Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 104
MBh 6 104.1
संजय उवाच व्यतीतायां रजन्यां तु राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। अब्रवीत् तावकान् सर्वान् संनह्यन्तां महारथाः॥
saṃjaya uvāca vyatītāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu rājā duryodhanastadā| abravīt tāvakān sarvān saṃnahyantāṃ mahārathāḥ||
Sanjaya said After the termination of the night king Duryodhana addressed all your soldiers, saying-Arm, you mighty car-warriors!
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.2
राज्ञश्च मतमाज्ञाय समनात सा चमूः। अयोजयन् रथांस्तूर्णं पर्यधावंस्तथा परे॥
rājñaśca matamājñāya samanāta sā camūḥ| ayojayan rathāṃstūrṇaṃ paryadhāvaṃstathā pare||
Hearing the orders of the king, the warriors began to put on their armours. Some began to yoke horses to their card quickly, others ran about hither and thither.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.3
अकल्प्यन्त च मातङ्गा समनह्यन्त पत्तयः। रथानास्तरणोपेतांश्चक्रुरन्ये सहस्रशः॥
akalpyanta ca mātaṅgā samanahyanta pattayaḥ| rathānāstaraṇopetāṃścakruranye sahasraśaḥ||
The elephants were also got ready. The infantry began to arm themselves. Thousands of attendants began to spread carpets on the cars.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.4
वादित्राणां च निनदः प्रादुरासीद् विशाम्पते। आयोधनार्थं योधानां बलानां चाप्युदीर्यताम्॥
vāditrāṇāṃ ca ninadaḥ prādurāsīd viśāmpate| āyodhanārthaṃ yodhānāṃ balānāṃ cāpyudīryatām||
The sound of musical instruments, O king, arose there, for exciting the war-like spirit of the soldiers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.5
ततो बलानि सर्वाणि हतशिष्टानि भारत। प्रस्थितानि व्यदृश्यन्त मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥
tato balāni sarvāṇi hataśiṣṭāni bhārata| prasthitāni vyadṛśyanta mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam||
Then all the troops, stationed in their proper posts, were seen, O Bharata, to stand, clad in mail and determined to die.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.6
शल्यं सेनापतिं कृत्वा मद्रराजं महारथाः। प्रविभज्य बलं सर्वमनीकेषु व्यवस्थिताः॥
śalyaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā madrarājaṃ mahārathāḥ| pravibhajya balaṃ sarvamanīkeṣu vyavasthitāḥ||
Having made the king of the Madras their leader, the great car-warriors, of the Kauravas, made detachments of their soldiers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.7
तत: सर्वे समागम्य पुत्रेण तव सैनिकाः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिः शल्योऽथ सौबलः॥ अन्ये च पार्थिवाः शेषाः समयं चक्रुरादृताः। न न एकेन योद्धव्यं कथञ्चिदपि पाण्डवैः॥
tata: sarve samāgamya putreṇa tava sainikāḥ| kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca drauṇiḥ śalyo'tha saubalaḥ|| anye ca pārthivāḥ śeṣāḥ samayaṃ cakrurādṛtāḥ| na na ekena yoddhavyaṃ kathañcidapi pāṇḍavaiḥ||
Then all warriors, with Kripa and Kritavarman and Drona's son and Shalya, Subala's son and the other kings that were yet। alive, met your son and settled, that none of them would individually fight with the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.8
यो ह्येकः पाण्डवैर्युध्येद् यो वा युध्यन्तमुत्सृजेत्। स पञ्चभिर्भवेद् युक्तः पातकैचोपपातकैः॥ (अद्याचार्यसुतो द्रौणिर्नैको युध्येत शत्रुभिः।) अन्योन्यं परिरक्षद्भिर्योद्धव्यं सहितैश्च ह।
yo hyekaḥ pāṇḍavairyudhyed yo vā yudhyantamutsṛjet| sa pañcabhirbhaved yuktaḥ pātakaicopapātakaiḥ|| (adyācāryasuto drauṇirnaiko yudhyeta śatrubhiḥ|) anyonyaṃ parirakṣadbhiryoddhavyaṃ sahitaiśca ha|
And they said-"He who will fight alone with the Pandavas or he that will leave a comrade engaged in fight, will be visited by the five grave and all the minor sins.”—–And they said-"Do not fight Ashvatthama alone, son of Drona. All of us, unitedly will fight with the enemy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.9
एवं ते समयं कृत्वा सर्वे तत्र महारथाः॥ मद्रराजं पुरस्कृत्य तूर्णमभ्यद्रवन् परान्।
evaṃ te samayaṃ kṛtvā sarve tatra mahārathāḥ|| madrarājaṃ puraskṛtya tūrṇamabhyadravan parān|
Having made this contact those great carworriers placed the king of the Madras at their head and speedily ran against their foes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.10
तथैव पाण्डवा राजन् व्यूह्य सैन्यं महारणे॥ अभ्ययुः कौरवान् राजन् योत्स्यमानाः समन्ततः।
tathaiva pāṇḍavā rājan vyūhya sainyaṃ mahāraṇe|| abhyayuḥ kauravān rājan yotsyamānāḥ samantataḥ|
Similarly, all the Pandavas, having arranged their soldiers in that great battle, proceeded against the Kauravas, O king, fighting with them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.11
तद् बलं भरतश्रेष्ठ क्षुब्धार्णवसमस्वनम्॥ समुद्धतार्णवाकारमुद्भूतरथकुञ्जरम्।
tad balaṃ bharataśreṣṭha kṣubdhārṇavasamasvanam|| samuddhatārṇavākāramudbhūtarathakuñjaram|
Soon, O chief of the Bharatas, that army, whose noise resembled that of the agitated ocean and which seemed wondrous for its cars and elephants, shone like the deep with heaving billows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.12
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच द्रोणस्य चैव भीष्मस्य राधेयस्य च में श्रुतम्॥ पातनं शंस मे भूयः शल्यस्याथ सुतस्य मे।
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca droṇasya caiva bhīṣmasya rādheyasya ca meṃ śrutam|| pātanaṃ śaṃsa me bhūyaḥ śalyasyātha sutasya me|
Dhritarashtra said I have heard the fall of Drona, of Bhishma and the son of Radha. Tell me now of the fall of Shalya and of my son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.13
कथं रणे हतः शल्यो धर्मराजेन संजय॥ भीमेन च महाबाहुः पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम।
kathaṃ raṇe hataḥ śalyo dharmarājena saṃjaya|| bhīmena ca mahābāhuḥ putro duryodhano mama|
How, O Sanjaya, was Shalya killed by the . righteous king Yudhishthira? And how was my son Duryodhana slain by the powerful Bhimasena?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.14
संजय उवाच क्षयं मनुष्यदेहानां तथा नागाश्वसंक्षयम्॥ शृणु राजन् स्थिरो भूत्वा संग्रामं शंसतो मम।
saṃjaya uvāca kṣayaṃ manuṣyadehānāṃ tathā nāgāśvasaṃkṣayam|| śṛṇu rājan sthiro bhūtvā saṃgrāmaṃ śaṃsato mama|
Sanjaya said Hear, O king, patiently of the destruction of human beings, elephants and horses as I describe the battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.15
आशा बलवती राजन् पुत्राणां तेऽभवत्तदा॥ हते द्रोणे च भीष्मे च सूतपुत्रे च पातिते। शल्यः पार्थान् रणे सर्वान् निहनिष्यति मारिष॥
āśā balavatī rājan putrāṇāṃ te'bhavattadā|| hate droṇe ca bhīṣme ca sūtaputre ca pātite| śalyaḥ pārthān raṇe sarvān nihaniṣyati māriṣa||
O king, your sons became very sanguine that, after Drona and Bhishma and the Suta's son had been killed, Shalya would kill all the sons of Pritha in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.16
तामाशां हृदये कृत्वा समाश्वस्य च भारत। मद्रराजं च समरे समाश्रित्य महारथम्॥ नाथवन्तं तदाऽऽत्मानममन्यन्त सुतास्तव।
tāmāśāṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā samāśvasya ca bhārata| madrarājaṃ ca samare samāśritya mahāratham|| nāthavantaṃ tadā''tmānamamanyanta sutāstava|
Cherishing that hope in his heart and being comforted, O Bharata, your son Duryodhana, relying in battle upon that great car-carrier, the ruler of the Madras, thought himself as having a protector.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.17
यदा कर्णे हते पार्थाः सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे॥ तदा तु तावकान् राजन्नाविवेश महद् भयम्।
yadā karṇe hate pārthāḥ siṃhanādaṃ pracakrire|| tadā tu tāvakān rājannāviveśa mahad bhayam|
When after Karna's fall the Pandavas roared a great fear, O king, possessed the hearts of your sons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.18
तान् समाश्वास्य योधास्तु मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्॥ व्यूह्य व्यूहं महाराज सर्वतोभद्रमृद्धिमत्। प्रत्युद्ययौ रणे पार्थान् मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्॥ विधुन्वन् कार्मुकं चित्रं भारघ्नं वेगवत्तरम्।
tān samāśvāsya yodhāstu madrarājaḥ pratāpavān|| vyūhya vyūhaṃ mahārāja sarvatobhadramṛddhimat| pratyudyayau raṇe pārthān madrarājaḥ pratāpavān|| vidhunvan kārmukaṃ citraṃ bhāraghnaṃ vegavattaram|
Assuring him the valiant king of the Madras, having formed, O king, a grand array, proceeded against the Parthas in battle. And the brave king of the Madras possessed, shaking his beautiful and strong bow capable of shooting arrows with great force.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.19
रथप्रवरमास्थाय सैन्धवाश्वं महारथः॥ तस्य सूतो महाराज रथस्थोऽशोभयद् रथम्।
rathapravaramāsthāya saindhavāśvaṃ mahārathaḥ|| tasya sūto mahārāja rathastho'śobhayad ratham|
And that mighty car-warrior drove an excellent car having horses of the Sindhu breed yoked to it. Riding upon his car, his driver made the car resplendent.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.20
स तेन संवृतो वीरो रथेनामित्रकर्षणः॥ तस्थौ शूरो महाराज पुत्राणां ते भयप्रणुत्।
sa tena saṃvṛto vīro rathenāmitrakarṣaṇaḥ|| tasthau śūro mahārāja putrāṇāṃ te bhayapraṇut|
Protected by that car, that hero, that brave destroyer of foes, stood, O king dissipating the fears of your sons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.21
प्रयाणे मद्रराजोऽभून्मुखः व्यूहस्य दंशितः॥ मद्रकैः सिहतौ वीरैः कर्णपुत्रैश्च दुर्जयैः।
prayāṇe madrarājo'bhūnmukhaḥ vyūhasya daṃśitaḥ|| madrakaiḥ sihatau vīraiḥ karṇaputraiśca durjayaiḥ|
The king of the Madras, clad in mail, proceeded at the head of the army accompanied by the brave Madrakas and the invincible sons of Karna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.22
सव्येऽभूत् कृतवर्मा च त्रिगर्तेः परिवारितः॥ गौतमो दक्षिणे पार्श्व शकैश्च यवनैः सह।
savye'bhūt kṛtavarmā ca trigarteḥ parivāritaḥ|| gautamo dakṣiṇe pārśva śakaiśca yavanaiḥ saha|
On the left stood Kritavarman, surrounded by the Trigartas. On the right was (Kripa) with the Sakas and the Yavanas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.23
अश्वत्थामा पृष्ठतोऽभूत् काम्बोजैः परिवारितः॥ दुर्योधनोऽभवन्मध्ये रक्षितः कुरुपुङ्गवैः।
aśvatthāmā pṛṣṭhato'bhūt kāmbojaiḥ parivāritaḥ|| duryodhano'bhavanmadhye rakṣitaḥ kurupuṅgavaiḥ|
In the rear was Ashvathaman surrounded by the Kambojas. In the centre was Duryodhana, protected by the best of Kuru warriors.
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MBh 6 104.24
हयानीकेन महता सौबलश्चापि संवृतः॥ प्रययौ सर्वसैन्येन कैतव्यश्च महारथः।
hayānīkena mahatā saubalaścāpi saṃvṛtaḥ|| prayayau sarvasainyena kaitavyaśca mahārathaḥ|
Surrounded by a large army of cavalry and other troops, Subala's son, Sakuni, as also the great car-warrior, Uluka, proceeded with others.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.25
पाण्डवाश्च महेष्वासा व्यूह्य सैन्यमरिन्दमाः॥ विधा भूता महाराज तव सैन्यमुपाद्रवन्।
pāṇḍavāśca maheṣvāsā vyūhya sainyamarindamāḥ|| vidhā bhūtā mahārāja tava sainyamupādravan|
The great bowmen amongst the Pandavas, those chastisers of foes, dividing themselves, O king, into three divisions, rushed against your troops.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.26
धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च सात्यकिश्च महारथः॥ शल्यस्य वाहिनी हन्तुमभिदुद्रुवुराहवे।
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca sātyakiśca mahārathaḥ|| śalyasya vāhinī hantumabhidudruvurāhave|
Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandin and the great car-warrior Satyaki proceeded quickly against the army of Shalya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.27
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा स्वेनानीकेन संवृतः॥ शल्यमेवाभिदुद्राव जिघांसुर्भरतर्षभः।
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā svenānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ|| śalyamevābhidudrāva jighāṃsurbharatarṣabhaḥ|
Then king Yudhishthira, accompanied by his soldiers, rushed against Shalya alone, with a view to kill him, O best of Bharata's race.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.28
हादिक्यं च महेष्वाससमर्जुनः शत्रुसैन्यहा॥ संशप्तकगणांश्चैव वेगितोऽभिविदुद्रुवे।
hādikyaṃ ca maheṣvāsasamarjunaḥ śatrusainyahā|| saṃśaptakagaṇāṃścaiva vegito'bhividudruve|
Arjuna, the slayer of foes, rushed against that great bowman, Kritavarman and the Samsaptakas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.29
गौतमं भीमसेनो वै सोमकाश्च महारथाः॥ अभ्यद्रवन्त राजेन्द्र जिघांसन्तः परान् युधि।
gautamaṃ bhīmaseno vai somakāśca mahārathāḥ|| abhyadravanta rājendra jighāṃsantaḥ parān yudhi|
Bhimasena and the great car-warriors among the Somakas rushed, O monarch, against Kripa, desirous of killing their enemies in battle.
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MBh 6 104.30
माद्रीपुत्रौ तु शकुनिमुलूकं च महारथम्॥ ससैन्यौ सहसैन्यौ तावुपतस्थतुराहवे।
mādrīputrau tu śakunimulūkaṃ ca mahāratham|| sasainyau sahasainyau tāvupatasthaturāhave|
The two sons of Madri, accompanied by their soldiers, proceeded against Sakuni and the great car-warrior Uluka at the head of their forces.
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MBh 6 104.31
तथैवायुतशो योधास्तावकाः पाण्डवान् रणे॥ अभ्यवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धा विविधायुधपाणयः।
tathaivāyutaśo yodhāstāvakāḥ pāṇḍavān raṇe|| abhyavartanta saṃkruddhā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ|
Similarly, thousands of warriors, of your army, armed with various weapons and filled with anger, proceeded against the Pandavas in that battle.
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MBh 6 104.32
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच हते भीष्म महेष्वासे द्रोणे कर्णे महारथे॥ कुरुष्वल्पावशिष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु च संयुगे। सुसंरब्धेषु पार्थेषु पराक्रान्तेषु संजय॥ मामकानां परेषां च किं शिष्टमभवद् बलम्।
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca hate bhīṣma maheṣvāse droṇe karṇe mahārathe|| kuruṣvalpāvaśiṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu ca saṃyuge| susaṃrabdheṣu pārtheṣu parākrānteṣu saṃjaya|| māmakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca kiṃ śiṣṭamabhavad balam|
Dhritarashtra said After the fall of the great bowmen Bhishma and Drona and the great car-warrior Karna and after both the Kurus and the Pandavas had been lessened in numbers and when the powerful Parthas became once more angry in battle, what, O Sanjaya, was the strength of each of the armies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.33
संजय उवाच यथा वयं परे राजन् युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः॥ यावघासीद् बलं शिष्टं संग्रामे तन्निबोध मे।
saṃjaya uvāca yathā vayaṃ pare rājan yuddhāya samupasthitāḥ|| yāvaghāsīd balaṃ śiṣṭaṃ saṃgrāme tannibodha me|
Sanjaya said Hear, O king, how we and the enemy both stood for battle on that occasion and what was then the relative strength of the two armies.
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MBh 6 104.34
एकादश सहस्राणि रथानां भरतर्षभ॥ दश दन्तिसहस्राणि सप्त चैव शतानि च। पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे हयानां तत्र भारत॥ पत्तिकोट्यस्तथा तिस्रो बलमेतत्तवाभवत्।
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi rathānāṃ bharatarṣabha|| daśa dantisahasrāṇi sapta caiva śatāni ca| pūrṇe śatasahasre dve hayānāṃ tatra bhārata|| pattikoṭyastathā tisro balametattavābhavat|
Eleven thousand cars, O best of Bharata's race, ten thousand and seven hundred elephants and two hundred horse and three millions of foot, formed our army.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.35
रथानां षट्सहस्राणि षट्सहस्राश्च कुञ्जराः॥ दश चाश्वसहस्राणि पत्तिकोटी च भारत। एतद् बलं पाण्डवानामभवच्छेषमाहवे॥ एत एव समाजग्मुर्युद्धाय भरतर्षभ।
rathānāṃ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi ṣaṭsahasrāśca kuñjarāḥ|| daśa cāśvasahasrāṇi pattikoṭī ca bhārata| etad balaṃ pāṇḍavānāmabhavaccheṣamāhave|| eta eva samājagmuryuddhāya bharatarṣabha|
Six thousand cars, six thousand elephants, ten thousand horse and one million of foot, O Bharata, war the remnant of the Pandava force in that battle. These, O best of Bharata's race, met each other for battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.36
एवं विभज्य राजेन्द्र मद्रराजठशे स्थिताः॥ पाण्डवान् प्रत्युदीयुस्ते जयगृद्धाः प्रमन्यवः।
evaṃ vibhajya rājendra madrarājaṭhaśe sthitāḥ|| pāṇḍavān pratyudīyuste jayagṛddhāḥ pramanyavaḥ|
Having divided our armies in this way, O) king, we, worked up with wrath and filled with the desire of victory, rushed against the Pandavas, under the command of the king of the Madras.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.37
तथैव पाण्डवाः शूराः समरे जितकाशिनः॥ उपयाता नरव्याघ्राः पूर्वां संध्यां प्रति प्रभो।
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ śūrāḥ samare jitakāśinaḥ|| upayātā naravyāghrāḥ pūrvāṃ saṃdhyāṃ prati prabho|
Similarly, the brave Pandavas, those foremost of men, desirous of killing their enemies, encountered one another early in the morning, O king.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 104.38
ततः प्रवर्तते युद्धं घोररूपं भयानकम्। तावकानां परेषां च निघ्नतामितरेतरम्॥
tataḥ pravartate yuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam| tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca nighnatāmitaretaram||
Then took place a dreadful encounter between your soldiers and the enemy, the warriors being all engaged in striking and slaughtering one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)