Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 106
MBh 6 106.1
संजय उवाच तत् प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्। उवाच सारथिं तूर्णं चोदयाश्वान्महाजवान्॥
saṃjaya uvāca tat prabhagnaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā madrarājaḥ pratāpavān| uvāca sārathiṃ tūrṇaṃ codayāśvānmahājavān||
Sanjaya said Beholding the army thus scattered the brave king of the Madras address his driver, saying-Quickly urge these horses fleet as thought.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.2
एष तिष्ठति वै राजा पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन पाण्डुरेण विराजता॥
eṣa tiṣṭhati vai rājā pāṇḍuputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| chatreṇa dhriyamāṇena pāṇḍureṇa virājatā||
There stands king Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, shining with the uinbrella held over his head.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.3
अत्र मां प्रापय क्षिप्रं पश्य मे सारथे बलम्। न समर्थो हि मे पार्थः स्थातुमद्य पुरो युधि॥
atra māṃ prāpaya kṣipraṃ paśya me sārathe balam| na samartho hi me pārthaḥ sthātumadya puro yudhi||
Reach me there quickly driver and witness my power. The Parthas are unable to stand before me in battle."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.4
एवमुक्तस्ततः प्रायान्मद्रराजस्य सारथिः। यत्र राजा सत्यसंधो धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
evamuktastataḥ prāyānmadrarājasya sārathiḥ| yatra rājā satyasaṃdho dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
Thus addressed the driver, of the Madra king, proceeded where stood the righteous king Yudhishthira of sure aim.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.5
प्रापतत् तच्च सहसा पाण्डवानां महद् बलम्। दधारैको रणे शल्यो वेलोवृत्तमिवार्णवम्॥
prāpatat tacca sahasā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahad balam| dadhāraiko raṇe śalyo velovṛttamivārṇavam||
Shalya suddenly attacked the mighty army of the Pandavas. Alone he withstood it like the continent withstanding the surging deep.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.6
पाण्डवानां बलौघस्तु शल्यमासाद्य मारिष। व्यतिष्ठत तदा युद्धे सिन्धोर्वेग इवाचलम्॥
pāṇḍavānāṃ balaughastu śalyamāsādya māriṣa| vyatiṣṭhata tadā yuddhe sindhorvega ivācalam||
The huge army of the Pandavas, coming against Shalya, O sire, stood still in that battle, like the rushing deep upon being obstructed by a mountain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.7
मद्रराजं तु समरे दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय धिष्ठितम्। कुरवः संन्यवर्तन्त मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥
madrarājaṃ tu samare dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya dhiṣṭhitam| kuravaḥ saṃnyavartanta mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam||
Beholding the king of the Madras standing for battle on the field, the Kouravas returned, making death their goal.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.8
तेषु राजन् निवृत्तेषु व्यूढानीकेषु भागशः। प्रावर्तत महारौद्रः संग्रामः शोणितोदकः॥ समाळुचित्रसेनं तु नकुलो युद्धदुर्मदः।
teṣu rājan nivṛtteṣu vyūḍhānīkeṣu bhāgaśaḥ| prāvartata mahāraudraḥ saṃgrāmaḥ śoṇitodakaḥ|| samāl̤ucitrasenaṃ tu nakulo yuddhadurmadaḥ|
After they had come back, O king and separately taken up their positions in a wellformed array, an awful encounter took place in which blood flowed freely like water. The invincible Nakula encountered Chitrasena.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.9
तौ परस्परमासाद्य चित्रकार्मुकधारिणौ॥ मोघाविव यथोवृत्तौ दक्षिणोत्तरवर्षिणौ। शरतोयैः सिषिचतुस्तौ परस्परमाहवे॥ नान्तरं तत्र पश्यामि पाण्डवस्येतरस्य च।
tau parasparamāsādya citrakārmukadhāriṇau|| moghāviva yathovṛttau dakṣiṇottaravarṣiṇau| śaratoyaiḥ siṣicatustau parasparamāhave|| nāntaraṃ tatra paśyāmi pāṇḍavasyetarasya ca|
These two heroes, both excellent bowmen, approaching, covered each other with downpours of arrows in that battle, like two pouring clouds risen in the sky on the south and the north. I could mark no difference between the son of Pandu and his antagonist.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.10
उभौ कृतास्त्रौ बलिनौ रथचर्याविशारदौ॥ परस्परवधे यत्तौ छिद्रान्वेषणतत्परौ।
ubhau kṛtāstrau balinau rathacaryāviśāradau|| parasparavadhe yattau chidrānveṣaṇatatparau|
Both of them were masters of weapons, both very powerful and both were experienced car-warriors. Each determined upon killing the other, they carefully looked for each other's weak point.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.11
चित्रसेनस्तु भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च॥ नकुलस्य महाराज मुष्टिदेशेऽच्छिनद् धनुः।
citrasenastu bhallena pītena niśitena ca|| nakulasya mahārāja muṣṭideśe'cchinad dhanuḥ|
Then, O king, with a broad-headed arrow, well-tempered and sharp Chitrasena cut off Nakula's bow at the handle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.12
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं रुक्मपुङ्खः शिलाशितैः॥ त्रिभिः शरैरसम्भ्रान्तो ललाटे वै समार्पयत्।
athainaṃ chinnadhanvānaṃ rukmapuṅkhaḥ śilāśitaiḥ|| tribhiḥ śarairasambhrānto lalāṭe vai samārpayat|
Fearlessly then the son of Karna struck the bowless Nakula at the forehead with three gold-winged arrows whetted on stone.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.13
हयांश्चास्य शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे॥ तथा ध्वजं सारथिं च त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरपातयत्।
hayāṃścāsya śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ preṣayāmāsa mṛtyave|| tathā dhvajaṃ sārathiṃ ca tribhistribhirapātayat|
With a few more sharp arrows he killed Nakula's horses, Next he struck down both the standard and the driver of his antagonist, each with three arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.14
स शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तैर्ललाटस्थैस्त्रिभिः शरैः॥ नकुलः शुशुभे राजंस्त्रिशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः।
sa śatrubhujanirmuktairlalāṭasthaistribhiḥ śaraiḥ|| nakulaḥ śuśubhe rājaṃstriśṛṅga iva parvataḥ|
With those three arrows shot off the arms of his foe and striking his forehead, Nakula, O king, looked beautiful like a mountain of three summits.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.15
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः खड्गमादाय चर्म च॥ रथादवातरद् वीरः शैलाग्रादिव केसरी।
sa cchinnadhanvā virathaḥ khaḍgamādāya carma ca|| rathādavātarad vīraḥ śailāgrādiva kesarī|
Deprived of his bow and his car, the brave Nakula, taking up a sword, jumped down from his car like a lion from a mountain suminit.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.16
पझ्यामापततस्तस्य शरवृष्टिं समासृजत्॥ नुकलोऽप्यग्रसत् ता वै चर्मणा लघुविक्रमः।
pajhyāmāpatatastasya śaravṛṣṭiṃ samāsṛjat|| nukalo'pyagrasat tā vai carmaṇā laghuvikramaḥ|
As, however, he rushed on foot, his antagonist discharged a shower of arrows upon him. The highly active Nakula received that downpour of arrows on his shield.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.17
चित्रसेनरथं प्राप्य चित्रयोधी जितश्रमः॥ आरुरोह महाबाहुः सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः।
citrasenarathaṃ prāpya citrayodhī jitaśramaḥ|| āruroha mahābāhuḥ sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ|
Getting at the car of Chitrasena, the mightyarmed hero, the untiring son of Pandu, conversant with all modes of warfare, appeared before the troops.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.18
सकुण्डलं समुकुटं सुमनसं स्वायतेक्षणम्॥ चित्रसेनशिरः कायादपाहरत पाण्डवः। स पपात रथोपस्थे दिवाकरसमद्युतिः॥
sakuṇḍalaṃ samukuṭaṃ sumanasaṃ svāyatekṣaṇam|| citrasenaśiraḥ kāyādapāharata pāṇḍavaḥ| sa papāta rathopasthe divākarasamadyutiḥ||
The son of Pandu then cut off from Chitrasena's trunk his diadem-decked head, adorned with ear-rings and bedecked with a beautiful nose and a pair of large eyes. At this, Chitrasena, effulgent like the Sun, dropped down on the terrace of his car.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.19
चित्रसेनं विशस्तं तु दृष्ट्वा तत्र महारथाः। साधुवादस्वनांश्चक्रुः सिंहनादांश्च पुष्कलान्॥
citrasenaṃ viśastaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā tatra mahārathāḥ| sādhuvādasvanāṃścakruḥ siṃhanādāṃśca puṣkalān||
Beholding Chitrasena killed at the great carwarriors shouted there like lions and lauded him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.20
विशस्तं भ्रातरं दृष्ट्वा कर्णपुत्रौ महारथौ। सुषेणः सत्यसेनश्च मुञ्चन्तौ विविधाशरान्॥
viśastaṃ bhrātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇaputrau mahārathau| suṣeṇaḥ satyasenaśca muñcantau vividhāśarān||
Meanwhile, beholding their brother slain, the two sons of Karna, viz., Sushena and Satyasena, both of whom were great carwarriors, made a downpour of sharp arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.21
ततोऽभ्यधावतां सूर्णं पाण्डवं रथिनां वरम्। जिघांसन्तौ यथा नागं व्याघ्रौ राजन् महावने।॥
tato'bhyadhāvatāṃ sūrṇaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ rathināṃ varam| jighāṃsantau yathā nāgaṃ vyāghrau rājan mahāvane|||
Those foremost of car-warriors rushed quickly against the son of Pandu like a pair of tigers, O king, in the deep forest rushing against an elephant for slaying him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.22
तावभ्यधावतां तीक्ष्णौ द्वावप्येनं महारथम्। शरोधान् सम्यगस्यन्तौ जीमूतौ सलिलं यथा।॥
tāvabhyadhāvatāṃ tīkṣṇau dvāvapyenaṃ mahāratham| śarodhān samyagasyantau jīmūtau salilaṃ yathā|||
Both of them covered the great car-worrier Nakula with keen arrows. When they discharged arrows, they looked like two masses of clouds pouring rain in torrents.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.23
स शरैः सर्वतो विद्धः प्रहष्ट इव पाण्डवः। अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय रथमारुह्य वेगवान्॥ अतिष्ठत रणे वीरः क्रुद्धरूप इवान्तकः।
sa śaraiḥ sarvato viddhaḥ prahaṣṭa iva pāṇḍavaḥ| anyat kārmukamādāya rathamāruhya vegavān|| atiṣṭhata raṇe vīraḥ kruddharūpa ivāntakaḥ|
Though wounded with arrows all over his body the valiant and heroic son of Pandu cheerfully took up another bow after getting upon another car and stood in battle like the angry Destroyers himself,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.24
तस्य तौ भ्रातरौ राजशरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ रथं विशकलीकर्तुं समारब्धौ विशाम्पते।
tasya tau bhrātarau rājaśaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ|| rathaṃ viśakalīkartuṃ samārabdhau viśāmpate|
Then those two brothers, O kings, with their straight arrows, cut off Nakula's car into pieces.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.25
ततः प्रहस्य नकुलश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो रणे॥ जघान निशितैर्बाणैः सत्यसेनस्य वाजिनः।
tataḥ prahasya nakulaścaturbhiścaturo raṇe|| jaghāna niśitairbāṇaiḥ satyasenasya vājinaḥ|
Then Nakula, laughing, struck the four horses of Satyasena with four whetted and keen arrows in that encounter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.26
ततः संधाय नाराचं रुक्मपुङ्ख शिलाशितम्॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद राजेन्द्र सत्यसेनस्य पाण्डवः।
tataḥ saṃdhāya nārācaṃ rukmapuṅkha śilāśitam|| dhanuściccheda rājendra satyasenasya pāṇḍavaḥ|
Shooting a long gold-winged shaft the son of Pandu then cut off, O king, the bow of Satyasena.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.27
अथान्यं रथमास्थाय धनुरादाय चापरम्॥ सत्यसेनः सुषेणश्च पाण्डवं पर्यधावताम्।
athānyaṃ rathamāsthāya dhanurādāya cāparam|| satyasenaḥ suṣeṇaśca pāṇḍavaṃ paryadhāvatām|
At this the latter, mounting on another car and taking up another bow, as also his brother Sushena, rushed against the son of Pandu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.28
अविध्यत् तावसम्भ्रान्तौ माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥ द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां महाराज शराभ्यां रणमूर्धनि।
avidhyat tāvasambhrāntau mādrīputraḥ pratāpavān|| dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ mahārāja śarābhyāṃ raṇamūrdhani|
The brave son of Madri fearlessly struck each of them, O monarch, with a couple of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.29
सुषेणस्तु ततः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवस्य महद् धनुः॥ चिच्छेद प्रहसन् युद्धे क्षुरप्रेण महारथः।
suṣeṇastu tataḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahad dhanuḥ|| ciccheda prahasan yuddhe kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ|
Then worked up with wrath, the mighty car-warrior Sushena, cut off, in that battle, the formidable bow of Pandu's son with a razorshaped arrow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.30
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय नकुलः क्रोधमूर्छितः॥ सुषेण पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छिदे।
athānyad dhanurādāya nakulaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ|| suṣeṇa pañcabhirviddhvā dhvajamekena cicchide|
Then Nakula, beside himself with rage, took up another bow and struck Sushena with five arrows and his standard with one.
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MBh 6 106.31
सत्यसेनस्य च धनुर्हस्तावापं च मारिष॥ चिच्छेद तरसा युद्धे तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः।
satyasenasya ca dhanurhastāvāpaṃ ca māriṣa|| ciccheda tarasā yuddhe tata uccukruśurjanāḥ|
Without losing a moment, he then cut off the boy and the leathern fence of Saryasena also, at which all the troops there sent up a loud shout.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.32
अथान्यद् धनुरादाय वेगनं भारसाधनम्॥ शरैः संछादयामास समन्तात् पाण्डुनन्दनम्।
athānyad dhanurādāya veganaṃ bhārasādhanam|| śaraiḥ saṃchādayāmāsa samantāt pāṇḍunandanam|
Satyasena, taking up another foe-slaying and powerful bow, covered the son of Pandu with arrows on all sides.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.33
संनिवार्य तु तान् बाणान् नकुलः परवीरहा॥ सत्यसेनं सुषेणं च द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यामविध्यत।
saṃnivārya tu tān bāṇān nakulaḥ paravīrahā|| satyasenaṃ suṣeṇaṃ ca dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāmavidhyata|
Baffling those arrows Nakula, that slayer of hostile heroes, struck each of his antagonists with a couple of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.34
तावेन प्रत्यविध्येतां पृथक् पृथगजिह्मगैः॥ सारथिं चास्य राजेन्द्र शितैर्विव्यधतुः शरैः।
tāvena pratyavidhyetāṃ pṛthak pṛthagajihmagaiḥ|| sārathiṃ cāsya rājendra śitairvivyadhatuḥ śaraiḥ|
Each of the latter separately struck the son of Pandu in return with ma..y straight coursing arrows. Afterwards they struck Nakula's driver also with many keen arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.35
सत्यसेनो रथेषां तु नकुलस्य धनुस्तथा॥ पृथक्छराभ्यां चिच्छेद कृतहस्त: प्रतापवान्।
satyaseno ratheṣāṃ tu nakulasya dhanustathā|| pṛthakcharābhyāṃ ciccheda kṛtahasta: pratāpavān|
The brave and light-handed Satyasena then cut off without his brother's help the shafts of Nakula's car and his bow with a couple of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.36
स रथेऽतिरथस्तिष्ठन् रथशक्तिं परामृशत्॥ स्वर्णदण्डामकुण्ठायां तैलधौतां सुनिर्मलाम्।
sa rathe'tirathastiṣṭhan rathaśaktiṃ parāmṛśat|| svarṇadaṇḍāmakuṇṭhāyāṃ tailadhautāṃ sunirmalām|
The great car warrior Nakula, however, standing on his car, took up a golden mounted and keen dart steeped in oil and exceedingly bright.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.37
लेलिहानामिव विभो नागकन्यां महाविषाम्॥ समुद्यम्य च चिक्षेप सत्यसेनस्य संयुगे।
lelihānāmiva vibho nāgakanyāṃ mahāviṣām|| samudyamya ca cikṣepa satyasenasya saṃyuge|
It resembled, O king, a she-snake of dreadful poison, frequently darting out her tongue. Raising that weapon he hurled it at Satyasena in that battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.38
सा तस्य हृदयं संख्ये बिभेद च तथा नृप॥ स पपात रथाद् भूमिं गतसत्त्वोऽल्पचेतनः।
sā tasya hṛdayaṃ saṃkhye bibheda ca tathā nṛpa|| sa papāta rathād bhūmiṃ gatasattvo'lpacetanaḥ|
That dart, O king, cut the heart of Satyasena in that battle into a hundred pieces and he fell down dead upon the Earth from his car.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.39
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा सुषेणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः॥ अभ्यवर्षच्छरैस्तूर्णं पादातं पाण्डुनन्दनम्। चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान् ध्वजं छित्वा च पञ्चभिः॥ त्रिभिर्वै सारथिं हत्वा कर्णपुत्रो ननाद ह।
bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā suṣeṇaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ|| abhyavarṣaccharaistūrṇaṃ pādātaṃ pāṇḍunandanam| caturbhiścaturo vāhān dhvajaṃ chitvā ca pañcabhiḥ|| tribhirvai sārathiṃ hatvā karṇaputro nanāda ha|
Beholding his brother killed Sushena, beside himself with rage, suddenly made Nakula careless in that battle. Without losing a moment, he poured arrows over the son of Pandu fighting on foot. He pierced four arrows and destroyed his four cars. Again he pierced five and cut off his flag. Then by three the son of Karna killed charioteer and uttered a loud leonine roar.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.40
नकुलं विरथं दृष्ट्वा द्रौपदेयो महारथम्॥ सुतसोमोऽभिदुद्राव परीप्सन् पितरं रणे।
nakulaṃ virathaṃ dṛṣṭvā draupadeyo mahāratham|| sutasomo'bhidudrāva parīpsan pitaraṃ raṇe|
Seeing Nakula carless, the mighty carwarrior Sutasoma, the son of Draupadi rushed, there for rescuing his father in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.41
ततोऽधिरुह्य नुकलः सुतसोमस्य तं रथम्॥ शुशुभे भरतश्रेष्ठो गिरिस्थ इव केसरी। अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय सुषेणं समयोधयत्॥
tato'dhiruhya nukalaḥ sutasomasya taṃ ratham|| śuśubhe bharataśreṣṭho giristha iva kesarī| anyat kārmukamādāya suṣeṇaṃ samayodhayat||
Riding then the car of Sutasoma, Nakula, that hero of Bharata's race, looked beautiful like a lion upon a mountain. Then taking up another bow, he fought with Sushena.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.42
तावुभौ शरवर्षाभ्यां समासाद्य परस्परम्। परस्परवधे यत्नं चक्रतुः सुमहारथौ॥
tāvubhau śaravarṣābhyāṃ samāsādya parasparam| parasparavadhe yatnaṃ cakratuḥ sumahārathau||
Those two great car-warriors, approaching each other and discharging arrows, tried to kill each other.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.43
सुषेणस्तु ततः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवं विशिखैस्त्रिभिः। सुतसोमं तु विंशत्या बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
suṣeṇastu tataḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavaṃ viśikhaistribhiḥ| sutasomaṃ tu viṃśatyā bāhvorurasi cārpayat||
Then Sushena, filled with rage, struck the son of Pandu with three arrows and Sutasoma with twenty in the arms and the chest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.44
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज नकुलः परवीरहा। शरैस्तस्य दिशः सर्वाश्छादयामास वीर्यवान्॥
tataḥ kruddho mahārāja nakulaḥ paravīrahā| śaraistasya diśaḥ sarvāśchādayāmāsa vīryavān||
At this the impetuous Nakula, O king, that slayer of hostile heroes, covered all the points of the compass with shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.45
ततो गृहीत्वा तीक्ष्णाग्रमर्धचन्द्रं सुतेजनम्। सुवेगवन्तं चिक्षेप कर्णपुत्राय संयुगे॥
tato gṛhītvā tīkṣṇāgramardhacandraṃ sutejanam| suvegavantaṃ cikṣepa karṇaputrāya saṃyuge||
Then taking up a sharp and powerful arrow having a semi-circular head, Nakula shot it with great force at Karna's son in that battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.46
तस्य तेन शिरः कायाजहार नृपसत्तम। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
tasya tena śiraḥ kāyājahāra nṛpasattama| paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat||
With that arrow, O best of kings, the son of Pandu cut off from Sushena's trunk his head before all the troops. That feat was highly wonderful.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.47
स हतः प्रापतद् राजन् नकुलेन महात्मना। नदीवेगादिवारुग्णस्तीरजः पादपो महान्॥
sa hataḥ prāpatad rājan nakulena mahātmanā| nadīvegādivārugṇastīrajaḥ pādapo mahān||
Thus killed by the illustrious Nakula Karna's son drooped down like a tall tree on the bank of a river thrown down by the current of the river.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.48
कर्णपुत्रवधं दृष्ट्वा नकुलस्य च विक्रमम्। प्रदुद्राव भयात् सेना तावकी भरतर्षभ॥
karṇaputravadhaṃ dṛṣṭvā nakulasya ca vikramam| pradudrāva bhayāt senā tāvakī bharatarṣabha||
Seeing the destruction of Karna's son and the power of Nakula, your army, O best of Bharatas, fled away in fear.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.49
तां तु सेनां महाराज मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्। अपादयद् रणे शूरः सेनापतिररिंदमः॥
tāṃ tu senāṃ mahārāja madrarājaḥ pratāpavān| apādayad raṇe śūraḥ senāpatirariṃdamaḥ||
Their General however, the brave and valiant king of the Madras, that repressor of foes, then protected, O king, those troops in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.50
विभीस्तस्थौ महाराज व्यवस्थाप्य च वाहिनीम्। सिंहनादं भृशं कृत्वा धनुःशब्दं च दारुणम्॥
vibhīstasthau mahārāja vyavasthāpya ca vāhinīm| siṃhanādaṃ bhṛśaṃ kṛtvā dhanuḥśabdaṃ ca dāruṇam||
Rallying his army, O king, Shalya stood fearlessly in battle sending forth leonine shouts and twanging his bow fiercely.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.51
तावकाः समरे राजन् रक्षिता दृढधन्वना। प्रत्युद्ययुश्च तांस्ते तु समन्ताद् विगतव्यथा:॥
tāvakāḥ samare rājan rakṣitā dṛḍhadhanvanā| pratyudyayuśca tāṃste tu samantād vigatavyathā:||
Then your soldiers O king, protected in battle by that firm bowman, cheerfully rushed against the enemy once more from all sides.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.52
मद्रराजं महेष्वासं परिवार्य समन्ततः। स्थिता राजन् महासेना योद्धुकामा समन्ततः॥
madrarājaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ parivārya samantataḥ| sthitā rājan mahāsenā yoddhukāmā samantataḥ||
Those great warriors, encircling that great bowmen, the king of the Madras, stood, O king, desirous of fighting on every side.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.53
सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। युधिष्ठिरं पुरस्कृत्य ह्रीनिषेवमरिंदमम्॥ परिवार्य रणे वीराः सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे। बाणशङ्खरवांस्तीवान् श्वेडाश्च विविधा दधुः॥
sātyakirbhīmasenaśca mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau| yudhiṣṭhiraṃ puraskṛtya hrīniṣevamariṃdamam|| parivārya raṇe vīrāḥ siṃhanādaṃ pracakrire| bāṇaśaṅkharavāṃstīvān śveḍāśca vividhā dadhuḥ||
Then Satyaki and Bhimasena and those two Pandavas, the twin sons of Madri, placing that modest chastiser of foes, Yudhishthira, at their head and surrounding him on all sides in that battle, sent up leonine roars. And those heroes also caused a loud sound of the arrows and frequently sent up war-cries.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.54
तथैव तावकाः सर्वे मद्राधिपतिमञ्जसा । परिवार्य सुसंरब्धाः पुनयुद्धमरोचयन्॥
tathaiva tāvakāḥ sarve madrādhipatimañjasā | parivārya susaṃrabdhāḥ punayuddhamarocayan||
Smingly, all your warriors, enraged, quickly encompassed the king of the Madras and stood there for battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.55
ततः प्रववृते युद्ध भीरूणां भयवर्धनम्। तावकानां परेषां च मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddha bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhanam| tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam||
Then took place on encounter filling the coward with fear, between your soldiers and the enemy, both of whom were bent upon meeting with death.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.56
यथा देवासुरं युद्धं पूर्वमासीद् विशाम्पते। अभीतानां तथा राजन् यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम्॥
yathā devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ pūrvamāsīd viśāmpate| abhītānāṃ tathā rājan yamarāṣṭravivardhanam||
The battle between fearless combatants resembled, O king that between the gods and the Asuras in days of yore and increased the population of Yama's kingdom.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.57
ततः कपिध्वजो राजन् हत्वा संशप्तकान् रणे। अभ्यद्रवत तां सेनां कौरवीं पाण्डुनन्दनः॥
tataḥ kapidhvajo rājan hatvā saṃśaptakān raṇe| abhyadravata tāṃ senāṃ kauravīṃ pāṇḍunandanaḥ||
Then the ape-emblemed son of Pandu, O king, having killed the Samsaptakas in battle, rushed against the Kauravas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.58
तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे धृष्टद्युम्नपरोगमा:। अभ्यधावन्त तां सेनां विसृजन्तः शिताशरान्॥
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve dhṛṣṭadyumnaparogamā:| abhyadhāvanta tāṃ senāṃ visṛjantaḥ śitāśarān||
Smiling, all the Pandavas, headed by Dhrishtadyumna, proceeded against the same detachment discharging keen arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.59
पाण्डवैरवकीर्णानां सम्मोहः समजायत। न च जजुस्त्वनीकानि दिशो वा विदिशस्तथा॥
pāṇḍavairavakīrṇānāṃ sammohaḥ samajāyata| na ca jajustvanīkāni diśo vā vidiśastathā||
Overpowered by the Pandavas, the Kaurava army were stupefied. Indeed, those divisions then could not distinguish the cardinal and the minor points of the compass.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.60
आपूर्यमाणा निशितैः शरैः पाण्डवचोदितैः। हतप्रवीरा विध्वस्ता वार्यमाणा समन्ततः॥ कौरव्यवध्यत चमूः पाण्डुपुत्रैर्महारथैः।
āpūryamāṇā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ pāṇḍavacoditaiḥ| hatapravīrā vidhvastā vāryamāṇā samantataḥ|| kauravyavadhyata camūḥ pāṇḍuputrairmahārathaiḥ|
Covered with keen arrows shot by the Pandavas, the Kaurava ariny, deprived of its foremost warriors, were routed on all sides. Indeed, O Kauravya, your army were killed by the mighty car-warriors of the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.61
तथैव पाण्डवं सैन्यं शरै राजन् समन्ततः॥ रणेऽहन्यत पुत्रैस्ते शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।
tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ sainyaṃ śarai rājan samantataḥ|| raṇe'hanyata putraiste śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ|
Similarly, the Pandava army, O king, were killed in hundreds and thousands in that battle by your sons on every side with their arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.62
ते सेने भृशसंतप्ते वध्यमाने परस्परम्॥ व्याकुले समपद्येतां वर्षासु सरिताविव।
te sene bhṛśasaṃtapte vadhyamāne parasparam|| vyākule samapadyetāṃ varṣāsu saritāviva|
While the two armies, in their excitement, were thus killing each other, they became much agitated like two streams in the rains.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 106.63
आविवेश ततस्तीव्र तावकानां महद् भयम्। पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र तथाभूते महाहवे॥
āviveśa tatastīvra tāvakānāṃ mahad bhayam| pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra tathābhūte mahāhave||
During the onset of that dreadful fight, O king, a great fear possessed your warriors as also those of the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)