Mahabharata — Volume V (Dutt edition) — Chapter 165
MBh 5 165.1
संजय उवाच वर्तमाने तदा रौद्रे रात्रियुद्धे विशाम्पते। सर्वभूतक्षयकरे धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ अब्रवीत् पाण्डवांश्चैव पञ्चालांश्चैव सोमकान्। अभिद्रवत् संयातं द्रोणमेव जिघांसया॥
saṃjaya uvāca vartamāne tadā raudre rātriyuddhe viśāmpate| sarvabhūtakṣayakare dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ|| abravīt pāṇḍavāṃścaiva pañcālāṃścaiva somakān| abhidravat saṃyātaṃ droṇameva jighāṃsayā||
Sanjaya said When, O lord of the earth, that terrific nocturnal battle, destructive of all the creatures, was raging, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, spoke to the (other) Pandavas and the united Panchalas and Somakas, O monarch, for the destruction of men, cars and elephants, "make a rush upon Drona only in order to slay him."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.2
राज्ञस्ते वचनाद् राजन् पञ्चालाः सृञ्जयास्तथा। द्रोणमेवाभ्यवर्तन्त नदन्तो भैरवान् रवान्॥
rājñaste vacanād rājan pañcālāḥ sṛñjayāstathā| droṇamevābhyavartanta nadanto bhairavān ravān||
In obedience to the commands of the king, the Panchalas as well as the Srinjayas O monarch, sending forth thundering roars, rushed against Drona alone.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.3
तं तु ते प्रतिगर्जन्तः प्रत्युद्यातास्त्वमर्षिताः। यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं यथासत्त्वं च संयुगे॥
taṃ tu te pratigarjantaḥ pratyudyātāstvamarṣitāḥ| yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ yathāsattvaṃ ca saṃyuge||
We two, on our part, roaring in return and filled with wrath, rushed against them, in battle, to the full measure of our prowess, enthusiasm and courage.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.4
कृतवर्मा तु हार्दिक्यो युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्। द्रोणं प्रति समायान्तं मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्॥
kṛtavarmā tu hārdikyo yudhiṣṭhiramupādravat| droṇaṃ prati samāyāntaṃ matto mattamiva dvipam||
Kritavarman, the son of Hridika, rushed against Yudhishthira as he was advancing against Drona like a mad elephant against its infuriate rival.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.5
शैनेयं शरवर्षाणि विकिरन्तं समन्ततः। अभ्ययात् कौरवो राजन् भूरिः संग्राममूर्धनि॥
śaineyaṃ śaravarṣāṇi vikirantaṃ samantataḥ| abhyayāt kauravo rājan bhūriḥ saṃgrāmamūrdhani||
(Similarly), O king, Bhuri, the crusher (of his foes) in battle who belonged to the Kuru party rushed against the grandson of Sini (as he came forward) scattering showers of arrows on all sides.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.6
सहदेवमथायान्तं द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम्। कर्णो वैकर्तनो राजन् वारयामास पाण्डवम्॥
sahadevamathāyāntaṃ droṇaprepsuṃ mahāratham| karṇo vaikartano rājan vārayāmāsa pāṇḍavam||
Again, O king, Karna, the son of Vikartana, checked that mighty car-warriors Sahadeva, the son of Pandu, as he, actuated with the desire of taking Drona, was advancing (against him).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.7
भीमसेनमथायान्तं व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्। स्वयं दुर्योधनो राजा प्रतीपं मृत्युमाव्रजत्॥
bhīmasenamathāyāntaṃ vyāditāsyamivāntakam| svayaṃ duryodhano rājā pratīpaṃ mṛtyumāvrajat||
Duryodhana himself rushed against Bhimasena, the foremost of car-warriors, in that engagement, who was advancing on his car (against Drona) like the grim Destroyer.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.8
नकुलं च युधां श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धविशारदम्। शकुनिः सौबलो राजन् वारयामास सत्वरः॥
nakulaṃ ca yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sarvayuddhaviśāradam| śakuniḥ saubalo rājan vārayāmāsa satvaraḥ||
Shakuni, the son of Subala, O king, quickly opposed Nakula, the best of warriors and skilled in every (sort of) battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.9
शिखण्डिनमथायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम्। कृपः शारद्वतो राजन् वारयामास संयुगे॥
śikhaṇḍinamathāyāntaṃ rathena rathināṃ varam| kṛpaḥ śāradvato rājan vārayāmāsa saṃyuge||
Similarly, in that encounter, Kripa, the son of Saradvata, opposed Shikhandi, the foremost of car-warriors, (who was) advancing on his car, Oking.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.10
प्रतिविन्ध्यमथायान्तं मयूरसदृशैर्हयैः। दुःशासनो महाराज यत्तो यत्तमवारयत्॥
prativindhyamathāyāntaṃ mayūrasadṛśairhayaiḥ| duḥśāsano mahārāja yatto yattamavārayat||
In like manner, . great monarch, Dushasana, with utmost exertions, checked Prativindhya, who was resolutely advancing (on his car drawn by) heroes, (beautiful) as peacocks.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.11
भैमसेनिमथायान्तं मायाशतविशारदम्। अश्वत्थामा महाराज राक्षसं प्रत्यषेधयत्॥
bhaimasenimathāyāntaṃ māyāśataviśāradam| aśvatthāmā mahārāja rākṣasaṃ pratyaṣedhayat||
Similarly, O mighty monarch, Ashvatthama checked the career of the son of Bhimasena, viz., the Rakshasa (Ghatotkacha) skilled in a hundred sorts of illusions.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.12
द्रुपदं वृषसेनस्तु ससैन्यं सपदानुगम्। वारयामास समरे द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम्॥
drupadaṃ vṛṣasenastu sasainyaṃ sapadānugam| vārayāmāsa samare droṇaprepsuṃ mahāratham||
In that engagement Vrishasena resisted the highly puissant Drupada, (who) accompanied by his troops and retainers, (advanced forward) with the desire of slaying Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.13
विराटं दुतमायान्तं द्रोणस्य निधनं प्रति। मद्रराजः सुसंक्रुद्धो वारयामास भारत॥
virāṭaṃ dutamāyāntaṃ droṇasya nidhanaṃ prati| madrarājaḥ susaṃkruddho vārayāmāsa bhārata||
0 Bharata, O great monarch, the king of Madra, inflamed with rage, opposed Virata who was advancing quickly for slaying Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.14
शतानीकमथायान्तं नाकुलिं रभसं रणे। चित्रसेनो रुरोधाशु शरैर्दोणपरीप्सया॥
śatānīkamathāyāntaṃ nākuliṃ rabhasaṃ raṇe| citraseno rurodhāśu śarairdoṇaparīpsayā||
Similarly, in that encounter, Chitrasena, with showers of arrows, checked the impetuous Sataneeka the son of Nakula, as he was advancing for the purpose of taking the life of Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.15
अर्जुनं च युधां श्रेष्ठं प्राद्रवन्तं महारथम्। अलम्बुषो महाराज राक्षसेन्द्रो न्यवारयत्॥
arjunaṃ ca yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ prādravantaṃ mahāratham| alambuṣo mahārāja rākṣasendro nyavārayat||
O great king, Alambusha, the lord of the Rakshasas, resisted the rapid career of the mighty car-warrior Arjuna, the foremost of warriors.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.16
तथा द्रोणं महेष्वासं निजतं शात्रवान् रणे। धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ पाञ्चाल्यो हृष्टरूपमवारयत्॥
tathā droṇaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ nijataṃ śātravān raṇe| dhṛṣṭadyumno'tha pāñcālyo hṛṣṭarūpamavārayat||
Then Dhristadyumna, the son of the Panchala king, gladly resisted the mighty bowman Drona (who was) destroying his enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.17
तथान्यान् पाण्डुपुत्राणां समायातान् महारथान्। तावका रथिनो राजन् वारयामासुरोजसा॥
tathānyān pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ samāyātān mahārathān| tāvakā rathino rājan vārayāmāsurojasā||
Similarly, o king, your car-warriors energetically opposed other great car-warriors of the sons of Pandu, who were advancing (Against Drona).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.18
गजारोहा गजैस्तूर्णं संनिपत्य महामृधे। योधयन्तश्च मृद्गन्तः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
gajārohā gajaistūrṇaṃ saṃnipatya mahāmṛdhe| yodhayantaśca mṛdgantaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ||
Hundreds and thousands of warriors, mounted on elephants, speedily encountering riders on elephants in that great engagement, began to fight with and crush one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.19
निशीथे तुरगा राजन् द्रावयन्तः परस्परम्। समदृश्यन्त वेगेन पक्षवन्तो यथाऽद्रयः॥
niśīthe turagā rājan drāvayantaḥ parasparam| samadṛśyanta vegena pakṣavanto yathā'drayaḥ||
O king, at dead of night, horses, rushing furiously against one another, looked like mountains endued with wings.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.20
सादिनः सादिभिः सार्धं प्रासशक्त्यष्टिपाणयः। समागच्छन् महाराज विनदन्तः पृथक् पृथक्॥
sādinaḥ sādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ prāsaśaktyaṣṭipāṇayaḥ| samāgacchan mahārāja vinadantaḥ pṛthak pṛthak||
O mighty monarch, taking up lances, darts and swords in their hands and sending forth loud shouts, horsemen closed with horsemen.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.21
नरास्तु बहवस्तत्र समाजग्मुः परस्परम्। गदाभिर्मुसलैश्चैव नानाशस्त्रैश्च संयुगे॥
narāstu bahavastatra samājagmuḥ parasparam| gadābhirmusalaiścaiva nānāśastraiśca saṃyuge||
There (on the field of battle) large numbers of men destroyed one another in heaps, by means of maces, short clubs and several other weapons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.22
कृतवर्मा तु हार्दिक्यो धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। वारयामास संक्रुद्धो वेलेवोवृत्तमर्णवम्॥
kṛtavarmā tu hārdikyo dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram| vārayāmāsa saṃkruddho velevovṛttamarṇavam||
Kritavarma, the son of Hridika, inflamed with rage, resisted Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, as the place between the high and the low tide-marks (resists) the ocean.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.23
युधिष्ठिरस्तु हार्दिक्यं विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः। पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
yudhiṣṭhirastu hārdikyaṃ viddhvā pañcabhirāśugaiḥ| punarvivyādha viṃśatyā tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt||
Yudhishthira, also piercing the son of Hridika with five darts and again piercing him with twenty (more), said-"wait, wait."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.24
कृतवर्मा तु संक्रुद्धो धर्मपुत्रस्य मारिष। धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन तं च विव्याध सप्तभिः॥
kṛtavarmā tu saṃkruddho dharmaputrasya māriṣa| dhanuściccheda bhallena taṃ ca vivyādha saptabhiḥ||
O worshipful sire, Kritavarma too, fired with rage, cut-off the bow of the Dharmaraja with a broad-headed dart and then pierced him with seven (arrows).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.25
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय धर्मपुत्रो महारथः। हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
athānyad dhanurādāya dharmaputro mahārathaḥ| hārdikyaṃ daśabhirbāṇairbāhvorurasi cārpayat||
Then that mighty car-warrior, that is, the son of Dharma, taking up another bow, struck the son of Hridika on the arms and the chest with ten arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.26
माधवस्तु रणे विद्धो धर्मपुत्रेण मारिष। प्राकम्पत च रोषेण सप्तभिश्चादयच्छरैः॥
mādhavastu raṇe viddho dharmaputreṇa māriṣa| prākampata ca roṣeṇa saptabhiścādayaccharaiḥ||
Pierced in (that) battle by the son of Dharma, O worshipful sire, the descendant of Madhu (i.e. Kritavarma) trembled in ire and (then) afflicted (Yudhishthira) with seven arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.27
तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा हस्तावापं निकृत्य च। प्राहिणोन्निशितान् बाणान् पञ्च राजञ्छिलाशितान्।। २८
tasya pārtho dhanuśchittvā hastāvāpaṃ nikṛtya ca| prāhiṇonniśitān bāṇān pañca rājañchilāśitān|| 28
The son of Pritha (however), cutting off his bow and armlet, shot at him, O king, five keen and broad-headed shafts sharpened on stone.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.28
ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा हेमचित्रं महाधनम्। प्राविशन् धरणी भित्त्वा वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः॥
te tasya kavacaṃ bhittvā hemacitraṃ mahādhanam| prāviśan dharaṇī bhittvā valmīkamiva pannagāḥ||
Penetrating through his precious armour ornamented with gold, those fierce shafts entered into the earth like snakes (entering into) ant-hill.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.29
अक्ष्णोनिमेषमात्रेण सोऽन्यदादाय कार्मुकम्। विव्याध पाण्डवं षष्ट्या सूतं च नवभिः शरैः॥
akṣṇonimeṣamātreṇa so'nyadādāya kārmukam| vivyādha pāṇḍavaṃ ṣaṣṭyā sūtaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ||
Taking up another bow in the twinkling of an eye, he pierced the son of Pandu with six and again with ten arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.30
तस्य शक्तिममेयात्मा पाण्डवो भुजगोपमाम्। चिक्षेप भरतश्रेष्ठ रथे न्यस्य महद् धनुः॥
tasya śaktimameyātmā pāṇḍavo bhujagopamām| cikṣepa bharataśreṣṭha rathe nyasya mahad dhanuḥ||
Then that Pandava, of immeasurable soul, placing his mighty bow on the car, hurled at him (i.e. Kritavarman) a dart (fierce) as a snake.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.31
सा हेमचित्रा महती पाण्डवेन प्रवेरिता। निर्भिद्य दक्षिणं बाहुं प्राविशद् धरणीतलम्॥
sā hemacitrā mahatī pāṇḍavena praveritā| nirbhidya dakṣiṇaṃ bāhuṃ prāviśad dharaṇītalam||
Hurled by the son of Pandu that formidable (dart) ornamented with gold, penetrating through the right arm (of Kritavarma) entered into the bottom of the earth.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.32
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु गृह्य पार्थः पुनर्धनुः। हार्दिक्यं छादयामास शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
etasminneva kāle tu gṛhya pārthaḥ punardhanuḥ| hārdikyaṃ chādayāmāsa śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ||
In the meantime, the son of Pritha, taking up his mighty bow covered the son of Hridika with straight shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.33
ततस्तु समरे शूरो वृष्णीनां प्रवरो रथी। व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे निमेषार्धाद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥
tatastu samare śūro vṛṣṇīnāṃ pravaro rathī| vyaśvasūtarathaṃ cakre nimeṣārdhād yudhiṣṭhiram||
Then there (on the field of battle) that hero, that foremost car-warrior among the Vrishnis, within half the time of the twinkling of an eye, deprived Yudhishthira of his horse, driver and car.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.34
ततस्तु पाण्डवो ज्येष्ठः खङ्गं चर्म समाददे। तदस्य निशितैर्बाणैर्व्यधमन्माधवो रणे॥
tatastu pāṇḍavo jyeṣṭhaḥ khaṅgaṃ carma samādade| tadasya niśitairbāṇairvyadhamanmādhavo raṇe||
Then the eldest son of Pandu took up a sword and shield. But the descendant of Madhu cut-off those two with sharpened and broad headed shafts in that battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.35
तोमरं तु ततो गृह्य स्वर्णदण्डं दुरासदम्। प्रेषयत् समरे तूर्णं हार्दिक्यस्य युधिष्ठिरः॥
tomaraṃ tu tato gṛhya svarṇadaṇḍaṃ durāsadam| preṣayat samare tūrṇaṃ hārdikyasya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
Thereupon, taking up a formidable lance furnished with a golden handle, (Yudhishthira) hurled it, quickly in that engagement, against the high-souled son of Hridika.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.36
तमापतन्तं सहसा धर्मराजभुजच्युतम्। द्विधा चिच्छेद हार्दिक्यः कृतहस्तः स्मयन्निव॥
tamāpatantaṃ sahasā dharmarājabhujacyutam| dvidhā ciccheda hārdikyaḥ kṛtahastaḥ smayanniva||
(But) the light-handed son of Hridika, as if with a smile, cut-off into two parts, that (formidable lance), as it, hurled by the hand of Yudhishthira careered impetuously along.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.37
ततः शरशतेनाजौ धर्मपुत्रमवाकिरत्। कवचं चास्य संक्रुद्धः शरैस्तीक्ष्णौरदारयत्॥
tataḥ śaraśatenājau dharmaputramavākirat| kavacaṃ cāsya saṃkruddhaḥ śaraistīkṣṇauradārayat||
Then, in that encounter, he covered the son of Dharma with hundreds of shafts; (and then), inflamed with ire he cut-off the armour of (Yudhishthira) with showers of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.38
हार्दिक्यशरसंछन्नं कवचं तन्महाधनम्। व्यशीयर्त रणे राजंस्ताराजालमिवाम्बरात्॥
hārdikyaśarasaṃchannaṃ kavacaṃ tanmahādhanam| vyaśīyarta raṇe rājaṃstārājālamivāmbarāt||
Cut off into a hundred fragments with the arrows of the son of Hridika, (the armour of Yudhishthira) ornamented with gold, fell down, scattered in that battle, O monarch (from its body) like a cluster of stars (dropping from) the sky.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.39
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः शीर्णवर्मा शरार्दितः। अपायासीद् रणात् तूर्णं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
sa cchinnadhanvā virathaḥ śīrṇavarmā śarārditaḥ| apāyāsīd raṇāt tūrṇaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
With his coat of mail cut-off, deprived of his car and afflicted with the arrows of Krigavarma, Yudhishthira the son of Dharma, quickly withdrew from (the field of) battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 165.40
कृतवर्मा तु निर्जित्य धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्। पुनर्दोणस्य जुगुपे चक्रमेव महात्मनः॥
kṛtavarmā tu nirjitya dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram| punardoṇasya jugupe cakrameva mahātmanaḥ||
Having defeated Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, the mighty car-warrior Kritavarma again engaged himself in protecting the carwheels of Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)