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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 6

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 6

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 6

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 6 of the classical Mahābhārata with 42 verses.

Total: 42 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.6.1–42 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 12 shown)
तस्याद्य न प्रपश्यामि प्रतियोद्धारमाहवे । त्वामृते पुरुषव्याघ्र शार्दूलसमविक्रमम् ॥
English Translation
I do not find a match for him in battle except you, O best of men, who are possessed of prowess equal to that of a tiger.
सदेवलोके कृत्स्नेऽस्मिन्नान्यस्त्वत्तः पुमान्भवेत् । मद्रराजं रणे क्रुद्धं यो हन्यात्कुरुनन्दन । अहन्यहनि युध्यन्तं क्षोभयन्तं बलं तव ॥
English Translation
Except you there is no other person either in heaven or in the whole of this world, who, O best of Kurus, would be able to kill the king of the Madras while worked up with anger in battle.
तस्माज्जहि रणे शल्यं मघवानिव शम्बरम् । अतिपश्चादसौ वीरो धार्तराष्ट्रेण सत्कृतः ॥
तवैव हि जयो नूनं हते मद्रेश्वरे युधि । तस्मिन्हते हतं सर्वं धार्तराष्ट्रबलं महत् ॥
English Translation
Honoured by Dhritarashtra's son, that hero is invincible in battle. When the king of the Madras will be killed in battle, you will surely win victory. Upon his slaughter, Dhritarashtra's huge army will be slain.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज वचनं मम सांप्रतम् । प्रत्युद्याहि रणे पार्थ मद्रराजं महाबलम् । जहि चैनं महाबाहो वासवो नमुचिं यथा ॥
English Translation
Hearing, O king, these words of mind now, proceed, O Partha, against that great carwarrior, the king of the Madras.
न चैवात्र दया कार्या मातुलोऽयं ममेति वै । क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य जहि मद्रजनेश्वरम् ॥
English Translation
Kill that hero, O you of great arms, like Vasava slaying the Asura Namuchi. There is no need of showing any compassion here, thinking that he is your maternal uncle. Observing the duties of a Kshatriya, slay the king of the Madras.
भीष्मद्रोणार्णवं तीर्त्वा कर्णपातालसंभवम् । मा निमज्जस्व सगणः शल्यमासाद्य गोष्पदम् ॥
English Translation
Having crossed the fathomless represented by Bhishma and Drona and Karna, do not sink, with your followers, in a pit dug by a cow's hoop represented by Shalya. ocean
यच्च ते तपसो वीर्यं यच्च क्षात्रं बलं तव । तद्दर्शय रणे सर्वं जहि चैनं महारथम् ॥
English Translation
Display in battle the whole of your ascetic power and Kshatriya energy. Slay that carwarrior."
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं केशवः परवीरहा । जगाम शिबिरं सायं पूज्यमानोऽथ पाण्डवैः ॥
English Translation
Having said these words, Keshava, that slayer of hostile heroes, went to his tent in the evening adored by the Pandavas.
केशवे तु तदा याते धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । विसृज्य सर्वान्भ्रातॄंश्च पाञ्चालानथ सोमकान् । सुष्वाप रजनीं तां तु विशल्य इव कुञ्जरः ॥
English Translation
After Keshava had departed the righteous king Yudhishthira, sending away all his brothers and the Somakas, happily slept that night, like an elephant from whose body the darts have been plucked out.
ते च सर्वे महेष्वासाः पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवास्तथा । कर्णस्य निधने हृष्टाः सुषुपुस्तां निशां तदा ॥
English Translation
All those great bowmen, viz., the Panchalas and the Pandavas, delighted at the fall of Karna, slept that night happily.
गतज्वरं महेष्वासं तीर्णपारं महारथम् । बभूव पाण्डवेयानां सैन्यं प्रमुदितं निशि । सूतपुत्रस्य निधने जयं लब्ध्वा च मारिष ॥
English Translation
With their anxiety gone the army of the Pandavas, abounding with great bowmen and mighty car-warriors, having reached the shore as it were, became very happy that night on account of the victory, O sire, it had won by the destruction of Karna.
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