Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 33
MBh 3 33.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच तमसाभिप्लुते लोके रजसा चैव भारत। अतिष्ठन् वै मुहूर्तं तु व्यूढानीका: प्रहारिणः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tamasābhiplute loke rajasā caiva bhārata| atiṣṭhan vai muhūrtaṃ tu vyūḍhānīkā: prahāriṇaḥ||
Vaishampayana said O descendant of Bharata, the whole world being enshrouded in dust and natural darkness, the soldiers of both sides, without breaking the battle array, stopped for some time.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.2
ततोऽन्धकारं प्रणुदन्नुदतिष्ठत चन्द्रमाः। कुर्वाणो विमलां रात्रि नन्दयन् क्षत्रियान् युधि॥
tato'ndhakāraṃ praṇudannudatiṣṭhata candramāḥ| kurvāṇo vimalāṃ rātri nandayan kṣatriyān yudhi||
Then dispelling the darkness the moon rose, making the night clear and gladdening the Kshatriyas in the battle field.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.3
ततः प्रकाशमासाद्य पुनर्युद्धमवर्तत। घोररूपं ततस्ते स्म नावैक्षन्त परस्परम्॥
tataḥ prakāśamāsādya punaryuddhamavartata| ghorarūpaṃ tataste sma nāvaikṣanta parasparam||
When every thing came in view, the battle began again; and it became so dreadful that they could not see each other.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.4
ततः सुशर्मा त्रैगर्तः सह भ्रात्रा यवीयसा। अभ्यद्रवन्मत्स्यराजं रथवातेन सर्वशः॥
tataḥ suśarmā traigartaḥ saha bhrātrā yavīyasā| abhyadravanmatsyarājaṃ rathavātena sarvaśaḥ||
Then Susharma, the king of Trigartas, with his younger brother and surrounded by his cars, encountered the king of Matsya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.5
ततो रथाभ्यां प्रस्कन्ध भ्रातरौ क्षत्रियर्षभौ। गदापाणी सुसंरब्धौ समभ्यद्रवतां रथान्॥
tato rathābhyāṃ praskandha bhrātarau kṣatriyarṣabhau| gadāpāṇī susaṃrabdhau samabhyadravatāṃ rathān||
Then descending from their chariots, those two brothers, the foremost of Kshatriyas, worked up with anger, with mace in hands, rushed towards (the enemy's) cars.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.6
तथैव तेषां तु बलानि तानि क्रुद्धान्यथान्योन्यमभिद्रवन्ति। गदासिख श्च परश्वधैश्च प्रासैश्च तीक्ष्णाग्रसुपीतधारैः॥
tathaiva teṣāṃ tu balāni tāni kruddhānyathānyonyamabhidravanti| gadāsikha śca paraśvadhaiśca prāsaiśca tīkṣṇāgrasupītadhāraiḥ||
The hostile armies fiercely assailed each other with maces, swords, scimitars, axes, nooses, and with sharpened points.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.7
बलं तु मत्स्यस्य बलेन राजा सर्वं त्रिगर्ताधिपतिः सुशर्मा। प्रमथ्य जित्वा च प्रसह्य मत्स्यं विराटमोजस्विनमभ्यधावत्।॥
balaṃ tu matsyasya balena rājā sarvaṃ trigartādhipatiḥ suśarmā| pramathya jitvā ca prasahya matsyaṃ virāṭamojasvinamabhyadhāvat|||
Having assailed and vanquished with energy the entire army of the king of Matsya's, Susharman, the king of Trigartas, rushed furiously at the highly energetic Virata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.8
तौ निहत्य पृथग् धुर्यावुभौ तौ पार्ष्णसारथी। विरथं मत्स्यराजानं जीवग्राहमगृह्णताम्॥
tau nihatya pṛthag dhuryāvubhau tau pārṣṇasārathī| virathaṃ matsyarājānaṃ jīvagrāhamagṛhṇatām||
Having slain severally his two horses, his charioteer as also the soldiers who protected him in the rear they took the king of Matsya captive, even alive, deprivation of his car.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.9
तमुन्मथ्य सुशर्माथ युवतीमिव कामुकः। स्यन्दनं स्वं समारोप्य प्रययौ शीघ्रवाहनः॥
tamunmathya suśarmātha yuvatīmiva kāmukaḥ| syandanaṃ svaṃ samāropya prayayau śīghravāhanaḥ||
Then assailing him fiercely like a lustful person (oppressing) a female, they placed him on the car and speedily went out.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.10
तस्मिन् गृहीते विरथे विराटे बलवत्तरे। प्राद्रवन्त भयान्मत्स्यास्त्रिगर्तेरर्दिता भृशम्॥
tasmin gṛhīte virathe virāṭe balavattare| prādravanta bhayānmatsyāstrigarterarditā bhṛśam||
After the powerful Virata, deprived of his car, had been taken captive, the Matsya's, greatly assailed by Trigartas, fled away to different directions in fear.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.11
तेषु संत्रस्यमानेषु कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। प्रत्यभाषन्महाबाहुं भीमसेनमरिंदमम्॥
teṣu saṃtrasyamāneṣu kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| pratyabhāṣanmahābāhuṃ bhīmasenamariṃdamam||
Beholding them thus terrified Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, said to the mighty-armed Bhimasena, the slayer of enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.12
मत्स्यराजः परामृष्टस्त्रिगर्तेन सुशर्मणा। तं मोचय महाबाहो न गच्छेद् द्विषतां वशम्॥
matsyarājaḥ parāmṛṣṭastrigartena suśarmaṇā| taṃ mocaya mahābāho na gacched dviṣatāṃ vaśam||
The king of Matsya has been captivated by Susharman, the king of Trigartas; O you of mighty arms, release him so that he may not be subject to the enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.13
उषिताः स्म सुखं सर्वे सर्वकामैः सुपूजिताः। भीमसेन त्वया कार्या तस्य वासस्य निष्कृतिः॥
uṣitāḥ sma sukhaṃ sarve sarvakāmaiḥ supūjitāḥ| bhīmasena tvayā kāryā tasya vāsasya niṣkṛtiḥ||
We have lived happily in his house with our desire satisfied O Bhimasena, you should satisfy that debt.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.14
भीमसेन उवाच अहमेनं परित्रास्ये शासनात् तव पार्थिवा पश्य युध्यतः सह शत्रुभिः॥
bhīmasena uvāca ahamenaṃ paritrāsye śāsanāt tava pārthivā paśya yudhyataḥ saha śatrubhiḥ||
Bhimasena said By your command, O king, I shall set him free: behold my great feat of fighting with the enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.15
मे सुमहत् कर्म स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य तिष्ठ त्वं भ्रातृभिः सह। एकान्तमाश्रितो राजन् पश्य मेऽद्य पराक्रमम्॥
me sumahat karma svabāhubalamāśritya tiṣṭha tvaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha| ekāntamāśrito rājan paśya me'dya parākramam||
Stay aside with brothers at a corner depending on the strength of your arms and behold my prowess today.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.16
सुस्कन्धोऽयं महावृक्षो गदारूप इव स्थितः। अहमेनमपारुज्य द्रावयिष्यामि शात्रवान्॥
suskandho'yaṃ mahāvṛkṣo gadārūpa iva sthitaḥ| ahamenamapārujya drāvayiṣyāmi śātravān||
uprooting this huge tree with a trunk looking like a mace I shall assail the enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.17
वैशम्पायन उवाच तं मत्तमिव मातङ्गं वीक्षमाणं वनस्पतिम्। अब्रवीद् भ्रातरं वीरं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca taṃ mattamiva mātaṅgaṃ vīkṣamāṇaṃ vanaspatim| abravīd bhrātaraṃ vīraṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
Vaishampayana said Seeing Bhima look at that tree like an infuriated elephant the heroic and pious king Yudhishthira said to his brother.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.18
मा भीम साहसं कार्षीस्तिष्ठत्वेष वनस्पतिः। मा त्वां वृक्षण कर्माणि कुर्वाणमतिमानुषम्॥
mā bhīma sāhasaṃ kārṣīstiṣṭhatveṣa vanaspatiḥ| mā tvāṃ vṛkṣaṇa karmāṇi kurvāṇamatimānuṣam||
"Do not commit such a rash act, О Bhima, let the tree stand there." You should not with a tree perform superhuman deeds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.19
जनाः समवबुध्येरन् भीमोऽयमिति भारत। अन्यदेवायुधं किंचित् प्रतिपद्यस्व मानुषम्॥
janāḥ samavabudhyeran bhīmo'yamiti bhārata| anyadevāyudhaṃ kiṃcit pratipadyasva mānuṣam||
O descendant of Bharata, people will then recognize you and say “This is Bhima". Take you therefore, some other human weapon,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.20
चापं वा यदि वा शक्तिं निस्त्रिंशं वा परश्वधम्। यदेव मानुषं भीम भवेदन्यैरलक्षितम्॥ तदेवायुधमादाय मोक्षयाशु महीपतिम्। यमौ च चक्ररक्षौ ते भवितारौ महाबलौ॥ सहिताः समरे तत्र मत्स्यराज परीप्सत।
cāpaṃ vā yadi vā śaktiṃ nistriṃśaṃ vā paraśvadham| yadeva mānuṣaṃ bhīma bhavedanyairalakṣitam|| tadevāyudhamādāya mokṣayāśu mahīpatim| yamau ca cakrarakṣau te bhavitārau mahābalau|| sahitāḥ samare tatra matsyarāja parīpsata|
A bow, or a dart, sword or battle-axe. Taking a weapon that is human, release the king, O Bhima, speedily, so that people may not recognize you. The highly powerful twins will be the protectors of your wheels. Being united together in battle, release the king of Matsya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.21
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु वेगेन भीमसेनो महाबलः॥ गृहीत्वा तु धनुः श्रेष्ठं जवेन सुमहाजवः।
vaiśampāyana uvāca evamuktastu vegena bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ|| gṛhītvā tu dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ javena sumahājavaḥ|
Thus accosted the highly powerful Bhimasena, gifted with great speed, took up with great force his best of bows,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.22
व्यमुञ्चच्छरवर्षाणि सतोय इव तोयदः॥ तं भीमो भीमकर्माणं सुशर्माणमथाद्रवत्।
vyamuñcaccharavarṣāṇi satoya iva toyadaḥ|| taṃ bhīmo bhīmakarmāṇaṃ suśarmāṇamathādravat|
And discharged from it a shower of shafts like a cloud surcharged with water. Bhima then fell upon Susharma of dreadful deeds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.23
विराटं समवीक्ष्यैनं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चावदत्॥ सुशर्मा चिन्तयामास कालान्तकयमोपमम्।
virāṭaṃ samavīkṣyainaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cāvadat|| suśarmā cintayāmāsa kālāntakayamopamam|
Casting his looks on Virata he said to (Susharma) “stay stay.” Susharma thought him to be Yama-the very regent of death.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.24
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भाषन्तं पृष्ठतो रथपुङ्गवः। पश्यतां सुमहत् कर्म महद् युद्धमुपस्थितम्॥
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhāṣantaṃ pṛṣṭhato rathapuṅgavaḥ| paśyatāṃ sumahat karma mahad yuddhamupasthitam||
That foremost of charioteers saw him at his back exclaiming "stay, stay, behold a highly great feat-a mighty encounter is at hand."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.25
परावृत्तो धनुर्गृह्य सुशर्मा भ्रातृभिः सह। निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भीमसेनेन ते रथाः॥
parāvṛtto dhanurgṛhya suśarmā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha| nimeṣāntaramātreṇa bhīmasenena te rathāḥ||
Taking up his bow, Susharma with his brothers turned back and within the twinkling of an eye those cars (were destroyed by) Bhimasena.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.26
रथानां च गजानां च वाजिनां च ससादिनाम्। सहस्रशतसङ्घाता शूराणामुग्रधन्विनाम्॥
rathānāṃ ca gajānāṃ ca vājināṃ ca sasādinām| sahasraśatasaṅghātā śūrāṇāmugradhanvinām||
And hundreds of thousand of chariots, elephants, horses, horsemen and brave and powerful bowmen were over thrown by him before the very presence of Virata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.27
पातिता भीमसेनेन विराटस्य समीपतः। पत्तयो निहतास्तेषां गदां गृह्य महात्मना॥
pātitā bhīmasenena virāṭasya samīpataḥ| pattayo nihatāsteṣāṃ gadāṃ gṛhya mahātmanā||
Their infantry was slain by the high-souled (Bhima with mace in hand): Beholding such a fight Susharma, irrepressible in battle,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.28
तद् दृष्ट्वा तादृशं युद्धं सुशर्मा युद्धदुर्मदः। चिन्तयामास मनसा किं शेषं हि बलस्य मे। अपरो दृश्यते सैन्ये पुरा मग्नो महाबले॥
tad dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ yuddhaṃ suśarmā yuddhadurmadaḥ| cintayāmāsa manasā kiṃ śeṣaṃ hi balasya me| aparo dṛśyate sainye purā magno mahābale||
Thought within his mind: "Is this the end of my army. I see my brother drowned in the midst of his powerful army.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.29
आकर्मपूर्णेन तदा धनुषा प्रत्यदृश्यत। सुशर्मा सायकांस्तीक्ष्णान् क्षिपते च पुनः पुनः॥
ākarmapūrṇena tadā dhanuṣā pratyadṛśyata| suśarmā sāyakāṃstīkṣṇān kṣipate ca punaḥ punaḥ||
Stretching his bow to his ear Susharma began to retreat and discharge repeatedly sharpened shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.30
ततः समस्तास्ते सर्वे तुरगानभ्यचोदयन्। दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणास्त्रिगर्तान् प्रत्यमर्षणाः॥ तान् निवृत्तरथान् दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान् सा महाचमूः। वैराटिः परमक्रुद्धो युयुधे परमाल्लुतम्॥
tataḥ samastāste sarve turagānabhyacodayan| divyamastraṃ vikurvāṇāstrigartān pratyamarṣaṇāḥ|| tān nivṛttarathān dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavān sā mahācamūḥ| vairāṭiḥ paramakruddho yuyudhe paramāllutam||
Beholding the Pandavas return to their cars the entire huge army urged on their horses and began to assail the Trigartas with excellent weapons. Virata's son, greatly enraged, began to display highly wonderful feats in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.31
सहस्रमवधीत् तत्र कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। भीमः सप्त सहस्राणि यमलोकमदर्शयत्॥
sahasramavadhīt tatra kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| bhīmaḥ sapta sahasrāṇi yamalokamadarśayat||
Kunti's son Yudhishthira killed one thousand and Bhima dispatched seven thousand.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.32
नकुलश्चापि सप्तैव शतानि प्राठिोच्छरैः। शतानि त्रीणि शूराणां सहदेवः प्रतापवान्॥ युधिष्ठिरसमादिष्टो निजघ्ने पुरुषर्षभः। ततोऽभ्यपतदत्युग्रः सुशर्माणमुदायुधः॥ हत्वा तां महती सेनां त्रिगर्तानां महारथः। ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा त्वरमाणो महारथः॥
nakulaścāpi saptaiva śatāni prāṭhioccharaiḥ| śatāni trīṇi śūrāṇāṃ sahadevaḥ pratāpavān|| yudhiṣṭhirasamādiṣṭo nijaghne puruṣarṣabhaḥ| tato'bhyapatadatyugraḥ suśarmāṇamudāyudhaḥ|| hatvā tāṃ mahatī senāṃ trigartānāṃ mahārathaḥ| tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā tvaramāṇo mahārathaḥ||
Nakula killed with arrows seven hundred and powerful Sahadeva the foremost of men, commanded by Yudhishthira, slew three hundreds of heroes. Slaying that huge army of Trigartas, the mighty car-warrior, Yudhishthira, with uplifted weapon, attacked him sorely with shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.33
अभिपत्य सुशर्माणं शरैरभ्याहन भृशम्। सुशर्मापि सुसंरब्धस्त्वरमाणो युधिष्ठिरम्॥ अविध्यन्नवभिर्बाणैश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान्। ततो राजन्नाशुकारी कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः॥ समासाद्य सुशर्माणमश्वानस्य व्यपोथयत्। पृष्ठगोपांश्च तस्याथ हत्वा परमसायकैः॥ अथास्य सारथिं क्रुद्धो रथोपस्थादपातयत्। चक्ररक्षश्च शूरो वै मदिराक्षोऽतिविश्रुतः॥
abhipatya suśarmāṇaṃ śarairabhyāhana bhṛśam| suśarmāpi susaṃrabdhastvaramāṇo yudhiṣṭhiram|| avidhyannavabhirbāṇaiścaturbhiścaturo hayān| tato rājannāśukārī kuntīputro vṛkodaraḥ|| samāsādya suśarmāṇamaśvānasya vyapothayat| pṛṣṭhagopāṃśca tasyātha hatvā paramasāyakaiḥ|| athāsya sārathiṃ kruddho rathopasthādapātayat| cakrarakṣaśca śūro vai madirākṣo'tiviśrutaḥ||
Susharma, too greatly enraged, with impetuosity pierced Yudhishthira with nine shafts and his four horses with four. Then 0 king, the quick-coursing son of Kunti, Vrikodara, nearing Susharma, assailed his horses. Having slain the soldiers that were in the rear with huge shafts, he, in anger, brought down his (Susharmas') charioteer from his car. The heroic protector of the wheels celebrated as Madiraksha,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.34
समायाद् विरथं दृष्ट्वा त्रिगर्तं प्राहरत् तदा। ततो विराटः प्रस्कन्ध रथादथ सुशर्मणः॥
samāyād virathaṃ dṛṣṭvā trigartaṃ prāharat tadā| tato virāṭaḥ praskandha rathādatha suśarmaṇaḥ||
Seeing Trigarta deprived of his car, came there. Then coming down from Susharma's car Virata.
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MBh 3 33.35
गदां तस्य परामृश्य तमेवाभ्यद्रवद् बली। स चचार गदापाणिर्वृद्धोऽपि तरुणो यथा।॥
gadāṃ tasya parāmṛśya tamevābhyadravad balī| sa cacāra gadāpāṇirvṛddho'pi taruṇo yathā|||
Heroic (as he was) took up his Susharma's mace and rushed upon him, And he, with mace in hand moved about like a young man, although an old man.
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MBh 3 33.36
पलायमानं त्रैगर्त दृष्ट्वा भीमोऽभ्यभाषत। राजपुत्र निवर्तस्व न ते युक्तं पलायनम्॥
palāyamānaṃ traigarta dṛṣṭvā bhīmo'bhyabhāṣata| rājaputra nivartasva na te yuktaṃ palāyanam||
Beholding the king of Trigarta taking to his heels, Bhima said :"Desist, O prince, it does not behove you to fly away.
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MBh 3 33.37
अनेन वीर्येण कथं गास्त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्। कथं चानुचरांस्त्यक्त्वा शत्रुमध्ये विषीदसि॥
anena vīryeṇa kathaṃ gāstvaṃ prārthayase balāt| kathaṃ cānucarāṃstyaktvā śatrumadhye viṣīdasi||
With such powers how could you think of taking away the kine? Why forsaking your followers do you droop in the midst of your enemies?
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MBh 3 33.38
इत्युक्तः स तु पार्थेन सुशर्मा रथयूथपः। तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भीमं स सहसाऽभ्यद्रवद् बली॥
ityuktaḥ sa tu pārthena suśarmā rathayūthapaḥ| tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhīmaṃ sa sahasā'bhyadravad balī||
Being thus addressed by Partha, the powerful Susharma, owner of cars, all on a sudden rushed upon Bhima (saying "stay! stay!!').
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MBh 3 33.39
भीमस्तु भीमसंकाशो रथात् प्रस्कन्ध पाण्डवः। प्राद्रवत् तूर्णमव्यग्रो जीवितेप्सुः सुशर्मणः॥४६
bhīmastu bhīmasaṃkāśo rathāt praskandha pāṇḍavaḥ| prādravat tūrṇamavyagro jīvitepsuḥ suśarmaṇaḥ||46
Getting down from the car the dreadful Bhimasena, the son of Pandu, rushed towards him with coolness, desirous of taking Susharma's life.
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MBh 3 33.40
तं भीमसेनो धावन्तमभ्यधावत वीर्यवान्। त्रिगर्तराजमादातुं सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा॥
taṃ bhīmaseno dhāvantamabhyadhāvata vīryavān| trigartarājamādātuṃ siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā||
With a view to get hold of the king of Trigarta approaching towards him the energetic Bhimasena rushed upon him like a lion upon a small deer.
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MBh 3 33.41
अभिद्रुत्य सुशर्माणं केशपक्षे परामृशत्। समुद्यम्य तु रोषात् तं निष्पिपेष महीतले॥
abhidrutya suśarmāṇaṃ keśapakṣe parāmṛśat| samudyamya tu roṣāt taṃ niṣpipeṣa mahītale||
Rushing upon Susharma he held him by the hair; and lifting him up in anger he dashed him against the earth.
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MBh 3 33.42
पदा मूर्ध्नि महाबाहुः प्राहरद् विलपिष्यतः। तस्य जानुं ददौ भीमो जने चैनमरलिना।
padā mūrdhni mahābāhuḥ prāharad vilapiṣyataḥ| tasya jānuṃ dadau bhīmo jane cainamaralinā|
The mighty-armed (Bhima) struck him on the head, who was weeping, with his foot and placing his keen on his breast dealt him severe blows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.43
स मोहमगमद् राजा प्रहारवरपीडितः॥ तस्मिन् गृहीते विरथे त्रिगर्तानां महारथे।
sa mohamagamad rājā prahāravarapīḍitaḥ|| tasmin gṛhīte virathe trigartānāṃ mahārathe|
Assailed by the stroke the king lost consciousness. The mighty car-warrior, the king of Trigartas, deprived of car, being scized,
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MBh 3 33.44
अभज्यत बलं सर्वं त्रैगर्तं तद् भयातुरम्॥ निवर्त्य गास्ततः सर्वा: पाण्डुपुत्रा महारथाः।
abhajyata balaṃ sarvaṃ traigartaṃ tad bhayāturam|| nivartya gāstataḥ sarvā: pāṇḍuputrā mahārathāḥ|
The entire army, of Trigarta afflicted with fear, were dispersed. Thereupon preventing the kine from being taken away, all the mighty carwarriors, the sons of Pandu,
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MBh 3 33.45
अवजित्य सुशर्माणं धनं चादाय सर्वशः॥ स्वबाहुबलसम्पन्ना ह्रीनिषेवा यतव्रताः।
avajitya suśarmāṇaṃ dhanaṃ cādāya sarvaśaḥ|| svabāhubalasampannā hrīniṣevā yatavratāḥ|
Discomfitting Susharma and taking all his wealth-they, endued with the strength of their own arms, humble and observant of vows,
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MBh 3 33.46
विराटस्य महात्मानः परिक्लेशविनाशनाः॥ स्थिताः समक्षं ते सर्वे त्वथ भीमोऽभ्यभाषत॥
virāṭasya mahātmānaḥ parikleśavināśanāḥ|| sthitāḥ samakṣaṃ te sarve tvatha bhīmo'bhyabhāṣata||
The destroyers of the affliction of the highsouled Virata, all stationed themselves before him. Then Bhima said:
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MBh 3 33.47
नायं पापसमाचारो मत्तो जीवितुमर्हति। किं तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं यद् राजा सततं घृणी॥५४।
nāyaṃ pāpasamācāro matto jīvitumarhati| kiṃ tu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ yad rājā satataṃ ghṛṇī||54|
This perpetrator of impious deeds does not deserve living at my hands. But what can I do, the king is always merciful.
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MBh 3 33.48
गले गृहीत्वा राजानमानीय विवशं वशम्। तत एनं विचेष्टन्तं बद्धवा पार्थो वृकोदरः॥
gale gṛhītvā rājānamānīya vivaśaṃ vaśam| tata enaṃ viceṣṭantaṃ baddhavā pārtho vṛkodaraḥ||
Then holding the king (Susharma) by the neck who was unconscious, bringing him and binding him who could make no exertion, Vrikodara, the son of Pritha,
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MBh 3 33.49
रथमारोपयामास विसंज्ञं पांसुगुण्ठितम्। अभ्येत्य रणमध्यस्थमभ्यगच्छद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥
rathamāropayāmāsa visaṃjñaṃ pāṃsuguṇṭhitam| abhyetya raṇamadhyasthamabhyagacchad yudhiṣṭhiram||
Placed him on the chariot who was insensible and covered with dust. Then approaching Yudhishthira who was in the midst of the battle field,
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MBh 3 33.50
दर्शयामास भीमस्तु सुशर्माणं नराधिपम्। प्रोवाच पुरुषव्याघ्रो भीममाहवशोभिनम्॥
darśayāmāsa bhīmastu suśarmāṇaṃ narādhipam| provāca puruṣavyāghro bhīmamāhavaśobhinam||
Bhima showed to him the king Susharma. The foremost of men then said to Bhima. beautifying the battle field.
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MBh 3 33.51
तं राजा प्राहसद् दृष्ट्वा मुच्यतां वै नराधमः। एवमुक्तोऽब्रवीद् भीमः सुशर्माणं महाबलम्॥
taṃ rājā prāhasad dṛṣṭvā mucyatāṃ vai narādhamaḥ| evamukto'bravīd bhīmaḥ suśarmāṇaṃ mahābalam||
Then seeing him the king smilingly said: “Release this wretch." Thus addressed Bhima said to the highly powerful Susharma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 33.52
भीम उवाच जीवितुं चेच्छसे मूढ हेतुं मे गदतः शृणु। दासोऽस्मीति त्वया वाच्यं संसत्सु च सभासु च।।५९
bhīma uvāca jīvituṃ cecchase mūḍha hetuṃ me gadataḥ śṛṇu| dāso'smīti tvayā vācyaṃ saṃsatsu ca sabhāsu ca||59
“If you wish to live, O wretch, hear my words. You should say in courts and assemblies that you are our slave.
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MBh 3 33.53
एवं ते जीवितं दद्यामेष युद्धजितो विधिः। तमुवाच ततो ज्येष्ठो भ्राता सप्रणयं वचः॥
evaṃ te jīvitaṃ dadyāmeṣa yuddhajito vidhiḥ| tamuvāca tato jyeṣṭho bhrātā sapraṇayaṃ vacaḥ||
Under this condition I can grant you your life: such is the custom of the victorious." Then his eldest brother addressed to him affectionate words.
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MBh 3 33.54
युधिष्ठिर उवाच मुञ्च मुञ्चाधमाचारं प्रमाणं यदि ते वयम्। दासभावं गतो ह्येष विराटस्य महीपतेः। अदासो गच्छ मुक्तोऽसि मैवं कार्षीः कदाचन॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca muñca muñcādhamācāraṃ pramāṇaṃ yadi te vayam| dāsabhāvaṃ gato hyeṣa virāṭasya mahīpateḥ| adāso gaccha mukto'si maivaṃ kārṣīḥ kadācana||
"If you regard me, release this wicked wretch. He has already become the slave of the great king Virata. (Then he said to Susharma): “You are free, go and never do such a thing."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)