Mahabharata — Volume IV (Dutt edition) — Chapter 89
MBh 4 89.1
संजय उवाच परिणाम्य निशां तां तु सुखं प्राप्ता जनेश्वराः। कुरवः पाण्डवाश्चैव पुनर्युद्धाय निर्ययुः॥
saṃjaya uvāca pariṇāmya niśāṃ tāṃ tu sukhaṃ prāptā janeśvarāḥ| kuravaḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva punaryuddhāya niryayuḥ||
Sanjaya said Having passed that night and having enjoying a peaceful slumber, those rulers of men belonging to the hosts of the Kurus and the Pandavas, again marched out for battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.2
ततः शब्दो महानासीत् सैन्ययोरुभयोर्नृप। निर्गच्छमानयोः संख्ये सागरप्रतिमो महान्॥
tataḥ śabdo mahānāsīt sainyayorubhayornṛpa| nirgacchamānayoḥ saṃkhye sāgarapratimo mahān||
Then a tremendous din was created by those two hosts when they marched out for battle, did that resembled the uproar of the ocean itself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.3
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः। भीष्मश्च रथिनां श्रेष्ठो भारद्वाजश्च वै नृप॥
tato duryodhano rājā citraseno viviṃśatiḥ| bhīṣmaśca rathināṃ śreṣṭho bhāradvājaśca vai nṛpa||
Thereupon king Duryodhana, Chitrasena, Vivingshati, Bhishma the foremost of all carwarriors, the son of Bharadvaja endued with prowess,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.4
एकीभूताः सुसंयत्ताः कौरवाणां महाचमूम्। व्यूहाय विदधू राजन् पाण्डवान् प्रति दंशिताः॥
ekībhūtāḥ susaṃyattāḥ kauravāṇāṃ mahācamūm| vyūhāya vidadhū rājan pāṇḍavān prati daṃśitāḥ||
These mighty car-warriors of the Kaurava host clad in mail and united together and with great care, formed, O king, the battle-array of their troops against those of the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.5
भीष्मः कृत्वा महाव्यूहं पिता तव विशाम्पते। सागरप्रतिमं घोरं वाहनोर्मितरङ्गिणम्॥
bhīṣmaḥ kṛtvā mahāvyūhaṃ pitā tava viśāmpate| sāgarapratimaṃ ghoraṃ vāhanormitaraṅgiṇam||
Your sire Bhishma, O ruler of men, formed a mighty array resembling the dreadful ocean itself, having for its waves and currents the vehicles (of the warriors).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.6
अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां भीष्मः शान्तनवो ययौ। मालवैर्दाक्षिणात्यैश्च आवन्त्यैश्च समन्वितः॥
agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo yayau| mālavairdākṣiṇātyaiśca āvantyaiśca samanvitaḥ||
Then Bhishma the son of Shantanu marched out in the van of all the troops, supported by the Malavas, the Southerners and Avantyas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.7
ततोऽनन्तरमेवासीद् भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। पुलिन्दैः पारदैश्चैव तथा क्षुद्रकमालवैः॥
tato'nantaramevāsīd bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān| pulindaiḥ pāradaiścaiva tathā kṣudrakamālavaiḥ||
Behind him came the son of Bharadvaja endued with prowess, being supported by the Pulindas, the Kshudrakas and the Malavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.8
द्रोणादनन्तरं यत्तो भगदत्तः प्रतापवान्। मगधैश्च कलिङ्गैश्च पिशाचैश्च विशाम्पते।॥
droṇādanantaraṃ yatto bhagadattaḥ pratāpavān| magadhaiśca kaliṅgaiśca piśācaiśca viśāmpate|||
After Drona marched Bhagadatta endued with great prowess and determined to fight to the last), being supported by the Magadhas, the Kalingas, and the Pisachas, O ruler of men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.9
प्राग्ज्योतिषादनु नृपः कौसल्योऽथ बृहद्बलः। मेकलैः कुरुविन्दैश्च त्रैपुरैश्च समन्वितः॥
prāgjyotiṣādanu nṛpaḥ kausalyo'tha bṛhadbalaḥ| mekalaiḥ kuruvindaiśca traipuraiśca samanvitaḥ||
After king of Pragjyotishapur, came Brihadbala the ruler of the Kosalas, being supported by the Mekalas, the Tripuras and the Chichitas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.10
बृहद्बलात् ततः शूरस्त्रिगर्तः प्रस्थलाधिपः। काम्बोजैर्बहुभिः सार्धं यवनैश्च सहस्रशः॥
bṛhadbalāt tataḥ śūrastrigartaḥ prasthalādhipaḥ| kāmbojairbahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ yavanaiśca sahasraśaḥ||
After Brihadbala came the heroic Bhagadatta, the ruler of Prasthala, accompanied by numerous Kamboja and thousands of Yavanas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.11
द्रौणिस्तु रभसः शूरस्गर्तादनु भारत। प्रययौ सिंहनादेन नादयानो धरातलम्॥
drauṇistu rabhasaḥ śūrasgartādanu bhārata| prayayau siṃhanādena nādayāno dharātalam||
After Trigarta, O Bharata, the valiant son of Drona rushed to battle, resounding the earth with his war-cries.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.12
तथा सर्वेण सैन्येन राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। द्रौणेरनन्तरं प्रायात् सोदर्यैः परिवारितः॥
tathā sarveṇa sainyena rājā duryodhanastadā| drauṇeranantaraṃ prāyāt sodaryaiḥ parivāritaḥ||
After the son of Drona proceeded king Duryodhana accompanied by the whole army and surrounded his uterine brothers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.13
दुर्योधनादनु ततः कृपः शारद्वतो ययौ। एवमेष महाव्यूहः प्रययौ सागरोपमः॥
duryodhanādanu tataḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato yayau| evameṣa mahāvyūhaḥ prayayau sāgaropamaḥ||
After Duryodhana marched Kripa, the son of Sharadvata. Thus marched out the mighty array that resembled the ocean itself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.14
रेजुस्तत्र पताकाश्च श्वेतच्छत्राणि वा विभो। अङ्गदान्यत्र चित्राणि महार्हाणि धनूंषि च॥
rejustatra patākāśca śvetacchatrāṇi vā vibho| aṅgadānyatra citrāṇi mahārhāṇi dhanūṃṣi ca||
In that array, O lord, streamers, white umbrellas, precious armours of wonderful workmanship, and many bows, shone resplendent.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.15
तं तु दृष्ट्वा महाव्यूहं तावकानां महारथः। युधिष्ठिरोऽब्रवीत् तूर्णं पार्षत पृतनापतिम्॥
taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā mahāvyūhaṃ tāvakānāṃ mahārathaḥ| yudhiṣṭhiro'bravīt tūrṇaṃ pārṣata pṛtanāpatim||
Seeing that mighty array of your warriors, the mighty car-warrior Yudhishthira speedily addressing Prishata's son, the generalissimo of his army said these words.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.16
पश्य व्यूहं महेष्वास निर्मितं सागरोपमम्। प्रतिव्यूहं त्वमपि हि कुरु पार्षत सत्वरम्॥
paśya vyūhaṃ maheṣvāsa nirmitaṃ sāgaropamam| prativyūhaṃ tvamapi hi kuru pārṣata satvaram||
Behold, O mighty bowman, this array of troops already formed, resembling the very ocean; O son of Prishata, without loss of time, do you also arrange your troops in counterarray.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.17
ततः स पार्षतः क्रूरो व्यूह चक्रे सुदारुणम्। शृङ्गाटकं महाराज परव्यूहविनाशनम्॥
tataḥ sa pārṣataḥ krūro vyūha cakre sudāruṇam| śṛṅgāṭakaṃ mahārāja paravyūhavināśanam||
Thereupon, O mighty monarch, the valiant son of Prishata formed the dreadful array known as Shringataka that is capable of penetrating through the hostile array.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.18
शृङ्गाभ्यां भीमसेनश्च सात्यकिश्च महारथः। रथैरनेकसाहौस्तथा हयपदातिभिः॥
śṛṅgābhyāṃ bhīmasenaśca sātyakiśca mahārathaḥ| rathairanekasāhaustathā hayapadātibhiḥ||
In its two horns was placed Bhimasena and the mighty car-warrior Satyaki, supported by many thousands of car-warriors and cavalry and infantry.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.19
ताभ्यां बभौ नरश्रेष्ठः श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः। मध्ये युधिष्ठिरो राजा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ॥
tābhyāṃ babhau naraśreṣṭhaḥ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ| madhye yudhiṣṭhiro rājā mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau||
In its navel was the ape-bannered Arjuna owning white steeds; and O foremost of men, in its middle was king Yudhishthira and the sons of Pandu begotten upon Madri.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.20
अथोत्तरे महेष्वासाः सहसैन्या नराधिपाः। व्यूहं तं पूरयामासुयूंहशास्त्रविशारदाः॥
athottare maheṣvāsāḥ sahasainyā narādhipāḥ| vyūhaṃ taṃ pūrayāmāsuyūṃhaśāstraviśāradāḥ||
Other mighty bowmen, all rulers of earth, and versed in the are of forming arrays with their troop filled up that array.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.21
अभिमन्युस्ततः पश्चाद् विराटश्च महारथः। द्रौपदेयाश्च संहृष्टा राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः॥
abhimanyustataḥ paścād virāṭaśca mahārathaḥ| draupadeyāśca saṃhṛṣṭā rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ||
Abhimanyu and the mighty car-warrior Virata, the sons of Draupadi, and the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha were commanded to bring up the rear.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.22
एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्य भारत पाण्डवाः। अतिष्ठन् समरे शूरा योद्धुकामा जयैषिणः॥
evametaṃ mahāvyūhaṃ vyūhya bhārata pāṇḍavāḥ| atiṣṭhan samare śūrā yoddhukāmā jayaiṣiṇaḥ||
Thus, O Bharata, forming this mighty array, the heroic sons of Pandu occupied the fled anxiously longing for battle and for victory.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.23
भेरीशब्दैश्च विमलैर्विमित्रैः शङ्खनि:स्वनैः। क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितोत्क्रुष्टैर्नादिताः सर्वतो दिशः॥
bherīśabdaiśca vimalairvimitraiḥ śaṅkhani:svanaiḥ| kṣveḍitāsphoṭitotkruṣṭairnāditāḥ sarvato diśaḥ||
Loud noise of the drums, mingled with the blare of conchs and the slapping of the armpits and the war-cries and shouts of the warriors, became dreadful, and filled all the quarters of heaven.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.24
ततः शूराः समासाद्य समरे ते परस्परम्। नेत्रेनिमिषै राजन्नवैक्षन्त परस्परम्॥
tataḥ śūrāḥ samāsādya samare te parasparam| netrenimiṣai rājannavaikṣanta parasparam||
Thus those heroes, O king, encountering one another in battle, gazed at one another with windless eyes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.25
नामभिस्ते मनुष्येन्द्र पूर्वं योधाः परस्परम्। युद्धाय समवर्तन्त समाहूयेतरेतरम्॥
nāmabhiste manuṣyendra pūrvaṃ yodhāḥ parasparam| yuddhāya samavartanta samāhūyetaretaram||
Then, O foremost of men, challenging one another by their appellation, the warriors became engaged with one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.26
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं घोररूपं भयावहम्। तावकानां परेषां च निघ्नतामितरेतरम्॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayāvaham| tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca nighnatāmitaretaram||
There raged a fierce and frightening battle between your warriors and those of the enemy, as they smote down one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.27
नाराचा निशिताः संख्ये सम्पतन्ति स्म भारत। व्यात्तानना भयकरा उरगा इव संघशः॥
nārācā niśitāḥ saṃkhye sampatanti sma bhārata| vyāttānanā bhayakarā uragā iva saṃghaśaḥ||
Whetted long shafts, 0 Bharata, began to rain on all sides of the field of battle, like dreadful reptiles with mouths wide open.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.28
निष्पेतुर्विमलाः शक्त्यस्तैलधौताः सुतेजनाः। अम्बुदेभ्यो यथा राजन् भ्राजमानाः शतह्रदाः॥
niṣpeturvimalāḥ śaktyastailadhautāḥ sutejanāḥ| ambudebhyo yathā rājan bhrājamānāḥ śatahradāḥ||
Resplendent dares cleansed with oil and shot with great force, began to fall, O king, like flashing forks of lightening from the clouds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.29
गदाश्च विमलैः पट्टैः पिनद्धाः स्वर्णभूषितैः। पतन्त्यस्तत्र दृश्यन्ते गिरिशृङ्गोपमाः शुभाः॥
gadāśca vimalaiḥ paṭṭaiḥ pinaddhāḥ svarṇabhūṣitaiḥ| patantyastatra dṛśyante giriśṛṅgopamāḥ śubhāḥ||
Maces, covered with shining pierces of cloth and decked with gold were seen to fall on the field like so many beautiful crests of mountains.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.30
निस्त्रिंशाश्च व्यदृश्यन्त विमलाम्बरसंनिभाः। आर्षभाणि विचित्राणि शतचन्द्राणि भारत॥
nistriṃśāśca vyadṛśyanta vimalāmbarasaṃnibhāḥ| ārṣabhāṇi vicitrāṇi śatacandrāṇi bhārata||
Swords resplendent like the clear blue sky, glittered there. Bucklers made of bull's hide and decorated with hundred moons, O Bharata,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.31
अशोभन्त रणे राजन् पात्यमानानि सर्वशः। तेऽन्योन्यं समरे सेने युध्यमाने नराधिप॥
aśobhanta raṇe rājan pātyamānāni sarvaśaḥ| te'nyonyaṃ samare sene yudhyamāne narādhipa||
Falling on all sides, appeared beautiful, O king. O ruler of men, when the two armies fought with each other in that battle,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.32
अशोभेतां यथा देवदैत्यसेने समुद्यते। अभ्यद्रवन्त समरे तेऽन्योन्यं वै समन्ततः॥
aśobhetāṃ yathā devadaityasene samudyate| abhyadravanta samare te'nyonyaṃ vai samantataḥ||
They appeared beautiful like the hosts of the celestial and the Daityas engaged with one another (in days gone by). From all sides they rushed against one another in that battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.33
रथास्तु रथिभिस्तूर्णं प्रेषिताः परमाहवे। युगैर्युगानि संश्लिष्य युयुधुः पार्थिवर्षभाः॥
rathāstu rathibhistūrṇaṃ preṣitāḥ paramāhave| yugairyugāni saṃśliṣya yuyudhuḥ pārthivarṣabhāḥ||
Excellent royal car-warriors rushing against their antagonist car-warriors fought on in that dreadful battle having the yokes of their chariots entangled with one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.34
दन्तिनां युध्यमानानां संघर्षात् पावकोऽभवत्। दन्तेषु भरतश्रेष्ठ सधूमः सर्वतोदिशम्॥
dantināṃ yudhyamānānāṃ saṃgharṣāt pāvako'bhavat| danteṣu bharataśreṣṭha sadhūmaḥ sarvatodiśam||
On all sides, O foremost of the Bharatas, were seen scintications of fire mixed with smoke emitted from the tusks of elephants in consequence of friction, as they fought on with one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.35
प्रासैरभिहताः केचिद् गजयोधाः समन्ततः। पतमानाः स्म दृश्यन्ते गिरिशृङ्गान्नगा इव॥
prāsairabhihatāḥ kecid gajayodhāḥ samantataḥ| patamānāḥ sma dṛśyante giriśṛṅgānnagā iva||
Some elephant-warriors struck down with Prasas, falling on the ground appeared like mountain trees overthrown from the peaks.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.36
पादाताश्चाप्यदृश्यन्त निघ्नन्तोऽथ परस्परम्। चित्ररूपधराः शूरा नखरप्रासयोधिनः॥
pādātāścāpyadṛśyanta nighnanto'tha parasparam| citrarūpadharāḥ śūrā nakharaprāsayodhinaḥ||
Heroic foot-soldiers of diverse appearance were seen to slay one another and to battle with lances that looked like their nails.
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MBh 4 89.37
अन्योन्यं ते समासाद्य कुरुपाण्डवसैनिकाः। अस्त्रैर्नानाविधैर्घोरै रणे निन्युर्यमक्षयम्॥
anyonyaṃ te samāsādya kurupāṇḍavasainikāḥ| astrairnānāvidhairghorai raṇe ninyuryamakṣayam||
The combatants of the Kuru and the Pandava troops nearing one another, began to dispatch one another to the regions of death, with arrows of diverse shapes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.38
ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मो रथघोषेण नादयन्। अभ्यागमद् रणे पार्थान् धनुः शब्देन महोयन्॥
tataḥ śāntanavo bhīṣmo rathaghoṣeṇa nādayan| abhyāgamad raṇe pārthān dhanuḥ śabdena mahoyan||
Thereafter Bhishma the son of Shantanu, rushed against the Pandava host, filling the heavens with the clatter of his car and confounding the enemies with the twang of his bow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.39
पाण्डवानां रथाश्चापि नदन्तो भैरवं स्वनम्। अभ्यद्रवन्त संयत्ता धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः॥
pāṇḍavānāṃ rathāścāpi nadanto bhairavaṃ svanam| abhyadravanta saṃyattā dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ||
The car-warriors of the Pandava host also setting up a dreadful noise, rushed towards Bhishma, firmly resolved in fight and headed by Dhrishtadyumna himself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 89.40
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तव तेषां च भारत। नराश्वरथनागानां व्यतिषक्तं परस्परम्॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata| narāśvarathanāgānāṃ vyatiṣaktaṃ parasparam||
Then, O Bharata, raged the battle between your as well as the enemy's troops, consisting of men, steeds, cars and elephants battle in which the combatants became entangled with one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)