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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 9

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 9

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 9

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 9 of the classical Mahābhārata with 66 verses.

Total: 66 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.9.1–66 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
तत्प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजः प्रतापवान् । उवाच सारथिं तूर्णं चोदयाश्वान्महाजवान् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Beholding the army thus scattered the brave king of the Madras address his driver, saying-Quickly urge these horses fleet as thought.
एष तिष्ठति वै राजा पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन पाण्डुरेण विराजता ॥
English Translation
There stands king Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, shining with the uinbrella held over his head.
अत्र मां प्रापय क्षिप्रं पश्य मे सारथे बलम् । न समर्था हि मे पार्थाः स्थातुमद्य पुरो युधि ॥
English Translation
Reach me there quickly driver and witness my power. The Parthas are unable to stand before me in battle."
एवमुक्तस्ततः प्रायान्मद्रराजस्य सारथिः । यत्र राजा सत्यसंधो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed the driver, of the Madra king, proceeded where stood the righteous king Yudhishthira of sure aim.
आपतन्तं च सहसा पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् । दधारैको रणे शल्यो वेलेवोद्धृतमर्णवम् ॥
English Translation
Shalya suddenly attacked the mighty army of the Pandavas. Alone he withstood it like the continent withstanding the surging deep.
पाण्डवानां बलौघस्तु शल्यमासाद्य मारिष । व्यतिष्ठत तदा युद्धे सिन्धोर्वेग इवाचलम् ॥
English Translation
The huge army of the Pandavas, coming against Shalya, O sire, stood still in that battle, like the rushing deep upon being obstructed by a mountain.
मद्रराजं तु समरे दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय विष्ठितम् । कुरवः संन्यवर्तन्त मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥
English Translation
Beholding the king of the Madras standing for battle on the field, the Kouravas returned, making death their goal.
तेषु राजन्निवृत्तेषु व्यूढानीकेषु भागशः । प्रावर्तत महारौद्रः संग्रामः शोणितोदकः । समार्छच्चित्रसेनेन नकुलो युद्धदुर्मदः ॥
English Translation
After they had come back, O king and separately taken up their positions in a wellformed array, an awful encounter took place in which blood flowed freely like water. The invincible Nakula encountered Chitrasena.
तौ परस्परमासाद्य चित्रकार्मुकधारिणौ । मेघाविव यथोद्वृत्तौ दक्षिणोत्तरवर्षिणौ ॥
English Translation
These two heroes, both excellent bowmen, approaching, covered each other with downpours of arrows in that battle, like two pouring clouds risen in the sky on the south and the north. I could mark no difference between the son of Pandu and his antagonist.
शरतोयैः सिषिचतुस्तौ परस्परमाहवे । नान्तरं तत्र पश्यामि पाण्डवस्येतरस्य वा ॥
English Translation
These two heroes, both excellent bowmen, approaching, covered each other with downpours of arrows in that battle, like two pouring clouds risen in the sky on the south and the north. I could mark no difference between the son of Pandu and his antagonist.
उभौ कृतास्त्रौ बलिनौ रथचर्याविशारदौ । परस्परवधे यत्तौ छिद्रान्वेषणतत्परौ ॥
English Translation
Both of them were masters of weapons, both very powerful and both were experienced car-warriors. Each determined upon killing the other, they carefully looked for each other's weak point.
चित्रसेनस्तु भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च । नकुलस्य महाराज मुष्टिदेशेऽच्छिनद्धनुः ॥
English Translation
Then, O king, with a broad-headed arrow, well-tempered and sharp Chitrasena cut off Nakula's bow at the handle.
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं रुक्मपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः । त्रिभिः शरैरसंभ्रान्तो ललाटे वै समर्पयत् ॥
English Translation
Fearlessly then the son of Karna struck the bowless Nakula at the forehead with three gold-winged arrows whetted on stone.
हयांश्चास्य शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे । तथा ध्वजं सारथिं च त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरपातयत् ॥
English Translation
With a few more sharp arrows he killed Nakula's horses, Next he struck down both the standard and the driver of his antagonist, each with three arrows.
स शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तैर्ललाटस्थैस्त्रिभिः शरैः । नकुलः शुशुभे राजंस्त्रिशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः ॥
English Translation
With those three arrows shot off the arms of his foe and striking his forehead, Nakula, O king, looked beautiful like a mountain of three summits.
स छिन्नधन्वा विरथः खड्गमादाय चर्म च । रथादवातरद्वीरः शैलाग्रादिव केसरी ॥
English Translation
Deprived of his bow and his car, the brave Nakula, taking up a sword, jumped down from his car like a lion from a mountain suminit.
पद्भ्यामापततस्तस्य शरवृष्टिमवासृजत् । नकुलोऽप्यग्रसत्तां वै चर्मणा लघुविक्रमः ॥
English Translation
As, however, he rushed on foot, his antagonist discharged a shower of arrows upon him. The highly active Nakula received that downpour of arrows on his shield.
चित्रसेनरथं प्राप्य चित्रयोधी जितश्रमः । आरुरोह महाबाहुः सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः ॥
English Translation
Getting at the car of Chitrasena, the mightyarmed hero, the untiring son of Pandu, conversant with all modes of warfare, appeared before the troops.
सकुण्डलं समुकुटं सुनसं स्वायतेक्षणम् । चित्रसेनशिरः कायादपाहरत पाण्डवः । स पपात रथोपस्थाद्दिवाकरसमप्रभः ॥
English Translation
The son of Pandu then cut off from Chitrasena's trunk his diadem-decked head, adorned with ear-rings and bedecked with a beautiful nose and a pair of large eyes. At this, Chitrasena, effulgent like the Sun, dropped down on the terrace of his car.
चित्रसेनं विशस्तं तु दृष्ट्वा तत्र महारथाः । साधुवादस्वनांश्चक्रुः सिंहनादांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥
English Translation
Beholding Chitrasena killed at the great carwarriors shouted there like lions and lauded him.
विशस्तं भ्रातरं दृष्ट्वा कर्णपुत्रौ महारथौ । सुषेणः सत्यसेनश्च मुञ्चन्तौ निशिताञ्शरान् ॥
English Translation
Meanwhile, beholding their brother slain, the two sons of Karna, viz., Sushena and Satyasena, both of whom were great carwarriors, made a downpour of sharp arrows.
ततोऽभ्यधावतां तूर्णं पाण्डवं रथिनां वरम् । जिघांसन्तौ यथा नागं व्याघ्रौ राजन्महावने ॥
English Translation
Those foremost of car-warriors rushed quickly against the son of Pandu like a pair of tigers, O king, in the deep forest rushing against an elephant for slaying him.
तावभ्यधावतां तीक्ष्णौ द्वावप्येनं महारथम् । शरौघान्सम्यगस्यन्तौ जीमूतौ सलिलं यथा ॥
English Translation
Both of them covered the great car-worrier Nakula with keen arrows. When they discharged arrows, they looked like two masses of clouds pouring rain in torrents.
स शरैः सर्वतो विद्धः प्रहृष्ट इव पाण्डवः । अन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय रथमारुह्य वीर्यवान् । अतिष्ठत रणे वीरः क्रुद्धरूप इवान्तकः ॥
English Translation
Though wounded with arrows all over his body the valiant and heroic son of Pandu cheerfully took up another bow after getting upon another car and stood in battle like the angry Destroyers himself,
तस्य तौ भ्रातरौ राजञ्शरैः संनतपर्वभिः । रथं विशकलीकर्तुं समारब्धौ विशां पते ॥
English Translation
Then those two brothers, O kings, with their straight arrows, cut off Nakula's car into pieces.
ततः प्रहस्य नकुलश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो रणे । जघान निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैः सत्यसेनस्य वाजिनः ॥
English Translation
Then Nakula, laughing, struck the four horses of Satyasena with four whetted and keen arrows in that encounter.
ततः संधाय नाराचं रुक्मपुङ्खं शिलाशितम् । धनुश्चिच्छेद राजेन्द्र सत्यसेनस्य पाण्डवः ॥
English Translation
Shooting a long gold-winged shaft the son of Pandu then cut off, O king, the bow of Satyasena.
अथान्यं रथमास्थाय धनुरादाय चापरम् । सत्यसेनः सुषेणश्च पाण्डवं पर्यधावताम् ॥
English Translation
At this the latter, mounting on another car and taking up another bow, as also his brother Sushena, rushed against the son of Pandu.
अविध्यत्तावसंभ्रान्तौ माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां महाराज शराभ्यां रणमूर्धनि ॥
English Translation
The brave son of Madri fearlessly struck each of them, O monarch, with a couple of arrows.
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