Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 58

MBh 3 58.1

वैशम्पायन उवाच कृपेऽपनीते द्रोणस्तु प्रगृह्य सशरं धनुः। अभ्यद्रवदनाधृष्यः शोणाश्वः श्वेतवाहनम्॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca kṛpe'panīte droṇastu pragṛhya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ| abhyadravadanādhṛṣyaḥ śoṇāśvaḥ śvetavāhanam||

Vaishampayana said After Kripa had been taken away, the irrepressible Drona, having red horses, taking up his bow to which an arrow had already been set, rushed towards Arjuna of white horses.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.2

स तु रुक्मरथं दृष्ट्वा गुरुमायान्तमन्तिकात्। अर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठ उत्तरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥

sa tu rukmarathaṃ dṛṣṭvā gurumāyāntamantikāt| arjuno jayatāṃ śreṣṭha uttaraṃ vākyamabravīt||

Seeing near him the preceptor moving on in hi golden chariot, Arjuna the foremost of victors, addressed Uttara saying

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.3

अर्जुन उवाच यत्रैषा काञ्चनी वेदी ध्वजे यस्य प्रकाशते। उच्छ्रिता प्रवरे दण्डे पताकाभिलरकृता। अत्र मां वह भद्रं ते द्रोणानीकाय सारथे॥ अश्वाः शोणाः प्रकाशन्ते बृहन्तश्चारुवाहिनः। स्निग्धविदुमसंकाशास्ताम्रास्याः प्रियदर्शनाः। युक्ता रथवरे यस्य सर्वशिक्षाविशारदाः॥

arjuna uvāca yatraiṣā kāñcanī vedī dhvaje yasya prakāśate| ucchritā pravare daṇḍe patākābhilarakṛtā| atra māṃ vaha bhadraṃ te droṇānīkāya sārathe|| aśvāḥ śoṇāḥ prakāśante bṛhantaścāruvāhinaḥ| snigdhavidumasaṃkāśāstāmrāsyāḥ priyadarśanāḥ| yuktā rathavare yasya sarvaśikṣāviśāradāḥ||

May you fare well, O charioteer; take m before Drona's army, on whose high standard appears the emblem of a golden altar and around which flags are streaming, whose car is drawn by red, big, highly beautiful, trained, pleasant-looking and quiet horses of the colour of coral and having copper-coloured faces.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.4

दीर्घबाहुर्महातेजा बलरूपसमन्वितः। सर्वलोकेषु विक्रान्तो भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्॥

dīrghabāhurmahātejā balarūpasamanvitaḥ| sarvalokeṣu vikrānto bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān||

Of large arms, great energy, endued with beauty and strength, the powerful son of Bharadvaja is known in all the worlds for his prowess.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.5

बुद्ध्या तुल्यो ह्युशनसा बृहस्पतिसमो नये। वेदास्तथैव चत्वारो ब्रह्मचर्यं तथैव च॥

buddhyā tulyo hyuśanasā bṛhaspatisamo naye| vedāstathaiva catvāro brahmacaryaṃ tathaiva ca||

In intelligence he is like Shukra, and in the knowledge of moral laws like Brihaspati. He is equally well-read in the four Vedas, and follows the Brahmacharya mode of life.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.6

ससंहाराणि सर्वाणि दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि मारिष। धनुर्वेदश्च कात्र्येन यस्मिन् नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितः॥

sasaṃhārāṇi sarvāṇi divyānyastrāṇi māriṣa| dhanurvedaśca kātryena yasmin nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitaḥ||

All the celestials weapons with the means of their withdrawal, and the entire science of archery always reside in him.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.7

क्षमा दमश्च सत्यं च आनृशंस्यमथार्जवम्। एते चान्ये च बहवो यस्मिन् नित्यं द्विजे गुणाः॥

kṣamā damaśca satyaṃ ca ānṛśaṃsyamathārjavam| ete cānye ca bahavo yasmin nityaṃ dvije guṇāḥ||

Forgiveness, self-control, truthfulness, disinclination to injury and straight forwardness these and various other accomplishments always live in that twice-born one.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.8

तेनाहं योद्धमिच्छामि महाभागेन संयुगे। तस्मात् तं प्रापयाचार्यं क्षिप्रमुत्तर वाहय॥

tenāhaṃ yoddhamicchāmi mahābhāgena saṃyuge| tasmāt taṃ prāpayācāryaṃ kṣipramuttara vāhaya||

I wish to fight with that great one in battle. Therefore, O Uttara, take me soon to the preceptor.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.9

वैशम्पायन उवाच अर्जुननैवमुक्तस्तु वैराटिहेमभूषणान्। चोदयामास तानश्वान् भारद्वाजथं प्रति॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca arjunanaivamuktastu vairāṭihemabhūṣaṇān| codayāmāsa tānaśvān bhāradvājathaṃ prati||

Thus accosted by Arjuna, Virata's son urged the horses adorned with gold towards the car of Bharadvaja's son.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.10

तमापतन्तं वेगेन पाण्डवं रथिनां वरम्। द्रोणः प्रत्युद्ययौ पार्थं मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्॥

tamāpatantaṃ vegena pāṇḍavaṃ rathināṃ varam| droṇaḥ pratyudyayau pārthaṃ matto mattamiva dvipam||

Drona rushed with great force towards Partha, the son of Pandu, the foremost of carwarriors, who was advancing like a mad elephant rushing at another such.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.11

ततः प्राध्मापयच्छङ्ख भेरीशतनिनादिनम्। प्रचुक्षुभे बलं सर्वमुद्भूत इव सागरः॥

tataḥ prādhmāpayacchaṅkha bherīśataninādinam| pracukṣubhe balaṃ sarvamudbhūta iva sāgaraḥ||

Drona then blew his conch, the sound of which resembled that of a hundred trumpets. And the whole army was agitated thereat like the ocean.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.12

अथ शोणान् सदश्वांस्तान् हंसवर्णैमनोजवैः। मिश्रितान् समरे दृष्ट्वा व्यस्मयन्त रणे नराः॥

atha śoṇān sadaśvāṃstān haṃsavarṇaimanojavaiḥ| miśritān samare dṛṣṭvā vyasmayanta raṇe narāḥ||

Beholding his excellent red horses mixing with those (of Arjuna) white as swans and fleet as the mind in the encounter, all people were filled with surprise.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.13

तौ स्थौ वीर्यसम्पन्नौ दृष्ट्वा संग्राममूर्धनि। आचार्यशिष्यावजितौ कृतविद्यौ मनस्विनौ॥ समाश्लिष्टौ तदान्योन्यं द्रोणपार्थो महाबलौ। दृष्ट्वा प्राकम्पत मुहुर्भरतानां महद् बलम्॥

tau sthau vīryasampannau dṛṣṭvā saṃgrāmamūrdhani| ācāryaśiṣyāvajitau kṛtavidyau manasvinau|| samāśliṣṭau tadānyonyaṃ droṇapārtho mahābalau| dṛṣṭvā prākampata muhurbharatānāṃ mahad balam||

Beholding those car-warriors, in the field of battle, the preceptor and disciple, Drona and Partha, both endued with prowess, irrepressible, learned, high-minded and greatly powerful, engaged with each other, the huge army of the Bharatas continually trembled (in fear).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.14

हर्षयुक्तस्ततः पार्थः प्रहसन्निव वीर्यवान्। रथं रथेन द्रोणस्य समासाद्य महारथः॥

harṣayuktastataḥ pārthaḥ prahasanniva vīryavān| rathaṃ rathena droṇasya samāsādya mahārathaḥ||

Reaching Drona's car by his own, the mighty car-warrior and highly energetic Partha was filled with joy, and smiled.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.15

अभिवाद्य महाबाहुः सामपूर्वमिदं वचः। उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा कौन्तेयः परवीरहा।॥

abhivādya mahābāhuḥ sāmapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ| uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā|||

Saluting him, the mighty-armed son of Kunti, the slayer of hostile heroes, said in sweet and becoming words.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.16

उषिताः स्मो वने वासं प्रतिकर्म चिकीर्षवः। कोपं नार्हसि नः कर्तुं सदा समरदुर्जय॥

uṣitāḥ smo vane vāsaṃ pratikarma cikīrṣavaḥ| kopaṃ nārhasi naḥ kartuṃ sadā samaradurjaya||

Having spent out the term of our exile in the woods, we wish to take revenge. O you irrepressible in battle, it does not behove you to be always angry.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.17

अहं तु प्रहते पूर्वं प्रहरिष्यामि तेऽनघ। इति मे वर्तते बुद्धिस्तद् भवान् कर्तुमर्हति॥

ahaṃ tu prahate pūrvaṃ prahariṣyāmi te'nagha| iti me vartate buddhistad bhavān kartumarhati||

O gentle one, I will not strike you unless you strike me first. This is my determination. Do what you like.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.18

ततोऽस्मै प्राहिणोद् द्रोणः शरानधिकविंशतिम्। अप्राप्तांश्चैव तान् पार्थश्चिच्छेद कृतहस्तवत्॥

tato'smai prāhiṇod droṇaḥ śarānadhikaviṃśatim| aprāptāṃścaiva tān pārthaściccheda kṛtahastavat||

Thus addressed, Drona discharged at him more than twenty shafts. But the light-handed Partha severed them all before they could fall down on him.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.19

ततः शरसहस्रेण रथं पार्थस्य वीर्यवान्। अवाकिरत् ततो द्रोणः शीघ्रमस्त्रं विदर्शयन्॥

tataḥ śarasahasreṇa rathaṃ pārthasya vīryavān| avākirat tato droṇaḥ śīghramastraṃ vidarśayan||

Displaying his weapons the energetic Drona soon covered Partha's chariot on all sides with thousands of arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.20

हयांश्च रजतप्रख्यान कङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः। अवाकिरदमेयात्मा पार्थं संकोपयन्निव॥

hayāṃśca rajataprakhyāna kaṅkapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ| avākiradameyātmā pārthaṃ saṃkopayanniva||

As if to work up Partha with anger, that one of incomparable energy covered his horses of silvery hue with sharpened and Kankafeathered arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.21

एवं प्रववृते युद्धं भारद्वाजकिरीटिनोः। समं विमुञ्चतो संख्ये विशिस्वान् दीप्ततेजसः॥

evaṃ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ bhāradvājakirīṭinoḥ| samaṃ vimuñcato saṃkhye viśisvān dīptatejasaḥ||

When the encounter thus took place between Drona and Arjuna, they equally discharged in battle fiery arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.22

तावुभौ ख्याकर्माणावुभौ वायुसमौ जवे। उभौ दिव्यास्त्रविदुषावुभावुत्तमतेजसौ।

tāvubhau khyākarmāṇāvubhau vāyusamau jave| ubhau divyāstraviduṣāvubhāvuttamatejasau|

Both of them were equally illustrious and equal to the wind in speed, equally conversant with celestials weapons and gifted with great energy.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.23

क्षिपन्तौ शरजालानि मोहयामासतुर्नुपान्॥ व्यस्मयन्त ततो योधा ये तत्रासन् समागताः।

kṣipantau śarajālāni mohayāmāsaturnupān|| vyasmayanta tato yodhā ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ|

When they spread a net-work of arrows, they bewildered the kings. And all the warriors, that were present there, were filled with wonder.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.24

शरान् विसृजतोस्तूर्णं साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन्॥ द्रोणं हि समरे कोऽन्यो योद्धुमर्हति फाल्गुनात्।

śarān visṛjatostūrṇaṃ sādhu sādhvityapūjayan|| droṇaṃ hi samare ko'nyo yoddhumarhati phālgunāt|

(They all) admired Drona who quickly shot arrows, exclaiming “Well done! well done! Who else can fight with Drona in battle except Phalguni (Arjuna)?

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.25

रौद्रः क्षत्रियधर्मोऽयं गुरुणा यदयुध्यता इत्यब्रुवढानास्तत्र संग्रामशिरसि स्थिताः॥

raudraḥ kṣatriyadharmo'yaṃ guruṇā yadayudhyatā ityabruvaḍhānāstatra saṃgrāmaśirasi sthitāḥ||

Surely the duty of a Kshatriya is very hard, since he fights with his preceptor.” Thus did the people, stationed in the battle field, say.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.26

वीरौ तावभिसंरब्धौ संनिकृष्टौ महाभुजौ। छादयेतां शरव्रातैरन्योन्यमपराजितौ॥

vīrau tāvabhisaṃrabdhau saṃnikṛṣṭau mahābhujau| chādayetāṃ śaravrātairanyonyamaparājitau||

Worked up with anger those two longarmed heroes, confronting each other, and each capable of vanquishing the other, covered each other with arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.27

विस्फार्य सुमहच्चापं हेमपृष्ठं दुरासदम्। भारद्वाजोऽथ संक्रुद्धः फाल्गुनं प्रत्यविध्यत॥

visphārya sumahaccāpaṃ hemapṛṣṭhaṃ durāsadam| bhāradvājo'tha saṃkruddhaḥ phālgunaṃ pratyavidhyata||

Then inflated with anger, the son of Bharadvaja, drawing his huge bow plated with gold and hard to be severed, struck Phalguni.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.28

स सायकमयैर्जालैरर्जुनस्य रथं प्रति। भानुमद्भिः शिलाघौतैर्भानोराच्छादयत् प्रभाम्॥

sa sāyakamayairjālairarjunasya rathaṃ prati| bhānumadbhiḥ śilāghautairbhānorācchādayat prabhām||

Then shooting at Arjuna's car a goodly number of sharp arrows, bright as the sun, he covered the rays of the sun.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.29

पार्थं च सुमहाबाहुर्महावेगैर्महारथः। विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैर्मेघो वृष्ट्येव पर्वतम्॥

pārthaṃ ca sumahābāhurmahāvegairmahārathaḥ| vivyādha niśitairbāṇairmegho vṛṣṭyeva parvatam||

That mighty car-warrior of large arms wounded Partha with sharpened arrows, as the clouds discharge showers on a mountain.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.30

तथैव दिव्यं गाण्डीवं धनुरादाय पाण्डवः। शत्रुघ्नं वेगवान् हृष्टो भारसाधनमुत्तमम्॥

tathaiva divyaṃ gāṇḍīvaṃ dhanurādāya pāṇḍavaḥ| śatrughnaṃ vegavān hṛṣṭo bhārasādhanamuttamam||

Taking up the best of bows, the celestials Gandiva, capable of destroying enemies and carrying a heavy weight, the son of Pandu delightedly.

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MBh 3 58.31

विससर्ज शरांश्चित्रान् सुवर्णविकृतान् बहून्। नाशयन् शरवर्षाणि भारद्वाजस्य वीर्यवान्।

visasarja śarāṃścitrān suvarṇavikṛtān bahūn| nāśayan śaravarṣāṇi bhāradvājasya vīryavān|

Shot a number of variegated golden arrows; and that energetic (hero) baffled the downpour of shafts made by Bharadvaja's son.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.32

तूर्णं चापविनिर्मुक्तैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥ स रथेन चरन् पार्थः प्रेक्षणीयो धनंजयः।

tūrṇaṃ cāpavinirmuktaistadadbhutamivābhavat|| sa rathena caran pārthaḥ prekṣaṇīyo dhanaṃjayaḥ|

And speedily discharged arrows from the bow that appeared as wonderful. Moving about in his car, Dhananjaya the son of Pritha, worthy of being looked at.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.33

युगपद् दिक्षु सर्वासु सर्वतोऽस्त्राण्यदर्शयत्॥ एकच्छायमिवाकाशं बाणैश्चक्रे समन्ततः।

yugapad dikṣu sarvāsu sarvato'strāṇyadarśayat|| ekacchāyamivākāśaṃ bāṇaiścakre samantataḥ|

Displayed his weapons simultaneously in all the quarters. He converted the sky, with his arrows, into one (expansive) shade.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.34

नादृश्यत तदा द्रोणो नीहारेणेव संवृतः॥ तस्याभवत् तदा रूपं संवृतस्य शरोत्तमैः।

nādṛśyata tadā droṇo nīhāreṇeva saṃvṛtaḥ|| tasyābhavat tadā rūpaṃ saṃvṛtasya śarottamaiḥ|

Drona was not visible (like the sun) enshrouded mist. Thereupon covered on all sides with excellent arrows, he appeared.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.35

जाज्वल्यमानस्य तदा पर्वतस्येव सर्वतः॥ दृष्ट्वा तु पार्थस्य रणे शरैः स्वरथमावृतम्।

jājvalyamānasya tadā parvatasyeva sarvataḥ|| dṛṣṭvā tu pārthasya raṇe śaraiḥ svarathamāvṛtam|

Like a burning mountain. Beholding his own chariot enveloped in the battle by the shafts of Partha.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.36

स विस्फार्य धनुः श्रेष्ठं मेघस्तनितनिस्वनम्॥ अग्निचक्रोपमं घोरं व्यकर्षत् परमायुधम्।

sa visphārya dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ meghastanitanisvanam|| agnicakropamaṃ ghoraṃ vyakarṣat paramāyudham|

He, drawing his excellent bow making a sound like that of clouds, took up a huge weapon like a wheel of fire.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.37

व्यशातयच्छरांस्तांस्तु द्रोणः समितिशोभनः॥ महानभूत् ततः शब्दो वंशानामिव दह्यताम्॥

vyaśātayaccharāṃstāṃstu droṇaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ|| mahānabhūt tataḥ śabdo vaṃśānāmiva dahyatām||

Then Drona, ornament of an assembly, discharged sharpened arrows. Then arose a sound like that of bamboo's when set on fire.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.38

जाम्बूनदमयैः पुढेश्चित्रचापविनिर्गतैः। प्राच्छादयदमेयात्मा दिशः सूर्यस्य च प्रभाम्॥

jāmbūnadamayaiḥ puḍheścitracāpavinirgataiḥ| prācchādayadameyātmā diśaḥ sūryasya ca prabhām||

That of immeasurable energy enveloped all the quarters and the lustre of the sun with gold-winged arrows discharged from a variegated bow. one

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.39

ततः कनकपुङ्खानां शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। वियच्चराणां वियति दृश्यन्ते बहरो व्रजाः॥

tataḥ kanakapuṅkhānāṃ śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām| viyaccarāṇāṃ viyati dṛśyante baharo vrajāḥ||

Those arrows, with depressed knots and golden wings, when they passed through the sky, looked like so many birds.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.40

द्रोणस्य पुङ्खसक्ताच प्रभवन्तः शरासनात्। एको दीर्घ इवादृश्यदाकाशे संहतः शरः॥

droṇasya puṅkhasaktāca prabhavantaḥ śarāsanāt| eko dīrgha ivādṛśyadākāśe saṃhataḥ śaraḥ||

The arrows shot from Drona's bow touching one another by the wings appeared like one long-extending row of arrows in the sky.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.41

एवं तौ स्वर्णविकृतान् विमुञ्चन्तौ महाशरान्। आकाशं संवृतं वीरावुल्काभिरिव चक्रतुः॥

evaṃ tau svarṇavikṛtān vimuñcantau mahāśarān| ākāśaṃ saṃvṛtaṃ vīrāvulkābhiriva cakratuḥ||

Those heroes, then shooting their golden arrows, enveloped, as it were the welkin with a downpour of fire-brands.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.42

शरास्तयोस्तु विबभुः कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः। पङ्क्त्यः शरदि खस्थानां हंसानां चरतामिव॥

śarāstayostu vibabhuḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ| paṅktyaḥ śaradi khasthānāṃ haṃsānāṃ caratāmiva||

Decked with the feathers of Kanka birds, these arrows looked like a number of cranes wandering in the autumnal sky.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.43

युद्धं समभवत् तत्र सुसंरब्धं महात्मनोः। द्रोणपाण्डवयो?रं वृत्रवासवयोरिव॥

yuddhaṃ samabhavat tatra susaṃrabdhaṃ mahātmanoḥ| droṇapāṇḍavayo?raṃ vṛtravāsavayoriva||

Then there ensued a highly terrific encounter between the high-souled Drona and Arjuna like that between Vritra and Vasava.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.44

तौ गजाविव चासाद्य विषाणाप्रैः परस्परम्। शरैः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः॥

tau gajāviva cāsādya viṣāṇāpraiḥ parasparam| śaraiḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭairanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ||

They wounded each other with arrows shot from bows drawn to the highest stretch like two elephants assailing each other with their tusks.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.45

तौ व्यवाहरतां युद्धे संरब्धौ रणशोभिनौ। उदीरयन्तौ समरे दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि भागशः॥

tau vyavāharatāṃ yuddhe saṃrabdhau raṇaśobhinau| udīrayantau samare divyānyastrāṇi bhāgaśaḥ||

Those two angry heroes, ornamenting the battle-field, fighting according to the practice, showed many celestials weapons in due order.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.46

अथ त्वाचार्यमुख्येन शरान् सृष्टाञ्छिलाशितान्। न्यवारयच्छितैर्बाणैर्जुनो जयतां वरः॥

atha tvācāryamukhyena śarān sṛṣṭāñchilāśitān| nyavārayacchitairbāṇairjuno jayatāṃ varaḥ||

one Arjuna, the foremost of victors, warded off, with sharp arrows, the sharpened arrows shot by the foremost of preceptors.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.47

दर्शयन् वीक्षमाणानामस्त्रमुग्रपराक्रमः। इषुभिस्तूर्णमाकाशं बहुभिश्च समावृणोत्॥

darśayan vīkṣamāṇānāmastramugraparākramaḥ| iṣubhistūrṇamākāśaṃ bahubhiśca samāvṛṇot||

Showing many weapons to the spectators, that of dreadful prowess speedily enveloped the sky with many arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.48

जिघांसन्तं नरव्याघ्रमर्जुनं तिग्मतेजसम्। आचार्यमुख्यः समरे द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। अर्जुनेन सहाक्रीडच्छरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि वर्षन्तं तस्मिन् वै तुमुले रणे। अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य फाल्गुनं समयोधयत्॥ तयोरासीत् सम्प्रहारः क्रुद्धयोर्नरसिंहयोः। अमर्षिणोस्तदान्योन्यं देवदानवयोरिव॥ ऐन्द्र वायव्यमाग्नेयमस्त्रमस्त्रेण पाण्डवः। द्रोणेन मुक्तमानं तु ग्रसति स्म पुनः पुनः॥ एवं शूरौ महेष्वासौ विसृजन्तौ शिताञ्छरान्। एकच्छायं चक्रतुस्तावाकाशं शरवृष्टिभिः॥ तत्रार्जुनेन मुक्तानां पततां वै शरीरिषु। पर्वतेष्विव वज्राणां शराणां श्रूयते स्वनः॥ ततो नागा रथाश्चैव वाजिनश्च विशाम्पते। शोणिताक्ता व्यदृश्यन्त पुष्पिता इव किंशुकाः॥ बाहुभिश्च सकेयूरैर्विचित्रैश्च महारथैः। सुवर्णचित्रैः कवचैर्ध्वजैश्च विनिपातितैः॥ योधैश्च निहतैस्तत्र पार्थबाणप्रपीडितैः। बलमासीत् समुद्घान्तं द्रोणार्जुनसमागमे॥ विधुन्वानौ तु तौ तत्र धनुषी भारसाधने। आच्छादयेतामन्योन्यं ततक्षतुरथेषुभिः॥ तयोः समभवद् युद्धं तुमुलं भरतर्षभ। द्रोणकौन्तेययोस्तत्र बलिवासवयोरिव॥ अथ पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। व्यदारयेतामन्योन्यं प्राणद्यूते प्रवर्तिते॥ अथान्तरिक्षे नादोऽभूद् द्रोणं तत्र प्रशंसताम्।

jighāṃsantaṃ naravyāghramarjunaṃ tigmatejasam| ācāryamukhyaḥ samare droṇaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ| arjunena sahākrīḍaccharaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ|| divyānyastrāṇi varṣantaṃ tasmin vai tumule raṇe| astrairastrāṇi saṃvārya phālgunaṃ samayodhayat|| tayorāsīt samprahāraḥ kruddhayornarasiṃhayoḥ| amarṣiṇostadānyonyaṃ devadānavayoriva|| aindra vāyavyamāgneyamastramastreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ| droṇena muktamānaṃ tu grasati sma punaḥ punaḥ|| evaṃ śūrau maheṣvāsau visṛjantau śitāñcharān| ekacchāyaṃ cakratustāvākāśaṃ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ|| tatrārjunena muktānāṃ patatāṃ vai śarīriṣu| parvateṣviva vajrāṇāṃ śarāṇāṃ śrūyate svanaḥ|| tato nāgā rathāścaiva vājinaśca viśāmpate| śoṇitāktā vyadṛśyanta puṣpitā iva kiṃśukāḥ|| bāhubhiśca sakeyūrairvicitraiśca mahārathaiḥ| suvarṇacitraiḥ kavacairdhvajaiśca vinipātitaiḥ|| yodhaiśca nihataistatra pārthabāṇaprapīḍitaiḥ| balamāsīt samudghāntaṃ droṇārjunasamāgame|| vidhunvānau tu tau tatra dhanuṣī bhārasādhane| ācchādayetāmanyonyaṃ tatakṣaturatheṣubhiḥ|| tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ bharatarṣabha| droṇakaunteyayostatra balivāsavayoriva|| atha pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ| vyadārayetāmanyonyaṃ prāṇadyūte pravartite|| athāntarikṣe nādo'bhūd droṇaṃ tatra praśaṃsatām|

(Beholding) Arjuna, the foremost of men, of fierce energy, discharging celestials weapons in that great battle and killing (soldiers) the foremost of preceptors and warriors Drona, played with Arjuna with arrows of depressed knots. And warding off his weapons with his, Bharadvaja's son fought with Arjuna. Then there ensued an encounter between those two foremost of men, worked up with anger and striking each other, like that between the celestials and demons. Arjuna repeatedly warded off with his own, the weapons Aindra, Vayavya and Agneya discharged by Drona. Shooting sharp arrows, those two great heroes converted the sky, with a shade. Coming down on the bodies of the enemy's heroes, the shafts, discharged by Arjuna, made a sound like that of thunderbolt striking against a mountain. Then, o king, the elephants, cars and horses, covered with blood, looked like Kinsuka trees crested with flowers. And in that encounter between Drona and Partha, the field being filled with arms adorned with variegated bangles, mighty car-warriors' golden coats of mail, banners struck down, and warriors slain and assailed by Partha's shafts, the army were terrified. And moving their bows capable of bearing stain, they covered each other with shafts. O foremost of Bharatas, there took place a great encounter between Drona and Arjuna like that between Bali and Vasava. Then with arrows of depressed knots shot from the bows fully drawn, they struck each other even at the risk of their lives. There was heard a voice in the sky speaking highly of Drona.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.49

दुष्करं कृतवान् द्रोणो यदर्जुनमयोधयत्॥ प्रमाथिनं महावीर्यं दृढमुष्टिं दुरासदम्।

duṣkaraṃ kṛtavān droṇo yadarjunamayodhayat|| pramāthinaṃ mahāvīryaṃ dṛḍhamuṣṭiṃ durāsadam|

Drona has performed a difficult feat for he fights with Arjuna, of great energy, firmhanded, irrepressible and an afflicter of foes.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.50

जेतारं देवदैत्यानां सर्वेषां च महारथम्॥ अविभ्रमं च शिक्षां च लाघवं दूरपातिताम्। पार्थस्य समरे दृष्ट्वा द्रोणस्याभूच्च विस्मयः॥ अथ गाण्डीवमुद्यम्य दिव्य धनुरमर्षणः। विचकर्ष रणे पार्थो बाहुभ्यां भरतर्षभ॥ तस्य बाणमयं वर्षं शलभानामिवायतिम्। दृष्ट्वा ते विस्मिताः सर्वे साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन्॥६५। न च बाणान्तरे वायुरस्य शक्नोति सर्पितम्।

jetāraṃ devadaityānāṃ sarveṣāṃ ca mahāratham|| avibhramaṃ ca śikṣāṃ ca lāghavaṃ dūrapātitām| pārthasya samare dṛṣṭvā droṇasyābhūcca vismayaḥ|| atha gāṇḍīvamudyamya divya dhanuramarṣaṇaḥ| vicakarṣa raṇe pārtho bāhubhyāṃ bharatarṣabha|| tasya bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ śalabhānāmivāyatim| dṛṣṭvā te vismitāḥ sarve sādhu sādhvityapūjayan||65| na ca bāṇāntare vāyurasya śaknoti sarpitam|

The conqueror of the celestials and Daityas and of all mighty car-warriors. Beholding in battle Partha's certain aim, training, lightness of hand and the range (of his arrows), Drona was stricken greatly with wonder. Then taking up with his hands the celestials bow Gandiva, the energetic Partha, O foremost of Bharatas, drew it. Beholding the downpour of his shafts coming down like a swarm of locusts, they, all filled with wonder, exclaimed “Well done! well done!" Even the very air could not penetrate into the space intervening between his arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.51

अनिशं संदधानस्य शरानुत्सृजतस्तथा॥ ददर्श नान्तरं कश्चित् पार्थस्याददतोऽपि च॥

aniśaṃ saṃdadhānasya śarānutsṛjatastathā|| dadarśa nāntaraṃ kaścit pārthasyādadato'pi ca||

The on-lookers could not mark any cessation between Partha's taking up arrows and shooting them.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.52

तथा शीघ्रास्त्रयुद्धे तु वर्तमाने सुदारुणे। शीघ्रं शीघ्रतरं पार्थः शरानन्यानुदीरयत्॥

tathā śīghrāstrayuddhe tu vartamāne sudāruṇe| śīghraṃ śīghrataraṃ pārthaḥ śarānanyānudīrayat||

In that dreadful battle of quickly discharged weapons Partha, speedily and more speedily, shot arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.53

ततः शतसहस्राणि शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। युगपत् प्रापतस्तत्र द्रोणस्य रथमन्तिकात्॥

tataḥ śatasahasrāṇi śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām| yugapat prāpatastatra droṇasya rathamantikāt||

Then simultaneously hundreds and thousands of arrows with depressed knots came down upon the car of Drona.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.54

कीर्यमाणे तदा द्रोणे शरैर्गाण्डीवधन्वना। हाहाकारो महानासीत् सैन्यानां भरतर्षभ॥

kīryamāṇe tadā droṇe śarairgāṇḍīvadhanvanā| hāhākāro mahānāsīt sainyānāṃ bharatarṣabha||

O foremost of Bharatas, beholding Drona entirely enveloped with shafts shot by the holder of the Gandiva bow, the army set a mighty lamentation.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.55

पाण्डवस्य तु शीघ्रास्त्रं मघवा प्रत्यपूजयत्। गन्धर्वाप्सरसाचैव ये च तत्र समागताः॥

pāṇḍavasya tu śīghrāstraṃ maghavā pratyapūjayat| gandharvāpsarasācaiva ye ca tatra samāgatāḥ||

Even Indra spoke highly of the lighthandedness Arjuna in the discharge of arrows, as also the Gandharvas and Apsaras who came there.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.56

ततो वृन्देन महता स्थानां रथयूथपः। आचार्यपुत्रः सहसा पाण्डवं पर्यवारयत्॥

tato vṛndena mahatā sthānāṃ rathayūthapaḥ| ācāryaputraḥ sahasā pāṇḍavaṃ paryavārayat||

Then encircled by a vast array of cars, the mighty car-warrior, the son of the preceptor obstructed Partha.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.57

अश्वत्थामा तु तत् कर्म हृदयेन महात्मनः। पूजयामास पार्थस्य कोपं चास्याकरोद् भृशम्॥

aśvatthāmā tu tat karma hṛdayena mahātmanaḥ| pūjayāmāsa pārthasya kopaṃ cāsyākarod bhṛśam||

Though greatly enraged with him, Ashvathama praised in his mind that deed of the high-souled Arjuna.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.58

स मन्युवशमापन्नः पार्थमभ्यद्रवद् रणे। किरज्छरसहस्राणि पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्॥

sa manyuvaśamāpannaḥ pārthamabhyadravad raṇe| kirajcharasahasrāṇi parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān||

Then possessed by wrath, he encountered Partha in battle and discharged at him a downpour of arrows like clouds discharging their watery contents.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.59

आवृत्य तु महाबाहुर्यतो द्रौणिस्ततो हयान्। अन्तरं प्रददौ पार्थो द्रोणस्य व्यपसर्पितुम्॥

āvṛtya tu mahābāhuryato drauṇistato hayān| antaraṃ pradadau pārtho droṇasya vyapasarpitum||

Then turning his horses towards Drona's son, Partha offered Drona an opportunity to retreat.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 58.60

स तु लब्ध्वान्तरं तूर्णमपायाज्जवनैर्हयैः। छिन्नवर्मध्वजः शूरो निकृत्तः परमेषुभिः॥

sa tu labdhvāntaraṃ tūrṇamapāyājjavanairhayaiḥ| chinnavarmadhvajaḥ śūro nikṛttaḥ parameṣubhiḥ||

Securing an opportunity, he too, with his coat of mail and banner shattered, and wounded with great arrows, quickly went away on his swiftly-coursing horses.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)