Mahabharata — Volume IV (Dutt edition) — Chapter 71
MBh 4 71.1
संजय उवाच अकरोत् तुमुलं युद्धं भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा। भीमसेनभयादिच्छन् पुत्रांस्तारयितुं तव॥ पूर्वाह्ने तन्महारौद्रं राज्ञां युद्धमवर्तत। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च मुख्यशूरविनाशनम्॥
saṃjaya uvāca akarot tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavastadā| bhīmasenabhayādicchan putrāṃstārayituṃ tava|| pūrvāhne tanmahāraudraṃ rājñāṃ yuddhamavartata| kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca mukhyaśūravināśanam||
Sanjaya said Then Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, fought a fierce battle, desirous of saving your sons from their fear of Bhimasena. In that morning, a most dreadful battle was fought between the kings of the Kaurava and the Pandava hosts, in which many best warriors were slain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.2
तस्मिन्नाकुलसंग्रामे वर्तमाने महाभये। अभवत् तुमुलः शब्दः संस्पृशन् गगनं महत्॥
tasminnākulasaṃgrāme vartamāne mahābhaye| abhavat tumulaḥ śabdaḥ saṃspṛśan gaganaṃ mahat||
When that furious and dreadful engagement raged, a terrible din arose, that touched the very heavens.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.3
नदद्भिश्च महानागैर्हेषमाणैश्च वाजिभिः। भेरीशङ्खनिनादैश्च तुमुलं समपद्यत॥
nadadbhiśca mahānāgairheṣamāṇaiśca vājibhiḥ| bherīśaṅkhaninādaiśca tumulaṃ samapadyata||
The clangour that was made was deafening in consequence of the roars of stricking elephants and the neighs of steeds and the blare of conchis and the sound of drums.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.4
युयुत्सवस्ते विक्रान्ता विजयाय महाबलाः। अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्तो गोष्ठेष्विव महर्षभाः॥
yuyutsavaste vikrāntā vijayāya mahābalāḥ| anyonyamabhigarjanto goṣṭheṣviva maharṣabhāḥ||
Those mighty warriors endued with great prowess, fighting with one another out of a desires for victory roared at one another like bulls among a herd of kine.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.5
शिरसां पात्यमानानां समरे निशितैः शरैः। अश्मवृष्टिरिवाकाशे बभूव भरतर्षभ॥
śirasāṃ pātyamānānāṃ samare niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ| aśmavṛṣṭirivākāśe babhūva bharatarṣabha||
O foremost of the Bharatas, heads cut off with keen-edged arrows, falling in that battle, appeared like a shower of stones from the skies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.6
कुण्डलोष्णीषधारीणि जातरूपोज्ज्वलानि च। पतितानि स्म दृश्यन्ते शिरांसि भरतर्षभ॥
kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣadhārīṇi jātarūpojjvalāni ca| patitāni sma dṛśyante śirāṃsi bharatarṣabha||
Many heads, O foremost of the Bharatas, were seen lying on the field of battle, graced with ear-rings and head-gears, and effulgent like gold itself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.7
विशिखोन्मथितैर्गात्रैर्बाहुभिश्च सकार्मुकैः। सहस्ताभरणैश्चान्यैरभवच्छादिता मही॥
viśikhonmathitairgātrairbāhubhiśca sakārmukaiḥ| sahastābharaṇaiścānyairabhavacchāditā mahī||
The ground was strewn over with limbs severed by Vishikha, with head graced with ear-rings, and with arms decorated with ornaments &c.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.8
कवचोपहितैर्गात्रैर्हस्तैश्च समलंकृतैः। मुखैश्च चन्द्रसंकाशै रक्तान्तनयनैः शुभैः॥ गजवाजिमनुष्याणां सर्वगात्रैश्च भूपते। आसीत् सर्वा समास्तीर्णा मुहूर्तेन वसुंधरा॥
kavacopahitairgātrairhastaiśca samalaṃkṛtaiḥ| mukhaiśca candrasaṃkāśai raktāntanayanaiḥ śubhaiḥ|| gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ sarvagātraiśca bhūpate| āsīt sarvā samāstīrṇā muhūrtena vasuṃdharā||
In A moment the earth literally became covered over with bodies cased in arinours, with decorated arms, with faces charming like the moon and beauty fled with eyes with coppery corners, and O monarch, with the of dead bodies of elephants, steeds and men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.9
रजोमेघैश्च तुमुलैः शस्त्रविद्युत्प्रकाशिभिः। आयुधानां च निर्घोषः स्तनयित्नुसमोऽभवत्।॥
rajomeghaiśca tumulaiḥ śastravidyutprakāśibhiḥ| āyudhānāṃ ca nirghoṣaḥ stanayitnusamo'bhavat|||
Under the thick clouds of dust (raised by the warriors) in which the whistling weapons flashed like lightning, the sound emitted by the various implements of war resembled the roars of thunder.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.10
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलः कटुकः शोणितोदकः। प्रावर्तत कुरूणां च पाण्डवानां च भारत॥
sa samprahārastumulaḥ kaṭukaḥ śoṇitodakaḥ| prāvartata kurūṇāṃ ca pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata||
That dreadful and fierce fight, O Bharata, between the Kurus and the Pandus created a river of blood in the field of battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.11
तस्मिन् महाभये घोरे तुमुले लोमहर्षणे। ववृषुः शरवर्षाणि क्षत्रिया युद्धदुर्मदाः॥
tasmin mahābhaye ghore tumule lomaharṣaṇe| vavṛṣuḥ śaravarṣāṇi kṣatriyā yuddhadurmadāḥ||
In that fierce, dreadful terrifying and hairstirring battle, the Kshatriya in capable of being repressed in battle began to shower a veritable down-pour of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.12
आक्रोशन् कुञ्जरास्तत्र शरवर्षप्रतापिताः। तावकानां परेषां च संयुगे भरतर्षभ॥
ākrośan kuñjarāstatra śaravarṣapratāpitāḥ| tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca saṃyuge bharatarṣabha||
Afflicted with that shower of arrows, the elephants of your army as well as of the enemy's army, began to shriek aloud and run hither and thither with uplifted trunks.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.13
संरब्धानां च वीराणां धीराणाममितौजसाम्। धनुातलशब्देन न प्राज्ञायत किंचन॥
saṃrabdhānāṃ ca vīrāṇāṃ dhīrāṇāmamitaujasām| dhanuātalaśabdena na prājñāyata kiṃcana||
Nothing could be heard in consequence of the flapping produced by bows of great toughness, belonging to cool-headed warriors excited with fury.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.14
उत्थितेषु कबन्धेषु सर्वतः शोणितोदके। समरे पर्यधावन्त नृपा रिपुवधोद्यताः॥
utthiteṣu kabandheṣu sarvataḥ śoṇitodake| samare paryadhāvanta nṛpā ripuvadhodyatāḥ||
As head-less trunks stood up in that sea of blood, other kings rushed into battle endeavoring to slay their enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.15
शरशक्तिगदाभिस्ते खड्नेश्चामिततेजसः। निजघ्नुः समरेऽन्योन्यं शूराः परिघबाहवः॥
śaraśaktigadābhiste khaḍneścāmitatejasaḥ| nijaghnuḥ samare'nyonyaṃ śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ||
Heroes of immeasurable prowess possessed of arms resembling bludgeons, slew one another in that battle, with shafts and Shaktis and maces and swords.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.16
बभ्रमुः कुञ्जराश्चात्र शरैर्विद्धा निरङ्कुशाः। अश्वाश्च पर्यधावन्त हतारोहा दिशो दश॥
babhramuḥ kuñjarāścātra śarairviddhā niraṅkuśāḥ| aśvāśca paryadhāvanta hatārohā diśo daśa||
Pierced with shafts and deprived of their riders who used to guide them with hooks, elephants began to course (madly) through the field steeds ran about in all direction having their riders slain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.17
उत्पत्य निपतन्त्यन्ये शरघातप्रपीडिताः। तावकानां परेषां च योधा भरतसत्तम॥
utpatya nipatantyanye śaraghātaprapīḍitāḥ| tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca yodhā bharatasattama||
Many warriors of your army and many belonging to the host of enemy afflicted with shafts-wounds, running hither and thither (with pain), (at last) jumped up and fell down.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.18
वाहानामुत्तमाङ्गानां कार्मुकाणां च भारत। गदानां परिघाणां च हस्तानां चोरुभिः सह॥ पादानां भूषणानां च केयूराणां च संघशः। राशयस्तत्र दृश्यन्ते भीष्मभीमसमागमे।॥
vāhānāmuttamāṅgānāṃ kārmukāṇāṃ ca bhārata| gadānāṃ parighāṇāṃ ca hastānāṃ corubhiḥ saha|| pādānāṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ ca keyūrāṇāṃ ca saṃghaśaḥ| rāśayastatra dṛśyante bhīṣmabhīmasamāgame|||
In that fight between Bhima and Bhishma, heaps of arms, heads, bows maces, legs and ornaments and bracelets were seen rising over the field.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.19
अश्वानां कुञ्जराणां च रथानां चानिवर्तिनाम्। संघाताः स्म प्रदृश्यन्ते तत्र तत्र विशाम्पते॥
aśvānāṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ ca rathānāṃ cānivartinām| saṃghātāḥ sma pradṛśyante tatra tatra viśāmpate||
There was also seen here and there o ruler of men, large number of running steeds and retreating elephants.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.20
गदाभिरसिभिः प्रासैर्बाणैश्च नतपर्वभिः। जघ्नुः परस्परं तत्र क्षत्रियाः काल आगते॥
gadābhirasibhiḥ prāsairbāṇaiśca nataparvabhiḥ| jaghnuḥ parasparaṃ tatra kṣatriyāḥ kāla āgate||
The Kshatriya, urged on by Destiny, began to slay one another in that battle, with maces, swerds, lances and straight-jointed shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.21
अपर गहुभिर्वीरा नियुद्धकुशला युधि। बहुधा सम ज्जन्त आयसैः परिचैरिव॥
apara gahubhirvīrā niyuddhakuśalā yudhi| bahudhā sama jjanta āyasaiḥ paricairiva||
Other heroes accomplished in battle struck one another in that battle with their bare arms, that resembled bludgeons made wholly of iron.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.22
मुष्टिभिर्जानुभिश्चैव तलैश्चैव विशाम्पते। अन्योन्यं जजिरे वीरास्तावकाः पाण्डवैः सह॥
muṣṭibhirjānubhiścaiva talaiścaiva viśāmpate| anyonyaṃ jajire vīrāstāvakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha||
O king, other heroic warriors of your army fought on with those of the Pandava host, and slew one another by striking one another with clenched fists, knees, palms and blows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.23
पतितैः पात्यमानैश्च विचेष्टद्भिश्च भूतले। घोरमायोधनं जज्ञे तत्र तत्र जनेश्वर॥
patitaiḥ pātyamānaiśca viceṣṭadbhiśca bhūtale| ghoramāyodhanaṃ jajñe tatra tatra janeśvara||
With the fallen, the falling, and with those rolling on the grounds in agony the battle, O lord of men, became indeed very dreadful.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.24
विरथा रथिनश्चात्र निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणः। अन्योन्यमभिधावन्तः परस्यरवधैषिणः॥
virathā rathinaścātra nistriṃśavaradhāriṇaḥ| anyonyamabhidhāvantaḥ parasyaravadhaiṣiṇaḥ||
Car-warriors deprived of their grasping well tempered swords rushed at one another desirous of slaying one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.25
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा कलिङ्गैर्बहुभिर्वृतः। पुरस्कृत्य रणे भीष्मं पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तत॥
tato duryodhano rājā kaliṅgairbahubhirvṛtaḥ| puraskṛtya raṇe bhīṣmaṃ pāṇḍavānabhyavartata||
Thereupon king Duryodhana surrounded by a large number of the Kalingas and placing Bhishma at the head, charged the Pandava host.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 71.26
तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे परिवार्य वृकोदरम्। भीष्ममभ्यद्रवन् क्रुद्धास्ततो युद्धमवर्तत॥
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve parivārya vṛkodaram| bhīṣmamabhyadravan kruddhāstato yuddhamavartata||
So also, the Pandavas, surrounding Vrikodara and riding on fleet animals in that battle, rushed inflamed with wrath against the division led by Bhishma. cars,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)