Mahabharata — Volume V (Dutt edition) — Chapter 108
MBh 5 108.1
संजय उवाच द्रौपदेयान् महेष्वासान् सौमदत्तिर्महायशाः। एकैकं पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभिः॥
saṃjaya uvāca draupadeyān maheṣvāsān saumadattirmahāyaśāḥ| ekaikaṃ pañcabhirviddhvā punarvivyādha saptabhiḥ||
Sanjaya said The illustrious son of Somadatta piercing each of those mighty bow men, the sons of Draupadi with five shafts, again pierced them with seven.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.2
ते पीडिता भृशं तेन रौद्रेण सहसा विभो। प्रमूढा नैव विविदुर्मधे कृत्यं स्म किंचन॥
te pīḍitā bhṛśaṃ tena raudreṇa sahasā vibho| pramūḍhā naiva vividurmadhe kṛtyaṃ sma kiṃcana||
Thus deeply afflicted by that fierce warrior, the sons of Draupadi, o king, became confounded and knew not what to do in that fight.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.3
नाकुलिश्च शतानीकः सौमदत्तिं नरर्षभम्। द्वाभ्यां विद्धवानदद्धृष्टः शराभ्यां शत्रुकर्शनः॥
nākuliśca śatānīkaḥ saumadattiṃ nararṣabham| dvābhyāṃ viddhavānadaddhṛṣṭaḥ śarābhyāṃ śatrukarśanaḥ||
Thereafter that crusher of foes, namely Nakula's son Shatanika piercing that best of men viz., Somadatta's son with two arrows, became filled with joy and uttered a loud roar.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.4
तथेतरे रणे यत्तास्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः। विव्यधुः समरे तूर्णं सौमदत्तिममर्षणम्॥
tathetare raṇe yattāstribhistribhirajihmagaiḥ| vivyadhuḥ samare tūrṇaṃ saumadattimamarṣaṇam||
The rest of the brothers, then exerting their best in battle, pierced the irate son of Somadatta, each with ten straight-flyings arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.5
स तान् प्रति महाराज पञ्च चिक्षेप सायकान्। एकैकं हृदि चाजघ्ने एकैकेन महायशाः॥
sa tān prati mahārāja pañca cikṣepa sāyakān| ekaikaṃ hṛdi cājaghne ekaikena mahāyaśāḥ||
Thereupon, O mighty monarch, the illustrious son of Somadatta sped at them five arrows and with each of those struck each of the brothers on the chest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.6
ततस्ते भ्रातरः पञ्च शरैर्विद्धा महात्मना। परिवार्य रणे वीरं विव्यधुः सायकै शम्॥
tataste bhrātaraḥ pañca śarairviddhā mahātmanā| parivārya raṇe vīraṃ vivyadhuḥ sāyakai śam||
Thereupon those five brothers pierced by the arrows of that high-souled one, surrounding the hero, wounded him soon with their arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.7
आर्जुनिस्तु हयांस्तस्य चतुर्भिनिशितैः शरैः। प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो यमस्य सदनं प्रति॥
ārjunistu hayāṃstasya caturbhiniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ| preṣayāmāsa saṃkruddho yamasya sadanaṃ prati||
Then the son of Arjuna filled with rage dispatched the four horses of him to the region of Death with four whetted shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.8
भैमसेनिर्धनुश्छित्त्वा सौमदत्तेर्महात्मनः। ननाद बलवन्नादं विव्याध च शितैः शरैः॥
bhaimasenirdhanuśchittvā saumadattermahātmanaḥ| nanāda balavannādaṃ vivyādha ca śitaiḥ śaraiḥ||
The son of Bhimasena cutting of the bow of the illustrious son of Somadatta, uttered a fierce roar and pierced the latter with numerous sharp arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.9
यौधिष्ठिरिध्वजं तस्य छित्त्वा भूमावपातयत्। नाकुलिश्चाथ यन्तारं रथनीडादपाहरत्॥
yaudhiṣṭhiridhvajaṃ tasya chittvā bhūmāvapātayat| nākuliścātha yantāraṃ rathanīḍādapāharat||
The son of Yudhishthira felled his standard having at first cut it off, so also Nakula's son felled his charioteer from its place on the chariot.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.10
साहदेविसतु तं ज्ञात्वा भ्रातृभिर्विमुखीकृतम्। क्षुरप्रेण शिरो राजन् निचकर्त महात्मनः॥
sāhadevisatu taṃ jñātvā bhrātṛbhirvimukhīkṛtam| kṣurapreṇa śiro rājan nicakarta mahātmanaḥ||
Sahadeva's, son, then knowing him to be already vanquished by his brothers, cut-off, ) king, his head with a razor-headed arrow. Once more slaying four hundred warriors, he pierced Bhima with winged shafts. Then thus deepły pierced by that Rakshasa, the highly puissant Bhima.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.11
तच्छिरो न्यपतद् भूमौ तपनीयविभूषितम्। भ्राजयत् तं रणोद्देशं बालसूर्यसमप्रभम्॥
tacchiro nyapatad bhūmau tapanīyavibhūṣitam| bhrājayat taṃ raṇoddeśaṃ bālasūryasamaprabham||
Then that head fell down on ground beautifying the field of battle-head that was adorned with gold and that equalled in effulgence the newly-risen sun.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.12
सौमदत्तेः शिरो दृष्ट्वा निहतं तन्महात्मनः। वित्रस्तास्तावका राजन् प्रदुद्रुवुरनेकधा॥
saumadatteḥ śiro dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ tanmahātmanaḥ| vitrastāstāvakā rājan pradudruvuranekadhā||
Beholding the illustrious son of Somadatta slain and his head roll on the ground, your troops, O king, greatly frightened, began to fly in all directions.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.13
अलम्बुषस्तु समरे भीमसेनं महाबलम्। योधयामास संक्रुद्धो लक्ष्मणं रावणिर्यथा॥
alambuṣastu samare bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam| yodhayāmāsa saṃkruddho lakṣmaṇaṃ rāvaṇiryathā||
Alambusha filled with rage, fought on with the highly powerful Bhimasena, like the son of Ravana fighting with Lakshmana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.14
सम्प्रयुद्धौ रणे दृष्ट्वा तावुभौ नरराक्षसौ। विस्मयः सर्वभूतानां प्रहर्षः समजायत॥
samprayuddhau raṇe dṛṣṭvā tāvubhau nararākṣasau| vismayaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ praharṣaḥ samajāyata||
Beholding then that man and that Rakshasa engaged in fighting with each other, all creatures were filled with delight and wonder simultancously.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.15
आर्ण्यशृङ्गिं ततो भीमो नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः। विव्याध प्रहसन राजन् राक्षसेन्द्रममर्षणम्॥
ārṇyaśṛṅgiṃ tato bhīmo navabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ| vivyādha prahasana rājan rākṣasendramamarṣaṇam||
Then, O king, with nine shafts of depressed knots, Bhima smilingly pierced, O king, that wrathful son of Rishyshringa, that foremost of Rakshasas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.16
तद् रक्षः समरे विद्धं कृत्वा नाद भयावहम्। अभ्यद्रवत् ततो भीमं ये च तस्य पदानुगाः॥
tad rakṣaḥ samare viddhaṃ kṛtvā nāda bhayāvaham| abhyadravat tato bhīmaṃ ye ca tasya padānugāḥ||
Thereat the Rakshasa, thus pierced, uttering aloud fierce roars in that battle, rushed, supported by all his followers, upon Bhima.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.17
स भीमं पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा शरैः संनतपर्वभिः भैमान् परिजघानाशु रथास्त्रिशतमाहवे॥
sa bhīmaṃ pañcabhirviddhvā śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ bhaimān parijaghānāśu rathāstriśatamāhave||
That Rakshasa then piercing Bhima with five arrows of depressed knots, quickly slew three hundred car-warriors engaged supporting Bhima.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.18
पुनश्चतु:शतान् हत्वा भीमं विव्याध पत्रिणा। सोऽतिविद्धस्तथा भीमो राक्षसेन महाबलः॥
punaścatu:śatān hatvā bhīmaṃ vivyādha patriṇā| so'tividdhastathā bhīmo rākṣasena mahābalaḥ||
Once more slaying four hunderd warriors, he pierced Bhima with winged shafts. Then thus deeply peirced by that Rakshasa, the highly puissant Bhima.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.19
निपयात रथोपस्ये मूर्छयाभिपरिप्लुतः। प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञा मारुतिः क्रोधमूर्छितः॥
nipayāta rathopasye mūrchayābhipariplutaḥ| pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñā mārutiḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ||
Squatted down on the terrace of his car, being overwhelmed with a swoon. Regaining his senses, the son of Maruta, overwhelmed with rage.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.20
विकृष्य कार्मुकं घोरं भारसाधनमुत्तमम्। अलम्बुषं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरर्दयामास सर्वतः॥
vikṛṣya kārmukaṃ ghoraṃ bhārasādhanamuttamam| alambuṣaṃ śaraistīkṣṇairardayāmāsa sarvataḥ||
Stretched his dreadful and excellent bow capable of bearing a great strain and then he wounded Alambusha on all parts of his body with sharp shafts
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.21
स विद्धो बहुभिर्वाणैर्नीलाञ्जनचयोपमः। शुशुभे सर्वतो राजन् प्रफुल्ल इव किशुकः॥
sa viddho bahubhirvāṇairnīlāñjanacayopamaḥ| śuśubhe sarvato rājan praphulla iva kiśukaḥ||
Thus pierced with many shafts that Rakshasa resembling a heap of antimony looked beautiful, O king like a Kinshuka tree decorated with flowers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.22
स वध्यमानः समरे भीमचापच्युतैः शरैः। स्मरन् भ्रातृवधं चैव पाण्डवेन महात्मना॥
sa vadhyamānaḥ samare bhīmacāpacyutaiḥ śaraiḥ| smaran bhrātṛvadhaṃ caiva pāṇḍavena mahātmanā||
Thus struck in that battle with arrows shot from Bhima's bow and recollecting the slaughter of his brother by that illustrious son of Pandu, the Rakshasa.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.23
घोरं रूपमथो कृत्वा भीमसेनमभाषत। तिष्ठेदानी रणे पार्थ पश्य मेऽद्य पराक्रमम्॥
ghoraṃ rūpamatho kṛtvā bhīmasenamabhāṣata| tiṣṭhedānī raṇe pārtha paśya me'dya parākramam||
Caused his appearance to be dreadful and addressing Bhimasena spoke these words "Stay, O son of Pritha, on the field of battle and bchold today the prowess I am endued with.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.24
बको नाम सुदुर्बुद्धे राक्षसप्रवरो बली। परोक्षं मम तद् वृत्तं यद् भ्राता मे हतस्त्वया॥
bako nāma sudurbuddhe rākṣasapravaro balī| parokṣaṃ mama tad vṛttaṃ yad bhrātā me hatastvayā||
O you of perverted understanding, I had a brother by name Baka who was the foremost of the Rakshasas and endued with great prowess. He was slain by you; but that transpired out of my sight.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.25
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीममन्तर्धानं गतस्तदा। महता शरवर्षेण भृशं तं समवाकिरत्॥
evamuktvā tato bhīmamantardhānaṃ gatastadā| mahatā śaravarṣeṇa bhṛśaṃ taṃ samavākirat||
Having thus spoken to Bhima, he became invisible then and there; and then he covered the former with a thick shower of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.26
भीमस्तु समरे राजन्नदृश्ये राक्षसे तदा। आकाशं पूरयामास शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
bhīmastu samare rājannadṛśye rākṣase tadā| ākāśaṃ pūrayāmāsa śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ||
Bhima also O king filled the welkin with arrows of depressed knots, when that Rakshasa became invisible in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.27
स वध्यमानो भीमेन निमेषाद् रथमास्थितः। जगाम धरणीं चैव क्षुद्रः ख सहसागमत्॥
sa vadhyamāno bhīmena nimeṣād rathamāsthitaḥ| jagāma dharaṇīṃ caiva kṣudraḥ kha sahasāgamat||
Thus wounded by Bhima, the Rakshasa soon got inside his chariot; and soon again he entered into the bowels of the earth and soon again becoming little, flew into the sky.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.28
उच्चावचानि रूपाणि चकार सुबहूनि च। अणुवृहत्पुनः स्थूलोनादान् मुञ्चन्निवाम्बुदः॥
uccāvacāni rūpāṇi cakāra subahūni ca| aṇuvṛhatpunaḥ sthūlonādān muñcannivāmbudaḥ||
He assumed forms countless and large and small. Sometimes assuming subtle, sometimes a gross and sometimes a huge form, he began to roar like the clouds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.29
उच्चावचास्तथा वाचे व्याजहार समन्ततः। निपेतुर्गगनाच्चैव शरधाराः सहस्रशः॥
uccāvacāstathā vāce vyājahāra samantataḥ| nipeturgaganāccaiva śaradhārāḥ sahasraśaḥ||
He spoke diverse kinds of words and uttered speeches everywhere. From the welkin then fell thousands of arrowy showers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.30
शक्तयः कणपाः प्रासाः शूलपट्टिशतोमराः। शतभ्यः परिघाश्चैव भिन्दिपालाः परश्वधाः॥ शिलाः खड्गा गुडाश्चैव ऋष्टीर्वजाणि चैव ह। सा राक्षसविसृष्टा तु शस्त्रवृष्टिः सुदारुणा॥
śaktayaḥ kaṇapāḥ prāsāḥ śūlapaṭṭiśatomarāḥ| śatabhyaḥ parighāścaiva bhindipālāḥ paraśvadhāḥ|| śilāḥ khaḍgā guḍāścaiva ṛṣṭīrvajāṇi caiva ha| sā rākṣasavisṛṣṭā tu śastravṛṣṭiḥ sudāruṇā||
As also darts, Kunapas lances, pikes axes, spears, rockets, spiked maces, short javelins, battle-axes, rocks, scimitars treacle and swords and thunder bolts. That dreadful shower of weapons created by that Rakshasa.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.31
जघान पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकान् रणमूर्धनि। तेन पाण्डवसैन्यानां सूदिता युधि वारणाः॥
jaghāna pāṇḍuputrasya sainikān raṇamūrdhani| tena pāṇḍavasainyānāṃ sūditā yudhi vāraṇāḥ||
Slaughtered the soldiers of Pandu's son on the field of battle. In consequence of showers of weapons, many elephants of the Pandava host were killed.
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MBh 5 108.32
हयाश्च बहवो राजन् पत्तयश्च तथा पुनः। रथेभ्यो रथिन: पेतुस्तस्य नुन्नाः स्म सायकैः॥
hayāśca bahavo rājan pattayaśca tathā punaḥ| rathebhyo rathina: petustasya nunnāḥ sma sāyakaiḥ||
As also numerous steeds and foot-soldiers, O king. Slain by the shafts of the Rakshasa, many car-warriors were dislodged from their seats in the car.
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MBh 5 108.33
शोणितोदां रथावर्ती हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम्। छत्रहंसां कर्दमिनी बाहुपन्नगसंकुलाम्॥ नदी प्रावर्तयामास रक्षोगणसमाकुलाम्। वहन्ती बहुधा राजश्चेदिपाञ्चालसृञ्जयान्॥
śoṇitodāṃ rathāvartī hastigrāhasamākulām| chatrahaṃsāṃ kardaminī bāhupannagasaṃkulām|| nadī prāvartayāmāsa rakṣogaṇasamākulām| vahantī bahudhā rājaścedipāñcālasṛñjayān||
The Rakshasa then caused a river to flow on the field of battle, the waters of which were constituted by blood and eddies by cars; which abounded in alligators constituted by the elephants, which has the umbrellas of carwarriors for its swans and the flesh and marrow of animals for its mire; which was infested with snakes formed by the severed arms of human beings; which was frequented by many Rakshasas and other cannibals; and O king, which carried with its currents numerous Chedis, Panchalas and Srinjayas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.34
तं तथा समरे राजन् विचरन्तमभीतवत्। पाण्डवा भृशसंविग्नाः प्रापश्यंस्तस्य विक्रमम्॥
taṃ tathā samare rājan vicarantamabhītavat| pāṇḍavā bhṛśasaṃvignāḥ prāpaśyaṃstasya vikramam||
0 monarch, seeing him careering dauntlessly on the field of battle and beholding his prowess, the Pandava became filled with anxious thought.
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MBh 5 108.35
तावकानां तु सैन्यानां प्रहर्षः समजायत। वादित्रनिनदश्चोग्रः सुमहान् रोमहर्षणः ३७॥
tāvakānāṃ tu sainyānāṃ praharṣaḥ samajāyata| vāditraninadaścograḥ sumahān romaharṣaṇaḥ 37||
The soldiers of your army were then filled with delight; the musical instruments were then struck up emitting fierce and deep sound, making the hair to stand erect.
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MBh 5 108.36
तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तव सैन्यस्य पाण्डवः। नामृष्यत यथा नागस्तलशब्दं समीरितम्॥
taṃ śrutvā ninadaṃ ghoraṃ tava sainyasya pāṇḍavaḥ| nāmṛṣyata yathā nāgastalaśabdaṃ samīritam||
Then hearing that mighty uproar of delight caused by your troops, the son of Pandu (Bhima) did hot tolerate it, even like a snake not tolerating the sound of the palm-stroke.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.37
ततः क्रोधाभिताम्राक्षो निर्दहन्निव पावकः। संदधे त्वाष्ट्रमस्त्रं स स्वयं त्वष्टेव मारुतिः॥
tataḥ krodhābhitāmrākṣo nirdahanniva pāvakaḥ| saṃdadhe tvāṣṭramastraṃ sa svayaṃ tvaṣṭeva mārutiḥ||
Then with his eyes coppery in rage and consuming the foe like fire itself, the son of Maruta invoked the Tvashtra weapon like the god Tvashtri himself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.38
ततः शरसहस्राणि प्रादुरासन् समन्ततः। तैः शरैस्तव सैन्यस्य विद्रवः सुमहानभूत्॥
tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi prādurāsan samantataḥ| taiḥ śaraistava sainyasya vidravaḥ sumahānabhūt||
Thereupon a thousand shafts started into existence from all sides. Great was the carnage that was then created in your troops by those arrows of Bhima.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.39
तदस्त्रं प्रेरितं तेन भीमसेनेन संयुगे। राक्षसस्य महामायां हत्वा राक्षसमार्दयत्॥
tadastraṃ preritaṃ tena bhīmasenena saṃyuge| rākṣasasya mahāmāyāṃ hatvā rākṣasamārdayat||
That weapon discharged by Bhimasena in battle, nullifying the mighty illusion of the Rakshasa, began to afflict the Rakshasa himself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.40
स वध्यमानो बहुधा भीमसेनेन राक्षसः। संत्यज्य समरे भीमं द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवत्॥
sa vadhyamāno bahudhā bhīmasenena rākṣasaḥ| saṃtyajya samare bhīmaṃ droṇānīkamupādravat||
Thus that Rakshasa wounded by Bhimasena in all parts of his body, fled towards Drona's division, abandoning his antagonist.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.41
तस्मिंस्तु निर्जिते राजन् राक्षसेन्द्रे महात्मना। अनादयन् सिंहनादैः पाण्डवाः सर्वतो दिशम्॥
tasmiṃstu nirjite rājan rākṣasendre mahātmanā| anādayan siṃhanādaiḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarvato diśam||
Then, O king, when that foremost of the Rakshasas had been worsted by the illustrious Bhimasena, the Pandavas filled the quarters with the echoes of their war-cries.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 108.42
अपूजयन् मारुतिं च संहृष्टास्ते महाबलम्। प्रह्रादं समरे जित्वा यथा शक्रं मरुद्गणाः॥
apūjayan mārutiṃ ca saṃhṛṣṭāste mahābalam| prahrādaṃ samare jitvā yathā śakraṃ marudgaṇāḥ||
Then filled with delight, they applauded the mighty son of Maruta the Marutas themselves applauded Shakra after he had vanquished Pralhada in battle. as
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)