Mahabharata — Volume V (Dutt edition) — Chapter 97
MBh 5 97.1
संजय उवाच तथा तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते तु संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे। कौरवेयांस्त्रिधाभूतान् पाण्डवा: समुपाद्रवन्॥
saṃjaya uvāca tathā tasmin pravṛtte tu saṃgrāme lomaharṣaṇe| kauraveyāṃstridhābhūtān pāṇḍavā: samupādravan||
Sanjaya said Thus when that horripilating battle was progressing on, the Pandavas rushed against the Kauravas divided into three bodies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.2
जलसंधं महाबाहुं भीमसेनोऽभ्यवर्तत। युधिष्ठिरः सहानीकः कृतवर्माणमाहवे॥
jalasaṃdhaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhīmaseno'bhyavartata| yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sahānīkaḥ kṛtavarmāṇamāhave||
Bhimasena rushed against the mighty armed Jalasandha and king Yudhishthira supported by his divisions assailed Kritavarman in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.3
किरंस्तु शरवर्षाणि रोचमान इवांशुमान्। धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज द्रोणमभ्यद्रवद् रणे॥
kiraṃstu śaravarṣāṇi rocamāna ivāṃśumān| dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja droṇamabhyadravad raṇe||
Appearing beautiful like the sun and scattering showers of arrows, Dhrishtadyumna, O mighty monarch, rushed upon Drona in that battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.4
ततः प्रवृते युद्धं त्वरतां सर्वधन्विनाम्। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च संक्रुद्धानां परस्परम्॥
tataḥ pravṛte yuddhaṃ tvaratāṃ sarvadhanvinām| kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca saṃkruddhānāṃ parasparam||
Then raged the encounter between all the enraged bowmen of the Kurus and the Pandavas, all eater for encountering each other in fight.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.5
संक्षये तु तथा भूते वर्तमाने महाभये। द्वन्द्वीभूतेषु सैन्येषु युध्यमानेष्वभीतवत्॥
saṃkṣaye tu tathā bhūte vartamāne mahābhaye| dvandvībhūteṣu sainyeṣu yudhyamāneṣvabhītavat||
During the progress of that dreadful carnage when the warriors were undauntedly fighting with one another in single combats.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.6
द्रोणः पाञ्चालपुत्रेण बली बलवता सह। यदक्षिपत् पृषत्कौघांस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
droṇaḥ pāñcālaputreṇa balī balavatā saha| yadakṣipat pṛṣatkaughāṃstadadbhutamivābhavat||
The mighty Drona fought on with the powerful prince of the Panchalas and the myriads of shafts that he then discharged filled everybody with great wonder.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.7
पुण्डरीकवनानीव विध्वस्तानि समन्ततः। चक्राते द्रोणपाञ्चाल्यौ नृणां शीर्षाण्यनेकशः॥
puṇḍarīkavanānīva vidhvastāni samantataḥ| cakrāte droṇapāñcālyau nṛṇāṃ śīrṣāṇyanekaśaḥ||
Like a forest of lotuses lying torn hither and hither, the heads of princes were being scattered all over the field by Drona and the prince of the Panchalas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.8
विनिकीर्णानि वीराणामनीकेषु समन्तताः। वस्त्राभरणशस्त्राणि ध्वजवर्मायुधानि च॥
vinikīrṇāni vīrāṇāmanīkeṣu samantatāḥ| vastrābharaṇaśastrāṇi dhvajavarmāyudhāni ca||
In every division of heroic warriors, garments ornaments standards, armours and weapons were scen scattered in all directions.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.9
तपनीयतनुत्राणाः संसिक्ता रुधिरेण च। संसक्ता इव दृश्यन्ते मेघसंघाः सविद्युतः॥
tapanīyatanutrāṇāḥ saṃsiktā rudhireṇa ca| saṃsaktā iva dṛśyante meghasaṃghāḥ savidyutaḥ||
Golden arınours bespattered with blood, looked like masses of clouds illumined with flashes of lightning.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.10
कुञ्जराश्वनरानन्ये पातयन्ति स्म पत्रिभिः। तालमात्राणि चापानि विकर्षन्तो महारथाः॥
kuñjarāśvanarānanye pātayanti sma patribhiḥ| tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣanto mahārathāḥ||
Other mighty car-warriors, stretching their bows full six cubits long, felled with their winged shafts numerous elephants, steeds and men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.11
असिचर्माणि चापानि शिरांसि कवचानि च। विप्रकीर्यन्त शूराणां सम्प्रहारे महात्मनाम्॥
asicarmāṇi cāpāni śirāṃsi kavacāni ca| viprakīryanta śūrāṇāṃ samprahāre mahātmanām||
In that battle between illustrious combatants, many swords, bucklers, bows, heads and armours of heroes, were seen lying scattered all over the field.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.12
उत्थितान्यगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः। अदृश्यन्त महाराज तस्मिन् परमसंकुले॥
utthitānyagaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ| adṛśyanta mahārāja tasmin paramasaṃkule||
In that extremely terrible encounter, () mighty monarch, thousands of headless trunks were seen to rise up from the ground.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.13
गृध्राः कङ्का बकाः श्येना वायसा जम्बुकास्तथा। बहुशः पिशिताशाश्च तत्रादृश्यन्त मारिष॥
gṛdhrāḥ kaṅkā bakāḥ śyenā vāyasā jambukāstathā| bahuśaḥ piśitāśāśca tatrādṛśyanta māriṣa||
Vultures and Kankas and crows and jackals and numerous other flesh-eating animals, were seen there, O sire.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.14
भक्षयन्तश्च मांसानि पिबन्तश्चापि शोणितम्। विलुम्पन्तश्च केशांश्च मज्जाश्च बहुधा नृप॥
bhakṣayantaśca māṃsāni pibantaścāpi śoṇitam| vilumpantaśca keśāṃśca majjāśca bahudhā nṛpa||
Eating flesh, drinking blood, dragging the hair and pecking the marrow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.15
आकर्षन्तः शरीराणि शरीरावयवांस्तथा। नराश्वगजसंघानां शिरांसि च ततस्ततः॥
ākarṣantaḥ śarīrāṇi śarīrāvayavāṃstathā| narāśvagajasaṃghānāṃ śirāṃsi ca tatastataḥ||
And dragging out the bodies and limbs and heads, O king, of slain men, steeds, elephants.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.16
कृतास्त्रा रणदीक्षाभिर्दीक्षिता रणशालिनः। रणे जयं प्रार्थयाना भृशं युयुधिरे तदा॥
kṛtāstrā raṇadīkṣābhirdīkṣitā raṇaśālinaḥ| raṇe jayaṃ prārthayānā bhṛśaṃ yuyudhire tadā||
Accomplished in the use of weapons, skilled in fighting and firmly resolved to fight, warriors exerted themselves vigorously in the battle, desirous of winning fame only.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.17
असिमार्गान् बहुविधान् विचेरुः सैनिकारणे। ऋष्टिभिः शक्तिभिः प्रासैः शूलतोमरपट्टिशैः॥
asimārgān bahuvidhān viceruḥ sainikāraṇe| ṛṣṭibhiḥ śaktibhiḥ prāsaiḥ śūlatomarapaṭṭiśaiḥ||
The soldiers then roamed over the field, performing various evolutionary movements performed by swords-men. With darts, lances, javelins, tridents, tomaras and battle axes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.18
गदाभिः परिर्पश्चान्यैरायुधैश्च भुजैरपि। अन्योन्यं जजिरे क्रुद्धा युद्धरङ्गगता नराः॥
gadābhiḥ parirpaścānyairāyudhaiśca bhujairapi| anyonyaṃ jajire kruddhā yuddharaṅgagatā narāḥ||
With maces, bludgeons and many other kinds of weapons as also with their bare arms, men who careered in that arcna, inflamed with rage, fell to slay one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.19
रथिनो रथिभिः सार्धमश्वारोहाश्च सादिभिः। मातङ्गा वरमातङ्गैः पदाताश्च पदातिभिः॥
rathino rathibhiḥ sārdhamaśvārohāśca sādibhiḥ| mātaṅgā varamātaṅgaiḥ padātāśca padātibhiḥ||
Car-warriors became engaged with carwarriors, cavalry soldiers with cavalry-soldiers, elephants with other excellent elephants and infantry with infantry.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.20
क्षीबा इवान्ये चोन्मत्ता रङ्गेष्विव च वारणाः। उच्चुक्रुशुरथान्योन्यं जघ्नुरन्योन्यमेव च॥
kṣībā ivānye conmattā raṅgeṣviva ca vāraṇāḥ| uccukruśurathānyonyaṃ jaghnuranyonyameva ca||
Many infuriate elephants as if perfectly mad, uttered loud shrieks and killed one another, after the manner they do so in arenas of sport.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.21
वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे निर्मर्यादे विशाम्पते। धृष्टद्युम्नो हयानश्वैणिस्य व्यत्यमिश्रयत्॥
vartamāne tathā yuddhe nirmaryāde viśāmpate| dhṛṣṭadyumno hayānaśvaiṇisya vyatyamiśrayat||
O ruler of men, as that battle, in which none paid any regard to any one, raged, Dhrishtadyumna caused his own horses to be entangled with those of Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.22
ते हयाः साध्वशोभन्त मिश्रिता वातरंहसः। पारावतसवर्णाश्च रक्तशोणाश्च संयुगे॥
te hayāḥ sādhvaśobhanta miśritā vātaraṃhasaḥ| pārāvatasavarṇāśca raktaśoṇāśca saṃyuge||
Those pegion-white and crimson steeds, endued with the fleetness of the wind, appeared extremely beautiful, being mingled together in that battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.23
पारावतसवर्णास्ते रक्तशोणविमिश्रिताः। हयाः शुशुभिरे राजन् मेघा इव सविद्युतः॥
pārāvatasavarṇāste raktaśoṇavimiśritāḥ| hayāḥ śuśubhire rājan meghā iva savidyutaḥ||
The horses, O king, then shone like clouds surcharged with lightning. Then Dhrishtadyumna beholding Drona approach him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.24
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य द्रोणमभ्याशमागतम्। असिचर्मादद वीरो धनुरुत्सृज्य भारत॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastu samprekṣya droṇamabhyāśamāgatam| asicarmādada vīro dhanurutsṛjya bhārata||
Grasped his sword and mace and that hero, O Bharata, left aside his bow. Then that slayer of hostile heroes viz., Prishatas son, desirous of achieving a difficult feat.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.25
चिकीर्षुर्दुष्करं कर्म पार्षतः परवीरहा। ईषया समतिक्रम्य द्रोणस्य रथमाविशत्॥
cikīrṣurduṣkaraṃ karma pārṣataḥ paravīrahā| īṣayā samatikramya droṇasya rathamāviśat||
Leap over the shafts of Drona's car and entered into it. He then stood sometimes on the yoke and sometimes on its joints.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.26
अतिष्ठ युगमध्ये स युगसनहनेषु च। जधानार्थेषु चाश्वानां तत् सैन्यान्यभ्यपूजयन्॥
atiṣṭha yugamadhye sa yugasanahaneṣu ca| jadhānārtheṣu cāśvānāṃ tat sainyānyabhyapūjayan||
And sometimes beside the horses. His troops then applauded him highly. When he, armed with the sword, was thus moving quickly on the backs of those crimson steeds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.27
खङ्गेन चरतस्तस्य शोणाश्वानधितिष्ठतः। न ददर्शान्तरं द्रोणस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
khaṅgena caratastasya śoṇāśvānadhitiṣṭhataḥ| na dadarśāntaraṃ droṇastadadbhutamivābhavat||
Drona could find no opportunity for striking him; that indeed seemed extremely marvellous. Indeed like the swoop of a hawk on a piece of meat in a forest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.28
यथा श्येनस्य पतनं वनेष्वामिषगृद्धिनः। तथैवासीदभीसारस्तस्य द्रोणं जिघांसतः॥ ततः शरशतेनास्य शतचन्द्रं समाक्षिपत्। द्रोणो दुपदपुत्रस्य खङ्गं च दशभिः शरैः॥
yathā śyenasya patanaṃ vaneṣvāmiṣagṛddhinaḥ| tathaivāsīdabhīsārastasya droṇaṃ jighāṃsataḥ|| tataḥ śaraśatenāsya śatacandraṃ samākṣipat| droṇo dupadaputrasya khaṅgaṃ ca daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ||
Looked that sally of Dhrishtadyumna from his own chariot, upon Drona, for his slaughter, Thereafter with a hundred shafts Drona cut-off the shield of Drupada's son, decked with hundred moons and then with another ten he cut-off nis sword.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.29
हयांश्चैव चतुःषष्ट्या शराणां जनिवान् बली। ध्वजं क्षत्रं च भल्लाम्यां तथा तौ पार्ष्णसारथी॥
hayāṃścaiva catuḥṣaṣṭyā śarāṇāṃ janivān balī| dhvajaṃ kṣatraṃ ca bhallāmyāṃ tathā tau pārṣṇasārathī||
Thereafter that mighty warrior slew the latter's steeds with sixty-four shafts. Then with a couple of broad-head shafts, he cut-off his enemy's standards and umbrella and his two Parshani charioteers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.30
अथास्मै त्वरितो बाणमपरं जीवितान्तकम्। आकर्णपूर्णं चिक्षेप वज्रं वज्रधरो यथा॥
athāsmai tvarito bāṇamaparaṃ jīvitāntakam| ākarṇapūrṇaṃ cikṣepa vajraṃ vajradharo yathā||
Having at first drawn the bow-string back to the very ears, like Indra hurling the thunderbolt.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.31
तं चतुर्दशभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्बाणैश्चिच्छेद सात्यकिः। ग्रस्तमाचार्यमुख्येन धृष्टद्युम्नं व्यमोचयत्॥
taṃ caturdaśabhistīkṣṇairbāṇaiściccheda sātyakiḥ| grastamācāryamukhyena dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ vyamocayat||
Then again with great lightness of hands, he sped at Dhrishtadyumna an arrow capable of destroying his life, but soon Satyaki, with fourteen arrows of great sharpness, cut-off that fatal shaft shot by Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.32
सिंहेनेव मृगं ग्रस्तं नरसिंहेन मारिष। द्रोणेन मोचयामास पाञ्चाल्यं शिनिपुङ्गवः॥
siṃheneva mṛgaṃ grastaṃ narasiṃhena māriṣa| droṇena mocayāmāsa pāñcālyaṃ śinipuṅgavaḥ||
Thus, 0 sire, Satyaki rescued Dhrishtadyumna, who had been seized by that foremost of the preceptor, that best of men, like a deer seized by a lion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.33
सात्यकि प्रेक्ष्य गोप्तारं पाञ्चाल्यं च महाहवे। शराणां त्वरितो द्रोणः षड्विंशत्या समार्पयत्॥
sātyaki prekṣya goptāraṃ pāñcālyaṃ ca mahāhave| śarāṇāṃ tvarito droṇaḥ ṣaḍviṃśatyā samārpayat||
That foremost descendant of Sini then rescued the prince of the Panchalas from Drona. Beholding Satyaki save the Panchala prince in that battle. Drona quickly sped at him twenty-six arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.34
ततो द्रोणं शिनेः पौत्रो ग्रसन्तमपि सुंजयान्। प्रत्यविध्यच्छितैर्बाणैः षड्विंशत्या स्तनान्तरे॥
tato droṇaṃ śineḥ pautro grasantamapi suṃjayān| pratyavidhyacchitairbāṇaiḥ ṣaḍviṃśatyā stanāntare||
Thereupon the grandson of Sini, pierced, with twenty-six arrows of great sharpness, Drona who seemed to swallow up the Srinjayas, on the centre of his breast.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 5 97.35
ततः सर्वे रथास्तूर्णं पाञ्चाल्या जयगृद्धिनः। सात्वताभिसृते द्रोणे धृष्टद्युम्नमवाक्षिपन्॥
tataḥ sarve rathāstūrṇaṃ pāñcālyā jayagṛddhinaḥ| sātvatābhisṛte droṇe dhṛṣṭadyumnamavākṣipan||
Then, upon the Satvata hero Satyaki advancing upon Drona, all the Panchala carwarriors, desirous of victory, extricated Dhrishtadyumna from that encounter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)