgP 14.4
कृष्णोक्तोथार्जुनो ऽयुध्यद्रथस्थो वाद्यशब्दवान् भीष्मः सेनापतिरभूदादौ दौर्योधने बले
kṛṣṇoktothārjuno 'yudhyadrathastho vādyaśabdavān bhīṣmaḥ senāpatirabhūdādau dauryodhane bale
Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna then fought, standing in his chariot amid the sound of instruments. Bhīṣma was at first the general in Duryodhana's force,
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AgP 14.5
पाण्डवानां शिखण्डी च तयोर्युद्धं बभूव ह धार्तराष्ट्राः पाण्डवांश् च जघ्नुर्युद्धे सभीष्मकाः
pāṇḍavānāṃ śikhaṇḍī ca tayoryuddhaṃ babhūva ha dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ pāṇḍavāṃś ca jaghnuryuddhe sabhīṣmakāḥ
and Śikhaṇḍin (the general) of the Pāṇḍavas; and a battle took place between those two. The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra together with Bhīṣma slew the Pāṇḍavas' (men) in the fight,
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AgP 14.6
धार्तराष्ट्रान् शिखण्ड्याद्याः पाण्डवा जघ्नुराहवे देवासुरसं युद्धं कुरुपाण्दवसेनयोः
dhārtarāṣṭrān śikhaṇḍyādyāḥ pāṇḍavā jaghnurāhave devāsurasaṃ yuddhaṃ kurupāṇdavasenayoḥ
and the Pāṇḍavas, with Śikhaṇḍin and the rest, slew the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the battle. The fight between the Kuru and Pāṇḍava armies was like that of the gods and the asuras;
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AgP 14.7
बभूव स्वस्थदेवानां पश्यतां प्रीतिवर्धनं भीष्मोस्त्रैः पाण्डवं सैन्यं दशाहोभिर्न्यपातयत्
babhūva svasthadevānāṃ paśyatāṃ prītivardhanaṃ bhīṣmostraiḥ pāṇḍavaṃ sainyaṃ daśāhobhirnyapātayat
it became a heightening of delight for the gods, who watched at their ease. With his missiles Bhīṣma laid low the Pāṇḍava army for ten days.
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AgP 14.8
दशमे ह्य् अर्जुनो वाणैर् भीष्मं वीरं ववर्ष ह शिखण्डी द्रुपदोक्तो ऽस्त्रैर् ववर्ष जलदो यथा
daśame hy arjuno vāṇair bhīṣmaṃ vīraṃ vavarṣa ha śikhaṇḍī drupadokto 'strair vavarṣa jalado yathā
But on the tenth day Arjuna rained arrows upon the hero Bhīṣma; and Śikhaṇḍin, urged by Drupada, poured down weapons as a raincloud (pours rain).
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AgP 14.9
हस्त्यश्वरथपादातमन्योन्यास्त्रनिपातितम्(१) भीष्मः स्वच्छन्दमृत्युश् च युद्धमार्गं प्रदर्श्य च
hastyaśvarathapādātamanyonyāstranipātitam(1) bhīṣmaḥ svacchandamṛtyuś ca yuddhamārgaṃ pradarśya ca
Elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers were struck down by each other's weapons; and Bhīṣma, who died at his own will, having shown the way of war,
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AgP 14.10
वसूक्तो वसुलोकाय शरशय्यागतः स्थितः उत्तरायणमीक्षंश् च ध्यायन् विष्णुं स्तवन् स्थितः
vasūkto vasulokāya śaraśayyāgataḥ sthitaḥ uttarāyaṇamīkṣaṃś ca dhyāyan viṣṇuṃ stavan sthitaḥ
being addressed by the Vasus, remained lying on his bed of arrows, (bound) for the world of the Vasus, watching for the northward course (of the sun), meditating on Viṣṇu and praising him.
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AgP 14.11
दुर्योधने तु शोकार्ते द्रोणः सेनापतिस्त्वभुत् पाण्दवे हर्षिते सैन्ये ढृष्टद्युम्नश् चमूपतिः
duryodhane tu śokārte droṇaḥ senāpatistvabhut pāṇdave harṣite sainye ḍhṛṣṭadyumnaś camūpatiḥ
But when Duryodhana was stricken with grief, Droṇa became the general; and on the Pāṇḍava side, the army being delighted, Dhṛṣṭadyumna was the commander.
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AgP 14.12
तयोर्युद्धं बभूवोग्रं यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् विराटद्रुपदाद्याश् च निमग्ना द्रोणसागरे
tayoryuddhaṃ babhūvograṃ yamarāṣṭravivardhanam virāṭadrupadādyāś ca nimagnā droṇasāgare
A fierce battle took place between those two, swelling the realm of Yama; and Virāṭa, Drupada and the others were sunk in the ocean that was Droṇa.
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AgP 14.13
दौर्योधनी महासेना हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तिनी धृष्टद्युम्नाधिपतिता द्रोणः काल इवाबभौ
dauryodhanī mahāsenā hastyaśvarathapattinī dhṛṣṭadyumnādhipatitā droṇaḥ kāla ivābabhau
Duryodhana's great army, with its elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers, was struck down by Dhṛṣṭadyumna; (yet) Droṇa shone like Time (Death) itself.
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AgP 14.14
हतोश्वत्थामा चेत्युक्ते द्रोणः शस्त्राणि चात्यजत् धृष्टद्युम्नशराक्रान्तः पतितः स महीतले
hatośvatthāmā cetyukte droṇaḥ śastrāṇi cātyajat dhṛṣṭadyumnaśarākrāntaḥ patitaḥ sa mahītale
When it was said, "Aśvatthāman is slain," Droṇa let fall his weapons; overcome by Dhṛṣṭadyumna's arrows, he fell to the ground.
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AgP 14.15
:न् १ अन्योन्यास्त्रनिपीडितमिति ख, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः :प् ३६ पञ्चमेहनि दुर्धर्षः सर्वक्षत्रं प्रमथ्य च दुर्योधने तु शोकार्ते कर्णः सेनापतिस्त्वभूत्
:n 1 anyonyāstranipīḍitamiti kha, gha, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ :p 36 pañcamehani durdharṣaḥ sarvakṣatraṃ pramathya ca duryodhane tu śokārte karṇaḥ senāpatistvabhūt
[Note 1: two marked manuscripts, kha and gha, read anyonyāstranipīḍitam. Page 36] On the fifth day, hard to withstand, having crushed all the warrior host — but when Duryodhana was stricken with grief, Karṇa became the general.
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AgP 14.16
अर्जुनः पाण्डवानाञ्च तयोर्युद्धं बभूव ह शस्त्राशस्त्रि महारौद्रं देवासुररणोपमम्
arjunaḥ pāṇḍavānāñca tayoryuddhaṃ babhūva ha śastrāśastri mahāraudraṃ devāsuraraṇopamam
And Arjuna (was the leader) of the Pāṇḍavas; a battle took place between those two, weapon against weapon, most terrible, like the war of the gods and the demons.
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AgP 14.17
कर्णार्जुनाख्ये सङ्ग्रामे कर्णोरीनबधीच्छरैः द्वितीयाहनि कर्णस्तु अर्जुनेन निपातितः
karṇārjunākhye saṅgrāme karṇorīnabadhīccharaiḥ dvitīyāhani karṇastu arjunena nipātitaḥ
In the battle called (that of) Karṇa and Arjuna, Karṇa slew (his) enemies with arrows; but on the second day Karṇa was brought down by Arjuna.
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AgP 14.18
शल्यो दिनार्धं युयुधे ह्य् अबधीत्तं युधिष्ठिरः युयुधे भीमसेनेन हतसैन्यः सुयोधनः
śalyo dinārdhaṃ yuyudhe hy abadhīttaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ yuyudhe bhīmasenena hatasainyaḥ suyodhanaḥ
Śalya fought for half a day, and Yudhiṣṭhira slew him; Suyodhana (Duryodhana), his army destroyed, fought with Bhīmasena.
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AgP 14.19
बहून् हत्वा नरादींश् च भीमसेनमथाब्रवीत् गदया प्रहरन्तं तु भीमस्तन्तु व्यपातयत्
bahūn hatvā narādīṃś ca bhīmasenamathābravīt gadayā praharantaṃ tu bhīmastantu vyapātayat
Having killed many men and others, he then spoke to Bhīmasena; and as he was striking with the mace, Bhīma brought him down.
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AgP 14.20
गदयान्यानुजांस्तस्य तस्मिन्नष्टादेशेहनि रात्रौ सुषुप्तञ्च बलं पाण्डवानां न्यपातयत्
gadayānyānujāṃstasya tasminnaṣṭādeśehani rātrau suṣuptañca balaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ nyapātayat
(He struck down) his other younger brothers with the mace on that eighteenth day; and by night (Aśvatthāman) felled the army of the Pāṇḍavas as it slept.
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AgP 14.21
अक्षौहिणीप्रमाणन्तु अश्वत्थामा महाबलः द्रौपदेयान् सपाञ्चालान् धृष्टद्युम्नञ्च सो ऽबधीत्
akṣauhiṇīpramāṇantu aśvatthāmā mahābalaḥ draupadeyān sapāñcālān dhṛṣṭadyumnañca so 'badhīt
The mighty Aśvatthāman (slew) a force of the measure of an akṣauhiṇī, and he killed the sons of Draupadī together with the Pāñcālas, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
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AgP 14.22
पुत्रहीनां द्रौपदीं तां रुदन्तीमर्जुनस्ततः शिरोमणिं तु जग्राह ऐषिकास्त्रेण तस्य च
putrahīnāṃ draupadīṃ tāṃ rudantīmarjunastataḥ śiromaṇiṃ tu jagrāha aiṣikāstreṇa tasya ca
Then Arjuna, (seeing) that Draupadī bereft of her sons and weeping, took the crest-jewel from him by means of the aiṣika weapon.
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AgP 14.23
अश्वत्थामास्त्रनिर्दग्धं जीवयामास वै हरिः उत्तरायास्ततो गर्भं स परीक्षिदभून्नृपः
aśvatthāmāstranirdagdhaṃ jīvayāmāsa vai hariḥ uttarāyāstato garbhaṃ sa parīkṣidabhūnnṛpaḥ
Hari indeed brought back to life what had been burned by Aśvatthāman's weapon — namely Uttarā's embryo; he became King Parīkṣit.
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AgP 14.24
कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणिस्त्रयो मुक्तास्ततो रणात् पाण्डवाः सात्यकिः कृष्णः सप्त मुक्ता न चापरे
kṛtavarmā kṛpo drauṇistrayo muktāstato raṇāt pāṇḍavāḥ sātyakiḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sapta muktā na cāpare
Kṛtavarman, Kṛpa, and Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman) — these three escaped from that battle; the Pāṇḍavas, Sātyaki, and Kṛṣṇa — seven escaped, and no others.
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AgP 14.25
स्त्रियश्चार्ताः समाश्वास्य भीमाद्यैः स युधिष्ठिरः संस्कृत्य प्रहतान् वीरान् दत्तोदकधनादिकः
striyaścārtāḥ samāśvāsya bhīmādyaiḥ sa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ saṃskṛtya prahatān vīrān dattodakadhanādikaḥ
And Yudhiṣṭhira, with Bhīma and the others, having consoled the grieving women and performed the funeral rites for the slain heroes, gave water-offerings, wealth, and the rest.
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AgP 14.26
भीष्माच्छान्तनवाच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मान् सर्वांश् च शान्तिदाम् राजधर्मान्मोक्षधर्मान्दानधर्मान् नृपो ऽभवत्
bhīṣmācchāntanavācchrutvā dharmān sarvāṃś ca śāntidām rājadharmānmokṣadharmāndānadharmān nṛpo 'bhavat
Having heard from Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, all the duties and the peace-giving (teaching) — the duties of kings, the duties of liberation, the duties of giving — he became king.
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AgP 14.27
अश्वमेधे ददौ दानं ब्राह्मणेभ्योरिमर्दनः :प् ३७ श्रुत्वार्जुनान्मौषलेयं(१) यादवानाञ्च सङ्क्षयम् राज्ये परीक्षितं स्थाप्य सानुजः स्वर्गमाप्तवान् (२)
aśvamedhe dadau dānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyorimardanaḥ :p 37 śrutvārjunānmauṣaleyaṃ(1) yādavānāñca saṅkṣayam rājye parīkṣitaṃ sthāpya sānujaḥ svargamāptavān (2)
At the horse-sacrifice the crusher of foes gave gifts to the brahmins. Then, hearing from Arjuna of the affair of the pestle and of the destruction of the Yādavas, he established Parīkṣit in the kingdom and, with his younger brothers, attained heaven.
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