Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 190
MBh 6 190.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच क्रोशमात्रं ततो गत्वा ददृशुस्तान् महारथान्। शारद्वतं कृपं द्रौणिं कृतवर्माणमेव च॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca krośamātraṃ tato gatvā dadṛśustān mahārathān| śāradvataṃ kṛpaṃ drauṇiṃ kṛtavarmāṇameva ca||
Vaishampayana said “Within two miles after his departure Dhritarashtra, met with those three great carwarriors, viz., Sharadvat's son Kripa, Drona's son (Ashvatthaman), and Kritavarman.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.2
ते तु दृष्ट्वैव राजानं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम्। अश्रुकण्ठा विनिःश्वस्य रुदन्तमिदमब्रुवन्॥ पुत्रस्तव महाराज कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। गतः सानुचरो राजशक्रलोकं महीपते॥
te tu dṛṣṭvaiva rājānaṃ prajñācakṣuṣamīśvaram| aśrukaṇṭhā viniḥśvasya rudantamidamabruvan|| putrastava mahārāja kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram| gataḥ sānucaro rājaśakralokaṃ mahīpate||
As soon as the latter saw the blind king, possessed of great power, the three heroes sighed in grief and with voices choked in tears weepingly said,-'Your royal son, O king, having performed the most difficult feats, has, with all his followers, gone to the region of Indra.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.3
दुर्योधनबलान्मुक्ता वयमेव त्रयो रथाः। सर्वमन्यत् परिक्षीणं सैन्यं ते भरतर्षभ॥
duryodhanabalānmuktā vayameva trayo rathāḥ| sarvamanyat parikṣīṇaṃ sainyaṃ te bharatarṣabha||
We are the only three car-warriors of Duryodhana's army that are yet alive. All the others, O foremost of Bharata's race, have died.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.4
इत्येवमुक्तवा राजानं कृपः शारद्वतस्ततः। गान्धारी पुत्रशोकार्तमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ अभीता युद्ध्यमानास्ते जन्तः शत्रुगणान् बहून्। वीरकर्माणि कुर्वाणाः पुत्रास्ते निधनं गताः॥
ityevamuktavā rājānaṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvatastataḥ| gāndhārī putraśokārtamidaṃ vacanamabravīt|| abhītā yuddhyamānāste jantaḥ śatrugaṇān bahūn| vīrakarmāṇi kurvāṇāḥ putrāste nidhanaṃ gatāḥ||
Having said these words to the king, Sharadvat's son Kripa, addressing the griefstricken Gandhari, said to her,-'Your sons have fallen, performing heroic and wonderful deeds, in the battle-field.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.5
ध्रुवं सम्प्राप्य लोकांस्ते निर्मलाशस्त्रनिर्जितान्। भास्वरं देहमास्थाय विहरन्त्यमरा इव॥
dhruvaṃ samprāpya lokāṃste nirmalāśastranirjitān| bhāsvaraṃ dehamāsthāya viharantyamarā iva||
Forsooth having, obtained those bright worlds that are attainable only by the use of weapons, they are playing there like celestials, having assumed shinning forms.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.6
न हि कश्चिद्वि शूराणां युद्ध्यमानः पराङ्मुखः। शस्त्रेण निधनं प्राप्तो न च कश्चित् कृताञ्जलिः॥
na hi kaścidvi śūrāṇāṃ yuddhyamānaḥ parāṅmukhaḥ| śastreṇa nidhanaṃ prāpto na ca kaścit kṛtāñjaliḥ||
Amongst those heroes there was no one that fled from battle-field. Every one of them has fallen at the end of weapons. None of them joined his hands, and prayed for mercy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.7
एवं तां क्षत्रियस्याहुः पुराणाः परमां गतिम्। शस्त्रेण निधनं संख्ये तत्र शोचितुमर्हसि॥
evaṃ tāṃ kṣatriyasyāhuḥ purāṇāḥ paramāṃ gatim| śastreṇa nidhanaṃ saṃkhye tatra śocitumarhasi||
Death in battle by weapons has been described by the ancients as the best that a Kshatriya can obtain. You should not, therefore, grieve for any of them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.8
न चापि शत्रवस्तेषामृद्ध्यन्ते राज्ञि पाण्डवाः। शृणु यत् कृतमस्माभिरश्वत्थामपुरोगमैः॥
na cāpi śatravasteṣāmṛddhyante rājñi pāṇḍavāḥ| śṛṇu yat kṛtamasmābhiraśvatthāmapurogamaiḥ||
Their enemies, O queen viz., the Pandavas, too, have not been more fortunate. Hear, what we, headed by Ashvatthaman, have done to them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.9
अधर्मेण हतं श्रुत्वा भीमसेनेन ते सुतम्। सुप्तं शिविरमासाद्य पाण्डूनां कदनं कृतम्॥ ते
adharmeṇa hataṃ śrutvā bhīmasenena te sutam| suptaṃ śiviramāsādya pāṇḍūnāṃ kadanaṃ kṛtam|| te
Learning that your son had been killed unrighteously by Bhima, we massacred the Pandavas when asleep after entering these camp.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.10
पञ्चाला निहताः सर्वे धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः। द्रुपदस्यात्मजाश्चैव द्रौपदेयाश्च पातिताः॥
pañcālā nihatāḥ sarve dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ| drupadasyātmajāścaiva draupadeyāśca pātitāḥ||
All the Panchalas have been killed. Indeed, all the sons of Drupada, as also all the son of Draupadi, have been massacred.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.11
तथा विशसनं कृत्वा पुत्रशत्रुगणस्य ते। प्राद्रवाम रणे स्थातुं न हि शक्यामहे त्रयः॥
tathā viśasanaṃ kṛtvā putraśatrugaṇasya te| prādravāma raṇe sthātuṃ na hi śakyāmahe trayaḥ||
Having caused this massacre of the sons of our foes, we are flying away because we three cannot fight with them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.12
ते हि शूरा महेष्वासाः क्षिप्रमेष्यन्ति पाण्डवाः। अमर्षवशमापन्ना वैरं प्रतिजिहीर्षवः॥
te hi śūrā maheṣvāsāḥ kṣiprameṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ| amarṣavaśamāpannā vairaṃ pratijihīrṣavaḥ||
Our enemies, the Pandavas, are all heroes and great bowmen. They will soon attack us, filled with rage, for taking vengeance on us.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.13
हतानात्मजाञ्श्रुत्वाप्रमत्ताः पुरुषर्षभाः। निरीक्षन्तः पदं शूराः क्षिप्रमेव यशस्विनि॥
hatānātmajāñśrutvāpramattāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ| nirīkṣantaḥ padaṃ śūrāḥ kṣiprameva yaśasvini||
Informed of the massacre of their sons, those foremost infuriate with rage, those heroes,-Oillustrious lady, will soon pursue us.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.14
तेषां तु कदनं कदनं कृत्वा संस्थातुं नोत्सहामहे। अनुजानीहि नो राज्ञि मा च शोके मनः कृथाः॥
teṣāṃ tu kadanaṃ kadanaṃ kṛtvā saṃsthātuṃ notsahāmahe| anujānīhi no rājñi mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ||
Having caused this massacre we dare not stay. Grant us permission, O queen. You should not grievc.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.15
राजंस्त्वमनुजानीहि धैर्यमातिष्ठ चोत्तमम्। दिष्टान्तं पश्य चापि त्वं क्षात्रं धर्मं च केवलम्॥
rājaṃstvamanujānīhi dhairyamātiṣṭha cottamam| diṣṭāntaṃ paśya cāpi tvaṃ kṣātraṃ dharmaṃ ca kevalam||
Grant us your permission also, O king! Summon fortitude, and observe the duties of a Kshatriya in their highest form.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.16
इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानं कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम्। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रोणपुत्रश्च भारत॥ अवेक्षमाणा राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम्। गङ्गामनु महाराज तूर्णमश्वानचोदयन्॥
ityevamuktvā rājānaṃ kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam| kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca droṇaputraśca bhārata|| avekṣamāṇā rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ manīṣiṇam| gaṅgāmanu mahārāja tūrṇamaśvānacodayan||
Having said so to the king, and going round him, Kripa and Kritavarat man and Drona's son, O Bharata, without being able to take of men, son away their eyes from the wise king Dhritarashtra, urged their horses towards the banks of the Ganges.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.17
अपक्रम्य तु ते राजन् सर्व एव महारथाः। आमन्त्र्यान्योन्यमुद्विग्नास्त्रिधा ते प्रययुस्तदा॥
apakramya tu te rājan sarva eva mahārathāḥ| āmantryānyonyamudvignāstridhā te prayayustadā||
Leaving thàt place, O king those great carwarriors, with hearts stricken with anxiety, took one another's leave and separated from one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.18
जगाम हास्तिनपुरं कृपः शारद्वतस्तदा। स्वमेव राष्ट्रं हार्दिक्यो द्रौणिर्व्यासाश्रमं ययौ॥
jagāma hāstinapuraṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvatastadā| svameva rāṣṭraṃ hārdikyo drauṇirvyāsāśramaṃ yayau||
Sharadvat's Kripa went to Hastinapura; Hridika's son went to his own kingdom; while the son of Drona started for the hermitage of Vyasa.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.19
एवं ते प्रययुर्वीरा वीक्षमाणाः परस्परम्। भयार्ताः पाण्डुपुत्राणामागस्कृत्वा महात्मनाम्॥
evaṃ te prayayurvīrā vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparam| bhayārtāḥ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmāgaskṛtvā mahātmanām||
Thus those heroes, who had offended the great sons of Pandu, respectively proceeded to the places they selected, on one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.20
समेत्य वीरा राजानं तदा त्वनुदिते रवौ। विप्रजग्मुर्महात्माो यथेच्छकमरिदमाः॥
sametya vīrā rājānaṃ tadā tvanudite ravau| viprajagmurmahātmāo yathecchakamaridamāḥ||
Having met the king thus, those heroes, went away before the sunrise, O king, to the places they selected.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 190.21
समासाद्याथ वै द्रौणिं पाण्डुपुत्रा महारथाः। व्यजयंस्ते रणे राजन् विक्रम्य तदनन्तरम्॥
samāsādyātha vai drauṇiṃ pāṇḍuputrā mahārathāḥ| vyajayaṃste raṇe rājan vikramya tadanantaram||
It was after this, O king, that the sons of Pandu, those great car-warriors, met the son of Drona, and displaying their prowess, defeated him, O king."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)