Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 120
MkP 120.1
अविक्षिच्चरितवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच इति संग्रामसज्जास्ते भूपा भूपसुतस्तथा । निराकृताः सुबहुशस्तत्कालं चाप्यविक्षिता
avikṣiccaritavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti saṃgrāmasajjāste bhūpā bhūpasutastathā | nirākṛtāḥ subahuśastatkālaṃ cāpyavikṣitā
Description of the deeds of Avikṣit. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus those kings were made ready for battle, and so too was the king's son, who had repulsed (them) very many times and at that time was unwounded.
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MkP 120.2
ततो बभूव संग्रामस्तस्य तैः सह दारुणः । एकस्य बहुभिर्भूपैर्भूपपुत्रवरैर्मुने
tato babhūva saṃgrāmastasya taiḥ saha dāruṇaḥ | ekasya bahubhirbhūpairbhūpaputravarairmune
Then there was a terrible battle of his with them — of one against many kings and the best of kings' sons, O sage.
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MkP 120.3
तेऽसिशक्तिगदाबाणपाणयस्तं सुदुर्मदाः । अभिघ्नन्तो युयुधिरे तैः समस्तैरसावपि
te'siśaktigadābāṇapāṇayastaṃ sudurmadāḥ | abhighnanto yuyudhire taiḥ samastairasāvapi
They, exceedingly mad with pride, with swords, spears, maces and arrows in their hands, fought striking at him; and he too (fought) with all of them.
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MkP 120.4
स ताञ्छरशतैरुग्रैर्बिभेद नृपनन्दनः । कृतास्त्रो बलवान्बाणैस्ते च तं बिभिदुः शितैः
sa tāñcharaśatairugrairbibheda nṛpanandanaḥ | kṛtāstro balavānbāṇaiste ca taṃ bibhiduḥ śitaiḥ
That son of the king, strong and trained in weapons, pierced them with hundreds of fierce arrows, and they pierced him with sharpened arrows.
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MkP 120.5
कस्यचिच्चिच्छिदे बाहुमन्यस्य च शिरोधराम् । हृदि विव्याध चैवान्यमन्यं वक्षस्यताडयत्
kasyaciccicchide bāhumanyasya ca śirodharām | hṛdi vivyādha caivānyamanyaṃ vakṣasyatāḍayat
He cut off the arm of one and the neck of another; and he pierced another in the heart, and struck another on the chest.
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MkP 120.6
करं चिच्छेद करिणस्तुरगस्य तथा शिरः । रथस्येषां तथैवाश्वान्रथस्यान्यस्य सारथिम्
karaṃ ciccheda kariṇasturagasya tathā śiraḥ | rathasyeṣāṃ tathaivāśvānrathasyānyasya sārathim
He cut off the trunk of an elephant, and likewise the head of a horse, the pole of a chariot, and the horses likewise, and the charioteer of another's chariot.
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MkP 120.7
बाणानापततश्चक्रे द्विधा बाणैस्तथा द्विषाम् । चिच्छेदान्यस्य खड्गं च धनुरन्यस्य लाघवात्
bāṇānāpatataścakre dvidhā bāṇaistathā dviṣām | cicchedānyasya khaḍgaṃ ca dhanuranyasya lāghavāt
With his arrows he made the oncoming arrows of the foes into two pieces, and by his quickness he cut off the sword of one and the bow of another.
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MkP 120.8
तनुत्रेऽपहृते तेन ननाशान्यो नृपात्मजः । अविक्षिताहतश्चान्यः पदातिः प्रजहौ रणम्
tanutre'pahṛte tena nanāśānyo nṛpātmajaḥ | avikṣitāhataścānyaḥ padātiḥ prajahau raṇam
When his armour had been carried off by him, another prince fled; and another, struck by Avikṣit, being on foot, abandoned the battle.
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MkP 120.9
इत्याकुलीकृते तस्मिन्समग्रे राजमण्डले । तस्थुः सप्तशतं वीरा मरणे कृतनिश्चयाः
ityākulīkṛte tasminsamagre rājamaṇḍale | tasthuḥ saptaśataṃ vīrā maraṇe kṛtaniścayāḥ
When the whole circle of kings had thus been thrown into confusion, seven hundred heroes stood firm, resolved upon death.
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MkP 120.11
तैः समेत्य महीपालैः स तु पुत्रो महीभृतः । युयुधे धर्मयुद्धेन तेन तं नातिकोपितः
taiḥ sametya mahīpālaiḥ sa tu putro mahībhṛtaḥ | yuyudhe dharmayuddhena tena taṃ nātikopitaḥ
But that son of the king, having engaged with those rulers of the earth, fought by the rules of righteous warfare; therefore he was not excessively enraged (against them).
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MkP 120.12
विच्छिन्नयन्त्रकवचान्स तानपि महाबलः । कर्त्तुं व्यवस्थितस्ते च ततः क्रुद्धा महामुने
vicchinnayantrakavacānsa tānapi mahābalaḥ | karttuṃ vyavasthitaste ca tataḥ kruddhā mahāmune
That mighty one set about making even those (kings) stripped of their gear and armour; and thereupon, great sage, they grew furious.
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MkP 120.13
धर्ममुत्सृज्य युयुधुर्युध्यमानेन धर्मतः । नरेन्द्रपुत्राः प्रस्वेदजलक्लिन्नाननाः समम्
dharmamutsṛjya yuyudhuryudhyamānena dharmataḥ | narendraputrāḥ prasvedajalaklinnānanāḥ samam
Abandoning righteousness, the princes, their faces wet with sweat-water, fought all together against him who was fighting righteously.
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MkP 120.14
विव्याध कश्चिद्बाणौघैः कश्चिच्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् । ध्वजमस्यापरो बाणैश्छित्त्वा भूमावपातयत्
vivyādha kaścidbāṇaughaiḥ kaścicciccheda kārmukam | dhvajamasyāparo bāṇaiśchittvā bhūmāvapātayat
One pierced (him) with floods of arrows, one cut his bow; another, having cut down his banner with arrows, brought it to the ground.
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MkP 120.15
जघ्नुरन्ये तथैवाश्वान्बभञ्जुश्चापरे रथम् । गदापातेनाथ चान्ये बाणैः पृष्ठमताडयन्
jaghnuranye tathaivāśvānbabhañjuścāpare ratham | gadāpātenātha cānye bāṇaiḥ pṛṣṭhamatāḍayan
Others likewise killed his horses, and others smashed his chariot; and then others struck his back with a blow of the mace and with arrows.
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MkP 120.16
छिन्ने धनुषि सक्रोधः स तदा नृपतेः सुतः । जग्राहासिं तथा चर्म तदप्यन्योन्वपातयत्
chinne dhanuṣi sakrodhaḥ sa tadā nṛpateḥ sutaḥ | jagrāhāsiṃ tathā carma tadapyanyonvapātayat
When his bow was cut, the king's son, filled with anger, then seized sword and shield; but another struck that down too.
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MkP 120.17
च्छिन्नासिचर्मा जग्राह स गदां गदिनां वरः । तामप्यन्यः क्षुरप्रेण चिच्छेद कृतहस्तवत्
cchinnāsicarmā jagrāha sa gadāṃ gadināṃ varaḥ | tāmapyanyaḥ kṣurapreṇa ciccheda kṛtahastavat
His sword and shield cut away, he, the best of mace-bearers, took up a mace; but another, with a razor-edged arrow, cut that too, like one skilled of hand.
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MkP 120.18
अन्ये शरसहस्रेण शतेनान्ये नराधिपाः । विव्यधुः कोष्ठकीकृत्य धर्मयुद्धपराङ्मुखाः
anye śarasahasreṇa śatenānye narādhipāḥ | vivyadhuḥ koṣṭhakīkṛtya dharmayuddhaparāṅmukhāḥ
Some of the kings pierced him with a thousand arrows, others with a hundred, hemming him in, turned away from righteous battle.
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MkP 120.19
स विह्वलः पपातोर्व्यामेको बहुभिरर्दितः । राजपुत्रा महाभागा बबन्धुस्ते च तं ततः
sa vihvalaḥ papātorvyāmeko bahubhirarditaḥ | rājaputrā mahābhāgā babandhuste ca taṃ tataḥ
Overwhelmed, tormented—one man by many—he fell to the ground; and then those illustrious princes bound him.
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MkP 120.21
हृष्टाः प्रमुदिता बद्धं समादाय नृपात्मजम् । स्वयंवरा च सा कन्या न्यस्ता तेन ततः पुरः
hṛṣṭāḥ pramuditā baddhaṃ samādāya nṛpātmajam | svayaṃvarā ca sā kanyā nyastā tena tataḥ puraḥ
Delighted and rejoicing, they took the bound prince and set him before that maiden of the self-choice.
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MkP 120.22
पुनः पुनश्च पित्रोक्ता तथापि च पुरोधसा । आलम्ब्यतामिति वरो यस्ते राजसु रोचते
punaḥ punaśca pitroktā tathāpi ca purodhasā | ālambyatāmiti varo yaste rājasu rocate
Though told again and again by her father, and likewise by the family priest: "Choose whichever suitor among the kings pleases you"—
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MkP 120.23
यदा सा मानिनी कञ्चिन्न जग्राह वरं मुने । तदा पप्रच्छ दैवज्ञं विवाहार्थं नरेश्वरः
yadā sā māninī kañcinna jagrāha varaṃ mune | tadā papraccha daivajñaṃ vivāhārthaṃ nareśvaraḥ
when that proud girl accepted no suitor, O sage, then the lord of men questioned an astrologer about the marriage.
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MkP 120.24
विशिष्टतरमेतस्या विवाहाय दिनं वद । अद्यैतदीदृक्सञ्जातं युद्धं विघ्नोपपादकम्
viśiṣṭatarametasyā vivāhāya dinaṃ vada | adyaitadīdṛksañjātaṃ yuddhaṃ vighnopapādakam
"Tell (me) a more excellent day for her marriage; today this sort of battle has arisen, which brings about an obstacle."
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MkP 120.25
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इति पृष्टो नरेन्द्रेण स दैवज्ञो विमृश्य तत् । दुर्मनाः प्राह विज्ञातपरमार्थो महीपतिम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti pṛṣṭo narendreṇa sa daivajño vimṛśya tat | durmanāḥ prāha vijñātaparamārtho mahīpatim
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Questioned thus by the king, that astrologer, pondering the matter, downcast, having understood the ultimate truth (of it), said to the king:
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MkP 120.26
भविष्यन्त्यपराणीह दिनानि पृथिवीपते । प्रशस्तलग्नयुक्तानि शोभनान्यचिरेण वै
bhaviṣyantyaparāṇīha dināni pṛthivīpate | praśastalagnayuktāni śobhanānyacireṇa vai
"Other days will come here, lord of the earth, joined to auspicious conjunctions, fine ones, and before long indeed.
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MkP 120.27
करिष्यसि विवाहं त्वं तेषु प्राप्तेषु मानद । अलमेतेन यत्रायं महाविघ्न उपस्थितः
kariṣyasi vivāhaṃ tvaṃ teṣu prāpteṣu mānada | alametena yatrāyaṃ mahāvighna upasthitaḥ
You will perform the marriage when those arrive, O giver of honour. Enough of this (day), on which this great obstacle has presented itself."
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MkP 120.120
आभिजात्यवयःशौर्यलज्जाभारसमन्विताः । निर्जिते सकले सैन्ये पलायनपरायणे तमधर्मेण ते सर्वे गृहीत्वा नृपतेः सुतम् । विशालेन समं राज्ञा वैदिशं विविशुः परम् इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणेऽविक्षिच्चरितं नाम विंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
ābhijātyavayaḥśauryalajjābhārasamanvitāḥ | nirjite sakale sainye palāyanaparāyaṇe tamadharmeṇa te sarve gṛhītvā nṛpateḥ sutam | viśālena samaṃ rājñā vaidiśaṃ viviśuḥ param iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe'vikṣiccaritaṃ nāma viṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Endowed with high birth, youth, valour and a weight of modesty—when the whole army had been defeated and given over to flight—all of them, having unrighteously seized that son of the king, entered the excellent city of Vaidiśa together with King Viśāla. Thus (ends) the one hundred and twentieth chapter, called "The Deeds of Avikṣit," in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.
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