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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 1

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 1

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 1 of the classical Mahābhārata with 53 verses.

Total: 53 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.1.1–53 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
एवं निपातिते कर्णे समरे सव्यसाचिना । अल्पावशिष्टाः कुरवः किमकुर्वत वै द्विज ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said On Karna being thus killed by Savyasachin what did the sinall remnant of the Kurt army do?
उदीर्यमाणं च बलं दृष्ट्वा राजा सुयोधनः । पाण्डवैः प्राप्तकालं च किं प्रापद्यत कौरवः ॥
English Translation
Seeing the (Pandava) army elated with energy how did the king Suyodhana act towards them befitting the occasion?
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं तदाचक्ष्व द्विजोत्तम । न हि तृप्यामि पूर्वेषां शृण्वानश्चरितं महत् ॥
English Translation
Describe it, О foremost of the twice-born. I wish to hear it. I am never satiated with hearing of the great feats of my forefathers.
ततः कर्णे हते राजन्धार्तराष्ट्रः सुयोधनः । भृशं शोकार्णवे मग्नो निराशः सर्वतोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said After the destruction of Karna, O king, Dhritarashtra's son Suyodhana was immersed in a sea of grief and beheld despair on all sides.
हा कर्ण हा कर्ण इति शोचमानः पुनः पुनः । कृच्छ्रात्स्वशिबिरं प्रायाद्धतशेषैर्नृपैः सह ॥
English Translation
Exclaiming repeatedly "Oh Karna ! Oh Karna! he with difficulty reached his camp with the remaining kings on his side.
स समाश्वास्यमानोऽपि हेतुभिः शास्त्रनिश्चितैः । राजभिर्नालभच्छर्म सूतपुत्रवधं स्मरन् ॥
English Translation
Although consoled by those chiefs with cogent arguments sanctioned by scriptures he could not enjoy peace of mind thinking of the death of the charioteer's son.
स दैवं बलवन्मत्वा भवितव्यं च पार्थिवः । संग्रामे निश्चयं कृत्वा पुनर्युद्धाय निर्ययौ ॥
English Translation
Considering Destiny and Luck as allpowerful and determined upon fighting the king issued out again for battle.
शल्यं सेनापतिं कृत्वा विधिवद्राजपुंगवः । रणाय निर्ययौ राजा हतशेषैर्नृपैः सह ॥
English Translation
Having appointed duly Shalya as the coihmander-in-chief, that foremost of kings, O king, went out for battle with the remaining chiefs.
ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः । बभूव भरतश्रेष्ठ देवासुररणोपमम् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon, O foremost of Bharatas a terrible encounter took place between Kurus and Pandavas like that between the celestials and Asuras.
ततः शल्यो महाराज कृत्वा कदनमाहवे । पाण्डुसैन्यस्य मध्याह्ने धर्मराजेन पातितः ॥
English Translation
Then, O king, having made a great onslaught in battle, Shalya, having lost a large number of his of his force, killed by Yudhishthira at mid-day.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा हतबन्धू रणाजिरात् । अपसृत्य ह्रदं घोरं विवेश रिपुजाद्भयात् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon having his allies slain king Duryodhana fled from the battlefield and was entered into a dreadful lake in fear of his enemies.
अथापराह्णे तस्याह्नः परिवार्य महारथैः । ह्रदादाहूय योगेन भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥
English Translation
Then on that afternoon causing the lake to be encircled by mighty warriors Bhimasena invited him for battle and killed him.
तस्मिन्हते महेष्वासे हतशिष्टास्त्रयो रथाः । संरभान्निशि राजेन्द्र जघ्नुः पाञ्चालसैनिकान् ॥
English Translation
After his destruction in that great battle three car warriors who were still alive, worked up with great anger, killed the Panchalas in night.
ततः पूर्वाह्णसमये शिबिरादेत्य संजयः । प्रविवेश पुरीं दीनो दुःखशोकसमन्वितः ॥
English Translation
Having left the camb next morning Sanjaya went to the Kuru capital depressed and laden with grief.
प्रविश्य च पुरं तूर्णं भुजावुच्छ्रित्य दुःखितः । वेपमानस्ततो राज्ञः प्रविवेश निवेशनम् ॥
English Translation
Having entered the city and raising up his arms in sorrows and trembling the charioteer entered the Palace of the king.
रुरोद च नरव्याघ्र हा राजन्निति दुःखितः । अहो बत विविग्नाः स्म निधनेन महात्मनः ॥
English Translation
Overwhelmed with grief, O foremost of men, he cried aloud, saying "Alas! O king, ruin has overtaken us all by the death of the great king.
अहो सुबलवान्कालो गतिश्च परमा तथा । शक्रतुल्यबलाः सर्वे यत्रावध्यन्त पार्थिवाः ॥
दृष्ट्वैव च पुरो राजञ्जनः सर्वः स संजयम् । प्ररुरोद भृशोद्विग्नो हा राजन्निति सस्वरम् ॥
आकुमारं नरव्याघ्र तत्पुरं वै समन्ततः । आर्तनादं महच्चक्रे श्रुत्वा विनिहतं नृपम् ॥
English Translation
Hearing of Duryodhana's death the entire city, O foremost of men, including even children bewailed from all sides.
धावतश्चाप्यपश्यच्च तत्र त्रीन्पुरुषर्षभान् । नष्टचित्तानिवोन्मत्ताञ्शोकेन भृशपीडितान् ॥
English Translation
Pressed down with sorrow and be wildered men and women were seen running about like mad people.
तथा स विह्वलः सूतः प्रविश्य नृपतिक्षयम् । ददर्श नृपतिश्रेष्ठं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम् ॥
English Translation
Entering the Royal Palace Sanjaya saw that great and highly wise king.
दृष्ट्वा चासीनमनघं समन्तात्परिवारितम् । स्नुषाभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ गान्धार्या विदुरेण च ॥
तथान्यैश्च सुहृद्भिश्च ज्ञातिभिश्च हितैषिभिः । तमेव चार्थं ध्यायन्तं कर्णस्य निधनं प्रति ॥
रुदन्नेवाब्रवीद्वाक्यं राजानं जनमेजय । नातिहृष्टमनाः सूतो बाष्पसंदिग्धया गिरा ॥
संजयोऽहं नरव्याघ्र नमस्ते भरतर्षभ । मद्राधिपो हतः शल्यः शकुनिः सौबलस्तथा । उलूकः पुरुषव्याघ्र कैतव्यो दृढविक्रमः ॥
संशप्तका हताः सर्वे काम्बोजाश्च शकैः सह । म्लेच्छाश्च पार्वतीयाश्च यवनाश्च निपातिताः ॥
English Translation
The Madra-king Shalya has been killed as also Subala's son Shakuni and Uluka, the heroic son of Shakuni. The Samsaptakas, the Kambojas, the Shakas, the Mlechchhas, the mountaineers and the Yavanas have all been killed.
प्राच्या हता महाराज दाक्षिणात्याश्च सर्वशः । उदीच्या निहताः सर्वे प्रतीच्याश्च नराधिप । राजानो राजपुत्राश्च सर्वतो निहता नृप ॥
English Translation
The Easterners, the Southerners, the Northerners and the Westerners, O king, have all been killed.
दुर्योधनो हतो राजन्यथोक्तं पाण्डवेन च । भग्नसक्थो महाराज शेते पांसुषु रूषितः ॥
धृष्टद्युम्नो हतो राजञ्शिखण्डी चापराजितः । उत्तमौजा युधामन्युस्तथा राजन्प्रभद्रकाः ॥
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