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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 10

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 10

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 10

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 10 of the classical Mahābhārata with 57 verses.

Total: 57 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.10.1–57 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
तस्मिन्विलुलिते सैन्ये वध्यमाने परस्परम् । द्रवमाणेषु योधेषु निनदत्सु च दन्तिषु ॥
कूजतां स्तनतां चैव पदातीनां महाहवे । विद्रुतेषु महाराज हयेषु बहुधा तदा ॥
प्रक्षये दारुणे जाते संहारे सर्वदेहिनाम् । नानाशस्त्रसमावापे व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपे ॥
हर्षणे युद्धशौण्डानां भीरूणां भयवर्धने । गाहमानेषु योधेषु परस्परवधैषिषु ॥
प्राणादाने महाघोरे वर्तमाने दुरोदरे । संग्रामे घोररूपे तु यमराष्ट्रविवर्धने ॥
पाण्डवास्तावकं सैन्यं व्यधमन्निशितैः शरैः । तथैव तावका योधा जघ्नुः पाण्डवसैनिकान् ॥
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने युद्धे भीरुभयावहे । पूर्वाह्णे चैव संप्राप्ते भास्करोदयनं प्रति ॥
English Translation
During that awe-inspiring battle, during the progress of the battle faught about the hour of sin-rise, the Pandava heroes, of good aim, protected by the high-souled Yudhishthira, fought with your forces, making death itself their goal.
लब्धलक्षाः परे राजन्रक्षिताश्च महात्मना । अयोधयंस्तव बलं मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥
English Translation
During that awe-inspiring battle, during the progress of the battle faught about the hour of sin-rise, the Pandava heroes, of good aim, protected by the high-souled Yudhishthira, fought with your forces, making death itself their goal.
बलिभिः पाण्डवैर्दृप्तैर्लब्धलक्षैः प्रहारिभिः । कौरव्यसीदत्पृतना मृगीवाग्निसमाकुला ॥
English Translation
The Kuru army, Kuru chief, encountering the proud and powerful Pandavas skilled in striking and of sure aim, became weakened and agitated like a herd of she-deer frightened at a forest fire.
तां दृष्ट्वा सीदतीं सेनां पङ्के गामिव दुर्बलाम् । उज्जिहीर्षुस्तदा शल्यः प्रायात्पाण्डुचमूं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Seeing that army weakened and helpless like a cow sunk in mire, Shalya, desirous of rescuing it, proceeded against the Pandavas army.
मद्रराजस्तु संक्रुद्धो गृहीत्वा धनुरुत्तमम् । अभ्यद्रवत संग्रामे पाण्डवानाततायिनः ॥
English Translation
Enraged the king of the Madras, taking up an excellent bow, rushed for battle against the Pandavas.
पाण्डवाश्च महाराज समरे जितकाशिनः । मद्रराजं समासाद्य विव्यधुर्निशितैः शरैः ॥
English Translation
The Pandavas also, O king, in that battle, filled with the desire of victory, proceeded against the king of the Madras and struck him with keen arrows.
ततः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मद्रराजो महाबलः । अर्दयामास तां सेनां धर्मराजस्य पश्यतः ॥
English Translation
The powerful king of the Madras struck that army with showers of keen arrows before the very eyes of the righteous king.
प्रादुरासंस्ततो राजन्नानारूपाण्यनेकशः । चचाल शब्दं कुर्वाणा मही चापि सपर्वता ॥
English Translation
The Earth, with her mountains, shook, making a loud noise.
सदण्डशूला दीप्ताग्राः शीर्यमाणाः समन्ततः । उल्का भूमिं दिवः पेतुराहत्य रविमण्डलम् ॥
English Translation
Meteors, keen pointed and bright like lances, dropped on Earth from the sky piercing the air.
मृगाश्च माहिषाश्चापि पक्षिणश्च विशां पते । अपसव्यं तदा चक्रुः सेनां ते बहुशो नृप ॥
English Translation
Large numbers of deer and buffaloes and birds, O king, passed by the left of your army.
ततस्तद्युद्धमत्युग्रमभवत्संघचारिणाम् । तथा सर्वाण्यनीकानि संनिपत्य जनाधिप । अभ्ययुः कौरवा राजन्पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Then a fierce encounter took place between the Kauravas and the Pandavas assembled together in large bodies.
शल्यस्तु शरवर्षेण वर्षन्निव सहस्रदृक् । अभ्यवर्षददीनात्मा कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
भीमसेनं शरैश्चापि रुक्मपुङ्खैः शिलाशितः । द्रौपदेयांस्तथा सर्वान्माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ ॥
धृष्टद्युम्नं च शैनेयं शिखण्डिनमथापि च । एकैकं दशभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध च महाबलः । ततोऽसृजद्बाणवर्षं घर्मान्ते मघवानिव ॥
English Translation
He struck Bhimasena, the five sons of Draupadi, the two sons of Madri by Pandu, Dhrishtadyumna, the grand-son of Shini, Shikhandin each with ten gold-winged arrows whetted on stone. Then he, the great powerful wounded every one by ten arrows. Indeed, he began to discharge his arrows like Indra pouring rain at the close of the summer season.
ततः प्रभद्रका राजन्सोमकाश्च सहस्रशः । पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च दृश्यन्ते शल्यसायकैः ॥
English Translation
Then the Prabhadrakas, O king and the Somakas, where killed by thousands by Shalya's arrows.
भ्रमराणामिव व्राताः शलभानामिव व्रजाः । ह्रादिन्य इव मेघेभ्यः शल्यस्य न्यपतञ्शराः ॥
English Translation
The arrows of Shalya, as swarms of becs or fights of locusts, were seen to fall, like thunder bolts from the clouds.
द्विरदास्तुरगाश्चार्ताः पत्तयो रथिनस्तथा । शल्यस्य बाणैर्न्यपतन्बभ्रमुर्व्यनदंस्तथा ॥
English Translation
Elephants and horses and foot-soldiers and car-warriors, assailed with Shalya's arrows, fell down or strayed away bewailing loudly.
आविष्ट इव मद्रेशो मन्युना पौरुषेण च । प्राच्छादयदरीन्संख्ये कालसृष्ट इवान्तकः । विनर्दमानो मद्रेशो मेघह्रादो महाबलः ॥
English Translation
Beside himself with rage the ruler of the Madras covered his foes in that battle like the Destroyer at the end of the cycle.
सा वध्यमाना शल्येन पाण्डवानामनीकिनी । अजातशत्रुं कौन्तेयमभ्यधावद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
English Translation
The Pandava army, thus killed by Shalya, ran towards Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti.
तां समर्प्य ततः संख्ये लघुहस्तः शितैः शरैः । शरवर्षेण महता युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत् ॥
English Translation
Light-handed Shalya, having in that battle struck them with whetted arrows, began to assail Yudhishthira with a down-pour of arrows.
तमापतन्तं पत्त्यश्वैः क्रुद्धो राजा युधिष्ठिरः । अवारयच्छरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मत्तं द्विपमिवाङ्कुशैः ॥
English Translation
Beholding Shalya rushing towards him with horse and foot, king Yudhishthira, worked up with wrath, checked him with sharp arrows, even as an infuriate elephant is checked with iron-hooks.
तस्य शल्यः शरं घोरं मुमोचाशीविषोपमम् । सोऽभ्यविध्यन्महात्मानं वेगेनाभ्यपतच्च गाम् ॥
English Translation
Then Shalya shot a dreadful arrow at Yudhishthira that resembled a a snake of dreadful venom. Piercing through the highsouled son of Kunti, that arrow quickly dropped down the Earth.
ततो वृकोदरः क्रुद्धः शल्यं विव्याध सप्तभिः । पञ्चभिः सहदेवस्तु नकुलो दशभिः शरैः ॥
English Translation
Then Vrikodara, enraged, pierced Shalya with seven arrows and Sahadeva pierced him with five and Nakula with ten.
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