Mahabharata — Volume IV (Dutt edition) — Chapter 56
MBh 4 56.1
संजय उवाच गतपूर्वाह्नभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि भारत। रथनागाश्वपत्तीनां सादिनां च महाक्षये॥
saṃjaya uvāca gatapūrvāhnabhūyiṣṭhe tasminnahani bhārata| rathanāgāśvapattīnāṃ sādināṃ ca mahākṣaye||
Sanjaya said O descendant of Bharata when that day passed away, when the destruction of car, elephants, horses, foot-soldiers and horsemen went apace.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.2
द्रोणपुत्रेण शल्येन कृपेण च महात्मना। समसज्जत पाञ्चाल्यस्तरिभिरेतैर्महारथैः॥
droṇaputreṇa śalyena kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā| samasajjata pāñcālyastaribhiretairmahārathaiḥ||
The Panchala prince fought with Drona's son (Ashvathama), Shalya, and the illustrious Kripa.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.3
स लोकविदितानश्वान् निजघान महाबलः। द्रौणे: पाञ्चालदायादः शितैर्दशभिराशुगैः॥
sa lokaviditānaśvān nijaghāna mahābalaḥ| drauṇe: pāñcāladāyādaḥ śitairdaśabhirāśugaiḥ||
The mighty heir-apparent of the king of Panchala with many sharp arrows killed the horses of Drona's who is celebrated all over the world.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.4
ततः शल्यरथं तूर्णमास्थाय हतवाहनः। द्रौणिः पाञ्चालदायादमभ्यवर्षदथेषुभिः॥
tataḥ śalyarathaṃ tūrṇamāsthāya hatavāhanaḥ| drauṇiḥ pāñcāladāyādamabhyavarṣadatheṣubhiḥ||
Deprived of his horses, Drona's son soon got upon the car of Shalya and showered his arrows on the Panchala prince.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.5
धृष्टद्युम्नं तु संयुक्तं द्रौणिना वीक्ष्य भारत। सौभद्रोऽभ्यपतत् तूर्णं विकिरन् निशिताशरान्॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tu saṃyuktaṃ drauṇinā vīkṣya bhārata| saubhadro'bhyapatat tūrṇaṃ vikiran niśitāśarān||
O descendant of Bharata, seeing Dhrishtadyumna fighting with Drona's son, the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu) ran up showering his fearful arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.6
स शल्यं पञ्चविंशत्या कृपं च नवभिः शरैः। अश्वत्थामानमष्टाभिर्विव्याध पुरुषर्षभः॥
sa śalyaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ| aśvatthāmānamaṣṭābhirvivyādha puruṣarṣabhaḥ||
O best of the Bharata race, he wounded Shalya with twenty-five arrows and Kripa with nine arrows and Ashvathama with eight.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.7
आर्जुनि तु ततस्तूर्णं द्रौणिविव्याध पत्रिणा। शल्योऽथ दशभिश्चैव कृपश्च निशितैस्त्रिभिः॥
ārjuni tu tatastūrṇaṃ drauṇivivyādha patriṇā| śalyo'tha daśabhiścaiva kṛpaśca niśitaistribhiḥ||
Drona's son also soon wounded Arjuna's son with many winged arrows; Shalya also pierced him with twelve arrows, Kripa shot at him three sharp arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.8
लक्ष्मणस्तव पौत्रस्तु सौभद्रं समवस्थितम्। अभ्यवर्तत संहृष्टस्ततो युद्धमवर्तत॥
lakṣmaṇastava pautrastu saubhadraṃ samavasthitam| abhyavartata saṃhṛṣṭastato yuddhamavartata||
Your grandson Lakshmana then rushed at Subhadra's son in anger, and a fearful battle began between the two.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.9
दौर्योधनिः सुसंक्रुद्धः सौभद्रं परवीरहा। विव्याध समरे राजस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
dauryodhaniḥ susaṃkruddhaḥ saubhadraṃ paravīrahā| vivyādha samare rājastadadbhutamivābhavat||
In that fight Duryodhana's son in anger wounded Subhadra's son with many sharp arrows. O king, it was a wonderful feat.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.10
अभिमन्युः सुसंक्रुद्धो भ्रातरं भरतर्षभ। शरैः पञ्चाशतै राजन् क्षिप्रहस्तोऽभ्यविध्यत॥
abhimanyuḥ susaṃkruddho bhrātaraṃ bharatarṣabha| śaraiḥ pañcāśatai rājan kṣiprahasto'bhyavidhyata||
O best of the Bharata race, the light-handed Abhimanyu, also being very much enraged, soon wounded his cousin with five hundred arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.11
लक्ष्मणोऽपि पुनस्तस्य धनुश्चिच्छेद पत्रिणा। मुष्टिदेशे महाराज ततस्ते चुक्रुशुर्जनाः॥
lakṣmaṇo'pi punastasya dhanuściccheda patriṇā| muṣṭideśe mahārāja tataste cukruśurjanāḥ||
O king, Lakshmana also with his arrows cut down (his adversary's) bow staff, on seeing which all the troops sent up a loud shout.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.12
तद् विहाय धनुश्छिन्नं सौभद्रः परवीरहा। अन्यदादत्तवांश्चित्रं कार्मुकं वेगवत्तरम्॥
tad vihāya dhanuśchinnaṃ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā| anyadādattavāṃścitraṃ kārmukaṃ vegavattaram||
Then that slayer of hostile heroes, Subhadara's son, throwing aside the broken bow, took up another beautiful and tough bow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.13
तौ तत्र समरे युक्तौ कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ। अन्योन्यं विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्जघ्नतुः पुरुषर्षभौ॥
tau tatra samare yuktau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau| anyonyaṃ viśikhaistīkṣṇairjaghnatuḥ puruṣarṣabhau||
Thereupon those two foremost of men, thus fighting together with the desire of counteracting each other's feat, wounded each other with innumerable sharp arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.14
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं महारथम्। पीडितं तव पौत्रेण प्रायात् तत्र प्रजेश्वरः॥
tato duryodhano rājā dṛṣṭvā putraṃ mahāratham| pīḍitaṃ tava pautreṇa prāyāt tatra prajeśvaraḥ||
O king, Duryodhana on seeing his mighty son thus hard pressed by your grand son ran towards the spot.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.15
संनिवृत्ते तव सुते सर्व एव जनाधिपाः। आणुनि रथवंशेन समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्॥
saṃnivṛtte tava sute sarva eva janādhipāḥ| āṇuni rathavaṃśena samantāt paryavārayan||
When your son went to the spot, all the kings surrounded Arjuna's son with many thousands of cars.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.16
स तैः परिवृतः शूरैः शूरो युधि सुदुर्जयैः। न स्म प्रव्यथते राजन् कृष्णतुल्यपराक्रमः॥
sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ śūraiḥ śūro yudhi sudurjayaiḥ| na sma pravyathate rājan kṛṣṇatulyaparākramaḥ||
O king, being as invincible and powerful as Krishna himself, that hero, being thus surrounded by those heroes, was not the least agitated.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.17
सौभद्रमथ संसक्तं दृष्ट्वा तत्र धनंजयः। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन त्रातुकामः स्वमात्मजम्॥
saubhadramatha saṃsaktaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra dhanaṃjayaḥ| abhidudrāva vegena trātukāmaḥ svamātmajam||
Seeing Subhadra's fighting, Dhananjaya (Arjuna) hastened to the spot in great anger, with the intention of rescuing his son son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.18
ततः सरथनागाश्वा भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगमाः। अभ्यवर्तन्त राजानः सहिताः सव्यसाचिनम्॥
tataḥ sarathanāgāśvā bhīṣmadroṇapurogamāḥ| abhyavartanta rājānaḥ sahitāḥ savyasācinam||
Thereupon the kings headed by Bhishma and Drona and accompanied by many elephants, horses and cars rushed with great force on Savyasachin (Arjuna).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.19
उद्भूतं सहसा भौमं नागाश्वरथपत्तिभिः। दिवाकररथं प्राप्य रजस्तीव्रमदृश्यत॥
udbhūtaṃ sahasā bhaumaṃ nāgāśvarathapattibhiḥ| divākararathaṃ prāpya rajastīvramadṛśyata||
Then a thick shower of dust, being raised by foot-soldiers, horses and cars and cavalrymen, covered the sky.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.20
तानि नागसहस्राणि भूमिपालशतानि च। तस्य बाणपथं प्राप्य नाभ्यवर्तन्त सर्वशः॥
tāni nāgasahasrāṇi bhūmipālaśatāni ca| tasya bāṇapathaṃ prāpya nābhyavartanta sarvaśaḥ||
When those thousands of elephants and hundreds of kings came within the reach of scen Arjuna's arrows, they could not make any further advance.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.21
प्रणेदुः सर्वभूतानि बभूवुस्तिमिरा दिशः। कुरूणां चानयस्तीव्रः समदृश्यत दारुणः॥
praṇeduḥ sarvabhūtāni babhūvustimirā diśaḥ| kurūṇāṃ cānayastīvraḥ samadṛśyata dāruṇaḥ||
All the troops sent up loud shouts, and all directions became dark. Then the army of the Kurus assumed a fearful and dreadful aspect.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.22
नाप्यन्तरिक्षं न दिशो न भूमिर्न च भास्करः। प्रजज्ञे भरतश्रेष्ठं शस्त्रसङ्घः किरीटिनः॥
nāpyantarikṣaṃ na diśo na bhūmirna ca bhāskaraḥ| prajajñe bharataśreṣṭhaṃ śastrasaṅghaḥ kirīṭinaḥ||
Neither the sky, nor the sun, nor the cardinal points, nor the earth, O best of men, could be distinguished, in consequence of the continuous showers of arrows shot by Kiritin (Arjuna).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.23
सादिता रथनागाश्च हताश्वा रथिनो रणे। विप्रदुतरथाः केचिद् दृश्यन्ते रथयूथपाः॥
sāditā rathanāgāśca hatāśvā rathino raṇe| vipradutarathāḥ kecid dṛśyante rathayūthapāḥ||
Many clephants were deprived of their standards, and many car-warriors were also deprived of their horses. Having abandoned their cars, many car-warriors were wandering (over the field).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.24
विस्था रथिनश्चान्ये धावमानाः समन्ततः। तत्र तत्रैव दृश्यन्ते सायुधाः साङ्गदैर्भुजैः॥
visthā rathinaścānye dhāvamānāḥ samantataḥ| tatra tatraiva dṛśyante sāyudhāḥ sāṅgadairbhujaiḥ||
Many other car-warriors, deprived of their cars, were seen to rove about with their weapons in their hands and other arm adorned with Angadas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.25
हयारोहा हयांस्त्यक्त्वा गजारोहाश्च दन्तिनः। अर्जुनस्य भयाद् राजन् समन्ताद् विप्रदुद्रुवुः॥
hayārohā hayāṃstyaktvā gajārohāśca dantinaḥ| arjunasya bhayād rājan samantād vipradudruvuḥ||
O king, horsemen, urging their horses and elephant-men urging their elephants fled away in all directions from the fear of Arjuna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.26
रथे यश्च गजेभ्यश्च हयेभ्यश्च नराधिपाः। पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च दृश्यन्तेऽर्जुनसायकैः॥
rathe yaśca gajebhyaśca hayebhyaśca narādhipāḥ| patitāḥ pātyamānāśca dṛśyante'rjunasāyakaiḥ||
Kings were seen falling from their cars; elephants and horses were also seen to fall cut down by Arjuna's arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.27
सगदानुद्यतान् बाहून् सखगांश्च विशाम्पते। सप्रासांश्च सतूणीरान् सशरान् शसरासनान्॥ साङ्कुशान् सपताकांश्च तत्र तत्रार्जुनो नृणाम्। निचकर्त शरैरुचै रौद्रं वपुरधारयत्॥
sagadānudyatān bāhūn sakhagāṃśca viśāmpate| saprāsāṃśca satūṇīrān saśarān śasarāsanān|| sāṅkuśān sapatākāṃśca tatra tatrārjuno nṛṇām| nicakarta śarairucai raudraṃ vapuradhārayat||
Assuming a fierce countenance, Arjuna cut down with fearful arrows the upraised arms of warriors with maces in their hands, also with swords, darts, quivers arrows, bows, hooks and standards.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.28
परिघाणां प्रदीप्तानां मुद्गराणां च मारिष। प्रासानां भिन्दिपालानां निस्त्रिंशानां च संयुगे॥ परश्वधानां तीक्ष्णानां तोमराणां च भारत। वर्मणां चापविद्धानां काञ्चनानां च भूमिप॥ ध्वजानां चर्मणां चैव व्यजनानां च सर्वशः। छत्राणां हेमदण्डानां तोमराणां च भारत॥ प्रतोदानां च योक्त्राणां कशानां चैव मारिष। राशय: स्मात्र दृश्यन्ते विनिकीर्णा रणक्षितौ॥
parighāṇāṃ pradīptānāṃ mudgarāṇāṃ ca māriṣa| prāsānāṃ bhindipālānāṃ nistriṃśānāṃ ca saṃyuge|| paraśvadhānāṃ tīkṣṇānāṃ tomarāṇāṃ ca bhārata| varmaṇāṃ cāpaviddhānāṃ kāñcanānāṃ ca bhūmipa|| dhvajānāṃ carmaṇāṃ caiva vyajanānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ| chatrāṇāṃ hemadaṇḍānāṃ tomarāṇāṃ ca bhārata|| pratodānāṃ ca yoktrāṇāṃ kaśānāṃ caiva māriṣa| rāśaya: smātra dṛśyante vinikīrṇā raṇakṣitau||
O sire, O descendant of Bharata, spiked mace broken in fragment, mallets, bearded darts, short arrows, swords, sharp edged battle axes, lances, broken shields, armours, standards, every sort of weapons, umbrellas with golden staves, iron-hooks, goads, whips, and traces were all seen strewn over the field of battle in heaps.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.29
नासीत् तत्र पुमान् कश्चित् तव सैन्यस्य भारत। योऽर्जुनं समरे शूरं प्रत्युद्यायात् कथंचन॥
nāsīt tatra pumān kaścit tava sainyasya bhārata| yo'rjunaṃ samare śūraṃ pratyudyāyāt kathaṃcana||
O sire, there was none in your army who could advance against Arjuna in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.30
यो यो हि समरे पार्थं प्रत्युद्याति विशाम्पते। स संख्ये विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परलोकाय नीयते॥
yo yo hi samare pārthaṃ pratyudyāti viśāmpate| sa saṃkhye viśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ paralokāya nīyate||
O king, whoever advanced against the son of Pritha, was immediately shot down and sent to the abode of Yama.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.31
तेषु विद्रवमाणेषु तव योधेषु सर्वशः। अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च दध्मतुर्वारिजोत्तमौ॥
teṣu vidravamāṇeṣu tava yodheṣu sarvaśaḥ| arjuno vāsudevaśca dadhmaturvārijottamau||
When all your troops broke down and fled away, Arjuna and Vasudeva blew their excellent conchs.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.32
तत् प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा पिता देवव्रतस्तव। अब्रवीत् समरे शूरं भारद्वाजं स्मयन्निव॥
tat prabhagnaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā pitā devavratastava| abravīt samare śūraṃ bhāradvājaṃ smayanniva||
Your sire Devavrata then, on seeing the Kuru army routed, smilingly thus spoke to the heroic son of Bharadvaja (Drona) on that field of battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.33
एष पाण्डुसुतो वीरः कृष्णेन सहितो बली। तथा करोति सैन्यानि यथा कुर्याद् धनंजयः॥
eṣa pāṇḍusuto vīraḥ kṛṣṇena sahito balī| tathā karoti sainyāni yathā kuryād dhanaṃjayaḥ||
“This mighty and heroic son of Pandu Dhananjaya, accompanied as he is by Krishna, is treating our troops as he alone is able to deal with them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.34
न ह्येष समरे शक्यो विजेतुं हि कथंचन। यथास्य दृश्यते रूपं कालान्तकयमोपमम्॥
na hyeṣa samare śakyo vijetuṃ hi kathaṃcana| yathāsya dṛśyate rūpaṃ kālāntakayamopamam||
Seeing him resemble today the destroyer himself as the universal dissolution, we find that he is invincible today.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.35
न निवर्तयितुं चापि शक्येयं महती चमूः। अन्योन्यप्रेक्षया पश्य द्रवतीयं वरूथिनी॥
na nivartayituṃ cāpi śakyeyaṃ mahatī camūḥ| anyonyaprekṣayā paśya dravatīyaṃ varūthinī||
This our vast army is now impossible to be rallied. Behold, loO king at me, they are running away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.36
एष चास्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठं भानुमान् प्रतिपद्यते। चढूंषि सर्वलोकस्य संहरन्निव सर्वथा॥
eṣa cāstaṃ giriśreṣṭhaṃ bhānumān pratipadyate| caḍhūṃṣi sarvalokasya saṃharanniva sarvathā||
Sun god here has reached now at the best mountain Astacala as if contracting completely the eye-sight of the entire world,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.37
तत्रावहारं सम्प्राप्तं मन्येऽहं पुरुषर्षभ। श्रान्ता भीताश्च नो योधा न योत्स्यन्ति कंथचन॥
tatrāvahāraṃ samprāptaṃ manye'haṃ puruṣarṣabha| śrāntā bhītāśca no yodhā na yotsyanti kaṃthacana||
O foremost of men, I think, the time has come now to withdraw our army. The troops will never fight, they are tired and struck with panic".
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 56.38
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीष्मो द्रोणमाचार्यसत्तमम्। अवहारमथो चक्रे तावकानां महारथः॥ ततोऽवहारः सैन्यानां तव तेषां च भारत। अस्तं गच्छति सूर्येऽभूत् संध्याकाले च वर्तति॥
evamuktvā tato bhīṣmo droṇamācāryasattamam| avahāramatho cakre tāvakānāṃ mahārathaḥ|| tato'vahāraḥ sainyānāṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata| astaṃ gacchati sūrye'bhūt saṃdhyākāle ca vartati||
Having said this to Drona that foremost of all preceptors, that great car-warriors Bhishma withdrew his army. Then when the sun went down, O sire, both the armies were withdrawn and twilight came in.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)