Mahabharata — Volume IV (Dutt edition) — Chapter 59
MBh 4 59.1
संजय उवाच ततस्ते पार्थिवाः क्रुद्धाः फाल्गुनं वीक्ष्य संयुगे। रथैरनेकसाहौः समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्॥
saṃjaya uvāca tataste pārthivāḥ kruddhāḥ phālgunaṃ vīkṣya saṃyuge| rathairanekasāhauḥ samantāt paryavārayan||
Sanjaya said Having seen Arjuna in battle, the kings angrily surrounded him on all sides with many thousands of cars.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.2
अथैनं रथवृन्देन कोष्ठकीकृत्य भारत। शरैः सुबहुसाहः समन्तादभ्यवारयन्॥
athainaṃ rathavṛndena koṣṭhakīkṛtya bhārata| śaraiḥ subahusāhaḥ samantādabhyavārayan||
O descendant of Bharata, having surrounded him with many thousand cars, they covered him from all sides with many hundreds of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.3
शक्तीश्च विमलास्तीक्ष्णा गदाश्च परिघैः सह। प्रासान् परश्वघांश्चैव मुद्गरान् मुसलानपि॥ चिक्षिपुः समरे क्रुद्धाः फाल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति। शस्त्राणामथ तां वृष्टिं शलभानामिवायतिम्॥ रुरोध सर्वतः पार्थः शरैः कनकभूषणैः। तत्र तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा बीभत्सोरतिमानुषम्॥ देवदानवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः। साधु साध्विति राजेन्द्र फाल्गुनं प्रत्यपूजयन्॥
śaktīśca vimalāstīkṣṇā gadāśca parighaiḥ saha| prāsān paraśvaghāṃścaiva mudgarān musalānapi|| cikṣipuḥ samare kruddhāḥ phālgunasya rathaṃ prati| śastrāṇāmatha tāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ śalabhānāmivāyatim|| rurodha sarvataḥ pārthaḥ śaraiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ| tatra tallāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā bībhatsoratimānuṣam|| devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ| sādhu sādhviti rājendra phālgunaṃ pratyapūjayan||
They angrily hurled at Falguna's (Arjuna's) car bright and sharp pointed lances, maces, clubs with spikes, bearded darts, battle-axes, mallets, and bludgeons. That. shower of weapons came to him like a flight of locusts. But Pritha's son checked it with his gold decked arrows. Seeing on that occasion the extraordinary lightness of the hands of Vibhatsu (Arjuna), the celestials, in the Danavas, the Gandharvas, the Pishachas the Uragas and the Rakshasas praised Phalguna, exclaiming “Excellent” “Excellent”.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.4
सात्यकिश्चाभिमन्युश्च महत्या सेनया वृतौ। गान्धारान् समरे शूराञ्जग्मतुः सहसौबलान्॥
sātyakiścābhimanyuśca mahatyā senayā vṛtau| gāndhārān samare śūrāñjagmatuḥ sahasaubalān||
The heroic Gandharvas with Subala's son at their head surrounded Satyaki and Abhimanyu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.5
तत्र सौबलकाः क्रुद्धा वार्ष्णेयस्य रथोत्तमम्। तिलशश्चिच्छिदुः क्रोधाच्छस्त्रैर्नानाविधैर्युधि॥
tatra saubalakāḥ kruddhā vārṣṇeyasya rathottamam| tilaśaścicchiduḥ krodhācchastrairnānāvidhairyudhi||
Then those brave warriors led by Subala's son angrily cut down into fragments the excellent car of the Vrishni hero (Satyaki) with various kinds of weapons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.6
सात्यकिस्तु रथं त्यक्त्वा वर्तमाने भयावहे। अभिमन्यो रथं तूर्णमासरोह परंतपः॥
sātyakistu rathaṃ tyaktvā vartamāne bhayāvahe| abhimanyo rathaṃ tūrṇamāsaroha paraṃtapaḥ||
O chastiser of foes, in that fearful battle, Satyaki abandoned his own car and mounted on that of Abhimanyu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.7
तावेकरथसंयुक्तौ सौबलेयस्य वाहिनीम्। व्यधमेतां शितैस्तूर्णं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
tāvekarathasaṃyuktau saubaleyasya vāhinīm| vyadhametāṃ śitaistūrṇaṃ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ||
Then those two heroes, mounting on the same car, began to slaughter the army of Subala's son (Shakuni) with innumerable sharp pointed arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.8
द्रोणभीष्मौ रणे यत्तौ धर्मराजस्य वाहिनीम्। नाशयेतां शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदः॥
droṇabhīṣmau raṇe yattau dharmarājasya vāhinīm| nāśayetāṃ śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkapatraparicchadaḥ||
Drona and Bhishma fighting bravely began to slaughter the troops under Dharmaraja Yudhishthira with sharp arrows furnished with feathers of Kanka bird.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.9
ततो धर्मसुतो राजा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। मिषतां सर्वसैन्यानां द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवन्॥
tato dharmasuto rājā mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau| miṣatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ droṇānīkamupādravan||
Then the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira) and the two sons of Madri, in the very sight of the whole army, began to chastise the troops of Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.10
तत्रासीत् सुमहद् युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। यथा देवासुरं युद्धं पूर्वमासीत् सुदारुणम्॥
tatrāsīt sumahad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam| yathā devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ pūrvamāsīt sudāruṇam||
Then the batile that was fought was fearful and terrible, like the one that was fought in the days of yore between the celestials and the Danavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.11
कुर्वाणौ सुमहत् कर्म भीमसेनघटोत्कचौ। दुर्योधनस्ततोऽभ्येत्य तावुभावप्यवारयत्॥
kurvāṇau sumahat karma bhīmasenaghaṭotkacau| duryodhanastato'bhyetya tāvubhāvapyavārayat||
Bhimasena and Ghatotkacha both performed great feats. Then Duryodhana came and checked them both.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.12
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम हैडिम्बस्य पराक्रमम्। अतीत्य पितरं युद्धे यदयुध्यत भारत॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma haiḍimbasya parākramam| atītya pitaraṃ yuddhe yadayudhyata bhārata||
O descendant of Bharata, the prowess that we saw displayed by the son of Hidimba was exceedingly wonderful; for he transcended even his father (Bhima).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.13
भीमसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धौ दुर्योधनममर्षणम्। हृद्यविध्यत् पृषत्केन प्रहसन्निव पाण्डवः॥
bhīmasenastu saṃkruddhau duryodhanamamarṣaṇam| hṛdyavidhyat pṛṣatkena prahasanniva pāṇḍavaḥ||
Then the Pandava Bhimasena angrily and smilingly wounded the vindictive Duryodhana in the breast with an arrow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.14
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा प्रहारवरपीडितः। निषसाद रथोपस्थे कश्मलं च जगाम ह॥
tato duryodhano rājā prahāravarapīḍitaḥ| niṣasāda rathopasthe kaśmalaṃ ca jagāma ha||
Then king Duryodhana, mortally wounded by that arrow, sat dowin on his car and fainted.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.15
तं विसंज्ञं विदित्वा तु त्वरमाणोऽस्य सारथिः। अपोवाह रणाद् राजंस्ततः सैन्यमभज्यत॥
taṃ visaṃjñaṃ viditvā tu tvaramāṇo'sya sārathiḥ| apovāha raṇād rājaṃstataḥ sainyamabhajyata||
O king, seeing him senseless, his charioteer specdily carried him away from the field of battle. Then the the troops that supported Duryodhana broke and fled away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.16
ततस्तां कौरवीं सेनां द्रवमाणां समन्ततः। निघ्नन् भीमः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरनुवव्राज पृष्ठतः॥
tatastāṃ kauravīṃ senāṃ dravamāṇāṃ samantataḥ| nighnan bhīmaḥ śaraistīkṣṇairanuvavrāja pṛṣṭhataḥ||
Then striking those flying Kuru troops with his sharp-pointed arrows Bhima pursued them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.17
पार्षतश्च रथश्रेष्ठो धर्मपुत्रश्च पाण्डवः। द्रोणस्य पश्यत: सैन्यं गाङ्गेयस्य च पश्यतः॥
pārṣataśca rathaśreṣṭho dharmaputraśca pāṇḍavaḥ| droṇasya paśyata: sainyaṃ gāṅgeyasya ca paśyataḥ||
Then that foremost of warriors, the Prishata prince and the Pandava king Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, O descendant of Bharata, in the very sight of Drona and Ganga's son (Bhishma).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.18
जघ्नतुर्विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परानीकविनाशनैः। द्रवमाणं तु तत् सैन्यं तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे॥
jaghnaturviśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ parānīkavināśanaiḥ| dravamāṇaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ tava putrasya saṃyuge||
Slaughtered their troops with sharp arrows, each capable of destroying hostile heroes. Your those troops thus fled from the battle;
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.19
नाशक्नुतां वारयितुं भीष्ट्रोणौ महारथौ। वार्यमाणं च भीष्ममेण द्रोणेन च महात्मना॥
nāśaknutāṃ vārayituṃ bhīṣṭroṇau mahārathau| vāryamāṇaṃ ca bhīṣmameṇa droṇena ca mahātmanā||
And those two great car-warriors Bhishma and Drona could not stop them. Though attempted to be stopped by Bhishma and the high souled Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.20
विद्रवत्येव तत् सैन्यं पश्यतोःणभीष्मयोः। ततो रथसहस्रेषु विद्रवत्सु ततस्ततः।२३॥
vidravatyeva tat sainyaṃ paśyatoḥṇabhīṣmayoḥ| tato rathasahasreṣu vidravatsu tatastataḥ|23||
Those troops fled away in the very sight of Drona and Bhishma. When those thousands of car-warriors fled away in all directions.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.21
तावास्थितावेकरथं सौभद्रशिनिपुङ्गवौ। सौबली समरे सेनां शातयेतां समन्ततः॥
tāvāsthitāvekarathaṃ saubhadraśinipuṅgavau| saubalī samare senāṃ śātayetāṃ samantataḥ||
O chastiser of foes, then Subhadara's son (Abhimanyu) and that best of the Shini's race, both mounting the same car began to slaughter the army of the son of Subala.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.22
शुशुभाते तदा तौ तु शैनेयकुरुपुङ्गवौ। अमावास्यां गतौ यद्वत् सोमसूर्यो नभस्तले॥
śuśubhāte tadā tau tu śaineyakurupuṅgavau| amāvāsyāṃ gatau yadvat somasūryo nabhastale||
Shini's grandson and that foremost of Kuru race looked as effulgent as the sun and the moon when they are seen both in the sky after the last lunation of the dark fort-night has passed away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.23
अर्जुनस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव सैन्यं विशाम्पते। ववर्ष शरवर्षेण धाराभिरिव तोयदः॥
arjunastu tataḥ kruddhastava sainyaṃ viśāmpate| vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa dhārābhiriva toyadaḥ||
O king, then Arjuna angrily poured shower of arrows on your army as clouds pour rain in torrents..
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.24
वध्यमानं ततस्तत्र शरैः पार्थस्य संयुगे। दुद्राव कौरवं सैन्यं विषादभयकम्पितम्॥
vadhyamānaṃ tatastatra śaraiḥ pārthasya saṃyuge| dudrāva kauravaṃ sainyaṃ viṣādabhayakampitam||
Thus slaughtered in the battle with the arrows of Partha, the Kuru army, trembling in grief and fear fled away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.25
द्रवतस्तान् समालक्ष्य भीष्मद्रोणौ महारथौ। न्यवारयेतां संरब्यौ दुर्योधनहितैषिणौ॥
dravatastān samālakṣya bhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau| nyavārayetāṃ saṃrabyau duryodhanahitaiṣiṇau||
Seeing the army flying, the mighty Bhishma and Drona both enraged and both eager to do Duryodhana's good tried to stop them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.26
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा समाश्वस्य विशाम्पते। न्यवर्तयत तत् सैन्यं द्रवमाणं समन्ततः॥
tato duryodhano rājā samāśvasya viśāmpate| nyavartayata tat sainyaṃ dravamāṇaṃ samantataḥ||
Then king Duryodhana himself cheering his troops stopped them from flying away in all directions.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.27
यत्र यत्र सुतस्तुभ्यं यं यं पश्यति भारत। तत्र तत्र न्यवर्तन्त क्षत्रियाणां महारथाः॥
yatra yatra sutastubhyaṃ yaṃ yaṃ paśyati bhārata| tatra tatra nyavartanta kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ||
Thereupon all the Kshatriya car-warriors stopped, each on the spot from which they saw your son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.28
तान् निवृत्तान् समीक्ष्यैव ततोऽन्येऽपीतरे जनाः। अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजल्लँज्जया चावतस्थिरे॥
tān nivṛttān samīkṣyaiva tato'nye'pītare janāḥ| anyonyaspardhayā rājalla~jjayā cāvatasthire||
O king, then the common soldiers having seen them stop, stopped of their own accord from shame and from the desire of displaying their prowess.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.29
पुनरावर्ततां तेषां वेग आसीद् विशाम्पते। पूर्यतः सागरस्येव चन्द्रस्योदयनं प्रति॥
punarāvartatāṃ teṣāṃ vega āsīd viśāmpate| pūryataḥ sāgarasyeva candrasyodayanaṃ prati||
O king, the army thus rallied appeared then like the surging sea at the time of moon's rising.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.30
संनिवृत्तांस्ततस्तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा राजा सुयोधनः। अब्रवीत् त्वरितो गत्वा भीष्मं शान्तनवं वचः॥
saṃnivṛttāṃstatastāṃstu dṛṣṭvā rājā suyodhanaḥ| abravīt tvarito gatvā bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ vacaḥ||
Having seen his army relied for fight, king Suyodhana soon went to the son of Shantanu and thus spoke to him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.31
पितामह निबोधेदं यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि भारत। नानुरूपमहं मन्ये त्वयि जीवति कौरव॥ द्रोणे चास्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठे सपुत्रे ससुहज्जने। कृपे चैव महेष्वासे द्रवते यद् वरूथिनी॥
pitāmaha nibodhedaṃ yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmi bhārata| nānurūpamahaṃ manye tvayi jīvati kaurava|| droṇe cāstravidāṃ śreṣṭhe saputre sasuhajjane| kṛpe caiva maheṣvāse dravate yad varūthinī||
“O grandfather, hear what I say; O descendant of Bharata, O scion of the Kuru race, when you, and that foremost of men learned in arms, Drona, with his son and with all our other friends, and also the great bowman Kripa are alive. I do not consider it creditable that my troops should run away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.32
न पाण्डवान् प्रतिबलांस्तव मन्ये कथंचन। तथा द्रोणस्य संग्रामे द्रौणेश्चैव कृपस्य च॥
na pāṇḍavān pratibalāṃstava manye kathaṃcana| tathā droṇasya saṃgrāme drauṇeścaiva kṛpasya ca||
I do not consider the Pandavas a match for you, or for Drona or for Drona's son or for Kripa.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.33
अनुग्राह्याः पाण्डुसुतास्तव नूनं पितामह। यथेमां क्षममे वीर वध्यमानां वरूथिनीम्॥
anugrāhyāḥ pāṇḍusutāstava nūnaṃ pitāmaha| yathemāṃ kṣamame vīra vadhyamānāṃ varūthinīm||
O grandfather, the Pandavas are certainly being favoured by you. O hero, therefore you forgive them this slaughter of my troops.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.34
सोऽस्मि वाच्यस्त्वया राजन् पूर्वमेव समागमे। न योत्स्ये पाण्डवान् संख्ये नापि पार्षतसात्यकी।॥
so'smi vācyastvayā rājan pūrvameva samāgame| na yotsye pāṇḍavān saṃkhye nāpi pārṣatasātyakī|||
O king, you should have told me, before this battle began, that you would not fight with the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.35
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तुभ्यमाचार्यस्य कृपस्य च। कर्णेन सहितः कृत्यं चिन्तयानस्तदैव हि॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tubhyamācāryasya kṛpasya ca| karṇena sahitaḥ kṛtyaṃ cintayānastadaiva hi||
O descendant of Bharata, hearing such words from you and from the preceptor (Drona), I would have then with Karna reflected what we should have done.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.36
यदि नाहं परित्याज्यो युवाभ्यामिह संयुगे। विक्रमेणानुरूपेण युध्येतां पुरुषर्षभौ॥
yadi nāhaṃ parityājyo yuvābhyāmiha saṃyuge| vikrameṇānurūpeṇa yudhyetāṃ puruṣarṣabhau||
O foremost of men, if I do not deserve to be abandoned by you two, then fight at the utmost of your power".
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.37
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो भीष्मः प्रहसन् वै मुहुर्मुहुः। अब्रवीत् तनयं तुभ्यं क्रोधादुद्वृत्य चक्षुषी॥
etacchrutvā vaco bhīṣmaḥ prahasan vai muhurmuhuḥ| abravīt tanayaṃ tubhyaṃ krodhādudvṛtya cakṣuṣī||
Having heard these words. Bhishma laughed and turned his eyes in anger. He then thus spoke to your son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.38
बहुशोऽसि मया राजंस्तथ्यमुक्तो हितं वचः। अजेयाः पाण्डवा युद्धे देवैरपि सवासवैः॥
bahuśo'si mayā rājaṃstathyamukto hitaṃ vacaḥ| ajeyāḥ pāṇḍavā yuddhe devairapi savāsavaiḥ||
"O king, I have innumerable times said to you words worthy of your acceptance and fraught with your good. The Pandavas are invincible even to the celestials with Vasava at their head.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.39
यत् तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं वृद्धेनाद्य नृपोत्तम। करिष्यामि यथाशक्ति प्रेक्षेदानीं सबान्धवः॥
yat tu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ vṛddhenādya nṛpottama| kariṣyāmi yathāśakti prekṣedānīṃ sabāndhavaḥ||
O foremost of kings, what I am capable of doing, aged as I am, I shall certainly do in this battle to the utmost of my power. See it now with your kinsmen.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.40
एवमुक्ते तु जनेश्वर। अद्य पाण्डुसुतानेकः ससैन्यान् सह बन्धुभिः। सोऽहं निवारयिष्यामि सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः॥
evamukte tu janeśvara| adya pāṇḍusutānekaḥ sasainyān saha bandhubhiḥ| so'haṃ nivārayiṣyāmi sarvalokasya paśyataḥ||
In the sight of all I shall today alone chastise the Pandavas with their troops and with all their kinsmen".
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.41
भीष्मेण पुत्रास्तव दध्मुः शङ्खान् मुदा युक्ता भेरीः संजनिरे भृशम्॥
bhīṣmeṇa putrāstava dadhmuḥ śaṅkhān mudā yuktā bherīḥ saṃjanire bhṛśam||
Having been thus addressed by Bhishma, O king, your son was filled with delight. He ordered conchs to be blown and drums to be beat.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 59.42
पाण्डवा हि ततो राजन्श्रुत्वा तं निनदं महत्। दध्मुः शङ्खांश्च भेरीश्च मुरजांश्चाप्यनादयन्॥
pāṇḍavā hi tato rājanśrutvā taṃ ninadaṃ mahat| dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃśca bherīśca murajāṃścāpyanādayan||
O king, having heard the loud uproar, the Pandavas blew their conchs and ordered their drums and cymbals to be sounded.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)