Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 77
MBh 6 77.1
संजय उवाच श्रुत्वा तु रथनिर्घोषं सिंहनादं च संयुगे। अर्जुनः प्राह गोविन्दं शीघ्र नोदय वाजिनः॥
saṃjaya uvāca śrutvā tu rathanirghoṣaṃ siṃhanādaṃ ca saṃyuge| arjunaḥ prāha govindaṃ śīghra nodaya vājinaḥ||
Sanjaya said Hearing the loud rattles of chariots and the lion like roars (of warriors) in the field, Arjuna, addressing Govinda, said, “Clap spurs to the chargers."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.2
अर्जुनस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गोविन्दोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत्। एष गच्छामि सुक्षिप्रं यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः॥
arjunasya vacaḥ śrutvā govindo'rjunamabravīt| eṣa gacchāmi sukṣipraṃ yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ||
Hearing these words of Arjuna, Govinda replied him (thus)-"Off I go towards the spot where Bhima has taken his post.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.3
तं यान्तमश्चैर्हिमशङ्खवणैः सुवर्णमुक्तामणिजालनद्धैः। जम्भं जिघासुं प्रगृहीतवज्रं जयाय देवेन्द्रमिवोगमन्युम्॥
taṃ yāntamaścairhimaśaṅkhavaṇaiḥ suvarṇamuktāmaṇijālanaddhaiḥ| jambhaṃ jighāsuṃ pragṛhītavajraṃ jayāya devendramivogamanyum||
Then, like the king of the celestials, proceeding in great wrath and with thunder in his arms, to strike down Jambha (the Asura), Jaya (Arjuna) rushed (in the field), to obtain victory, borne by horses white as snow or conchs and with housings laid with gold, pearls and gems.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.4
रथाश्वमातङ्गपदातिसंघा बाणस्वनैमिखुरस्वनैश्च। संनादयन्तो वसुधां दिशश्च क्रुद्धा नृसिंहा जयमभ्युदीयुः॥
rathāśvamātaṅgapadātisaṃghā bāṇasvanaimikhurasvanaiśca| saṃnādayanto vasudhāṃ diśaśca kruddhā nṛsiṃhā jayamabhyudīyuḥ||
Many warriors, (of the other side), representing lions in prowess all boiling with rage and followed by a large retinue him and making the Earth resound and rending the skies with the whizz of their arrows, the rattling sound of the wheels of their war-chariots and the noise of the tread of their horses' hoofs.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.5
तेषां च पार्थस्य च मारिषसीद् देहासुपापक्षपणं सुयुद्धम्। त्रैलोक्यहेतोरसुरैर्यथाऽऽसीद् देवस्य विष्णोर्जयतां वरस्य॥
teṣāṃ ca pārthasya ca māriṣasīd dehāsupāpakṣapaṇaṃ suyuddham| trailokyahetorasurairyathā''sīd devasya viṣṇorjayatāṃ varasya||
Then, there ensued, O sire, a mortal conflict between them (the train-bands of the Kaurava forces) and Partha, a conflict carrying death and destruction in its train to body, life and sin alike, like the great battle between the Asuras and Vishnu, the greatest of all great conquerors, for the (sovereignty of the) three worlds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.6
देकः प्रचिच्छेद किरीटमाली। क्षुरार्धचन्द्रैर्निशितैश्च भल्लैः शिरांसि तेषां बहुधा च बाहून्॥
dekaḥ praciccheda kirīṭamālī| kṣurārdhacandrairniśitaiśca bhallaiḥ śirāṃsi teṣāṃ bahudhā ca bāhūn||
Alone and unaided, the diadem-decked and garland-necked Arjuna, rent asunder all the powerful weapons flung (against him) by them (his adversaries) and struck off their heads and arms in many and varied forms, with his razoredged and crescent shaped shafts, as also with his broad-pointed arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.7
नश्वान् रथान् पत्तिगणान् द्विपांश्च। ते पेतुरुवा॒ बहुधा विरूपा वातप्रणुन्नानि यथा वनानि॥
naśvān rathān pattigaṇān dvipāṃśca| te peturuvā॒ bahudhā virūpā vātapraṇunnāni yathā vanāni||
Umbrellas, banners, horses, chariots, elephants and foot soldiers, shattered and mutilated, fell down on the Earth, like a forest uprooted by a violent wind.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.8
सुवर्णजालावतता महागजाः सवैजयन्तीध्वजयोधकल्पिताः। श्चकाशिरे प्रज्वलिता यथाचलाः॥
suvarṇajālāvatatā mahāgajāḥ savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ| ścakāśire prajvalitā yathācalāḥ||
Mighty elephants caparisoned with goldlaid trappings and equipped with banners of triumphs and adorned with riders (on their back), wore a majestic look and shed a lustur all round as they were encompassed with goldwinged shafts, like blazing mountains.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.9
विदार्थं नागाश्वरथान् धनंजयः शरोत्तमैर्वासववज्रसंनिभैः। द्रुतं ययौ कर्णजिघांसया तथा यथा मरुत्वान् बलभेदने पुरा॥
vidārthaṃ nāgāśvarathān dhanaṃjayaḥ śarottamairvāsavavajrasaṃnibhaiḥ| drutaṃ yayau karṇajighāṃsayā tathā yathā marutvān balabhedane purā||
With excellent shafts piercing elephants, horses and war chariots and resembling thunder of Vasava, Dhananjaya winged his way to strike down Karna, like Indra, in days of yore, proceeding to rend in twain (the Asura) Bala.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.10
ततः स पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तव सैन्यमरिंदमः। प्रविवेश महाबाहुर्मकरः सागरं यथा॥
tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghrastava sainyamariṃdamaḥ| praviveśa mahābāhurmakaraḥ sāgaraṃ yathā||
Then that mightiest of men, the terror of enemies, rushed headlong into the midst of your vast array as does the Makar while plunging into the deep sea.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.11
तं हृष्टास्तावका राजन् स्थपत्तिसमन्विताः। गजाश्वसादिबहुलाः पाण्डवं समुपाद्रवन्॥
taṃ hṛṣṭāstāvakā rājan sthapattisamanvitāḥ| gajāśvasādibahulāḥ pāṇḍavaṃ samupādravan||
Seeing Pandu's sun so advance, O king, your warriors, with a long line of cars and a retinue of elephant, horse and foot soldiers, pressed upon him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.12
तेषामापततां पार्थमारावः सुमहानभूत्। सागरस्येव क्षुब्धस्य यथा स्यात् सलिलस्वनः॥
teṣāmāpatatāṃ pārthamārāvaḥ sumahānabhūt| sāgarasyeva kṣubdhasya yathā syāt salilasvanaḥ||
And while rushing against Partha, they raised a tumultuous cry like the roarings of the surging waves in a tempest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.13
ते तु तं पुरुषव्याघ्रं व्याघ्रा इव महारथाः। अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे त्यक्त्वा प्राणकृतं भयम्॥
te tu taṃ puruṣavyāghraṃ vyāghrā iva mahārathāḥ| abhyadravanta saṃgrāme tyaktvā prāṇakṛtaṃ bhayam||
Those great warriors, powerful like tigers, reckless of their life, rushed in battle to face that mighty man, careering like a tiger.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.14
तेषामापततां तत्र शरवर्षाणि मुञ्चताम्। अर्जुनो व्यधमत् सैन्यं महावातो घनामिव॥
teṣāmāpatatāṃ tatra śaravarṣāṇi muñcatām| arjuno vyadhamat sainyaṃ mahāvāto ghanāmiva||
With a heavy down-pour of arrows they advanced towards him, but Arjuna dispersed them like vapours before the gushing wind.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.15
तेऽर्जुन सहिता भूत्वा रथवंशैः प्रहारिणः। अभियाय महेष्वासा विव्यधुर्निशतैः शरैः॥
te'rjuna sahitā bhūtvā rathavaṃśaiḥ prahāriṇaḥ| abhiyāya maheṣvāsā vivyadhurniśataiḥ śaraiḥ||
Those mighty warriors-all good shots and of unfailing aim-in a body and with a long line of war-chariots following them, advanced against Arjuna and began to pierce him with their sharp weapons.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.16
ततोऽर्जुनः सहस्राणि रथावारणवाजिनाम्। प्रेषयामास विशिखैर्यमस्य सदनं प्रति॥
tato'rjunaḥ sahasrāṇi rathāvāraṇavājinām| preṣayāmāsa viśikhairyamasya sadanaṃ prati||
Arjuna, then, (rendering asunder) with his arrows, chariots, elephants and horses by thousands, dispatched (them) off to the region of Pluto.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.17
ते वध्यमाना समरे पार्थचापच्युतैः शरैः। तत्र यत्र स्म लीयन्ते भये जाते महारथाः॥
te vadhyamānā samare pārthacāpacyutaiḥ śaraiḥ| tatra yatra sma līyante bhaye jāte mahārathāḥ||
Thus afflicted in action with shots flung from Arjuna's bow, those mighty car-warriors, terrified and panic-stricken, began gradually to melt away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.18
तेषां चतुःशतान् वीरान् यतमानान् महारथान्। अर्जुनो निशितेर्बाणैरनयद् यमसादनम्॥
teṣāṃ catuḥśatān vīrān yatamānān mahārathān| arjuno niśiterbāṇairanayad yamasādanam||
Among those great car-warriors four hundred valiantly kept the field; and Arjuna, with his keen shafts, sent them, one and all, to their last account.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.19
ते वध्यमानाः समरे नानालिङ्गै शितैः शरैः। अर्जुनं समभित्यज्य दुद्रुवुर्वे दिशो दश॥
te vadhyamānāḥ samare nānāliṅgai śitaiḥ śaraiḥ| arjunaṃ samabhityajya dudruvurve diśo daśa||
(And those that held the rear) afflicted, in that battle, with keen shafts and sharp arrows of all kinds, dispersed themselves in all directions-far away from Arjuna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.20
तेषां शब्दो महानासीद् द्रवतां वाहिनीमुखे। महौघस्येव जलधेर्गिरिमासाद्य दीर्यतः॥
teṣāṃ śabdo mahānāsīd dravatāṃ vāhinīmukhe| mahaughasyeva jaladhergirimāsādya dīryataḥ||
The shouting noise made at the van by the retreating army was as furious as the grumbling roars of the breakers of the surging seas when dashing against rocks.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.21
तां तु सेनां भृशं विद्ध्वा द्रावयित्वार्जुनः शरैः। प्रायादभिमुखः पार्थः सूतानीकं हि मारिष॥
tāṃ tu senāṃ bhṛśaṃ viddhvā drāvayitvārjunaḥ śaraiḥ| prāyādabhimukhaḥ pārthaḥ sūtānīkaṃ hi māriṣa||
Thus, with his arrows, dispersing the panicstricken army, O sire, Arjuna, the son of Pritha, advanced against the column commanded by the son of Suta.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.22
तस्य शब्दो महानासीत् परानभिमुखस्य वै। गरुडस्येव पततः पन्नगार्थे यथा पुर॥
tasya śabdo mahānāsīt parānabhimukhasya vai| garuḍasyeva patataḥ pannagārthe yathā pura||
The great noise made by Arjuna while advancing towards his enemies, was like that of Garuda, in days of yore, while swooping down upon snakes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.23
तं तु शब्दमभिश्रुत्य भीमसेनो महाबलः। भभूव परमप्रीतः पार्थदर्शनलालसः॥
taṃ tu śabdamabhiśrutya bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ| bhabhūva paramaprītaḥ pārthadarśanalālasaḥ||
The mighty Bhimasena, anxious as he was to have a look of Partha, became highly gratified with that sound.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.24
श्रुत्वैव पार्थमायान्तं भीमसेनः प्रतापवान्। त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् महाराज सेनां तव ममर्द ह॥
śrutvaiva pārthamāyāntaṃ bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān| tyaktvā prāṇān mahārāja senāṃ tava mamarda ha||
Hearing that Partha is come, the redoubtable Bhimasena, O king, began to afflict your troops, fearless of his own life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.25
स वायुवीर्यप्रतिमो वायुवेगसमो जवे। वायुवद् व्यचरद् भीमो वायुपुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥
sa vāyuvīryapratimo vāyuvegasamo jave| vāyuvad vyacarad bhīmo vāyuputraḥ pratāpavān||
Bhima, the son of the Wind-god and himself possessing the prowess and impetuousity of the wind, that valiant Bhima began to career in that battle like that of the wind itself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.26
तेनार्धमाना राजेन्द्र सेना तव विशाम्पते। व्यभ्रश्यत महाराज भिन्ना नौरिव सागरे॥
tenārdhamānā rājendra senā tava viśāmpate| vyabhraśyata mahārāja bhinnā nauriva sāgare||
Your army, O king, being thus hard pressed by him, O ruler of the universe, began to roll and tumble like a shattered vessel in the high seas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.27
तां तु सेनां तदा भीमो दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्। शरैरवचकतॊग्रैः प्रेषयिष्यन् यमक्षयम्॥
tāṃ tu senāṃ tadā bhīmo darśayan pāṇilāghavam| śarairavacakatògraiḥ preṣayiṣyan yamakṣayam||
Bhima then, with his deadly weapons and with great dexterity of hands, waging a ruthless slaughter amongst that body of troops, dispatched them to the region of Pluto.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.28
तत्र भारत भीमस्य बलं दृष्ट्वाऽतिमानुषम्। व्यभ्रमन्त रणे योधाः कालस्येव युगक्षये॥
tatra bhārata bhīmasya balaṃ dṛṣṭvā'timānuṣam| vyabhramanta raṇe yodhāḥ kālasyeva yugakṣaye||
Your warriors, O Bharata, seeing the wonderful exploits of Bhima in that battle, careering like the King of Terrors at the end of time, became greatly agitated.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.29
तथादितान् भीमबलान् भीमसेनेन भारत। दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनो राजा इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ सैनिकांश्च महेष्वासान् योधांश्च भरतर्षभ। समादिशन् रणे सर्वान् हत भीममिति स्म ह॥
tathāditān bhīmabalān bhīmasenena bhārata| dṛṣṭvā duryodhano rājā idaṃ vacanamabravīt|| sainikāṃśca maheṣvāsān yodhāṃśca bharatarṣabha| samādiśan raṇe sarvān hata bhīmamiti sma ha||
King Duryodhana, seeing his best soldiers, O Bharata, thus worsted by Bhimasena, gave vent to the following expression, addressing his whole hosts, generals and other great warriors, O best of the Bharata race, "All of you in a body engaged Bhima in action and fell him down (inasmuch as on him hinges the fate of the Pandavas).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.30
तस्मिन् हते हतं मन्ये पाण्डुसैन्यमशेषतः। प्रतिगृह्य च तामाज्ञां तव पुत्रहस्य पार्थिवाः॥ भीमं प्रच्छादयामासुः शरवर्षेः समन्ततः।
tasmin hate hataṃ manye pāṇḍusainyamaśeṣataḥ| pratigṛhya ca tāmājñāṃ tava putrahasya pārthivāḥ|| bhīmaṃ pracchādayāmāsuḥ śaravarṣeḥ samantataḥ|
When he (Bhimasena) is felled, well may I count upon the Pandu forces as if already slain. Following the behest of your son, all the vassal chiefs (hitting) from all sides, covered Bhima with a thick shower of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.31
गजाश्च बहुला राजन् नराश्च जयगृद्धिनः॥ रथे स्थिताश्च राजेन्द्र परिवब्रुर्वृकोदरम्।
gajāśca bahulā rājan narāśca jayagṛddhinaḥ|| rathe sthitāśca rājendra parivabrurvṛkodaram|
Hosts of elephants, O monarch and men, eager for victory, as also war-chariots and horses, O King of Kings, thickened around Vrikodara.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.32
स तैः परिवृतः शरैः राजन् समन्ततः॥ शुशुभे भरतश्रेष्ठो नक्षत्रैरिव चन्द्रमाः।
sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ śaraiḥ rājan samantataḥ|| śuśubhe bharataśreṣṭho nakṣatrairiva candramāḥ|
That chef of the Bharata race, endued with heroic qualities, being thus hemmed in by those brave bands of heroes, looked resplendent like the radiant Moon shedding its effulgence amidst myriads of glowing stars.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.33
परिवेषी यथा सोमः परिपूर्णो विराजते॥ स रराज तथा संख्ये दर्शनीयो नरोत्तमः। निर्विशेषो महाराज यथा हि विजयस्तथा।॥
pariveṣī yathā somaḥ paripūrṇo virājate|| sa rarāja tathā saṃkhye darśanīyo narottamaḥ| nirviśeṣo mahārāja yathā hi vijayastathā|||
O monarch, that foremost of men, was looking, during that fight, so beautiful, like the full Moon in the midst of his corona. He look like Arjuna. There is no difference between him and Arjuna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.34
तस्य ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे शरवृष्टिं समासृजन्। क्रोधरक्तेक्षणाः शूरा हन्तुकामा वृकोदरम्॥
tasya te pārthivāḥ sarve śaravṛṣṭiṃ samāsṛjan| krodharaktekṣaṇāḥ śūrā hantukāmā vṛkodaram||
All those kings with eyes flamed with wrath and bent upon slaying Vrikodara, began to shower down their weapons upon him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.35
तां विदार्य महासेनां शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। निश्चकाम रणाद् भीमो मत्स्यो जालादिवाम्भसि॥३७
tāṃ vidārya mahāsenāṃ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ| niścakāma raṇād bhīmo matsyo jālādivāmbhasi||37
As the fish frees itself from the net, so did Bhima cutting their shafts straight free himself from the pressure of the battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.36
हत्वा दशसहस्राणि गजानामनिवर्तिनाम्। नृणां शतसहस्रे द्वे द्वे शते चैव भारत॥ पञ्च चाश्वसहस्राणि रथानां शतमेव च। हत्वा प्रास्यन्दयद् भीमो नदी शोणितवाहिनीम्॥
hatvā daśasahasrāṇi gajānāmanivartinām| nṛṇāṃ śatasahasre dve dve śate caiva bhārata|| pañca cāśvasahasrāṇi rathānāṃ śatameva ca| hatvā prāsyandayad bhīmo nadī śoṇitavāhinīm||
O Bharata slaying ten thousand elephants that faced him, two lakhs two hundred men, hundred car-warriors and five thousand horses Bhima actually made a river of blood to flow there.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.37
शोणितोदां रथावर्ता हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम्। नरमीनाश्वनक्रान्तां केशशैबलशाद्वलाम्॥ संछिन्नभुजनागेन्द्रां बहुरत्नापहारिणीम्। ऊस्याहां मजपङ्का शीर्षोपलसमावृताम्॥ धनुष्काशां शरावापां गदापरिधकेतनाम्। हंसच्छत्रध्वजोपेतामुष्णीषवरफेनिलाम्॥ हारपद्माकरां चैव भूमिरेणूर्मिमालिनीम्। आर्यवृत्तवतां संख्ये सुतरां भीरुदुस्तराम्॥ योधग्राहवतीं संख्ये वहन्तीं यमसादनम्। क्षणेन पुरुषव्याघ्रः प्रावर्तयत निम्नगाम्॥ यथा वैतरणीमुग्रां दुस्तरामकृतात्मभिः। तथा दुस्तरणी घोरां भीरूणां भयवर्धिनीम्॥
śoṇitodāṃ rathāvartā hastigrāhasamākulām| naramīnāśvanakrāntāṃ keśaśaibalaśādvalām|| saṃchinnabhujanāgendrāṃ bahuratnāpahāriṇīm| ūsyāhāṃ majapaṅkā śīrṣopalasamāvṛtām|| dhanuṣkāśāṃ śarāvāpāṃ gadāparidhaketanām| haṃsacchatradhvajopetāmuṣṇīṣavaraphenilām|| hārapadmākarāṃ caiva bhūmireṇūrmimālinīm| āryavṛttavatāṃ saṃkhye sutarāṃ bhīrudustarām|| yodhagrāhavatīṃ saṃkhye vahantīṃ yamasādanam| kṣaṇena puruṣavyāghraḥ prāvartayata nimnagām|| yathā vaitaraṇīmugrāṃ dustarāmakṛtātmabhiḥ| tathā dustaraṇī ghorāṃ bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhinīm||
In that carnage blood flowed like water and the war-cars forming its eddies, elephants, its alligators, horses and men, its sharks and fishes and the hair of animals, its herbs and moss, were all floating on it. Arms severed from bodies floated like snakes and precious stones were abundant in the bloody current; thighs and marrows formed its gavials and mud and human heads, its mountain. Iron bound bludgeous and maces were also floating there like snakes, and bows and arrows formed its rafts by means of which persons tried to cross that fearful and bloody stream, banners and umbrellas drifted on it like swans and costly head-dresses its foam. The dust rising from the earth were like the waves of the stream and jeweled necklaces were looking like so many lotuses; the brave could alone cross that stream while the faint hearted sunk within to navigate it. That gushing current, with hands of sturdy soldiers forming its alligators and crocodiles, streamed its course towards the realm of Death. (and) and that man with tiger-like ferocity made its course flew on. (And) as the Vaitarani is unnavigable by persons of fifth and inequity, even so was that awful stream of blood to men wanting in valour and intrepidity, making their heart quail with shudder.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.38
यतो यतः पाण्डवेयः प्रविष्टो रथसत्तमः। ततस्ततोऽघातयत योधाशतसहस्रशः॥
yato yataḥ pāṇḍaveyaḥ praviṣṭo rathasattamaḥ| tatastato'ghātayata yodhāśatasahasraśaḥ||
(And) there that son of Pandu, the best of car-warriors, rushed in, slaying hundred thousands of enemy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.39
एवं दृष्ट्वा कृतं कर्म भीमसेनेन संयुगे। दुर्योधन महाराज शकुनि वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
evaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛtaṃ karma bhīmasenena saṃyuge| duryodhana mahārāja śakuni vākyamabravīt||
Duryodhana seeing Bhimasena thus career in battle, ( king said unto Shakuni the following words-
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.40
जहि मातुलं संग्रामे भीमसेनं महाबलम्। अस्मिञ्जिते जितं मन्ये पाण्डवेयं महाबलम्॥
jahi mātulaṃ saṃgrāme bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam| asmiñjite jitaṃ manye pāṇḍaveyaṃ mahābalam||
Overpower in the battle, O uncle, the allpowerful Bhimasena. The victory over the vast array of the Pandava forces hinges on his final overthrow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.41
ततः प्रायान्महाराज सौबलेयः प्रतापवान्। रणाय महते युक्तो भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः॥ स समासाद्य संग्रामे भीमं भीमपराक्रमम्। वारयामास तं वीरो वेलेव मकरालयम्॥
tataḥ prāyānmahārāja saubaleyaḥ pratāpavān| raṇāya mahate yukto bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ|| sa samāsādya saṃgrāme bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam| vārayāmāsa taṃ vīro veleva makarālayam||
Being thus desired, O king, the powerful son of Subala, the peer of great warriors marshaled in array, marched on-his brothers surrounding him. That hero, affronting the fiercely powerful Bhima in that battle, checked his intrepidity, as if a continent resisting the tides of an ocean.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.42
संन्यवर्तत तं भीमो वार्यमाण: शितैः शरैः। शकुनिस्तस्य राजेन्द्र वामपार्श्वे स्तनान्तरे॥ प्रेषयामास नाराचान् रुक्मपुङ्खाशिलाशितान्।
saṃnyavartata taṃ bhīmo vāryamāṇa: śitaiḥ śaraiḥ| śakunistasya rājendra vāmapārśve stanāntare|| preṣayāmāsa nārācān rukmapuṅkhāśilāśitān|
And despite he resistance of the keen shafts, (which the powerful son of Subala hurled against him,) Bhima approached him (in formidable array). Whereupon Shakuni, O king of kings, flung a number of cloth-yard shafts, bedecked with wings of gold and sharpened on stone and assailed Bhima at the seat of his heart.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.43
वर्म भित्वा तु ते घोराः पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः॥ न्यमञ्जन्त महाराज कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः।
varma bhitvā tu te ghorāḥ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ|| nyamañjanta mahārāja kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ|
Those fearful shafts, feathered with the plumes of Kankas and peacocks, O monarch, piercing the coat of mail of the high-souled son of Pandu, sunk deep into his vital parts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.44
सोऽतिविद्धो रणे भीमः शरं रुक्मविभूषितम्॥ प्रेषयामास स रुषा सौबलं प्रति भारत।
so'tividdho raṇe bhīmaḥ śaraṃ rukmavibhūṣitam|| preṣayāmāsa sa ruṣā saubalaṃ prati bhārata|
Being thus smitten in battle, O Bharata, Bhima, then flung, all of a sudden, a shaft laid with gold upon the son of Subala.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.45
तमायान्तं शरं घोरं शकुनिः शत्रुतापनः॥ चिच्छेद सप्तधा राजन् कृतहस्तो महाबलः।
tamāyāntaṃ śaraṃ ghoraṃ śakuniḥ śatrutāpanaḥ|| ciccheda saptadhā rājan kṛtahasto mahābalaḥ|
And the powerful Shakuni, the inflictor of woes on his enemies and O king, skillful in the manipulation of hands, rent that fearful weapon in seven fragments as it was coursing its way towards him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.46
तस्मिन् निपतिते भूमौ भीमः क्रुद्धो विशामप्ते॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन सौबलस्य हसन्निव।
tasmin nipatite bhūmau bhīmaḥ kruddho viśāmapte|| dhanuściccheda bhallena saubalasya hasanniva|
His weapon thus falling adrift on the ground, O king, Bhima, inflamed with rage, without any strain rent in twain with a broadpointed arrow the bow of the son of Subala.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.47
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं सौबलेयः प्रतापवान्॥ अन्यदादाय वेगेन धनुर्भल्लांश्च षोडश।
tadapāsya dhanuśchinnaṃ saubaleyaḥ pratāpavān|| anyadādāya vegena dhanurbhallāṃśca ṣoḍaśa|
Whereupon the mighty son of Subala, throwing away that bow, rendered useless, with the greatest alacrity seized a new one, as also sixteen broad-edged shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.48
तैस्तस्य तु महाराज भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ द्वाभ्यां स सारथिं ह्या द् भीमं सप्तभिरेव च। ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छेद द्वाभ्यां छत्रं विशाम्पते॥ चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान् विव्याध सुबलात्मजः।
taistasya tu mahārāja bhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ|| dvābhyāṃ sa sārathiṃ hyā d bhīmaṃ saptabhireva ca| dhvajamekena ciccheda dvābhyāṃ chatraṃ viśāmpate|| caturbhiścaturo vāhān vivyādha subalātmajaḥ|
And the son of Subala, O king, hit the chariot-driver with two and Bhima with seven; struck off the banner with one and the umbrella with two; and pierced, O lord of the universe, the four chargers with the remaining four chargers with the remaining four of those broad-headed shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.49
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीमसेनः प्रतापवान्॥ शक्तिं चिक्षेप समरे रुक्मदण्डामयस्मयीम्।
tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān|| śaktiṃ cikṣepa samare rukmadaṇḍāmayasmayīm|
Enraged at this, O king, the powerful Bhima, in that battle, threw down a weapon made of iron and the staff of which was decked with gold.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.50
सा भीमभुजनिर्मुक्ता नागजिह्वेव चञ्चला॥ निपपात रणे तूर्णं सौबलस्य महात्मनः।
sā bhīmabhujanirmuktā nāgajihveva cañcalā|| nipapāta raṇe tūrṇaṃ saubalasya mahātmanaḥ|
That weapon, resembling in activity the tongue of a snake, being thus cast from the arms of Bhima came speedily down upon the chariot of the noble son of Subala.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.51
ततस्तामेव संगृह्य शक्तिं कनकभूषणाम्॥ भीमसेनाय चिक्षेप क्रुद्धरूपो विशाम्पते।
tatastāmeva saṃgṛhya śaktiṃ kanakabhūṣaṇām|| bhīmasenāya cikṣepa kruddharūpo viśāmpate|
(And) he (the son of Subala) seized that weapon, adorned with gold and O lord of the universe, hurled it back against Bhimasena with a fierce countenance,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.52
सा निर्भिद्य भुजं सव्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः॥ निपपात तदा भूमौ यथा विद्युन्नभश्च्युता।
sā nirbhidya bhujaṃ savyaṃ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ|| nipapāta tadā bhūmau yathā vidyunnabhaścyutā|
That weapon, piercing through the left arm of the noble son of Pandu, fell down like flashes of lightning coursing on the ground.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.53
अथोत्क्रुष्टं महाराज धार्तराष्ट्रः समन्ततः॥ न तु तं ममृषे भीमः सिंहनादं तरस्विनाम्।
athotkruṣṭaṃ mahārāja dhārtarāṣṭraḥ samantataḥ|| na tu taṃ mamṛṣe bhīmaḥ siṃhanādaṃ tarasvinām|
Then the Dhartarashtras began to rent the air from all sides with their loud out-crics, but, O king, Bhima could not brook the lion-like roars of the enemy, all of great intrepidity.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.54
अन्यद् गृह्य धनुः सज्यं त्वरमाणो महाबलः॥ मुहूर्तादिव राजेन्द्र च्छादयामास सायकैः। सौबलस्य बलं संख्ये त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मानं महाबलः॥६५
anyad gṛhya dhanuḥ sajyaṃ tvaramāṇo mahābalaḥ|| muhūrtādiva rājendra cchādayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ| saubalasya balaṃ saṃkhye tyaktvā''tmānaṃ mahābalaḥ||65
That extraordinarily powerful man (Bhima) taking hold of another bow fitted with string, almost in no time, O best of kings, covered the mighty son of Subala and his forces, who were fighting valiantly without caring the least for their lives, with showers of arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.55
तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सूतं चैव विशाम्पते। ध्वजं चिच्छेद भल्लेन त्वरमाणः पराक्रमी॥
tasyāśvāṃścaturo hatvā sūtaṃ caiva viśāmpate| dhvajaṃ ciccheda bhallena tvaramāṇaḥ parākramī||
That mighty man (Bhimasena) with utmost intrepidity stricking off his (Shakuni's) four horses and then sending his charioteer to his eternal rest, O ruler of the universe, rent asunder his adversary's banner with a broadedged arrow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.56
हताश्वं रथमुत्सृज्य त्वरमाणो नरोत्तमः। तस्थौ विस्फारयंश्चापं क्रोधरक्तेक्षणः श्वसन्॥
hatāśvaṃ rathamutsṛjya tvaramāṇo narottamaḥ| tasthau visphārayaṃścāpaṃ krodharaktekṣaṇaḥ śvasan||
Speedily bounding out of that steedless chariot, Shakuni, the best of men, with eyes flaming with wrath and stretched bow, took his stand on the ground, breathing all the while heavy breaths.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.57
शरैश्च बहुधा राजन् भीममार्च्छत् समन्ततः। प्रतिहत्य तु वेगेन भीमसेनः प्रतापवान्॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद संक्रुद्धो विव्याध च शतैः शरैः।
śaraiśca bahudhā rājan bhīmamārcchat samantataḥ| pratihatya tu vegena bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān|| dhanuściccheda saṃkruddho vivyādha ca śataiḥ śaraiḥ|
And then, O king, he covered Bhima with numberless arrows from all sides. Then the mighty Bhima rending asunder Shakuni's arrows with great wrath hit him with a host of sharp arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.58
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुकर्शनः॥ निपपात तदा भूमौ किंचित्प्राणो नराधिपः।
so'tividdho balavatā śatruṇā śatrukarśanaḥ|| nipapāta tadā bhūmau kiṃcitprāṇo narādhipaḥ|
Being thus afflicted by his powerful assailant, that destroyer of enemies, O king, dropped down on the Earth almost dead.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.59
ततस्तं विह्वलं ज्ञात्वा पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते॥ अपोवाह रथेनाजी भीमसेनस्य पश्यतः।
tatastaṃ vihvalaṃ jñātvā putrastava viśāmpate|| apovāha rathenājī bhīmasenasya paśyataḥ|
Seeing him (Shakuni) in such a woeful plight, your son, O supreme ruler of the universe, putting him in his own chariot carried him off from the scene of action before the very face of Bhimasena.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.60
रथस्थे तु नरव्याने धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्मुखाः॥ प्रदुद्रुवुर्दिशो भीता भीमाजाते महाभये।
rathasthe tu naravyāne dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ|| pradudruvurdiśo bhītā bhīmājāte mahābhaye|
Seeing that foremost of men, Shakuni, thus knocked down and borne away on Duryodhana's chariot, the Imperial hosts began to beat a hasty retreat from the field and flew in all directions from the very fear of Bhimasena.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.61
सौबले निर्जिते राजन् भीमसेनेन धन्विना॥ भयेन महताऽऽविष्टः पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। अपायाजवनैरश्वैः सापेक्षो मातुलं प्रति॥
saubale nirjite rājan bhīmasenena dhanvinā|| bhayena mahatā''viṣṭaḥ putro duryodhanastava| apāyājavanairaśvaiḥ sāpekṣo mātulaṃ prati||
When the son of Subala was thus discomfited and defeated, O monarch, by that excellent archer (Bhimasena) your son Duryodhana, left the field in a state of trepidation and out of his concern for the life of his uncle Shakuni, urged his fiery chargers to a furious speed.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.62
पराङ्मुखं तु राजानं दृष्ट्वा सैन्यानि भारत। विप्रजग्मुः समुत्सृज्य द्वैरथानि समन्ततः॥
parāṅmukhaṃ tu rājānaṃ dṛṣṭvā sainyāni bhārata| viprajagmuḥ samutsṛjya dvairathāni samantataḥ||
Seeing the king thus flee away from the battle, all his troops, O foremost of the line of Bharata, who were each engaged in fierce struggle with a hand-to-hand fight, began to disperse themselves in all directions.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.63
तान् दृष्ट्वा विद्रुतान् सर्वान् धार्तराष्ट्रान् पराङ्मुखान्। जवेनाभ्यापतद् भीमः किरशरशतान् बहून्॥
tān dṛṣṭvā vidrutān sarvān dhārtarāṣṭrān parāṅmukhān| javenābhyāpatad bhīmaḥ kiraśaraśatān bahūn||
Observing the whole hosts of the Dhritarasthra force thus dispersing themselves in every direction, Bhima, with great impetuosity rushed against them and attacked them with innumerable arrows.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.64
ते वध्यमाना भीमेन धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्मुखाः। कर्णमासाद्य समरे स्थिता राजन् समन्ततः॥
te vadhyamānā bhīmena dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ| karṇamāsādya samare sthitā rājan samantataḥ||
Thus afflicted by Bhima, O monarch, the retreating bands of Dhritarashtra's army (all in a body moved towards Karna's flank).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 77.65
स हि तेषां महावीर्यो द्वीपोऽभूत सुमहाबलः। भिन्ननौका यथा राजन् द्वीपमासाद्य निर्वृताः॥ भवन्ति पुरुषव्याघ्र नाविकाः कालपर्यये। तथा कर्णं समासाद्य तावकाः पुरुषर्षभ॥ समाश्वस्ता: स्थिता राजन् सम्प्रहृष्टाः परस्परम्। समाजग्मुश्च युद्धाय मृत्यु कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥
sa hi teṣāṃ mahāvīryo dvīpo'bhūta sumahābalaḥ| bhinnanaukā yathā rājan dvīpamāsādya nirvṛtāḥ|| bhavanti puruṣavyāghra nāvikāḥ kālaparyaye| tathā karṇaṃ samāsādya tāvakāḥ puruṣarṣabha|| samāśvastā: sthitā rājan samprahṛṣṭāḥ parasparam| samājagmuśca yuddhāya mṛtyu kṛtvā nivartanam||
And coming thither and with them (General Karna) in their centre, they once more held there ground. As the ship-wrecked mariners become comforted in reaching in island, so your distressed army stood cheerfully on finding that mighty Karna. O foremost of the Bharata race, O inightiest of men, O lord of the universe, they then proceeded having death for their ultimate end.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)