Mahabharata — Volume IX (Dutt edition) — Chapter 242

MBh 9 242.1

त्रिगतैरभवद् युद्धं कृतवैरैः किरीटिनः। महारथसमाज्ञातैर्हतानां पुत्रनप्तृभिः॥

trigatairabhavad yuddhaṃ kṛtavairaiḥ kirīṭinaḥ| mahārathasamājñātairhatānāṃ putranaptṛbhiḥ||

Vaishampayana said A battle took place between the diademdecked (Arjuna) and the sons and grandsons of the Trigartas whose hostility the Pandavas had incurred before and all of whom were wellknown as powerful car-warriors.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.2

ते समाज्ञाय सम्प्राप्तं यज्ञियं तुरगोत्तमम्। विषयान्तं ततो वीरा दंशिताः पर्यवारयन्॥

te samājñāya samprāptaṃ yajñiyaṃ turagottamam| viṣayāntaṃ tato vīrā daṃśitāḥ paryavārayan||

Having learn that, that foremost of horses, which was intended for the sacrifice, had come to their kingdom, those heroes, accoutring themselves in coats mail, surrounded Arjuna.

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MBh 9 242.3

रथिनो बद्धतूणीराः सदश्वैः तूणीरा: सदश्वैः समलंकृतैः। परिवार्य हयं राजन् ग्रहीतुं सम्प्रचक्रमुः॥

rathino baddhatūṇīrāḥ sadaśvaiḥ tūṇīrā: sadaśvaiḥ samalaṃkṛtaiḥ| parivārya hayaṃ rājan grahītuṃ sampracakramuḥ||

Mounted on their cars, drawn by excellent and well-decked steeds and with quivers on their backs, they surrounded that horse, O king, and tried to capture it.

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MBh 9 242.4

ततः किरीटी संचिन्त्य तेषां तत्र चिकीर्षितम्। वारयामास तान् वीरान् सान्त्वपूर्वमरिंदमः॥

tataḥ kirīṭī saṃcintya teṣāṃ tatra cikīrṣitam| vārayāmāsa tān vīrān sāntvapūrvamariṃdamaḥ||

Thinking of that attempt of theirs, the diadem-decked Arjuna, forbade those heroes, with conciliatory words, ochastiser of enemies.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.5

तदनादृत्य ते सर्वे शरैरभ्यहनस्तदा। तमोरजोभ्यां संछन्नांस्तान् किरीटी न्यवारयत्॥

tadanādṛtya te sarve śarairabhyahanastadā| tamorajobhyāṃ saṃchannāṃstān kirīṭī nyavārayat||

Disregarding Arjuna's message, they attacked him with their arrows. The diadem decked Arjuna resisted those warriors who were under the control of darkness and passion.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.6

तानब्रवीत् ततो जिष्णुः प्रहसन्निव भारत। निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञाः श्रेयो जीवितमेव च॥

tānabravīt tato jiṣṇuḥ prahasanniva bhārata| nivartadhvamadharmajñāḥ śreyo jīvitameva ca||

Jishnu, addressed them smilingly and said, 'Desist, you unrighteous ones! Life is a blessing.'

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.7

स हि वीरः प्रयास्यन् वै धर्मराजेन वारितः। हतबान्धवा न ते पार्थ हन्तव्याः पार्थिवा इति॥

sa hi vīraḥ prayāsyan vai dharmarājena vāritaḥ| hatabāndhavā na te pārtha hantavyāḥ pārthivā iti||

At the time of his starting, he had been earnestly ordered by king Yudhishthira the just not to kill those Kshatriyas whose kinsmen had been killed before on the field of Kurukshetra.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.8

स तदा तद् वचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य धीमतः। तान् निवर्तध्वमित्याह न न्यवर्तन्त चापि ते॥

sa tadā tad vacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ| tān nivartadhvamityāha na nyavartanta cāpi te||

Remembering these behest's of king Yudhishthira the just who was gifted with great intelligence, Arjuna asked the Trigartas to forbear. But they disregarded Arjuna's injunction.

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MBh 9 242.9

ततस्त्रिगर्तराजानं सूर्यवर्माणमाहवे। विचित्य शरजालेन प्रजहास धनंजयः॥

tatastrigartarājānaṃ sūryavarmāṇamāhave| vicitya śarajālena prajahāsa dhanaṃjayaḥ||

Then Arjuna defeated Suryavarman, the king of the Trigartas, in battle, by shooting countless arrows at him and laughed in scorn.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.10

ततस्ते रथघोषेण स्थनेमिस्वनेन च। पूरयन्तो दिशः सर्वा धनंजयमुपाद्रवन्॥

tataste rathaghoṣeṇa sthanemisvanena ca| pūrayanto diśaḥ sarvā dhanaṃjayamupādravan||

The Trigarta warriors, however filling the ten points with the sound of their cars and carwheels, rushed towards Dhananjaya.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.11

सूर्यवर्मा ततः पार्थे शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। शतान्यमुञ्चद् राजेन्द्र लध्वस्त्रमभिदर्शयन्॥

sūryavarmā tataḥ pārthe śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām| śatānyamuñcad rājendra ladhvastramabhidarśayan||

Then Suryavarman, showing great lightness of hand, pierced Dhananjaya with hundreds of straight arrows, O king!

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MBh 9 242.12

तथैवान्ये महेष्वासा ये च तस्यानुयायिनः। मुमुचुः शरवर्षाणि धनंजयवधैषिणः॥

tathaivānye maheṣvāsā ye ca tasyānuyāyinaḥ| mumucuḥ śaravarṣāṇi dhanaṃjayavadhaiṣiṇaḥ||

The other great bowmen, who followed the king and who were all desirous of bringing about the destruction of Dhananjaya, shot showers of arrows on him.

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MBh 9 242.13

स तान् ज्यामुखनिर्मुक्तैर्बहुभिः सुबहूशरान्। चिच्छेद पाण्डवो राजंस्ते भूमौ न्यपतंस्तदा॥

sa tān jyāmukhanirmuktairbahubhiḥ subahūśarān| ciccheda pāṇḍavo rājaṃste bhūmau nyapataṃstadā||

With numberless arrows shot from his own bowstring, the son of Pandu, O king, cut off those clouds of arrows upon which they fell down.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.14

केतुवर्मा तु तेजस्वी तस्यैवावरजो युवा। युयुधे भ्रातुराय पाण्डवेन यशस्विना॥

ketuvarmā tu tejasvī tasyaivāvarajo yuvā| yuyudhe bhrāturāya pāṇḍavena yaśasvinā||

Gifted with great energy, Ketuvarman, the younger brother of Suryavarman, and gifted with youthful vigour, fought, for the sake of his brother, against Pandu's son endued with great fame.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.15

तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य केतुवर्माणमाहवे। अभ्यन्निशितैर्वाणैर्बीभत्सुः परवीरहा।॥

tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya ketuvarmāṇamāhave| abhyanniśitairvāṇairbībhatsuḥ paravīrahā|||

Seeing Ketuvarman approaching towards him for battle, Bibhatsu, that destroyer of hostile heroes, killed him with many sharppointed arrows.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.16

केतुवर्मण्यभिहते धृतवर्मा महारथः। रथेनाशु समुत्पत्य शरैर्जिष्णुमवाकिरत्॥

ketuvarmaṇyabhihate dhṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ| rathenāśu samutpatya śarairjiṣṇumavākirat||

Upon Ketuvarmana's fall, the powerful carwarrior Dlıritavarman, rushing on his car towards Arjuna, showered a perfect downpour of arrows on him.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.17

तस्य तां शीघ्रतामीक्ष्य तुतोषातीव वीर्यवान्। गुडाकेशो महातेजा बालस्य धृतवर्मणः॥

tasya tāṃ śīghratāmīkṣya tutoṣātīva vīryavān| guḍākeśo mahātejā bālasya dhṛtavarmaṇaḥ||

Seeing that lightness of hand shown by the youth Dhritavarman, Gudakesha of great energy and great prowess became highly pleased with him.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.18

न संदधानं ददृशे नाददानं च तं तदा। किरन्तमेव स शरान् ददृशे पाकशासनिः॥

na saṃdadhānaṃ dadṛśe nādadānaṃ ca taṃ tadā| kirantameva sa śarān dadṛśe pākaśāsaniḥ||

The son of Indra could not see when the young warrior took out his arrows and when he placed them on his bowstring aiming at him. He only saw showers of arrows in the air.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.19

स तु तं पूजयामास धृतवर्माणमाहवे। मनसा तु मुहूर्तं वै रणे समभिहर्षयन्॥

sa tu taṃ pūjayāmāsa dhṛtavarmāṇamāhave| manasā tu muhūrtaṃ vai raṇe samabhiharṣayan||

For a brief space of time, Arjuna pleased his enemy and mentally admired his heroism and skill.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.20

तं पन्नगमिव क्रुद्धं कुरुवीरः स्मयन्निवा प्रीतिपूर्वं महाबाहुः प्राणैर्न व्यपरोपयत्॥

taṃ pannagamiva kruddhaṃ kuruvīraḥ smayannivā prītipūrvaṃ mahābāhuḥ prāṇairna vyaparopayat||

The Kuru hero, smiling the while, fought with that youth who took after an angry snake. The mighty-armed Dhananjaya, glad as he was in seeing the courage of Dhritavarman, did not take his life.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.21

स तथा रक्ष्यमाणो वै पार्थेनामिततेजसा। धृतवर्मा शरं दीप्त मुमोच विजये तदा॥

sa tathā rakṣyamāṇo vai pārthenāmitatejasā| dhṛtavarmā śaraṃ dīpta mumoca vijaye tadā||

While, however, Partha of immeasurable energy fought mildly with him without wishing to kill him, Dhritavarman shot a burning arrow at him.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.22

स तेन विजयस्तूर्णमासीद् विद्धः करे भृशम्। मुमोच गाण्डिवं मोहात् तत् पपाताथ भूतले॥

sa tena vijayastūrṇamāsīd viddhaḥ kare bhṛśam| mumoca gāṇḍivaṃ mohāt tat papātātha bhūtale||

Deeply pierced in the hand by that arrow, Vijaya became stupefied and his bow Gandiva dropped down on the Earth from his relaxed grasp.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.23

धनुषः पततस्तस्य सव्यसाचिकराद् विभो। बभूव सदृशं रूपं शक्रचापस्य भारत॥

dhanuṣaḥ patatastasya savyasācikarād vibho| babhūva sadṛśaṃ rūpaṃ śakracāpasya bhārata||

The from of that bow, O king, when it fell from the grasp of Arjuna, resembled, O Bharata, that of the bow of Indra.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.24

तस्मिन् विपतिते दिवये महाधनुषि पार्थिवः। जहास सस्वनं हास धृतवर्मा महाहवे॥

tasmin vipatite divaye mahādhanuṣi pārthivaḥ| jahāsa sasvanaṃ hāsa dhṛtavarmā mahāhave||

When that great and celestial bow dropped down, O king, Dhritavarman laughed loudly in battle.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.25

ततो रोषार्दितो जिष्णुः प्रमृत्य रुधिरं करात्। धनुरादत्त तद् दिव्यं शरवर्ववर्ष च॥

tato roṣārdito jiṣṇuḥ pramṛtya rudhiraṃ karāt| dhanurādatta tad divyaṃ śaravarvavarṣa ca||

At this, Jishnu, worked up with rage wiped the blood from his hand and once more taking up his bow, showered a perfect downpour of arrows.

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MBh 9 242.26

ततो हलहलाशब्दो दिवस्पृगभवत् तदा। नानाविधानां भूतानां तत्कर्माणि प्रशंसताम्॥

tato halahalāśabdo divaspṛgabhavat tadā| nānāvidhānāṃ bhūtānāṃ tatkarmāṇi praśaṃsatām||

Then a loud and confused noise arose, filling the sky and touching the very heavens, as it were, from various creatures who spoke highly of that feat of Dhananjaya.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.27

ततः सम्प्रेक्ष्य संक्रुद्धं कालान्तकयमोपमम्। जिष्णुं त्रैगर्तका योधाः परीताः पर्यवारयन्॥ अभिसृत्य परीप्सार्थं ततस्ते धृतवर्मणः। परिववर्गुडाकेशं तत्राद्ध्यद् धनंजयः॥

tataḥ samprekṣya saṃkruddhaṃ kālāntakayamopamam| jiṣṇuṃ traigartakā yodhāḥ parītāḥ paryavārayan|| abhisṛtya parīpsārthaṃ tataste dhṛtavarmaṇaḥ| parivavarguḍākeśaṃ tatrāddhyad dhanaṃjayaḥ||

Seeing Jishnu inflamed with wrath and loO king like Yama himself as he appears as the end of the cycle, the Trigarta warriors hastily surrounded him, rushing from their posts and desirous of rescuing Dhritavarman. Seeing himself surrounded by his enemies, Arjuna became more angry than before.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 9 242.28

ततो योधान् जघानाशु तेषां स दश चाष्ट च। महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैरायसैर्बहुभिः शरैः॥

tato yodhān jaghānāśu teṣāṃ sa daśa cāṣṭa ca| mahendravajrapratimairāyasairbahubhiḥ śaraiḥ||

He then quickly despatched eighteen of their foremost warriors with many arrows of hard iron which resembled the arrows of the great Indra himself.

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MBh 9 242.29

तान् सम्प्रभग्नान् सम्प्रेक्ष्य त्वमाणो धनंजयः। शरैराशीविषाकारैर्जधान स्वनवद्धसन्॥

tān samprabhagnān samprekṣya tvamāṇo dhanaṃjayaḥ| śarairāśīviṣākārairjadhāna svanavaddhasan||

The Trigarta warriors then began to fly. Seeing them retreat, Dhananjaya, quickly shot many shafts at them which resembled angry snakes of dreadful poison, and laughed aloud.

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MBh 9 242.30

ते भग्नमनसः सर्वे त्रैगर्तकमहारथाः। दिशोऽभिदुद्रुवू राजन् धनंजयशरार्दिताः॥

te bhagnamanasaḥ sarve traigartakamahārathāḥ| diśo'bhidudruvū rājan dhanaṃjayaśarārditāḥ||

The powerful car-warriors of the Trigarlas, with dispirited hearts, fled in all directions, greatly afflicted by Dhananjaya with his arrows.

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MBh 9 242.31

तमूचुः पुरुषव्याघ्रं संशप्तकनिषूदनम्। तवास्म किंकराः सर्वे सर्वे वै वशगास्तव॥

tamūcuḥ puruṣavyāghraṃ saṃśaptakaniṣūdanam| tavāsma kiṃkarāḥ sarve sarve vai vaśagāstava||

They then addressed that foremost of men, that destroyer of the Samsaptaka army, saying, 'We are your slaves! We yield to you.

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MBh 9 242.32

आज्ञापयस्व नः पाथै प्रह्वान् प्रेष्यानवस्थितान्। करिष्यामः प्रियं सर्वं तव कौरवनन्दन॥

ājñāpayasva naḥ pāthai prahvān preṣyānavasthitān| kariṣyāmaḥ priyaṃ sarvaṃ tava kauravanandana||

Do you command us, O Partha! Lo, we wait here as the most docile of your servants! O delighter of the Kurus, we shall execute all your commands.'

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MBh 9 242.33

एतदाज्ञाय वचनं सर्वोस्तानब्रवीत् तदा। जीवितं रक्षत नृपाः शासनं प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥

etadājñāya vacanaṃ sarvostānabravīt tadā| jīvitaṃ rakṣata nṛpāḥ śāsanaṃ pratigṛhyatām||

Hearing these words expressive of their submission, Dhananjaya said them, 'Do you, O kings, save your lives, to and accept my dominion.'

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)