Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 112
MBh 6 112.1
संजय उवाच ततः सैन्यास्तव विभो मद्रराजपुरस्कृताः। पुनरभ्यद्रवन् पार्थान् वेगेन महता रणे॥
saṃjaya uvāca tataḥ sainyāstava vibho madrarājapuraskṛtāḥ| punarabhyadravan pārthān vegena mahatā raṇe||
Sanjaya said Then, O king, your soldiers, led by Shalya, once more rushed against the Parthas in that battle with great impetuosity.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.2
पीडितास्तावकाः सर्वे प्रधावन्तो रणोत्कटाः। क्षणेन चैव पार्थस्ते बहुत्वात् समलोडयन्॥
pīḍitāstāvakāḥ sarve pradhāvanto raṇotkaṭāḥ| kṣaṇena caiva pārthaste bahutvāt samaloḍayan||
Although assailed still those troops, who were fierce in battle, rushing against the Parthas, very soon agitated them on account of the superiority in numbers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.3
ते वध्यामानाः समरे पाण्डवा नावतस्थिरे। निवार्यमाणा भीमेन पश्यतोः कृष्णयोस्तदा॥ ततो धनंजयः क्रुद्धः कृपं सह पदानुगैः। अवाकिरच्छरौघेण कृतवर्माणमेव च॥
te vadhyāmānāḥ samare pāṇḍavā nāvatasthire| nivāryamāṇā bhīmena paśyatoḥ kṛṣṇayostadā|| tato dhanaṃjayaḥ kruddhaḥ kṛpaṃ saha padānugaiḥ| avākiraccharaugheṇa kṛtavarmāṇameva ca||
Struck by the Kurus, the Pandava troops, in the very presence of the two Krishnas, could not stand in the field though checked by Bhimasena. Worked up with anger Dhananjaya covered Kripa and his followers, as also Kritavarman, with showers of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.4
शकुनि सहदेवस्तु सहसैन्यमवाकिरत्। नकुल: पार्श्वत: स्थित्वा मद्राराजमवैक्षत॥
śakuni sahadevastu sahasainyamavākirat| nakula: pārśvata: sthitvā madrārājamavaikṣata||
Sahadeva checked Shakuni and his detachment. Nakula looked at the king of the Madras from his flanks.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.5
द्रौपदेया नरेन्द्रांश्च भूयिष्ठान् समवारयन्। द्रोणपुत्रं च पाञ्चाल्य: शिखण्डी समवारयत्॥
draupadeyā narendrāṃśca bhūyiṣṭhān samavārayan| droṇaputraṃ ca pāñcālya: śikhaṇḍī samavārayat||
The (five) sons of Draupadi opposed numerous kings (of the Kuru army). The Panchala prince Shikhandin checked the son of Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.6
भीमसेनस्तु राजानं गदापाणिवारयत्। शल्यं तु सह सैन्येनं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
bhīmasenastu rājānaṃ gadāpāṇivārayat| śalyaṃ tu saha sainyenaṃ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
Arined with his mace, Bhimasena opposed the king. Kunti's son Yudhishthira resisted Shalya at the head of his army.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.7
ततः समभवत् सैन्यं संसक्तं तत्र तत्र हा तावकानां परेषां च संग्रामेष्वनिविर्तनाम्॥
tataḥ samabhavat sainyaṃ saṃsaktaṃ tatra tatra hā tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca saṃgrāmeṣvanivirtanām||
Again an encounter took place between those pairs as they stood, among your warriors and those of the enemy, none of whom had ever retreated from fight.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.8
तत्र पश्याम्यहं कर्म शल्यस्याति महद्रणे। यदेकः सर्वसैन्यानि पाण्डवानामयोधयत्॥
tatra paśyāmyahaṃ karma śalyasyāti mahadraṇe| yadekaḥ sarvasainyāni pāṇḍavānāmayodhayat||
Shalya performed a wonderful feat because alone he fought with the whole Pandava ariny.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.9
व्यदृश्यत तदा शल्यो युधिष्ठिरसमीपतः। रणे चन्द्रमसोऽभ्याशे शनैश्चर इव ग्रहः॥
vyadṛśyata tadā śalyo yudhiṣṭhirasamīpataḥ| raṇe candramaso'bhyāśe śanaiścara iva grahaḥ||
Shalya, then, as he stood near Yudhishthira in that battle, looked like the planet Saturn near the Moon.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.10
पीडयित्वा तु राजानं शरैगशीविषोपमैः। अभ्यधावत् पुनर्भीमं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्॥
pīḍayitvā tu rājānaṃ śaraigaśīviṣopamaiḥ| abhyadhāvat punarbhīmaṃ śaravarṣairavākirat||
Afflicting the king with arrows that resembled Venomous serpents Shalya proceeded against Bhima, covering him with showers of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.11
तस्य तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा तथैव च कृतास्त्रताम्। अपूजयन्ननीकानि परेषां तावकानि च॥
tasya tallāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathaiva ca kṛtāstratām| apūjayannanīkāni pareṣāṃ tāvakāni ca||
Beholding the lightness of hand and mastery over weapons displayed by Shalya, both the armies spoke highly of him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.12
पीड्यमानस्तु शल्येन पाण्डवा भृशविक्षताः। प्राद्रवन्त रणं हित्वा क्रोशमाने युधिष्टिरे॥
pīḍyamānastu śalyena pāṇḍavā bhṛśavikṣatāḥ| prādravanta raṇaṃ hitvā krośamāne yudhiṣṭire||
Assailed by Shalya, the Pandavas, exceedingly wounded, fled away, from the battle, disregarding orders of Yudhishthira to stop them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.13
वध्यमानेष्वनीकेषु मद्रराजेन पाण्डवः। अमर्षवशमापन्नो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
vadhyamāneṣvanīkeṣu madrarājena pāṇḍavaḥ| amarṣavaśamāpanno dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
While soldiers were thus being killed by the king of the Madras, Pandu's son king Yudhishthira was worked up with rage.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.14
ततः पौरुषामास्थाय मद्रराजमताडयत्। जयो वास्तु वधो वास्तु कृतबुद्धिर्महारथः॥
tataḥ pauruṣāmāsthāya madrarājamatāḍayat| jayo vāstu vadho vāstu kṛtabuddhirmahārathaḥ||
Relying upon his strength that powerful carwarrior began to assail the king of the Madras being determined upon either gaining victory or meeting with death.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.15
समाहूयाब्रवीत् सर्वान् भ्रातॄन् कृष्णं च माधवम्। भीष्मो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च ये चान्ये पृथिवीक्षितः॥ कौरवार्थे पराक्रान्ताः संग्रामे निधनं गताः। यथाभागं यथोत्साहं भवन्तः कृतपौरुषाः॥
samāhūyābravīt sarvān bhrātṝn kṛṣṇaṃ ca mādhavam| bhīṣmo droṇaśca karṇaśca ye cānye pṛthivīkṣitaḥ|| kauravārthe parākrāntāḥ saṃgrāme nidhanaṃ gatāḥ| yathābhāgaṃ yathotsāhaṃ bhavantaḥ kṛtapauruṣāḥ||
Summoning all his others and also Krishna he said to them— Bhishma and Drona and Karna and other kings who fought for the Kauravas, have all died in battle. You all have shown valour and courage in the tasks allotted। to you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.16
भागोऽविशिष्ट एकोऽयं मम शल्यो महारथः। सोऽहमद्य युधा जेतुमाशंसे मद्रकाधिपम्॥
bhāgo'viśiṣṭa eko'yaṃ mama śalyo mahārathaḥ| so'hamadya yudhā jetumāśaṃse madrakādhipam||
Only one portion about the great carwarrior Shalya remains, I desire to defeat that king of the Madras to-day in battle. I will now tell you my wishes about the accomplishment of that work.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.17
तत्र यन्मानसं मह्यं तत् सर्वं निगदामि वः। चक्ररक्षाविमौ वीरौ मम माद्रवतीसुतौ॥ अजेयौ वासवेनापि समरे शूरसम्मतौ। साध्विमौ मातुलं युद्धे क्षत्रधर्मपुरस्कृतौ॥ मदर्थे प्रतियुद्ध्येतां मानाही सत्यसङ्गरौ!
tatra yanmānasaṃ mahyaṃ tat sarvaṃ nigadāmi vaḥ| cakrarakṣāvimau vīrau mama mādravatīsutau|| ajeyau vāsavenāpi samare śūrasammatau| sādhvimau mātulaṃ yuddhe kṣatradharmapuraskṛtau|| madarthe pratiyuddhyetāṃ mānāhī satyasaṅgarau!
These two heroes, viz., the two sons of Madravati will protect my wheels. They are heroes whom even Vasava himself cannot defeat. Observing the duties of a Kshatriya these two, that deserve every honour and are firm in their vows, will fight with their maternal uncle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.18
मां वा शल्यो रणे हन्तां तं वाहं भद्रमस्तु वः॥ इति सत्यामिमां वाणी लोकवीरा निबोधत।
māṃ vā śalyo raṇe hantāṃ taṃ vāhaṃ bhadramastu vaḥ|| iti satyāmimāṃ vāṇī lokavīrā nibodhata|
Either Shalya will kill me in battle or I will kill him. Blessed be you. Listen to these true words, O foremost of heroes in the world.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.19
योत्स्येऽहं मातुलेनाद्य क्षात्रधर्मेण पार्थिवाः॥ स्वमंशमभिसंधाय विजयायेतराय च।
yotsye'haṃ mātulenādya kṣātradharmeṇa pārthivāḥ|| svamaṃśamabhisaṃdhāya vijayāyetarāya ca|
Observing Kshatriya duties I will fight with my maternal uncle, determined to either win victory or be slain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.20
तस्य मेऽप्यधिकं शस्त्रं सर्वोपकरणानि च॥ संसज्जन्तु रथे क्षिप्रं शास्त्रवद् रथयोजकाः
tasya me'pyadhikaṃ śastraṃ sarvopakaraṇāni ca|| saṃsajjantu rathe kṣipraṃ śāstravad rathayojakāḥ
Let them that furnish car quickly supply my car according to the rules of science, with all kinds of weapons and implements more than what Shalya possesses.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.21
शैनेयो दक्षिणं चक्रं धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथोत्तरम्॥ पृष्ठगोपो भवत्वद्य मम पार्थो धनंजयः।
śaineyo dakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnastathottaram|| pṛṣṭhagopo bhavatvadya mama pārtho dhanaṃjayaḥ|
The grandson of Shini will protect my right wheel and Dhristadyumna my left. Let Pritha's son Dhananjaya guard my rear to-day.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.22
पुरःसरो ममाधास्तु भीमः शस्त्रभृतां वरः॥ एवमभ्यधिकः शल्याद् भविष्यामि महामृधे।
puraḥsaro mamādhāstu bhīmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ|| evamabhyadhikaḥ śalyād bhaviṣyāmi mahāmṛdhe|
And let Bhima, the foremost of warriors, fight in my front. I shall thus be superior to Shalya in the great battle that will soon take place.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.23
एवमुक्तास्तथा चक्रुस्तदा राज्ञः प्रियैषिणः॥ ततः प्रहर्षः सैन्यानां पुनरासीत् तदा मृधे।
evamuktāstathā cakrustadā rājñaḥ priyaiṣiṇaḥ|| tataḥ praharṣaḥ sainyānāṃ punarāsīt tadā mṛdhe|
Thus accosted by the king, all his wellwishers did what they were asked to do.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.24
पञ्चालानां सोमकानां मत्स्यानां च विशेषतः॥ प्रतिज्ञां तां तदा राजा कृत्वा मद्रेशमभ्ययात्।
pañcālānāṃ somakānāṃ matsyānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ|| pratijñāṃ tāṃ tadā rājā kṛtvā madreśamabhyayāt|
Then the Pandava troops were again filled up with joy, especially the Panchalas, the Somakas and the Matsyas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.25
ततः शङ्खांश्च भेरीश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्कलान्।॥ अवादयन्त पञ्चालाः सिंहनादांश्च नेदिरे। तेऽभ्यधावन्त संरब्धा मद्रराजं तरस्विनम्॥
tataḥ śaṅkhāṃśca bherīśca śataśaścaiva puṣkalān||| avādayanta pañcālāḥ siṃhanādāṃśca nedire| te'bhyadhāvanta saṃrabdhā madrarājaṃ tarasvinam||
Having made that vow, the king proceeded against the king of the Madras. The Panchalas then blew and beat numberless conchs and drums and sent up leonine roars.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.26
महता हर्षजेनाथ नादेन कुरुपुङ्गवाः। ह्रादेन गजघण्टानां शङ्खानां निनदेन च॥ तूर्यशब्देन महता नादयन्तश्च मेदिनीम्।
mahatā harṣajenātha nādena kurupuṅgavāḥ| hrādena gajaghaṇṭānāṃ śaṅkhānāṃ ninadena ca|| tūryaśabdena mahatā nādayantaśca medinīm|
Endued with great activity and worked up with ire they rushed, with loud shouts of joy, against the king of the Madras, that foremost of the Kurus. And they made the earth resound with the noise of the elephant's bells and the loud sound of conchs and trumpets.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.27
तान् प्रत्यगृह्णात् पुत्रस्ते मद्रराजश्च वीर्यवान्॥ महामेघानिव बहूशैलावस्तोदयावुभौ।
tān pratyagṛhṇāt putraste madrarājaśca vīryavān|| mahāmeghāniva bahūśailāvastodayāvubhau|
Then your son and the brave king of the Madras, like the rising the setting hills, received those assailants.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.28
शल्यस्तु समरश्लाघी धर्मराजमरिंदमम्॥ ववर्ष शरवर्षेण शम्बरं मघवा इव।
śalyastu samaraślāghī dharmarājamariṃdamam|| vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa śambaraṃ maghavā iva|
Bragging Shalya poured a shower of arrows of that chastiser of foes, king Yudhishthira like Indra pouring rain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.29
तथैव कुरुराजोऽपि प्रगृह्य रुचिरं धनुः॥ द्रोणोपदेशान् विविधान् दर्शयानो महामनाः।
tathaiva kururājo'pi pragṛhya ruciraṃ dhanuḥ|| droṇopadeśān vividhān darśayāno mahāmanāḥ|
Also, having taken up his beautiful bow, the great king of the Kurus displayed various lessons received by him from Drona.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.30
ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च॥ न चास्य विवरं कश्चिद् ददर्श चरतो रणे।
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi citraṃ laghu ca suṣṭhu ca|| na cāsya vivaraṃ kaścid dadarśa carato raṇe|
And beautifully, quickly and with great skill, he made successive downpours of arrows. As he moved about in battle, none could mark anything in him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.31
तावुभौ विविधैर्वाणैस्ततक्षाते परस्परम्॥ शार्दूलावामिषप्रेप्सू पराक्रान्ताविवाहवे।
tāvubhau vividhairvāṇaistatakṣāte parasparam|| śārdūlāvāmiṣaprepsū parākrāntāvivāhave|
The powerful Shalya and Yudhishthira wounded each other, like a couple of igers fighting for a piece of meat.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.32
भीमस्तु तव पुत्रेण युद्धशौण्डेन संगतः॥ पाञ्चाल्यः सात्यकिश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। शकुनिप्रमुखान् वीरान् प्रत्यगृह्णन् समन्ततः॥
bhīmastu tava putreṇa yuddhaśauṇḍena saṃgataḥ|| pāñcālyaḥ sātyakiścaiva mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau| śakunipramukhān vīrān pratyagṛhṇan samantataḥ||
Bhima fought with your son, the delighter in batlle. Dhristadyumna, Satyaki and the two sons of Madri by Pandu received Shakuni and the other Kuru heroes around.
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MBh 6 112.33
तदाऽऽसीत् तुमुलं युद्धं पुनरेव जयैषिणाम्। तावकानां परेषां च राजन् दुर्मन्त्रिते तव॥
tadā''sīt tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ punareva jayaiṣiṇām| tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca rājan durmantrite tava||
On account of your vile policy, O king, there again occurred a dreadful battle between your people and those of the foe, all of whom were actuated with the desire of victory.
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MBh 6 112.34
दुर्योधनस्तु भीमस्य शरेणानतपर्वणा। चिच्छेदादिश्य संग्रामे ध्वजं हेमपरिष्कृतम्॥
duryodhanastu bhīmasya śareṇānataparvaṇā| cicchedādiśya saṃgrāme dhvajaṃ hemapariṣkṛtam||
Aiming at the gold-decked standard of Bhima, Duryodhana then, with a straight arrow, cut it off in that battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.35
स किङ्किणोकजालेन महता चारुदर्शन:। पपात रुचिरः संख्ये भीमसेनस्य पश्यतः॥
sa kiṅkiṇokajālena mahatā cārudarśana:| papāta ruciraḥ saṃkhye bhīmasenasya paśyataḥ||
The beautiful standard of Bhimasena, adorned with many bells, dropped down, O giver of honours.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.36
पुनश्चास्य धनुश्चित्रं गजराजकरोपमम्। क्षुरेण शितधारेण प्रचकर्त नराधिपः॥
punaścāsya dhanuścitraṃ gajarājakaropamam| kṣureṇa śitadhāreṇa pracakarta narādhipaḥ||
Again the king, with a sharp razor-faced arrow, cut off the beautiful bow of Bhima resembling the trunk of an elephant.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.37
स च्छिन्नधन्वा तेजस्वी रथशक्त्या सुतं तव। बिभेदोरसि विक्रम्य स रथोपस्थ आविशत्॥
sa cchinnadhanvā tejasvī rathaśaktyā sutaṃ tava| bibhedorasi vikramya sa rathopastha āviśat||
Gifted with great energy Bhima, who had been deprived of his bow, then displaying his prowess, struck on the chest of your son with a dart. Thereat your son sat down on the terrace of his car.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.38
तस्मिन् मोहमनुप्राप्ते पुनरेव वृकोदरः। यन्तुरेव शिरः कायात् क्षुरप्रेणाहरत् तदा॥
tasmin mohamanuprāpte punareva vṛkodaraḥ| yantureva śiraḥ kāyāt kṣurapreṇāharat tadā||
When Duryodhana fainted Vrikodara, with a razor-faced arrow, cut off the head of his driver from his trunk.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.39
हतसूता हयास्तस्य रथमादाय भारत। व्यद्रवन्त दिशो राजन् हाहाकारस्तदाभवत्॥
hatasūtā hayāstasya rathamādāya bhārata| vyadravanta diśo rājan hāhākārastadābhavat||
Deprived of their driver the horses, of Duryodhana's car, ran wildly on all sides, O Bharata, dragging the car after them at which the Kurus bewailed loudly.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.40
तमभ्यधावत् त्राणार्थं द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च पुत्रं तेऽपि पीरप्सवः॥
tamabhyadhāvat trāṇārthaṃ droṇaputro mahārathaḥ| kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca putraṃ te'pi pīrapsavaḥ||
Then the great car-warrior Ashvatthaman and Kripa and Kritavarman, followed the car, with a view to save your son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.41
तस्मिन् विलुलिते सैन्ये त्रस्तास्तस्य पदानुगाः। गाण्डीवधन्वा विस्फार्य धनुस्यानहनच्छरैः॥
tasmin vilulite sainye trastāstasya padānugāḥ| gāṇḍīvadhanvā visphārya dhanusyānahanaccharaiḥ||
Thereat the troops troops were were exceedingly agitated. The followers of Duryodhana were terrified. At that time the wilder or Gandiva, drawing his bow, began to kill them with his arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.42
युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशमभ्यधावदमर्षितः। स्वयं संनोयदन्नश्वान् दन्तवर्णान् मनोजवान्॥ तत्राश्चर्यमपश्याम कुन्तीपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे। पुरा भूत्वा मृदुर्दान्तो यत् तदा दारुणोऽभवत्॥
yudhiṣṭhirastu madreśamabhyadhāvadamarṣitaḥ| svayaṃ saṃnoyadannaśvān dantavarṇān manojavān|| tatrāścaryamapaśyāma kuntīputre yudhiṣṭhire| purā bhūtvā mṛdurdānto yat tadā dāruṇo'bhavat||
Then filled with rage, Yudhishthira rushed against the king of the Madras, himself driving his horses white as ivory and fleet as mind. We then saw some thing wonderful in Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, for though very mild by nature he then 'ecame highly terrific.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.43
विवृताक्षश्च कौन्तेयो वेपमानश्च मन्युना। चिच्छेद योधान् निशितैः शरैः शतसहस्रशः॥
vivṛtākṣaśca kaunteyo vepamānaśca manyunā| ciccheda yodhān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ||
With eyes opened wide and body trembling in anger the son of Kunti killed hostile warriors in hundreds and thousands with sharp arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.44
यां यां प्रत्युद्ययौ सेनां तां तां ज्येष्ठः स पाण्डवः। शरैरपातयद् राजन् गिरीन् वज्रेरिवौत्तमैः॥
yāṃ yāṃ pratyudyayau senāṃ tāṃ tāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ sa pāṇḍavaḥ| śarairapātayad rājan girīn vajrerivauttamaiḥ||
Many soldiers were overthrown by him, O king, like mountain summits broken with thunder.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.45
साश्वसूतध्वजरथान् रथिनः पातयन् बहून्। अक्रीडदेको बलवान् पवनस्तोयदानिव॥
sāśvasūtadhvajarathān rathinaḥ pātayan bahūn| akrīḍadeko balavān pavanastoyadāniva||
Striking down cars with steeds and drivers and standards and throwing down many carwarriors, Yudhishthira, without any help, began to sport there like a powerful wind dissipating masses of clouds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.46
साश्वारोहांश्च तुरगान् पत्तींश्चैव सहस्रधा। व्यपोथयत संग्रामे क्रुद्धो रुद्रः पशूनिव॥
sāśvārohāṃśca turagān pattīṃścaiva sahasradhā| vyapothayata saṃgrāme kruddho rudraḥ paśūniva||
Filled with anger, he killed horses with riders and horses without riders and the infantry by thousands in that battle, like Rudra destroying living creatures at the time of the universal dissolution.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.47
शून्यमायोधनं कृत्वा शरवर्षेः समन्ततः। अभ्यद्रवत मद्रेशं तिष्ठ शल्येति चाब्रवीत्॥
śūnyamāyodhanaṃ kṛtvā śaravarṣeḥ samantataḥ| abhyadravata madreśaṃ tiṣṭha śalyeti cābravīt||
Having made the field empty by discharging his arrows on all sides, Yudhishthira proceeded against the king of the Madras and said-Wait, Wait.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.48
तस्य तचरितं दृष्ट्वा संग्रामे भीमकर्मणः। वित्रेसुस्तावकाः सर्वे शल्यस्त्वेनं समभ्ययात्॥
tasya tacaritaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃgrāme bhīmakarmaṇaḥ| vitresustāvakāḥ sarve śalyastvenaṃ samabhyayāt||
Beholding the feats of that hero of terrible deeds, all your warriors were filled with fear. Shalya, however, rushed again him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.49
ततस्तौ भृशसंक्रुद्धौ प्रध्माय सलिलौद्भवौ। समाहूय तदान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ समीयतुः॥
tatastau bhṛśasaṃkruddhau pradhmāya salilaudbhavau| samāhūya tadānyonyaṃ bhartsayantau samīyatuḥ||
Both of them, in anger, blew their respective conchs. Returning and challenging each other, each then met the other.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.50
शल्यस्तु शरवर्षेण पीडयामास पाण्डवम्। मद्रराजं तु कौन्तेयः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्॥
śalyastu śaravarṣeṇa pīḍayāmāsa pāṇḍavam| madrarājaṃ tu kaunteyaḥ śaravarṣairavākirat||
Then Shalya enshrouded Yudhishthira with showers of arrows. Likewise the son of Kunti covered the king of the Madras with showers of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.51
अदृश्येता तदा राजन् कङ्कपत्रिभिराचितौ। उद्भिनरुधिरौ शूरौ मद्रराजयुधिष्ठिरौ॥ पुष्पतौ शुशुभाते वै वसन्ते किंशिकौ यथा। दीप्यमानौ महात्मानौ प्राणद्यूतेन दुर्मदौ॥
adṛśyetā tadā rājan kaṅkapatribhirācitau| udbhinarudhirau śūrau madrarājayudhiṣṭhirau|| puṣpatau śuśubhāte vai vasante kiṃśikau yathā| dīpyamānau mahātmānau prāṇadyūtena durmadau||
Then those two horses, Shalya and Yudhishthira, wounded in that battle with each others' arrows and bathed in blood, looked. Like a blossoming Salmali and a Kinshuka, Resplendent and invincible in battle, those two illustrious warriors sent up loud war-cries.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.52
दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि नाध्यवस्यंस्तयोर्जयम्। हत्वा मद्राधिपं पार्थो भोक्ष्यतेऽद्य वसुन्धराम्॥ शल्यो वा पाण्डवं हत्वा दद्याद् दुर्योधनाय गाम्। इतीव निश्चयो नाभूद् योधानां तत्र भारत॥
dṛṣṭvā sarvāṇi sainyāni nādhyavasyaṃstayorjayam| hatvā madrādhipaṃ pārtho bhokṣyate'dya vasundharām|| śalyo vā pāṇḍavaṃ hatvā dadyād duryodhanāya gām| itīva niścayo nābhūd yodhānāṃ tatra bhārata||
Beholding them both, the soldiers could not decide which of them would win. Whether the son of Pritha would enjoy the Earth, having killed the king of the Madras or, Shalya, having slain the son of Pandu, would bestow the Earth on Duryodhana, could not be decided, O Bharata, by the warriors present there.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.53
प्रदिक्षिणमभूत् सर्वं धर्मराजस्य युध्यतः। ततः शरशतं शल्यो मुमोचाथ युधिष्ठिरे॥ धनुश्चास्य शिताग्रेण बाणेन निरकृन्तत।
pradikṣiṇamabhūt sarvaṃ dharmarājasya yudhyataḥ| tataḥ śaraśataṃ śalyo mumocātha yudhiṣṭhire|| dhanuścāsya śitāgreṇa bāṇena nirakṛntata|
King Yudhishthira, in the course of that battle, placed his enemy to his right. Then Shalya shot a century of best arrows, at Yudhisthira. With another sharp arrow, he cut off the latter's bow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.54
सोऽन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय शल्यं शरशतैस्त्रिभिः॥ अविध्यत् कार्मुकं चास्य क्षुरेण निरकृन्तत।
so'nyat kārmukamādāya śalyaṃ śaraśataistribhiḥ|| avidhyat kārmukaṃ cāsya kṣureṇa nirakṛntata|
Taking up another bow, Yudhishthira struck Shalya with three hundred arrows and cut off the latter's bow with a razor-faced arrow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.55
अथास्य निजघानाश्वांश्चतुरो नतपर्वभिः॥ द्वाभ्यामतिसिताग्राभ्यामुभौ तत् पार्ष्णिसारथी।
athāsya nijaghānāśvāṃścaturo nataparvabhiḥ|| dvābhyāmatisitāgrābhyāmubhau tat pārṣṇisārathī|
The son of Pandu then killed the four horses of his antagonist with some straight arrows. With two other very sharp arrows he then cut off the two Parshni drivers of Shalya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.56
ततोऽस्य दीप्यमानेन पीतेन निशितेन च॥ प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरद् ध्वजम्। ततः प्रभग्नं तत् सैन्यं दौर्योधनमरिंदम॥
tato'sya dīpyamānena pītena niśitena ca|| pramukhe vartamānasya bhallenāpāharad dhvajam| tataḥ prabhagnaṃ tat sainyaṃ dauryodhanamariṃdama||
Then with another shining, well-tempered and sharp arrow, he cut off the standard of Shalya who stood before him. Then, O chastiser of foes, the army of Duryodhana were scattered.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.57
ततो मद्राधिपं द्रौणिरभ्यधावत् तथा कृतम्। आरोप्य चैनं स्वरथे त्वरमाणः प्रदुदुवे॥
tato madrādhipaṃ drauṇirabhyadhāvat tathā kṛtam| āropya cainaṃ svarathe tvaramāṇaḥ praduduve||
The son of Drona, at this time, speedily proceeded towards the king of the Madras who had been reduced to that strait and quickly taking him up on his own car, fled away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.58
मुहूर्तमिव तौ गत्वा नर्दमाने युधिष्ठिरे। स्मित्वा ततो मद्रपतिरन्यं स्यन्दनमास्थितः॥
muhūrtamiva tau gatvā nardamāne yudhiṣṭhire| smitvā tato madrapatiranyaṃ syandanamāsthitaḥ||
After the two had gone for a moment, they heard Yudhishthira cry aloud. Stopping, the ruler of the Madras he then got upon another well equipi car.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 112.59
विधिवत् कल्पितं शुभ्रं महाम्बुदनिनादिनम्। सज्जयत्रोपकरणं द्विषतां लोमहर्षणम्॥
vidhivat kalpitaṃ śubhraṃ mahāmbudaninādinam| sajjayatropakaraṇaṃ dviṣatāṃ lomaharṣaṇam||
That best of cars had a rattle deep as the muttering of the clouds. Well furnished with weapons and instruments and all kinds of utensils, that vehicle made the hairs of foes stand erect.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)