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Mahābhārata • Parva 10 (Sauptikaparva) • Adhyāya 8

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 8

सौप्तिकपर्व • अध्यायः 8

Sauptikaparva Adhyāya 8 of the classical Mahābhārata with 152 verses.

Total: 152 Verses • Citations: MBh 10.8.1–152 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 6 (Verses 30 shown)
राक्षसो वा मनुष्यो वा नैनं जानीमहे वयम् । हत्वा पाञ्चालराजं यो रथमारुह्य तिष्ठति ॥
English Translation
They said, we know not whether he is a Rakshasa or a human being. Having killed the Panchala king he wait there.
ततस्ते योधमुख्यास्तं सहसा पर्यवारयन् । स तानापततः सर्वान्रुद्रास्त्रेण व्यपोथयत् ॥
English Translation
Thereat those foremost of warriors suddenly surrounded Drona's son. The latter killed them ail the means of the Rudra weapon.
धृष्टद्युम्नं च हत्वा स तांश्चैवास्य पदानुगान् । अपश्यच्छयने सुप्तमुत्तमौजसमन्तिके ॥
English Translation
Having killed Dhrishtadyumna and all those followers of his, he saw Uttamaujas sleeping on his bed.
तमप्याक्रम्य पादेन कण्ठे चोरसि चौजसा । तथैव मारयामास विनर्दन्तमरिंदमम् ॥
English Translation
Attacking him with his foot on the throat and chest, Drona's son killed that great hero also while the latter suffered greatly.
युधामन्युस्तु संप्राप्तो मत्त्वा तं रक्षसा हतम् । गदामुद्यम्य वेगेन हृदि द्रौणिमताडयत् ॥
English Translation
Coming up and taking his comrade for being slain by a Rakshasa, Yudhamanyu speedily struck Drona's son in the chest with a mace.
तमभिद्रुत्य जग्राह क्षितौ चैनमपातयत् । विस्फुरन्तं च पशुवत्तथैवैनममारयत् ॥
English Translation
Rushing towards him, Ashvatthaman seized him and brought him down to the ground and killed him like an animal while the latter cried aloud.
तथा स वीरो हत्वा तं ततोऽन्यान्समुपाद्रवत् । संसुप्तानेव राजेन्द्र तत्र तत्र महारथान् । स्फुरतो वेपमानांश्च शमितेव पशून्मखे ॥
English Translation
Having killed Yudhamanyu thus, that hero went against the other car-warriors of the king, who were all asleep.
ततो निस्त्रिंशमादाय जघानान्यान्पृथग्जनान् । भागशो विचरन्मार्गानसियुद्धविशारदः ॥
तथैव गुल्मे संप्रेक्ष्य शयानान्मध्यगौल्मिकान् । श्रान्तान्न्यस्तायुधान्सर्वान्क्षणेनैव व्यपोथयत् ॥
योधानश्वान्द्विपांश्चैव प्राच्छिनत्स वरासिना । रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गः कालसृष्ट इवान्तकः ॥
विस्फुरद्भिश्च तैर्द्रौणिर्निस्त्रिंशस्योद्यमेन च । आक्षेपेण तथैवासेस्त्रिधा रक्तोक्षितोऽभवत् ॥
तस्य लोहितसिक्तस्य दीप्तखड्गस्य युध्यतः । अमानुष इवाकारो बभौ परमभीषणः ॥
ये त्वजाग्रत कौरव्य तेऽपि शब्देन मोहिताः । निरीक्ष्यमाणा अन्योन्यं द्रौणिं दृष्ट्वा प्रविव्यथुः ॥
English Translation
Those who got up from sleep, O Kuruhero, became stupefied with the loud noise they heard. Seeing Drona's son, they looked at each other's faces and trembled with fear.
तद्रूपं तस्य ते दृष्ट्वा क्षत्रियाः शत्रुकर्शनाः । राक्षसं मन्यमानास्तं नयनानि न्यमीलयन् ॥
English Translation
Seeing the form of that crusher of foes, those Kshatriyas took him to be a Rakshasa and shut up their eyes.
स घोररूपो व्यचरत्कालवच्छिबिरे ततः । अपश्यद्द्रौपदीपुत्रानवशिष्टांश्च सोमकान् ॥
English Translation
Of terrible form, he moved about in the camp like Yama himself, and at last saw the sons of Draupadi and the residue of the Somakas.
तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता धनुर्हस्ता महारथाः । धृष्टद्युम्नं हतं श्रुत्वा द्रौपदेया विशां पते । अवाकिरञ्शरव्रातैर्भारद्वाजमभीतवत् ॥
English Translation
Terrified by the noise, and learning that Dhrishtadyumna had been killed those great car-warriors, viz., the sons of Draupadi, armed with bows, shot arrows on Drona's son.
ततस्तेन निनादेन संप्रबुद्धाः प्रभद्रकाः । शिलीमुखैः शिखण्डी च द्रोणपुत्रं समार्दयन् ॥
भारद्वाजस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा शरवर्षाणि वर्षतः । ननाद बलवन्नादं जिघांसुस्तान्सुदुर्जयान् ॥
English Translation
Seeing them cast their arrows on him, Drona's son uttered a loud roar and became desirous of killing those great car-warriors.
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन् । अवरुह्य रथोपस्थात्त्वरमाणोऽभिदुद्रुवे ॥
English Translation
Remembering the death of his father, Ashvatthaman became furious with rage, getting down from his car, he made a desperate rush against his enemies.
सहस्रचन्द्रं विपुलं गृहीत्वा चर्म संयुगे । खड्गं च विपुलं दिव्यं जातरूपपरिष्कृतम् । द्रौपदेयानभिद्रुत्य खड्गेन व्यचरद्बली ॥
English Translation
Taking up his bright shield decked with a thousand moons and his massive and celestial sword decked with god, the great Ashvatthaman rushed against the sons of Draupadi.
ततः स नरशार्दूलः प्रतिविन्ध्यं तमाहवे । कुक्षिदेशेऽवधीद्राजन्स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥
English Translation
Then that foremost of men, in that dreadful battle, struck Prativindhya in the abdomen at which the latter, O king, fell down lifeless on the Earth.
प्रासेन विद्ध्वा द्रौणिं तु सुतसोमः प्रतापवान् । पुनश्चासिं समुद्यम्य द्रोणपुत्रमुपाद्रवत् ॥
English Translation
Having pierced the son of Drona with a lance, the brave Sutasoma rushed at him with his uplifted sword.
सुतसोमस्य सासिं तु बाहुं छित्त्वा नरर्षभः । पुनरभ्यहनत्पार्श्वे स भिन्नहृदयोऽपतत् ॥
English Translation
Ashvatthaman, however, cut off Sutasoma's hand holding the sword, and once more struck him on the back. Thereat Sutasoma dropped down dead.
नाकुलिस्तु शतानीको रथचक्रेण वीर्यवान् । दोर्भ्यामुत्क्षिप्य वेगेन वक्षस्येनमताडयत् ॥
English Translation
Taking up a car-wheel with his two hands, the brave Shatanika, the son of Nakula, violently struck Ashvatthaman on the breast.
अताडयच्छतानीकं मुक्तचक्रं द्विजस्तु सः । स विह्वलो ययौ भूमिं ततोऽस्यापाहरच्छिरः ॥
English Translation
The great Ashvatthaman violently assailed Shatanika after he had discharged that carwheel. Exceedingly agitated, Nakula's son dropped down upon the earth, upon which Drona's son severed his head from his body.
श्रुतकर्मा तु परिघं गृहीत्वा समताडयत् । अभिद्रुत्य ततो द्रौणिं सव्ये स फलके भृशम् ॥
English Translation
Then taking up a spiked bludgeon, Shrutakarman attacked Ashvatthaman. Furiously rushing at Drona's son, he struck him violently on the left part of his forehead.
स तु तं श्रुतकर्माणमास्ये जघ्ने वरासिना । स हतो न्यपतद्भूमौ विमूढो विकृताननः ॥
English Translation
Ashvatthaman struck Shrutakarman with his excellent sword on the face. Senseless and his face disfigured, he dropped down dead on the Earth.
तेन शब्देन वीरस्तु श्रुतकीर्तिर्महाधनुः । अश्वत्थामानमासाद्य शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥
English Translation
At this noist, the heroic Shutakirti that great car-warrior, coming up made a downpour of arrows on Ashvatthaman.
तस्यापि शरवर्षाणि चर्मणा प्रतिवार्य सः । सकुण्डलं शिरः कायाद्भ्राजमानमपाहरत् ॥
English Translation
Counteracting those arrowy shower with his shield, Ashvatthaman sundered from his enemy's trunk his beautiful head bedecked with ear-rings.
ततो भीष्मनिहन्ता तं सह सर्वैः प्रभद्रकैः । अहनत्सर्वतो वीरं नानाप्रहरणैर्बली । शिलीमुखेन चाप्येनं भ्रुवोर्मध्ये समार्दयत् ॥
English Translation
the destroyer of Bhishma, viz., the great Shikhandin, with all the Prabhadrakas, assailed the hero from every side with various sorts of Weapors. Shikhandin struck Ashvatthaman with an arrow in the midst of his two eyebrows.
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